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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raja Wijaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Birbiglia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raja Wijaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Birbiglia!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wijaya swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Birbiglia counters with a takedown into side control.
Birbiglia working the ground and pound but Wijaya is defending the strikes.
Birbiglia tries to score with some ground and pound. Wijaya controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Birbiglia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Birbiglia wants to control but Wijaya is keeping him busy.
Birbiglia has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wijaya!
Birbiglia throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Birbiglia punishing his opponent with strikes.
Birbiglia lands a couple of good shots and Wijaya has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Birbiglia is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Wijaya defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Birbiglia is working the ground and pound. Can Wijaya escape?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birbiglia is throwing strikes but Wijaya counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Wijaya regains half guard.
Wijaya is staying active underneath Birbiglia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wijaya regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Birbiglia.
Birbiglia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wijaya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Birbiglia drops back looking for a leg! Wijaya is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wijaya manages to kick Birbiglia off! Birbiglia jumps back into Wijaya's guard.
Birbiglia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Birbiglia is looking to work some ground and pound but Wijaya has wrist control.
Birbiglia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Birbiglia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wijaya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birbiglia wants to control from the top but Wijaya keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wijaya keeping full guard, as Birbiglia tries to pass.
Wijaya is trying to keep Birbiglia in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Birbiglia misses with a looping left.
Birbiglia misses the jab.
Wijaya feinted with a counter takedown.
Wijaya misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A swing and a miss from Birbiglia.
Birbiglia throws a hook to the side of Wijaya's head but Wijaya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Birbiglia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wijaya doesn't seem phased though.
A big right from Wijaya misses.
Wijaya misses with a left hand
and Birbiglia counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Birbiglia misses.
A jab lands there for Wijaya.
A lazy left from Birbiglia finds it's target.
Birbiglia slips under a jab from Wijaya.
Wijaya misses with a two punch combination.
Wijaya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wijaya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wijaya takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Wijaya.
Birbiglia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Raja Wijaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wijaya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Birbiglia! But no joy.
Birbiglia darts in looking for a takedown but Wijaya gets double underhooks and turns Birbiglia into the cage.
Wijaya misses with a hook to the body
and Birbiglia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Birbiglia dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Birbiglia just misses with a punch to the body.
Wijaya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Birbiglia.
Wijaya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wijaya fakes the leg kick and cracks Birbiglia in the body.
Birbiglia lands a glancing blow to the side of Wijaya's head.
Birbiglia dives in for a single leg takedown but Wijaya sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wijaya.
Birbiglia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wijaya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Wijaya. Beautiful body shot.
Wijaya throws a body punch but Birbiglia moves out of range.
Birbiglia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wijaya throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Birbiglia misses its intended target.
A jab from Wijaya does it's job there.
Birbiglia might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Birbiglia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wijaya on the side of the head.
Birbiglia slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birbiglia goes for a double leg but Wijaya avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wijaya continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wijaya slaps away a takedown attempt from Birbiglia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Raja Wijaya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Birbiglia.
A punch combination from Birbiglia misses.
Birbiglia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Birbiglia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wijaya takes a swing at Birbiglia's ribcage but misses.
Birbiglia slips under a jab from Wijaya.
Birbiglia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Birbiglia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wijaya drops down looking for a counter takedown but Birbiglia sprawls and moves away.
Birbiglia drops his hands momentarily and Wijaya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wijaya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Birbiglia.
Birbiglia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wijaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Birbiglia.
Birbiglia throws a right and a left that Wijaya avoids nicely.
Raja Wijaya is winning the standup battle so far.
Wijaya throws a jab but it's blocked by Birbiglia.
Wijaya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wijaya throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wijaya takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wijaya swinging wildly here.
Birbiglia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Birbiglia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wijaya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Birbiglia was well out of range. Poor timing from Wijaya.
Birbiglia moves away from the strike by Wijaya.
Wijaya looks to land a body kick but Birbiglia moved away.
Raja Wijaya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wijaya with a nice cross.
Wijaya scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wijaya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Birbiglia.
Wijaya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wijaya scores with a body shot.
Birbiglia throws a body shot but no joy.
Birbiglia moves out of range of the body kick from Wijaya.
Wijaya misses with a few strikes there.
Birbiglia slips under a jab from Wijaya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birbiglia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Birbiglia throws a body shot but no joy.
Wijaya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Birbiglia. That snapped Wijaya's head back.
Birbiglia blocks the body kick.
Wijaya throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Birbiglia counters with a two punch combo.
Wijaya takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wijaya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wijaya misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wijaya misses with a hook. Birbiglia ducked under it nicely.
Birbiglia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wijaya.
Wijaya misses with a low kick as Birbiglia jumps back.
Birbiglia throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birbiglia ducks under a wild hook from Wijaya.
Birbiglia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wijaya defends it well.
Birbiglia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Birbiglia throws a body shot but no joy.
Birbiglia checks a leg kick.
Wijaya lands a nice looking body shot.
Birbiglia misses the jab.
Wijaya just misses with a punch to the body.
Wijaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Birbiglia moves away.
Birbiglia thuds his right hand into Wijaya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Birbiglia lands a head shot.
Wijaya takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by Wijaya.
Birbiglia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wijaya decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Birbiglia's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Birbiglia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Birbiglia is trying to keep Wijaya in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Raja Wijaya will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Birbiglia lands the left hand.
Wijaya misses with a hook. Birbiglia ducked under it nicely.
Wijaya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Birbiglia.
Birbiglia dodges the punch combination from Wijaya.
A slow jab from Birbiglia misses its intended target.
Nice straight punches there by Birbiglia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Birbiglia.
Birbiglia checks a leg kick.
Birbiglia misses with a two punch combination.
Birbiglia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wijaya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birbiglia scores with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Birbiglia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Birbiglia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Birbiglia connects with a looping right hand.
Wijaya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birbiglia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Birbiglia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wijaya looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Birbiglia throws a hook but Wijaya blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Birbiglia.
Wijaya moves away from the strike by Birbiglia.
Birbiglia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wijaya.
A telegraphed right hand from Birbiglia misses the target.
Birbiglia misses with a looping left.
Birbiglia avoids the body shot from Wijaya.
Birbiglia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wijaya.
Wijaya misses with a straight right.
Birbiglia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Birbiglia. Wijaya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wijaya misses with a wild body shot.
Birbiglia loads up on a big right hand but Wijaya slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Wijaya.
Wijaya throws a head kick but Birbiglia moves out of range.
Wijaya takes a swing at Birbiglia's ribcage but misses.
Wijaya slips a straight right by Birbiglia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wijaya misses with a wild body shot.
Wijaya darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Birbiglia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wijaya doesn't seem phased though.
Wijaya staying out of range there.
Wijaya moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Birbiglia blocks a head kick by Wijaya.
Birbiglia misses with a straight right.
A cross from Birbiglia lands.
Birbiglia throws a lazy right hand but Wijaya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wijaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Birbiglia moves away.
Wijaya just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wijaya slips a jab from Birbiglia.
Birbiglia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wijaya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wijaya takes a swing at Birbiglia's ribcage but misses.
Birbiglia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wijaya looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Birbiglia misses with a wild body shot.
Wijaya misses with an uppercut.
Wijaya cracks Birbiglia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wijaya ducks under a wild hook from Birbiglia.
Wijaya looks to land a left hand but Birbiglia moved out of range nicely.
Birbiglia takes a swing at Wijaya's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Birbiglia misses.
Wijaya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Wijaya.
Wijaya defending well as Birbiglia loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birbiglia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Birbiglia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wijaya.
And Birbiglia tries to counter it with a takedown but Wijaya pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wijaya throws a sloppy body shot
and Birbiglia counters with a nice uppercut.
Birbiglia throws a hook but Wijaya avoids it easily.
Birbiglia throws a hook to the side of Wijaya's head but Wijaya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Birbiglia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Birbiglia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wijaya lands the left hand.
Nice body kick there by Wijaya.
Wijaya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Birbiglia manages to avoid it.
Birbiglia throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wijaya tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Birbiglia is in Wijaya's guard.
Birbiglia being controlled here momentarily.
Birbiglia throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Birbiglia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Birbiglia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Birbiglia!
Roger Birbiglia bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Raja Wijaya had this to say: 'sorry to let you down, I shall train harder'.
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energy
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hype
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