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RCS 4 - Equipoise PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guy Sensei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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176 cm
26
168 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guy Sensei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Smith!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sensei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith blocks a head kick by Sensei.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sensei tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sensei to the ground. Sensei escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Guy Sensei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Smith.
A head kick by Sensei misses
and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sensei really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sensei wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sensei keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Sensei pushes Smith off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sensei sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Sensei throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Sensei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sensei is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei is trying to buck Smith off.
You can see the frustration on Sensei's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sensei is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sensei is looking to regain half guard here but Smith keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Sensei is defending well.
Sensei is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
You can see the frustration on Sensei's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sensei is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smith asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sensei wants to control but Smith postures up.
Sensei manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Smith works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sensei wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smith.
Smith looking to control but Sensei is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sensei manages to control the position for a moment.
Sensei is trying to escape the mount.
Smith punching from mount but Sensei doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sensei has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sensei!
Sensei wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Sensei is proving a slippery customer.
Sensei is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Smith is trying to keep Sensei in close.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sensei not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Sensei, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Sensei against the cage but Sensei circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sensei to the mat! Sensei manages to get full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sensei is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sensei perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smith wants to control but Sensei is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Sensei lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Sensei.
Sensei throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith blocks a head kick by Sensei.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sensei circles away.
Guy Sensei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Smith.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith shoots in and bounces Sensei off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sensei wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smith trying to control but Sensei is working from the bottom.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith has gone for a leg lock! Sensei slips out almost immediately though and dives into Smith's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sensei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith is working an open guard so Sensei takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sensei throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
Sensei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sensei throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Sensei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses.
Sensei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith swings for the body but Sensei moves out of range.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sensei sprawls well. Sensei wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Sensei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sensei tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sensei to the ground. Sensei escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sensei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sensei connects with a high kick.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith blocks a head kick by Sensei.
Sensei connects with a high kick.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sensei stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Sensei.
Sensei lands a head kick!
Sensei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sensei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Sensei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sensei throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith shoots for a takedown but Sensei saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sensei sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sensei has one foot on Smith's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
Sensei is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sensei is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sensei gets back to half guard.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Sensei defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sensei keeps working.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sensei defends it well.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Sensei is defending the position.
Sensei works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sensei wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith wants to control from the top but Sensei keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Sensei dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sensei misses with a head kick.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sensei!
Smith goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sensei is on top in guard.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sensei gets to his feet - Smith follows without any prompting.
Sensei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith avoids the head kick by Sensei.
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sensei looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smith looking to control but instead Sensei has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Smith seems content to control.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sensei is controlling Smith's trapped leg to prevent Smith from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei wants to get back to his feet.
Smith is looking for a kimura but Sensei is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
Sensei desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sensei is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sensei is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sensei has good solid back control here.
Sensei's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Smith has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Guy Sensei wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A head kick misses from Sensei.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Sensei sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sensei defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Sensei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Guy Sensei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Smith.
Sensei throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Sensei throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sensei swivels and escapes.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sensei throws a head kick that half lands.
Sensei staying out of range there.
Smith blocks a head kick by Sensei.
Smith blocks a head kick by Sensei.
Sensei lands a high kick!
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sensei pinned against the cage. Sensei gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sensei tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sensei dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Sensei tries a head kick but it misses.
Sensei throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Sensei misses with a head kick.
Sensei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Sensei. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Sensei tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith avoids the head kick by Sensei.
Smith avoids the head kick by Sensei.
Sensei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Sensei lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sensei tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sensei to the ground. Sensei escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sensei throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Sensei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sensei avoids it really well and circles away.
Sensei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Guy Sensei.
I think Sensei has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy Sensei!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gannicus Battiatus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cerebreus Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gannicus Battiatus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cerebreus Rage!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Rage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Battiatus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Battiatus's hands.
A combination from Battiatus does no damage.
Battiatus scores with a three punch combo!
Battiatus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rage.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Battiatus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Rage does no damage.
Cerebreus Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage misses with a double jab.
Battiatus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Rage does no damage.
Battiatus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rage swinging wildly here.
Rage avoids the body shot from Battiatus.
Battiatus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Battiatus throws a head kick but Rage moves out of range.
Battiatus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Battiatus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rage thinking.
Battiatus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Battiatus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rage swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Rage misses.
Battiatus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
Battiatus takes one to the side of the head.
Rage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Battiatus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Battiatus connects with a crisp jab.
Rage misses with a wild combination.
Battiatus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Battiatus to counter with a crisp jab.
Rage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rage throws a right and a left that Battiatus avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Battiatus.
Battiatus lands a body shot.
Battiatus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rage throws a right and a left that Battiatus avoids nicely.
Rage looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Battiatus.
Rage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Battiatus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rage misses with a combination
and Battiatus counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Battiatus's corner calls for a 1-2. Battiatus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Battiatus throws out a powerful jab.
Rage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Battiatus is looking to wear down Rage with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Battiatus throws a head kick that misses.
Battiatus scores with a shot to the body.
Battiatus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Battiatus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Battiatus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Battiatus punishes Rage's body with a nice straight punch.
Battiatus misses with the combination.
Rage blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battiatus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Battiatus counters with a series of strikes. Rage will be more careful next time no doubt.
Battiatus jabs at Rage's body.
Battiatus throws a series of strikes that have Rage backpedaling.
Battiatus scores with a jab. Rage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Battiatus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Battiatus lands with a shot to the body.
Battiatus throws a nice looking combination but Rage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Battiatus tries to bum rush Rage with a series of wild strikes but Rage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Battiatus lands with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Battiatus scores with a four punch combination!
Battiatus misses with a few strikes there.
Battiatus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Battiatus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Battiatus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Battiatus catches Rage right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battiatus lands with an uppercut that bounces Rage off the cage and back into rage.
Battiatus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Battiatus counters with a nice body shot.
Battiatus misses with a two punch combination.
Battiatus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Battiatus is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jab from Battiatus.
Battiatus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rage was well out of range. Poor timing from Battiatus.
Rage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Battiatus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Battiatus lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Rage misses its intended target.
Battiatus cracks Rage with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rage misses with a series of wild punches.
Rage dodges the punch combination from Battiatus.
Battiatus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gannicus Battiatus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Battiatus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rage doesn't seem phased though.
Rage clobbers Battiatus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gannicus Battiatus is winning the standup battle so far.
Rage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Battiatus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rage thinking.
Battiatus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Battiatus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rage thinking.
Rage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Battiatus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Battiatus digs a good body shot into Rage's ribs.
Battiatus connects with a crisp jab.
A cross from Battiatus lands.
Battiatus scores with a hook to the body. Rage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Battiatus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Battiatus's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Battiatus duly obliges.
Rage takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Battiatus's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Battiatus duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battiatus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Battiatus scores with a hook to the body. Rage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gannicus Battiatus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Battiatus scores with a sloppy right hand. Rage should have avoided that one.
Battiatus looks to land a combination but Rage avoids it well.
Rage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Battiatus counters with a stiff right hand.
Battiatus misses with a two punch combination.
Battiatus throws a nice looking combination but Rage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Battiatus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rage scrambles back to his feet.
Rage lands a jab.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Battiatus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Battiatus lands a jab-cross combination.
Rage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Battiatus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Battiatus.
Battiatus scores with a three punch combo!
A punch combination from Battiatus misses.
Battiatus scores with a hook to the body. Rage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Battiatus swinging wildly here.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Battiatus throws a leg kick but Rage sees it coming and moves out of range.
Battiatus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rage can do to turn this around?
Rage misses with a double jab
and Battiatus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Battiatus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Battiatus stalks Rage and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rage's face. Rage staggers backwards, shaken.
Battiatus looks to score with a jab to the body but Rage is just out of range.
Battiatus lands a head shot.
Rage avoids the head kick by Battiatus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Battiatus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Battiatus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rage walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rage dodges the punch combination from Battiatus.
Battiatus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rage scores with a body shot.
Rage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Battiatus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Battiatus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Battiatus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Battiatus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Battiatus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Some wild striking there from Battiatus.
Battiatus misses with a head kick.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Battiatus counters with a straight right hand.
Battiatus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rage moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Battiatus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Battiatus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Battiatus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Battiatus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Battiatus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage throws a body punch but Battiatus moves out of range.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Battiatus counters with a left and a right that stings Rage.
Battiatus looks to score with a jab to the body but Rage is just out of range.
Battiatus clobbers Rage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gannicus Battiatus dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Battiatus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Battiatus slips a jab and a cross from Rage.
Rage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Battiatus counters with a two punch combo.
Battiatus throws a combination. Rage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Battiatus misses with a double jab
and Rage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Battiatus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Battiatus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Battiatus's head backwards.
Battiatus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rage jabs at Battiatus's body.
Battiatus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rage misses with a hook
and Battiatus counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Battiatus counters with a three punch combo that has Rage backing up. Rage nods at Battiatus to acknowledge the strikes.
Rage avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Battiatus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Battiatus throws a shot to the body.
Rage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Battiatus tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Battiatus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Battiatus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Battiatus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rage throws a combination that misses
and Battiatus counters with a stiff right hand.
Rage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Battiatus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Battiatus misses the shot to the body.
Battiatus scores with a three punch combo!
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Battiatus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Rage.
Rage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Battiatus counters with a three punch combo that has Rage backing up. Rage nods at Battiatus to acknowledge the strikes.
Rage throws a combination that misses
and Battiatus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rage misses with a double jab
and Battiatus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Battiatus counters with a stiff right hand.
Battiatus throws a nice looking combination but Rage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Battiatus tries to move into range but Rage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Battiatus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Battiatus counters with a left to the body.
Nice body punch from Rage.
Battiatus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rage lands a nice shot to the body.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Battiatus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rage thinking.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Battiatus counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage tries to bum rush Battiatus with a series of wild strikes but Battiatus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rage blocks a low kick nicely.
Battiatus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Battiatus throws a shot from downtown. Rage moves away and avoids it.
Rage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Battiatus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Battiatus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Battiatus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Battiatus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Battiatus throws a right hand that Rage ducks under and follows up with a left that Rage also avoids with ease.
Rage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Battiatus counters with a three punch combo that has Rage backing up. Rage nods at Battiatus to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Battiatus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Battiatus doesn't seem bothered though.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Battiatus counters with a left and a right that stings Rage.
Battiatus misses with a few strikes there.
Rage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Battiatus counters with a one-two to the body.
Battiatus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rage eats them both and turns towards Battiatus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Battiatus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Battiatus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rage.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battiatus moves away.
Battiatus stalks Rage and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rage's face. Rage staggers backwards, shaken.
Battiatus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cerebreus Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gannicus Battiatus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Battiatus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gannicus Battiatus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Battiatus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gannicus Battiatus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by glee. Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Smoke the Fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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20
156 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Henderson jumps into guard, dragging Smith to the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith postures up.
Smith gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Henderson fights it but they end up in guard.
Henderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith distracts Henderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Smith gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Smith throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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!
Henderson tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Henderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Henderson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Smith has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Smith!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Smith throws a strike but Henderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smith holds on and takes a little breather.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Henderson stacks Smith on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Henderson!
Smith parries the strikes from Henderson easily there. Henderson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smith to escape.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Henderson is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith misses with a head shot. Henderson uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith is in close to Henderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Henderson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith works over Henderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Henderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith gets to his feet. Henderson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Henderson avoids the head kick by Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Henderson's guard now.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Henderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into Henderson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Henderson back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
Smith cracks Henderson with a solid left hand.
Henderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Henderson, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henderson is working an open guard so Smith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Henderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnny Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks Henderson with a solid left hand.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henderson trying to control the position.
Henderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Henderson's brow.
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.
Smith gets to his feet. Henderson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Henderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith tries for a kimura but Henderson is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Henderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henderson wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Henderson's guard.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Henderson trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith stands up from Henderson's guard - Smith perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ben Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Henderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith kicks off Henderson and gets to his feet.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Smith's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Henderson regains half guard.
Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Henderson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smith working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Henderson's thigh. Henderson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Henderson trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smith gets to his feet - Henderson follows without any prompting.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Henderson's half guard.
Henderson manages to get to full guard.
Henderson trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Johnny Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Smith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnny Smith has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Henderson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ben Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Kyles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Kyles will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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240 lbs
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250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Kyles!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase dodges the punch combination from Kyles.
Chase throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Kyles colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Chase as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Kyles is left battered and dazed whilst Chase and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Chase!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamid Anubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neven Macura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamid Anubis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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280 lbs
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260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Hamid Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Neven Macura!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Macura misses with a kick to the body.
Anubis misses with a leg kick.
Macura tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anubis counters with a single leg into guard. Macura didn't expect that.
Macura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anubis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anubis gets to his feet. Macura looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Macura closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anubis manages to get to full guard.
Anubis looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Macura rolls with it to try and escape but Anubis cranks on the arm and Macura is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hamid Anubis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafhael Angeles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Salmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafhael Angeles looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafhael Angeles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karl Salmon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salmon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Angeles looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Angeles shoots in for a takedown but Salmon shows good takedown defense.
Salmon shoots in and gets a takedown into Angeles's guard.
Salmon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Salmon landing with the ground and pound.
Salmon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Salmon controls the position.
Salmon stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Angeles napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Salmon is putting a hurting on Angeles here, landing some big shots from side control.
Salmon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Salmon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Angeles!
Salmon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Salmon scoring with strikes but Angeles is staying in there.
Angeles is in all sorts of trouble here.
Salmon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angeles is wriggling around trying to escape.
Salmon working for a submission but Angeles is keeping him at bay.
Salmon lands a nice shot to the head.
Salmon has control of Angeles's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Angeles regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Angeles is looking to improve his position but Salmon isn't that keen on the idea.
Salmon lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Salmon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmon lands a big elbow.
Angeles keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Salmon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Salmon content just to control the position here.
Salmon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Salmon content just to control the position here.
Angeles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Angeles is bucking up trying to escape but Salmon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Angeles is squirming around, avoiding Salmon's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salmon lands a big shot there that rocks Angeles but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Salmon with shots to the head and body - Angeles looks very uncomfortable down there.
Salmon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Salmon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Salmon manages to capitalize on a mistake by Angeles to take his back!
Salmon lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Salmon biding his time, looking for the opening.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Angeles's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Salmon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Salmon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Salmon tries to control but Angeles wriggling away.
Salmon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Angeles to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Angeles shrugs it off.
Salmon lands with some strikes.
Karl Salmon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salmon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Salmon controlling his opponent.
Salmon is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Salmon extends the arm and Angeles is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Karl Salmon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between beej dem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimetreus Slaslovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dem comes to the cage accompanied by born unknown. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, beej dem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dimetreus Slaslovski!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dem misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from dem.
Slaslovski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
dem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slaslovski should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
dem cracks Slaslovski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice sprawl there from dem as Slaslovski shoots in.
dem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Slaslovski or perhaps it was just good defense by dem which made him look bad.
Slaslovski misses with a body kick.
Slaslovski is trying hard to land a takedown here. dem sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
beej dem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimetreus Slaslovski.
dem connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slaslovski momentarily.
dem stuffs the takedown attempt from Slaslovski. Slaslovski gets slowly back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from dem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dem is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from dem shuts the power down on Slaslovski. Lights out, game over! dem is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). beej dem!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kelley Public (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Shirwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Public's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Turagsoy. Shirwin has chosen Still Standing - Hilltop Hoods as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelley Public!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Shirwin!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Public lands.
Shirwin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Public.
Public uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shirwin.
Shirwin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Public scores with a sloppy right hand. Shirwin should have avoided that one.
Kelley Public seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Shirwin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shirwin looks gassed!
Public lands a big head kick that sends Shirwin tumbling to the mat! Public takes a step backwards and waves Shirwin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shirwin is rocked!
Shirwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Public is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shirwin is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Public Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Shirwin is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kelley Public!
Kelley Public is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fenton Meeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Jules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fenton Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregory Jules!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jules keeps Meeks at a distance using the push kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jules. Meeks shrugs it off though.
Jules lands a leg kick that knocks Meeks off balance momentarily.
Fenton Meeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jules lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jules.
Meeks is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Jules lands but Meeks takes it in his stride.
Meeks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Jules.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jules.
Meeks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jules works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jules bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Jules! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gregory Jules!
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