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Tuesday Night Thunder 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Hammer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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275 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adrian Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Morrison decides to stand back up.
Morrison explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hammer has his takedown stuffed
and Morrison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hammer's guard.
Hammer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Morrison controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hammer wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
Hammer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison gets to his feet. Hammer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Morrison wants to slow Hammer down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Hammer
and Morrison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morrison closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hammer shoots in but Morrison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hammer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrison scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hammer missing with punches from the bottom.
Morrison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hammer is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Morrison seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison escapes and gets back to his feet.
Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammer thuds his shin into the meat of Morrison's side.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Hammer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morrison counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison is looking to take a break and control but Hammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hammer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morrison wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morrison wants to stand but Hammer is controlling his arm.
Hammer tries to buck Morrison off but Morrison is having none of it.
Morrison avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hammer.
Morrison tries for a kimura but Hammer is defending well.
Hammer is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrison in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Morrison connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Hammer! He's out on his feet! Morrison rushes in and drops Hammer with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adrian Morrison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Snowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Griando Kelly (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 Blue 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Snowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Griando Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snowe shoots in for a double leg but Kelly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Snowe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Snowe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Snowe slips a jab and a cross from Kelly.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Kelly as Snowe shoots in.
Griando Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Snowe misses with a double jab.
Kelly throws a combination that misses
and Snowe counters with a three punch combo that has Kelly backing up. Kelly nods at Snowe to acknowledge the strikes.
Kelly throws a combination that misses
and Snowe counters with a good low kick that Kelly was not able to check.
Snowe closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Kelly.
Snowe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snowe drives through and clinches with Kelly against the cage.
Snowe manages to break the clinch.
Kelly stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Snowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snowe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Snowe showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kelly!
Snowe unloads with some shots from mount but Kelly bucks and avoids them well.
Snowe lands a big shot there that rocks Kelly but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Snowe misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
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.
Snowe throws some wild stikes that Kelly manages to avoid easily.
Snowe controlling the pace for now.
Snowe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Snowe'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snowe unloads with some shots from mount but Kelly bucks and avoids them well.
Kelly takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Snowe controlling from the full mount.
Snowe throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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.
Snowe thowing shots but they're missing.
Snowe controlling the pace for now.
Snowe throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Snowe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Snowe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Snowe stands up from half guard.
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Snowe counters with a single leg into guard. Kelly didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snowe pushing down on Kelly's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Snowe passes to side control.
Snowe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kelly knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Snowe working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowe decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kelly to his feet.
Kelly throws the left hand but Snowe avoids the punch easily.
Kelly throws a combination that misses
and Snowe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kelly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Snowe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Snowe decides to stand and escape the position.
Snowe gets a clinch.
Kelly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Snowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly throws a combination that misses
and Snowe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snowe jumps guard but Kelly stands there with Snowe around his waist. Snowe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Snowe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kelly prevents it.
Snowe has Kelly pressed against the cage.
Snowe pulls guard effortlessly.
Kelly won't allow Snowe to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snowe trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snowe is controlling Kelly's posture.
Mike Snowe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snowe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kelly is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Snowe is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Snowe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Snowe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Snowe stands up and waves to Kelly to follow him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snowe feints and as Kelly raises his hands in defense, Snowe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Snowe dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Snowe counters by clinching up.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch but Snowe keeps him there for the moment.
Snowe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kelly smiles and moves away.
Kelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Snowe counters with an inside leg kick.
Kelly stalks Snowe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Snowe's face. Snowe staggers backwards, shaken.
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Snowe counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Kelly down! Snowe is looking to finish but Kelly is intelligently defending himself.
Kelly is rocked!
Snowe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kelly is still in real trouble! Can Snowe finish him?
Snowe seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kelly for as long as he can get away with.
Kelly seems to have recovered his senses.
Kelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowe gets to his feet. Kelly looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Snowe is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kelly is looking to break free of the clinch but Snowe has double underhooks.
That's two 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.
Snowe is working for takedown but Kelly is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kelly can't break the clinch.
Snowe breaks from the clinch.
Snowe rushes Kelly and presses him up against the cage.
Snowe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snowe drives through and clinches with Kelly against the cage.
Snowe lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Griando Kelly has been cut.
Snowe breaks from the clinch.
Kelly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Snowe counters with a shoot takedown. Kelly fights it but they end up in guard.
Snowe stays in close to Kelly's body and controls the position.
Snowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snowe advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snowe performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Snowe passes to full mount!
Snowe unloads with some shots from mount but Kelly bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snowe controlling from mount.
That's four 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.
Snowe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Snowe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Griando Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Snowe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Snowe 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Snowe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heston Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Ramrod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heston Butcher had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heston Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Ramrod!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher slips under a jab from Ramrod.
Ramrod looks to land a left hand but Butcher moved out of range nicely.
Butcher moves into range and clinches up with Ramrod.
Ramrod wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butcher has him pressed against the cage.
Ramrod escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butcher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramrod. That did some damage!
Butcher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ramrod throws a looping overhand right but Butcher ducks down to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Butcher.
Butcher throws a front kick that sends Ramrod stumbling back into the cage.
Butcher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramrod, pushing him back against the cage.
Butcher lands an elbow that stopped Ramrod in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jeff Ramrod has been cut.
Butcher misses with an elbow strike.
Ramrod wants to break free but Butcher has control.
Nice elbow from Butcher.
Butcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ramrod managing to block the knees to the body from Butcher.
Butcher keeps control of Ramrod as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Butcher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Jeff Ramrod's cut even more.
Ramrod looks gassed!
Ramrod managing to block the knees to the body from Butcher.
Butcher is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Butcher lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Jeff Ramrod's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Butcher misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher pressing his opponent against the cage.
Butcher lands an elbow inside that Ramrod shrugs off.
Ramrod wants to break free but Butcher has control.
Butcher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeff Ramrod's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ramrod tries to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling the position.
Butcher throws an elbow but it misses.
Butcher lands an elbow just above Ramrod 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jeff Ramrod's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Heston Butcher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Bobandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Platero Scrappypants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Bobandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Platero Scrappypants!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scrappypants looks for the body kick but Bobandy saw that one coming.
Scrappypants swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scrappypants throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scrappypants looks for a takedown but Bobandy sprawls well.
Bobandy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scrappypants thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bobandy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scrappypants.
Bobandy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scrappypants.
Scrappypants misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scrappypants keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Scrappypants shoots in looking for a takedown. Bobandy tries to sprawl out of it but Scrappypants keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bobandy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Scrappypants checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy blocks a jab.
Scrappypants comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scrappypants throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scrappypants misses with a wild body shot.
Scrappypants changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bobandy tries to avoid it but Scrappypants manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bobandy to the ground. Bobandy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Randy Bobandy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Platero Scrappypants.
Scrappypants throws a push kick but Bobandy slaps the foot to one side.
Scrappypants avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scrappypants changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bobandy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Scrappypants in side control, throwing shots but Bobandy defends.
The ground and pound from Scrappypants seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bobandy is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy dodges the ground and pound from Scrappypants.
Scrappypants has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bobandy defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Scrappypants.
Scrappypants in side control, throwing shots but Bobandy defends.
Scrappypants creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bobandy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bobandy scores with a hook.
Scrappypants misses with a straight right.
Platero Scrappypants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scrappypants throws a series of punches but Bobandy moves out of range.
Bobandy scoring well with a low kick there.
Scrappypants takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrappypants misses with a double jab.
Scrappypants throws the kick towards the body but Bobandy avoids it.
Bobandy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Scrappypants checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Scrappypants drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Scrappypants defending well as Bobandy loads up on a big left hand.
Scrappypants shoots in for a takedown but Bobandy shows good takedown defense.
Scrappypants throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scrappypants throws a looping overhand right but Bobandy ducks down to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bobandy.
Bobandy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scrappypants momentarily.
Bobandy dips to his left and cracks Scrappypants with an uppercut!
Scrappypants takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrappypants takes a swing at Bobandy's ribcage but misses.
Scrappypants avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bobandy misses with a few strikes there.
Scrappypants throws a body punch but Bobandy moves out of range.
Bobandy looks to land a combination. Scrappypants sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Scrappypants throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bobandy.
Good exchange - Bobandy coming out on top.
Scrappypants pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bobandy connects with the punch.
Bobandy throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Bobandy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scrappypants misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bobandy.
Nice shot by Bobandy.
Scrappypants throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bobandy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scrappypants shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bobandy but Bobandy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bobandy avoids the body shot from Scrappypants.
Bobandy misses with a low kick.
Bobandy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Scrappypants ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bobandy moves away.
Bobandy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bobandy is rocked!
Scrappypants gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Scrappypants with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bobandy to score with a decent uppercut.
Scrappypants is rocked!
Randy Bobandy is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Scrappypants takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Bobandy sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Scrappypants bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Bobandy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Lyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Ramon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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245 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aleks Lyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Ramon!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramon lunges at Lyon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lyon's hand.
Ramon throws a series of punches but Lyon moves out of range.
Ramon cracks Lyon with an uppercut from hell and Lyon crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Ramon's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Lyon is rocked!
Ramon trying to control the position from guard on top but Lyon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Lyon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramon wants to pass the guard but Lyon is keeping the position.
Lyon keeping moving, preventing Ramon from controlling successfully.
Lyon seems to have got his legs back now.
Ramon looking to pass the guard.
Ramon controlling from the top position.
Lyon has his foot on Ramon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ramon works his way back into a safe position though.
Lyon had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ramon is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lyon Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ramon's back instead.
Ramon is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyon working for a choke but Ramon is defending well.
Lyon could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lyon is breathing heavily.
Ramon trying to control the action but Lyon just sinks the hooks in.
Ramon manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lyon's guard. Nice work there by Ramon.
Ramon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fred Ramon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramon lands with a big right hook that stumbles Lyon - he's out on his feet here! Ramon follows up with another monster hook that separates Lyon from consciousness! Lyon falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Ramon stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fred Ramon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Gangsta Nation- Ice Cube. Gracie has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Terrance Alves is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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169 lbs
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174 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terrance Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alves keeps working.
Alves is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie trying to control the action but Alves is working from the bottom.
Alves is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gracie is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gracie prevents Alves from getting the reversal.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the head.
Alves is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie cracks Alves with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alves is rocked!
Alves is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Oh Alves is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie fails to advance to Alves's back.
Alves seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie with a couple of short strikes.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves tries to improve his position but instead Gracie has taken his back!
Gracie trying to control.
Gracie working for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Alves's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gracie lands shots from the back.
Gracie is trying to stick to Alves's back but Alves is turning into Gracie. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gracie's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Alves.
Alves is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alves manages to get himself to full guard.
Alves is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Alves.
Gracie is pushing down on Alves's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alves is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Alves defends it.
Alves wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has mounted him!
Gracie controlling from mount.
Alves is trying desperately to improve position.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Gracie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Alves is squirming around nicely.
Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Alves has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alves tries to improve his position but instead Gracie has taken his back!
Alves covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Gracie keeps control of the position easily here as Alves tries to buck him off.
Gracie trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Gracie working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working the ground and pound. Can Alves escape?
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes.
Alves looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Alves wants to escape the position.
Alves is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Alves stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie scores a takedown into full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gracie. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Alves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Alves.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Alves's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alves is holding on for now.
Alves works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alves 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gracie has passed into half guard!
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
Alves is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Gracie tries to control but Alves wriggling away.
BOOM! Gracie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alves is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie landing punches.
Alves is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Alves frees his head quite easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves blocking the ground and pound.
Alves is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Alves is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie trying to control but Alves is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie tries to control but Alves wriggling away.
Alves is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie trying to control but Alves is having none of it.
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.
Alves slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Alves wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie passes to full mount!
Alves is trying to reverse the position but instead Gracie has taken his back - oops!
Gracie loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Alves hold on?
Gracie controlling well, preventing Alves from escaping the position.
Gracie trying to control momentarily.
Alves tries to break free.
Gracie has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Alves has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Alves wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Alves is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esko Takanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Vernon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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21
177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Good kicks
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Esko Takanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Vernon!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vernon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vernon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takanen defends it well.
Takanen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Takanen tries to kick Vernon off but Vernon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vernon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Takanen kicks Vernon off and gets back to his feet.
Takanen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vernon fails to land with a series of punches.
Takanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vernon.
Takanen scores with the left hand. Vernon knows he should have avoided that one.
Vernon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Takanen.
Esko Takanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vernon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vernon dodges the punch combination from Takanen.
Takanen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Takanen misses with a body shot.
Vernon throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Takanen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vernon doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vernon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Takanen misses with a straight left.
Takanen misses with a combination
and Vernon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Takanen misses the shot to the body.
Vernon needs to keep his hands up - Takanen had a free shot at his head there.
Takanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Vernon looks to land a right hand but Takanen moved out of range.
Takanen throws a lazy right hand but Vernon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takanen misses with a shot to the body
and Vernon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vernon darts in and clinches Takanen up against the cage.
Takanen can't break the clinch.
Vernon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Takanen breaks the clinch.
Takanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takanen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vernon momentarily.
Takanen misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vernon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takanen throws a right and a left that Vernon avoids nicely.
Vernon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Esko Takanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takanen swings for the body but Vernon moves out of range.
Good exchange - Takanen coming out on top.
Takanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takanen misses with a series of wild punches.
Takanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vernon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vernon ducks under a wild hook from Takanen.
Takanen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vernon slips a straight right by Takanen.
Vernon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takanen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vernon counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanen throws a lazy right hand but Vernon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takanen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Takanen connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Takanen misses.
Takanen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Takanen connects with a jab.
Takanen throws a right and a left that Vernon avoids nicely.
Vernon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A punch lands to the side of Vernon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Takanen misses with a few strikes there.
Takanen lands a nice looking body shot.
Takanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to de liver by Takanen. Beautiful body shot.
Takanen thuds a left hand into Vernon's body.
A combination from Vernon does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vernon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vernon looks gassed!
A jab from Takanen misses.
Takanen connects with a body shot.
Takanen throws a shot to the body.
Takanen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vernon momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vernon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takanen misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takanen.
Takanen scores with a shot to the body.
Takanen cracks Vernon with an open hand slap.
Takanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vernon. That did some damage!
Takanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vernon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Takanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vernon has him pressed against the cage.
Vernon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Takanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vernon at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Takanen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Takanen lands a right hook to the body.
Good shot there by Takanen.
Takanen scores with a jab.
Takanen throws a good cross that connects.
Takanen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vernon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Takanen tries to bum rush Vernon with a series of wild strikes but Vernon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vernon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Takanen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Takanen scores with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Takanen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Takanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vernon in his tracks.
Vernon tries to move into range but Takanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vernon is breathing heavily.
Takanen misses with a few strikes there.
Vernon avoids the body shot from Takanen.
Takanen takes a swing at Vernon's ribcage but misses.
Takanen connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takanen throws a series of strikes that have Vernon backpedaling.
Takanen throws a series of strikes that have Vernon backpedaling.
Vernon walks into a jab.
Takanen digs a good body shot into Vernon's ribs.
Vernon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Takanen throws out a loose jab but Vernon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Takanen there.
Takanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takanen misses with a looping right.
Vernon needs to keep his hands up - Takanen had a free shot at his head there.
Vernon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vernon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Takanen works Vernon's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vernon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takanen with a hook.
Takanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takanen stalks Vernon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vernon's face. Vernon staggers backwards, shaken.
Vernon thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Vernon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vernon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takanen.
Esko Takanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Takanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vernon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takanen dips to his left and cracks Vernon with an uppercut!
Vernon misses with a few strikes there.
Takanen cracks a nice hook into Vernon's ribs.
Takanen lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Takanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vernon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Takanen stuns Vernon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vernon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Takanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Takanen throws a sloppy head kick
and Vernon counters with a low kick, right behind Takanen 's knee.
Takanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by Takanen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takanen.
Takanen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takanen connects with a body shot.
Nice cross by Takanen.
Sid Vernon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takanen connects with a single shot there.
Takanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanen scores with a hook.
Takanen lands the left hand.
Takanen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Takanen is looking to score with low kicks.
Vernon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takanen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vernon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takanen lands with an uppercut that bounces Vernon off the cage and back into rage.
Takanen throws a good cross that connects.
Takanen scores with a jab.
Takanen tests Vernon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takanen cracks Vernon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takanen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Takanen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Takanen throws a series of punches but Vernon avoids them all with ease.
Takanen lands with a hook. Vernon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vernon slips a jab from Takanen.
Takanen throws a lazy right hand but Vernon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takanen lands a right hook to the body.
Takanen missing with a left hand there. Vernon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vernon is looking to clinch.
Nice cross by Takanen.
Takanen throws a series of punches but Vernon moves out of range.
Vernon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circle momentarily. Takanen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vernon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Takanen cracks Vernon with a good jab.
Takanen blocks a head kick by Vernon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanen sizes up Vernon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Takanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takanen lands a right hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Takanen.
Takanen catches Vernon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut lands for Takanen. That snapped Vernon's head back.
Vernon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Takanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takanen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Takanen.
Takanen throws a head kick that misses.
Takanen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vernon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vernon is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Takanen.
Vernon is still on wobbly legs! Can Takanen finish him?
Takanen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vernon seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vernon at a distance.
Takanen scores with a body shot.
Takanen works Vernon's body with a nice hook.
Takanen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vernon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Takanen!
Vernon has control of Takanen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Takanen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Vernon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Takanen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Takanen tries to lock up and control but Vernon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takanen working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Vernon is trying to take his opponent's back.
Vernon tries to control but Takanen wriggling away.
Vernon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sid Vernon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vernon looking to control but Takanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vernon prevents Takanen from getting the reversal.
Vernon unloading with bombs!
Takanen regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanen is trying to stand back up but Vernon is controlling him
Vernon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Takanen!
Vernon lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Takanen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Vernon landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vernon is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Takanen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Takanen!
Takanen is looking to stand up but Vernon won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esko Takanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Takanen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Takanen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devan Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pratt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Static X (Destroyer). James is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dropkick Murphy's - Shipping Up To Boston. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devan Pratt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renato James!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James is looking to clinch.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Pratt circles away.
Pratt has a takedown stuffed.
James blocks a jab.
Pratt tries to keep at a distance but James has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by James.
Pratt jumps guard and drags James to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pratt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pratt has a closed guard, preventing James from standing up.
Pratt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pratt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
Pratt uses his free foot to push down on James's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for James.
Pratt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pratt with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is trying to stand.
Pratt working James over with strikes here.
James is trying to stand.
Pratt working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pratt looking to secure an arm triangle but James defends it well.
You get the feeling that James really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James blocking the ground and pound.
Pratt working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
BOOM! Pratt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
James's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pratt swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and James is now in Pratt's guard. A big mistake from Pratt there, giving up the dominant position!
James wants to get up but he can't break Pratt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pratt misses with a wild combination.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pratt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James moves in looking to clinch but Pratt pushes him off.
Renato James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pratt lands a head shot.
Pratt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts James as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Pratt with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devan Pratt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pratt shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pratt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands.
A big right from Pratt misses.
James tries to clinch but Pratt moves out of range.
Pratt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James is looking to clinch.
James avoids the head kick by Pratt.
Pratt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James is looking to clinch but Pratt is avoiding it.
James wants to clinch.
A nice combination there by Pratt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devan Pratt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
James tries to clinch up.
Pratt keeps the fight on the outside.
James wants to clinch.
Pratt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands.
A punch lands to the side of James 's head but he takes it in his stride.
James wants to clinch up but Pratt keeps it at a distance.
Pratt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pratt cracks James with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
James is rocked!
It looks like Renato James has been cut.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Pratt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James wants to clinch up but Pratt keeps it at a distance.
James slips under a jab.
Pratt lands the left hand.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Pratt finish him?
Pratt keeps the fight on the outside.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pratt swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Pratt fails with a takedown attempt.
Pratt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around James's waist but James gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pratt off to one side.
Devan Pratt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pratt.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pratt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renato James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pratt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? James is fending him off so far but Pratt persists. Nope, James circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devan Pratt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James tries to clinch there but Pratt circles away.
James throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pratt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pratt looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Pratt shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James tries to clinch but Pratt is having none of it.
Pratt ducks under a wild hook from James.
James tries to clinch but Pratt is having none of it.
Pratt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pratt.
A nice leg kick lands there from James.
Pratt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James moves in looking to clinch but Pratt pushes him off.
Pratt fails with the takedown.
Pratt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratt misses with a straight right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James tries a knee to the head but Pratt blocks it.
Pratt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. James smiles and moves away.
James moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pratt shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James ducks under a wild hook from Pratt.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Pratt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pratt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pratt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pratt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? James is fending him off so far but Pratt persists. Nope, James circles away and we're back to standing.
Pratt scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.
James moves in looking to clinch but Pratt pushes him off.
James moves in looking to clinch but Pratt pushes him off.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pratt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pratt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pratt swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Pratt sizes up James with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pratt connects with a crisp jab.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pratt shoots for a takedown but James saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devan Pratt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Renato James's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pratt throws a head kick that misses.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pratt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
James tries to clinch up but Pratt circles away and keeps his distance.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Pratt circles away.
James is looking to clinch.
James tries to clinch there but Pratt circles away.
James ducks under a wild hook from Pratt.
James tries to clinch but Pratt moves out of range.
Pratt throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James moves out of range as Pratt strikes.
James lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pratt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. James looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
James pushes Pratt away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pratt gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. James knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
James wants to get back to his feet but Pratt drags him back down.
Pratt tries for a kimura but James is defending well.
Pratt has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pratt has control of James's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and James regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
James is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pratt works his way to his opponent's back.
James is trying to get to his feet but he's left his neck exposed and Pratt manages to sink in a rear naked choke! Great counter grappling by Pratt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Devan Pratt!
Devan Pratt retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrick Stonewall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stonewall comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shadow Play by the Killers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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181 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timo Silakka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fredrick Stonewall!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stonewall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silakka is looking to clinch but Stonewall is avoiding it.
A clash of legs there as Stonewall blocks the low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Silakka as Stonewall shoots in.
Stonewall wants to clinch.
Silakka tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Stonewall.
Stonewall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silakka manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Stonewall is not content to let Silakka control the position.
Silakka thows a huge punch but Stonewall dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonewall tries to get to full guard but Silakka has control of the leg.
Silakka moves into full mount! Stonewall won't be happy about that!
Silakka scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stonewall?
Silakka looking to finish with strikes here!
Silakka lands with some strikes.
Silakka has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stonewall's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stonewall because Silakka loaded up on that one.
Silakka with the ground and pound from mount.
Silakka sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silakka connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stonewall is rocked!
Silakka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stonewall is still in real trouble! Can Silakka finish him?
Stonewall looks gassed!
Silakka dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stonewall working to try and regain half guard.
Silakka lands a nice shot to the head.
Silakka pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stonewall is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka lands a big shot there that rocks Stonewall but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silakka with a couple of short strikes.
Stonewall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silakka lands a heavy elbow.
Silakka pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silakka with good strikes from the mount here!
Silakka landing shots from mount.
Silakka postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Stonewall in real trouble here! The ref calls for Stonewall to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo Silakka!
Timo Silakka retains his welterweight title!
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