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B!16: Platypus Attack! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Hagman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocket Man (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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205 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Hagman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocket Man!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses with a head kick.
Man lands with a nice body kick.
Man defending well as Hagman loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Hagman.
Hagman throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Hagman scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Rocket Man has been cut.
Man throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
William Hagman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Hagman misses.
Hagman fails to land with a series of punches.
Hagman blocks a jab.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hagman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hagman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Man looks to land a combination but Hagman avoids it well.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hagman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Man counters with a big head kick but Hagman shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man lands a head kick!
Hagman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Man!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagman looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Man closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Man dodges the punch combination from Hagman.
Hagman is breathing heavily.
Man swinging wilding here.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man thows a body kick. Hagman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hagman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man connects with a high kick.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Hagman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Hagman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Man explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Man - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hagman fails to land with a series of punches.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hagman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hagman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hagman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Man counters with a low kick, right behind Hagman 's knee.
Hagman slips a jab and a cross from Man.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hagman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Man - the referee stops the clock and Hagman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Man. Hagman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Man lands a high kick!
Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hagman throws a combination that misses
and Man counters with a big head kick but Hagman shrugs it off.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Man throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hagman. That did some damage!
Man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hagman!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hagman misses with a straight left.
Hagman tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hagman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Man lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hagman to score with a decent uppercut.
Hagman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Man counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hagman throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Hagman tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hagman.
Hagman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hagman misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagman slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Hagman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hagman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hagman avoids the head kick by Man.
Man takes one on the button.
Man throws a right and a left that Hagman avoids nicely.
Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hagman to score with a decent uppercut.
Hagman throws a leg kick
and Man counters with a body kick that stops Hagman in his tracks momentarily.
Hagman lands with a nice combination. Man backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hagman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hagman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hagman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hagman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hagman swinging wilding here.
Hagman throws out a powerful jab.
Hagman throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocket Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocket Man's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hagman connects with a crisp jab.
Hagman throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Man tries to land a front kick but Hagman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Man lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hagman will feel that in the morning.
Hagman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Man throws a front kick that sends Hagman stumbling back into the cage.
Man looks to throw the jab but Hagman is out of range.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man scores with the left hand. Hagman knows he should have avoided that one.
Man lands with a slapping head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Man!
Man misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hagman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hagman throws a one two combo.
Rocket Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. Hagman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hagman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Man misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Hagman. That snapped Man's head back.
Hagman misses with a wild combination.
Hagman tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hagman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Hagman.
William Hagman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man misses with a body shot.
Hagman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hagman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hagman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hagman looks to land a combination. Man sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Hagman avoids it.
Hagman swinging wilding here.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
Hagman throws a combination. Man tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Man lands with a nice body kick.
Hagman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Hagman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man misses with a head kick.
Hagman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man throws a body punch but Hagman moves out of range.
Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hagman lands the left hand.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hagman scores with a three punch combo!
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some wild striking there from Hagman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagman cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.
Hagman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Man throws a series of strikes that have Hagman backpedaling.
Man gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Man on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hagman!
Hagman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hagman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hagman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hagman misses with a double jab.
Man lands a head kick!
Hagman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hagman is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a double jab
and Hagman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hagman misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Hagman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hagman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Man there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hagman lands a jab to the nose.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Hagman throws a combination. Man tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hagman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Man counters with a slapping leg kick.
Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hagman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hagman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Hagman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocket Man's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Hagman misses with a low kick.
Man throws a head kick but Hagman moves out of range.
Hagman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man misses with a head kick.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab-cross combination lands for Hagman and sends Man crashing to the mat! Hagman follows him down to the mat - Man regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Hagman stands up out of the half guard.
Hagman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hagman.
Hagman drops Man with a right and a left! Hagman comes rushing in but Man regains his composure and manages to keep Hagman in guard.
Man is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hagman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Man is still in real trouble! Can Hagman finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Man can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hagman distracts Man with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Man seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man is working an open guard so Hagman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Man takes a swing at Hagman's ribcage but misses.
Man walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hagman scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hagman looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Hagman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hagman lands a jab to the nose.
Man lands a front kick.
Hagman scores with a one two! Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hagman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Man dodges the punch combination from Hagman.
Hagman throws a lazy head kick
and Man counters with a slapping leg kick.
Man works the jab nicely.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hagman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hagman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Man is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hagman.
Man throws the left hand but Hagman avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hagman duly obliges.
Man misses with the combination.
Hagman misses with a few strikes there.
Hagman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hagman lands a body shot.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hagman.
No joy there for Hagman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hagman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hagman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Man counters with an outside leg kick.
Hagman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hagman throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hagman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hagman's calf.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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.
Hagman lands a head shot.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hagman misses with the combination.
Man lands a high kick!
Hagman throws a head kick that misses
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Man misses with the combination.
Hagman fails to land with a series of punches.
Man is looking to slow Hagman down with leg kicks.
Hagman moves out of range as Man strikes.
Hagman misses with a leg kick
and Man counters with a body kick that stops Hagman in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hagman digs a good hook to Man's body.
Hagman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hagman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Hagman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hagman 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Hagman!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Nowlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Mike Nowlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Gallo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nowlin is looking to land body kicks.
Ryan Gallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gallo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nowlin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gallo can pounce on him.
Nowlin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gallo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nowlin smiles and moves away.
Nowlin could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gallo misses with a low kick.
Nowlin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gallo can pounce on him.
Gallo swinging wilding here.
Nowlin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gallo looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nowlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallo tries to land a body kick
and Nowlin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gallo's knee momentarily.
Gallo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Ryan Gallo has been cut.
Nowlin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nowlin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gallo swats away the attempt to clinch by Nowlin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo throws a combination that misses
and Nowlin counters with a leg kick.
Nowlin missing with a left hand there. Gallo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nowlin wants to clinch up but Gallo keeps it at a distance.
Nowlin cracks Gallo with an uppercut from hell and Gallo crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Nowlin's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Gallo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowlin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nowlin wants to pass the guard but Gallo is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nowlin won't allow Gallo to get back to his feet.
Nowlin passes into half guard.
Nowlin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gallo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nowlin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo is trying to stand up here but Nowlin is controlling him well.
Gallo is looking to control Nowlin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gallo avoid being mounted?
Nowlin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gallo wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nowlin clinches.
Nowlin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nowlin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowlin tries a knee to the head but Gallo blocks it.
Gallo has had enough of the clinch but Nowlin keeps him there for the moment.
Nowlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gallo breaks from the clinch.
Gallo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nowlin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gallo lands a jab-cross combination.
Gallo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nowlin.
Gallo looks to land a combination. Nowlin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nowlin checks a leg kick.
Gallo misses with a head kick.
Gallo throws a lazy head kick
and Nowlin counters with a nice body kick.
Nowlin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gallo lands with a nice combination. Nowlin backs away looking to recover.
Gallo slips a straight right by Nowlin.
Nowlin tries to clinch but Gallo moves out of range.
Gallo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gallo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gallo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gallo throws a head kick but Nowlin moves out of range.
Gallo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gallo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gallo scores with a three punch combo!
Gallo throws a head kick but Nowlin moves out of range.
Gallo throws a right hand that Nowlin ducks under and follows up with a left that Nowlin also avoids with ease.
Gallo throws a combination that misses
and Nowlin counters with a body kick that stops Gallo in his tracks momentarily.
Gallo tries to bum rush Nowlin with a series of wild strikes but Nowlin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gallo misses with a wild combination.
Gallo throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowlin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nowlin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nowlin misses with a wild combination.
Gallo scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Nowlin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Gallo's cut.
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.
Gallo misses with a low kick as Nowlin jumps back.
Gallo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Gallo scores with a four punch combination!
Gallo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nowlin shoots in but no luck this time.
Gallo throws a wild body kick that Nowlin sees coming a mile off.
Nowlin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gallo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nowlin misses with a wild body shot.
Gallo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nowlin is looking to clinch but Gallo is avoiding it.
No joy there for Gallo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Gallo.
Nowlin closes the distance and clinches.
Gallo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nowlin prevents it.
Gallo is trying to trip Nowlin. He has hold of a leg but Nowlin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gallo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gallo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nowlin is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowlin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gallo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gallo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gallo wants to stand but Nowlin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nowlin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallo forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo is thwarting Nowlin's attempts to control the position.
Nowlin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gallo is looking to take a break and control but Nowlin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gallo escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gallo thows a leg kick but Nowlin checks it
and Nowlin counters with a nice body kick.
Nowlin tries to close the distance and clinch but Gallo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nowlin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gallo circles away.
Mike Nowlin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallo throws a series of punches but Nowlin moves out of range.
Gallo tries a head kick but it misses.
Mike Nowlin is winning the standup battle so far.
Nowlin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gallo. Gallo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nowlin checks a leg kick.
Nowlin instigates a clinch.
Gallo tries to pull guard but Nowlin won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallo breaks from the clinch.
Nowlin throws a sloppy head kick and Gallo moves out of range easily.
Gallo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gallo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nowlin tries to clinch but Gallo is having none of it.
Nowlin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nowlin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gallo.
Gallo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nowlin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Nowlin misses.
Nowlin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gallo misses with a low kick.
Gallo throws a right hand that Nowlin ducks under and follows up with a left that Nowlin also avoids with ease.
Gallo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Gallo.
Gallo throws a head kick that misses.
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.
Gallo misses with a body kick.
Nowlin lands a head kick. Gallo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nowlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallo.
Gallo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ryan Gallo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Gallo misses
enabling Nowlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Nowlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallo moves away.
Gallo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nowlin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gallo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nowlin.
Nowlin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gallo slips under a jab from Nowlin.
Nowlin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gallo.
Nowlin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nowlin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gallo - the referee stops the clock and Nowlin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gallo. Nowlin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nowlin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gallo slips under a jab from Nowlin.
Gallo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryan Gallo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ryan Gallo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gallo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nowlin circles away quickly and effectively.
Nowlin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nowlin shoots in for a takedown but Gallo shows good takedown defense.
Gallo lands a jab.
Nowlin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gallo moves out of range of the body kick.
Gallo lands a jab.
Gallo misses with the combination.
Gallo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Gallo.
Nowlin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nowlin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gallo misses with a body kick.
Gallo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallo throws a head kick but Nowlin moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nowlin. Nowlin obviously looking to wear him down.
Nowlin throws a head kick that misses.
Gallo looks to land a combination but Nowlin avoids it well.
Gallo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nowlin backs up against the cage.
Nowlin misses with a looping left.
Gallo lands with a nice combination. Nowlin backs away looking to recover.
Gallo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gallo misses with a two punch combination.
Nowlin shoots for a takedown but Gallo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Nowlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nowlin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nowlin drops his hands momentarily and Gallo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nowlin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gallo tries a head kick but it misses.
Gallo throws a head kick but Nowlin moves out of range.
Gallo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gallo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowlin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gallo throws a head kick that misses.
Nowlin misses with a low kick.
Gallo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gallo keeps the fight on the outside.
Nowlin looks to land a combination but Gallo avoids it well.
Gallo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nowlin keeps Gallo at a distance using the push kick.
Nowlin doesn't manage to clinch there - Gallo circles away.
Gallo misses with a kick to the body
and Nowlin counters with a solid body kick.
Nowlin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gallo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nowlin checks a leg kick.
Nowlin clinches with his opponent.
Gallo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nowlin walks away with a smile on his face. Gallo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gallo keeps the fight on the outside.
Gallo lands a nice shot that snaps Nowlin's head back.
Nice takedown defense from Gallo. No joy for Nowlin on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nowlin throws a lazy right hand but Gallo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gallo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
No joy there for Gallo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gallo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gallo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nowlin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A low kick from Gallo misses
and Nowlin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gallo throws the kick towards the body but Nowlin avoids it.
Gallo misses with a leg kick
and Nowlin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gallo throws a sloppy head kick and Nowlin moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Nowlin.
Nowlin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nowlin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gallo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gallo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gallo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gallo scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gallo.
Nowlin slips under a jab.
Nowlin tries to close the distance and clinch but Gallo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nowlin moves out of range as Gallo throws a body kick.
Gallo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nowlin.
Gallo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nowlin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nowlin avoids the head kick by Gallo.
A low kick from Gallo is predictable there
and Nowlin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gallo misses with a few strikes there.
Gallo throws a series of punches but Nowlin moves out of range.
Nowlin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gallo backs up against the cage.
Gallo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gallo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gallo misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Nowlin.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Gallo.
I think Gallo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Gallo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Post Wheat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Ramirez (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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191 lbs
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190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Post Wheat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheat misses with a double jab.
Wheat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramirez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wheat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Post Wheat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez looks for the body kick but Wheat saw that one coming.
Wheat fails to land with a series of punches.
Wheat misses with a wild combination.
Ramirez looks to land a right hand but Wheat moved out of range.
Wheat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wheat.
It looks like Thiago Ramirez has been cut.
Wheat sizes up Ramirez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ramirez checks a leg kick nicely.
Ramirez drives through and clinches with Wheat against the cage.
Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
Wheat misses with a series of wild punches.
Wheat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramirez dodges the punch combination from Wheat.
Wheat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramirez as he jumps to the side.
Wheat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramirez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wheat looks to land a combination but Ramirez avoids it well.
Ramirez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wheat moves into range and clinches up with Ramirez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramirez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramirez looks gassed!
Wheat throws a head punch that misses.
Ramirez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wheat lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Wheat looking to stall.
Wheat lands a nice uppercut.
Ramirez wants to get back to striking at distance but Wheat won't allow it.
Wheat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wheat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wheat.
Ramirez wants to get back to striking at distance but Wheat won't allow it.
Wheat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wheat has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but Wheat has double underhooks.
Wheat wants a takedown but no success here.
Ramirez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wheat.
Wheat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wheat scores with a three punch combo!
Wheat's corner calls for a 1-2. Wheat obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramirez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wheat counters with a left and a right that stings Ramirez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheat drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wheat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ramirez is trying to control the position but Wheat postures up.
Wheat wants to pass the guard but Ramirez is keeping the position.
Wheat is stalling in the full guard.
Wheat tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramirez is retaining full guard.
Wheat wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ramirez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wheat tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramirez is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheat trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wheat throws a right hand that Ramirez ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramirez also avoids with ease.
Wheat swinging wilding here.
Wheat throws a right and a left that Ramirez avoids nicely.
Wheat moves out of range of the body kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a hook. Wheat ducked under it nicely.
Wheat misses with the combination.
Wheat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Wheat. That snapped Ramirez's head back.
Nice sprawl there from Ramirez as Wheat shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Post Wheat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez misses with a few strikes there.
Wheat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ramirez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wheat throws a series of punches but Ramirez moves out of range.
Wheat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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.
Wheat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramirez circles away quickly and effectively.
Wheat swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramirez.
Wheat scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wheat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wheat lands a jab-cross combination.
Wheat lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Wheat.
No joy there for Wheat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wheat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wheat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wheat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ramirez throws a right hand that Wheat ducks under and follows up with a left that Wheat also avoids with ease.
Wheat clobbers Ramirez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wheat.
Ramirez tries to keep at a distance but Wheat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wheat tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ramirez just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Post Wheat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Ramirez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wheat lands a jab to the nose.
Wheat throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez throws a front kick that sends Wheat stumbling back into the cage.
Wheat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Wheat wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
Wheat scores with a three punch combo!
Wheat is looking to score with low kicks.
Wheat tries a low kick but Ramirez avoids it.
Wheat throws a combination. Ramirez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ramirez dodges the punch combination from Wheat.
Ramirez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wheat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramirez lands a glancing blow to the side of Wheat's head.
Wheat tries for a takedown but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ramirez scores with a nice right hand.
Ramirez dodges the punch combination from Wheat.
Good standup being displayed there by Wheat as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramirez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wheat.
Ramirez takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheat throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wheat lands a right hand.
Wheat keeps control of Ramirez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wheat working aggressively here.
Wheat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wheat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wheat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Wheat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramirez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wheat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Wheat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Wheat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wheat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramirezs head.
Wheat misses with some punches.
Wheat swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wheat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wheat.
Ramirez prevents Wheat from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ramirez takes a shot to the head.
Wheat prevents Ramirez from breaking the clinch.
Wheat stalling against the cage.
A short right from Wheat on the inside.
Wheat manages to break the clinch.
Wheat tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramirez throws a big shot that misses.
Ramirez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramirez throws a hook but Wheat blocks it.
Wheat throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ramirez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wheat.
Ramirez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wheat circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramirez fails to land with a series of punches.
Wheat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ramirez counters with a series of strikes. Wheat will be more careful next time no doubt.
Post Wheat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Wheat is just out of range.
Wheat lands a lovely overhand right.
Wheat moves into the clinch.
Wheat misses with a punch on the inside.
Wheat has Ramirez pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to break free but Wheat has control.
Wheat gets through Ramirez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wheat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wheat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramirez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramirez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wheat changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ramirez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ramirez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Wheat.
Ramirez throws a big shot that misses.
Ramirez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Wheat scores with a four punch combination!
Ramirez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Wheat.
Wheat is looking to clinch.
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.
Wheat scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ramirez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wheat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut. Wheat saw that one coming.
Wheat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wheat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thiago Ramirez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Ramirez misses.
Wheat shoots for a double leg takedown but Ramirez sprawls well. He's pushed Wheat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Post Wheat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez connects with a looping right hand.
A jab lands there for Wheat.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wheat sizes up Ramirez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wheat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ramirez backs up against the cage.
Wheat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ramirez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wheat lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wheat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Wheat.
Wheat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wheat closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wheat scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Post Wheat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Ramirez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ramirez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wheat throws a series of punches but Ramirez moves out of range.
Wheat shoots in but Ramirez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wheat shoots in but Ramirez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ramirez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez thows a body shot but no joy.
Wheat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wheat is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ramirez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wheat holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ramirez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wheat has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wheat lands with a right to the head.
Wheat looking to slow down the pace here.
Ramirez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wheat has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but Wheat has double underhooks.
Wheat lands a left hand.
Wheat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wheat misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheat misses with a punch on the inside.
Wheat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wheat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wheat jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ramirez walks away with a smile on his face. Wheat gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Post Wheat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wheat swinging wilding here.
Ramirez fails to land with a series of punches.
Wheat throws a combination that misses
and Ramirez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wheat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wheat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ramirez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wheat throws a series of punches but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No luck for Wheat with that takedown attempt.
Wheat swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramirez.
Wheat throws a low kick but Ramirez avoids it.
Wheat misses with a two punch combination.
Wheat fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ramirez works Wheat's body with a nice hook.
Wheat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramirez circles away quickly and effectively.
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.
Ramirez scores with the left hand. Wheat knows he should have avoided that one.
Wheat tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wheat misses with the combination.
Wheat cracks Ramirez with an open hand slap.
Wheat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wheat scores with the left hand. Ramirez knows he should have avoided that one.
A left and a right from Wheat both land. Nice combination.
Wheat blocks the body kick.
Wheat moves out of range of the body kick from Ramirez.
Wheat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ramirez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramirez tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wheat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wheat tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wheat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramirez misses the jab.
Wheat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wheat scores with a three punch combo!
Post Wheat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheat is looking to clinch.
Ramirez is looking to land body kicks.
A combination from Ramirez does no damage.
Wheat fails with the takedown.
Ramirez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wheat throws a right hand that Ramirez ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramirez also avoids with ease.
Wheat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ramirez's hands.
Some wild striking there from Ramirez.
Ramirez fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramirez tries to clinch there but Wheat circles away.
Wheat has managed to clinch.
Wheat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wheat is struggling to control the position.
Wheat swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wheat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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.
Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
Wheat misses with a two punch combination.
Wheat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a hook but Wheat avoids it easily.
Wheat throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wheat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wheat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wheat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wheat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramirez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramirez tries to clinch up but Wheat circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramirez wants to clinch up but Wheat keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Wheat does no damage.
Wheat cracks Ramirez with an open hand slap.
Wheat cracks the inside of Ramirez's front leg.
Wheat throws a one two combo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A right-left combo lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a shot to the body.
Ramirez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thiago Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wheat misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Ramirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wheat 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Post Wheat!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Arts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arts has chosen Face the Pain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marshall Arts has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with King Burger's chin.
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192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marshall Arts!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Burger shoots in but Arts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burger scores a takedown into full mount!
Arts can't escape the position.
Arts tries to hold on but Burger pushes him away.
Burger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Arts?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burger working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Arts sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Arts trying to control from the bottom.
Arts is defending against the submission attempts here by Burger.
Arts is looking for a sweep. Burger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arts is positioning himself well to prevent Burger advancing to mount.
Burger seems to be working for a kimura but Arts defends the submission attempt.
Burger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Arts's head.
Arts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burger fails with the takedown.
King Burger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burger is breathing heavily.
Arts throws a sloppy head kick and Burger moves out of range easily.
Burger waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Arts.
Arts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burger. That did some damage!
Burger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Arts throws a quick head kick that knocks Burger silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Arts is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marshall Arts!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Connery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wii Playstation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Connery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wii Playstation!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connery connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Playstation blocks a jab.
Connery misses with a jab, cross combination.
Connery blocks a head kick by Playstation.
Playstation slips a jab and a cross from Connery.
Connery misses with a series of wild punches.
Connery throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Connery cracks Playstation with an open hand slap.
Connery looks to land a combination but Playstation avoids it well.
Connery scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick misses from Playstation.
Playstation slips a jab from Connery.
Connery moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Playstation tries a head kick but it misses.
Connery throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Playstation.
Playstation throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Connery's head.
It looks like Sean Connery has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Playstation thows a body kick. Connery tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Connery is breathing heavily.
Playstation feints a jab and as Connery dips his head, Playstation unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Connery right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Connery falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Playstation smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wii Playstation!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vin Ner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Zmertin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zmertin has chosen The Pee Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vin Ner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Zmertin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zmertin's guard.
Zmertin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ner wants to pass the guard but Zmertin is keeping the position.
Zmertin looking to control.
Ner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ner postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Zmertin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ner, into his guard.
Ner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zmertin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zmertin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zmertin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zmertin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zmertin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ner is looking to regain half guard here but Zmertin keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zmertin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ner some visible discomfort.
Ner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Zmertin connects with a decent elbow.
Zmertin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ner some visible discomfort.
Zmertin advances to mount.
Zmertin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ner?
Ner is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zmertin has control of Ner's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ner regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Oh Ner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zmertin quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Zmertin but it's paid off an Ner is forced to tap! Nice work by Zmertin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuri Zmertin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Anus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and A W Rootbeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nick Diaz Rap Song. Rootbeer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Amburgers and Wootbeer. A W Rootbeer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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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, Mike Anus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, A W Rootbeer!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rootbeer tries to clinch up.
Anus keeps the fight on the outside.
Rootbeer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rootbeer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rootbeer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rootbeer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anus sees it coming and defends easily.
Anus is trying to maintain the position but Rootbeer is very close to passing his half guard.
Rootbeer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Anus keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Anus landing a few short strikes.
Anus moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anus keeping full guard, as Rootbeer tries to pass.
Anus 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.
Rootbeer looking to pass the guard.
Rootbeer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rootbeer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Anus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rootbeer!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rootbeer hang on?
Anus landing strikes from the mount and Rootbeer is in trouble!
Anus punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anus with a couple of short strikes.
Anus breaks from Rootbeer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Anus landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anus cracks Rootbeer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rootbeer?
Anus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Anus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rootbeer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rootbeer looks gassed!
Rootbeer is squirming around, avoiding Anus's attempts to control the action.
Anus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Anus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rootbeer working to try and regain half guard.
Anus lands a big shot there that rocks Rootbeer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rootbeer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rootbeer is looking to get to half guard.
Anus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Anus landing strikes from the mount.
Anus with good strikes from the mount here!
Anus working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anus prevents Rootbeer from getting the reversal.
Anus landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rootbeer tries to reverse the position but Anus maintains control.
Anus with shots to the head and body - Rootbeer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anus with shots to the head and body - Rootbeer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rootbeer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anus looking to finish Rootbeer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rootbeer!
Anus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rootbeer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rootbeer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anus avoids the attempt from Rootbeer to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rootbeer is working to get back to half guard.
Anus avoids the attempt from Rootbeer to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Anus dominated that 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.
Anus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anus distracts Rootbeer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rootbeer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rootbeer can do to turn this around?
Anus landing some decent shots from guard.
Anus trying to control but Rootbeer is working from the bottom.
Anus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rootbeer working for a triangle but Anus defends it easily.
Anus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rootbeer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mike Anus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rootbeer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Anus stacks Rootbeer 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 Anus!
Anus scoring with punches from side control.
Rootbeer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Anus scoring with punches from side control.
Rootbeer tries to buck Anus off but Anus is having none of it.
Anus wants to control but Rootbeer is keeping him busy.
Anus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Anus working the ground and pound.
Anus lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anus cracks Rootbeer with a big elbow.
Anus lands an elbow.
Rootbeer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Anus moves nicely into side control.
Rootbeer is trying to escape the position but Anus is controlling the position.
Anus works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rootbeer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Anus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Anus scoring with punches from side control.
Anus scoring with punches from side control.
Anus taking a breather here.
Rootbeer struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anus working the ground and pound.
Anus working the ground and pound from side control.
Anus grinds an elbow into Rootbeer's temple.
Rootbeer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anus's best efforts.
Rootbeer is trying to maintain the position but Anus is very close to passing his half guard.
Anus is nestled in close to Rootbeer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rootbeer actively working from the bottom here.
Anus trying to control from half guard but Rootbeer is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Anus connects with a nice short shot to Rootbeer's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rootbeer taking some punishment here, with Anus in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Anus connects with a nice short shot to Rootbeer's temple.
Rootbeer actively working from the bottom here.
Anus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rootbeer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rootbeer manages to get to full guard.
Anus wants to control from the top but Rootbeer keeps moving.
Anus postures up and lands a big shot to Rootbeer's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anus preventing the sweep.
Anus wants to control from the top but Rootbeer keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Anus dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Anus feints and as Rootbeer raises his hands in defense, Anus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rootbeer has momentary wrist control but Anus slips an elbow through the middle.
Anus thows a big elbow that misses.
Rootbeer looking for a guillotine here but Anus defends easily.
Anus landing some decent shots from guard.
Anus scoring with some ground and pound.
Rootbeer keeping moving, preventing Anus from controlling successfully.
Anus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rootbeer has his foot on Anus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anus works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anus trying to control the position from guard on top but Rootbeer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anus postures up and lands a big shot to Rootbeer's brow.
Rootbeer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anus wants to control from the top but Rootbeer keeps moving.
Anus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rootbeer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anus feints and as Rootbeer raises his hands in defense, Anus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rootbeer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anus works over Rootbeer with some ground and pound from guard.
Anus is in close to Rootbeer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rootbeer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anus trying to control but Rootbeer is working from the bottom.
Rootbeer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anus stands up over Rootbeer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rootbeer keeping moving, preventing Anus from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Anus.
Anus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Anus trying to control the action but Rootbeer is working from the bottom.
Rootbeer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rootbeer moves into full guard.
Anus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rootbeer has an active guard here but Anus has managed to pass into half guard.
Anus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rootbeer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rootbeer is trying to get back to full guard.
Anus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rootbeer tries to roll over but Anus keeps him under control.
Rootbeer has hold of Anus's hands but Anus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rootbeer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A W Rootbeer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Anus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rootbeer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Anus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anus 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Anus!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khaled Brahim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Foe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brahim comes to the cage accompanied by The Taliban Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khaled Brahim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Foe!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foe dodges the punch combination from Brahim.
Foe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brahim.
Brahim throws a hook to the side of Foe's head but Foe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foe is looking to clinch but Brahim is avoiding it.
Foe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Foe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brahim but Brahim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Foe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khaled Brahim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Foe.
Brahim throws a front kick aimed at Foe's knee but Foe avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brahim struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brahim sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Foe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brahim has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brahim struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foe throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Foe trying to control the position but Brahim is working away.
Foe tries for a kimura but Brahim is defending well.
Brahim wants to get back to his feet but Foe drags him back down.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Foe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Foe looks gassed!
Foe 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.
Foe is working for a kimura here but Brahim manages to reverse the position and he's now in Foe's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brahim controls the pace.
Foe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brahim can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brahim slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brahim passes into half guard.
Brahim perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Foe looking for submissions off his back.
Brahim is pressing down on Foe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Foe is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brahim performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Foe wants to improve his position but Brahim is controlling well.
Foe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brahim keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Foe will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brahim misses with a two punch combination.
Foe instigates a clinch.
Brahim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brahim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brahim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Foe shoots in for a double leg but Brahim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brahim swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brahim pinned against the cage. Brahim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Khaled Brahim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Foe.
Brahim fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahim misses with a two punch combination.
Foe is breathing heavily.
Brahim lands a head shot.
Brahim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Foe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Foe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brahim.
Brahim lands with a nice combination. Foe backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Joe Foe has been cut.
Brahim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brahim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brahim scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brahim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khaled Brahim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brahim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brahim works over Foe's head and body with a nice combination.
Brahim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Brahim finds it's way through Foe's defenses.
Brahim cracks Foe with a good jab.
Brahim scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brahim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brahim misses with a series of wild punches.
Foe tries to close the distance and clinch but Brahim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Brahim.
Brahim misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Brahim does no damage.
Foe checks a leg kick nicely.
No joy there for Brahim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foe tries to score a body lock takedown but Brahim shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Brahim.
Foe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brahim manages to break the clinch.
Brahim misses with a series of wild punches.
Foe shoots in looking for a takedown. Brahim tries to sprawl out of it but Foe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brahim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Brahim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foe walks into a left hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Foe.
Brahim is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Foe off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Foe right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahim is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Brahim is hanging on to Foe's back as he tries to escape.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foe trying to control the position but Brahim manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khaled Brahim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Foe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Foe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brahim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brahim misses with a two punch combination.
Foe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Foe slips a jab from Brahim.
Foe dodges the punch combination from Brahim.
No joy there for Brahim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brahim fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahim misses with a series of wild punches.
Foe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brahim looks to score with a jab to the body but Foe is just out of range.
Foe slips a jab and a cross from Brahim.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brahim is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Foe fails with a takedown attempt.
Khaled Brahim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Foe.
Foe dodges the punch combination from Brahim.
Brahim just misses with a punch to the body.
Brahim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brahim throws a series of punches but Foe moves out of range.
Brahim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brahim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khaled Brahim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brahim moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Foe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brahim misses with the combination.
Brahim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Foe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brahim misses with a two punch combination.
Brahim misses with a series of wild punches.
Brahim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Foe moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brahim avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brahim lands with a left to the head.
Brahim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brahim lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brahim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brahim, pushing him back against the cage.
Brahim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brahim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brahim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foe.
Brahim misses with a few strikes there.
Foe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brahim sprawls well initially but Foe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Foe is looking for a kimura but Brahim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Foe to get the leverage.
Brahim trying to hold on to Foe's head to control him but Foe postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brahim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Foe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foe slips a nice elbow through Brahim's hands, connecting with Brahim's forehead.
Foe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Foe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brahim wants to improve his position but Foe is controlling well.
Brahim pushes Foe off looking to stand but Foe dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Foe tries to close the distance and clinch but Brahim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foe shoots in but no luck this time.
Brahim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brahim lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khaled Brahim showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brahim 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khaled Brahim!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Cobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen tribal entrance as his entrance music. The key to victory for Rocky Cobra has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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, Rocky Cobra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leo Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson moves out of range as Cobra strikes.
Some wild striking there from Cobra.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cobra uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Cobra is blocking nicely.
Johnson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Johnson 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.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Cobra is blocking nicely.
Johnson unloads with some shots from mount but Cobra bucks and avoids them well.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cobra tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Rocky Cobra has been cut.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Cobra is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
Johnson throwing strikes here but Cobra is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johnson 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 one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Cobra is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobra tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cobra is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johnson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Johnson working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Cobra slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rocky Cobra's cut is getting worse.
Johnson prevents Cobra from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Cobra dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson throws a strike but Cobra avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cobra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cobra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cobra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson postures up in Cobra's guard and throws a big left but Cobra blocks it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cobra throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Leo Johnson has been cut.
Cobra gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cobra is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cobra controlling the position.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Cobra is keeping the position.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Cobra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Cobra!
Cobra won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cobra sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cobra avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Cobra won't allow it.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobra is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cobra avoid being mounted?
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Johnson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cobra dodges the ground and pound from Johnson.
Cobra parries the strikes from Johnson easily there. Johnson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cobra to escape.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Johnson prevents Cobra from escaping the position.
Cobra dodges the ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson throws a strike aimed at the side of Cobra's head but Cobra avoids it well.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cobra down.
Johnson working the strikes but Cobra uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Cobra avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson working Cobra over with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Cobra uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Cobra has wrist control.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Cobra is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cobra's waist but Cobra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Cobra throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobra is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Johnson throwing strikes but Cobra manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Johnson tries to bench press Cobra off him but Cobra keeps the position.
Cobra wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his arm.
Cobra blocks the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Johnson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Johnson.
Johnson missing with punches from the bottom.
Johnson strikes from the bottom but Cobra passes into mount!
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Leo Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Feeble punches landing from Johnson - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cobra. What's that going to do exactly?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cobra looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Cobra sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slow jab from Cobra misses its intended target.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rocky Cobra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Cobra. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Cobra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cobra stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Cobra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cobra throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Cobra misses.
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cobra's guard.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Cobra has wrist control.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Cobra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Cobra!
Cobra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cobra stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cobra manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cobra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson is working Cobra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson stands up over Cobra, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Cobra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cobra wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cobra controlling the position well.
Cobra is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cobra is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Cobra tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Cobra's hands, connecting with Cobra's forehead.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson stops Cobra from getting back to his feet.
Johnson throwing shots but Cobra is blocking nicely.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cobra defending well though.
Cobra is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cobra avoid being mounted?
Cobra is trying to stand.
Johnson is pressing down on Cobra's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cobra is holding on for now.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Johnson really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Cobra has wrist control.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Cobra is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Cobra blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cobra throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cobra misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cobra is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Cobra circles away and we're back to standing.
Cobra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Cobra, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Cobra against the cage but Cobra circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rocky Cobra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Johnson.
Cobra misses with a hook.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Johnson throwing strikes but Cobra manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Cobra tries to advance to mount but Johnson denies him.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cobra tries to stand but Johnson is controlling his head.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson strikes from his own guard.
Johnson trying to strike off his back.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cobra's guard.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Cobra has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cobra's guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson is nestled in close to Cobra, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson throws a strike but Cobra avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Johnson works over Cobra with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Johnson dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Cobra shows good takedown defense.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Cobra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cobra looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cobra throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cobra tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cobra to the ground. Cobra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rocky Cobra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Johnson.
Cobra tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cobra.
Cobra keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cobra swinging wilding here.
Cobra looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cobra throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Cobra throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra looking to control.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Cobra blocks nicely.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Cobra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cobra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson pushing down on Cobra's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson is nestled in close to Cobra, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two 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.
Johnson throwing shots but Cobra is blocking nicely.
Cobra trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Cobra dodges it nicely.
Cobra is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cobra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson is nestled in close to Cobra, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson working over Cobra with some ground and pound. Cobra looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson throwing shots but Cobra is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cobra defending well though.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cobra misses with a double jab.
Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Cobra is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cobra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rocky Cobra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Cobra uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Cobra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Cobra!
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Cobra from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 45:50
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Johnson!
Leo Johnson is the new middleweight champion!
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