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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Johnson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dempsey.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dempsey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Dempsey lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dempsey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dempsey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Dempsey does no damage.
Dempsey misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dempsey thinking.
Dempsey lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson looks gassed!
Dempsey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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 showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dempsey.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dempsey.
Dempsey cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dempsey scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Dempsey.
Jab from Dempsey.
Dempsey cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dempsey lands with a cross.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Dempsey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dempsey tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dempsey looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Dempsey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dempsey.
Dempsey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dempsey defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Dempsey scores with a body shot.
Dempsey throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Dempsey.
Dempsey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dempsey lands a head shot.
Dempsey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dempsey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dempsey misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Dempsey lands.
Dempsey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dempsey.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dempsey.
Dempsey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jack Dempsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dempsey misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dempsey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Dempsey lands a two punch combo.
Dempsey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dempsey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jack Dempsey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Dempsey connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dempsey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dempsey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dempsey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Dempsey does no damage.
Dempsey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dempsey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson slips a jab from Dempsey.
Jack Dempsey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dempsey misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dempsey thinking.
Dempsey misses the shot to the body.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson throws a hook but Dempsey blocks it.
Dempsey throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Dempsey misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Dempsey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dempsey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dempsey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dempsey lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Dempsey.
Dempsey misses with a wild combination.
Dempsey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
A combination from Dempsey does no damage.
Dempsey misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dempsey misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dempsey misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dempsey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dempsey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Dempsey.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Sloppy strikes from Dempsey. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey misses the shot to the body.
Dempsey misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dempsey misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Dempsey avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Dempsey lands the left hand.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Dempsey.
Dempsey swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Dempsey scores with a body shot.
Dempsey misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dempsey scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Dempsey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Dempsey does no damage.
Dempsey throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dempsey scores with a body shot.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Dempsey counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Dempsey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dempsey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Dempsey.
Dempsey jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Dempsey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jack Dempsey is winning the standup battle so far.
Dempsey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dempsey swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, jab by Dempsey - just one landing.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Dempsey slips the punch.
Dempsey throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dempsey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dempsey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dempsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dempsey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dempsey.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dempsey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dempsey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dempsey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dempsey dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dempsey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dempsey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dempsey misses with the combination.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Dempsey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dempsey swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dempsey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dempsey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dempsey throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey misses with a hook.
Dempsey lands an overhand right.
Dempsey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dempsey to score with a decent uppercut.
Dempsey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Dempsey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dempsey scores with a nice right hand.
Dempsey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dempsey looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Dempsey swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Dempsey misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dempsey.
Dempsey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dempsey misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dempsey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dempsey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dempsey misses with a body shot.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A shot to the body from Dempsey misses
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dempsey thinking.
Dempsey misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dempsey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson slips under a jab from Dempsey.
Dempsey scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Dempsey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dempsey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dempsey takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Dempsey counters with a straight right hand.
Dempsey throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Dempsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dempsey throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dempsey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dempsey misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dempsey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dempsey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dempsey scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Dempsey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dempsey fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Dempsey.
Jack Dempsey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dempsey misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Dempsey.
Well Dempsey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Dempsey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Cut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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26
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Cut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ramon Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cut.
Cut grinds an elbow into Rivera's temple.
Cut controlling from side mount.
Cut is putting a hurting on Rivera here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cut works to advance to full mount. Rivera defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Cut is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rivera can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cut landing strikes from the mount and Rivera is in trouble!
Cut landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cut is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cut with shots to the head and body - Rivera looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rivera is rocked!
It looks like Ramon Rivera has been cut.
Cut with a couple of short strikes.
Cut wants to control the pace but Rivera is squirming around nicely.
Cut raining down shots from the mount!
Cut with a couple of short strikes.
Rivera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cut working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cut looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rivera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cut with shots to the head and body - Rivera looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rivera is still in real trouble! Can Cut finish him?
Cut looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rivera seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cut wants to control the pace but Rivera is squirming around nicely.
Cut has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rivera's face.
Cut connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cut raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cut landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cut controlling the pace for now.
Cut raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rivera wants to try and get back to his feet.
Cut looking for a guillotine from mount but Rivera is having none of it.
Cut cracks Rivera with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cut is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rivera can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cut lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cut sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cut lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cut lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cut with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Cut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ramon Rivera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cut misses with a two punch combination.
Cut shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rivera pinned against the cage. Rivera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cut throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera counters with a nice uppercut.
Cut lands with a hook. Rivera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivera.
Rivera blocks a head kick by Cut.
Rivera looks to throw the jab but Cut is out of range.
Cut throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rivera on the side of the head.
Jim Cut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cut tries to land a front kick but Rivera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Rivera.
Cut paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cut stuns Rivera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cut cracks Rivera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cut.
Rivera blocks a head kick by Cut.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Cut.
Cut punishes Rivera's body with a nice straight punch.
Cut tries to score with a low kick but Rivera moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cut misses with a hook
and Rivera counters with a nice body shot.
Cut misses with a hook
and Rivera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cut misses the shot to the body.
Cut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivera throws the left hand but Cut avoids the punch easily.
Rivera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cut.
Cut throws a body kick that misses.
Rivera scores with a jab.
Rivera throws a hook but Cut blocks it.
Cut misses with a head kick.
Cut throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cut misses with a takedown attempt - Rivera sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cut takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cut takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circling - Rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cut's hands.
Cut avoids the body shot from Rivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cut misses with an uppercut. Rivera saw that one coming.
Cut looks to land a body kick but Rivera moved away.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
Rivera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rivera lands a nice looking body shot.
Rivera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cut at a distance.
Cut misses with a series of wild punches.
Cut takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rivera looks to throw the jab but Cut is out of range.
Cut takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rivera lands with a shot to the body.
Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
Rivera misses with a hook.
Rivera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cut's hands.
Rivera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cut misses with an uppercut
and Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivera misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Rivera.
Cut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivera.
Rivera scores with a jab to the body.
Rivera lands with a nice body punch.
Cut throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivera lands with a good body shot.
Nice cross by Rivera.
Ramon Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivera looks to land a right hand but Cut moved out of range.
Cut slips under a jab from Rivera.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
Rivera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cut on the side of the head.
Rivera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cut throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.
Rivera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera throws a hook but Cut blocks it.
A jab from Rivera does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera digs a good body shot into Cut's ribs.
Rivera throws a series of strikes that have Cut backpedaling.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
Rivera jabs Cut right on the nose. Cut blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Rivera misses its intended target.
Cut throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivera looks to score with a jab to the body but Cut is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivera misses the target.
Rivera lands a head shot.
Rivera with a nice cross.
Cut throws a sloppy body shot
and Rivera counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cut stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera avoids the body shot from Cut.
The crowd cheers as Rivera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cut doesn't seem phased though.
Cut looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rivera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivera cracks Cut with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ramon Rivera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rivera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cut is rocked!
Rivera drops Cut with a big left hand! Cut is injured, injured bad! Rivera jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramon Rivera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Creek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Sotiropoulos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jacob Creek's chin.
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Creek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Sotiropoulos!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creek throws a nice looking combination but Sotiropoulos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Creek ducks under a wild hook from Sotiropoulos.
Creek throws a sloppy head kick and Sotiropoulos moves out of range easily.
Creek misses with a two punch combination.
Creek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jacob Creek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sotiropoulos blocks a head kick by Creek.
Creek misses with a double jab
so Sotiropoulos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sotiropoulos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Creek manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sotiropoulos has Creek in his guard.
Sotiropoulos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Creek postures up.
Sotiropoulos wants to sweep here but Creek controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Creek wants to get back to full guard.
Sotiropoulos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Creek!
Sotiropoulos controlling the pace for now.
Sotiropoulos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Creek is looking to escape.
Creek is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Creek to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Creek shrugs it off.
Sotiropoulos with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Sotiropoulos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sotiropoulos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sotiropoulos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Creek tries to hold on but Sotiropoulos pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos tries to control but Creek wriggling away.
Creek has given up his back. Will we see Sotiropoulos going for some submissions?
Sotiropoulos looking for the RNC.
Sotiropoulos is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Creek is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). George Sotiropoulos!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christian Birchmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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150 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Birchmont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Charles!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles misses with an uppercut
and Birchmont counters with a stiff right hand.
Birchmont swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Birchmont swings away with a body shot that misses
and Charles counters with a nice low kick that buckles Birchmont's knee momentarily.
Charles throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Birchmont works Charles's body with a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Charles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Birchmont counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Birchmont scores with a shot to the body.
Charles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Birchmont counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Birchmont.
Birchmont thows a body shot but no joy.
Charles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Birchmont bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Birchmont scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Charles looks gassed!
Birchmont moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Birchmont blocks a head kick by Charles.
Birchmont stuns Charles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Birchmont tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Birchmont.
Birchmont scores with a hook to the body. Charles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Birchmont wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Birchmont takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Birchmont jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Birchmont digs a good body shot into Charles's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birchmont scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Birchmont throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.
Charles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Birchmont fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Charles on the side of the head.
Birchmont lands with a good body shot.
Charles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Birchmont scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Birchmont lands with a nice body punch.
Charles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Charles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Birchmont scores with a jab to the body.
Birchmont stuns Charles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Birchmont thuds a left hand into Charles's body.
Birchmont scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Birchmont.
Charles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Birchmont ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charles moves away.
Birchmont's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Birchmont duly obliges.
Charles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Charles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Birchmont moves away.
Birchmont ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Birchmont scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Charles doesn't seem bothered though.
Birchmont with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Birchmont lands an overhand right.
Charles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Charles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Birchmont misses with a wild body shot.
Birchmont lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Charles ducks right into an uppercut from Birchmont.
Charles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Birchmont lands a jab to the nose.
Birchmont changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Birchmont works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Charles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Birchmont lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Birchmont.
Birchmont throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Charles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Birchmont with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont lands with a cross.
Charles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Birchmont thuds a left hand into Charles's body.
Birchmont connects with a body shot that sends Charles's belly button to the back.
Birchmont scores with a body shot.
Birchmont looks to score with a jab to the body but Charles is just out of range.
Charles walks into a left hand.
Birchmont connects with a crisp jab.
Charles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Birchmont scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Charles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Birchmont connects with a body shot.
Birchmont swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Birchmont looks to score with a jab to the body but Charles is just out of range.
Birchmont misses with a body shot.
Charles moves forwards but Birchmont connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Charles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Birchmont changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Birchmont is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Birchmont throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Birchmont cracks a nice hook into Charles's ribs.
Birchmont lands with a shot to the body.
Birchmont scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Charles doesn't seem bothered though.
Charles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Birchmont works Charles's body with a nice hook.
Charles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Birchmont lands a glancing blow to the side of Charles's head.
Birchmont scores with a jab.
Charles takes a jab right on the kisser.
Birchmont scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Charles doesn't seem bothered though.
Charles avoids the body shot from Birchmont.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Birchmont cracks a nice hook into Charles's ribs.
Charles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Birchmont throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Charles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Birchmont.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Birchmont dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Charles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Christian Birchmont is winning the standup battle so far.
Birchmont scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Charles throws a sloppy head kick and Birchmont moves out of range easily.
Birchmont lands a jab-cross combination.
Charles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheers as Birchmont lands an impressive looking overhand right. Charles doesn't seem phased though.
Birchmont misses with a wild body shot.
Birchmont with a jab.
Birchmont digs a good hook to Charles's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Birchmont.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Birchmont.
Birchmont dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Birchmont lands a body shot.
Birchmont lands a jab to Charles's midsection.
Birchmont stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Birchmont connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Birchmont changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Birchmont misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Charles is breathing heavily.
Charles takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Birchmont scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birchmont takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
Birchmont slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Birchmont lands with a good body shot.
Birchmont lands with a good body shot.
Charles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Birchmont lands a nice shot to the body.
Birchmont ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joey Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Birchmont lands a head shot.
Birchmont throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Charles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Birchmont jabs Charles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Birchmont scores with a jab to the head.
Birchmont rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Birchmont thuds a left hand into Charles's body.
Charles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Birchmont swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Birchmont misses the shot to the body.
Charles avoids the body shot from Birchmont.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles takes one on the button.
Birchmont changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Birchmont is looking to wear down Charles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Charles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab by Birchmont.
Birchmont lands a body shot.
Birchmont thows a body shot but no joy.
Birchmont scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Charles doesn't seem bothered though.
Birchmont jabs at Charles's body.
Birchmont comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Birchmont throws a shot to the body.
Birchmont lunges at Charles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Charles's hand.
Birchmont is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Charles can do to turn this around?
Birchmont scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Birchmont.
Birchmont changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Birchmont scores with a hook to the body. Charles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Birchmont connects with a body shot that sends Charles's belly button to the back.
Birchmont lands a jab to Charles's midsection.
Birchmont lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Birchmont looks to score with a jab to the body but Charles is just out of range.
Birchmont scores with a jab to the body.
Birchmont works over Charles's head and body with a nice combination.
Birchmont stuns Charles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Birchmont scores with a three punch combo!
Charles misses with a kick to the body.
Birchmont lands a nice hook to Charles's body. Charles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Birchmont scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Birchmont is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Birchmont fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charles manages to avoid it.
Charles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Birchmont throws a shot to the body.
Birchmont thows a body shot but no joy.
Birchmont fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Birchmont scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Birchmont cracks Charles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Charles walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Birchmont lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Birchmont lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Birchmont lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Birchmont.
Birchmont lands the left hand.
Birchmont cracks a nice hook into Charles's ribs.
A lazy left from Birchmont finds it's target.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Birchmont.
Birchmont lands a nice shot to the body.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Birchmont manages to avoid it.
Birchmont misses the shot to the body.
Birchmont throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Charles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Birchmont connects with a looping right hand.
Birchmont changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Birchmont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charles.
Birchmont scores with a shot to the body.
Charles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Birchmont.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Birchmont dominated that second round.
That's time! Birchmont's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Birchmont misses with a body shot.
Charles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Birchmont scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Charles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Birchmont connects with a nice looking jab.
Birchmont scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Birchmont misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Birchmont throws a right and a left that both miss.
Birchmont connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Charles momentarily.
Birchmont connects with a body shot.
Birchmont fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Birchmont works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Birchmont jabs at Charles's body.
Birchmont throws a right hand that Charles ducks under and follows up with a left that Charles also avoids with ease.
Birchmont lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Birchmont jabs Charles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Charles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Birchmont keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Charles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birchmont jabs Charles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birchmont throws out a powerful jab.
Charles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Birchmont lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Birchmont.
Birchmont scores with a shot to the body.
Birchmont scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Charles walks into a stiff left hand from Birchmont.
Charles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Birchmont misses the shot to the body.
Birchmont works Charles's body with a nice hook.
Charles takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Birchmont scores with a jab to the body.
Birchmont lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Birchmont lands a right hook to the body.
Birchmont scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Charles doesn't seem bothered though.
Birchmont blocks a head kick by Charles.
Birchmont ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charles moves away.
Joey Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Birchmont scores with a shot to the body.
Birchmont lands a nice shot that snaps Charles's head back.
Birchmont pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Charles back to the cage. Birchmont follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Birchmont digs a good body shot into Charles's ribs.
Birchmont moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Birchmont scores with a shot to the body.
Birchmont throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Birchmont. That snapped Charles's head back.
Charles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Birchmont wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Birchmont wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Birchmont scores with a body shot.
Birchmont throws a combination. Charles tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Charles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Charles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Birchmont fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont lands with a nice body punch.
Birchmont lands a slapping body shot.
Birchmont dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Birchmont scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Birchmont darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Birchmont fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Charles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Birchmont with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Birchmont thuds a left hand into Charles's body.
Charles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Birchmont lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Charles at a distance.
Nice body punch from Birchmont.
Birchmont scores with a shot to the body.
Birchmont bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Birchmont digs a good body shot into Charles's ribs.
Charles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Charles walks into a stiff left hand from Birchmont.
Birchmont jabs at Charles's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont lands with an uppercut that bounces Charles off the cage and back into rage.
Charles takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Birchmont.
Birchmont jabs Charles right on the nose. Charles blinks but takes it well.
Birchmont scores with a hook to the body. Charles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Birchmont connects with a nice looking jab.
Birchmont lands a right hook to the body.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Birchmont.
Birchmont lands a head shot.
Charles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Birchmont lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Birchmont.
Nice shot lands for Birchmont.
Danga de danga de dang - Birchmont scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Birchmont dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Birchmont scores with a hook to the body. Charles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Birchmont connects with a body shot.
Christian Birchmont is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Charles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Birchmont lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Charles at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Birchmont showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Birchmont has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Birchmont!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punchers Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mondial Dos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chance kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mama said knock u out!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Punchers Chance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mondial Dos!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chance falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Dos to counter with a crisp jab.
Punchers Chance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chance tries for a takedown but Dos circles away easily
and Dos counters with a nice uppercut.
Chance keeps the fight on the outside.
Chance shoots and misses
and Dos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chance misses with a double jab
and Dos counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos staying calm.
Dos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chance keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Chance's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dos connects with a decent elbow.
Dos wants to control but Chance is keeping him busy.
Chance is being controlled here.
Dos wants to control but Chance is keeping him busy.
Dos working the ground and pound from side control.
Chance is looking to regain half guard here but Dos keeps moving and retains side control.
Dos is trying to get an arm triangle but Chance is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chance is looking for a sweep.
Dos throws an elbow but Chance slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chance is trying to control Dos's posture but Dos avoids it.
The ground and pound from Dos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dos is looking to take a break and control but Chance is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos scoring with punches from side control.
Dos working away.
Chance tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Dos presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Dos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chance hang on?
Chance working to try and regain half guard.
Dos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chance hang on?
Dos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chance is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Dos.
Dos tries to control but Chance wriggling away.
Chance taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Chance to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Chance shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chance looks a forlorn figure.
Dos looking to control but Chance is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chance is trying desperately to improve position.
Chance is squirming around, avoiding Dos's attempts to control the action.
Dos has hold of Chance's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chance manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Chance is squirming around, avoiding Dos's attempts to control the action.
Dos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos controlling the position easily from mount.
Dos raining down shots from the mount!
Dos prevents Chance from getting the reversal.
Dos with the ground and pound from mount.
Chance wants to control but Dos is having none of it.
Dos is working for a guillotine from mount but Chance frees his head quite easily.
Dos punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chance takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos wants to control the pace but Chance is squirming around nicely.
Chance is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mondial Dos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chance quickly recovers to half guard.
Dos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dos is keen to just control but Chance is a slippery customer.
Chance looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chance knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos on the ground.
Chance is looking for a sweep. Dos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dos in particular looking to stall.
Chance avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos.
Dos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chance defending well though.
Dos prevents Chance from standing back up.
Chance is refusing to be controlled, as Dos sits in half guard.
Chance tries to roll over but Dos keeps him under control.
Dos content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chance looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dos wants to work for an arm triangle but Chance is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chance looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mondial Dos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dos trying to control the action but Chance is working from the bottom.
Dos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chance tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dos is controlling the pace.
Dos drops an elbow to the side of Chance's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos is looking to take a break and control but Chance is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chance's head.
Dos 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.
Dos trying to control from half guard but Chance is working away.
Chance wants to improve his position but Dos is controlling well.
Dos is trying to control the action in half guard but Chance is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos works his way into full mount!
Dos looking to finish Chance with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chance!
Dos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chance slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Chance tries to roll over but Dos keeps him under control.
Dos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chance's head.
Chance taking some punishment here, with Dos in his half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chance tries to roll over but Dos keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos is looking for a kimura but Chance is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dos to get the leverage.
Chance has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dos is working away from the top position though.
Chance actively working from the bottom here.
Dos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chance is in trouble now - Dos has advanced to mount!
Dos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Chance to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Chance shrugs it off.
Dos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chance is looking to escape.
Dos controlling the pace for now.
Chance is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dos trying to control but Chance is having none of it.
Chance is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mondial Dos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chance misses with a takedown
and Dos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dos is trying to control. Chance wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chance kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Chance is desperately trying to improve his position but Dos has a good base and remains in mount.
Dos lands with some strikes.
Dos lands with some strikes.
Dos wants to control the pace but Chance is squirming around nicely.
Dos with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos landing punches.
Dos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chance can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chance is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dos content just to control the position here.
Chance is trying to escape the mount.
Chance has left one of his arms exposed and Dos doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Chance screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mondial Dos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Cardigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Jin (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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26
209 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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28
205 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Orlando Cardigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, He Jin!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardigan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cardigan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jin circles away.
Cardigan scores with a takedown into Jin's guard.
Cardigan wants to control from the top but Jin keeps moving.
Jin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cardigan has passed into half guard!
Jin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cardigan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jin tries to get to full guard but Cardigan has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardigan is controlling the pace.
Orlando Cardigan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cardigan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jin was covering up waiting for the punch and Cardigan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jin looking for subs off his back but Cardigan has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cardigan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardigan passes to full mount!
Jin is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cardigan controlling the pace for now.
Cardigan wants to finish this one by submission but Jin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cardigan.
Cardigan controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardigan prevents Jin from getting the reversal.
Cardigan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cardigan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jin is looking to escape.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cardigan controlling from mount.
Cardigan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jin for as long as he can get away with.
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.
Orlando Cardigan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jin checks a leg kick.
Orlando Cardigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardigan misses with a few strikes there.
Cardigan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jin wants to sweep but Cardigan has passed to side control!
Jin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cardigan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jin is not content to let Cardigan control the position.
Jin trying to remain calm as Cardigan controls from the top position.
Cardigan is looking to take a break and control but Jin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cardigan controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Cardigan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cardigan tries for a takedown but Jin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cardigan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jin is looking for a sweep. Cardigan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cardigan controlling the pace.
Cardigan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cardigan prevents Jin from improving his position.
Jin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cardigan tries to free his leg and advance position but Jin is retaining full guard.
Jin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cardigan won't allow Jin to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardigan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cardigan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cardigan wants to control from the top but Jin keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Orlando Cardigan.
Jin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cardigan. Cardigan obviously looking to wear him down.
Cardigan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
He Jin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardigan shoots in and gets a takedown into Jin's guard.
Cardigan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cardigan won't allow Jin to sweep him here.
Orlando Cardigan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cardigan is aware though and is defending well.
Jin is breathing heavily.
Jin looking for a sweep. Not yet Jin, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cardigan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cardigan wants to control from the top but Jin keeps moving.
Cardigan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cardigan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Orlando Cardigan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cardigan is looking to chop away at Jin's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin gets caught flat footed, as Cardigan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cardigan forces his way into half guard.
Cardigan trying to control the pace.
Jin wants to improve his position but Cardigan is controlling well.
Cardigan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jin!
Cardigan tries to control but Jin wriggling away.
Jin gets back to half guard.
Cardigan uses his free foot to push down on Jin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardigan controlling the position easily from mount.
Cardigan prevents Jin from getting the reversal.
Cardigan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cardigan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jin working to try and regain half guard.
Cardigan controlling from the full mount.
Jin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Cardigan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cardigan fails with a takedown attempt.
Cardigan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jin was covering up waiting for the punch and Cardigan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jin looking for a guillotine here but Cardigan defends easily.
Cardigan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cardigan passes Jin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cardigan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cardigan is trying to control. Jin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardigan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cardigan prevents Jin from improving his position.
Jin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cardigan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Orlando Cardigan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cardigan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jin at a distance.
Jin lands a head shot.
Jin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cardigan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cardigan lands in his opponent's guard.
He Jin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardigan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cardigan working the ground and pound but Jin is defending the strikes.
Cardigan controls the position.
Jin tries to bench press Cardigan off him but Cardigan keeps the position.
Cardigan is staying tight to Jin's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jin is trying to improve his position.
Cardigan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Orlando Cardigan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jin stuffs the takedown attempt from Cardigan. Cardigan gets slowly back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Cardigan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cardigan misses with a hook
and Jin counters with a left to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cardigan.
Jin is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardigan taking a breather here.
Cardigan working the head and body with strikes.
Orlando Cardigan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jin is looking for a sweep.
Cardigan cracks Jin with a big right hand but Jin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jin looking for a sweep but Cardigan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Cardigan controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Cardigan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cardigan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Cardigan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Chivitchian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devan Dubnyk (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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27
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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21
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikhail Chivitchian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devan Dubnyk!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chivitchian just misses with a punch to the body.
Chivitchian misses with a lunging right hand
and Chivitchian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chivitchian scores with a jab to the body.
Dubnyk looks to land a combination but Chivitchian avoids it well.
Dubnyk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Dubnyk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chivitchian misses with a straight right.
Chivitchian slips under a jab.
Dubnyk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chivitchian throws an off balance right hand
and Dubnyk counters with a left to the body.
Chivitchian misses with a right hand
and Dubnyk counters with a left to the body.
Chivitchian throws a sloppy body shot
and Dubnyk counters with a one-two to the body.
Dubnyk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chivitchian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chivitchian misses with a wild body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Dubnyk scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Mikhail Chivitchian has been cut.
Chivitchian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dubnyk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chivitchian is breathing heavily.
Chivitchian misses with a hook
and Dubnyk counters with a left and a right that stings Chivitchian.
Chivitchian is rocked!
Chivitchian walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Dubnyk swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Devan Dubnyk!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Speziale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manu Speziale will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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25
184 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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23
181 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cedric Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manu Speziale!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speziale moves away from the strike by Daniels.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Speziale checks it.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speziale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speziale.
Speziale misses with a hook
and Daniels counters with a thumping low kick.
Daniels walks into a jab.
Daniels takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Speziale blocks a head kick by Daniels.
A big left from Daniels misses.
Daniels gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Speziale counters with a stiff right hand.
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Speziale.
Daniels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Speziale counters with a stiff right hand.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Speziale lands an overhand right.
Speziale misses with an uppercut.
Speziale throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Daniels lands with a kick to the temple. Speziale shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A left lands for Daniels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Speziale throws a sloppy head kick
and Daniels counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Speziale is looking to slow Daniels down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Daniels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Speziale smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Daniels. Speziale shrugs it off though.
Manu Speziale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels throws out a loose jab but Speziale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Speziale.
Speziale has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice defenses there by Speziale.
Speziale cracks Daniels with a good jab.
Speziale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Daniels slips a jab and a cross from Speziale.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Speziale.
Daniels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Speziale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Speziale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daniels misses the jab.
Daniels scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daniels takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daniels misses the body punch
and Speziale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Speziale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speziale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Speziale on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Speziale throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniels scores with a decent looking hook.
Daniels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Daniels misses.
Speziale lands a jab to the head.
Daniels throws a lazy uppercut
and Speziale counters with a stiff right hand.
Speziale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Speziale misses with a double jab
enabling Daniels to counter with a crisp jab.
Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speziale throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels looks to throw the jab but Speziale is out of range.
Speziale scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Speziale.
Daniels lands with a straight right. Speziale didn't see that one coming.
Speziale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Speziale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Speziale jabs Daniels right on the nose. Daniels blinks but takes it well.
Daniels slips a jab from Speziale.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Speziale's head but Speziale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Speziale counters with a nice kick to the body.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Speziale's shoulder, as Speziale tries to avoid the shot.
Daniels throws a right hand that misses
and Speziale counters with a body kick that stops Daniels in his tracks momentarily.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Daniels takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daniels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Daniels cracks Speziale with an open hand slap.
Daniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Speziale circles away quickly and effectively.
Speziale plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Daniels digs a good hook to Speziale's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a hook but Speziale avoids it easily.
Speziale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Speziale slips a straight right by Daniels.
Daniels throws a jab when Speziale was well out of range.
Speziale is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Speziale moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels throws a sloppy body shot
and Speziale makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Daniels really felt that one!
Speziale throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speziale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Speziale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Daniels doesn't seem phased though.
Speziale cracks Daniels with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speziale plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Daniels connects with a nice looking jab.
Daniels misses with a left hand
and Speziale makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Speziale staying out of range there.
Speziale cracks Daniels with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Speziale dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Speziale misses with a hook.
Speziale is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Daniels looks to throw the jab but Speziale is out of range.
Daniels connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Speziale's hands.
Nice shot lands for Speziale.
Speziale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daniels.
Speziale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Speziale walks forward, straight into a front kick from Daniels.
Daniels throws a poor cross that misses
and Speziale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daniels checks a leg kick.
Speziale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speziale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Speziale.
Speziale throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speziale misses with a double jab
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Speziale works Daniels's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Speziale.
Daniels looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Speziale lands with a kick to the temple. Daniels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Speziale takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Daniels misses with a hook
and Speziale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Speziale misses the target.
Daniels takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Speziale checks a low kick from Daniels.
Daniels throws a hook but Speziale avoids it easily.
Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Speziale slips the punch.
Speziale avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Speziale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speziale misses with a looping left.
Speziale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Speziale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daniels slips under a jab from Speziale.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Daniels works Speziale's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speziale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Speziale blocks a jab.
Speziale misses with a hook.
Speziale scores with a shot to the body.
Daniels misses with an uppercut.
Speziale swings away with a body shot that misses
and Daniels counters with a straight right hand.
Daniels takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speziale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Speziale throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels cracks a nice hook into Speziale's ribs.
Daniels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniels connects with the punch.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speziale throws a right hand that misses
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Speziale misses with a double jab.
Speziale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a predictable looking body shot
and Speziale counters with a stiff right hand.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Daniels throws a front kick aimed at Speziale's knee but Speziale avoids it well.
Daniels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Speziale on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Daniels moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Speziale.
A big right from Daniels misses.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
Daniels dodges the punch combination from Speziale.
Speziale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speziale cracks Daniels with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Speziale misses with a left hand
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Speziale misses with a combination
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speziale cracks the inside of Daniels's front leg.
Daniels throws out a leg kick but Speziale moves out of range and Daniels only half commits.
Speziale misses with a body shot.
Daniels's jab looks to have found its range, popping Speziale under the eye.
Speziale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels throws a body punch but Speziale moves out of range.
Speziale takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A low kick from Daniels is predictable there
letting Speziale counter with a right hand.
Daniels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Speziale misses with a head kick.
Daniels wants to land a leg kick but Speziale is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Speziale. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Speziale at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speziale throws an off balance right hand
and Daniels counters with a left to the body.
Speziale is breathing heavily.
Daniels on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Daniels misses with a body punch
and Speziale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cedric Daniels will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Speziale lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Speziale misses with a head kick.
Speziale throws a right hand that Daniels ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniels also avoids with ease.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speziale.
A shot to the body from Daniels misses
and Speziale counters with a three punch combo that has Daniels backing up. Daniels nods at Speziale to acknowledge the strikes.
Manu Speziale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Speziale needs to keep his hands up - Daniels had a free shot at his head there.
Speziale scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels misses with a double jab
and Speziale counters with a nice body shot.
Daniels throws a body punch but Speziale moves out of range.
Speziale fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Speziale!
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Speziale moved out of range.
Daniels misses with a lunging right hand
and Speziale counters with a straight right hand.
Speziale misses the jab.
Daniels misses with an uppercut
and Speziale counters with a nice uppercut.
Speziale ducks right into an uppercut from Daniels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Daniels misses.
Daniels scores with the left hand. Speziale knows he should have avoided that one.
Speziale throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniels misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Speziale.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Speziale connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Daniels fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Speziale checks it well.
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.
Daniels walks into a straight right hand from Speziale.
Daniels jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Speziale.
Daniels takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Daniels.
Speziale scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speziale staying out of range there.
Speziale loads up on a big right hand but Daniels slips the punch.
A jab from Speziale does it's job there.
Speziale throws a lazy right hand but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Speziale moves out of range of the leg kick from Daniels.
Daniels throws an off balance right hand
and Speziale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Speziale moved out of range.
Speziale misses with a looping left.
Daniels misses with an uppercut
and Speziale counters with a stiff right hand.
Daniels takes a swing at Speziale's ribcage but misses.
Speziale slips under a jab from Daniels.
Speziale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Speziale swinging wildly here.
Daniels scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels lunges at Speziale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Speziale's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Speziale throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speziale throws out the jab.
Daniels throws a lazy body kick
and Speziale counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Daniels thinking.
Daniels feints and then cracks Speziale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Speziale down.
Speziale's corner calls for a 1-2. Speziale obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Daniels tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Speziale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniels misses with an uppercut
enabling Speziale to counter with a crisp jab.
Daniels misses with an uppercut
and Speziale counters with a low kick, right behind Daniels 's knee.
Speziale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Daniels misses.
Speziale dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Speziale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Speziale moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Daniels lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Speziale has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Speziale and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Daniels misses with a lunging right hand
and Speziale counters with a good, hard body kick but Daniels shrugs it off.
Speziale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Speziale scores with a nice head shot.
Daniels lands with a nice body punch.
Speziale throws a lazy right hand but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Speziale lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Daniels defending well as Speziale loads up on a big left hand.
Daniels scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Speziale.
Speziale scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Daniels misses
letting Speziale counter with a right hand.
Speziale lands a jab to the nose.
Speziale on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manu Speziale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Speziale has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Speziale!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Gericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Gericho is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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190 lbs
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184 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Gericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jakob Juarez!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gericho is just out of range.
Gericho lands with a right hand.
Juarez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gericho throws an off balance right hand
and Juarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Juarez looks to land a left hand but Gericho moved out of range nicely.
Juarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gericho moves away.
Gericho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gericho misses with a body punch
and Juarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gericho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gericho throws a lazy uppercut
and Juarez counters by moving into the clinch.
Juarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gerichos head.
Gericho is rocked!
Gericho really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Juarez dips a shoulder and cracks Gericho with a mighty uppercut! Gericho falls back against the cage and Juarez unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gericho is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Juarez screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jakob Juarez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jase Newson (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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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Montana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jase Newson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Montana throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Newson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Montana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Montana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Newson throws a head kick but Montana moves out of range.
Newson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Newson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Montana at a distance.
Newson slips under a jab from Montana.
Good exchange - Montana coming out on top.
Newson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Newson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montana.
Newson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Newson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Montana swings away with a body shot that misses
and Newson counters with a stiff right hand.
Montana throws a combination that misses
and Newson counters with a thumping low kick.
Montana is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Newson.
It looks like Lorenzo Montana has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newson misses with a shot to the body
and Montana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Montana misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana lands a jab to the nose.
Montana lands with a hook. Newson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Montana misses with a double jab.
Montana misses with an uppercut
and Newson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Newson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Montana moves out of range as Newson throws a body kick.
Newson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Montana has time to react.
Newson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Newson thows a body shot but no joy.
Montana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Newson throws a nice looking combination but Montana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Newson throws out a powerful jab.
Newson scores with the left hand. Montana knows he should have avoided that one.
Montana is rocked!
Montana throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Newson counters with a flying knee that drops Montana! Newson dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jase Newson!
Jase Newson is the new welterweight champion!
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