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SFC 70 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Blair has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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269 lbs
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278 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hank Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Blair misses with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Blair misses the target.
Blair misses with an uppercut.
Blair drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blair misses with a hook.
Blair looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Donk. Blair catches Anderson right on the button with a cross.
Blair throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blair.
Anderson lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Hank Blair has been cut.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Blair misses with a body kick.
Blair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Blair didn't see that one coming.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Blair counters with a nice uppercut.
Blair misses with a body shot.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blair blocks a leg kick.
Blair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blair moves away.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blair.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Blair's belly button to the back.
Blair misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blair is breathing heavily.
Anderson tries to land a body kick
and Blair counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anderson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson feints and then cracks Blair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blair down.
A punch lands to the side of Blair 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Come on Anderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Blair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson lands a jab.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blair moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blair misses with a shot to the body
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. Blair will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Blair's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson rushes Blair and presses him up against the cage.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blair backwards.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Blair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blair counters with a nice body kick.
Anderson tries to land a body kick
and Blair counters with a left to the body.
Blair throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blair lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blair counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blair throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blair misses with a wild combination.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Blair works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Blair throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blair throws a body kick that misses.
Blair misses with a combination
and Anderson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blair with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anderson tries to clinch
letting Blair counter with a right hand.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blair. Blair circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Blair's belly button to the back.
Anderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blair throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson misses with a combination
enabling Blair to counter with a crisp jab.
Blair throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with an inside leg kick.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sloppy strikes from Blair. Those never looked like landing.
Hank Blair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blair's sensitive parts.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blair is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Blair misses.
Anderson throws a hook but Blair blocks it.
Blair throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson tries to land a leg kick but Blair saw it coming and moves away.
Blair dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Blair is just out of range.
Blair misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Blair looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hank Blair's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Anderson throws a wild body kick that Blair sees coming a mile off.
Blair tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blair slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blair throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Blair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Blair.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Blair ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blair was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Blair looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Anderson scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson jabs at Blair's body.
Blair lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.
Blair misses with a straight right.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blair counters with a stiff right hand.
Blair swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Anderson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Anderson lands with a cross.
Blair defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
A nice combination there by Blair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blair throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blair.
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blair avoids a kick to the body.
Blair misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blair throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Blair counters with a one-two to the body.
Anderson throws a wild body kick that Blair sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Anderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blair ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
That kick from Anderson tenderised Blair's leg. Blair is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a leg kick
letting Blair counter with a right hand.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blair has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hank Blair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Anderson. That snapped Blair's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blair lands a jab.
Blair misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blair falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Anderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Potato Head Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips has chosen "Shoot to Thrill" by AC/DC as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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152 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Potato Head Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Bob to counter with a crisp jab.
Bob lands with an overhand left.
Phillips tries to clinch but Bob moves away
letting Bob counter with a right hand.
Bob throws a combination. Phillips tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bob thows a body shot but no joy.
Bob scores with a hook to the body. Phillips takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phillips moves away.
Phillips tries to clinch but Bob moves away
enabling Bob to counter with a crisp jab.
Phillips takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Phillips darts in trying to clinch
and Bob counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phillips closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Bob to counter with a crisp jab.
Potato Head Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob lands a nice hook to Phillips's body. Phillips takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phillips throws a chopping leg kick but Bob manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phillips feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Phillips trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Bob is adopting a defensive guard.
Phillips wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Bob's closed guard. He's half up but Bob has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Bob pivots and extends the arm, Phillips falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Bob! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Potato Head Bob!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tycho Brahe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brahe has chosen Astronomy by Metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
150 lbs
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23
158 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenji Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tycho Brahe!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brahe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brahe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brahe gets a clinch.
Nakamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Brahe has double underhooks.
Nakamura misses with a punch to the body.
Brahe breaks the clinch.
Brahe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nakamura. That did some damage!
Nakamura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brahe closes the distance and clinches.
Brahe lands a shot to the body.
Brahe lands with a short shot to the head.
Nakamura tries to stall but Brahe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brahe lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Brahe.
Nakamura takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brahe lands an elbow inside.
Brahe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Brahe lands a hook that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Brahe lands with a right to the head.
Brahe lands a hook that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Nakamura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Brahe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but Brahe won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Brahe.
Nakamura is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura is trying to drag Brahe to the mat but Brahe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Oh Nakamura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Brahe.
Brahe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brahe with a knee to the head.
Brahe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Brahe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakamuras head.
Brahe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brahe lands with a short shot to the head.
Brahe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brahe gets through Nakamura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brahe with a knee to the head.
Nakamura takes a shot to the head.
Brahe prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brahe lands an elbow just above Nakamura 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Brahe.
Brahe has Nakamura pressed against the cage.
Brahe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brahe with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brahe obliges.
Nakamura seems to have got his legs back now.
Brahe scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakamura's face.
Brahe lands a right hand.
Brahe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nakamura can't get the takedown.
Brahe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brahe lands a damaging elbow.
Nakamura is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brahe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brahe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brahe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brahe lands with a short shot to the head.
Brahe stalling in the clinch.
Brahe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brahe is pushing Nakamura up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brahe scores with a knee to the head.
Brahe lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
Brahe lands a knee to the head.
Brahe manages to break the clinch.
Brahe swinging wildly here.
Nakamura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brahe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahe breaks the clinch.
Brahe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nakamura gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brahe.
Brahe moves into the clinch.
Nakamura goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brahe prevents it.
Brahe connects with a knee to the head.
Brahe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brahe manages to break the clinch.
Brahe lands with a slapping head kick.
Brahe connects with a crisp jab.
Brahe clinches up with Nakamura and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brahe lands a knee to the head.
Nakamura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brahe lands an elbow inside.
Brahe lands a nice elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brahe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brahe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brahe lands an elbow inside that Nakamura shrugs off.
Brahe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brahe lands with a left to the head.
Brahe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura wants a takedown but no success here.
Brahe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brahe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakamura in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brahe.
Brahe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakamura in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tycho Brahe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brahe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakamura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nakamura has his takedown stuffed
and Brahe moves into the clinch.
Brahe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nakamura is trying to maintain a safe position but Brahe gets an underhook and turns Nakamura into the cage.
Tycho Brahe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brahe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brahe lands an elbow inside.
Brahe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Brahe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brahe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Brahe has him pressed against the cage.
Brahe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Brahe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brahe tries to land a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks with his arms.
Brahe lands an elbow inside that Nakamura shrugs off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakamura fails to pull guard.
Nakamura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nakamura being controlled against the cage.
Brahe lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura taking a breather.
Brahe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Brahe looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Brahe lands a shoulder strike.
Brahe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Brahe prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brahe.
Brahe working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but Brahe holds him up against the cage and eventually Nakamura drops back down to his feet.
Brahe scores with a shot to the side of Nakamura's head.
Brahe lands an elbow just above Nakamura 's eye.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nakamura is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brahe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brahe closes the distance and clinches.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brahe.
Brahe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brahe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nakamura wants to break free but Brahe has control.
Nakamura fails to pull guard.
Brahe breaks from the clinch.
Nakamura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brahe moves into the clinch.
Brahe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the temple.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brahe just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Brahe.
Brahe lands a left hand.
Brahe lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
Nakamura trying to stall but Brahe improves his position.
Brahe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nakamura up against the cage.
Nakamura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brahe lands an elbow just above Nakamura 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Brahe.
Brahe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brahe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Brahe controlling the action here for a moment.
Brahe with a knee to the head.
Nakamura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brahe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nakamura up against the cage.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but Brahe won't allow it.
Brahe keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brahe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakamura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Brahe.
Nakamura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brahe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nakamura's brow.
A right hook to the body lands for Brahe.
Brahe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nakamura has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brahe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nakamura wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Brahe.
Brahe breaks the clinch.
Nakamura misses with a takedown
and Brahe moves into the clinch.
Brahe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakamura's face.
Brahe misses with a knee to the head.
Nakamura is trying to maintain a safe position but Brahe gets an underhook and turns Nakamura into the cage.
Brahe working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Brahe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike from Brahe.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but Brahe won't allow it.
Brahe lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brahe lands an elbow just above Nakamura 's eye.
Nakamura tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Brahe.
Brahe manages to break the clinch.
Brahe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakamura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tycho Brahe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nakamura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Brahe wants to clinch up but Nakamura keeps it at a distance.
Nakamura misses with a takedown
and Brahe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brahe scores with a nice right hand.
Brahe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nakamura, pushing him back against the cage.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the temple.
Brahe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nakamura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brahe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nakamura tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brahe smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brahe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brahe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahe lands a body punch.
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Brahe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brahe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nakamura.
Brahe lands with a right to the head.
Brahe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakamura throws a right hand that Brahe ducks under and follows up with a left that Brahe also avoids with ease.
Good leg kick by Brahe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brahe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brahe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Nice elbow from Brahe.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brahe lands an elbow inside that Nakamura shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brahe moves into the clinch successfully.
Brahe working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Nakamura taking a breather.
Brahe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakamura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nakamura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brahe looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Brahe throws an elbow but it misses.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but Brahe holds him up against the cage and eventually Nakamura drops back down to his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brahe tries to land a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks with his arms.
Nakamura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brahe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakamura is trying to force a seperation but Brahe has the dominant position.
Nakamura is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brahe connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahe works on Nakamura's body with a couple of short punches.
Nakamura has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brahe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brahe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brahe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakamura gets tackled into the cage by Brahe. Brahe maintains the clinch.
Nakamura drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brahe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brahe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nakamura takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nakamura slips a jab from Brahe.
Kenji Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakamura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brahe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brahe.
Nakamura has Brahe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brahe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahe landing knees to the head.
Brahe lands an elbow that stopped Nakamura in his tracks for a moment.
Brahe lands an elbow inside that Nakamura shrugs off.
Brahe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Brahe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura tries for a takedown but Brahe circles away easily
and Brahe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura has his takedown stuffed
and Brahe counters with a stiff right hand.
Tycho Brahe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tycho Brahe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brahe rushes Nakamura and presses him up against the cage.
Brahe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakamura fails with the takedown
and Brahe counters with an inside leg kick.
Brahe lands with a hook. Nakamura tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kenji Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brahe clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tycho Brahe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brahe 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tycho Brahe!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blaine Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Choake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jermaine Choake acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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186 lbs
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Counter striker
Experienced |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blaine Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jermaine Choake!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choake slips a jab from Stone.
Choake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
Stone scores with a takedown into Choake's guard.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stone chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone trying to control but Choake is working from the bottom.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
Choake trying to control the position.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone throwing strikes from guard but Choake blocks nicely.
Stone stopping the sweep attempt from Choake.
Choake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stone looking to pass the guard.
Stone slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Choake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Choake wants to sweep but no luck.
Choake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choake is trying to keep Stone in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Choake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone throws a big right hand that misses.
Stone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Choake looking to control.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stone throwing strikes from guard but Choake blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone lands a couple of digs.
Stone throws a big right hand that misses.
Stone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Choake looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Choake looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Choake!
Stone is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choake advances nicely into full mount.
Choake content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaine Stone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Choake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choake shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choake fails with the takedown
and Stone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Choake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Choake seems to be working for a kimura but Stone defends the submission attempt.
Stone is pressing down on Choake's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Choake wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Choake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stone looking for subs off his back but Choake has passed one foot through into half guard.
Stone makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stone.
Stone is looking for a triangle here but Choake uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Choake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stone keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Choake wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Choake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stone is looking to reverse the position.
Choake is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Choake gets to mount! Stone was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stone is looking to improve his position but Choake isn't that keen on the idea.
Choake tries to control but Stone wriggling away.
Stone is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choake looking to control but Stone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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 Blaine Stone will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stone scores a takedown into full mount!
Choake regains half guard.
Stone is thwarting Choake's attempts to control the position.
Choake wants to get back to full guard.
Stone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Choake's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choake manages to get to full guard.
Stone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stone postures up in Choake's guard and throws a big left but Choake blocks it.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone postures up in Choake's guard and throws a big left but Choake blocks it.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Choake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone thows a big elbow that misses.
Stone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Choake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stone pushes down on Choake's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stone lands a nice short elbow.
Stone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Choake defending well though.
Choake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Choake wants to get back to full guard.
Choake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Choake looking for submissions off his back.
Choake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stone is working for a kimura but Choake is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stone is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Choake defending well though.
Choake is looking for a sweep. Stone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stone tries to pass to full mount but Choake defends it.
Stone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stone is looking to take a break and control but Choake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blaine Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blaine Stone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dixon Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jutta Urpilainen (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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159 lbs
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160 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dixon Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jutta Urpilainen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urpilainen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Urpilainen shoots in and bounces Cox off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Urpilainen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Urpilainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cox can't keep his opponent in guard - Urpilainen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urpilainen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox trying to hold on to Urpilainen's head to control him but Urpilainen postures up.
Urpilainen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cox looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Urpilainen controlling the action here.
Cox trying to hold on to Urpilainen's head to control him but Urpilainen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Urpilainen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cox is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Urpilainen pulls his head out easily.
Urpilainen slips a nice elbow through Cox's hands, connecting with Cox's forehead.
Urpilainen is pressing down on Cox's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cox is holding on for now.
Cox has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Urpilainen is working away from the top position though.
Urpilainen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Urpilainen is trying for a kimura here. Cox looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Urpilainen wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jutta Urpilainen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Dunne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Two Steps from Hell - Fountain of Life. Stone has chosen Metallica (Stone Cold Crazy) as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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222 lbs
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215 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Dunne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Stone!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like James Stone has been cut.
Stone misses with a right hand
and Dunne counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dunne throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Josh Dunne has been cut.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone checks a leg kick.
Dunne misses with a shot to the body
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunne ducks right into an uppercut from Stone.
Dunne ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Stone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dunne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stone lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Dunne counters with a body kick.
Stone misses with a hook
and Dunne counters with a body kick that stops Stone in his tracks momentarily.
Stone looks gassed!
Dunne throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Dunne ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dunne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunne throws a front kick that sends Stone stumbling back into the cage.
Dunne misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Dunne.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stone checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone blocks a low kick nicely.
Dunne lands a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Dunne misses its intended target.
Dunne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dunne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dunne misses with the body kick
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Dunne.
Dunne throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
Some wild striking there from Dunne.
Dunne tries to clinch up.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
Dunne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone misses with the body kick
and Dunne counters with a leg kick.
Stone misses with a left hand
and Dunne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up James Stone's cut even more.
Stone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunne changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stone is being controlled here.
Dunne works to advance to full mount. Stone defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Stone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dunne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dunne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dunne'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.
Stone tries to hold on but Dunne postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunne controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Dunne dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Dunne counters with a nice leg kick.
Stone swings widly with a right hand
and Dunne counters with a head kick. That will keep Stone thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Josh Dunne is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dunne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stone's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dunne throws a head kick that misses.
James Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Dunne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dunne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dunne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above James Stone's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dunne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone swings widly with a right hand
and Dunne counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Dunne tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dunne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stone, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Dunne.
The referee calls for Dunne to work.
Dunne presses Stone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunne lands a knee to the body.
Dunne stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunne lands a nice uppercut.
James Stone's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dunne gets through Stone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dunne lands a body punch.
Dunne slowing the pace effectively.
Dunne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stone tries to break the clinch but Dunne is controlling the position.
Stone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dunne decides to pull guard.
Dunne is pulling down on Stone's head. It's preventing any offense from Stone, at least for the moment.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dunne escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dunne working for a triangle but Stone defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne is trying to keep Stone in close.
Dunne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stone with a nice head shot there.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dunne pulls Stone in close to prevent any damage.
Stone stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Dunne has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Stone manages to get his head free but now Dunne has transitioned to an armbar! Stone grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Dunne! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Dunne!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pac Quiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gustafsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dark Tranquility - The Final Resistance. Quiao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Water Song - Jorma Kaukonen. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
144 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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21
144 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pac Quiao!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quiao misses with an uppercut
and Gustafsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Quiao throws an overhand right that lands on Gustafsson's shoulder, as Gustafsson tries to avoid the shot.
Gustafsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gustafsson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gustafsson duly obliges.
Gustafsson shoots in and bounces Quiao off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gustafsson stays in close to Quiao's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quiao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gustafsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gustav Gustafsson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Quiao misses with an uppercut
and Gustafsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Gustafsson. Those never looked like landing.
Gustafsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Quiao pinned against the cage. Quiao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quiao throws a poor cross that misses
and Gustafsson counters with a three punch combo that has Quiao backing up. Quiao nods at Gustafsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Quiao misses with a left hand
and Gustafsson counters with a stiff right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gustafsson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gustafsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quiao as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Gustafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quiao misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Horrible takedown by Gustafsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Quiao which made him look bad.
Quiao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gustafsson closes the distance and clinches up with Quiao, looking for a takedown. Gustafsson pushes Quiao against the cage but Quiao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gustafsson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Quiao quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Gustafsson 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.
Gustafsson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Quiao sprawls well initially but Gustafsson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gustafsson is controlling the pace.
Gustafsson wants to pass to mount but Quiao is defending the position.
Gustafsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quiao's head.
Quiao wants to get back to full guard.
Quiao is trying to maintain the position but Gustafsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Gustafsson seems content to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Quiao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gustafsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Gustav Gustafsson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Quiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quiao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gustafsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gustafsson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Quiao is trying to defend but Gustafsson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gustafsson slows the pace down in half guard.
Gustafsson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Quiao to stand up.
Gustafsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson lands a nice shot that snaps Quiao's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quiao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Quiao misses with a body punch
and Gustafsson counters with a series of strikes. Quiao will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gustafsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quiao swings widly with a right hand
and Gustafsson counters with a nice body shot.
Quiao throws a poor cross that misses
and Gustafsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Quiao's guard.
Quiao is trying to control the position but Gustafsson postures up.
Quiao is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Quiao is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gustafsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Quiao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gustafsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Gustafsson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gustafsson scores with a three punch combo!
Quiao leaves Gustafsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gustafsson scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quiao slips under a jab from Gustafsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson misses with the combination.
Gustafsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quiao avoids it really well and circles away.
Quiao jabs at Gustafsson's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gustafsson throws an off balance right hand
and Quiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Gustafsson feints a jab promting Quiao to slip. Gustafsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Quiao slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A big right from Gustafsson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quiao misses with a lunging right hand
and Gustafsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gustav Gustafsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quiao wants to sweep but no luck.
Gustafsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gustafsson'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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gustafsson won't allow Quiao to sweep him here.
We're going to have a standup here because Gustav Gustafsson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice sprawl there from Quiao as Gustafsson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Gustafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gustafsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Gustafsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gustafsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Gustafsson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Ratzinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Zhongjing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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28
280 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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27
300 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucifer Ratzinger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhang Zhongjing!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhongjing checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Ratzinger misses
and Zhongjing counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Zhongjing misses
and Ratzinger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ratzinger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhongjing.
Ratzinger throws the kick towards the body but Zhongjing avoids it.
Ratzinger looks for the body kick but Zhongjing saw that one coming.
A low kick from Ratzinger misses
and Zhongjing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ratzinger darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ratzinger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zhongjing blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratzinger misses with a head kick.
Ratzinger throws out a loose jab but Zhongjing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ratzinger looks to throw a body kick
and Zhongjing counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zhongjing works the jab nicely.
Ratzinger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick from Zhongjing misses.
Ratzinger slips under a jab.
Ratzinger throws a sloppy head kick
and Zhongjing counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ratzinger is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhongjing moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lucifer Ratzinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhongjing sends Ratzinger crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Zhongjing is motioning to the referee to let Ratzinger up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ratzinger is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhongjing connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zhongjing throws a low kick but Ratzinger moves out of range easily.
Zhongjing motions for Ratzinger to come forward. Zhongjing throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zhongjing misses with a low kick.
Ratzinger misses with a body shot.
Ratzinger shoots in for a takedown but Zhongjing shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zhongjing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zhongjing misses with a low kick.
Ratzinger tries to clinch
and Zhongjing counters with a left and a right... And another left! Ratzinger is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zhang Zhongjing!
Zhang Zhongjing is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Qwasnatmetaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qwasnatmetaker comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Smack my bitch up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Douglas Qwasnatmetaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Beam!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qwasnatmetaker throws a head kick that misses.
Beam on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Beam misses with a looping right.
Beam jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Qwasnatmetaker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beam.
Qwasnatmetaker works Beam's body with a nice hook.
Qwasnatmetaker moves out of range as Beam strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Qwasnatmetaker throws a looping overhand right but Beam ducks down to avoid it.
Qwasnatmetaker instigates a clinch.
Qwasnatmetaker works on Beam's body with a couple of short punches.
Qwasnatmetaker is leaning against Beam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Qwasnatmetaker works on Beam's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Qwasnatmetaker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beam's face.
Beam looks gassed!
Qwasnatmetaker gets through Beam's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice left hand lands by Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker drops Beam with a big knee straight up the middle! Beam is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Beam is rocked!
Qwasnatmetaker drives through and clinches with Beam against the cage.
A short uppercut from Qwasnatmetaker.
Beam is still on wobbly legs! Can Qwasnatmetaker finish him?
Qwasnatmetaker lands an uppercut.
Beam fails to pull guard.
Beam seems to have recovered his senses.
Beam misses with a punch on the inside.
Qwasnatmetaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Qwasnatmetaker with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Qwasnatmetaker landing knees to the body.
Beam jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Qwasnatmetaker walks away with a smile on his face. Beam gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Douglas Qwasnatmetaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Beam.
Qwasnatmetaker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Qwasnatmetaker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Qwasnatmetaker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qwasnatmetaker feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Beam sprawling to the canvas! Beam rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Qwasnatmetaker finish him?!
Qwasnatmetaker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Qwasnatmetaker feints and then cracks Beam's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beam down.
No joy there for Qwasnatmetaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A good leg kick by Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker pushes Beam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a hook that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
Qwasnatmetaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Qwasnatmetaker lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qwasnatmetaker connects with a knee to the head.
Qwasnatmetaker with a knee to the head.
A short right from Qwasnatmetaker on the inside.
Knees to the body from Qwasnatmetaker.
Nice elbow from Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Qwasnatmetaker lands an elbow that stopped Beam in his tracks for a moment.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a nice elbow.
Qwasnatmetaker just leaning against Beam, taking a breather.
Qwasnatmetaker pushes Beam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Qwasnatmetaker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Qwasnatmetaker.
Beam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Qwasnatmetaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Qwasnatmetaker lands an uppercut.
Beam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beam tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good body shot from Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qwasnatmetaker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Qwasnatmetaker lands with a left to the head.
Qwasnatmetaker is working Beam over against the cage.
Qwasnatmetaker scores with a knee to the head.
Qwasnatmetaker scores with a shoulder strike.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
Qwasnatmetaker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Qwasnatmetaker lands an elbow that stopped Beam in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beam changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Qwasnatmetaker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Qwasnatmetaker clinches up with Beam and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam takes a knee to the side of the body.
Qwasnatmetaker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Qwasnatmetaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Qwasnatmetaker lands an elbow inside.
Beam tries to pull guard but Qwasnatmetaker won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Qwasnatmetaker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Qwasnatmetaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a knee to the head.
Qwasnatmetaker digs a right hand underneath Beam's ribcage. Beam let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Qwasnatmetaker presses Beam against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Qwasnatmetaker lands with a left to the head.
Qwasnatmetaker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beam takes a shot to the head.
Qwasnatmetaker with a knee to the head.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a good knee to the midsection. Beam won't want to take too many of those.
Qwasnatmetaker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Qwasnatmetaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Qwasnatmetaker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Qwasnatmetaker closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker lands with a light punch inside.
Beam tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Qwasnatmetaker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Qwasnatmetaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beam can do to turn this around?
Qwasnatmetaker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Qwasnatmetaker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Qwasnatmetaker.
A right hook to the body lands for Qwasnatmetaker.
Beam is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Qwasnatmetaker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Douglas Qwasnatmetaker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Qwasnatmetaker as the two fighters clinch.
Qwasnatmetaker working Beam over with knees to the body.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
Qwasnatmetaker scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qwasnatmetaker has Beam pushed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker stops a takedown attempt from Beam.
Douglas Qwasnatmetaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Beam.
A right hand to the body from Qwasnatmetaker.
Beam takes an elbow to the forehead.
Qwasnatmetaker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beam tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Qwasnatmetaker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beams head.
Qwasnatmetaker lands with a light punch inside.
Qwasnatmetaker is working Beam over against the cage.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beam.
Qwasnatmetaker cracks Beam with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a nice uppercut.
Qwasnatmetaker connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qwasnatmetaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Beam jumps guard but Qwasnatmetaker stands there with Beam around his waist. Beam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Qwasnatmetaker - that landed with a thud.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Qwasnatmetaker obliges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Qwasnatmetaker.
Beam jumps guard but Qwasnatmetaker stands there with Beam around his waist. Beam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Qwasnatmetaker scores a nice knee to the body.
Beam tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Qwasnatmetaker smiles and moves away.
Qwasnatmetaker cracks Beam with a good jab.
Qwasnatmetaker jabs Beam right on the nose. Beam blinks but takes it well.
Good leg kick by Qwasnatmetaker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Qwasnatmetaker takes a swing at Beam's ribcage but misses.
Qwasnatmetaker lands with a cross.
Jack Beam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Qwasnatmetaker connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qwasnatmetaker scores with a shot to the body.
Qwasnatmetaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beam takes one to the side of the head.
Beam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beam swinging wildly here.
Douglas Qwasnatmetaker is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Qwasnatmetaker.
Beam takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Qwasnatmetaker misses with a head kick.
Qwasnatmetaker ducks under a wild hook from Beam.
Qwasnatmetaker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a left hand.
Qwasnatmetaker lands an elbow that stopped Beam in his tracks for a moment.
Qwasnatmetaker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Qwasnatmetaker lands with a right to the head.
Qwasnatmetaker with a knee to the head.
Qwasnatmetaker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a left hand.
Beam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Qwasnatmetaker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Beam looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beam tries to pull guard but Qwasnatmetaker won't allow it.
Qwasnatmetaker lands an uppercut.
Beam has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Qwasnatmetaker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short left from Qwasnatmetaker.
A short body shot lands from Qwasnatmetaker as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker works on Beam's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beam takes a knee right on the jaw!
A hook to the body from Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beam's face.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Qwasnatmetaker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Qwasnatmetaker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Qwasnatmetaker clinches up with Beam and pushes him back against the cage.
Qwasnatmetaker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Qwasnatmetaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beam tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Qwasnatmetaker smiles and moves away.
Qwasnatmetaker throws a shot from downtown. Beam moves away and avoids it.
Beam takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Qwasnatmetaker slips a straight right by Beam.
No joy there for Beam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Qwasnatmetaker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Qwasnatmetaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beam moves away.
Qwasnatmetaker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Qwasnatmetaker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Qwasnatmetaker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Qwasnatmetaker dodges the punch combination from Beam.
Qwasnatmetaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beam. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam throws a right and a left that Qwasnatmetaker avoids nicely.
Beam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Qwasnatmetaker counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Qwasnatmetaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Qwasnatmetaker with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker clinches up against the cage.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a body shot.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a right hand.
Qwasnatmetaker scores with a shoulder strike.
Qwasnatmetaker taking a breather.
Beam tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Qwasnatmetaker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Beam drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Qwasnatmetaker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Douglas Qwasnatmetaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Beam.
A nice right hand lands inside from Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beam lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Beam tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Qwasnatmetaker smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qwasnatmetaker darts in and clinches Beam up against the cage.
Qwasnatmetaker lands with a short shot to the head.
Qwasnatmetaker scores with a shoulder strike.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
Beam takes a knee right on the jaw!
Qwasnatmetaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Qwasnatmetaker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
Qwasnatmetaker scores a nice knee to the body.
Beam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker lands with a left to the head.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Qwasnatmetaker as the two fighters clinch.
Qwasnatmetaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a shoulder strike.
Beam tries for a takedown but Qwasnatmetaker manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker stops a takedown attempt from Beam.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Qwasnatmetaker.
Knees in the clinch landing for Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
A shot in the inside from Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker gets through Beam's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Qwasnatmetaker scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker digs a right hand into Beam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beam's gas tank.
Qwasnatmetaker with a knee to the head.
Qwasnatmetaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Qwasnatmetaker with a knee to the head.
Qwasnatmetaker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Qwasnatmetaker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Qwasnatmetaker - that landed with a thud.
Jack Beam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Qwasnatmetaker working Beam over with knees to the body.
Qwasnatmetaker scores with a shoulder strike.
Beam takes an elbow to the forehead.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a hook that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
A short right from Qwasnatmetaker.
Beam tries to pull guard but Qwasnatmetaker won't allow it.
Qwasnatmetaker with a knee to the head.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beam tries to pull guard but Qwasnatmetaker holds him up against the cage and eventually Beam drops back down to his feet.
Qwasnatmetaker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a hook that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Qwasnatmetaker.
Qwasnatmetaker lands a left hand.
Douglas Qwasnatmetaker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Qwasnatmetaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees to the body from Qwasnatmetaker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Qwasnatmetaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Qwasnatmetaker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:24
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Qwasnatmetaker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirty Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randjob Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dog comes to the cage accompanied by Sharp Dressed Man. Randjob Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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193 lbs
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World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dirty Dog!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randjob Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dog throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Dog only half commits.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Randjob Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dog counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Dog finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dog counters with a nice leg kick.
Dog tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Dog makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dog is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog is not going to allow Gracie to sit and survive in this position.
Dog trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Gracie doesn't escape.
Dog has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dog avoiding Gracie 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dog is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dog trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
We're going to have a standup here because Dirty Dog wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dog takes one to the chin there.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog counters with a nice body kick.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Dog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dog is looking to get back to full guard here but Gracie has managed to pass to side control instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dog rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie's guard! Nice work there by Dog!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dog doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dog manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dog knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dog wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dog not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dog gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dog stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Dog seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We're going to have a standup here because Dirty Dog wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gracie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dirty Dog will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dog pinned against the cage. Dog gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dog plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gracie cracks Dog with a good jab.
Dog misses with an uppercut.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Dog makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Dog, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Dog against the cage but Dog circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Dog sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dirty Dog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randjob Gracie.
Dog throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Dog.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Dog counters with a nice uppercut.
Dog moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dog finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Dog counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie stalks Dog and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dog's face. Dog staggers backwards, shaken.
Gracie defending well as Dog loads up on a big left hand.
Dirty Dog is winning the standup battle so far.
Dog is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dog really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dog motions for Gracie to come forward. Dog throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dog needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
Nice sprawl there from Dog as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Dog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dog lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dog with a jab.
Dog stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Dog counters with a straight right hand.
Dog lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Dog counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Dog slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Dog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dog throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dog connects with the punch.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Dog avoids it well.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dog counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dog loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dog misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dog throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dog is looking to score with low kicks.
Dog takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dog.
Dirty Dog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie lunges at Dog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dog's hand.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog moves away.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Dog counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Dog counters with a thumping low kick.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Dog.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gracie, as that shot connected.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Dog counters with a leg kick.
Dog misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dog scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dog throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dog lands a right hook to the body.
Dog throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
Dog regains half guard, as Gracie was trying to land strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dog defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirty Dog dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dog misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Dog connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dog is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gracie 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.
Dog manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie postures up in Dog's guard and throws a big left but Dog blocks it.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Dog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie throws a strike but Dog rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dog looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dog avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Dog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Dog counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Dog misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Dog moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Dog counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Dog swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dog rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie's guard! Nice work there by Dog!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Dog from standing up.
Randjob Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dog wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Randjob Gracie just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dog avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracie takes a swing at Dog's ribcage but misses.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Dog moves out of range.
Dog dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Dog is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Dog counters with a nice leg kick.
A cross from Gracie lands.
Dog throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dog attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie lands with a right hand.
Gracie misses with a left hand
enabling Dog to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Dog's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Dog counters with a head kick.
Dog scores with a head kick.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Dog to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Dog takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Randjob Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Dog counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gracie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Dog moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Dog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Dog ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dog counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dog shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Dog takes a shot right to the bread basket.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A swing and a miss from Dog.
Dog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dog is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dog wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dog is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Dog postures up.
Dog trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dirty Dog.
Dog slips under a jab from Gracie.
Dog throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dog's guard.
Gracie trying to control but Dog is working from the bottom.
Dog wants to improve his position but instead Gracie has moved into half guard.
Dog wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has mounted him!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randjob Gracie dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Dog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Dog counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Dog ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Dog throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dog misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Gracie working away.
Dog is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Dog is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gracie is controlling him well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Dog is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Dog's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dog has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Dog.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Dog wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his arm.
Dog decides to stand back up.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dog throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Dog lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dog.
A left and a right from Dog both land. Nice combination.
Dog jabs at Gracie's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Dog misses with a looping right.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Dog's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dog. Dog circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Dog counters with a leg kick.
Gracie jabs Dog right on the nose. Dog blinks but takes it well.
A shot to the liver by Dog. Beautiful body shot.
Dog wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Dog avoids them all with ease.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dog doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randjob Gracie.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 47:48
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randjob Gracie!
Randjob Gracie is the new middleweight champion!
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