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RCS 13 - Expectorate PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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189 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Marquez blocks a head kick by Williams.
Marquez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marquez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Williams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Williams tries to bench press Marquez off him but Marquez keeps the position.
Williams tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Williams wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Marquez in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
Marquez is working Williams over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Marquez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Williams misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Williams throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Williams flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marquez.
Williams gets back to full guard.
Marquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williams striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Williams will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to sweep here but Marquez controlling him for the moment.
Marquez throwing strikes but missing.
Williams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marquez distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom.
Marquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marquez is one step ahead there.
Williams striking from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marquez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marquez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams punching from the bottom - just letting Marquez know he's still in a fight.
Williams punching from the bottom.
Williams throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Marquez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Williams wants to sweep here but Marquez controlling him for the moment.
Williams doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams striking from the bottom.
Williams strikes from his own guard.
Williams throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Williams throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Williams throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Williams throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Marquez stands up and waves to Williams to follow him.
Williams drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Marquez has wrist control.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Marquez blocks nicely.
Marquez looks gassed!
Marquez is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams pushes down on Marquez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marquez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Williams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Williams lands with a punch from half guard.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marquez has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Williams is nestled in close to Marquez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Williams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williams lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams gets a double leg takedown into Marquez's guard.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams pushing down on Marquez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Marquez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Williams landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williams lands a nice short elbow.
Williams landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Marquez is breathing heavily.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Williams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Williams looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Marquez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Williams slips a nice elbow through Marquez's hands, connecting with Marquez's forehead.
Williams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Williams lands with a punch from half guard.
Frank Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marquez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marquez taking some punishment here, with Williams in his half guard.
Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Marquez taking some punishment here, with Williams in his half guard.
Williams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams drops an elbow to the side of Marquez's head.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams slips a nice elbow through Marquez's hands, connecting with Marquez's forehead.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams working over Marquez with some ground and pound. Marquez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Williams passes to side control.
Williams lands a nice forearm strike.
Williams tries to score with some ground and pound. Marquez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Williams landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
Williams landing strikes.
Williams in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Marquez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Marquez parries the strikes from Williams easily there. Williams is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Marquez to escape.
Williams landing a few strikes.
Marquez taking a bit of punishment here - Williams scoring with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams working the body and head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Williams.
Marquez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Williams dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Marquez moved out of range.
Marquez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Marquez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Williams scores with a nice shot.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marquez is looking to stand up but Williams won't let him.
Marquez postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Williams lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Williams lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Williams lands a decent punch to the body there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams advances to half guard.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams slips a nice elbow through Marquez's hands, connecting with Marquez's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Williams connects with a nice short shot to Marquez's temple.
Williams thows a huge punch but Marquez dodges it nicely.
Williams slips a nice elbow through Marquez's hands, connecting with Marquez's forehead.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marquez defending well though.
Marquez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marquez can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Williams connects with a nice short shot to Marquez's temple.
Marquez has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Williams connects with a nice short shot to Marquez's temple.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams drops an elbow to the side of Marquez's head.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marquez wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marquez has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
Marquez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Williams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Williams is pressing down on Marquez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marquez is holding on for now.
Williams thows a huge punch but Marquez dodges it nicely.
George Marquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raphael Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eugene House!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House slaps away a takedown attempt from Cohen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cohen really is a fat lump.
Cohen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but House manages to avoid it.
House misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
House tries a head kick but it misses.
Cohen avoids the head kick by House.
Cohen dives in and scores a takedown into House's guard.
Cohen wants to control from the top but House keeps moving.
Cohen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed House's guard.
Cohen is trying to control. House wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
House pushes Cohen off looking to stand but Cohen dives back in and keeps control.
Cohen seems to be working for a kimura but House defends the submission attempt.
Cohen stops House from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cohen wants to free his trapped foot but House is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cohen is working for a kimura but House is defending it quite comfortably.
House is trying to stand.
House really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cohen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cohen tries to pass to full mount but House defends it.
House is defending against the submission attempts here by Cohen.
Cohen stops House from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
House looks gassed!
Cohen uses his free foot to push down on House's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for House.
House squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cohen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, House has managed to escape the submission attempt.
House has left one of his arms exposed and Cohen doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. House screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raphael Cohen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Gola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Gola looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stephen Gola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Burns!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Gola seems unphased.
Gola looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Burns shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but Gola shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Burns lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Stephen Gola has been cut.
Jonathan Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns feints and then cracks Gola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gola down.
Burns tries for a takedown but Gola sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stephen Gola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Burns.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but Gola shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gola tries to avoid it but Burns manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gola to the ground. Gola escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burns throws a series of punches but Gola avoids them all with ease.
Burns closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gola's guard.
Burns postures up in Gola's guard and throws a big left but Gola blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns trying to control but Gola is working from the bottom.
Burns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burns jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Burns trying to control but Gola is working from the bottom.
Burns drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burns jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns wants to control from the top but Gola keeps moving.
Burns thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Gola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burns jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Burns showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Burns is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Burns drops back looking for a leg! Gola is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gola manages to kick Burns off! Burns jumps back into Gola's guard.
Burns wants to control from the top but Gola keeps moving.
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.
Burns slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burns is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burns's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Burns forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Burns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephen Gola's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burns shoots for a double leg takedown but Gola sprawls well. He's pushed Burns's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burns is defended easily by Gola.
Stephen Gola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Burns.
Burns gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns wants to control but Gola is keeping him busy.
Burns lands a few punches from side control.
Gola taking punishment in the form of punches.
Burns is staying tight to Gola's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries for a kimura but Gola is defending well.
Burns is trying to get an arm triangle but Gola is defending well.
Burns landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gola is trying to get back to his feet.
Gola is not content to let Burns control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns working the ground and pound from side control.
Burns is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gola knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burns tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Burns in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Burns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gola keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gola is trying to buck Burns off.
Burns working the head with strikes.
Burns wants to control but Gola is keeping him busy.
Burns is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gola is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Burns has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gola is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Burns yanks on the arm and Gola is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Burns.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonathan Burns!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Ras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Ras is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonel Messi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Ras!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ras shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Messi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Messi seems a little lost for a moment, as Ras dominates the positioning.
Ras's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Ras was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Messi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ras throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Messi was covering up waiting for the punch and Ras finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Messi keeping full guard, as Ras tries to pass.
Messi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ras passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Messi wants to get back to his feet.
Ras content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ras working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Josh Ras.
Ras shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Messi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ras is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Messi's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ras working the head with strikes.
Messi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ras sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ras landing punches.
Ras scoring with strikes but Messi is staying in there.
Messi taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ras controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi is in a horrible position here. Ras smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ras landing shots from mount.
Ras sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Messi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ras controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Ras dominated that 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.
Ras changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Messi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee asks Ras politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ras prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ras has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Messi!
The referee warns Messi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Josh Ras has got the better of the ground game so far.
Messi is bucking up trying to escape but Ras cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ras content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Ras has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Josh Ras.
Ras throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Messi was covering up waiting for the punch and Ras finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ras engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Josh Ras hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ras shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Messi's guard.
Ras landing with the ground and pound.
Ras is in close to Messi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ras is pushing down on Messi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Messi is fighting to maintain full guard but Ras has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ras is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ras scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ras is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Josh Ras wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ras looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ras content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Ras showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ras decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Well, if Ras is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ras has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ras lands with a punch from half guard.
Ras works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ras controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ras has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BOOM! Ras connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ras looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Josh Ras hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ras closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Messi's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ras controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ras lands a couple of digs.
Ras is in close to Messi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Messi can't keep his opponent in guard - Ras advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ras lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ras keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ras is nestled in close to Messi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ras lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ras landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ras is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ground and pound from Ras.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Ras comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ras winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Ras!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Aertz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokhtakhounov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ministry - Thieves. Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Greg Aertz!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aertz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tokhtakhounov looks for the body kick but Aertz saw that one coming.
Aertz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokhtakhounov stuffs the takedown.
Tokhtakhounov cracks Aertz with an open hand slap.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a head kick. Aertz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Aertz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tokhtakhounov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aertz looks gassed!
Tokhtakhounov lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aertz walks into a jab.
Tokhtakhounov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokhtakhounov lands a front kick.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokhtakhounov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aertz. That did some damage!
Tokhtakhounov connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Greg Aertz has been cut.
Aertz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aertz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tokhtakhounov!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aertz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tokhtakhounov - the referee stops the clock and Aertz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tokhtakhounov. Aertz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tokhtakhounov keeps Aertz at a distance using the push kick.
Tokhtakhounov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aertz's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tokhtakhounov, right into the meat.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crunch! Tokhtakhounov slams his shin into Aertz's torso.
Tokhtakhounov instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tokhtakhounov.
That has opened up Greg Aertz's cut even more.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Greg Aertz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tokhtakhounov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aertz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tokhtakhounov lands an elbow inside that Aertz shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tokhtakhounov.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Greg Aertz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Braddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mer Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Braddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mer Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braddock wants to clinch
and Jimenez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Braddock misses with a shot to the body
and Jimenez counters with a straight right hand.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Jimenez counters with a straight right hand.
Braddock misses with a hook.
Jimenez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Braddock throws an off balance right hand
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jimenez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jimenez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jimenez counters with a right hand to the body.
Braddock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jimenez in his tracks.
A big right from Jimenez misses.
Jimenez digs a good hook to Braddock's body.
Braddock scores with a decent looking hook.
Braddock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jimenez's head.
Braddock swinging wildly here.
Braddock throws a lazy uppercut
and Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock misses with an uppercut
and Jimenez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Braddock misses the target.
Braddock wants to clinch
and Jimenez counters with a left to the body.
Braddock looks to clinch
and Jimenez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Braddock connects with a crisp jab.
Jimenez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Braddock misses its intended target.
Braddock looks to score with a jab to the body but Jimenez is just out of range.
Jimenez lands a slapping body shot.
Jimenez takes a swing at Braddock's ribcage but misses.
Jimenez throws a hook to the side of Braddock's head but Braddock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Jimenez misses the target.
Braddock scores with a hook to the body. Jimenez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jimenez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Braddock.
Jimenez misses with a looping right.
Jimenez digs a good body shot into Braddock's ribs.
Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braddock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock scores with a hook to the body. Jimenez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braddock wants to clinch
and Jimenez counters with a stiff right hand.
Braddock moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Jimenez misses.
Jimenez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Braddock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jimenez throws a big shot that misses.
Braddock with a jab.
Jimenez with a nice cross.
A big right from Braddock misses.
Jimenez misses with a lunging right hand
and Braddock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braddock darts in trying to clinch
and Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jimenez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Braddock misses with a right hand
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braddock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Braddock slips a jab from Jimenez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddock throws an off balance right hand
and Jimenez counters with a left to the body.
Braddock misses with a hook. Jimenez ducked under it nicely.
Jimenez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Braddock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jimenez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Braddock closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Jimenez to counter with a crisp jab.
Braddock tries to clinch up
and Jimenez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Braddock does no damage.
Braddock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Braddock moves to clinch but Jimenez breaks away
enabling Jimenez to counter with a crisp jab.
Braddock misses with an uppercut
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Braddock misses.
Jimenez blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez cracks Braddock with a good jab.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jimenez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Braddock misses.
Jimenez misses with a wild combination.
Braddock missing with a left hand there. Jimenez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Braddock throws a poor cross that misses
and Jimenez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Braddock is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jimenez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Braddock swings widly with a right hand
and Jimenez counters with a nice uppercut.
Jimenez connects with a crisp jab.
Jimenez slips a jab from Braddock.
Jimenez feints a jab promting Braddock to slip. Jimenez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Braddock slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Braddock is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Braddock swings widly with a right hand
and Jimenez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braddock darts in trying to clinch
and Jimenez counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Braddock does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 James Braddock will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jimenez fails to land with a series of punches.
Jimenez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Braddock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Braddock moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jimenez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jimenez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braddock counters with a stiff right hand.
Braddock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jimenez manages to avoid it.
Jimenez throws a jab when Braddock was well out of range.
Braddock closes the distance but Jimenez moves to the side
and Jimenez counters with a left to the body.
Braddock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Braddock throws a right hand that misses
and Jimenez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Braddock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jimenez throws out the jab.
Jimenez throws a body punch but Braddock moves out of range.
A combination from Braddock does no damage.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jimenez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Braddock misses
and Jimenez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braddock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jimenez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
James Braddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Jimenez counter with a right hand.
Jimenez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Braddock to score with a decent uppercut.
Braddock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jimenez has time to react.
Jimenez digs a good body shot into Braddock's ribs.
Jimenez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jimenez throws a lazy uppercut
and Braddock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Braddock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jimenez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jimenez counters with a series of strikes. Braddock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Braddock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jimenez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Braddock misses with a lunging right hand
and Jimenez counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jimenez.
Braddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jimenez.
Braddock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Jimenez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jimenez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jimenez misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddock avoids the body shot from Jimenez.
Braddock throws a hook to the side of Jimenez's head but Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jimenez thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Jimenez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Braddock doesn't seem phased though.
Braddock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jimenez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Braddock finds it's way round the side to connect with Jimenez's head.
Braddock misses with a body shot.
Braddock misses with a right hand
and Jimenez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut. Braddock saw that one coming.
No joy there for Jimenez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jimenez misses with a right hand
letting Braddock counter with a right hand.
Jimenez throws a hook to the side of Braddock's head but Braddock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jimenez scores with a jab. Braddock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Braddock throws a combination that misses
and Jimenez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Braddock misses with a body shot
and Jimenez counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimenez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddock just misses with a punch to the body.
Braddock misses with a double jab
and Jimenez counters with a straight right hand.
Jimenez scores with a decent looking hook.
Braddock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jimenez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Braddock tries to clinch up
and Jimenez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Braddock thinking.
Jimenez misses with a left hand
and Braddock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Braddock throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Jimenez to counter with a crisp jab.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braddock throws a lazy uppercut
and Jimenez counters with a stiff right hand.
Braddock defending well as Jimenez loads up on a big left hand.
Braddock misses with an uppercut
and Jimenez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jimenez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Braddock lands with a cross.
Braddock works over Jimenez's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez jabs Braddock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Braddock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jimenez counters with a straight right hand.
Braddock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jimenez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left lands for Braddock.
A shot to the body from Braddock misses
and Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braddock instigates a clinch.
Jimenez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braddock tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Jimenez counter with a right hand.
Braddock just misses with a punch to the body.
Braddock lands a nice looking body shot.
Braddock looks to land a combination but Jimenez avoids it well.
A jab from Braddock finds it's way through Jimenez's defenses.
Braddock defending well as Jimenez loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braddock with a hook.
A left lands for Jimenez.
Braddock tries to clinch but Jimenez moves away
and Jimenez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braddock tries to clinch but Jimenez moves away
and Jimenez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Braddock dominated that second round.
That's time! Braddock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Braddock scores with a nice head shot.
Jimenez tries to move into range but Braddock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Braddock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Braddock ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Braddock wants to clinch but Jimenez slips to the side
and Jimenez counters with a right hand to the body.
Jimenez takes one to the chin there.
Braddock misses with a hook. Jimenez ducked under it nicely.
Braddock throws a jab when Jimenez was well out of range.
Braddock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jimenez counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice shot by Braddock.
Jimenez throws a shot to the body.
Jimenez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jimenez lands a body shot.
Braddock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Braddock throws a combination that misses
and Jimenez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jimenez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Braddock throws an off balance right hand
and Jimenez counters with a nice body shot.
Braddock misses with a left hand
and Jimenez counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock throws an off balance right hand
and Jimenez counters with a nice body shot.
Braddock throws a hook but Jimenez blocks it.
Jimenez throws a hook but Braddock blocks it.
Braddock lands an overhand right.
Braddock tries to clinch but Jimenez moves away
and Jimenez counters with a straight right hand.
James Braddock is winning the standup battle so far.
Jimenez misses with a left hand
and Braddock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimenez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Braddock on the side of the head.
Braddock looks to clinch
and Jimenez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braddock connects with a nice looking jab.
Braddock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jimenez.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jimenez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braddock moves away.
Jimenez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Braddock counters with a stiff right hand.
Braddock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jimenez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Braddock misses
and Jimenez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Jimenez counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Braddock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jimenez counters with a right hand to the body.
Jimenez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jimenez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Braddock misses with an uppercut.
Braddock scores with a jab to the jaw.
A left lands for Braddock.
Braddock dodges the punch combination from Jimenez.
Braddock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jimenez.
Danga de danga de dang - Braddock scores with a four punch combination!
Braddock darts in trying to clinch
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braddock closes the distance but Jimenez moves to the side
and Jimenez counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez scores with a body shot.
Braddock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jimenez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Braddock misses its intended target.
Braddock darts in trying to clinch
and Jimenez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braddock. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braddock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jimenez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jimenez throws a looping overhand right but Braddock ducks down to avoid it.
Braddock wants to clinch
and Jimenez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Braddock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimenez misses with a straight left.
Jimenez misses with a hook. Braddock ducked under it nicely.
Braddock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
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.
Braddock's corner calls for a 1-2. Braddock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Braddock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jimenez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braddock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braddock looks to score with a jab to the body but Jimenez is just out of range.
Braddock lands with an overhand left.
Jimenez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Braddock finds it's way through Jimenez's defenses.
Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James Braddock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Jimenez moves out of range.
Braddock throws a jab but it's blocked by Jimenez.
Braddock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jimenez counters with a two punch combo.
Braddock moves to clinch but Jimenez breaks away
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mer Jimenez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Braddock.
Braddock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jimenez counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jimenez misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Braddock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Braddock 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Braddock!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eusebio Alunan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
184 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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27
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eusebio Alunan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damon Greco !
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco shoots and misses
and Alunan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Greco drives through with a takedown into Alunan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Greco throwing strikes but missing.
Greco cracks Alunan with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greco trying to control but Alunan is working from the bottom.
Greco passes into half guard.
Greco seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Greco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Greco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alunan's head.
Alunan is refusing to be controlled, as Greco sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco wants to work for an arm triangle but Alunan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Greco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alunan defending well though.
Alunan tries to get to full guard but Greco has control of the leg.
Alunan is trying to maintain the position but Greco is very close to passing his half guard.
Greco is controlling the pace.
Greco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two 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.
Greco seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alunan is trying to control but can't.
Greco throwing shots but Alunan is blocking nicely.
Greco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Greco perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Greco throwing shots but Alunan is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Greco thows a huge punch but Alunan dodges it nicely.
Greco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Greco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Greco misses with a head shot. Alunan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Alunan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alunan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Greco throws a big right hand that misses.
Greco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Greco 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alunan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Greco counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alunan won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alunan trying to remain calm as Greco controls from the top position.
Greco working the ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Greco crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Greco .
Alunan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Greco working the ground and pound from side control.
Greco working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alunan parries the strikes from Greco easily there. Greco is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Alunan to escape.
Greco misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greco lands an elbow.
Alunan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The strikes coming from Greco are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Greco working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Greco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alunan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Greco wants to control from the top but Alunan keeps moving.
Greco thows a big elbow that misses.
Greco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Greco throws and elbow that misses. Alunan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Greco 's guard. Nice move by Alunan!
Alunan trying to control the position from guard on top but Greco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greco 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.
Alunan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Greco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alunan has managed to get both his arms back between Greco 's legs - danger averted.
Greco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alunan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alunan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Greco keeping moving, preventing Alunan from controlling successfully.
Damon Greco has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Greco prevents Alunan from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greco controlling from mount.
Alunan is squirming around, avoiding Greco 's attempts to control the action.
Alunan blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Greco content just to control the position here.
Alunan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Greco with shots to the head and body - Alunan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alunan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Greco landing strikes from the mount.
Greco with a couple of short strikes.
Greco scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Greco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Alunan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Alunan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Greco looking for a guillotine from mount but Alunan is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Greco there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Greco unloading with bombs!
Alunan tries to reverse the position but Greco maintains control.
Greco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco lands with some strikes.
It looks like Eusebio Alunan has been cut.
Greco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alunan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Greco .
Alunan is squirming around, avoiding Greco 's attempts to control the action.
Greco lands a heavy elbow.
Greco looking to finish Alunan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alunan!
Greco tries to control but Alunan wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alunan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Greco .
Greco looking to finish Alunan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alunan!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Greco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eusebio Alunan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Greco gets a takedown into half guard.
Greco seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Greco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Greco is working for a kimura but Alunan is defending it quite comfortably.
Greco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alunan defends it well.
Greco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alunan's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Greco lands with a punch from half guard.
Greco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alunan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Greco .
Alunan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Greco .
Alunan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greco scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alunan is looking for a sweep. Greco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Greco looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alunan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Greco seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Greco thows a huge punch but Alunan dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Greco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Greco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Greco working the head and body with strikes.
Greco trying to control the action but Alunan is working from the bottom.
Greco slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco with the ground and pound but Alunan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Alunan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greco .
Alunan has momentary wrist control but Greco slips an elbow through the middle.
Greco wants to pass the guard but Alunan is keeping the position.
Greco is stalling in the full guard.
Greco postures up in Alunan's guard and throws a big left but Alunan blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Greco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Greco throwing strikes but missing.
Greco thows a big elbow that misses.
Greco trying to control the position from guard on top but Alunan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Eusebio Alunan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alunan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Greco slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damon Greco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Greco winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damon Greco !
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Jules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrej Sharko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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23
160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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22
161 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregory Jules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrej Sharko!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sharko, as that shot connected.
Sharko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sharko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jules misses with a body kick.
Sharko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jules throws a body kick that misses.
Jules walks into a jab.
Jules goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sharko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jules slips a straight right by Sharko.
Sharko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jules circles away.
Sharko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sharko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jules throws a head kick but Sharko moves out of range.
Sharko fails with the takedown.
Jules bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sharko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jules's head.
Sharko misses with a looping left.
Jules avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sharko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jules gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sharko counters with a three punch combo that has Jules backing up. Jules nods at Sharko to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Sharko.
Jules goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jules fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sharko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sharko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jules fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sharko.
Sharko has a takedown stuffed.
Gregory Jules has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrej Sharko.
Jules throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sharko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Sharko there.
Jules manages to get to full guard.
Sharko distracts Jules with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sharko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jules's head.
Sharko won't allow Jules to get back to his feet.
Sharko throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jules is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jules tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sharko.
Sharko is looking for a sweep. Jules is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sharko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jules pulls his head out easily.
Jules tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sharko.
Sharko tries to roll over but Jules keeps him under control.
Jules is thwarting Sharko's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharko is looking for a sweep. Jules is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sharko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sharko tries to strike from the bottom.
Jules sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sharko's guard.
Sharko is looking to improve his position.
Sharko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sharko gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jules is looking to stand up but Sharko won't let him.
Sharko throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sharko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jules gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jules wanted to stand there but Sharko had control of the position.
Sharko 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.
Jules postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jules defends well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharko has his foot on Jules's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jules works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrej Sharko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jules tries to land a front kick but Sharko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jules steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sharko.
Jules displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharko throws out the jab.
Jules throws a push kick but Sharko slaps the foot to one side.
Jules lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jules uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharko.
Jules takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sharko 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.
Sharko blocks the body kick.
Jules pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharko misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jules pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharko throws a sloppy head kick and Jules moves out of range easily.
Jules connects with a high kick.
Jules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sharko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jules lands a leg kick that knocks Sharko off balance momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jules - that will leave a mark!
Sharko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sharko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sharko blocks a head kick by Jules.
Jules scores with a spinning back kick!
Sharko is breathing heavily.
Jules misses with a kick to the body.
Sharko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jules throws a sloppy head kick
and Sharko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sharko swings for the body but Jules moves out of range.
Jules takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jules avoids the body shot from Sharko.
Sharko throws a hook to the side of Jules's head but Jules sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sharko throws a poor cross that misses
and Jules makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jules throws a nice head kick!
Sharko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jules throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jules - that will leave a mark!
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!
Sharko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jules scores with a nice body kick.
Jules cracks the inside of Sharko's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jules.
Jules lands a front kick.
Sharko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jules lands a head kick. Sharko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Andrej Sharko has been cut.
Jules throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sharko.
Sharko is rocked!
Jules chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sharko is still on wobbly legs! Can Jules finish him?
Sharko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jules throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sharko seems to have recovered his senses.
Sharko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sharko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jules counters with a head kick that drops Sharko to the mat! Sharko scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Jules looks to land a body kick but Sharko moved away.
Jules scores with a head kick. Sharko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sharko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jules.
Jules pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jules pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jules counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sharko's knee momentarily.
Jules moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sharko throws the kick towards the body but Jules avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jules. Sharko shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jules.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sharko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jules - the referee stops the clock and Sharko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jules. Sharko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jules throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jules looks for the body kick but Sharko saw that one coming.
Jules lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jules throws a front kick that sends Sharko stumbling back into the cage.
Sharko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jules. That one must have hurt.
A head kick misses from Jules.
Jules throws a wild body kick that Sharko sees coming a mile off.
Gregory Jules is winning the standup battle so far.
Jules lands a head kick!
Sharko moves out of range of the body kick.
A good leg kick by Jules.
Jules tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! Jules slams his shin into Sharko's torso.
Jules throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sharko's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jules lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jules.
Jules throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sharko lands a nice shot that snaps Jules's head back.
Sharko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jules feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sharko's calf.
Jules throws a sloppy head kick and Sharko moves out of range easily.
Jules feints and then cracks Sharko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sharko down.
Sharko throws a series of punches but Jules avoids them all with ease.
Sharko looks to score with a jab to the body but Jules is just out of range.
Jules is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharko can do to turn this around?
Jules pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharko looks to land a combination but Jules avoids it well.
Sharko avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharko misses with a hook.
Sharko throws a hook but Jules blocks it.
The fighters circling - Sharko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jules moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sharko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Jules dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrej Sharko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sharko dives in and grabs Jules's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jules pushes down on Sharko's head and hops out.
Jules throws a wild body kick that Sharko sees coming a mile off.
Jules scores with a head kick. Sharko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sharko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jules.
Jules throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sharko.
Jules connects with a solid leg kick.
Sharko avoids the head kick by Jules.
Sharko tests Jules's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sharko.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jules.
Sharko throws a right hand that misses
and Jules counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sharko's knee momentarily.
Jules looks for the body kick but Sharko saw that one coming.
Nice body kick there by Jules.
Sharko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jules.
Jules lands a head kick!
Sharko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jules swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sharko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jules - the referee stops the clock and Sharko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jules. Sharko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jules throws a front kick that sends Sharko stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Jules tenderised Sharko's leg. Sharko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jules pushes Sharko away with a front kick.
Sharko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jules.
Sharko misses with a low kick.
Jules bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jules scores with a nice body kick.
Jules misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharko loads up on a big right hand but Jules slips the punch.
Sharko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jules. That one must have hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jules - that will leave a mark!
Nice body kick there by Jules.
Jules throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Jules scores with a spinning back kick!
Jules throws a wild body kick that Sharko sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jules throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jules misses with a head kick.
Jules throws a head kick that misses.
Jules connects with a high kick.
Sharko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jules scores with a hook.
Sharko blocks a head kick by Jules.
A head kick misses from Jules.
Jules throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gregory Jules is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jules lands with a kick to the temple. Sharko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jules scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sharko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jules. That one must have hurt.
Jules pushes Sharko away with a front kick.
Jules turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sharko moves out of range of the body kick.
Jules keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharko.
Sharko throws a poor cross that misses
and Jules counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jules lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sharko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jules.
Jules throws a leg kick which misses Sharko's front leg but catches the back leg as Sharko tries to avoid it.
Jules lands a high kick!
Jules avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Jules finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jules. Sharko shrugs it off though.
Jules looks for the body kick but Sharko saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Jules there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jules delivers a nice body kick.
Jules goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jules dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sharko. That did some damage!
Jules fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sharko.
Jules takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jules throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sharko.
A head kick misses from Jules.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jules plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jules throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jules lands a leg kick that knocks Sharko off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick from Jules.
Jules lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jules lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jules misses with a body kick.
Jules looks to throw a body kick
and Sharko counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jules!
Jules is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jules is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jules tries to reverse the position but Sharko maintains control.
Sharko lands with some strikes.
Sharko trying to control but Jules is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Jules showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jules has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Jules!
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