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SEC 71: Explosion PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hekmatyar has chosen Open Season as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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305 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hekmatyar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hekmatyar lands a left hand.
Hekmatyar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Hekmatyar gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Hekmatyar won't allow it.
Hekmatyar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Hekmatyar lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Hekmatyar throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson fails to pull guard.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Hekmatyar gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Hekmatyar throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Hekmatyar blocking some punches.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Hekmatyar swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hekmatyar misses with the head strike.
Hekmatyar misses with a punch on the inside.
Hekmatyar misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hekmatyar fails to land.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hekmatyar has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hekmatyar scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hekmatyar has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hekmatyar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hekmatyar.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hekmatyar prevents it.
Hekmatyar misses with a punch on the inside.
Hekmatyar lands a left hand.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Hekmatyar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
Hekmatyar lands with a short shot to the head.
Hekmatyar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson fails to pull guard.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Hekmatyar holds him up against the cage and eventually Anderson drops back down to his feet.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Hekmatyar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Hekmatyar blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Hekmatyar.
Hekmatyar lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hekmatyar fails to land.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Hekmatyar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hekmatyar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Hekmatyar on the inside.
Hekmatyar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Hekmatyar lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson is rocked!
Anderson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hekmatyar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hekmatyar misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hekmatyar.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Hekmatyar won't allow it.
Hekmatyar creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Anderson with a big uppercut! Anderson tries to clinch up but Hekmatyar pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Anderson to the mat! Anderson covers up and Hekmatyar unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman, Metallica. Mitchell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DesertStorm/DJClue - Money Power Respect kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
15 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fabio Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima shoots in and drives through. Mitchell sprawls well.
Mitchell moves in looking to clinch but Lima pushes him off.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Lima moves away
and Lima counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mitchell won't be happy with that.
Lima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima is trying to ground and pound but Mitchell uses the momentary lack of control by Lima to regain half guard.
Mitchell looking for submissions off his back.
Lima trying to mount his opponent but Mitchell defends it.
Lima is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mitchell defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell looking for submissions off his back.
Lima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lima looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lima is trying to control. Mitchell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lima is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lima works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lima lands a big elbow.
Lima tries to control but Mitchell wriggling away.
Lima goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mitchell turns into him and now he's in Lima's guard.
Lima is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Lima keeps moving.
Mitchell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lima bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mitchell's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lima slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mitchell looks gassed!
Lima cracks Mitchell with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Mitchell's face as Lima controls the position.
Lima trying to control the action but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima is really struggling to control Mitchell but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lima looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mitchell is not content to let Lima control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Lima dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lima shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mitchell sprawls well. Mitchell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lima gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchell forces Lima back against the cage and clinches.
Lima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lima counters with a head kick. That will keep Mitchell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Horrible takedown by Lima or perhaps it was just good defense by Mitchell which made him look bad.
Lima shoots for a takedown but Mitchell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell pushes Lima up against the cage in a clinch.
Mitchell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lima fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lima tries for a takedown but Mitchell circles away easily
and Mitchell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mitchell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Lima wants to sweep but no luck.
Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mitchell stopping the sweep attempt from Lima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Lima keeps moving.
Lima looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lima keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Mitchell stays in close to Lima's body and controls the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mitchell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jay Mitchell hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mitchell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lima counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lima tests Mitchell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lima decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mitchell has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lima wants to control but Mitchell is keeping him busy.
Fabio Lima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mitchell wants to improve his position but Lima is controlling well.
Lima has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lima cracks Mitchell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lima raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lima lands a heavy elbow.
Mitchell is in a horrible position here. Lima smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lima trying to control but Mitchell is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lima cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mitchell's face.
Lima landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lima working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lima stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Lima dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lima shoots in looking for a takedown but Mitchell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lima's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lima circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lima counters with a single leg into guard. Mitchell didn't expect that.
Lima 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.
Lima slips nicely into half guard.
Lima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mitchell keeps working.
Mitchell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lima.
Lima has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lima swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabio Lima!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deon Du Plessis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Du Plessis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fort Minor - Remember the name. Deon Du Plessis had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
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162 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deon Du Plessis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Du Plessis's head backwards.
Du Plessis shoots in and bounces Rogers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Du Plessis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rogers is on top in guard.
Rogers tries to free his leg and advance position but Du Plessis is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Du Plessis trying to keep a closed guard but Rogers is proving a slippery customer.
Du Plessis wants to stand up but Rogers is controlling him.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Du Plessis keeps moving.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers stands and throws Du Plessis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rogers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Du Plessis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rogers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Du Plessis keeps working.
Rogers moves into full mount!
Du Plessis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rogers looking to control but Du Plessis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Du Plessis turns into him and now he's in Rogers's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rogers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Du Plessis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Du Plessis trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rogers manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rogers wants to control from the top but Du Plessis keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is pushing down on Du Plessis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Du Plessis is fighting to maintain full guard but Rogers has managed to sneak the leg through.
Du Plessis is looking for a sweep. Rogers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rogers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rogers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Du Plessis is trying to stand up here but Rogers is controlling him well.
Du Plessis is breathing heavily.
Rogers frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Du Plessis is squirming around, avoiding Rogers's attempts to control the action.
Rogers looking to ground and pound but Du Plessis is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rogers with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rogers jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Du Plessis is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Du Plessis and Rogers has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rogers moves into full mount!
Rogers trying to control but Du Plessis is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Rogers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Du Plessis darts in trying to clinch
and Rogers counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogers throws a head kick but Du Plessis moves out of range.
Rogers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
Du Plessis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rogers tries to improve position but can't.
Rogers is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rogers tries to roll over but Du Plessis keeps him under control.
Du Plessis trying to control from half guard but Rogers is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Du Plessis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Du Plessis stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A left and a right from Rogers both land. Nice combination.
Deon Du Plessis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Du Plessis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Du Plessis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Du Plessis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rogers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rogers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rogers tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rogers tries to pull guard but Du Plessis holds him up against the cage and eventually Rogers drops back down to his feet.
Du Plessis looking to slow down the pace here.
Du Plessis prevents the takedown attempt.
Deon Du Plessis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Rogers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Du Plessis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Du Plessis gets through Rogers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Du Plessis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rogers jumps guard but Du Plessis stands there with Rogers around his waist. Rogers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Du Plessis lands an elbow just above Rogers 's eye.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rogers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Du Plessis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Du Plessis misses with an elbow strike.
Du Plessis is looking to control Rogers's arms but Rogers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Du Plessis has his back to the cage.
Rogers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Du Plessis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Du Plessis wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Du Plessis throws a wild body kick that Rogers sees coming a mile off.
Du Plessis darts in and clinches Rogers up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis is trying to stall.
Rogers jumps guard and drags Du Plessis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Du Plessis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rogers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Du Plessis has managed to get both his arms back between Rogers's legs - danger averted.
Du Plessis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Du Plessis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Du Plessis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rogers is keeping the position for now.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Du Plessis from controlling successfully.
Rogers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nick Rogers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rogers tries to pass to full mount but Du Plessis defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis is defending against the submission attempts here by Rogers.
Rogers works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rogers has control of Du Plessis's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Du Plessis regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Rogers there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Rogers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Du Plessis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Du Plessis as he jumps to the side.
Rogers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Du Plessis's waist but Du Plessis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rogers off to one side.
Deon Du Plessis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Du Plessis.
Du Plessis tries to clinch up.
Rogers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Du Plessis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Du Plessis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rogers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Rogers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Deon Du Plessis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Rogers.
Rogers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Du Plessis back to the cage. Rogers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Du Plessis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rogers tries to pull guard but Du Plessis won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Du Plessis gets through Rogers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Du Plessis jumps guard and drags Rogers to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Du Plessis controls Rogers momentarily but Rogers frees himself.
Rogers trying to control but Du Plessis is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers advances position into side control!
Rogers goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Du Plessis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rogers's guard! Nice work there by Du Plessis!
Du Plessis stays in close to Rogers's body and controls the position.
Du Plessis trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Du Plessis won't allow Rogers to sweep him here.
Rogers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Du Plessis keeps working.
Rogers looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rogers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Du Plessis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rogers wants to work for an arm triangle but Du Plessis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Du Plessis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rogers passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Du Plessis!
Du Plessis is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Du Plessis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rogers.
Rogers is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Du Plessis is surviving well by controlling Rogers's body position as best he can.
Nick Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Du Plessis is on top in guard.
Rogers managing to control the position.
Du Plessis tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogers is retaining full guard.
Deon Du Plessis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rogers trying to control the position.
Rogers controlling Du Plessis's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Rogers.
I've got Rogers 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Rogers!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Sander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Whitley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pain Killer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Sander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Whitley!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitley misses with a wild body shot.
Whitley moves out of range of the strikes.
Sander throws a big shot that misses.
Sander throws a hook but Whitley blocks it.
Sander misses with a looping right.
Whitley slips under a jab.
Whitley throws a big shot that misses.
Sander cracks a nice hook into Whitley's ribs.
Whitley walks into a jab.
Mike Whitley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Whitley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sander lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Mike Whitley has been cut.
Whitley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sander counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Sander ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whitley throws a leg kick
and Sander counters with a series of strikes. Whitley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sander jabs Whitley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whitley looks gassed!
Sander looks to land a right hand but Whitley moved out of range.
Whitley tries to clinch up
and Sander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whitley walks into a left hand.
Sander darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sander connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whitley momentarily.
Whitley is rocked!
Sander misses with a hook. Whitley ducked under it nicely.
Whitley moves to clinch but Sander breaks away
and Sander counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitley is still on wobbly legs! Can Sander finish him?
and Sander counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Whitley! He's just covering up as Sander starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Sander!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rourke's entrance music is Rolling Stones - Paint it black. A fine choice. Lyoto Machida has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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196 lbs
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199 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikko Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourke misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Rourke.
Rourke lands with an uppercut that bounces Machida off the cage and back into rage.
Rourke throws a hook but Machida blocks it.
Rourke throws a right hand that misses
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mikko Rourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rourke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rourke cracks Machida with a good jab.
Machida lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rourke misses with a shot to the body
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rourke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
Rourke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Machida is fending him off so far but Rourke persists. Nope, Machida circles away and we're back to standing.
Machida thows a leg kick but Rourke checks it
and Rourke counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Machida!
Rourke throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rourke thowing shots but they're missing.
Machida manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida is looking for a sweep. Rourke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rourke thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Machida to regain full guard.
Rourke thows a big elbow that misses.
Rourke slips nicely into half guard.
Machida is refusing to be controlled, as Rourke sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rourke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rourke looks to land a strike but Machida avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rourke wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
Rourke wants to stand but Machida is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mikko Rourke.
Rourke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rourke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick misses from Rourke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machida takes one to the side of the head.
Rourke throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Rourke looks to throw the jab but Machida is out of range.
Machida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rourke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machida.
Rourke misses with a two punch combination.
Rourke blocks a jab.
Rourke thuds his right hand into Machida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A solid body kick from Rourke.
Rourke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Machida is fending him off so far but Rourke persists. Nope, Machida circles away and we're back to standing.
Machida misses with an uppercut. Rourke saw that one coming.
Rourke misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a jab when Rourke was well out of range.
Rourke throws a jab but it's blocked by Machida.
Rourke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rourke has his takedown stuffed
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikko Rourke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rourke swings widly with a right hand
and Machida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Machida misses with a few strikes there.
Rourke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Machida is rocked!
Machida backs away from a small jab...but Rourke lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Machida crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Rourke with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Mikko Rourke!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Mayorga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Crack Corn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crack Corn has chosen Jimmy cracks heads and he dont care as his entrance music. Jimmy Crack Corn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roy Mayorga !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Crack Corn!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayorga shoots and misses
and Crack Corn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mayorga 's guard now.
Mayorga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mayorga is looking for a triangle but Crack Corn pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayorga wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crack Corn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Crack Corn advances position into side control!
Mayorga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crack Corn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Crack Corn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Crack Corn working away.
Mayorga looks to move to half guard but instead Crack Corn has passed into mount! Damn!
Mayorga is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crack Corn wants to control the pace but Mayorga is squirming around nicely.
Crack Corn is landing with some decent strikes but Mayorga is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mayorga tries to hold on but Crack Corn pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crack Corn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mayorga working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack Corn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mayorga is looking to escape.
Crack Corn controlling the pace for now.
Crack Corn trying to control but Mayorga is having none of it.
Crack Corn content just to control the position here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Crack Corn wasn't active enough on the ground.
Crack Corn cracks Mayorga with an open hand slap.
Mayorga shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crack Corn's guard.
Crack Corn wants to stand up but Mayorga is controlling him.
Crack Corn keeping full guard, as Mayorga tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mayorga lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mayorga advances to half guard.
Mayorga looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Crack Corn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mayorga pulls his head out easily.
Mayorga seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Crack Corn has recovered full guard.
Mayorga landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayorga postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Crack Corn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mayorga , into his guard.
Mayorga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crack Corn scoring with some ground and pound.
Crack Corn wants to control from the top but Mayorga keeps moving.
Mayorga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mayorga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mayorga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crack Corn wants to control from the top but Mayorga keeps moving.
Mayorga doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mayorga keeping moving, preventing Crack Corn from controlling successfully.
Crack Corn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mayorga has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crack Corn has managed to get both his arms back between Mayorga 's legs - danger averted.
Mayorga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crack Corn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mayorga is breathing heavily.
Crack Corn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mayorga can't keep his opponent in guard - Crack Corn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Crack Corn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayorga moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Crack Corn wants to control from the top but Mayorga keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Crack Corn dominated that round.
That's time! Mayorga 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crack Corn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayorga .
Mayorga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crack Corn pinned against the cage. Crack Corn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crack Corn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mayorga 's guard.
Crack Corn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mayorga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Crack Corn defends it easily.
Mayorga is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crack Corn is aware though and is defending well.
Mayorga looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mayorga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crack Corn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Crack Corn trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayorga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayorga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crack Corn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayorga tries to improve position but can't.
Crack Corn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crack Corn working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Crack Corn taking a breather here.
Mayorga gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mayorga won't allow Crack Corn to pass to mount.
Mayorga tries to get to full guard but Crack Corn has control of the leg.
Crack Corn trying to control from half guard but Mayorga is working away.
Mayorga is looking to improve his position.
Mayorga is staying active underneath Crack Corn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mayorga is trying to get back to full guard.
Crack Corn is keen to just control but Mayorga is a slippery customer.
Mayorga is looking for a sweep. Crack Corn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jimmy Crack Corn hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mayorga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crack Corn but Crack Corn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mayorga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crack Corn avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Mayorga . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crack Corn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mayorga eats them both and turns towards Crack Corn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mayorga shoots in and drives through. Crack Corn sprawls well.
Crack Corn throws a series of punches but Mayorga moves out of range.
Crack Corn throws out a powerful jab.
Mayorga fails with the takedown
and Crack Corn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Crack Corn is taking a breather. Mayorga says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Crack Corn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Crack Corn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mayorga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack Corn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Crack Corn wants to take a breather but Mayorga is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jimmy Crack Corn.
Crack Corn tries to sprawl but Mayorga drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mayorga tries to pass the half guard into mount. Crack Corn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Crack Corn wants to get back to his feet.
Mayorga is looking for a kimura but Crack Corn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mayorga to get the leverage.
Crack Corn kicks Mayorga off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crack Corn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Crack Corn showed some decent athleticism there.
Mayorga wants to improve his position but Crack Corn is controlling well.
Crack Corn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mayorga looking for submissions off his back.
Mayorga tries to roll over but Crack Corn keeps him under control.
Mayorga looking for submissions off his back.
Crack Corn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Crack Corn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mayorga throws a head kick that misses.
Mayorga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crack Corn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mayorga .
Jimmy Crack Corn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crack Corn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mayorga is looking to reverse the position.
Crack Corn tries to move to mount but Mayorga blocks the move with his legs.
Crack Corn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mayorga keeps working.
Mayorga stops Crack Corn from passing to mount.
Crack Corn scoring with punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayorga manages to get back to half guard.
Crack Corn trying to control the action but Mayorga is working from the bottom.
Mayorga tries to roll over but Crack Corn keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayorga looking for submissions off his back.
Crack Corn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mayorga moves into full guard.
Mayorga is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crack Corn is controlling him.
Crack Corn content to stall in guard here.
Crack Corn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crack Corn thows a big elbow that misses.
Mayorga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crack Corn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mayorga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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.
Crack Corn trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayorga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crack Corn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crack Corn has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Mayorga to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Crack Corn is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Mayorga pulls down on the head and he's put Crack Corn to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Roy Mayorga !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie O Grady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Pearce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Grady's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, (no) Self Esteem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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295 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
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Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie O Grady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Pearce!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Grady checks a leg kick.
O Grady shoots in but Pearce avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pearce feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Grady is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
O Grady pulls Pearce in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Richie O Grady just wasn't active enough.
O Grady showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pearce.
A low kick from Pearce misses
and Pearce is countered with a crisp right hand from O Grady that sends him to the canvas! O Grady follows him to the mat into side control.
It looks like Adam Pearce has been cut.
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!
O Grady sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pearce is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pearce can't do much from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pearce can do anything to dispel that myth.
O Grady misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady stands up.
Pearce gets a takedown into half guard.
O Grady is controlling Pearce's position as best he can from this difficult position.
O Grady is pressing down on Pearce's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
O Grady bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pearce's guard.
O Grady is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
O Grady working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pearce's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Grady not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
O Grady throwing strikes but missing.
O Grady stays in close to Pearce's body and controls the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Grady works a leg free and moves into half guard.
O Grady working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pearce really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Grady. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
O Grady thows a huge punch but Pearce dodges it nicely.
O Grady working Pearce over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Grady throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Grady passes to full mount!
Pearce looks gassed!
O Grady sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
O Grady thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
O Grady throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
O Grady postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pearce looks a forlorn figure.
O Grady connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Grady unloads with some shots from mount but Pearce bucks and avoids them well.
O Grady controlling from mount.
O Grady with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Grady raining down shots from the mount!
Pearce blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Grady thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
O Grady looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pearce avoids a series of strikes thrown by O Grady.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie O Grady dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Pearce's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
O Grady closes the distance and clinches.
O Grady connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pearce's face.
O Grady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Grady putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pearce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
O Grady gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
O Grady 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.
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!
O Grady controlling the action here.
O Grady sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pearce defending well though.
O Grady throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pearce is breathing heavily.
O Grady keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
O Grady looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady lands with a punch from half guard.
O Grady decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
O Grady closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by O Grady.
O Grady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
O Grady breaks from the clinch.
Pearce takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O Grady is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pearce can do to turn this around?
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!
O Grady shoots for a double leg takedown but Pearce sprawls well. He's pushed O Grady's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pearce scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Grady using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Grady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Grady connects with a knee to the head.
O Grady landing knees to the head.
O Grady putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pearce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Grady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Grady is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pearce pulls him back up using the underhooks.
O Grady landing knees to the head.
O Grady using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pearce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Grady trying to land knees to the body.
O Grady throws a head punch that misses.
Pearce avoiding damage as O Grady throws knees to the body.
Pearce has picked O Grady up - he's going for a ride! Pearce dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
O Grady is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pearce's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pearce's back!
Pearce showing good submission defense here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearce tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Grady is landing with strikes from the back.
O Grady controls the action.
O Grady looking for the choke but no joy.
O Grady throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pearce avoids the strikes from O Grady.
O Grady thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Pearce is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if O Grady gets his way!
O Grady punches the canvas rather than the man.
O Grady keeps control of the position as Pearce tries to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Grady looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
O Grady is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Pearce. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie O Grady dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Pearce's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
O Grady fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pearce, pushing him back against the cage.
O Grady lands an elbow that stopped Pearce in his tracks for a moment.
O Grady lands a damaging elbow.
O Grady lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearce prevents the takedown attempt.
Pearce can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by O Grady.
O Grady has Pearce pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pearce manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
O Grady gets a trip takedown into half guard.
O Grady keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
O Grady's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
O Grady working over Pearce with some ground and pound. Pearce looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearce keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
O Grady is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Richie O Grady overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Grady looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pearce with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
O Grady decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
O Grady takes the fight into the clinch.
O Grady gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pearce regains guard.
O Grady sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pearce is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Grady with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pearce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Grady drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O Grady jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
O Grady postures up in Pearce's guard and throws a big left but Pearce blocks it.
Pearce is looking to stand up but O Grady isn't so interested in that idea.
Pearce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Grady.
O Grady postures up in Pearce's guard and throws a big left but Pearce blocks it.
O Grady thows a big elbow that misses.
O Grady controls from within his opponent's guard.
O Grady postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Richie O Grady is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Grady is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Richie O Grady.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Adam Pearce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right handed body shot lands from O Grady.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richie O Grady showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Grady 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richie O Grady!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Spicoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spicoli comes to the cage accompanied by Wipe Out. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Spicoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lincoln Hawk!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spicoli counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Spicoli can't find room to land a body shot as Hawk controls the action.
Hawk tries to score a body lock takedown but Spicoli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spicoli.
A left hand lands to the body for Spicoli.
Spicoli pushes Hawk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spicoli lands a left hand.
Spicoli lands a shot to the body.
Hawk looks gassed!
Spicoli content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Spicoli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spicoli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawk's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spicoli cracks Hawk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Spicoli lands a jab to Hawk's midsection.
Spicoli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lincoln Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spicoli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spicoli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spicoli fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Hawk square on the jaw! Damn, Hawk is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeff Spicoli!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Milson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Valensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valensky has chosen Jesus Built My Hotrod- Ministry as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Milson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikhail Valensky!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valensky darts in trying to clinch
and Milson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mikhail Valensky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valensky misses with a right hand
and Milson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valensky thows a body shot but no joy.
Milson shoots for a double leg takedown but Valensky sprawls well. He's pushed Milson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Valensky darts in trying to clinch
and Milson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Valensky won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milson is trying to get an arm triangle but Valensky is defending well.
Valensky is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Milson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Milson is trying to get an arm triangle but Valensky is defending well.
Milson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Valensky has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valensky is trying to control Milson's posture but Milson avoids it.
Valensky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Milson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Milson advances to full mount.
Valensky is desperately trying to improve his position but Milson has a good base and remains in mount.
Valensky is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Valensky looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Milson is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Valensky won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Milson off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Max Milson!
Max Milson retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jae Wilco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by Vamos. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jae Wilco!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez clobbers Wilco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez.
Wilco misses with a combination
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jae Wilco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilco misses with a shot to the body
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilco tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wilco is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilco looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lopez!
Lopez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lopez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lopez is refusing to be controlled, as Wilco sits in half guard.
Lopez controlling the position for now.
Wilco seems to be working for a kimura but Lopez defends the submission attempt.
Lopez trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilco.
Lopez is looking for a sweep. Wilco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lopez keeps working.
Wilco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilco is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wilco lands a nice short elbow.
Wilco looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
Lopez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wilco.
Wilco wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lopez wants to stand up but Wilco is controlling him.
Wilco trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wilco connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wilco looking to sit in guard and control but Lopez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wilco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilco looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilco, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez stands up and waves to Wilco to follow him.
Wilco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez dominated that round.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lopez throws a body punch but Wilco moves out of range.
Wilco tries to clinch but Lopez moves away
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wilco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilco misses with a body shot
and Lopez counters with a body kick that stops Wilco in his tracks momentarily.
Lopez connects with a nice looking jab.
Wilco misses with a jab to the body
and Lopez counters with a series of strikes. Wilco will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wilco is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lopez counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lopez sprawls well. Lopez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilco gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wilco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lopez on the side of the head.
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
so Wilco counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lopez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wilco is controlling him.
Wilco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez pulls Wilco in to control the position.
Lopez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wilco throwing strikes but missing.
Lopez seems keen to control Wilco's posture.
Wilco works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lopez gets full guard.
Wilco looking to pass the guard.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looking for a sweep. Not yet Lopez, not yet.
Wilco landing with the ground and pound.
Wilco won't allow Lopez to get back to his feet.
Lopez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lopez looking to control but Wilco passes into half guard.
Wilco throwing shots but Lopez is blocking nicely.
Wilco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wilco trying to control the action but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Lopez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilco.
Lopez is looking to improve his position.
Lopez keeping hold of Wilco's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilco stops Lopez from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilco.
Wilco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopez defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wilco throws an off balance right hand
and Lopez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wilco misses with a body shot
and Lopez counters with a nice body shot.
Wilco closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lopez to the mat! Lopez manages to get full guard.
Wilco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilco slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lopez working a defensive guard here.
Wilco keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lopez's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilco looking to sit in guard and control but Lopez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wilco trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lopez preventing the sweep.
Wilco is working an open guard so Lopez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lopez needs to keep his hands up - Wilco had a free shot at his head there.
Wilco misses with a double jab
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilco misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wilco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Lopez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wilco.
Wilco misses with a jab to the body
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Lopez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lopez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Wilco misses
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wilco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wilco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopez counters with a right hand to the body.
Wilco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A clash of legs there as Wilco blocks the low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wilco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wilco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wilco is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lopez rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Lopez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lopez.
Wilco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Wilco.
Wilco darts in trying to clinch
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilco misses with a left hand
and Lopez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wilco is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lopez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilco. That did some damage!
Wilco throws a lazy head kick
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilco shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilco misses with a double jab
and Lopez counters with a thumping low kick.
Wilco is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wilco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Wilco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilco.
Wilco tries for a takedown but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wilco throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopez counters with a good, hard body kick but Wilco shrugs it off.
Miguel Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Wilco misses
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lopez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wilco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wilco misses with a hook to the body
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wilco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lopez throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilco counters with a three punch combo that has Lopez backing up. Lopez nods at Wilco to acknowledge the strikes.
Lopez takes a swing at Wilco's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilco misses with a double jab
and Lopez counters with a body kick that stops Wilco in his tracks momentarily.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilco can do to turn this around?
Jab from Lopez.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilco was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Wilco checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilco misses with a combination
and Lopez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wilco thinking.
Lopez scores with a jab.
Wilco throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lopez counters with a body kick that stops Wilco in his tracks momentarily.
Jae Wilco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopez. That's going to slow Wilco down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez had his way with Jae Wilco in 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. This is the final round!
Wilco misses with a left hand
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Wilco looks to clinch
and Lopez counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Lopez as Wilco shoots in.
Miguel Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
A nice combination there by Lopez.
Wilco is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lopez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That kick from Lopez tenderised Wilco's leg. Wilco is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lopez sizes up Wilco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good exchange - Lopez coming out on top.
Lopez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wilco on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wilco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lopez lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Wilco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez cracks Wilco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wilco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilcos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wilco wants to clinch
and Lopez counters with an inside leg kick.
Jae Wilco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilco throws a leg kick
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Lopez.
Wilco tries to clinch
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilco is rocked!
Wilco misses with a left hand
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilco is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopez finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lopez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:43
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:43
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez!
Miguel Lopez retains his lightweight title!
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