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BDX-46 Balls To The Wall PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Park Doo Rhee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doo Rhee has chosen Canon in D as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Park Doo Rhee!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Foster.
Doo Rhee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like James Foster has been cut.
James Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Foster trying to control but Doo Rhee is working from the bottom.
Doo Rhee thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Doo Rhee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Foster is aware though and is defending well.
Doo Rhee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Doo Rhee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doo Rhee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Foster defends it easily.
Foster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Doo Rhee on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foster postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Doo Rhee is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Foster, into his guard.
Foster controls Doo Rhee momentarily but Doo Rhee frees himself.
Foster had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Doo Rhee defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doo Rhee throws a big right hand that misses.
Doo Rhee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Foster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doo Rhee is looking to work some ground and pound but Foster has wrist control.
Doo Rhee 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.
Foster preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Foster looking to control.
Doo Rhee chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Doo Rhee's guard.
Doo Rhee thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Doo Rhee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doo Rhee working for a triangle but Foster defends it easily.
Doo Rhee trying to control the position.
Foster trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doo Rhee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Foster can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Doo Rhee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Foster has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Doo Rhee looking for a guillotine here but Foster defends easily.
Foster has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Doo Rhee to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Foster is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Doo Rhee pulls down on the head and he's put Foster to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Park Doo Rhee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Gleeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gleeson's entrance music is Go the Fuck to Sleep - Read by Noni Hazelhurst. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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214 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Gleeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andreas Webster!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gleeson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gleeson lands in his opponent's guard.
Webster working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gleeson.
Webster has momentary wrist control but Gleeson slips an elbow through the middle.
Webster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gleeson works over Webster with some ground and pound from guard.
Webster controls Gleeson momentarily but Gleeson frees himself.
Webster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Webster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gleeson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Webster is keeping the position for now.
Gleeson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Webster is looking to regain half guard here but Gleeson keeps moving and retains side control.
Webster managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gleeson.
Gleeson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Webster down.
Gleeson scoring with punches and elbows.
Webster takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gleeson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleeson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gleeson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Webster takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gleeson looks up at the clock and then as Webster takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gleeson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gleeson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gleeson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gleeson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gleeson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Webster is avoiding damage well.
Webster taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gleeson tries to score with some ground and pound. Webster controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gleeson looks up at the clock and then as Webster takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gleeson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gleeson lands some shots froms side control.
Webster stops Gleeson from passing to mount.
Gleeson is working Webster over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gleeson throws an elbow but Webster slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gleeson is chipping away with strikes.
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!
Gleeson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Webster is looking to regain half guard here but Gleeson keeps moving and retains side control.
Gleeson working the ground and pound.
Gleeson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gleeson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Webster has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gleeson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Webster is looking to regain half guard here but Gleeson keeps moving and retains side control.
Gleeson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gleeson working the head with strikes.
Gleeson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gleeson working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gleeson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gleeson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gleeson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gleeson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Webster down.
Gleeson advances nicely into full mount.
Gleeson scoring with strikes but Webster is staying in there.
Gleeson is landing with some decent strikes but Webster is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gleeson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gleeson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gleeson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Webster looks gassed!
Gleeson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Webster covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Gleeson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jolly Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Jayd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giant comes into the arena with Final Hour blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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280 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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250 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jolly Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Jayd!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jayd lands a really nice looking cross but Giant seems unphased.
Jayd throws a leg kick
and Giant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Giant.
It looks like Charlie Jayd has been cut.
Jayd misses with a leg kick
and Giant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jayd throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Giant to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Jayd throws a leg kick
and Giant counters with a left to the body.
A low kick from Jayd misses
and Giant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jayd thows a leg kick but Giant checks it
and Giant counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jayd looks gassed!
A low kick from Jayd is predictable there
and Giant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jayd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That has opened up Charlie Jayd's cut even more.
Jayd throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Giant counter with a right hand.
Giant digs a good body shot into Jayd's ribs.
Giant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Giant with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant cracks Jayd with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Jayd looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Giant finish him?
The cut above Charlie Jayd's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Giant steps in with a hook that catches Jayd right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Giant follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Jayd looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jolly Giant!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Lapointe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Reardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapointe comes to the cage accompanied by Manowar - Hail & Kill. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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210 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Lapointe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hank Reardon!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reardon steps into range and cracks Lapointe with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Lapointe flops backwards and Reardon dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Bill Lapointe has been cut.
Lapointe wants to sweep here but Reardon controlling him for the moment.
Reardon passes Lapointe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lapointe is trying to maintain the position but Reardon is very close to passing his half guard.
Lapointe is looking for a sweep. Reardon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lapointe is pressing down on Reardon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lapointe controls Reardon momentarily but Reardon frees himself.
Lapointe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reardon's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reardon is on top in guard.
Reardon postures up and lands a big shot to Lapointe's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reardon wants to control from the top but Lapointe keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reardon preventing the sweep.
Reardon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lapointe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reardon's guard.
Reardon controls Lapointe momentarily but Lapointe frees himself.
Reardon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lapointe kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lapointe wants to pass the guard but Reardon is keeping the position.
Lapointe preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lapointe won't allow Reardon to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Reardon trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hank Reardon.
Reardon swings widly with a right hand
and Lapointe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Reardon gets back to full guard.
Reardon is pulling down on Lapointe's head to control his posture.
Reardon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reardon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lapointe stops Reardon from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reardon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reardon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lapointe wants to get back to full guard.
Lapointe is concentrating on defense, preventing Reardon from advancing position.
Lapointe is looking to improve his position.
Lapointe gets full guard.
Reardon throwing strikes but missing.
Reardon throwing strikes from guard but Lapointe blocks nicely.
Lapointe trying to keep a closed guard but Reardon is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reardon thows a big elbow that misses.
Reardon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reardon trying to control the position from guard on top but Lapointe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lapointe looking for a sweep. Not yet Lapointe, not yet.
Lapointe has his foot on Reardon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reardon works his way back into a safe position though.
Lapointe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reardon throws a strike but Lapointe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lapointe stopping the sweep attempt from Reardon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lapointe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Reardon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Lapointe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reardon throws a combination that misses
and Lapointe counters with a right hand to the body.
Reardon throws a sloppy body shot
and Lapointe counters with a single leg into guard. Reardon didn't expect that.
Lapointe preventing the sweep.
Reardon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reardon isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lapointe stacks Reardon on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lapointe!
Lapointe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reardon tries to improve position but can't.
Reardon struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reardon tries to buck Lapointe off but Lapointe is having none of it.
Reardon manages to get back to half guard.
Reardon has hold of Lapointe's hands but Lapointe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lapointe tries to pass to full mount but Reardon defends it.
Reardon trying to control here.
Reardon controlling the position for now.
Reardon is trying to control but Lapointe manages to pass to mount!
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.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reardon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Reardon moves into full guard.
Reardon wants to control the position but Lapointe says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Reardon has a hand on Lapointe's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lapointe takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Reardon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lapointe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reardon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lapointe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lapointe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lapointe with shots to the head and body - Reardon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lapointe avoids the attempt from Reardon to control.
Lapointe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reardon?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapointe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reardon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Reardon is trying desperately to improve position.
Lapointe dominating with strikes here.
Lapointe prevents Reardon from getting the reversal.
Reardon is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Lapointe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bill Lapointe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Reardon throws an off balance right hand
and Lapointe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reardon throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Lapointe counter with a right hand.
Reardon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lapointe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lapointe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reardon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lapointe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reardon thinking.
Reardon walks into a stiff left hand from Lapointe.
Lapointe throws a series of punches but Reardon avoids them all with ease.
Reardon misses with a double jab
and Lapointe counters with a stiff right hand.
Reardon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lapointe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reardon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lapointe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Lapointe catches Reardon right on the button with a cross.
Reardon misses with a lunging right hand
and Lapointe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reardon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lapointe lands a really nice looking cross but Reardon seems unphased.
Lapointe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lapointe misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reardon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lapointe lands a nice shot to the body.
Reardon misses with a lunging right hand
and Reardon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reardon walks into a left hand.
A shot to the body from Reardon misses
and Lapointe counters with a nice body shot.
Reardon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lapointe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hank Reardon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lapointe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lapointe stuns Reardon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reardon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lapointe counters with a two punch combo.
Lapointe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reardon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lapointe lands a body shot.
Lapointe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lapointe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapointe connects with a jab.
Lapointe lands with a shot to the body.
Lapointe connects with a single shot there.
Hank Reardon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reardon misses with a body punch
and Lapointe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reardon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hank Reardon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lapointe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reardon in his tracks.
Lapointe lands a nice shot to the body.
Lapointe lands a jab to the head.
Lapointe 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.
Lapointe cracks Reardon with a solid left hand.
Lapointe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lapointe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reardon's guard.
Lapointe wants to control but Reardon is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reardon is looking to improve his position.
Bill Lapointe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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. Lapointe connects with a nice short shot to Reardon's temple.
Reardon is looking for a sweep. Lapointe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lapointe wants to control but Reardon is keeping him busy.
Lapointe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lapointe working over Reardon with some ground and pound. Reardon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Reardon looking for subs from the bottom but Lapointe mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reardon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reardon wants to hold on but Lapointe pushes him away.
Lapointe with good strikes from the mount here!
Lapointe unloading with bombs!
Reardon is bucking up trying to escape but Lapointe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lapointe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lapointe working Reardon over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Lapointe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lapointe 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 29:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Lapointe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bembol Oblaks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bembol Oblaks has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Berzins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bembol Oblaks!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzins lands with a nice body punch.
Oblaks throws a combination that misses
and Berzins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berzins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Berzins finds it's way through Oblaks's defenses.
Oblaks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Berzins stuffs the takedown attempt from Oblaks. Oblaks gets slowly back to his feet.
Oblaks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Berzins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Michael Berzins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bembol Oblaks.
Oblaks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oblaks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Berzins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oblaks somewhat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins jabs Oblaks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Berzins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oblaks.
Oblaks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Berzins defends it nicely.
Oblaks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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.
Berzins stuffs the takedown attempt from Oblaks. Oblaks gets slowly back to his feet.
Oblaks fails with a takedown attempt.
Oblaks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oblaks walks into a straight right hand from Berzins.
Berzins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Berzins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Berzins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Berzins.
Berzins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No luck for Oblaks with that takedown attempt.
Oblaks fails to land the takedown.
Oblaks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Berzins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oblaks scrambles back to his feet.
Berzins moves out of range of the body kick from Oblaks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oblaks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oblaks shoots in for a double leg but Berzins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Berzins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Oblaks moves to clinch but Berzins breaks away
and Berzins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oblaks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Berzins stuffs the takedown.
Good shot there by Berzins.
Danga de danga de dang - Berzins scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Berzins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Berzins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oblaks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oblaks drops his hands momentarily and Berzins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Berzins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Berzins stuffs the takedown attempt from Oblaks. Oblaks gets slowly back to his feet.
Berzins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oblaks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Berzins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Michael Berzins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bembol Oblaks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oblaks scores with a takedown into Berzins's guard.
Oblaks trying to control the position from guard on top but Berzins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oblaks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Berzins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oblaks on the ground.
Oblaks advances position into side control!
Berzins trying to remain calm as Oblaks controls from the top position.
Oblaks wants to control but Berzins is keeping him busy.
Oblaks tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins tries to buck Oblaks off but Oblaks is having none of it.
Oblaks postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Oblaks postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Oblaks is looking to take a break and control but Berzins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Oblaks are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oblaks tries for a kimura but Berzins is defending well.
Oblaks trying to control the action but Berzins is working from the bottom.
Oblaks passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Berzins!
Oblaks looking to control but Berzins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Berzins stops Oblaks from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oblaks jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Berzins is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Berzins and Oblaks has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Berzins gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Berzins is trying desperately to improve position.
Oblaks with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Oblaks moves to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bembol Oblaks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Berzins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Oblaks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oblaks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berzins pinned against the cage. Berzins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oblaks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berzins swats away the attempt to clinch by Oblaks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Berzins.
Berzins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oblaks's head backwards.
Oblaks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Michael Berzins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berzins lands a jab.
Oblaks tries to clinch there but Berzins circles away.
Berzins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Berzins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Berzins wants it to stay on the feet.
Michael Berzins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bembol Oblaks.
A shot to the liver by Berzins. Beautiful body shot.
Berzins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Berzins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Berzins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oblaks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Berzins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oblaks somewhat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oblaks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oblaks misses with a takedown attempt - Berzins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Berzins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oblaks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Berzins lands with a straight right. Oblaks didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzins tests Oblaks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oblaks drops his hands momentarily and Berzins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oblaks fails to land the takedown.
Berzins stuffs the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Berzins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Berzins 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Berzins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Daniel Vera enters the cage!
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225 lbs
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280 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Vera!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans gets caught flat footed, as Vera shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vera wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Evans holds on and takes a little breather.
Evans wants to stand and escape but Vera is having none of it.
Evans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Vera from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vera throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vera's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera thows a big elbow that misses.
Vera thows a big elbow that misses.
Vera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Evans 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.
Vera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vera wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Vera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vera with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Evans is trying to control the position but Vera postures up.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Vera from controlling successfully.
Vera throwing strikes but missing.
Vera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vera is looking to work some ground and pound but Evans has wrist control.
Evans on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evans tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vera distracts Evans with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vera is looking to work some ground and pound but Evans has wrist control.
Evans trying to keep a closed guard but Vera is proving a slippery customer.
Vera trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vera postures up in Evans's guard and throws a big left but Evans blocks it.
Evans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vera.
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.
Vera wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Vera looking to sit in guard and control but Evans gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vera controlling the position.
Evans postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Vera was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Evans misses with a body kick.
Evans throws a series of punches but Vera avoids them all with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Evans fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vera, pushing him back against the cage.
Evans is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Evans wants a takedown but no success here.
Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans moves out of range of the leg kick from Vera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Vera dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vera shoots and misses
and Evans counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vera won't be happy with that.
Evans wants to control but Vera is keeping him busy.
Vera struggling a bit here.
Vera is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Evans is keen to just control but Vera is a slippery customer.
Vera is trying to stand back up but Evans is controlling him
Vera blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Vera has his hands clasped together around Evans's back. He's all about the action.
Vera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vera regains full guard. Nicely done.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Vera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vera's head.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Evans postures up.
Vera manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Evans manages to get himself to full guard.
Vera wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Evans manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Vera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vera. That's going to slow Evans down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans fails with the takedown
and Vera counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vera 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.
Vera is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Evans doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vera.
Vera is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Evans that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Evans is looking to improve his position but Vera isn't that keen on the idea.
Vera raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vera punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vera with the ground and pound from mount.
Daniel Vera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vera looking to ground and pound but Evans is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera misses with a head shot.
Vera working Evans over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vera punching from mount but Evans doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Evans takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vera thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Evans is in a horrible position here. Vera smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Vera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vera shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Evans's guard.
Vera lands a couple of elbows.
Vera postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vera trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vera scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans looking for a sweep. Not yet Evans, not yet.
Vera distracts Evans with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vera throws a strike but Evans rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evans tries to roll over but Vera keeps him under control.
Evans keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Evans is not content to let Vera control the position.
Daniel Vera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like Vera is going to stand back up.
Nice strikes from Vera there.
Evans tries to roll over but Vera keeps him under control.
Evans is trying to stand back up but Vera is controlling him
Vera not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to control but Vera is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vera shoots for a takedown but Evans saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Evans misses with a straight right.
Vera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Evans counters by clinching up.
John Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Vera.
Evans tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vera has Evans pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Evans manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vera is working Evans over against the cage.
Evans has Vera pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vera manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Evans but Evans pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vera shoots in for a double leg but Evans sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vera wants to pass to mount but Evans is defending the position.
Vera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vera wants to control but Evans is keeping him busy.
John Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vera blocks the strikes from Evans.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Vera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vera has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Vera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sid Lagove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry William French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lagove comes into the arena with What you say blaring out of the sound system. French has chosen Blaze of Glory as his entrance music. Henry William French acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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212 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Lagove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Henry William French!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
French connects with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Lagove misses
and French counters with a left and a right that stings Lagove.
French tries to bum rush Lagove with a series of wild strikes but Lagove uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from French does no damage.
Lagove moves out of range as French strikes.
Lagove bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
French misses with a straight right.
French tries to bum rush Lagove with a series of wild strikes but Lagove uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
French takes a head kick and keeps coming.
No joy there for French, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from French.
French misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Lagove throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagove darts in trying to clinch
letting French counter with a right hand.
Lagove misses with a hook to the body
and French counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
French connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab, jab by French - just one landing.
Henry William French is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
French misses with a left hand
and Lagove counters with a three punch combo that has French backing up. French nods at Lagove to acknowledge the strikes.
French lands the left hand.
Lagove shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as French sprawls well. French wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lagove gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from French misses.
French misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagove takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
French misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lagove.
French jabs at Lagove's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
French throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lagove decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in French's guard.
French looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
French is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lagove missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lagove throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as French works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lagove 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.
Lagove working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lagove accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lagove missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagove trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lagove thows a big elbow that misses.
Lagove looking to sit in guard and control but French gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lagove is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lagove keeping full guard, as French tries to pass.
French postures up in Lagove's guard and throws a big left but Lagove blocks it.
Lagove looking to control.
French won't allow Lagove to sweep him here.
Lagove looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
French throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Lagove preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
French trying to control but Lagove is working from the bottom.
Lagove throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
French trying to control but Lagove is working from the bottom.
French might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lagove kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lagove looking for a sweep. Not yet Lagove, not yet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Henry William French hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
French keeps the fight on the outside.
Lagove fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lagove swings and misses with a hook to the body.
French falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lagove counters with a shoot takedown. French fights it but they end up in guard.
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 Sid Lagove will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
French uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lagove.
Lagove throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
French throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
French misses with a series of wild punches.
Lagove tries to clinch there but French circles away.
Lagove ducks down and throws a hook to the body but French moves away.
French scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sloppy strikes from French. Those never looked like landing.
French throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lagove stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lagove fails with the takedown.
Lagove moves away from the strike by French.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagove gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and French counters with a nice body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - French scores with a four punch combination!
Lagove throws a wild body kick that French sees coming a mile off.
Crunch! Lagove slams his shin into French's torso.
Lagove is trying hard to land a takedown here. French sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Lagove. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lagove takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lagove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but French paws at him with a jab and circles away.
French takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lagove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but French paws at him with a jab and circles away.
French looks to score with a jab to the body but Lagove is just out of range.
Lagove is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
French uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lagove.
French with a nice cross.
Lagove shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lagove was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lagove is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But French has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from French!
French 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lagove manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lagove landing strikes from the mount.
Lagove is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But French has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from French!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
French throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lagove working for a triangle but French defends it easily.
French avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
French trying to control the position from guard on top but Lagove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lagove is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
French is looking to control Lagove's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can French avoid being mounted?
Lagove throwing shots but French is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
French flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lagove throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
French taking some punishment here, with Lagove in his half guard.
Lagove is pressing down on French's thigh, looking to free his foot. French is holding on for now.
Lagove looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
French tries to roll over but Lagove keeps him under control.
Lagove lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
French is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lagove scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
French keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Henry William French will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lagove fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but French avoids it really well and circles away.
Lagove throws a sloppy head kick and French moves out of range easily.
Lagove darts in trying to clinch
and French counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Henry William French seems to be getting the better of the standup.
French takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lagove walks into a left hand.
Lagove tries to clinch up but French circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the body from French misses
and Lagove counters with a single leg into guard. French didn't expect that.
Lagove drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but French manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lagove has French in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagove has his foot on French's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. French works his way back into a safe position though.
French avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
French trying to control but Lagove is working from the bottom.
French forces his way into half guard.
Lagove is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lagove is looking to control French's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lagove avoid being mounted?
Lagove tries to get to full guard but French has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lagove slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
French has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lagove is proving hard to escape from.
French distracts Lagove with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
French throwing strikes but missing.
Sid Lagove overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lagove can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as French controls the pace.
Lagove is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. French is aware though and is defending well.
Lagove is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
French trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lagove throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
French stopping the sweep attempt from Lagove.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
French's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lagove tries to strike from the bottom.
French trying to control but Lagove is working from the bottom.
French working some strikes from top position.
Lagove can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as French controls the pace.
Lagove looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
French cracks Lagove with a solid left hand.
Lagove trying to keep a closed guard but French is proving a slippery customer.
French trying to control the position from guard on top but Lagove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lagove throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagove has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but French can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
French throwing strikes from guard but Lagove blocks nicely.
Lagove utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
French trying to control but Lagove is working from the bottom.
Lagove is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
French throwing strikes but missing.
French working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
French trying to control the position from guard on top but Lagove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henry William French.
I think French has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sid Lagove!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josiah Scurlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rizzo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ludacris - Too Fast to Furious. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josiah Scurlock!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scurlock avoids the head kick by Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scurlock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rizzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scurlock throws a series of punches but Rizzo moves out of range.
Rizzo misses with a combination
and Scurlock counters with a good, hard body kick but Rizzo shrugs it off.
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick
and Scurlock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rizzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scurlock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rizzo eats them both and turns towards Scurlock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses
and Scurlock counters with a left and a right that stings Rizzo.
A good leg kick by Rizzo.
Scurlock misses with a series of wild punches.
Rizzo throws a leg kick
and Scurlock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Enrique Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scurlock to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scurlock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scurlock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scurlock avoids the head kick by Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick and Scurlock moves out of range easily.
Rizzo throws a lazy head kick
and Scurlock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Scurlock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rizzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scurlock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rizzo throws a right hand that misses
and Scurlock counters with a left and a right that stings Rizzo.
Rizzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Scurlock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo lands a right hook to the body.
Rizzo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Rizzo is predictable there
and Rizzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scurlock misses with a body shot.
Rizzo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scurlock counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a lazy head kick
and Scurlock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Scurlock misses.
Rizzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rizzo thumps Scurlock with a low kick.
Rizzo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Scurlock throws a right and a left that Rizzo avoids nicely.
Rizzo lands with an uppercut that bounces Scurlock off the cage and back into rage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a low kick, looking for Scurlock's leg but Scurlock calmly moves out of range.
Scurlock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A head kick by Rizzo misses
and Scurlock counters with a right hand to the body.
Scurlock stalks Rizzo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rizzo's face. Rizzo staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scurlock shoots in and gets a takedown into Rizzo's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock wants to pass the guard but Rizzo is keeping the position.
Rizzo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rizzo, not yet.
Rizzo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rizzo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Scurlock.
Scurlock content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Scurlock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scurlock trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scurlock wanted to stand there but Rizzo had control of the position.
Scurlock wants to pass the guard but Rizzo is keeping the position.
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.
Rizzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scurlock is one step ahead there.
Scurlock content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Scurlock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Scurlock looking to pass the guard.
Rizzo wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scurlock wants to pass the guard but Rizzo is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josiah Scurlock dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scurlock scores with a one two! Rizzo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
Rizzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rizzo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Scurlock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rizzo swings widly with a right hand
and Scurlock counters with a two punch combo.
Scurlock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rizzo takes one to the side of the head.
Rizzo is looking to wear down Scurlock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rizzo shoots for a takedown but Scurlock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Scurlock throws a series of punches but Rizzo moves out of range.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That kick from Rizzo tenderised Scurlock's leg. Scurlock is trying to keep his angry face on.
A combination from Scurlock does no damage.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Rizzo is predictable there
and Scurlock counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scurlock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Scurlock looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range.
Rizzo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scurlock counters with a one-two to the body.
Scurlock misses with a combination
and Rizzo counters with a nice leg kick.
Scurlock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rizzo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rizzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo cracks the inside of Scurlock's front leg.
Scurlock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rizzo.
Rizzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rizzo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock throws a lazy head kick
and Rizzo counters with a head kick.
Josiah Scurlock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scurlock misses with a series of wild punches.
Rizzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Rizzo.
Rizzo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Scurlock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rizzo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Scurlock.
Rizzo misses with a lunging right hand
and Scurlock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scurlock is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rizzo misses with a takedown
and Scurlock counters with a nice body shot.
Rizzo connects with a single shot there.
Rizzo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Scurlock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut
and Scurlock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Enrique Rizzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scurlock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rizzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rizzo connects with a single shot there.
Rizzo misses with a hook.
Rizzo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rizzo throws a leg kick
and Scurlock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rizzo throws a leg kick which misses Scurlock's front leg but catches the back leg as Scurlock tries to avoid it.
Rizzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Rizzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scurlock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rizzo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rizzo misses with a takedown attempt
and Scurlock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enrique Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scurlock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a head kick but Scurlock moves out of range.
Rizzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rizzo scores with a jab to the body.
Scurlock blocks a head kick by Rizzo.
Scurlock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rizzo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Scurlock is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick by Rizzo misses
enabling Scurlock to counter with a crisp jab.
Rizzo misses the body punch
and Scurlock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rizzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scurlock.
A head kick by Rizzo misses
and Scurlock counters with a two punch combo.
Scurlock misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scurlock avoids the head kick by Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick and Scurlock moves out of range easily.
Scurlock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josiah Scurlock 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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rizzo, right into the meat.
Rizzo lands with a kick to the temple. Scurlock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Left hook, right uppercut from Rizzo.
Rizzo misses with a kick to the body
and Scurlock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rizzo misses with a head kick.
Scurlock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rizzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Scurlock 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.
Scurlock is looking to work some ground and pound but Rizzo has wrist control.
Scurlock wants to pass the guard but Rizzo is keeping the position.
Scurlock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Scurlock with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scurlock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scurlock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Scurlock wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
Scurlock tries to free his leg and advance position but Rizzo is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rizzo trying to control the position here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Scurlock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Scurlock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scurlock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo.
A head kick by Rizzo misses
letting Scurlock counter with a right hand.
Scurlock throws a right hand that Rizzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Rizzo also avoids with ease.
Scurlock avoids the head kick by Rizzo.
Scurlock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scurlock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rizzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
Rizzo throws an off balance right hand
letting Scurlock counter with a right hand.
Scurlock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rizzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a poor cross that misses
and Scurlock counters with a left and a right that stings Rizzo.
Rizzo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rizzo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scurlock moves forwards but Rizzo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rizzo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scurlock misses with a two punch combination.
Scurlock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rizzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scurlock lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick from Rizzo lands but Scurlock takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rizzo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Enrique Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scurlock avoids the head kick by Rizzo.
Scurlock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rizzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Scurlock fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick by Rizzo misses
and Scurlock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Scurlock fails to land with a series of punches.
Rizzo misses with a shot to the body
and Scurlock counters with a stiff right hand.
Josiah Scurlock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scurlock, as that shot connected.
Scurlock darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Scurlock working over Rizzo with some ground and pound. Rizzo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josiah Scurlock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scurlock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josiah Scurlock!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crump comes to the cage accompanied by Highway into the Danger Zone. Hoo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: None. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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291 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alan Crump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doug Hoo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crump counters with an inside leg kick.
Crump with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doug Hoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoo looks gassed!
Crump fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crump looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crump lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoo's sensitive parts.
Crump lands a nice looking body shot.
Crump throws a leg kick that misses.
Hoo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crump. Crump obviously looking to wear him down.
Crump moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crump lands a jab to Hoo's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crump.
A thudding body kick lands there by Crump!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Crump.
Crump scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crump throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hoo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crump throws a leg kick which misses Hoo's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoo tries to avoid it.
Crump feints and then cracks Hoo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoo down.
Crump connects with a leg kick. Hoo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crump feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoo's calf.
Crump moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo misses with a lunging right hand
and Crump makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crump stuns Hoo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crump throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crump moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crump sizes up Hoo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alan Crump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crump with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crump.
Crump tried to score with a low kick but Hoo checks it.
Crump fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crump dips to his left and cracks Hoo with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crump connects with a solid leg kick.
Crump throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoo takes a swing at Crump's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Crump. Beautiful body shot.
Crump tests Hoo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Doug Hoo has been cut.
Crump connects with a leg kick. Hoo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crump thuds his shin into the meat of Hoo's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crump connects with an inside leg kick.
Crump does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crump connects with a solid leg kick.
Crump is looking to slow Hoo down with leg kicks.
Crump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crump cracks Hoo with a good jab.
Crump lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crump connects with the punch.
Crump fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Crump. That one must have hurt.
Hoo 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.
Crump goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Crump dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Hoo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crump moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crump throws a low kick, looking for Hoo's leg but Hoo calmly moves out of range.
Crump feints and then cracks Hoo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoo down.
Hoo throws a lazy uppercut
and Crump counters with an outside leg kick.
Crump thumps Hoo with a low kick.
Crump fakes the leg kick and cracks Hoo in the body.
Alan Crump is winning the standup battle so far.
Crump scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crump dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crump counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hoo is breathing heavily.
Hoo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hoo walks into a jab.
Crump throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crump buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Crump lands but Hoo takes it in his stride.
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!
Crump moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crump feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoo's calf.
Crump feints and then cracks Hoo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoo down.
Crump fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hoo is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crump is looking to score with low kicks.
Hoo misses with a right hand
and Crump counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crump.
Crump feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoo's calf.
Hoo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That has opened up Doug Hoo's cut even more.
Hoo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crump.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hoo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Crump has got the better of the exchanges.
Crump takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crump is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoo can do to turn this around?
Crump buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hoo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crump.
Crump turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crump.
Crump lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crump throws a one two combo.
The cut above Doug Hoo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Crump throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Hoo's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Crump dives in looking to finish as Hoo flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Crump's strikes! Crump is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Hoo's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Hoo was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Crump!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mondial Dos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Fury is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mondial Dos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Floyd Fury!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos with a jab.
It looks like Floyd Fury has been cut.
Dos misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fury on his heels. He'll look to pass Fury's guard now, I'm sure.
Fury trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fury looking to control.
Dos stands and throws Fury's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dos is putting a hurting on Fury here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fury knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dos blocks the strikes from Fury.
Fury is trying to control Dos's posture but Dos avoids it.
Dos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fury is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fury can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dos happy to just control the position for now.
Dos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dos trying to control the action but Fury is working from the bottom.
Fury tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fury is not content to let Dos control the position.
Dos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fury is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fury is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dos 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos avoids the strikes from the bottom by Fury.
Fury defending against the ground and pound.
Fury striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Fury tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Dos is working Fury over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fury taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fury struggling a bit here.
Fury tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fury regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dos's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Fury keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fury does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dos in particular looking to stall.
Fury is staying active underneath Dos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Fury trying to control here.
Dos wants to take a breather but Fury is having none of it.
Dos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dos wants to take a breather but Fury is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dos wants to pass the guard but Fury is defending well.
Fury landing rabbit punches to the side of Dos's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos.
That's four 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.
Dos trying to control the action but Fury is working from the bottom.
Dos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dos working the head and body with strikes.
Dos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fury keeps working.
Fury tries to roll over but Dos keeps him under control.
Fury misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dos throws a strike but Fury avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fury works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dos trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fury is trying to keep Dos in close.
Fury throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mondial Dos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Floyd Fury's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dos checks a leg kick nicely.
Fury misses with a body kick.
Dos misses with a two punch combination.
Fury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fury looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fury throws a sloppy head kick
and Dos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fury!
Fury is breathing heavily.
Fury takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos landing strikes from the mount.
Dos trying to control but Fury is having none of it.
Dos looking to finish Fury with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fury!
Dos looking to control but Fury is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fury throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dos. What's that going to do exactly?
Dos landing strikes from the mount and Fury is in trouble!
Dos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fury flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dos raining down shots from the mount!
Dos looking to control but Fury is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dos working for a guillotine from mount but Fury is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Dos controls the action.
Fury grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Fury breaks Dos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fury throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fury accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fury trying to control but Dos is working from the bottom.
Fury stops Dos from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos trying to keep a closed guard but Fury is proving a slippery customer.
Dos keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fury lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fury trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fury is controlling him.
Fury trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dos controls Fury momentarily but Fury frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fury buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fury throws a head kick that misses.
Dos misses with a lunging right hand
and Fury counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fury thows a leg kick but Dos checks it
and Dos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury misses with a head kick.
Fury throws a sloppy head kick
and Dos counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mondial Dos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Floyd Fury's cut.
That's time! Dos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fury tries to clinch but Dos moves away
and Dos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fury's guard.
Dos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fury parries the strikes from Dos easily there. Dos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fury to escape.
Dos wants to control but Fury is keeping him busy.
Fury tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fury has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fury is not content to let Dos control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dos is controlling the pace.
Fury flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fury wants to get back to full guard.
Mondial Dos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mondial Dos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A head kick by Fury misses
and Dos counters with a series of strikes that sends Fury to the canvas! Dos follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Fury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos trying to control but Fury is working from the bottom.
Dos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fury for as long as he can get away with.
Fury pulls Dos in close to his closed guard and prevents Dos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dos tries to free his leg and advance position but Fury is retaining full guard.
Mondial Dos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mondial Dos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fury tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fury takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a lazy head kick
and Dos counters with a leg kick.
Fury slips a jab from Dos.
A head kick by Fury misses
and Dos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fury's guard.
Dos wants to control from the top but Fury keeps moving.
Dos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mondial Dos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fury throws a lazy head kick
and Dos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fury tries to clinch up
and Dos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fury throws a lazy head kick
and Dos counters with a three punch combo that has Fury backing up. Fury nods at Dos to acknowledge the strikes.
Mondial Dos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury is looking to clinch but Dos is avoiding it.
Floyd Fury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fury throws a body kick the misses
and Dos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mondial Dos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mondial Dos!
Mondial Dos retains his light heavyweight title!
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