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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rooster Cogburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sticky Buds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rooster Cogburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sticky Buds!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buds throws a nice looking combination but Cogburn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buds misses with a straight left.
Cogburn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buds swats away the attempt to clinch by Cogburn.
Cogburn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cogburn has Buds up against the cage in a clinch.
Cogburn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cogburn connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sticky Buds has been cut.
Buds working aggressively here.
Cogburn could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Buds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cogburn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Cogburn on the inside.
Buds wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cogburn lands with a left to the head.
Cogburn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cogburn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Budss head.
Buds is rocked!
Cogburn lands an elbow inside that Buds shrugs off.
Buds is still on wobbly legs! Can Cogburn finish him?
That has opened up Sticky Buds's cut even more.
Cogburn connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Buds goes down! Cogburn jumps into full mount looking to finish!
The cut above Sticky Buds's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cogburn trying to control but Buds is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cogburn is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Buds seems to have recovered his senses.
Buds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cogburn tries to clinch but Buds moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cogburn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cogburn rushes Buds and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cogburn.
Cogburn blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cogburn.
Cogburn lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cogburn.
Sticky Buds's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cogburn lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cogburn as Buds tries to tie him up.
Buds has had enough of the clinch but Cogburn keeps him there for the moment.
Cogburn blocking some punches.
Cogburn lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sticky Buds's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rooster Cogburn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zibraaz Cava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zibraaz Cava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cava throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sherman's head.
Cava buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cava lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sherman misses with a body shot.
Sherman throws a hook to the side of Cava's head but Cava sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cava throws a head kick that half lands.
Sherman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cava uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sherman.
Cava throws a head kick that Sherman semi-blocks.
Cava displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sherman.
Sherman tries to clinch but Cava is having none of it.
Sherman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cava throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Dave Sherman has been cut.
Cava ducks under a wild hook from Sherman.
Cava lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Sherman crumples to the floor! Cava milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zibraaz Cava!
Zibraaz Cava really struggled to get his t-shirt was on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Seven Sins™ logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Turbando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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171 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tomas Turbando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Shields!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shields fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turbando works Shields's body with a nice hook.
Shields takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turbando throws a jab when Shields was well out of range.
Shields throws a jab but it's blocked by Turbando.
Turbando misses with a body shot.
Shields needs to keep his hands up - Turbando had a free shot at his head there.
Turbando misses with a straight right.
Shields tries to clinch there but Turbando circles away.
Turbando listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shields throws a hook but Turbando blocks it.
Shields moves out of range as Turbando strikes.
Shields tries to clinch but Turbando is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shields tries a head kick but it misses.
Tomas Turbando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbando throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turbando lands a jab.
Nice jab there from Turbando.
Turbando moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shields ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turbando moves away.
Shields goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shields throws a wild body kick that Turbando sees coming a mile off.
Tomas Turbando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shields.
Turbando moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Nick Shields has been cut.
Turbando misses with a body shot.
Turbando's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shields under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turbando lands a nice shot that snaps Shields's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shields throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turbando's waist but Turbando gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shields off to one side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turbando darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shields is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Turbando ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Shields clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tomas Turbando!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Ovrut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathaniel Forrester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forrester comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Rooster by Alice and Chains kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Ovrut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathaniel Forrester!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovrut moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ovrut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ovrut clinches up against the cage.
Forrester tries to break the clinch but Ovrut is controlling the position.
Ovrut manages to pull guard.
Forrester tries to free his leg and advance position but Ovrut is retaining full guard.
Ovrut working for a triangle but Forrester defends it easily.
Ovrut trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ovrut working a defensive guard here.
Forrester controlling from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forrester has gone for a leg lock! Ovrut slips out almost immediately though and dives into Forrester's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovrut stands up from Forrester's guard - Ovrut perhaps looking for a knockout.
Forrester defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ovrut.
Forrester misses with a body punch
and Ovrut counters with a head kick. That will keep Forrester thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forrester misses with a wild body shot.
Nathaniel Forrester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Forrester.
Ovrut blocks a head kick by Forrester.
Ovrut avoids the head kick by Forrester.
Forrester lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ovrut circles away quickly and effectively.
Ovrut misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovrut drops Forrester with a beautiful combination! Forrester stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ovrut is looking for the KO!
Forrester is rocked!
It looks like Nathaniel Forrester has been cut.
Forrester lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ovrut shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Forrester's guard.
Ovrut decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A head kick misses from Forrester.
Ovrut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Forrester manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Ovrut. Those never looked like landing.
Ovrut will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Forrester throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Ovrut.
Forrester cracks Ovrut with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ovrut blocks a head kick by Forrester.
Forrester tests Ovrut's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ovrut fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Forrester, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovrut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forrester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ovrut escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Forrester misses with a double jab.
Ovrut shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Forrester as he avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Ovrut scores with a four punch combination!
Forrester tries to bum rush Ovrut with a series of wild strikes but Ovrut uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Forrester throws a head kick but Ovrut moves out of range.
Ovrut closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Ovrut is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Forrester is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ovrut stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forrester fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ovrut fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Ovrut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Forrester lands a jab-cross combination.
Forrester misses with a wild body shot.
Forrester throws a head kick but Ovrut moves out of range.
Forrester throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ovrut gets a takedown into half guard.
Forrester really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ovrut. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ovrut prevents Forrester from standing back up.
Forrester looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ovrut maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Forrester could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ovrut has cracked it and Forrester is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ovrut!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Ovrut!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yohan Evil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yohan Evil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Steel!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel swings for the body but Evil moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Evil. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Evil.
Steel scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Evil connects with a body shot that sends Steel's belly button to the back.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Steel - that will leave a mark!
Evil is breathing heavily.
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!
Steel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Evil under the eye.
It looks like Yohan Evil has been cut.
Evil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steel can pounce on him.
Steel wants to clinch.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel moves into the clinch successfully.
Steel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Steel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evil swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel misses with a body punch.
Evil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evil tries to throw a body punch but Steel avoids it by throwing Evil back against the cage.
Evil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steel presses Evil against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Steel on the inside.
Steel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steel lands a right hand.
Steel drops Evil onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Evil is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Evil is rocked!
Steel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Evil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steel lands with a light punch inside.
Steel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Evil or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel digs a right hand into Evil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Evil's gas tank.
Steel scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Steel.
Steel pushes Evil against the cage. Steel is working some dirty boxing. Steel pushes off with a quick right hook! Evil goes down! Evil tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Steel moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antoine Steel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omaha Steak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson comes to the cage accompanied by Keine Lust. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Omaha Steak!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson tries to land a leg kick but Steak saw it coming and moves away.
Steak connects with the punch.
Steak throws a big shot that misses.
Peterson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Peterson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Steak jabs at Peterson's body.
Nice body punch from Steak.
Peterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Steak.
Steak throws a leg kick
and Peterson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steak misses the jab.
Peterson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson motions for Steak to come forward. Peterson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steak closes the distance and clinches.
Peterson tries to score a body lock takedown but Steak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Steak has had enough of the clinch but Peterson keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson taking a breather.
Steak working hard to break the clinch.
Steak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Peterson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Steak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Steak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Peterson looking to slow down the pace here.
Peterson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steak tries to circle away but Peterson has him pinned against the cage.
Peterson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steak's efforts to push away.
Steak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Peterson prevents Steak from breaking the clinch.
Peterson just leaning against Steak, taking a breather.
Steak wants to break free but Peterson has control.
Steak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steak is pushing Peterson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Steak wants to break free but Peterson has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson leaning against his opponent.
Peterson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steak lands a shot to the body.
Steak lands with a right to the head.
Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steak scores with a head kick.
Steak misses with a lunging right hand
and Peterson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good exchange - Steak coming out on top.
Steak wants to clinch.
Peterson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steak to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steak feints a jab promting Peterson to slip. Steak then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Peterson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Peterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
Steak tries to score with a low kick but Peterson moves his leg out of the way.
Peterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peterson slips a jab and a cross from Steak.
Steak swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
A low kick from Steak is predictable there
and Peterson counters with an outside leg kick.
Steak blocks a low kick nicely.
Peterson throws a leg kick which misses Steak's front leg but catches the back leg as Steak tries to avoid it.
Steak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steak throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
Peterson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steak is out of range and Peterson settles back down.
Peterson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Omaha Steak will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steak is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab, jab by Steak - just one landing.
Omaha Steak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steak checks a leg kick.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Steak sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Peterson tries a low kick but Steak avoids it.
Steak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Omaha Steak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson tries to keep at a distance but Steak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steak manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Peterson.
Steak loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steak lands a head shot.
Peterson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peterson slips a straight right by Steak.
Steak throws a right and a left that Peterson avoids nicely.
Peterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peterson lands a leg kick that knocks Steak off balance momentarily.
Steak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peterson's head backwards.
Peterson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Peterson throws a low kick but Steak avoids it.
Peterson walks into a straight right hand from Steak.
Steak throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson walks into a left hand.
Peterson takes one on the button.
Peterson moves out of range as Steak throws a body kick.
Steak scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson scoring well with a low kick there.
Peterson looks to land a combination. Steak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Steak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steak jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Peterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peterson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steak fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steak lands with an overhand left.
Steak throws a leg kick that is checked
and Peterson counters with a solid body kick.
Steak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Peterson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steak's efforts to push away.
Peterson taking a breather.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peterson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Peterson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steak is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a leg kick
and Steak counters with a left and a right that stings Peterson.
Steak throws a right and a left that Peterson avoids nicely.
Steak misses the jab.
Steak 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.
Steak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peterson blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steak throws a head kick that misses.
Steak is breathing heavily.
Steak throws a nice looking combination but Peterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Steak blocks the leg kick.
Peterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steak circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steak.
Peterson walks into a stiff left hand from Steak.
Steak misses with a body shot.
Steak scores with a one two! Peterson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omaha Steak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Steak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Omaha Steak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steak tried to score with a low kick but Peterson checks it.
Steak is looking to clinch but Peterson is avoiding it.
Peterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peterson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steak.
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peterson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steak.
Steak lands with a straight right. Peterson didn't see that one coming.
Steak tries to score with a low kick but Peterson moves his leg out of the way.
Steak lands a jab to Peterson's midsection.
Peterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steak.
Steak blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Steak misses.
Jab from Steak.
Steak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peterson's hands.
Steak connects with a single shot there.
Peterson scores with a head kick.
Steak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steak looks to land a right hand but Peterson moved out of range.
Steak with a hook.
Steak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson tries to land a leg kick but Steak saw it coming and moves away.
Steak misses with a looping left.
Steak connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steak looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Peterson.
Steak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peterson throws a low kick but Steak avoids it.
Steak swings widly with a right hand
and Peterson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steak lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Peterson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Peterson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steak misses with a hook.
Steak takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Steak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steak just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steak throws a nice looking combination but Peterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steak looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Steak throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson.
Steak moves into the clinch.
Steak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson scores with a push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Peterson.
Steak avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Peterson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Peterson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Peterson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson cracks the inside of Steak's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Peterson.
Steak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steak blocks a head kick by Peterson.
Peterson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peterson throws a low kick, looking for Steak's leg but Steak calmly moves out of range.
Steak 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.
Steak checks a leg kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Steak blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Steak misses.
Peterson is looking to score with low kicks.
Omaha Steak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steak feints and then cracks Peterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peterson down.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steak 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Omaha Steak!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jolly Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Millencolin - Mr Clean. Giant is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Final Hour. 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
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernard Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jolly Giant!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant staying out of range there.
Blake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blake misses with the combination.
Giant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Giant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blake misses with a wild combination.
Blake shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Giant as he avoids it easily.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giant.
A punch lands to the side of Giant 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Giant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blake staying out of range there.
Giant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Giant!
Giant lands a nice looking body kick.
Giant just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Blake checks a low kick from Giant.
Giant throws a good cross that connects.
Blake tries to clinch there but Giant circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped Giant's head back.
Giant lands the left hand.
Giant avoids the body shot from Blake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Giant jabs Blake right on the nose. Blake blinks but takes it well.
Some wild striking there from Giant.
Giant tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giant lands a front kick.
Giant scoring well with a low kick there.
Blake is breathing heavily.
Giant misses with a low kick as Blake jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant throws a solid leg kick but Blake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Giant.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Giant. That's going to slow Blake down.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Giant pushes him off.
Giant defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blake.
Giant lands a leg kick that knocks Blake off balance momentarily.
Giant throws a leg kick which misses Blake's front leg but catches the back leg as Blake tries to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Giant, as that shot connected.
Giant jabs Blake right on the nose. Blake blinks but takes it well.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Giant.
Giant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Giant.
Giant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giant. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giant tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Blake.
Giant stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giant lands a really nice looking cross but Blake seems unphased.
It looks like Bernard Blake has been cut.
Giant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Giant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Giant connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blake scrambles back to his feet.
Giant thuds his right hand into Blake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Giant delivers a nice body kick.
Giant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giant.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Giant is looking to score with low kicks.
Giant is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blake had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Blake throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Giant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.
Giant misses with a low kick.
Blake ducks right into an uppercut from Giant.
Giant tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Blake drops his hands momentarily and Giant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Horrible takedown by Blake or perhaps it was just good defense by Giant which made him look bad.
Giant misses the shot to the body.
Jolly Giant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blake checks a low kick from Giant.
Giant throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Giant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernard Blake's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A clash of legs there as Blake blocks the low kick.
Giant swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bernard Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Giant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giant misses with a low kick.
Giant connects with a looping right hand.
Giant connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Giant misses the shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Blake might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giant.
Giant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giant.
Blake swings for the body but Giant moves out of range.
Giant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Giant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Giant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick
and Giant counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giant fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blake.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Giant, right into the meat.
Giant drops Blake with a beautiful combination! Blake stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Giant is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giant cracks Blake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blake is rocked!
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Giant.
Blake takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Giant changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Giant cracks Blake with a left hook right on the temple and Blake goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Giant lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Blake is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jolly Giant!
Jolly Giant opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Longfellow Deeds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deeds kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Evils Deeds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Longfellow Deeds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Willy Watson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Deeds just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Deeds looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Watson with a hook.
Watson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Watson shoots in and bounces Deeds off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Deeds will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Deeds is trying to keep Watson in close.
Deeds working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Watson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Deeds manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Watson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Watson trying to keep a closed guard but Deeds is proving a slippery customer.
Deeds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Deeds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deeds drops back looking for a leg! Watson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Watson manages to kick Deeds off! Deeds jumps back into Watson's guard.
Watson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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.
Watson wants to stand up but Deeds is controlling him.
Deeds wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Willy Watson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sloppy strikes from Deeds. Those never looked like landing.
Watson moves into the clinch.
Deeds goes for a takedown attempt but Watson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Watson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Deeds.
Deeds misses with a straight right.
Deeds misses with a takedown attempt - Watson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Deeds shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Watson but Watson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Longfellow Deeds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson takes a swing at Deeds's ribcage but misses.
Watson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Deeds takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Deeds misses the target.
Watson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Watson slips a straight right by Deeds.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Watson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson digs a good body shot into Deeds's ribs.
Watson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Watson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Deeds fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Watson sprawls well initially but Deeds persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deeds throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Watson trying to hold on to Deeds's head to control him but Deeds postures up.
Watson is trying to get back to full guard.
Deeds is looking to take a break and control but Watson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Watson is looking for a sweep. Deeds is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deeds trying to mount his opponent but Watson defends it.
Watson is trying is best to control the position here.
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 Longfellow Deeds will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Watson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Deeds connects with a good right hand that stumbles Watson. Watson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Deeds checks it well.
Watson throws a chopping leg kick but Deeds manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Deeds misses.
Deeds shoots in for a double leg but Watson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Deeds getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Watson throws a head kick but Deeds moves out of range.
Deeds lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Deeds.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson slips a straight right by Deeds.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deeds moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deeds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crunch! Watson slams his shin into Deeds's torso.
Watson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Deeds to the ground. Watson is now in Deeds's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deeds throws his legs up looking for a submission but Watson uses it to pass to side control.
Deeds is looking to regain half guard here but Watson keeps moving and retains side control.
Deeds wants to control but Watson postures up.
Deeds manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeds is trying to get back to full guard.
Deeds is working hard here to advance position.
Watson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Deeds looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Deeds looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deeds is refusing to be controlled, as Watson sits in half guard.
Deeds actively working from the bottom here.
Watson tries to stand and escape but Deeds actually recovers to full guard.
Deeds is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deeds controls Watson momentarily but Watson frees himself.
Deeds throws his legs up looking for a submission but Watson uses it to pass to side control.
Watson stands up.
Deeds is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deeds looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Longfellow Deeds will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Watson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Deeds at a distance.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deeds moves away.
Watson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
Watson wants to clinch.
Watson instigates a clinch.
Watson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deeds takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Watson tries to clinch there but Deeds circles away.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deeds throws out the jab.
Deeds lands a nice shot that snaps Watson's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Watson misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Watson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watson keeps control of Deeds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Deeds tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Watson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Watson.
Deeds tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deeds misses the jab.
Watson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Deeds moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Watson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeds looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watson is one step ahead there.
Deeds is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watson defends well.
Watson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Deeds has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watson has managed to get both his arms back between Deeds's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deeds wants to sweep here but Watson controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control but Deeds is working from the bottom.
Deeds keeping full guard, as Watson tries to pass.
Willy Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deeds not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Deeds is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Deeds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deeds wants to sweep but no luck.
Deeds looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Longfellow Deeds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deeds keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deeds looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Willy Watson.
I think Deeds 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Longfellow Deeds!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce has chosen Eve 6 - Inside Out as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jakob Juarez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jakob Juarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damon Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pierce showed some decent athleticism there.
Pierce uses his free foot to push down on Juarez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Juarez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierce pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Juarez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Juarez tries to get out of the position.
Pierce tries to control but Juarez wriggling away.
Juarez has given up his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Pierce patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Pierce working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierce is not going to allow Juarez to sit and survive in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juarez tries to escape the position.
Pierce tightening his grip on Juarez, looking for the choke.
Well, with Pierce on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Juarez is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Juarez is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damon Pierce!
A very excited looking Damon Pierce made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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