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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Pokerface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Pokerface!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anderson Shield!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Shield coming out on top.
Pokerface keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shield.
Shield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pokerface.
Pokerface has closed the distance and engaged Shield in a clinch.
Shield misses with a punch on the inside.
Shield is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shield misses with some punches.
Pokerface drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pokerface working a defensive guard here.
Shield throwing strikes but missing.
Shield tries to free his leg and advance position but Pokerface is retaining full guard.
Shield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shield throws a big right hand that misses.
Pokerface knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shield on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shield accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shield throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokerface working for a triangle but Shield defends it easily.
Shield throwing strikes from guard but Pokerface blocks nicely.
Shield trying to control but Pokerface is working from the bottom.
Shield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shield throws an elbow that misses. Pokerface uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shield's guard. Nice move by Pokerface!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pokerface preventing the sweep.
Pokerface trying to control the position from guard on top but Shield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shield controls Pokerface momentarily but Pokerface frees himself.
Shield managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shield manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pokerface holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shield tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shield unloads with some shots from mount but Pokerface bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shield throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Shield looking to ground and pound but Pokerface is blocking nicely.
Shield throwing strikes here but Pokerface is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shield throws some wild stikes that Pokerface manages to avoid easily.
Shield misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shield thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokerface tries to lock up and control but Shield gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pokerface is breathing heavily.
Shield throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Shield looking to finish with strikes here!
Shield misses with a head shot.
Shield thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Shield unloads with some shots from mount but Pokerface bucks and avoids them well.
Shield thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Shield thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Shield looking to control but Pokerface is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pokerface is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shield looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shield looking to ground and pound but Pokerface is blocking nicely.
Pokerface holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shield tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shield scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pokerface?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shield thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Shield throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pokerface because Shield loaded up on that one.
Shield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pokerface is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pokerface avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shield.
Shield looking to finish with strikes here!
Shield wants to control the pace but Pokerface is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shield misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Shield dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shield scores with a jab. Pokerface acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shield misses with an uppercut. Pokerface saw that one coming.
Shield darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pokerface takes the fight into the clinch.
Shield tries a body shot but Pokerface blocks it.
Shield pushes Pokerface back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shield misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Shield - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pokerface breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pokerface.
Shield slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Shield scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pokerface clinches up against the cage.
Shield has Pokerface pressed against the cage, preventing Pokerface from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shield.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A hook to the body from Shield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield tries to stall but Pokerface uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pokerface wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pokerface blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Shield.
A short right from Shield on the inside.
Shield misses with a punch to the body.
Pokerface is trying to maintain a safe position but Shield gets an underhook and turns Pokerface into the cage.
Shield is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Shield.
Shield lands a shoulder strike.
Shield gets through Pokerface's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pokerface backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shield.
Shield lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shield throws a head punch that misses.
Pokerface is trying to maintain a safe position but Shield gets an underhook and turns Pokerface into the cage.
Shield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Shield.
Pokerface takes a shot to the head.
Pokerface is rocked!
Shield throws a punch but it's blocked by Pokerface.
Oh Pokerface is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson Shield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shield misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shield is trying to stall.
Shield working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pokerface.
Shield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shield working aggressively here.
Pokerface seems to have got his legs back now.
Shield lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shield.
Pokerface blocking some punches.
Shield struggles to land a body shot inside as Pokerface controls his hands.
Shield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pokerface backwards.
Shield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shield creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Pokerface with a big uppercut! Pokerface tries to clinch up but Shield pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Pokerface to the mat! Pokerface covers up and Shield unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anderson Shield!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Broflovyski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kyle Broflovyski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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171 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Broflovyski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Jones!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Broflovyski circles away.
Jones blocks a jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Broflovyski enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Broflovyski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones won't allow Broflovyski to get back to his feet.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Broflovyski tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones moves into full mount! Broflovyski won't be happy about that!
Jones wants to control the pace but Broflovyski is squirming around nicely.
Jones throwing strikes here but Broflovyski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones throws some wild stikes that Broflovyski manages to avoid easily.
Jones misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Broflovyski is trying to stand.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Broflovyski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Broflovyski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Broflovyski is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Broflovyski is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broflovyski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones scoring with strikes but Broflovyski is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Broflovyski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones looking to control but Broflovyski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Broflovyski is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Broflovyski blocking the ground and pound.
Broflovyski is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Broflovyski is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Broflovyski because Jones loaded up on that one.
Broflovyski wants to use the cage to get back to his feet 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.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones punching from mount but Broflovyski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Broflovyski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones thowing shots but they're missing.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Broflovyski is trying to stand.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones throwing strikes here but Broflovyski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Broflovyski bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control the pace but Broflovyski is squirming around nicely.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Broflovyski because Jones loaded up on that one.
Jones unloading with bombs!
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!
Jones working for a submission but Broflovyski is keeping him at bay.
Jones is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Broflovyski to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Broflovyski shrugs it off.
Broflovyski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones won't let Broflovyski get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jones scoring with strikes but Broflovyski is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Broflovyski throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Broflovyski moves away and avoids it.
Broflovyski checks a leg kick.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Broflovyski.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Broflovyski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Broflovyski keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Broflovyski which made him look bad.
Broflovyski's corner calls for a 1-2. Broflovyski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Broflovyski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Broflovyski circles away.
Kyle Broflovyski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Jones.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Broflovyski pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Broflovyski shows good takedown defense.
Broflovyski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Broflovyski misses with a wild body shot.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Broflovyski circles away.
Broflovyski slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Broflovyski looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
A big right from Broflovyski misses.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Broflovyski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by Broflovyski.
Broflovyski throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Broflovyski is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Broflovyski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jones looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jones looking to finish with strikes here!
Broflovyski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones throwing strikes here but Broflovyski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Broflovyski wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
You get the feeling that Broflovyski really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jones throws some wild stikes that Broflovyski manages to avoid easily.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones wants to control the pace but Broflovyski is squirming around nicely.
Broflovyski's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Broflovyski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Broflovyski bucks and avoids them well.
Jones working for a submission but Broflovyski is keeping him at bay.
Jones wants to finish this one by submission but Broflovyski is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to control but Broflovyski wriggling away.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones looking to control but Broflovyski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Broflovyski because Jones loaded up on that one.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones looking to control but Broflovyski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Broflovyski wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones misses with a hook. Broflovyski ducked under it nicely.
Broflovyski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Broflovyski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Broflovyski sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Broflovyski avoids the head kick by Jones.
Broflovyski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Kyle Broflovyski is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Broflovyski.
Jones looks for a takedown but Broflovyski sprawls well.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Broflovyski but Broflovyski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kyle Broflovyski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Jones.
Broflovyski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Broflovyski lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Broflovyski is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Broflovyski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jones tries to advance to mount but Broflovyski denies him.
Broflovyski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jones trying to control the action but Broflovyski is working from the bottom.
Jones throws a strike aimed at the side of Broflovyski's head but Broflovyski avoids it well.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Broflovyski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jones misses with the ground and pound.
Jones prevents Broflovyski from escaping the position.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Broflovyski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kyle Broflovyski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broflovyski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jones throws a strike aimed at the side of Broflovyski's head but Broflovyski avoids it well.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Broflovyski keeps working.
Broflovyski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Broflovyski prevents Jones from moving into mount.
Jones wants to control but Broflovyski is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones in side control, throwing shots but Broflovyski defends.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
Broflovyski prevents Jones from improving position.
Jones controlling from side mount.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Broflovyski keeps working.
Tony Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broflovyski prevents Jones from improving position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tony Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Broflovyski throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones tries to bum rush Broflovyski with a series of wild strikes but Broflovyski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones tries for a takedown but Broflovyski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Broflovyski slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones shoots in and bounces Broflovyski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones stands up from Broflovyski's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Jones!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong comes to the cage accompanied by Greed. Kim Jong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Thompson's chin.
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong and Thompson are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Jong throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Thompson into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Jong knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kim Jong!
Kim Jong was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robson Siqueira Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cage Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robson Siqueira Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cage Stryker!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stryker fails with the takedown.
Stryker fails to land with a series of punches.
Siqueira Campos has Stryker up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Siqueira Campos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Siqueira Campos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Siqueira Campos wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siqueira Campos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stryker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stryker postures up.
Siqueira Campos is looking for a triangle but Stryker pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siqueira Campos is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Stryker frees his head nicely. Oh but Siqueira Campos has switched to an armbar! Stryker is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Robson Siqueira Campos!
Robson Siqueira Campos tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaira Caffeine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roob Fitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roob Fitz looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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18
258 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
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21
230 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Gaira Caffeine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roob Fitz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitz tries a head kick but it misses.
Fitz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Caffeine is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Caffeine tries to get to full guard but Fitz has control of the leg.
Fitz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Caffeine trying to control here.
Caffeine is looking to improve his position.
Caffeine is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caffeine punching from the bottom.
Caffeine tries to roll over but Fitz keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitz controlling the pace.
Caffeine tries to roll over but Fitz keeps him under control.
Caffeine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fitz is working away from the top position though.
Caffeine manages to get to full guard.
Fitz stands up from Caffeine's guard - Fitz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fitz avoids the head kick by Caffeine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine throws a sloppy body shot
and Fitz counters with a straight right hand.
Caffeine tries to clinch up but Fitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Fitz ducks under a wild hook from Caffeine.
Caffeine takes a swing at Fitz's ribcage but misses.
Caffeine throws a leg kick
and Fitz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Caffeine dives in and grabs Fitz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fitz pushes down on Caffeine's head and hops out.
Fitz lands a high kick!
It looks like Gaira Caffeine has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fitz looks gassed!
Caffeine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fitz slips a jab from Caffeine.
Fitz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Caffeine quickly recovers to half guard.
Caffeine is not content to let Fitz control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caffeine wants to control but Fitz is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fitz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fitz trying to control from half guard but Caffeine is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caffeine gets full guard.
Caffeine 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.
Fitz gets to his feet - Caffeine follows without any prompting.
Caffeine throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine throws a body punch but Fitz moves out of range.
Caffeine stuns Fitz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caffeine tries to clinch but Fitz moves out of range.
Caffeine looks to clinch
and Fitz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Caffeine's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caffeine will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Caffeine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fitz is one step ahead there.
Caffeine is trying to control the position but Fitz postures up.
Caffeine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Caffeine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caffeine is controlling Fitz's posture.
Fitz preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roob Fitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gaira Caffeine'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.
Caffeine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fitz pinned against the cage. Fitz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Caffeine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Caffeine misses.
Fitz blocks a head kick by Caffeine.
Fitz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fitz gets the takedown into side control.
Fitz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Caffeine, who protects the arm well.
Caffeine gets back to half guard.
Caffeine is not content to let Fitz control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caffeine wants to get back to full guard.
Fitz is breathing heavily.
Caffeine trying to control from the bottom.
Fitz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caffeine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Caffeine moves into full guard.
Fitz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fitz stopping the sweep attempt from Caffeine.
Caffeine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fitz's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine wants to control from the top but Fitz keeps moving.
Caffeine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Caffeine wants to control from the top but Fitz keeps moving.
Caffeine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caffeine won't allow Fitz to sweep him here.
Caffeine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Caffeine landing with the ground and pound.
Caffeine trying to control but Fitz is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fitz is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caffeine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Caffeine trying to control but Fitz is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gaira Caffeine wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Caffeine tries to bum rush Fitz with a series of wild strikes but Fitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caffeine throws a sloppy head kick and Fitz moves out of range easily.
Caffeine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caffeine wants to clinch up but Fitz keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine throws a push kick but Fitz slaps the foot to one side.
Gaira Caffeine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Caffeine.
Fitz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Caffeine looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Caffeine sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fitz wants to take a breather but Caffeine is having none of it.
Caffeine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitz wants to stand but Caffeine is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Caffeine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fitz has managed to get both his arms back between Caffeine's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaira Caffeine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gaira Caffeine's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fitz.
Fitz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Caffeine tries to clinch up.
Caffeine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caffeine misses the jab.
Caffeine throws a nice looking combination but Fitz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fitz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gaira Caffeine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roob Fitz.
Fitz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fitz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Caffeine trying to hold on to Fitz's head to control him but Fitz postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caffeine manages to get to full guard.
Caffeine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Caffeine looking to control.
Caffeine is really struggling to control Fitz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Caffeine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fitz can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine scoring with strikes but Fitz is staying in there.
Caffeine avoids the attempt from Fitz to control.
Caffeine with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Caffeine working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caffeine moves to back control.
Fitz is trying to defend against the choke here but Caffeine has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Caffeine Tightens the hold and Fitz taps out furiously! Caffeine displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gaira Caffeine!
Gaira Caffeine managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HeavyWeight Designs, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tabor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Moss is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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18
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Tabor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Moss!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tabor.
Tabor misses the jab.
Moss has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moss there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moss moves away from the strike by Tabor.
Tabor throws a hook but Moss avoids it easily.
Tabor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moss.
No joy there for Tabor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tabor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moss momentarily.
Moss tries to clinch up.
Moss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moss shoots in looking for a takedown but Tabor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moss's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Moss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tabor throws out the jab.
Tabor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moss on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tabor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tabor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moss.
Tabor misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tabor.
A jab from Tabor misses.
Tony Tabor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moss throws an overhand right that lands on Tabor's shoulder, as Tabor tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Tabor.
Tabor keeps the fight on the outside.
Moss looks to throw the jab but Tabor is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Tabor misses the target.
Tabor throws a shot to the body.
Tabor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tabor misses with a looping right.
Tabor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moss defending well as Tabor loads up on a big left hand.
Tabor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moss tries to clinch up.
Tabor throws a jab when Moss was well out of range.
Tabor looks to throw the jab but Moss is out of range.
Moss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tabor scores with a punch to the head.
A cross from Tabor lands.
Moss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tabor.
Moss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moss slips under a jab from Tabor.
Moss slips under a jab from Tabor.
Tabor looks to land a left hand but Moss moved out of range nicely.
Moss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moss keeps control of Tabor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tabor blocks it with crossed arms.
Moss pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tabor is defending well for now.
Moss looking to throw knees to the head but Tabor is blocking nicely.
Tabor wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Tabor.
Tabor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tabor trying to stall but Moss improves his position.
Tabor blocks the elbow strike.
Tabor tries to break the clinch but Moss is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tabor.
A short left from Tabor.
Nice elbow from Moss.
Moss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tabor.
Tabor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moss backwards.
Knees to the body from Moss.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moss obliges.
Moss lands an elbow inside that Tabor shrugs off.
Tabor is breathing heavily.
Tabor misses with the head strike.
Tabor working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moss comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moss lands a knee to the head.
Moss prevents Tabor from breaking the clinch.
Moss connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tabor's face.
A knee to the head by Moss.
Moss landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Moss.
Moss lands a knee to the head.
Tabor is trying to break the clinch but Moss has him pressed against the cage.
Moss putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tabor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moss tries to throw a body punch but Tabor avoids it by throwing Moss back against the cage.
Tabor wants to get back to striking at distance but Moss won't allow it.
Tabor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Moss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moss.
Moss comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Moss.
Tabor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tabor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tabor dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tabor throws a jab but it's blocked by Moss.
Moss tries to clinch but Tabor moves out of range.
Tabor throws a hook but Moss avoids it easily.
Moss is looking to clinch.
Tabor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moss slips a jab and a cross from Tabor.
Tabor misses with a hook. Moss ducked under it nicely.
Tabor throws a shot from downtown. Moss moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Tabor blocks the low kick.
Tabor dodges the punch combination from Moss.
Tabor throws a hook but Moss blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tabor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tabor checks a leg kick.
Moss wants to clinch up but Tabor keeps it at a distance.
Tabor looks to throw the jab but Moss is out of range.
Moss blocks a jab.
Moss gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tabor.
Tabor scores with a nice strike.
Moss takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tabor misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Tabor.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tabor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tabor swings widly with a right hand
and Moss counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moss putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tabor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tabor misses with a punch on the inside.
Tabor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moss crunches a lovely knee into Tabor's ribcage.
Moss lands a nice elbow.
Moss lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moss lands an elbow inside.
Moss lands an elbow inside that Tabor shrugs off.
Moss lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tabor is pressed up against the cage. Moss has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tabor down to the mat. Tabor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Moss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tabor manages to avoid it.
Moss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Moss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tabor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tabor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tabor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moss slips under a jab from Tabor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tabor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tabor throws an overhand right that lands on Moss's shoulder, as Moss tries to avoid the shot.
Moss is looking to clinch but Tabor is avoiding it.
Tabor loads up on a big right hand but Moss slips the punch.
A slow jab from Tabor misses its intended target.
Moss clinches up with Tabor and pushes him back against the cage.
Moss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tabor is trying to break the clinch but Moss is controlling him.
Tabor is trying to force a seperation but Moss has the dominant position.
Moss has Tabor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tabor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tony Tabor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Moss.
Moss lands an elbow inside that Tabor shrugs off.
Moss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moss lands an elbow inside that Tabor shrugs off.
Tabor tries to break free but Moss pushes him back against the cage.
Tabor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moss takes a swing at Tabor's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tabor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Moss eats them both and turns towards Tabor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tabor looks to land a left hand but Moss moved out of range nicely.
Moss drives through and clinches with Tabor against the cage.
Moss has Tabor pressed against the cage, preventing Tabor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moss lands a damaging elbow.
Tabor wants to break free but Moss has control.
Tabor working aggressively here.
Moss lands a knee to the head.
Tabor misses with a punch to the body.
Tabor is trying to break free.
Moss scores with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moss comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moss.
Moss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tabor.
Tabor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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 Tony Tabor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tabor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tabor lands a jab to Moss's midsection.
Tabor misses with a two punch combination.
Moss has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Moss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tabor missing with a left hand there. Moss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tabor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tabor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Moss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tabor.
Tabor throws a hook but Moss blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Tabor. That snapped Moss's head back.
Tabor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tabor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tabor throws a looping overhand right but Moss ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss is looking to clinch.
Tabor looks to score with a jab to the body but Moss is just out of range.
Moss staying out of range there.
Tabor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moss tries to clinch but Tabor moves out of range.
Tabor throws a hook to the side of Moss's head but Moss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moss takes a swing at Tabor's ribcage but misses.
Moss misses with a hook. Tabor ducked under it nicely.
Moss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moss slips under a jab.
Tabor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moss.
Moss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tabor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss tries to clinch there but Tabor circles away.
Tabor misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Tabor. Those never looked like landing.
Tabor just misses with a punch to the body.
Moss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tabor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tabor misses with a series of wild punches.
Moss throws a hook but Tabor avoids it easily.
Tabor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moss.
Moss moves away from the strike by Tabor.
Moss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tabor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tabor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Moss misses.
Tabor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tabor gets tackled into the cage by Moss. Moss maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moss obliges.
Moss lands an elbow inside that Tabor shrugs off.
Moss creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tabor's defenses.
Tabor trying to stall but Moss improves his position.
Moss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moss with a knee to the head.
Moss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tabor's elbow.
A knee to the head by Moss.
Moss lands a good knee to the midsection. Tabor won't want to take too many of those.
Moss lands a good knee to the midsection. Tabor won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moss lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tabor's efforts to push away.
Moss connects with a knee to the head.
Tabor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tabor is trying to break the clinch but Moss has him pressed against the cage.
Moss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tabor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moss connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tabor's face.
Moss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tabor.
Tabor takes an elbow to the temple.
Moss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tabor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tabor swings wildly with an uppercut but Moss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul Moss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moss crunches a lovely knee into Tabor's ribcage.
Tony Tabor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tabor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tabor is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Moss.
I think Tabor 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tony Tabor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan LeFloe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan LeFloe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tony Stark's chin.
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23
155 lbs
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25
164 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alan LeFloe!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
LeFloe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Tony Stark has been cut.
LeFloe throws a right and a left that both miss.
LeFloe lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by LeFloe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of LeFloe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LeFloe walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Stark drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! LeFloe swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Stark's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan LeFloe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lelouch Laperouge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Stiches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lelouch Laperouge could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mac Stiches's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lelouch Laperouge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mac Stiches!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laperouge scores with a takedown into Stiches's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Laperouge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stiches swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laperouge wants to control from the top but Stiches keeps moving.
Laperouge drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stiches looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stiches looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stiches!
Laperouge wants to control but Stiches postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperouge is looking to regain half guard here but Stiches keeps moving and retains side control.
Stiches tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Stiches working away.
That's two 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lelouch Laperouge.
Laperouge fails to land the takedown.
Jab from Laperouge.
Laperouge swings for the body but Stiches moves out of range.
Stiches tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laperouge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laperouge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laperouge shoots in and drives through. Stiches sprawls well.
Laperouge fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lelouch Laperouge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Stiches.
Laperouge on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Laperouge scores with a shot to the body.
Stiches stuffs the takedown.
Stiches tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laperouge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laperouge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stiches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stiches looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiches keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laperouge misses with a few strikes there.
Stiches displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laperouge throws out the jab.
Mac Stiches is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stiches doesn't manage to clinch there - Laperouge circles away.
Stiches walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laperouge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big right from Stiches misses.
Laperouge scores a takedown into full mount!
Laperouge stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Laperouge throws a hook but Stiches avoids it easily.
Laperouge changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stiches tries to avoid it but Laperouge manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stiches to the ground. Stiches escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Laperouge missing with a left hand there. Stiches was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laperouge fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stiches avoids it really well and circles away.
Laperouge shoots in for a takedown but Stiches shows good takedown defense.
Stiches takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stiches misses the shot to the body.
Stiches wants to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Laperouge.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stiches swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Laperouge to counter with a crisp jab.
Stiches gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laperouge 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lelouch Laperouge dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stiches avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stiches tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laperouge throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stiches's waist but Stiches gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Laperouge off to one side.
Stiches fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stiches tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laperouge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stiches moves into range and clinches up with Laperouge.
Laperouge working hard to break the clinch.
Stiches gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laperouge is trying to drag Stiches to the mat but Stiches just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stiches creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laperouge's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiches working Laperouge over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stiches obliges.
Laperouge tries for a takedown but Stiches manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lelouch Laperouge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laperouge takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stiches keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laperouge's efforts to push away.
Stiches misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stiches lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laperouge displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stiches up against the cage.
Stiches misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laperouge.
Stiches gets underhooks to prevent Laperouge's takedown attempt.
Laperouge throws a punch but it's blocked by Stiches.
Stiches working aggressively here.
Stiches missing with knees to the body.
Stiches with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperouge tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stiches just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stiches.
Stiches unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stiches misses with a knee to the head.
Laperouge tries to score a body lock takedown but Stiches shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stiches throws an elbow but it misses.
Stiches is struggling to control the position.
Laperouge tries to work over Stiches's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laperouge has Stiches pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stiches manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laperouge is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stiches gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Laperouge changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stiches fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Laperouge shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stiches pinned against the cage. Stiches gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laperouge closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stiches circles away.
Laperouge connects with a right hand. Stiches shakes it off.
Lelouch Laperouge is winning the standup battle so far.
Stiches pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laperouge is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stiches throws a front kick that sends Laperouge stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laperouge shoots for a takedown but Stiches saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stiches tries to clinch there but Laperouge circles away.
Stiches wants to clinch up but Laperouge keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Stiches 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stiches tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laperouge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stiches throws a lazy right hand but Laperouge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stiches throws a right hand that Laperouge ducks under and follows up with a left that Laperouge also avoids with ease.
Jab, jab by Laperouge - just one landing.
Stiches doesn't manage to clinch there - Laperouge circles away.
Laperouge takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Laperouge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laperouge misses with a takedown attempt - Stiches sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stiches tries to close the distance and clinch but Laperouge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laperouge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Laperouge is defended easily by Stiches.
Stiches will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiches tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Laperouge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laperouge darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stiches tries to get to full guard but Laperouge has control of the leg.
Stiches avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laperouge.
Laperouge is pressing down on Stiches's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stiches is holding on for now.
Stiches pushes Laperouge off looking to stand but Laperouge dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiches is refusing to be controlled, as Laperouge sits in half guard.
Laperouge stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nice shot lands for Laperouge.
Laperouge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stiches gets caught napping as Laperouge dives in and scores a takedown. Stiches manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laperouge throws a strike but Stiches rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stiches has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Laperouge to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Stiches is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Laperouge pulls down on the head and he's put Stiches to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lelouch Laperouge!
In his post fight interview, Lelouch Laperouge started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeeeooooooorrrrrryyyyy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by Russian National Anthem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jenkins's choice of entrance music: I Am a Cybernetic Organism, Living Tissue Over (Metal) Endoskeleton. 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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19
261 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leeeeooooooorrrrrryyyyy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Drago has knocked Jenkins down with a huge combo! Drago steps away and waves a wobbly Jenkins back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Leeeeooooooorrrrrryyyyy Jenkins has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago swinging wildly here.
Drago has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jenkinss head.
That has opened up Leeeeooooooorrrrrryyyyy Jenkins's cut even more.
Drago lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jenkins or not.
Jenkins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
A knee to the head by Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to pull guard but Drago won't allow it.
Jenkins looks gassed!
Drago lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Drago.
Jenkins gets control of Drago's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jenkins will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Drago looking to sit in guard and control but Jenkins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drago is wriggling around but Jenkins manages to pass to half guard.
Drago wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Drago on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drago tries to get out of the position.
Jenkins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Drago defends it well.
Jenkins prevents Drago from standing back up.
Jenkins is looking to take a break and control but Drago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drago tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jenkins has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
You get the feeling that Drago really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins scoring with strikes but Drago is staying in there.
Jenkins with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Drago knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jenkins on the ground.
Drago is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jenkins is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Drago is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leeeeooooooorrrrrryyyyy Jenkins!
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