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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Mallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Cherubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Mallone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Cherubin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherubin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mallone shoots for a double leg takedown but Cherubin sprawls well. He's pushed Mallone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mallone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cherubin is fending him off so far but Mallone persists. Nope, Cherubin circles away and we're back to standing.
Cherubin tries for a takedown but Mallone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mallone shoots in for a takedown but Cherubin shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Mallone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mallone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cherubin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mallone trying to control but Cherubin is working from the bottom.
Cherubin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cherubin decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mallone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mallone shoots in looking for a takedown. Cherubin tries to sprawl out of it but Mallone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cherubin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mallone fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallone swats away the attempt to clinch by Cherubin.
Mallone has a takedown stuffed.
Cherubin gets a double leg takedown into Mallone's guard.
Cherubin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mallone wants to stand but Cherubin is controlling the position.
Mallone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mallone tries to get out of the position.
Cherubin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mallone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mallone wants to get back to his feet but Cherubin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cherubin trying to control but Mallone is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Cherubin.
Mallone looking to score a takedown here. Cherubin is defending well but Mallone drives through and ends up in Cherubin's guard.
Cherubin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mallone manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cherubin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mallone keeping moving, preventing Cherubin from controlling successfully.
Cherubin stops Mallone from standing up.
Cherubin wants to control from the top but Mallone keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cherubin sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dan Cherubin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mallone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cherubin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mallone somewhat.
Mallone misses with a takedown
and Cherubin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mallone won't be happy with that.
Cherubin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mallone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cherubin avoids it really well and circles away.
Mallone is breathing heavily.
Mallone misses with a takedown attempt
and Cherubin counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cherubin is looking to take a break and control but Mallone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mallone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cherubin on the ground.
Mallone is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cherubin connects with a decent elbow.
Mallone is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cherubin is controlling him well.
Mallone defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallone wants to get back to his feet.
Cherubin wants to control but Mallone is keeping him busy.
Cherubin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cherubin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cherubin stuffs the takedown attempt from Mallone. Mallone gets slowly back to his feet.
Mallone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mallone controls the position.
Cherubin is not content to let Mallone control the position.
Cherubin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Cherubin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cherubin is looking to clinch.
Mallone keeps the fight on the outside.
Mallone scores with a takedown into Cherubin's guard.
Mallone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cherubin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mallone has managed to get both his arms back between Cherubin's legs - danger averted.
Cherubin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mallone trying to control but Cherubin is working from the bottom.
Mallone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cherubin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mallone preventing the sweep.
Mallone won't allow Cherubin to get back to his feet.
Mallone wants to control from the top but Cherubin keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherubin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mallone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cherubin is fending him off so far but Mallone persists. Nope, Cherubin circles away and we're back to standing.
Cherubin slaps away a takedown attempt from Mallone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cherubin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mallone quickly recovers to half guard.
Mallone tries to kick Cherubin off but Cherubin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cherubin is looking to take a break and control but Mallone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mallone tries to kick Cherubin off but Cherubin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cherubin works his way into side control.
Mallone is trying to get back to his feet.
Cherubin throws an elbow but Mallone slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherubin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mallone to his feet.
Cherubin gets a double leg takedown into Mallone's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mallone wants to stand but Cherubin is controlling the position.
Cherubin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cherubin prevents Mallone from getting back to his feet.
Mallone keeping moving, preventing Cherubin from controlling successfully.
Mallone wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cherubin manages to pass to side control.
Mallone wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherubin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cherubin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mallone keeps working.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dan Cherubin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cherubin tries to clinch but Mallone is having none of it.
Cherubin gets the takedown into side control.
Cherubin prevents Mallone from escaping the position.
Cherubin scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherubin is looking to take a break and control but Mallone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cherubin staying calm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cherubin trying to control the action but Mallone is working from the bottom.
Mallone is trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cherubin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mallone's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mallone is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cherubin connects with a decent elbow.
Mallone bucks up and tries to throw Cherubin off but instead Cherubin has got his back!
Mallone covers up after that shot from Cherubin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Cherubin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cherubin throws a head kick that misses.
Mallone shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cherubin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mallone trying to control the position but Cherubin is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cherubin manages to get back to half guard.
Cherubin wants to get back to his feet.
Mallone is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mallone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cherubin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cherubin is controlling Mallone's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cherubin gets back to full guard.
Mallone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cherubin's guard.
Mallone is just content to waste time from the top position. Cherubin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dan Cherubin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mallone is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mallone trying to control the position from guard on top but Cherubin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mallone is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cherubin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cherubin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mallone looking to sit in guard and control but Cherubin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cherubin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ryan Mallone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mallone trying to control but Cherubin is working from the bottom.
Mallone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cherubin is looking to sinch up a triangle. Mallone throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Cherubin's body to avoid the submission. Cherubin has instead reached around Mallone's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Cherubin arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dan Cherubin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcellous Nikoteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcellous Nikoteen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luke Summers's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcellous Nikoteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Summers!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers shoots in for a double leg but Nikoteen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Summers misses with a low kick.
Nikoteen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Summers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nikoteen somewhat.
Summers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nikoteen swivels and escapes.
Marcellous Nikoteen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nikoteen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Summers. No joy for Nikoteen on that attempt.
Summers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nikoteen is fending him off so far but Summers persists. Nope, Nikoteen circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcellous Nikoteen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Summers.
Summers avoids a kick to the body.
Nikoteen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nikoteen throws a head kick but Summers moves out of range.
Nikoteen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikoteen shoots for a double leg takedown but Summers sprawls well. He's pushed Nikoteen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nikoteen wants to clinch.
Summers has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikoteen fails to land with a series of punches.
Nikoteen tries to sprawl but Summers drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nikoteen trying to hold on to Summers's head to control him but Summers postures up.
Summers is looking for a kimura here.
Nikoteen looking for submissions off his back.
Summers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Summers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikoteen is trying to escape back to his feet but Summers uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Nikoteen is trying to escape the position but Summers is controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Nikoteen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nikoteen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Summers lands some shots froms side control.
Summers lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Summers in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Summers staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Summers is chipping away with strikes.
Summers lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Summers are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Summers lands a nice forearm strike.
Summers throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nikoteen seems a little lost for a moment, as Summers dominates the positioning.
Nikoteen struggling a bit here.
Summers tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Summers has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nikoteen wants to control but Summers postures up.
Nikoteen is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikoteen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Summers connects with a decent elbow.
Nikoteen manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nikoteen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Summers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikoteen is trying to stand up here but Summers is controlling him well.
Nikoteen is trying to maintain the position but Summers is very close to passing his half guard.
Nikoteen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Nikoteen is breathing heavily.
Nikoteen pushes Summers off looking to stand but Summers dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikoteen is trying to get back to full guard.
Summers not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Summers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nikoteen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Summers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nikoteen defends it nicely.
Nikoteen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Summers blocks a head kick by Nikoteen.
Nikoteen throws a head kick that misses.
Nikoteen lands a head kick. Summers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nikoteen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nikoteen fails with a takedown attempt.
Nikoteen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nikoteen throws a series of punches but Summers avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Summers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nikoteen was covering up waiting for the punch and Summers finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nikoteen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Summers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nikoteen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Summers passes Nikoteen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Luke Summers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Summers seems to be working for a kimura but Nikoteen defends the submission attempt.
Nikoteen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Summers scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nikoteen trying to control from the bottom.
Summers lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nikoteen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Summers.
Summers content to control rather than advance.
Nikoteen trying to control from the bottom.
Nikoteen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Summers pulls his head out easily.
Summers is keen to just control but Nikoteen is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nikoteen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nikoteen is looking to improve his position.
Summers is trying to work for a kimura but Nikoteen is defending well.
Summers is controlling the pace.
Nikoteen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Summers.
Summers takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nikoteen trying to hold on to Summers's head to control him but Summers postures up.
Summers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers prevents Nikoteen from standing back up.
Summers is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nikoteen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nikoteen wants to control but Summers is keeping busy.
Summers stops Nikoteen from getting back to his feet.
Summers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Summers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Summers controlling the action here.
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.
Summers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Summers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nikoteen throws a sloppy head kick and Summers moves out of range easily.
Nikoteen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nikoteen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Summers as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Nikoteen.
Nikoteen tries to sprawl but Summers drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nikoteen is trying to control but Summers manages to pass to mount!
Summers controlling his opponent.
Summers landing shots from mount.
Summers looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikoteen tries to hold on but Summers postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Summers tries to control but Nikoteen wriggling away.
Nikoteen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Nikoteen tries to lock up and control but Summers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Summers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Summers lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Summers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nikoteen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Summers controlling from the full mount.
Nikoteen tries to lock up and control but Summers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Summers lands a nice shot to the head.
Summers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Summers lands a heavy elbow.
Summers quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Summers but it's paid off an Nikoteen is forced to tap! Nice work by Summers.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luke Summers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Pilgrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pilgrim comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T92zDMmumsI#. Jong Dong has chosen Aegukka as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kim Jong Dong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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287 lbs
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265 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Pilgrim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Jong Dong!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong Dong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pilgrim pinned against the cage. Pilgrim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pilgrim wants to clinch up but Jong Dong keeps it at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pilgrim, right into the meat.
Jong Dong shoots in looking for a takedown. Pilgrim tries to sprawl out of it but Jong Dong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pilgrim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pilgrim cracks Jong Dong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jong Dong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pilgrim avoids it really well and circles away.
Billy Pilgrim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Jong Dong.
Pilgrim lands a nice hook to Jong Dong's body. Jong Dong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jong Dong tries for a takedown but Pilgrim circles away easily
enabling Pilgrim to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Kim Jong Dong has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Dong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pilgrim counters with a series of strikes. Jong Dong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jong Dong walks into a left hand.
Pilgrim has managed to clinch.
Jong Dong has hold of one of Pilgrim's legs. Pilgrim is fighting the takedown attempt but Jong Dong gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jong Dong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jong Dong trying to control but Pilgrim is working from the bottom.
Jong Dong pushing down on Pilgrim's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pilgrim on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Dong is trying to control the action in half guard but Pilgrim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jong Dong is thwarting Pilgrim's attempts to control the position.
Jong Dong stalling away here and it's allowed Pilgrim to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pilgrim has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jong Dong throws an elbow that misses. Pilgrim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jong Dong's guard. Nice move by Pilgrim!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Dong working for submissions but it's allowed Pilgrim to get to half guard.
Jong Dong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jong Dong tries to roll over but Pilgrim keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kim Jong Dong was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jong Dong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pilgrim's waist but Pilgrim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jong Dong off to one side.
Pilgrim slaps away a takedown attempt from Jong Dong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jong Dong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pilgrim as he jumps to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Pilgrim as Jong Dong shoots in.
Jong Dong shoots for a takedown but Pilgrim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Pilgrim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Jong Dong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pilgrim throws a combination. Jong Dong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jong Dong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kim Jong Dong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pilgrim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jong Dongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jong Dong shoots in for a double leg but Pilgrim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jong Dong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pilgrim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jong Dong fails with the takedown
and Pilgrim counters with a right hand to the body.
Pilgrim has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pilgrim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That has opened up Kim Jong Dong's cut even more.
Jong Dong is breathing heavily.
Pilgrim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilgrim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pilgrim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pilgrim digs a good hook to Jong Dong's body.
Pilgrim throws a good cross that connects.
Pilgrim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jong Dong shoots in for a double leg but Pilgrim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Billy Pilgrim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Jong Dong.
A shot to the liver by Pilgrim. Beautiful body shot.
Pilgrim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jong Dong at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pilgrim moves into the clinch successfully.
Pilgrim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Dong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pilgrim shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jong Dong eats them both and turns towards Pilgrim to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pilgrim stuns Jong Dong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jong Dong fails with the takedown
and Pilgrim counters with a nice uppercut.
Pilgrim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pilgrim lands a head shot.
The cut above Kim Jong Dong's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pilgrim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jong Dong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pilgrim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilgrim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pilgrim lands a left and a right that send Jong Dong crashing to the mat, dazed. Pilgrim thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jong Dong is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pilgrim cracks a nice hook into Jong Dong's ribs.
Jong Dong is still on wobbly legs! Can Pilgrim finish him?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pilgrim lands an elbow inside that Jong Dong shrugs off.
Kim Jong Dong's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Pilgrim lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jong Dong to his knees! Pilgrim keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Pilgrim!
In his post fight interview, Billy Pilgrim started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Wallace (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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26
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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24
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wietrzny quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wietrzny regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wallace throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wietrzny keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Wallace looking to pass the guard.
Wietrzny is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wallace defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wietrzny has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Wallace doesn't defend quickly enough and Wietrzny has managed to lock this one up! Can Wallace escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Wietrzny on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Igor Wietrzny!
A relieved looking Igor Wietrzny thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Ledger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ledger has chosen Seven Nation Army as his entrance music. 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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23
195 lbs
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25
200 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heath Ledger!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Heath Ledger has been cut.
Ledger dives in and scores a takedown into Hall's guard.
Ledger has gone for a leg lock! Hall slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ledger's guard.
Ledger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ledger trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ledger keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall passes Ledger's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hall trying to control from half guard but Ledger is working away.
Ledger wants to sweep but Hall has passed to side control!
Ledger is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall trying to control the position but Ledger is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ledger is looking for a sweep.
Hall tries for a kimura but Ledger is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall stands up.
Hall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ledger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hall enables Ledger to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hall manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ledger trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Ledgeris looking to pass into half guard but Hall pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hall is in guard.
Ledger throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hall uses it to pass to side control.
Ledger tries to buck Hall off but Hall is having none of it.
Ledger looks gassed!
Hall in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hall decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ledger to his feet.
Ledger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall cracks a nice hook into Ledger's ribs.
Ledger gets a double leg takedown into Hall's guard.
Hall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hall seems keen to control Ledger's posture.
Ledger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hall is looking to stand up but Ledger isn't so interested in that idea.
Ledger is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hall has escaped and now he's on top!
Hall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ledger is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ledger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hall trying to control but Ledger is working from the bottom.
Hall pushing down on Ledger's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall passes to side control.
Ledger gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ledger doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ledger is staying active underneath Hall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heath Ledger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ledger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Ledger walks into a left hand.
Ledger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ledger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ledger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ledger goes for an armbar but Hall turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hall.
Ben Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hall trying to control but Ledger is working from the bottom.
Hall drops back looking for a leg! Ledger is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ledger manages to kick Hall off! Hall jumps back into Ledger's guard.
Ledger keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
Hall got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ledger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hall has managed to get both his arms back between Ledger's legs - danger averted.
Ledger has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hall is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ledger.
You can see the frustration on Ledger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ledger is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ledger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hall pulls his head out easily.
Ledger is breathing heavily.
Hall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ledger is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ledger!
Hall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hall looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ledger sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall is trying to control. Ledger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ledger looking for submissions off his back.
Hall is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to control the pace but Ledger is squirming around nicely.
Ledger is desperately trying to improve his position but Hall has a good base and remains in mount.
Hall jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ledger manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ledger is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hall has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ledger takes one on the button.
Ben Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ledger manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hall on his heels. He'll look to pass Hall's guard now, I'm sure.
Ledger trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hall manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ledger working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ledger looking for a guillotine here but Hall defends easily.
Hall decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heath Ledger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hall clobbers Ledger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall works over Ledger's head and body with a nice combination.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ledger.
Ledger throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hall tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ledger is in Hall's guard.
Hall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall keeping full guard, as Ledger tries to pass.
Hall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ledger wants to get up but he can't break Hall's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall working for a triangle but Ledger defends it easily.
Ledger wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Ledger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall working for a triangle but Ledger defends it easily.
Hall is pulling down on Ledger's head to control his posture.
Ledger with a nice head shot there.
Ledger throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledger looking to pass the guard.
Ledger forces his way into half guard.
Ledger seems to be working for a kimura but Hall defends the submission attempt.
Ledger is looking for a kimura but Hall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ledger to get the leverage.
Ledger wants to take a breather but Hall is having none of it.
Hall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ledger drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hall looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hall looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hall!
Ledger regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledger is not content to let Hall control the position.
Ledger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hall gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Hall.
Ledger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Hall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a series of punches but Ledger moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ledger makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hall really felt that one!
Ben Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall scores with a shot to the body.
Ledger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hall stalks Ledger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ledger's face. Ledger staggers backwards, shaken.
Hall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ledger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heath Ledger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ledger motions for Hall to come forward. Ledger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ben Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Hall!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laguna Lunaris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and January Kwiecinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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264 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Laguna Lunaris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, January Kwiecinski!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunaris drives through and clinches with Kwiecinski against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Lunaris.
Kwiecinski takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like January Kwiecinski has been cut.
Kwiecinski looking to throw knees to the head but Lunaris is blocking nicely.
Kwiecinski trying to land knees to the body.
Lunaris lands an elbow inside that Kwiecinski shrugs off.
Kwiecinski takes an elbow to the temple.
Lunaris lands a damaging elbow.
Lunaris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lunaris is stalling here.
Kwiecinski avoids the elbow strike from Lunaris, against the cage.
Kwiecinski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kwiecinski avoids the elbow strike from Lunaris, against the cage.
Lunaris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lunaris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Kwiecinski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lunaris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kwiecinski blocks an elbow strike from Lunaris.
Kwiecinski tries to land knees in the clinch but Lunaris avoids the damage to the body.
Lunaris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lunaris dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kwiecinski trying to stall but Lunaris improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwiecinski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lunaris avoids it.
Lunaris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kwiecinski missing with knees to the body.
Lunaris lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up January Kwiecinski's cut even more.
Lunaris is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lunaris seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Kwiecinski missing with knees to the body.
Lunaris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lunaris lands a damaging elbow.
Lunaris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kwiecinski looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lunaris lands a nice elbow.
Lunaris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lunaris is pushing Kwiecinski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lunaris lands an elbow inside.
The cut above January Kwiecinski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunaris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kwiecinski's defenses.
Nice elbow from Lunaris.
Lunaris lands an elbow just above Kwiecinski 's eye.
January Kwiecinski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lunaris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lunaris lands an elbow inside that Kwiecinski shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at January Kwiecinski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Laguna Lunaris!
Laguna Lunaris really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that :: Happy Pills :: 159's for $75! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evan White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrold Branch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branch has chosen Cocaine Blues, Johnny Cash as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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190 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evan White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harrold Branch!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Branch, pushing him back against the cage.
White wants to take the fight to the mat but Branch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Branch gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, White regains guard.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Branch controls from within his opponent's guard.
Branch postures up.
Branch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like Branch might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Harrold Branch.
Branch lands with a good body shot.
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White looking for a takedown.
White is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Branch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White being controlled against the cage.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Branch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
White wants a takedown.
White is trying to drag Branch to the mat but Branch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Branch turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
White can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branch fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Branch is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt White will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Let's hope that Branch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
White is looking to regain half guard here but Branch keeps moving and retains side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White is working hard here to advance position.
Branch takes a little break here. White wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
White is trying to improve his position.
Branch working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branch remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Branch's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
White gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Branch looks gassed!
White makes his way to full guard. A much better position for White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branch is stalling in the full guard.
Branch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Branch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Harrold Branch.
Branch misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrold Branch dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
White misses with a takedown
and Branch moves into the clinch.
White turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Branch is trying to get back to half guard.
White looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Branch sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to free his trapped foot but Branch is holding on for dear life with his legs.
White seems to be working for a kimura but Branch defends the submission attempt.
Branch is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harrold Branch has got the better of the ground game so far.
White trying to pass the guard but Branch defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branch is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Branch works his way to full guard. Good work.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Branch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Branch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Branch is breathing heavily.
Branch working for a triangle but White defends it easily.
White wants to control from the top but Branch keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White stands and throws Branch's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Branch regains half guard.
White is looking to take a break and control but Branch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Branch has managed to free his arm - good work.
White is looking to take a break and control but Branch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Branch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan White dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
White closes the distance and clinches up with Branch, looking for a takedown. White pushes Branch against the cage but Branch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Branch drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
Branch is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. White can't fight it off and eventually Branch manages to take the fight to the floor. White looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Branch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Branch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.
Branch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to control from the top but Branch keeps moving.
White slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
White tries to score with some ground and pound. Branch controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
White throwing shots but missing, from side control.
White is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Branch knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Branch keeps working.
White wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Branch, who protects the arm well.
White goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Branch has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for White but great work by Branch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Branch politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Branch prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
White seems a little lost for a moment, as Branch dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Harrold Branch was stalling too much, according to the referee.
White shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Branch as he jumps to the side.
White with a lazy takedown attempt
and Branch counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White tries to buck Branch off but Branch is having none of it.
White is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Branch not doing much here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White tries to get to full guard but Branch has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harrold Branch.
I think Branch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrold Branch!
In his post fight interview, Harrold Branch gave a big smile as he said 'Thank You all so much thanks QFC for giving me a fight and thanks to my opponent for taking this fight. Its been a long road to stand here today, i've been through hell and back with drugs and crime and i stand here ready to be a new man! THANK YOU ALL!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bader Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bader Jones!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bonifacio has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonifacio tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones dives in and grabs Bonifacio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonifacio pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Bonifacio throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Bonifacio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bonifacio throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
Bonifacio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bonifacio wants it to stay on the feet.
Bonifacio drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bonifacio - that landed with a thud.
Bonifacio is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bonifacio leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Victor Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bader Jones.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio takes the fight into the clinch.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
Bonifacio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bonifacio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short left from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones prevents a body shot from Bonifacio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio scores with a hook to the body.
Bonifacio is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bonifacio scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonifacio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is working for takedown but Bonifacio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.
Bonifacio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bonifacio scores with a three punch combo!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bonifacio as he jumps to the side.
Victor Bonifacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Bonifacio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bonifacio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Victor Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bonifacio was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bonifacio keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Bonifacio keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones trying to control but Bonifacio is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bader Jones was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bonifacio instigates a clinch.
Bonifacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Bonifacio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bonifacio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones wants to advance to full mount but Bonifacio doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Jones gets to his feet. Bonifacio looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A big right from Bonifacio misses.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Bonifacio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Bonifacio misses.
Bader Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonifacio lands a body shot.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Bonifacio. Bonifacio maintains the clinch.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonifacio closes the distance and clinches.
Bonifacio presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Bonifacio turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bonifacio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones jumps guard but Bonifacio stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Victor Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bader Jones.
The referee calls for Bonifacio to work.
Jones tries to pull guard but Bonifacio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Bonifacio misses the shot to the body.
Bonifacio misses with a two punch combination.
Bonifacio throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Bonifacio had a free shot at his head there.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bonifacio clinches.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonifacio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Bonifacio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Victor Bonifacio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bonifacio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Bonifacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bonifacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonifacio has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonifacio.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Victor Bonifacio is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonifacio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bonifacio clinches with his opponent.
Bonifacio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Bonifacio as the two fighters clinch.
Bonifacio cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonifacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands a shot to the body.
Bonifacio lands a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonifacio.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bonifacio.
A hook to the body from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones jumps guard but Bonifacio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bonifacio lands a body shot.
Bonifacio lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Bonifacio dominated that second round.
That's time! Bonifacio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bonifacio scores with a hook.
Bonifacio tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonifacio forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Bonifacio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Bonifacio.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bonifacio scores with a body shot.
Bonifacio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonifacio misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonifacio connects with a body shot.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Bonifacio closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Bonifacio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonifacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonifacio throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Bonifacio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bonifacio has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bonifacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bonifacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bonifacio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Victor Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bader Jones.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bonifacio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Bonifacio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Bonifacio does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bonifacio moves into the clinch successfully.
Bonifacio lands a body shot.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bonifacio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonifacio circles away.
Bonifacio clinches up against the cage.
Bonifacio just leaning against Jones, taking a breather.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bader Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonifacio moves into the clinch.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch.
Victor Bonifacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio with a hook.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bonifacio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonifacio lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Bonifacio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bonifacio.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bonifacio as he avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bonifacio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonifacio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bonifacio cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Bonifacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonifacio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Bonifacio!
An out of breath Victor Bonifacio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Tentheros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clark Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Tentheros!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent just misses with a punch to the body.
Kent on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tentheros. Tentheros obviously looking to wear him down.
Kent fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kent on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tentheros. Tentheros obviously looking to wear him down.
Kent lands a body shot.
Tentheros takes a swing at Kent's ribcage but misses.
Tentheros blocks a jab.
Kent checks the leg kick.
Tentheros drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tentheros connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kent. Kent circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Clark Kent has been cut.
Tentheros fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kent keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent throws a leg kick
and Tentheros counters with a good low kick that Kent was not able to check.
Kent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kent missing with a left hand there. Tentheros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tentheros changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kent looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kent is looking to regain half guard here but Tentheros keeps moving and retains side control.
Tentheros throws an elbow but Kent slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kent is looking to reverse the position.
Tentheros sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kent is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tentheros is working to tighten is grip on Kent's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kent has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Tentheros is really squeezing tight and eventually Kent passes out! Tentheros breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ken Tentheros!
A determined Ken Tentheros didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes to the cage accompanied by Pray by Jay-Z feat. Rob Dougan. de Souza has chosen Dry County as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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203 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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177 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago de Souza!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace throws a low kick but it's checked well by de Souza.
Wallace moves into the clinch.
de Souza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wallace lands a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wallace preventing the sweep.
Wallace throws a big elbow that misses.
de Souza wants to sweep but no luck.
Wallace throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace stopping the sweep attempt from de Souza.
de Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wallace stands up over de Souza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
de Souza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wallace manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace wants to sweep but no luck.
Wallace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wallace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza throwing strikes from guard but Wallace blocks nicely.
Wallace trying to keep a closed guard but de Souza is proving a slippery customer.
de Souza postures up in Wallace's guard and throws a big left but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace is looking for a triangle but de Souza pushes his legs off easily.
de Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Wallace has wrist control.
de Souza pushing down on Wallace's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
de Souza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
de Souza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
de Souza is looking to advance position but Wallace won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Souza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
de Souza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
de Souza is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. de Souza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. de Souza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wallace throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
de Souza postures up in Wallace's guard and throws a big left but Wallace blocks it.
de Souza landing some decent shots from guard.
de Souza stands and throws Wallace's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wallace has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wallace can't do much from the bottom here.
de Souza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wallace is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
de Souza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wallace is looking for a sweep.
Wallace is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked de Souza off and has taken his back!
Wallace is trying to stick to de Souza's back but de Souza is turning into Wallace. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wallace's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by de Souza.
de Souza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
de Souza pushes down on Wallace's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
de Souza has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wallace taking shots to the head.
de Souza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
de Souza with shots to the head and body - Wallace looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wallace is rocked!
de Souza unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Wallace wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! de Souza celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago de Souza!
Thiago de Souza very nearly forgot to thank GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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