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B!48: Buck's Night! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Votrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by Cult of Personality. Phil Brooks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yuri Votrov's chin.
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phil Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Votrov!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Brooks. No joy for Votrov on that attempt.
Votrov throws a head kick but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks forces Votrov back against the cage and clinches.
Brooks has picked Votrov up - he's going for a ride! Brooks dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brooks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Votrov trying to control from the bottom.
Brooks works his foot free and advances to mount.
Votrov is trying to stand.
Votrov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brooks throws some wild stikes that Votrov manages to avoid easily.
Brooks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Votrov is looking to escape.
Votrov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Votrov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brooks.
Votrov gets back to full guard.
Brooks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brooks would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Votrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Votrov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brooks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks is fighting to break Votrov's control of his arms but Votrov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Votrov looking to control but Brooks passes into half guard.
Brooks decides to stand and escape the position.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Votrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Votrov looking to score a takedown here. Brooks is defending well but Votrov drives through and ends up in Brooks's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Votrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brooks is working an open guard so Votrov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Votrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Brooks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Votrov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brooks throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Votrov was covering up waiting for the punch and Brooks finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
Votrov 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.
Brooks engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Votrov is looking for a triangle but Brooks pushes his legs off easily.
Votrov has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Brooks should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Votrov has tightened it up now! Brooks should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yuri Votrov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Marecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Sahebt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marecki comes to the cage accompanied by The Shadows - Apache. Roman Marecki had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Marecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Sahebt!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sahebt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Roman Marecki has been cut.
Sahebt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Marecki did well to prevent Sahebt getting side control.
Marecki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Marecki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sahebt pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marecki kicks Sahebt off and gets back to his feet.
Sahebt throws a head kick that misses.
Sahebt doesn't manage to clinch there - Marecki circles away.
Sahebt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sahebt closes the distance but Marecki moves to the side
and Marecki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sahebt tries to clinch up.
Sahebt fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sahebt tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Marecki counter with a right hand.
Marecki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sahebt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sahebt keeping full guard, as Marecki tries to pass.
Marecki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sahebt's guard.
Marecki in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sahebt tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Marecki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roman Marecki!
A relieved looking Roman Marecki 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yushi Sushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Townsend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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137 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yushi Sushi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jerome Townsend!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sushi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Townsend drives through and clinches with Sushi against the cage.
Townsend's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sushi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Townsend. Townsend obviously looking to wear him down.
Townsend closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Townsend breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Townsend takes the fight into the clinch.
Townsend escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Townsend lands with a kick to the temple. Sushi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Townsend rushes Sushi and presses him up against the cage.
Townsend is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sushi takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Townsend.
Townsend gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sushi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Townsend breaks from the clinch.
Sushi shoots and misses
and Townsend holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsend manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Townsend tenderised Sushi 's leg. Sushi is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sushi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sushi fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yushi Sushi . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sushi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Townsend checks it well.
Jerome Townsend is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sushi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Townsend's waist but Townsend gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sushi off to one side.
Townsend dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sushi darts in trying to clinch
and Townsend moves into the clinch.
Townsend lands an elbow inside.
Townsend breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Townsend drives through and clinches with Sushi against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsend breaks from the clinch.
Townsend scores with a jab to the body.
Townsend closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Townsend escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sushi moves in looking to clinch but Townsend pushes him off.
Townsend cracks the inside of Sushi 's front leg.
Sushi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sushi is breathing heavily.
Townsend lands a jab.
Townsend throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sushi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Townsend tries to avoid it but Sushi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Townsend to the ground. Townsend escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Townsend.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Townsend.
Sushi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Townsend misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsend leaves Sushi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sushi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sushi gets tackled into the cage by Townsend. Townsend maintains the clinch.
Townsend breaks from the clinch.
Sushi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Townsend clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Townsend takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Townsend unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sushi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Townsend lands a knee to the body.
Townsend lands a knee to the body.
Townsend displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sushi up against the cage.
Townsend manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsend moves into the clinch successfully.
Townsend pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Townsend clinches up against the cage.
Townsend lands an elbow inside that Sushi shrugs off.
Townsend manages to break the clinch.
Townsend gets a clinch.
Townsend breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sushi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sushi . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sushi shoots in for a takedown but Townsend shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Townsend moves into the clinch.
Townsend slowing the pace effectively.
Townsend pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Townsend lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Townsend.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Townsend dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sushi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Townsend paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sushi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Townsend clinches with his opponent.
Townsend pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Townsend rushes Sushi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Townsend landing knees to the head.
Townsend pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sushi .
Sushi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Townsend throws a combination. Sushi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jerome Townsend seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Townsend rushes Sushi and presses him up against the cage.
Townsend pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Townsend. Those never looked like landing.
Sushi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sushi fails to land with a series of punches.
Sushi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Townsend as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Townsend lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Townsend, right into the meat.
Sushi throws a leg kick but Townsend moved away.
Sushi tries to keep at a distance but Townsend has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sushi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Townsend pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Townsend clinches up against the cage.
Townsend has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Townsend content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Townsend breaks from the clinch.
Townsend has managed to clinch.
Townsend escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Townsend sizes up Sushi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsend closes the distance and clinches.
Townsend pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Townsend digs a good hook to Sushi 's body.
Townsend clinches up against the cage.
Townsend prevents Sushi from breaking the clinch.
Townsend breaks from the clinch.
Sushi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Townsend counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yushi Sushi . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Townsend connects with a high kick.
Townsend throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crunch! Townsend slams his shin into Sushi 's torso.
Townsend throws a series of strikes that have Sushi backpedaling.
Townsend keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Townsend moves into range and clinches up with Sushi .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsend landing knees to the body.
Townsend lands a knee to the body.
Townsend escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yushi Sushi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Townsend lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Townsend gets a clinch.
Townsend pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Townsend has taken the fight to the clinch.
Townsend lands an elbow just above Sushi 's eye.
Townsend just leaning against Sushi , taking a breather.
Townsend manages to break the clinch.
Townsend pushes Sushi up against the cage in a clinch.
Sushi wants to take the fight to the mat but Townsend manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Townsend breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sushi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Townsend tries to bum rush Sushi with a series of wild strikes but Sushi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Townsend clinches up against the cage.
Townsend breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sushi is looking to clinch but Townsend is avoiding it.
Townsend moves into the clinch.
Townsend breaks the clinch.
Townsend swats away the attempt to clinch by Sushi .
Sushi throws a sloppy head kick
and Townsend counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Townsend moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Townsend.
Sushi is trying to force a seperation but Townsend has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Townsend - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Townsend showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Townsend throws a series of strikes that have Sushi backpedaling.
Townsend lands with a slapping head kick.
Sushi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A right-left combo lands from Townsend.
Townsend moves into the clinch successfully.
Townsend breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Townsend fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sushi , pushing him back against the cage.
Townsend lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Townsend unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sushi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Townsend escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sushi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Townsend wants to stand and escape but Sushi is having none of it.
Townsend wants to sweep here but Sushi controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsend wants to hit a switch here but Sushi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Townsend there!
Townsend tries to hold on but Sushi postures up.
Townsend is looking to improve his position but Sushi isn't that keen on the idea.
Townsend is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsend sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Townsend moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Townsend keeping moving, preventing Sushi from controlling successfully.
Townsend wants to sweep here but Sushi controlling him for the moment.
Townsend throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sushi escapes and throws Townsend's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sushi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sushi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sushi trying to control the action but Townsend is working from the bottom.
Sushi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Townsend is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sushi 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Townsend regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Townsend makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Yushi Sushi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jerome Townsend is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Townsend moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Townsend comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Townsend has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Townsend!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jerome Townsend waved his t-shirt featuring Kobra Clothing Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joze Mesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Koscheck (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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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joze Mesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Koscheck!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesar throws a big shot that misses.
Koscheck darts in and clinches Mesar up against the cage.
Mesar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mesar is trying to break free.
Koscheck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koscheck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mesar misses with a few strikes there.
Mesar swinging wildly here.
Mesar lands a jab.
Koscheck fails with a takedown attempt.
Mesar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mesar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesar missing with a left hand there. Koscheck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koscheck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mesar motions for Koscheck to come forward. Mesar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mesar lands an overhand right.
Mesar scores with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Mesar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koscheck doesn't seem phased though.
Jab, jab by Mesar - just one landing.
Joze Mesar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesar tries to clinch there but Koscheck circles away.
Koscheck fails with a takedown attempt.
Joze Mesar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Koscheck.
Koscheck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koscheck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mesar.
Joze Mesar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mesar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mesar.
Mesar with a jab.
Koscheck closes the distance and clinches up with Mesar, looking for a takedown. Koscheck pushes Mesar against the cage but Mesar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Mesar. Those never looked like landing.
Mesar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Koscheck counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Koscheck slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mesar can't keep his opponent in guard - Koscheck advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aaron Koscheck.
Koscheck dives in and scores a takedown into Mesar's guard.
Koscheck 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck forces his way into half guard.
Koscheck sitting and controlling from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mesar wants to control but Koscheck is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Koscheck will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mesar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mesar misses with a combination
and Koscheck counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Koscheck sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aaron Koscheck.
Koscheck moves forwards but Mesar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mesar tries to work over Koscheck's front leg with a kick but Koscheck checks it.
Mesar dodges the punch combination from Koscheck.
Koscheck looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mesar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koscheck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koscheck moves into the clinch successfully.
Koscheck jumps into guard, dragging Mesar to the mat.
Aaron Koscheck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koscheck looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Mesar is defending well. Koscheck quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Mesar has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Koscheck celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aaron Koscheck!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rice Farmer Lady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Dunachy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunachy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fortunate Son. 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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29
255 lbs
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245 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rice Farmer Lady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Moses Dunachy!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farmer Lady gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dunachy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Farmer Lady's guard.
Dunachy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Farmer Lady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunachy connects with an inside leg kick.
Farmer Lady tries for a takedown but Dunachy circles away easily
and Dunachy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunachy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farmer Lady with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dunachy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dunachy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rice Farmer Lady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunachy gets to his feet. Farmer Lady looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Farmer Lady takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Farmer Lady is breathing heavily.
Farmer Lady misses with a takedown attempt
and Dunachy counters with a single leg into guard. Farmer Lady didn't expect that.
Farmer Lady is working an open guard so Dunachy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunachy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dunachy decides to return to a standing position.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dunachy, right into the meat.
Farmer Lady takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dunachy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farmer Lady was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunachy.
Dunachy lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farmer Lady tries for a takedown but Dunachy circles away easily
and Dunachy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dunachy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Farmer Lady's guard.
Dunachy gets to his feet. Farmer Lady looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farmer Lady misses with a takedown
and Dunachy counters with an outside leg kick.
Dunachy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Farmer Lady!
Farmer Lady is trying to stand up.
Dunachy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dunachy stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmer Lady gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Farmer Lady is working an open guard so Dunachy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Farmer Lady fails with the takedown
and Dunachy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rice Farmer Lady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farmer Lady has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farmer Lady there as he acknowledges the shot.
Farmer Lady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farmer Lady gets tackled into the cage by Dunachy. Dunachy maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farmer Lady takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Rice Farmer Lady has been cut.
Dunachy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dunachy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dunachy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Farmer Lady is rocked!
Dunachy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oh Farmer Lady is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dunachy lands an elbow inside that Farmer Lady shrugs off.
Dunachy lands a shot to the body.
Farmer Lady takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dunachy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dunachy lands a hook that snaps the head of Farmer Lady backwards.
Dunachy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Dunachy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunachy lands a big knee to the head and Farmer Lady goes down! Dunachy pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moses Dunachy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruthless Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruthless Junior is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruthless Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Babcock!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range.
Ruthless Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior blocks a jab.
Babcock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Junior manages to avoid it.
Babcock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Junior connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Babcock misses.
Junior lands a jab.
Babcock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Junior tries to bum rush Babcock with a series of wild strikes but Babcock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Junior looks to throw the jab but Babcock is out of range.
Babcock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Junior pushes Babcock off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babcock lands with a nice body punch.
Babcock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Junior throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Junior misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior throws a series of punches but Babcock moves out of range.
Junior on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Babcock ducks right into an uppercut from Junior.
Babcock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Junior misses with a straight left.
Junior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Babcock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Babcock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Junior.
Babcock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Babcock thuds his right hand into Junior's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Babcock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Junior misses with a wild combination.
Junior swings widly with a right hand
and Babcock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Junior is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
Babcock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babcock digs a good hook to Junior's body.
Junior throws a hook but Babcock blocks it.
Babcock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruthless Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Junior misses with a double jab.
Junior looks to land a combination but Babcock avoids it well.
Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
Babcock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Junior takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Babcock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Junior. No joy for Babcock on that attempt.
Babcock lands a head shot.
Babcock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babcock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Babcock misses with a wild body shot.
Babcock works Junior's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior falls off balance throwing a combination
and Babcock counters with a nice double leg into side control. Junior won't be happy with that.
Junior is not content to let Babcock control the position.
Junior prevents Babcock from improving position.
Babcock tries to score with some ground and pound. Junior controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock tries to advance to mount but can't.
Babcock working the ground and pound but Junior is defending the strikes.
Babcock advances to full mount.
Babcock landing strikes from the mount and Junior is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babcock raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like Ruthless Junior has been cut.
Babcock controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Junior 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.
Bruce Babcock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruthless Junior's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Junior walks into a jab.
Babcock connects with a right hand. Junior shakes it off.
Babcock scores with a jab to the body.
Babcock closes the distance and clinches.
Junior wants to break free but Babcock has control.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Babcock has him pressed against the cage.
Junior tries to break free but Babcock pushes him back against the cage.
Babcock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Junior's efforts to push away.
Junior tries to break free but Babcock pushes him back against the cage.
Babcock gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Junior keeps moving.
Babcock passes Junior's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Babcock tries to pass to full mount but Junior defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babcock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babcock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babcock is trying to control. Junior wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Babcock throwing shots but Junior is blocking nicely.
Babcock has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Babcock throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bruce Babcock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Babcock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Babcock cracks Junior with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Junior wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Babcock.
Junior on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Junior tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock looking to control but Junior is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Babcock with shots to the head and body - Junior looks very uncomfortable down there.
Babcock tries to control but Junior wriggling away.
Babcock with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock raining down hammerfists from mount.
Babcock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babcock fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Babcock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Babcock thowing shots but they're missing.
Babcock thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babcock trying to control but Junior is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Babcock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruthless Junior's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Babcock closes the distance and clinches.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Babcock won't allow it.
Babcock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Junior up against the cage.
Junior gets underhooks to prevent Babcock's takedown attempt.
Babcock struggles to land a body shot inside as Junior controls his hands.
Babcock prevents Junior from breaking the clinch.
Junior tries to break the clinch but Babcock is controlling the position.
Junior tries to break free but Babcock pushes him back against the cage.
Babcock can't find room to land a body shot as Junior controls the action.
Babcock taking a breather.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Babcock won't allow it.
Babcock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Junior up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babcock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Junior's efforts to push away.
Babcock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Junior blocks a body shot from Babcock.
Babcock avoiding damage.
Babcock can't get the takedown.
Babcock is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ruthless Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruthless Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Babcock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Babcock has him pressed against the cage.
Babcock is working for takedown but Junior is calmly controlling the position for now.
Junior breaks the clinch.
Babcock slips a jab from Junior.
Junior rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Babcock counters with a right hand to the body.
Junior listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Junior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babcock.
Babcock cracks Junior with a good jab.
Babcock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Babcock cracks a nice hook into Junior's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock throws a body punch but Junior moves out of range.
Junior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Babcock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Babcock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bruce Babcock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Junior misses with a right hand
and Babcock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babcock.
Babcock lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Babcock.
Babcock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Babcock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Junior on the side of the head.
Babcock is looking to score with low kicks.
Babcock lands a jab to Junior's midsection.
Babcock lands a really nice looking cross but Junior seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Junior.
Babcock scores with a shot to the body.
Babcock connects with a single shot there.
Babcock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Junior.
Babcock feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babcock passes into half guard.
Babcock is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Junior is just riding it out for now. Babcock eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Junior to stand up.
Bruce Babcock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babcock scores with a sloppy right hand. Junior should have avoided that one.
Babcock with a jab.
Babcock misses the shot to the body.
Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babcock.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Babcock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Babcock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Babcock!
Bruce Babcock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chelios has chosen In Waves as his entrance music. Chev Chelios is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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20
167 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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169 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Garrett Hudson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chev Chelios!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios throws a body punch but Hudson moves out of range.
Hudson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hudson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chelios walks into a left hand.
Hudson moves away from the strike by Chelios.
Hudson lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Chelios.
Hudson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chelios counters with a three punch combo that has Hudson backing up. Hudson nods at Chelios to acknowledge the strikes.
Chelios pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hudson misses with a left hand
and Chelios counters with a straight right hand.
Chelios slips a jab from Hudson.
A telegraphed right hand from Chelios misses the target.
Chelios looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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!
Hudson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson throws a combination that misses
and Chelios counters by moving into the clinch.
Chelios is pushing Hudson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hudson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chelios gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chelios scores with a shot to the side of Hudson's head.
Chelios is stalling here.
Chelios lands with a short shot to the head.
Chelios throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chelios is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chelios working Hudson over with knees to the body.
Chelios leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chelios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hudson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson has had enough of the clinch but Chelios keeps him there for the moment.
Chelios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chelios can't find room to land a body shot as Hudson controls the action.
Hudson is trying to pull guard but Chelios has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Hudson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chelios lands a knee to the head.
Chelios effectively controlling the action here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hudson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hudson tries to break free but Chelios pushes him back against the cage.
Chelios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chelios lands a nice knee to the body.
Hudson is trying to push Chelios away but Chelios has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hudson.
Hudson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chelios lands a knee to the body.
Chelios misses with a knee to the head.
Chelios breaks from the clinch.
Hudson misses with a series of wild punches.
Chelios slips a jab and a cross from Hudson.
Hudson is breathing heavily.
Hudson throws a series of punches but Chelios moves out of range.
A combination from Hudson does no damage.
Hudson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hudson throws a hook but Chelios blocks it.
Hudson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chelios takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chelios throws a right and a left that Hudson avoids nicely.
Hudson throws out a powerful jab.
Garrett Hudson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hudson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hudson throws a nice looking combination but Chelios bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hudson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hudson jabs at Chelios's body.
Chelios ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chelios thuds a left hand into Hudson's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hudson misses with a hook. Chelios ducked under it nicely.
Chelios moves in looking to clinch but Hudson pushes him off.
Hudson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hudson duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chev Chelios will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chelios darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hudson misses with a hook. Chelios ducked under it nicely.
Chelios looks to throw the jab but Hudson is out of range.
Hudson misses with a combination
and Chelios counters with a low kick, right behind Hudson 's knee.
Chelios misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Hudson there.
Chelios misses with a body shot.
Chelios has managed to clinch.
Chelios pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hudson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hudson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chelios has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chelios prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chelios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hudson.
Chelios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hudson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hudson is trying to push Chelios away but Chelios has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hudson is trying to force a seperation but Chelios has the dominant position.
Chelios controlling the action here for a moment.
Hudson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chelios throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Hudson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hudson is trying to break the clinch but Chelios is controlling him.
Hudson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chelios scores with a hook to the body.
Hudson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chelios gets underhooks to prevent Hudson's takedown attempt.
Chelios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hudson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Chelios with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chelios lands a good knee to the midsection. Hudson won't want to take too many of those.
Chelios with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios tries to land knees in the clinch but Hudson avoids the damage to the body.
Chelios digs a right hand underneath Hudson's ribcage. Hudson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chelios landing knees to the head.
Chelios scores with a knee to the head.
Chelios scores with a knee to the head.
Chelios misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chelios.
Chelios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hudson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chelios landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chelios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hudson avoids it.
Chelios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hudson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chelios.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios works on Hudson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hudson is trying to push Chelios away but Chelios has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chelios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hudson avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Chelios.
Chev Chelios seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chelios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hudson avoids it.
Chelios pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garrett Hudson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hudson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chelios on the side of the head.
Chelios moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hudson misses with a double jab
and Chelios counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hudson looks to land a combination but Chelios avoids it well.
Chelios moves into the clinch.
Chelios lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chev Chelios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hudson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice combination there by Chelios.
Chelios takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A good leg kick by Chelios.
Chelios instigates a clinch.
Chelios's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hudson tries to break the clinch but Chelios is controlling the position.
Chelios tries a knee to the head but Hudson blocks it.
A knee to the head by Chelios.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Chelios.
Hudson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chelios to keep the fight standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chelios will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hudson up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson is looking to break free of the clinch but Chelios has double underhooks.
Hudson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chelios to keep the fight standing.
Hudson is trying to force a seperation but Chelios has the dominant position.
Hudson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hudson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chelios landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chelios connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chelios.
A right hand to the body from Chelios.
Knees to the body from Chelios.
A left hand lands to the body for Chelios.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chelios obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chelios working Hudson over with knees to the body.
Chelios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chelios lands a knee to the body.
Chelios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hudson blocks it with crossed arms.
Chelios landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chelios obliges.
Chelios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hudson jumps guard but Chelios stands there with Hudson around his waist. Hudson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Hudson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chelios lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hudson working hard to break the clinch.
Chelios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hudson avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chelios.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios keeps control of Hudson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hudson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chelios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chelios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hudson.
Chelios lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hudson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hudson can't break the clinch.
Chelios lands a shot to the body.
Hudson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chelios is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chelios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hudson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chelios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chelios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chelios trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios crunches a lovely knee into Hudson's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chelios landing knees to the body.
Hudson is trying to break the clinch but Chelios is controlling him.
Chelios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chelios stalls.
Hudson looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Chelios.
Chelios throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chelios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hudson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chelios leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chelios utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chev Chelios really 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.
Hudson scores with a one two! Chelios had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hudson drops his hands momentarily and Chelios takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hudson tests Chelios's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chelios has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chelios moves into the clinch successfully.
Hudson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chelios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hudson is working for takedown but Chelios is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hudson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chelios landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson avoiding damage as Chelios throws knees to the body.
Hudson is trying to break the clinch but Chelios has him pressed against the cage.
Chelios lands a body shot.
Chelios stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chelios connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hudson's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chelios.
Chelios scores with a knee to the head.
Hudson takes a shot to the head.
Chelios lands a left hand.
Hudson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chelios obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Chelios.
Hudson tries to break the clinch but Chelios is controlling the position.
Chelios trying to land knees to the body.
Chelios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hudson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chelios misses with a body punch.
Chelios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Chelios.
Hudson jumps guard but Chelios turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Hudson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chelios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chelios missing with knees to the body.
Chelios trying to land knees to the body.
Chelios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hudson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chelios misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chelios smiles and moves away.
Chelios takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Chelios.
Hudson slips a straight right by Chelios.
Chelios moves away from the strike by Hudson.
Hudson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chelios walks into a stiff left hand from Hudson.
Chelios tries to clinch up but Hudson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hudson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hudson stuns Chelios with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chelios takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chelios pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hudson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chelios moves out of range as Hudson strikes.
Chelios plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hudson tries to bum rush Chelios with a series of wild strikes but Chelios uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chelios misses with a hook.
Hudson misses with a series of wild punches.
Chelios ducks under a wild hook from Hudson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chelios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chev Chelios dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hudson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chelios gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hudson tries for a takedown but Chelios manages to get underhooks.
Chelios landing knees to the body.
Hudson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chelios pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chelios has Hudson up against the cage in a clinch.
Chelios pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hudson tries to circle away but Chelios has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios gets underhooks to prevent Hudson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Hudson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalling in the clinch from Chelios.
Hudson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chelios smiles and moves away.
Hudson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hudson misses with a double jab
and Hudson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hudson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hudson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chelios. Chelios obviously looking to wear him down.
Hudson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chelios counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A right-left combo lands from Chelios.
Chelios lands with an overhand left.
Chelios connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios ducks under a wild hook from Hudson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chelios looks to land a combination but Hudson avoids it well.
Chelios showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hudson.
Hudson throws a big shot that misses.
Hudson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chelios clinches with his opponent.
Chelios landing knees to the head.
Hudson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chelios has him pressed against the cage.
Chelios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chelios lands a shoulder strike.
Hudson wants to get back to striking at distance but Chelios won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios missing with knees to the body.
Chelios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hudson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chelios lands a knee to the head.
Hudson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chelios prevents it.
Chelios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chelios.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chelios takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chelios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hudson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hudson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chelios crunches a lovely knee into Hudson's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Chelios.
Chelios landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chelios tries to throw a body punch but Hudson avoids it by throwing Chelios back against the cage.
Chelios lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chelios tries to land knees in the clinch but Hudson avoids the damage to the body.
Hudson is trying to drag Chelios to the mat but Chelios just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chev Chelios is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hudson is trying to break free.
Garrett Hudson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hudson tries to circle away but Chelios has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chelios lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hudson or not.
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!
Hudson takes a shot to the head.
Chelios trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chev Chelios comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chelios has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chev Chelios!
Chev Chelios is the new lightweight champion!
Chev Chelios seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuke Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Ransel (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nuke Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Ransel!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Yu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ransel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ransel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Yu wants to control but Ransel is keeping busy.
Ransel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ransel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yu is just riding it out for now. Ransel eventually gives up the hold.
Ransel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yu trying to hold on to Ransel's head to control him but Ransel postures up.
Ransel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ransel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ransel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yu is looking to improve his position.
Ransel uses his free foot to push down on Yu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yu.
Yu wants to control but Ransel is having none of it.
Ransel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ransel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yu is looking to escape.
Ransel landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ransel connects with a bit shot that sees Yu covering up! More strikes from Ransel and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ransel is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Ransel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis deFunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bad to the Bone. 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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luis deFunes!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels moves into the clinch successfully.
Daniels is looking for a takedown.
A short body shot lands from deFunes as the two fighters clinch.
Daniels drops down looking for an ankle pick but deFunes pulls his leg out and moves away.
deFunes throws a front kick that sends Daniels stumbling back into the cage.
Daniels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Daniels goes for a takedown in the clinch but deFunes prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels is trying to stall.
Daniels seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but deFunes is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Daniels leaning his opponent against the cage.
deFunes lands a hook that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with deFunes's elbow.
Daniels tries to work over deFunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
deFunes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deFunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
deFunes blocks a body shot from Daniels.
Daniels tries to stall but deFunes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short body shot lands from deFunes as the two fighters clinch.
deFunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
deFunes lands with a light punch inside.
Daniels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but deFunes won't allow it.
deFunes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daniels.
Daniels is trying to maintain a safe position but deFunes gets an underhook and turns Daniels into the cage.
A short body shot lands from deFunes as the two fighters clinch.
deFunes stalls.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but deFunes has him pressed against the cage.
Daniels tries to score a body lock takedown but deFunes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
deFunes scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by deFunes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from deFunes as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
deFunes scores with a shoulder strike.
deFunes stalling the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from deFunes.
deFunes misses with a body punch.
deFunes lands with a light punch inside.
deFunes stalling against the cage.
deFunes gets through Daniels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
deFunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
deFunes is working Daniels over against the cage.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Daniels has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. deFunes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
deFunes lands a shoulder strike.
deFunes scores with a hook to the body.
deFunes lands a shoulder strike.
deFunes lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, deFunes scores with a nice short uppercut.
deFunes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daniels is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
deFunes has Daniels pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
deFunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
deFunes scores with a nice hook to the head.
deFunes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from deFunes.
A short right from deFunes.
deFunes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
deFunes lands a body punch.
deFunes scores with a shoulder strike.
Daniels drops down looking for an ankle pick but deFunes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Luis deFunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
deFunes tries to keep at a distance but Daniels has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daniels goes for a takedown attempt but deFunes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
deFunes moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but deFunes avoids it really well and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
deFunes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
deFunes scores with a body shot.
Daniels tries to keep at a distance but deFunes has taken the fight into the clinch.
deFunes has Daniels pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from deFunes.
deFunes lands a right hand.
deFunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
deFunes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
deFunes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
deFunes lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
deFunes lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from deFunes.
A short left from deFunes.
deFunes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis deFunes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
deFunes has closed the distance and engaged Daniels in a clinch.
deFunes pushes Daniels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
deFunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Daniels is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Daniels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
deFunes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on deFunes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Daniels misses with a punch to the body.
deFunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels tries to break free but deFunes pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and deFunes avoids it.
deFunes lands a right hand.
deFunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but deFunes has him pressed against the cage.
deFunes looking to stall.
deFunes lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from deFunes.
deFunes blocks a body shot from Daniels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from deFunes.
deFunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from deFunes.
A shot in the inside from deFunes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
deFunes lands a right hand.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but deFunes won't allow it.
deFunes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Danielss head.
Daniels is trying to maintain a safe position but deFunes gets an underhook and turns Daniels into the cage.
deFunes looking to stall.
deFunes is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Daniels has denied him.
deFunes lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from deFunes on the inside.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from deFunes.
Daniels tries to score a body lock takedown but deFunes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
deFunes scores with a shot to the side of Daniels's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from deFunes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
deFunes lands a nice shot to the body.
deFunes stalling.
Daniels has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by deFunes after a bit of a struggle.
deFunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
deFunes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daniels as deFunes tries to tie him up.
deFunes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
deFunes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
deFunes lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from deFunes.
Nice body punch from deFunes.
deFunes lands with a short shot to the head.
deFunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from deFunes.
deFunes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Danielss head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and deFunes avoids it.
deFunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Nice body punch from deFunes.
Nice body punch from deFunes - that landed with a thud.
deFunes slowing the pace effectively.
deFunes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daniels or not.
deFunes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
deFunes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
A nice left hand lands by deFunes.
deFunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Nice body punch from deFunes - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
deFunes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
deFunes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
deFunes wants to stall.
Daniels tries to land knees in the clinch but deFunes avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from deFunes - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
deFunes lands a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Daniels is trying to push deFunes away but deFunes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
deFunes lands with a light punch inside.
deFunes lands a shoulder strike.
deFunes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, deFunes scores with a nice short uppercut.
deFunes gets through Daniels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daniels is rocked!
deFunes managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
A right handed body shot lands from deFunes.
Still in the clinch, deFunes scores with a nice short uppercut.
deFunes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Daniels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Daniels seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by deFunes.
Daniels is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis deFunes 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. And we move into the final round!
Daniels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with deFunes, pushing him back against the cage.
deFunes lands a body shot in the clinch.
deFunes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from deFunes.
deFunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
A short uppercut from deFunes.
deFunes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
deFunes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
deFunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by deFunes after a bit of a struggle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for deFunes.
deFunes lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
deFunes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels takes a shot to the head.
deFunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniels misses with a body punch.
deFunes lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deFunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
deFunes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Daniels gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! deFunes gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Daniels is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis deFunes!
In his post fight interview, Luis deFunes 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ovid Julios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ovid Julios!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alistair Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson pushes Julios up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Julios.
Julios landing knees to the head.
Julios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Julios avoids it.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Julios avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Julios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Julios trying to land knees to the body.
Julios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ovid Julios has been cut.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson keeps control of Julios as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson taking a breather.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Julios scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson taking a breather.
Julios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julios escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Julios clinches with his opponent.
Thompson throws an elbow but it misses.
Julios misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Julios is trying to pull guard but Thompson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Julios.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Julios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson keeps control of Julios as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Julios blocks an elbow strike.
Julios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thompson avoids it.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson darts in and clinches Julios up against the cage.
Julios prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julios tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson wants to break free but Julios has control.
Julios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Julios keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Julios throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thompson's head.
Julios tries to keep at a distance but Thompson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Julios breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Julios throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson rushes Julios and presses him up against the cage.
Julios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Julios trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Julios is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Julios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Julios trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Julios is keeping busy.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Julios has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Julios.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Julios is blocking nicely.
Julios crunches a lovely knee into Thompson's ribcage.
Thompson looks gassed!
Julios scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Julios lands a nice knee to the body.
Julios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson trying to stall but Julios improves his position.
Julios pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julios lands a head kick that stumbles Thompson and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like Alistair Thompson has been cut.
Julios passes Thompson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Julios in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Thompson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Julios!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ovid Julios!
Ovid Julios is the new heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ovid Julios waved his t-shirt featuring MMA ANIMAL's logo in front of the cameras.
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