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Black Hand on TEN XVI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafeal Djocovito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred Von Richtoffen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Djocovito comes to the cage accompanied by Rose - A Perfect Circle. Von Richtoffen has chosen Green Fields of France as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafeal Djocovito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manfred Von Richtoffen!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Richtoffen looks to land a body kick but Djocovito moved away.
Von Richtoffen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Djocovito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rafeal Djocovito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Djocovito scores with a shot to the body.
Von Richtoffen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Djocovito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Von Richtoffen dodges the punch combination from Djocovito.
Djocovito connects with a looping right hand.
Djocovito shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Von Richtoffen eats them both and turns towards Djocovito to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Von Richtoffen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Von Richtoffen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Djocovito, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Richtoffen working the ground and pound.
Von Richtoffen landing strikes.
Djocovito prevents Von Richtoffen from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Richtoffen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Djocovito knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Djocovito is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Von Richtoffen moves into full mount!
Von Richtoffen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djocovito is bucking up trying to escape but Von Richtoffen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Von Richtoffen.
Djocovito is working to get back to half guard.
Von Richtoffen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Djocovito can't escape the position.
Von Richtoffen landing strikes from the mount and Djocovito is in trouble!
Djocovito is rocked!
Djocovito takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Djocovito is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Von Richtoffen landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Von Richtoffen! Djocovito is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Manfred Von Richtoffen!
A victorious Manfred Von Richtoffen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Hosking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trovador Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hosking's entrance music is War Machine. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Hosking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trovador Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hosking looks for a takedown but Ramos sprawls well.
Ramos lunges at Hosking with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hosking's hand.
Hosking throws a series of strikes that have Ramos backpedaling.
Ramos misses with a series of wild punches.
Hosking fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramos.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hosking napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hosking is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ramos is trying to control the action in half guard but Hosking is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hosking wants to improve his position but Ramos is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosking gets full guard.
Hosking is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ramos defends well.
Hosking throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Hosking keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos is looking to work some ground and pound but Hosking has wrist control.
Hosking escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ramos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ramos postures up.
Ramos prevents Hosking from getting back to his feet.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Hosking keeps moving.
Ramos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hosking's guard.
Ramos wants to control but Hosking is keeping him busy.
Ramos passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ramos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ramos trying to control but Hosking is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos throws some wild stikes that Hosking manages to avoid easily.
Hosking is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos looking to ground and pound but Hosking is blocking nicely.
Hosking prevents Ramos from taking his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosking taking shots to the head.
Hosking is trying to stand up.
Hosking is trying desperately to improve position.
Hosking tries to lock up and control but Ramos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ramos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hosking has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hosking gets back to half guard.
Ramos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hosking wants to improve his position but Ramos is controlling well.
Hosking landing small, sideways elbows.
Hosking holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ramos trying to control the action but Hosking is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosking is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ramos scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hosking trying to control from the bottom.
Ramos slips a nice elbow through Hosking's hands, connecting with Hosking's forehead.
Hosking wants to control but Ramos is keeping busy.
Hosking blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramos.
Ramos is working for a kimura but Hosking is defending it quite comfortably.
Ramos is looking to take a break and control but Hosking is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hosking blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramos.
Ramos moves nicely into side control.
Ramos tries to score with some ground and pound. Hosking controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trovador Ramos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hosking misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramos has a takedown stuffed.
Ramos stuffs the takedown.
Hosking closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hosking breaks from the clinch.
Ramos stuffs the takedown.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown but Hosking shows good takedown defense.
Ramos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Hosking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hosking moves into range and clinches up with Ramos.
Ramos gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hosking regains guard.
Hosking looking for a guillotine here but Ramos defends easily.
Ramos tries to free his leg and advance position but Hosking is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosking preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramos distracts Hosking with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hosking swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Hosking keeps moving.
Hosking working a defensive guard here.
Ramos trying to control but Hosking is working from the bottom.
Ramos throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramos trying to control but Hosking is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Trovador Ramos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt.
Trovador Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hosking fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosking slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ramos tries to keep at a distance but Hosking has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ramos fails to pull guard.
Hosking is pressed up against the cage. Ramos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hosking down to the mat. Hosking avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hosking instigates a clinch.
Hosking is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hosking misses with a body punch.
Hosking's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramos moves in looking to clinch but Hosking pushes him off.
Ramos dodges the punch combination from Hosking.
Matthew Hosking is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hosking was covering up waiting for the punch and Ramos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ramos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hosking is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ramos stands up from Hosking's guard - Ramos perhaps looking for a knockout.
No luck for Ramos with that takedown attempt.
Hosking drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hosking pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramos is keeping the position for now.
Ramos managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos wants to sweep but no luck.
Ramos being controlled here, momentarily.
Ramos working a defensive guard but Hosking passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos is trying to control but can't.
Hosking wants to get back to his feet.
Hosking is trying to control. Ramos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trovador Ramos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hosking.
A right-left combo lands from Ramos.
Hosking stuffs the takedown.
Ramos misses with a takedown attempt - Hosking sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ramos tries to clinch up but Hosking circles away and keeps his distance.
Hosking tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ramos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hosking somewhat.
Ramos fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hosking's waist but Hosking gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ramos off to one side.
Matthew Hosking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trovador Ramos.
Hosking swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hosking's waist but Hosking gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ramos off to one side.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hosking.
Hosking tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hosking has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hosking's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ramos tries to get to full guard but Hosking has control of the leg.
Ramos controlling the position well.
Hosking is thwarting Ramos's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is trying to escape back to his feet but Hosking uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Hosking decides to stand back up. Hosking steps back and let's Ramos get back to his feet.
Trovador Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hosking has managed to clinch.
Hosking works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ramos is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hosking can't fight it off and eventually Ramos manages to take the fight to the floor. Hosking looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hosking keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
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!
Hosking has Ramos pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosking's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ramos is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Trovador Ramos hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ramos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hosking sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ramos somewhat.
Ramos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramos closes the distance and clinches up with Hosking, looking for a takedown. Ramos pushes Hosking against the cage but Hosking circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hosking closes the distance and clinches.
Hosking pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Hosking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is pressed up against the cage. Hosking has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramos down to the mat. Ramos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hosking misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hosking scores with a one two! Ramos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hosking as he jumps to the side.
Hosking will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hosking misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos punishes Hosking's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hosking as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Hosking or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramos which made him look bad.
Matthew Hosking has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trovador Ramos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ramos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hosking circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matthew Hosking.
I think Ramos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trovador Ramos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Zanico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautista is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ladies and Gentlemen. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rey Bautista enters the cage!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafael Zanico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rey Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bautista misses.
Zanico fails with a takedown attempt.
Zanico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zanico tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bautista makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zanico looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bautista scores with a jab. Zanico acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bautista scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bautista jabs at Zanico's body.
Zanico is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zanico tries to clinch but Bautista moves out of range.
Zanico shoots in but no luck this time.
Bautista misses with a straight left.
Rafael Zanico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautista swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zanico.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Zanico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Bautista.
A telegraphed right hand from Zanico misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zanico looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Zanico misses the target.
Zanico tries to clinch there but Bautista circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zanico looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zanico moves to clinch but Bautista breaks away
letting Bautista counter with a right hand.
Zanico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Bautista. No joy for Zanico on that attempt.
Bautista swats away the attempt to clinch by Zanico.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista misses with an uppercut. Zanico saw that one coming.
Zanico throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bautista's waist but Bautista gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zanico off to one side.
Zanico closes the distance but Bautista moves to the side
and Bautista counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bautista lands the left hand.
Nice shot by Bautista.
Bautista swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bautista moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bautista lands a nice hook to Zanico's body. Zanico takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zanico takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bautista circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zanico fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rey Bautista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bautista closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bautista.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Bautista as Zanico shoots in.
Bautista defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zanico.
Bautista connects with the punch.
Zanico tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zanico takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zanico tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bautista paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zanico tries to close the distance and clinch but Bautista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bautista lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zanico gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bautista is trying to break the clinch but Zanico is controlling him.
Zanico is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bautista gets underhooks to prevent Zanico's takedown attempt.
Bautista tries to break the clinch but Zanico is controlling the position.
Bautista jumps guard and drags Zanico to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista keeping full guard, as Zanico tries to pass.
Bautista looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zanico is one step ahead there.
Bautista keeping moving, preventing Zanico from controlling successfully.
Bautista keeping full guard, as Zanico tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bautista wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zanico advances to half guard.
Zanico missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Bautista dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zanico takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bautista lands with a nice combination. Zanico backs away looking to recover.
Zanico tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bautista manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bautista lands a jab to the head.
Bautista fails to land with a series of punches.
Zanico shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zanico fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zanico shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bautista but Bautista pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bautista lands a jab to Zanico's midsection.
Bautista moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zanico needs to keep his hands up - Bautista had a free shot at his head there.
Bautista lands with a shot to the body.
Rafael Zanico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zanico on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zanico tries to close the distance and clinch but Bautista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanico tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bautista counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick misses from Zanico.
Bautista lands with an overhand left.
Zanico with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bautista to score with a decent uppercut.
Zanico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bautista leaves Zanico with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Zanico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zanico has Bautista up against the cage in a clinch.
Bautista is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zanico to keep the fight standing.
Bautista works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bautista goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is trying to break the clinch but Zanico is controlling him.
Bautista is fighting off a takedown attempt but Zanico is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bautista to the mat. Bautista regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Zanico looking to pass the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bautista is pulling down on Zanico's head to control his posture.
Bautista keeping full guard, as Zanico tries to pass.
Bautista trying to keep a closed guard but Zanico is proving a slippery customer.
Zanico won't allow Bautista to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey Bautista has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Zanico has closed the distance and engaged Bautista in a clinch.
Zanico breaks the clinch.
Bautista swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donk. Bautista catches Zanico right on the button with a cross.
Bautista throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zanico.
Zanico displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bautista throws out the jab.
Zanico closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bautista's guard.
Zanico trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zanico stands and throws Bautista's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zanico works to advance to full mount. Bautista defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bautista wants to control but Zanico is having none of it.
Zanico working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Bautista turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Zanico off and cradles Bautista's limp body as Zanico celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Rafael Zanico!
Rafael Zanico gave a mention to Hell's Balls Recovery (160) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Young Tutankhamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Childs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Childs's choice of entrance music: Born This Way. 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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155 lbs
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152 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Young Tutankhamon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Childs!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Childs connects with a single shot there.
Childs stuffs the takedown attempt from Tutankhamon. Tutankhamon gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Childs finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tutankhamon has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tutankhamon.
Childs tries to land knees in the clinch but Tutankhamon avoids the damage to the body.
Childs manages to break the clinch.
Tutankhamon closes the distance and clinches.
Tutankhamon blocks the elbow strike.
Tutankhamon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Childs backwards.
Tutankhamon avoiding damage as Childs throws knees to the body.
Childs keeps control of Tutankhamon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tutankhamon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Tutankhamon.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tutankhamon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tutankhamon prevents Childs from breaking the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Childs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Childs slaps away a takedown attempt from Tutankhamon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tutankhamon has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Tutankhamon.
Tutankhamon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Childs breaks the clinch.
Childs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Childs leaves Tutankhamon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Young Tutankhamon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Childs tries to work over Tutankhamon's front leg with a kick but Tutankhamon checks it.
Tutankhamon has Childs up against the cage in a clinch.
Tutankhamon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Childs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tutankhamon moves into the clinch.
Tutankhamon lands a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tutankhamon stands up and waves to Childs to follow him.
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!
Tutankhamon slips a straight right by Childs.
Tutankhamon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tutankhamon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Childs, pushing him back against the cage.
Tutankhamon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Childs pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tutankhamon clinches up with Childs and pushes him back against the cage.
Tutankhamon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Childs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Childs looking to throw knees to the head but Tutankhamon is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Tutankhamon.
Tutankhamon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Childs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Childs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tutankhamon can't get the takedown.
Tutankhamon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Childs misses with an elbow strike.
Tutankhamon stalling.
Tutankhamon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Childs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tutankhamon misses with an elbow strike.
Tutankhamon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Childs after a bit of a struggle.
Childs looking to throw knees to the head but Tutankhamon is blocking nicely.
Childs tries to break free but Tutankhamon pushes him back against the cage.
Tutankhamon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Childs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tutankhamon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Childs misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Childs prevents a body shot from Tutankhamon.
A right hand to the body from Tutankhamon.
Childs throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tutankhamon.
Tutankhamon misses with an elbow strike.
Tutankhamon has Childs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Childs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tutankhamon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Childs's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Childs tries to break the clinch but Tutankhamon is controlling the position.
Tutankhamon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Childs backwards.
Childs breaks the clinch.
Tutankhamon forces Childs back against the cage and clinches.
Tutankhamon missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tutankhamon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tutankhamon is trying to push Childs away but Childs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tutankhamon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Childs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Tutankhamon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tutankhamon closes the distance and pushes Childs back into the cage.
Childs working hard to break the clinch.
Tutankhamon tightens his grip and picks Childs up, before dumping him to the ground. Childs manages to land in guard.
Childs keeping moving, preventing Tutankhamon from controlling successfully.
Tutankhamon stands up over Childs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tutankhamon is looking to work some ground and pound but Childs has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tutankhamon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Childs can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tutankhamon looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutankhamon wants to control from the top but Childs keeps moving.
Tutankhamon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tutankhamon sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Childs is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tutankhamon cracks Childs with a big elbow.
Tutankhamon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Childs defending against the ground and pound.
Tutankhamon throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tutankhamon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Childs down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Childs is not content to let Tutankhamon control the position.
Childs regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tutankhamon's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Tutankhamon thows a huge punch but Childs dodges it nicely.
Tutankhamon winds up and cracks Childs with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tutankhamon connects with a nice short shot to Childs's temple.
Childs is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tutankhamon stands up out of the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tutankhamon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Childs managing to block the knees to the body from Tutankhamon.
Tutankhamon can't get the takedown.
Childs prevents Tutankhamon from breaking the clinch.
Tutankhamon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tutankhamon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Childs is still on wobbly legs! Can Tutankhamon finish him?
Tutankhamon lands an elbow that stopped Childs in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Tutankhamon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tutankhamon lands a takedown into guard.
Tutankhamon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tutankhamon controls the position from side control.
Tutankhamon in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Childs looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Tutankhamon turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Young Tutankhamon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blaque Kreed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J J Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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160 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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23
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blaque Kreed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, J J Walker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreed has a takedown stuffed.
Walker stuns Kreed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kreed with a poor takedown
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Kreed is just out of range.
Kreed has his takedown stuffed
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blaque Kreed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kreed doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walker scores with a jab to the body.
Kreed shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kreed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kreed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walker avoids it really well and circles away.
Kreed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreed wants to clinch.
Walker lands with a straight right. Kreed didn't see that one coming.
Kreed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walker digs a good hook to Kreed's body.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Kreed shoots in.
Kreed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kreed is breathing heavily.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
J J Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kreed shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kreed has his takedown stuffed
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kreed takes one on the button.
Jab, jab by Walker - just one landing.
Kreed misses with a takedown
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Walker stuns Kreed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Kreed gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kreed thinking.
Walker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kreed rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a nice looking body shot.
Walker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kreed eats them both and turns towards Walker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kreed is rocked!
Walker throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Kreed crashing down! Kreed tries to stagger back to his feet but Walker just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Kreed asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). J J Walker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick O Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omaha Steak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Sullivan comes into the arena with Dropkick Murphys--shipping up to boston blaring out of the sound system. Steak is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: What I've Done . 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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26
179 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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30
175 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick O Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Omaha Steak!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from O Sullivan as Steak shoots in.
Steak slips a straight right by O Sullivan.
O Sullivan misses with a hook.
O Sullivan misses with a looping left.
Steak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Sullivan throws a looping overhand right but Steak ducks down to avoid it.
Steak shoots in and gets a takedown into O Sullivan's guard.
O Sullivan wants to stand up but Steak is controlling him.
O Sullivan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steak stands and steps away. O Sullivan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steak throws a head kick but O Sullivan moves out of range.
Steak moves away from the strike by O Sullivan.
O Sullivan tries to bum rush Steak with a series of wild strikes but Steak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steak looks for a takedown but O Sullivan sprawls well.
Patrick O Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omaha Steak.
Steak fails to land the takedown.
O Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Steak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Sullivan throws a right and a left that Steak avoids nicely.
O Sullivan throws a right hand that misses
and Steak counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Steak slips a jab from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Sullivan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steak ducks under a wild hook from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan stuffs the takedown attempt from Steak. Steak gets slowly back to his feet.
Steak throws a nice head kick!
A head kick by O Sullivan misses
and Steak counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steak scores with a head kick.
O Sullivan throws a combination that misses
and Steak counters with a body kick.
O Sullivan is breathing heavily.
O Sullivan stuns Steak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steak moves into the clinch.
O Sullivan has had enough of the clinch but Steak keeps him there for the moment.
Steak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steak blocks a jab.
Steak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice takedown defense from O Sullivan. No joy for Steak on that attempt.
Steak closes the distance and clinches up with O Sullivan, looking for a takedown. Steak pushes O Sullivan against the cage but O Sullivan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steak connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Decent striking displayed by O Sullivan there.
A slow jab from O Sullivan misses its intended target.
Steak slips a jab and a cross from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan stuffs the takedown.
O Sullivan scores with a three punch combo!
Steak pushes O Sullivan away with a front kick.
Steak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Sullivan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Sullivan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steak.
Steak blocks a head kick by O Sullivan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Omaha Steak will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
O Sullivan tries to land a body kick
and Steak counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. O Sullivan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Steak.
O Sullivan sneaks back into half guard.
O Sullivan wants to get back to his feet.
O Sullivan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O Sullivan pushes Steak off looking to stand but Steak dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steak is taking a breather. O Sullivan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Sullivan looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steak keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Let's hope that Steak has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Omaha Steak hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
O Sullivan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Patrick O Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Sullivan scores with a jab to the head.
Steak fails to land the takedown.
Steak blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steak shoots in for a double leg but O Sullivan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steak dives in and grabs O Sullivan's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Sullivan pushes down on Steak's head and hops out.
Patrick O Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omaha Steak.
Steak tries to clinch up.
O Sullivan throws a poor cross that misses
and Steak counters with a good, hard body kick but O Sullivan shrugs it off.
Steak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Sullivan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steak moves out of range of the strikes.
Steak takes one to the chin there.
O Sullivan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Sullivan throws a right hand that Steak ducks under and follows up with a left that Steak also avoids with ease.
O Sullivan throws a head kick but Steak moves out of range.
Steak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Sullivan is fending him off so far but Steak persists. Nope, O Sullivan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Patrick O Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steak tries for a takedown but O Sullivan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
O Sullivan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Steak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
O Sullivan throws a series of strikes that have Steak backpedaling.
Steak keeps O Sullivan at a distance using the push kick.
O Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Sullivan misses with a body shot.
Steak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Steak has him pressed against the cage.
Steak manages to break the clinch.
Steak clinches up with O Sullivan and pushes him back against the cage.
O Sullivan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steak has him pressed against the cage.
O Sullivan wants to get back to striking at distance but Steak won't allow it.
Steak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Patrick O Sullivan is winning the standup battle so far.
Steak lands a head kick!
A lazy body kick from O Sullivan
and Steak 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.
Steak scores with a kick to the midsection.
Steak closes the distance and clinches up with O Sullivan, looking for a takedown. Steak pushes O Sullivan against the cage but O Sullivan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Omaha Steak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Steak ducks under a wild hook from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steak slips a straight right by O Sullivan.
Some wild striking there from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan misses with a wild body shot.
O Sullivan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steak was well out of range. Poor timing from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steak closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. O Sullivan quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Sullivan is trying to stand back up but Steak is controlling him
Steak is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Sullivan is trying to stand.
O Sullivan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Steak frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
O Sullivan wants to control but Steak is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan trying desperately to get to his feet.
O Sullivan is trying to escape the mount.
O Sullivan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Steak controlling from mount.
O Sullivan is trying to escape the mount.
Steak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Sullivan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steak takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
O Sullivan is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Omaha Steak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steak controlling from mount.
O Sullivan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steak controlling the position easily from mount.
Patrick O Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Omaha Steak was stalling too much, according to the referee.
O Sullivan throws a right and a left that Steak avoids nicely.
O Sullivan slaps away a takedown attempt from Steak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steak decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omaha Steak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steak winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omaha Steak!
Omaha Steak took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Zebub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zebub comes to the cage accompanied by Death March. Garcia has chosen The Slam as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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162 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Zebub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alejandro Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia gets the takedown into side control.
Zebub manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Garcia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Garcia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zebub wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
Zebub is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Zebub tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Zebub prevents Garcia from getting back to his feet.
Garcia has Zebub pulled in close to control his posture.
Zebub pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zebub prevents Garcia from getting back to his feet.
Zebub pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Garcia is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alejandro Garcia was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Garcia takes a swing at Zebub's ribcage but misses.
Garcia takes a swing at Zebub's ribcage but misses.
Zebub tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Zebub.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zebub feints and as Garcia raises his hands in defense, Zebub changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zebub stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zebub postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Garcia is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zebub, into his guard.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garcia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zebub swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zebub had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Zebub keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zebub tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zebub is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garcia is aware though and is defending well.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zebub swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Zebub blocks nicely.
Garcia advances position into side control!
Garcia working the ground and pound from side control.
Zebub regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zebub taking some punishment here, with Garcia in his half guard.
Zebub is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garcia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zebub wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zebub is desperately trying to improve his position but Garcia has a good base and remains in mount.
Garcia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Garcia landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia prevents Zebub from getting the reversal.
Garcia working Zebub over with strikes here.
Zebub is desperately trying to improve his position but Garcia has a good base and remains in mount.
Garcia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Garcia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Zebub's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zebub scrambles back to his feet.
Zebub misses with a takedown
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
Garcia scores with a jab.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Zebub uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia clobbers Zebub with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zebub.
Good shot there by Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zebub.
Zebub is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zebub goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zebub thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia misses with a hook to the body
and Zebub decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Garcia's guard.
Zebub advances position into side control!
Zebub is trying to get an arm triangle but Garcia is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zebub.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Zebub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zebub throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Zebub.
Garcia gets the takedown into side control.
Garcia in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Garcia wants to control but Zebub is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looks up at the clock and then as Zebub takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Garcia smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Garcia is chipping away with strikes.
Zebub is trying to improve his position.
Garcia landing strikes.
Check out the look on Garcia's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Garcia scores with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here as Garcia stalls from top position.
Garcia working the head and body with strikes.
Zebub manages to work his way to half guard, despite Garcia's best efforts.
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!
Nice strikes from Garcia there.
Garcia working over Zebub with some ground and pound. Zebub looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garcia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Garcia lands with a punch from half guard.
Garcia winds up and cracks Zebub with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zebub wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
Zebub connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Garcia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zebub is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garcia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garcia's back!
Garcia holding both Zebub 's hands and preventing any damage.
Garcia showing good submission defense here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zebub is trying to stick to Garcia's back but Garcia is turning into Zebub. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Zebub's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Garcia 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zebub ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia lands an overhand right.
Garcia takes a swing at Zebub's ribcage but misses.
Zebub doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zebub on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garcia misses the body punch
and Zebub counters with a left to the body.
Alejandro Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Garcia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garcia working Zebub over with strikes.
Garcia lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zebub actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia working over Zebub with some ground and pound. Zebub looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garcia is nestled in close to Zebub, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zebub is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garcia lands a nice short elbow.
Zebub taking some punishment here, with Garcia in his half guard.
Garcia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zebub is rocked!
Garcia is taking a breather. Zebub says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Oh Zebub is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia wants to control but Zebub is keeping him busy.
Zebub seems to have got his legs back now.
Garcia working the head and body with strikes.
Alejandro Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia drops an elbow to the side of Zebub's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zebub looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia is controlling the pace.
Bill Zebub has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to take a breather but Zebub is having none of it.
Zebub manages to get to full guard.
Zebub has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Garcia is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Zebub.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zebub keeps working.
Garcia 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.
Check out the look on Garcia's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control the position but Zebub is working away.
Zebub sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zebub looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia is nestled in close to Zebub, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Garcia there.
Garcia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garcia prevents Zebub from improving his position.
Garcia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Garcia looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zebub with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zebub is refusing to be controlled, as Garcia sits in half guard.
Zebub flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Garcia working over Zebub with some ground and pound. Zebub looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zebub is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Garcia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zebub looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia lands strikes from half guard.
Zebub on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Garcia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Garcia winds up and cracks Zebub with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zebub is pressing down on Garcia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Garcia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alejandro Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zebub is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Garcia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nycky Downtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Downtime has chosen Bring It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nycky Downtime!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downtime avoids a punch combination nicely.
Downtime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Downtime looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Downtime to the mat! Downtime manages to get full guard.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Downtime is looking for a triangle but Morgan pushes his legs off easily.
Morgan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Downtime swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Downtime working for a triangle but Morgan defends it easily.
Morgan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Downtime wants to stand but Morgan is controlling the position.
Downtime working for a triangle but Morgan defends it easily.
Downtime is looking for a triangle but Morgan pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Downtime working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morgan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morgan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Downtime throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morgan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Downtime swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Downtime is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morgan is aware though and is defending well.
Morgan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan passes into half guard.
Morgan tries to pass to full mount but Downtime defends it.
Downtime trying to control but Morgan postures up.
Morgan is working for a kimura but Downtime is defending it quite comfortably.
Morgan trying to mount his opponent but Downtime defends it.
Morgan works his foot free and advances to mount.
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!
Morgan looking to secure an arm triangle but Downtime defends it well.
Downtime defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downtime tries to lock up and control but Morgan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morgan prevents Downtime from getting the reversal.
Morgan takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Downtime turns into Morgan and is now in his guard.
Morgan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Downtime defends well.
Downtime pushing down on Morgan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
Morgan gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Downtime thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Downtime thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Downtime from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Downtime defends it easily.
Downtime is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Morgan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Downtime will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Downtime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dan Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan slips under a jab from Downtime.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Downtime.
Morgan misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Downtime fails to land with a series of punches.
Downtime swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Downtime takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Downtime closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downtime unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Downtime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Downtime stalling.
Downtime missing with knees to the body.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Downtime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Downtime.
Downtime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Morgan slips under a jab from Downtime.
Downtime showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Downtime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan shoots in and bounces Downtime off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Downtime is keeping the position.
Morgan is pushing down on Downtime's leg trying to pass to half guard. Downtime is fighting to maintain full guard but Morgan has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan is looking for a kimura here.
Morgan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Downtime defends it well.
Morgan is pressing down on Downtime's thigh, looking to free his foot. Downtime is holding on for now.
Downtime tries to get to full guard but Morgan has control of the leg.
Dan Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan is working for a submission of some sort.
Morgan is trying to work for a kimura but Downtime is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downtime is looking to control Morgan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Downtime avoid being mounted?
Downtime actively working from the bottom here.
Downtime looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morgan is working for a submission of some sort.
Morgan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Downtime sees it coming and defends easily.
Morgan is trying to work for a kimura but Downtime is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downtime looking for submissions off his back.
Morgan wants to free his trapped foot but Downtime is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morgan moves into full mount! Downtime won't be happy about that!
Morgan looking to secure an arm triangle but Downtime defends it well.
Downtime is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Downtime has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Morgan is looking for the choke from the back position but Downtime is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Morgan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Downtime is out of range.
Morgan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Downtime's shoulder, as Downtime tries to avoid the shot.
Downtime is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Downtime takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Downtime misses with a wild combination.
Downtime cracks Morgan with an open hand slap.
Morgan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Downtime shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Morgan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Downtime backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Downtime takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Downtime closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A solid leg kick lands there for Downtime.
Downtime takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Downtime is rocked!
Dan Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Downtime is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
Downtime stalks Morgan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morgan's face. Morgan staggers backwards, shaken.
Downtime seems to have recovered his senses.
Downtime misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Downtime digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Nycky Downtime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downtime steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Downtime clinches up against the cage.
Downtime trying to land knees to the body.
Downtime breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Downtime slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Downtime is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Downtime is looking to score with low kicks.
Downtime misses with a wild combination.
Downtime thows a body shot but no joy.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Nycky Downtime seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Downtime moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downtime throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Downtime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Downtime misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
and Downtime makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Downtime doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Downtime takes one to the chin there.
Downtime tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Downtime avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Downtime avoids them all with ease.
Dan Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Downtime is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morgan rather than just go for the knockout.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a combination that misses
enabling Downtime to counter with a crisp jab.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Downtime.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Downtime.
Downtime misses with a head kick.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Donk. Downtime catches Morgan right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Downtime. Downtime obviously looking to wear him down.
Morgan shoots in and drives through. Downtime sprawls well.
Downtime throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Downtime misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Downtime moves into range and clinches up with Morgan.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Downtime trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nycky Downtime comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morgan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Morgan!
Dan Morgan spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Great Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elmer Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dane comes to the cage accompanied by The Animal - Disturbed. The crowd seem to be enjoying Montgomery's choice of entrance music: Sunshine Highway. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Great Dane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Elmer Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Montgomery scores with a jab.
Montgomery slips a jab from Dane.
Montgomery throws a big shot that misses.
Dane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montgomery.
Sloppy strikes from Dane. Those never looked like landing.
Dane scores with a body shot.
Montgomery scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dane connects with a nice looking jab.
Montgomery throws an overhand right that lands on Dane's shoulder, as Dane tries to avoid the shot.
Dane avoids the body shot from Montgomery.
Dane takes a swing at Montgomery's ribcage but misses.
Dane throws a jab but it's blocked by Montgomery.
A leg kick checked by Dane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montgomery misses with a body shot.
Dane fails to land with a series of punches.
Dane throws the left hand but Montgomery avoids the punch easily.
Montgomery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elmer Montgomery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane slips a straight right by Montgomery.
Montgomery works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Dane there.
Montgomery throws a body punch but Dane moves out of range.
Montgomery takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dane throws a series of punches but Montgomery moves out of range.
Montgomery tests Dane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Montgomery wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A lazy left from Dane finds it's target.
Montgomery fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dane.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Montgomery at a distance.
Montgomery throws a right hand that misses
and Dane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dane avoids the head kick by Montgomery.
Montgomery swings widly with a right hand
and Dane counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dane looks to score with a jab to the body but Montgomery is just out of range.
Dane throws a combination. Montgomery tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dane lands a right hook to the body.
Montgomery wants to land a leg kick but Dane is out of range.
Montgomery misses with a leg kick
and Dane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Montgomery thinking.
Montgomery avoids a punch combination nicely.
Montgomery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dane ducks under a wild hook from Montgomery.
Montgomery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dane misses with an uppercut. Montgomery saw that one coming.
Montgomery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dane.
Montgomery works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Montgomery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Montgomery scores with a three punch combo!
Dane is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Montgomery! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Elmer Montgomery!
After winning the bout, Elmer Montgomery thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe. 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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mason Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taylor tries to work over Savage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Savage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taylor wants to break free but Savage has control.
Taylor is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Savage can't fight it off and eventually Taylor manages to take the fight to the floor. Savage looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Savage blocks nicely.
Savage 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.
Savage pulls Taylor in close to prevent any damage.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a big elbow that misses.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Savage manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding Savage's attempts to control the action.
Savage looking to finish with strikes here!
Savage throwing strikes here but Taylor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Taylor trying to move into half guard but instead Savage has managed to sweep!
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savage.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savage.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Savage manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage pulls Taylor in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savage has momentary wrist control but Taylor slips an elbow through the middle.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Savage pulls Taylor in close to prevent any damage.
Savage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Savage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Taylor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Savage.
Savage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Savage is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Savage working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Savage is looking to stall here but Taylor recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Savage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Savage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Savage controlling him for the moment.
Savage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Savage dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Savage thuds his right hand into Taylor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savage.
Savage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taylor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Savage!
Savage bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Savage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
Savage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Savage is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Taylor controls Savage momentarily but Savage frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Savage controlling him for the moment.
Savage postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taylor trying to control the position.
Savage stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor.
Savage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Savage postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Savage throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Savage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Savage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Savage postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Savage wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Savage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Savage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Savage throws a strike but Taylor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage looking for a sweep. Not yet Savage, not yet.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Savage pulls Taylor in close to prevent any damage.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Savage looking to control.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taylor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savage trying to strike off his back.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Savage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taylor's guard.
Taylor has control of Savage's left arm, preventing Savage from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savage with a nice head shot there.
Savage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Savage postures up.
Savage is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Taylor seems keen to control Savage's posture.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Savage controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage looking to sit in guard and control but Taylor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Savage dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Taylor cracks Savage with an open hand slap.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taylor gets caught napping as Savage dives in and scores a takedown. Taylor manages to retain guard.
Savage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Savage trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savage preventing the sweep.
Savage advances to half guard.
Savage wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Savage sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Taylor taking some punishment here, with Savage in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Savage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Savage.
Savage throwing shots but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Savage passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Taylor!
Taylor tries to hold on but Savage pushes him away.
Savage looking to finish with strikes here!
Taylor gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Savage is working away from the top position though.
Savage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Savage not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Savage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taylor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Savage is taking a breather. Taylor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Randy Savage just wasn't active enough.
Savage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mason Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savage leaves Taylor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savage.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Savage keeps it at a distance.
Savage lands with a right hand.
Savage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Savage.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Savage.
Randy Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Savage trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
Randy Savage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Savage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Savage scoring with punches and elbows.
Savage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage tries to score with some ground and pound. Taylor controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Savage throws a strike aimed at the side of Taylor's head but Taylor avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Savage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Savage, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Savage!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Randy Savage waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Balls Recovery (160)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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