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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saxon Hynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Sol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saxon Hynes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pablo Sol's chin.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saxon Hynes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Sol!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hynes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hynes shoots in looking for a takedown. Sol tries to sprawl out of it but Hynes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sol manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hynes misses with a takedown attempt - Sol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sol has his takedown stuffed
and Hynes counters by moving into the clinch.
Sol is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hynes pulls guard effortlessly.
Sol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hynes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hynes controls Sol momentarily but Sol frees himself.
Hynes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol passes Hynes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sol is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hynes is just riding it out for now. Sol eventually gives up the hold.
Sol wants to pass to mount but Hynes is defending the position.
Hynes throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hynes is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hynes trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sol manages to pass to mount!
Sol looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sol is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hynes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hynes has left one of his arms exposed and Sol doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Hynes screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Sol!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carl Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ramirez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ramirez trying his best to control but Chan has mounted him.
Chan punching from mount but Ramirez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ramirez is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ramirez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chan 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan misses with a head shot.
Ramirez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ramirez wants to control but Chan is having none of it.
Chan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ramirez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan wants to get back to his feet but Ramirez is holding on tight.
Ramirez reaches up and holds on to Chan to control the position.
Ramirez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ramirez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to hold on but Chan postures up.
Chan throws some wild stikes that Ramirez manages to avoid easily.
Ramirez wants to control but Chan is having none of it.
Chan punching from mount but Ramirez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ramirez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chan looking to control but Ramirez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chan has control of Ramirez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ramirez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Chan prevents Ramirez from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Chan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chan feints and as Ramirez raises his hands in defense, Chan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramirez, not yet.
Chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramirez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chan throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing Chan from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Carl Chan.
Chan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ramirez is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ramirez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chan is keeping the position for now.
Ramirez landing with the ground and pound.
Ramirez lands a couple of digs.
Ramirez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a couple of elbows.
Chan has his hands on Ramirez's head, controlling the position.
Chan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramirez is one step ahead there.
Chan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ramirez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez landing some decent shots from guard.
Ramirez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramirez postures up.
Ramirez is in close to Chan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ramirez is in close to Chan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Chan keeps moving.
Ramirez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ramirez passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Chan is having none of it.
Chan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ramirez to the mat! Ramirez manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chan manages to get himself to full guard.
Ramirez is pushing down on Chan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chan is fighting to maintain full guard but Ramirez has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Ramirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ramirez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chan taking a bit of punishment here - Ramirez scoring with strikes.
Ramirez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chan some visible discomfort.
Ramirez scoring with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez cracks Chan with a big right hand but Chan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chan is rocked!
Ramirez looks up at the clock and then as Chan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ramirez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Oh Chan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramirez cracks Chan with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Ramirez immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Chan is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Ramirez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Ramirez!
Juan Ramirez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman The Raptor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jaxon Bailey has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jaxon Bailey seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaxon Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roman The Raptor!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey has closed the distance and engaged The Raptor in a clinch.
The Raptor manages to break the clinch.
Bailey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Roman The Raptor has been cut.
Bailey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey keeps the fight on the outside.
The Raptor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bailey working hard to break the clinch.
Bailey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics The Raptor uses from the top position.
Bailey is looking to stand up but The Raptor isn't so interested in that idea.
The Raptor looking to pass the guard.
Bailey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Raptor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Raptor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Raptor wants to stand and escape but instead Bailey has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The Raptor controlling Bailey's posture.
Bailey won't allow The Raptor to get back to his feet.
Bailey gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The Raptor keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Raptor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bailey can pounce on him.
Bailey is looking to clinch.
Bailey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bailey misses with a head kick.
Bailey cracks The Raptor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Bailey.
Bailey tries to clinch but The Raptor moves out of range.
Bailey throws a head kick but The Raptor moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Raptor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Raptor's sensitive parts.
A right-left combo lands from Bailey.
The Raptor keeps the fight on the outside.
That kick from Bailey tenderised The Raptor's leg. The Raptor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bailey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but The Raptor pushes him off.
Bailey scores with a leg kick.
The Raptor looks gassed!
The Raptor looks to clinch
and Bailey counters with a head kick that drops The Raptor to the mat! The Raptor scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The Raptor is looking to clinch but Bailey is avoiding it.
Bailey cracks the inside of The Raptor's front leg.
Oooooh!!! Bailey has knocked The Raptor down with a huge combo! Bailey steps away and waves a wobbly The Raptor back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The Raptor is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Bailey slams his shin into The Raptor's torso.
Jaxon Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Raptor is still on wobbly legs! Can Bailey finish him?
Bailey moves to clinch but The Raptor breaks away
and The Raptor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Raptor.
The Raptor seems to have recovered his senses.
Bailey tries to circle away but The Raptor has him pinned against the cage.
The Raptor has Bailey pressed against the cage, preventing Bailey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bailey jumps guard and drags The Raptor to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Raptor drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bailey looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bailey looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bailey!
Bailey trying to control the position but The Raptor is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Bailey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman The Raptor's cut.
That's time! Bailey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A left and a right from Bailey both land. Nice combination.
The Raptor closes the distance but Bailey moves to the side
and Bailey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bailey looks to land a combination. The Raptor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Raptor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Bailey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Raptor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A lazy left from Bailey finds it's target.
The Raptor wants to clinch up but Bailey keeps it at a distance.
Bailey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bailey closes the distance and pushes The Raptor back into the cage.
The Raptor is breathing heavily.
Bailey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Raptor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bailey is trying to push The Raptor away but The Raptor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bailey working hard to break the clinch.
Bailey wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Raptor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bailey breaks the clinch.
Bailey rushes The Raptor and presses him up against the cage.
The Raptor misses with an elbow strike.
The Raptor misses with an elbow strike.
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
The Raptor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bailey.
Bailey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Raptor dodges the punch combination from Bailey.
The Raptor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bailey.
The Raptor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bailey. The Raptor shrugs it off though.
The Raptor wants to clinch.
Bailey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bailey lands a front kick.
Bailey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bailey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bailey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bailey lands a big head kick that sends The Raptor tumbling to the mat! Bailey takes a step backwards and waves The Raptor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey feints with a jab and clips The Raptor right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! The Raptor is sent crashing into the canvas and Bailey leaps in for the kill! The Raptor tries to get to his feet but Bailey is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that The Raptor is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaxon Bailey!
Jaxon Bailey thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Lazzarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholis Nabavian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Lazzarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicholis Nabavian!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabavian swats away the attempt to clinch by Lazzarino.
Lazzarino moves into the clinch successfully.
Nabavian has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lazzarino is trying to keep an underhook but Nabavian manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nabavian wants to work for an arm triangle but Lazzarino is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nabavian is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nabavian is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nabavian seems to be working for a kimura but Lazzarino defends the submission attempt.
Nabavian passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lazzarino!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabavian is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lazzarino can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nabavian wants to finish this one by submission but Lazzarino is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nabavian.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nabavian goes for an armbar but Lazzarino turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lazzarino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarino is sitting in close to Nabavian's body. Nabavian has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lazzarino is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lazzarino is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Nabavian.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nicholis Nabavian!
Nicholis Nabavian gave a mention to (MFS) Macto Fight System *Grand Opening* in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gil Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gil Gilbert!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilbert tries to close the distance and clinch but Draven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Draven lands with a nice body kick.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Gilbert blocks a head kick by Draven.
Gilbert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draven throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gilbert takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilbert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gilbert shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Draven manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gilbert postures up in Draven's guard and throws a big left but Draven blocks it.
Gilbert tries to free his leg and advance position but Draven is retaining full guard.
Draven wants to sweep but no luck.
Gilbert postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Draven is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gilbert, into his guard.
Gilbert thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Draven preventing the sweep.
Draven content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gilbert wants to sweep but no luck.
Draven wants to control from the top but Gilbert keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert wants to sweep here but Draven controlling him for the moment.
Gilbert has Draven pulled in close to control his posture.
Gilbert looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Draven passes into side control.
Gilbert looks gassed!
Gilbert is looking to regain half guard here but Draven keeps moving and retains side control.
Gilbert is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven controls the position.
Draven passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gilbert!
Gilbert working to try and regain half guard.
Draven throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gilbert because Draven loaded up on that one.
Draven looking to control and managing it successfully.
Draven can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gilbert is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draven looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gilbert wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gilbert is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gilbert changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Draven tries to avoid it but Gilbert manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Draven to the ground. Draven escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Draven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Draven scoring well with a low kick there.
Draven throws a shot to the body.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gilbert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gilbert stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draven.
Draven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gilbert is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gilbert.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crack! A monster head kick from Draven and Gilbert falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Draven!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eric Draven!
Eric Draven thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brett Dongalletta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Doon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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19
149 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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22
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Dongalletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Doon!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dongalletta if he has to take too many more of those.
Doon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Doon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dongalletta has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dongalletta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Doon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dongalletta is not content to let Doon control the position.
Doon has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Doon wants to control the pace but Dongalletta is squirming around nicely.
Dongalletta working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dongalletta is squirming around, avoiding Doon's attempts to control the action.
Doon is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dongalletta scores with a takedown into Doon's guard.
Doon throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dongalletta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dongalletta content to stall in guard here.
Dongallettais looking to pass into half guard but Doon pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Doon is in guard.
Dongalletta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doon trying to control but Dongalletta is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dongalletta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dongalletta is keeping the position for now.
Doon is looking to stand up but Dongalletta won't let him.
Doon looks gassed!
Dongalletta is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dongalletta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doon moves into the clinch.
Dongalletta really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dongalletta takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dongalletta is trying to force a seperation but Doon has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dongalletta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dongalletta gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dongalletta looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dongalletta wants to control from the top but Doon keeps moving.
Doon is trying to keep Dongalletta in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Doon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
No luck for Doon with that takedown attempt.
Doon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dongalletta to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dongalletta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doon can't keep his opponent in guard - Dongalletta advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dongalletta wants to pass to mount but Doon is defending the position.
Doon is looking for a sweep. Dongalletta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Doon is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dongalletta wants to free his trapped foot but Doon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dongalletta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Doon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dongalletta wants to control from the top but Doon keeps moving.
Doon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dongalletta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dongalletta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dongalletta trying to control the position from guard on top but Doon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doon is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Dongalletta frees his head nicely. Oh but Doon has switched to an armbar! Dongalletta is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ben Doon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Taskme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Richardson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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18
134 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ray Richardson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Taskme!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taskme tries to clinch up but Richardson circles away and keeps his distance.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taskme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richardson gets a double leg takedown into Taskme's guard.
Richardson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Richardson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Richardson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taskme's head.
Taskme looks gassed!
Taskme keeping full guard, as Richardson tries to pass.
Richardson is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richardson stands up over Taskme, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Taskme is rocked!
Richardson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Taskme looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taskme keeping moving, preventing Richardson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Richardson gets the takedown into side control.
Taskme is still in real trouble! Can Richardson finish him?
Richardson lands a strong strike to the head of Taskme. That's dazed him! Richardson looking to finish here. Taskme is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Richardson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Richardson!
Ray Richardson retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Ray Richardson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Stam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus has chosen Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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20
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Stam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brutus Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stam dodges the punch combination from Maximus.
Maximus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maximus tries to clinch up.
Stam rushes Maximus and presses him up against the cage.
Maximus fails to pull guard.
Stam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stam lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Brutus Maximus has been cut.
Stam is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short left from Stam.
Stam breaks from the clinch.
Maximus throws a combination that misses
and Stam moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stam.
Maximus looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Stam.
Stam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stam moves into range and clinches up with Maximus.
Stam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stam lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stam breaks the clinch.
Stam darts in and clinches Maximus up against the cage.
Stam working Maximus over with knees to the body.
Maximus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stam lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maximus backwards.
Stam breaks the clinch.
Stam goes for a small jab and connects. Now Stam goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Maximus stumbles back but Stam runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Maximus to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Maximus will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Stam!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Winter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ March (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying March's choice of entrance music: The Firm - Star Trekkin'. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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20
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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22
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Winter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, AJ March!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
March throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
March takes a body punch but keeps moving.
March is trying hard to land a takedown here. Winter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Winter thows a body shot but no joy.
March fails with a takedown attempt.
Winter throws a head kick that misses
and March counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Winter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Winter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winter blocks a head kick by March.
March misses with a head kick.
March throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
March dodges the punch combination from Winter.
March scores with a head kick. Winter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
March looks gassed!
Winter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like AJ March has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winter cracks March with an open hand slap.
March is rocked!
Winter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but March moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
March is still on wobbly legs! Can Winter finish him?
March tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
March seems to have recovered his senses.
March throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winter scores with a hook to the body. March takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Winter connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks March out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Winter!
Ricky Winter retains his middleweight title!
Ricky Winter gave a mention to ZONE in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Malfacine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calil Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malfacine comes to the cage accompanied by His Own Fight Video. Ramos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pitbull - Back In Time. Calil Ramos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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26
143 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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21
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Malfacine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calil Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown but Malfacine manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Malfacine slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bruno Malfacine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos closes the distance but Malfacine moves to the side
and Malfacine counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ramos!
Malfacine is working for a guillotine from mount but Ramos frees his head quite easily.
Ramos tries to improve his position but instead Malfacine has taken his back!
Malfacine looking for the RNC.
Ramos is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Malfacine off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ramos reaches up to try and control the position but Malfacine seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Ramos rolls and tries to escape and now Malfacine has his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malfacine lands a shot to the head.
Malfacine lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Malfacine trying to control momentarily.
Malfacine is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ramos defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malfacine has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Ramos is in real trouble here. Malfacine gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Ramos is tapping out! Malfacine wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bruno Malfacine!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruno Malfacine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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