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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juarez Del Fuago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Chapman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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159 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juarez Del Fuago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Fuago throws a leg kick
and Chapman counters with an inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Chapman scores with a four punch combination!
Del Fuago displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chapman.
Del Fuago shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chapman's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Del Fuago stands and throws Chapman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Del Fuago working the ground and pound.
Chapman wants to control but Del Fuago postures up.
Del Fuago is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Chapman looks calm but he's in trouble here. Del Fuago gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Chapman is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Del Fuago lets go of the hold and Chapman can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juarez Del Fuago!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Tucker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tucker.
Tucker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tucker connects with the punch.
Nice takedown defense from Tucker. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tucker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tucker wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Tucker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson shoots in but Tucker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tucker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tucker jabs at Johnson's body.
Tucker lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Tucker throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Tucker lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tucker cracks Johnson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Johnson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tucker finish him?
Johnson is rocked!
Tucker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker scores with a jab.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! Tucker connects with the perfect overhand right and Johnson falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Tucker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Tucker!
James Tucker 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Dun Fighten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dun Fighten looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dun Fighten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathan Drake!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Fighten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fighten.
Drake throws a series of punches but Fighten avoids them all with ease.
Fighten is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Drake.
It looks like Dun Fighten has been cut.
Fighten fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drake lands a jab.
Nathan Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fighten is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake misses with the combination.
Fighten 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.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fighten walks into a straight right hand from Drake.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick and Fighten moves out of range easily.
Fighten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake throws a right and a left that Fighten avoids nicely.
Drake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drake misses with a body kick.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Fighten.
Drake looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Fighten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fighten shoots for a double leg takedown but Drake sprawls well. He's pushed Fighten's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fighten is breathing heavily.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drake tries to clinch but Fighten moves out of range.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws the kick towards the body but Fighten avoids it.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fighten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fighten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Fighten has him pressed against the cage.
Fighten missing with knees to the body.
Fighten tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Fighten lands a nice shot to the body.
Drake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Fighten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Fighten has him pressed against the cage.
Fighten keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drake's efforts to push away.
Fighten keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drake's efforts to push away.
Drake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fighten prevents Drake from breaking the clinch.
Fighten tries to pull guard but Drake won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dun Fighten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighten keeps control of Drake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fighten has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Drake uses from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Drake wants to stand but Fighten is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dun Fighten's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drake throws the kick towards the body but Fighten avoids it.
Drake closes the distance but Fighten moves to the side
and Fighten counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake lands a jab-cross combination.
Drake wants to clinch up but Fighten keeps it at a distance.
Drake throws a low kick but Fighten avoids it.
Drake tries to clinch up
and Fighten counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fighten.
Drake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Drake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fighten trying to land knees to the body.
Fighten stalling against the cage.
Drake is trying to force a seperation but Fighten has the dominant position.
Drake is trying to break free.
Fighten breaks the clinch.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fighten misses with a double jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Drake scores with a four punch combination!
Dun Fighten's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drake misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake lands the left hand.
Fighten closes the distance and pushes Drake back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighten keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drake's efforts to push away.
Fighten missing with knees to the body.
Drake working hard to break the clinch.
Drake being controlled against the cage.
Drake wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighten is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Drake to keep the fight standing.
A right hand to the body from Fighten.
Drake is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Fighten.
Drake tries to circle away but Fighten has him pinned against the cage.
Drake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fighten fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Drake misses with a body kick.
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nathan Drake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fighten clinches up with Drake and pushes him back against the cage.
Drake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fighten prevents Drake from breaking the clinch.
Drake can't get the takedown.
Dun Fighten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Drake.
Fighten cracks Drake with a nice body shot.
Fighten can't get the takedown.
Fighten throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drake wants to get back to striking at distance but Fighten won't allow it.
Fighten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fighten counters with a left and a right that stings Drake.
Drake shoots in but Fighten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fighten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dun Fighten's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fighten scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fighten blocks a head kick by Drake.
Fighten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A right-left combo lands from Drake.
Drake misses with a right hand
and Fighten counters with a three punch combo that has Drake backing up. Drake nods at Fighten to acknowledge the strikes.
Drake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fighten counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drake throws a series of punches but Fighten moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake throws the kick towards the body but Fighten avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fighten takes one to the chin there.
Oh Fighten is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fighten.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Fighten.
Fighten seems to have got his legs back now.
A lazy left from Drake finds it's target.
Dun Fighten's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fighten throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drake's waist but Drake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fighten off to one side.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick and Fighten moves out of range easily.
Fighten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drake finds it's way round the side to connect with Fighten's head.
Drake throws a push kick but Fighten slaps the foot to one side.
Dun Fighten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Fighten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drake.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Fighten.
Drake works over Fighten's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake misses with a low kick.
Drake connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Fighten! He's out on his feet! Drake rushes in and drops Fighten with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nathan Drake!
In his post fight interview, Nathan Drake started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Errol Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Wild Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Wild Bill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Errol Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Wild Bill!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flynn has a takedown stuffed.
Flynn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flynn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Flynn showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Flynn controlling the pace.
Flynn seems to be looking for submissions.
Wild Bill won't allow Flynn to pass to mount.
Flynn is trying for a kimura here. Wild Bill looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Flynn wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Errol Flynn!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Warrock Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warner comes to the cage accompanied by Gin Wigmore - Black Sheep . Trent Fuller will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Warrock Warner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Fuller!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fuller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Warner scrambles back to his feet.
Warner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fuller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Warner fails to land the takedown.
Warner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fuller wants to control but Warner is having none of it.
Warner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fuller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fuller is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fuller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Warner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fuller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Warner looking to isolate an arm here. Fuller doesn't see it coming and as Warner extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Warner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Warrock Warner!
A very excited looking Warrock Warner made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Palermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rusty Johnson enters the cage!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buddy Palermo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rusty Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palermo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Palermo wants it to stay on the feet.
Palermo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Palermo wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Palermo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Palermo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palermo is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Palermo postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rusty Johnson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is keen to just control but Palermo is a slippery customer.
Palermo looking for submissions off his back.
Palermo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Palermo is breathing heavily.
Johnson wants to stand up but Palermo has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Palermo won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
Palermo wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Palermo keeps working.
Johnson is working for an americana but Palermo has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Johnson was thinking about the submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palermo has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
Palermo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Palermo trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Palermo keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand but Palermo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Buddy Palermo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Johnson.
Palermo stuffs the takedown.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Palermo is defended easily by Johnson.
Palermo shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rusty Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnson pushes down on Palermo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson works his way into side control.
Johnson trying to control the action but Palermo is working from the bottom.
Johnson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson darts in and clinches Palermo up against the cage.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Palermo prevents it.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Palermo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Palermo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Palermo is keeping busy.
Johnson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Johnson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Palermo stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has control of Palermo's left arm, preventing Palermo from doing any damage.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Palermo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Palermo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Palermo stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palermo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Palermo stands up and waves to Johnson to follow him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palermo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Palermo's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palermo is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Palermo but Palermo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Palermo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Palermo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Palermo wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson tries to hold on but Palermo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusty Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Palermo with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Palermo controlling the position easily from mount.
Palermo manages to capitalize on a mistake by Johnson to take his back!
Johnson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Palermo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Palermo doesn't have the hooks in and Johnson manages to turn into his guard.
Palermo has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palermo is looking to improve his position.
Palermo wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson is trying to control. Palermo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Palermo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rusty Johnson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Palermo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Palermo shows good takedown defense.
Buddy Palermo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Johnson.
Palermo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Palermo gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palermo connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Palermo is avoiding it.
Buddy Palermo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rusty Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buddy Palermo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aussie Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Tyrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aussie Dude!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tyrell blocks a head kick by Dude.
Dude shoots in for a double leg but Tyrell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dude pushes Tyrell up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyrell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dude breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dude walks into a straight right hand from Tyrell.
Dude closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tyrell did well to prevent Dude getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dude passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tyrell!
Dude looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dude is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Dude!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aussie Dude!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nova Summer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier Hudson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight 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, Nova Summer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Summer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hudson won't be happy with that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hudson struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hudson dodges the ground and pound from Summer.
Hudson is looking to regain half guard here but Summer keeps moving and retains side control.
Summer just content to control the position.
Hudson struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson sneaks back into half guard.
Hudson wants to get back to his feet.
Summer content to control rather than advance.
Hudson is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hudson tries to clinch up.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Summer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hudson misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson shoots in but Summer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Summer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nova Summer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Hudson.
Hudson is looking to clinch.
Summer tries to clinch but Hudson moves out of range.
Hudson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Summer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hudson!
Hudson looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Summer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hudson tries to control the position but Summer now has his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summer working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Hudson is doing well to defend. Summer seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Hudson is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nova Summer!
Nova Summer is the new lightweight champion!
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