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CFA Fight Night 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrent Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darrent Williams struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafael Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darrent Williams!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fox.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fox - that will leave a mark!
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Fox moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Fox throws a head kick that misses.
Fox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Fox throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Fox.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams avoids the head kick by Fox.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Fox shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Fox slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Fox scores with a push kick.
Fox misses the shot to the body.
Fox lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams throws a body punch but Fox moves out of range.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Fox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox avoids the body shot from Williams.
Both fighters circling a little - Fox finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fox turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams looks winded!
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Fox.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fox. That's going to slow Williams down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Fox counters with a straight right hand.
Fox lands with a slapping head kick.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fox looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Fox throws a head kick that misses.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Fox instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fox throws an elbow but misses.
Fox lands a knee to the head.
Williams should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Fox.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fox - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fox is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fox lands a good knee to the midsection. Williams won't want to take too many of those.
Fox lands an elbow inside.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fox jumps into guard, dragging Williams to the mat.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams being controlled here momentarily.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Fox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a big right hand that misses.
Fox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fox trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams has his hands on Fox's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fox throws a big elbow that misses.
Fox thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams has control of Fox's left arm, preventing Fox from doing any damage.
Fox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Fox 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.
Fox is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Fox slips a jab from Williams.
Williams misses with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fox.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Fox's shoulder, as Fox tries to avoid the shot.
Fox slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fox.
Fox moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Fox tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Fox tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fox moves away.
Fox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams looking to score a takedown here. Fox is defending well but Williams drives through and ends up in Fox's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Fox gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fox 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.
Fox throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Williams trying to control the position here.
Fox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams pulls Fox in close to prevent any damage.
Fox stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Darrent Williams hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fox ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Williams avoids the body shot from Fox.
Nice defenses there by Fox.
Fox throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Fox catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fox. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Fox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fox lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into range.
Fox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fox manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Fox.
Fox throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fox.
Fox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fox throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fox drives through with a takedown into Williams's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fox is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fox works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Fox lands strikes from half guard.
Fox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fox is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fox is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fox is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Fox there.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Fox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams wants to improve his position but Fox is controlling well.
Fox 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Fox dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Fox thuds his shin into the meat of Williams's side.
Williams has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fox.
Fox slips a jab from Williams.
Fox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Fox.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fox lands a high kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Williams blocks the leg kick.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fox. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Fox makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Williams really felt that one!
Rafael Fox is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams swings for the body but Fox moves out of range.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fox has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Fox.
Fox lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fox obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Fox crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Fox utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fox lands a nice elbow.
Fox with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fox landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fox utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Fox lands a good knee to the midsection. Williams won't want to take too many of those.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Fox.
Williams wants to stall.
Fox effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fox.
Fox has Williams pressed against the cage.
Fox missing with knees to the body.
Fox misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fox landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams slowing the pace effectively.
Fox with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams trying to stall but Fox improves his position.
Fox unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Williams taking a breather.
Fox drags the fight down to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Fox lands a couple of elbows.
Darrent Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafael Fox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fox wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fox trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Fox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fox trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fox stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Fox from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Fox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fox has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Rafael Fox!
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Rafael Fox!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Rafael Fox!
Rafael Fox wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Cyder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vez Innaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vez Innaus told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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28
185 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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29
194 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Cyder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vez Innaus!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Innaus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cyder.
Innaus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Innaus tries to score with a low kick but Cyder moves his leg out of the way.
Innaus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Innaus lands with a hook. Cyder tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Innaus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Innaus.
Cyder avoids the head kick by Innaus.
Innaus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Innaus throws a one two combo.
Cyder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cyder shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Innaus but Innaus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Innaus stuffs the takedown attempt from Cyder. Cyder gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Cyder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Innaus lands a big head kick that sends Cyder tumbling to the mat! Innaus takes a step backwards and waves Cyder back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cyder is rocked!
It looks like Dick Cyder has been cut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cyder. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Innaus.
Oh Cyder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cyder avoids the head kick by Innaus.
Cyder looks for a takedown but Innaus sprawls well.
Innaus connects with a superb combination that knocks Cyder out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Innaus before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Cyder!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vez Innaus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavus Adolphus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavus Adolphus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustavus Adolphus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Dempsey!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adolphus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dempsey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dempsey.
Adolphus lands a shot to the body.
Dempsey lands a nice uppercut.
Dempsey looking for a takedown.
Adolphus lands with a short shot to the head.
Adolphus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dempsey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Adolphus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dempsey counters with a three punch combo that has Adolphus backing up. Adolphus nods at Dempsey to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavus Adolphus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dempsey misses with a body shot.
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!
Adolphus misses with a takedown
and Dempsey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dempsey.
Adolphus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Adolphus turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Adolphus manages to end up in side control.
Adolphus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dempsey is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Adolphus throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dempsey works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Adolphus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adolphus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dempsey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adolphus throwing shots but Dempsey is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adolphus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dempsey has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dempsey trying to control here.
Adolphus working the head and body with strikes.
Adolphus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dempsey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dempsey wants to control but Adolphus is keeping busy.
Adolphus lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adolphus thows a huge punch but Dempsey dodges it nicely.
Dempsey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adolphus is working away from the top position though.
Dempsey is trying to get back to full guard.
Adolphus 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.
Adolphus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adolphus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Adolphus 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.
Adolphus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Adolphus connects with a nice short shot to Dempsey's temple.
Dempsey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adolphus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adolphus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adolphus throwing shots but Dempsey is blocking nicely.
Dempsey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adolphus.
Adolphus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dempsey tries to roll over but Adolphus keeps him under control.
Adolphus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dempsey defending well though.
Dempsey wants to control but Adolphus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Adolphus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adolphus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adolphus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Adolphus is thwarting Dempsey's attempts to control the position.
Adolphus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adolphus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dempsey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dempsey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adolphus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adolphus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dempsey's head.
Adolphus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adolphus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dempsey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adolphus.
Adolphus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Adolphus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Adolphus looking for a submission but Dempsey manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dempsey wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavus Adolphus dominated that round.
That's time! Adolphus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dempsey forces Adolphus back against the cage and clinches.
Adolphus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dempsey's elbow.
A short right from Adolphus on the inside.
Dempsey goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adolphus prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adolphus.
Dempsey decides to pull guard.
Adolphus is looking to work some ground and pound but Dempsey has wrist control.
Adolphus is working Dempsey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dempsey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adolphus manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adolphus wants to get back to his feet but Dempsey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dempsey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey stops Adolphus from standing up.
Adolphus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dempsey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adolphus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adolphus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dempsey.
Dempsey looking to sit in guard and control but Adolphus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gustavus Adolphus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dempsey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adolphus postures up in Dempsey's guard and throws a big left but Dempsey blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adolphus is working Dempsey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Adolphus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adolphus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dempsey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adolphus throws a big elbow that misses.
Adolphus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dempsey wants to sweep but no luck.
Adolphus throwing strikes but missing.
Adolphus distracts Dempsey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dempsey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adolphus throws a big elbow that misses.
Adolphus cracks Dempsey with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adolphus is one step ahead there.
Dempsey has momentary wrist control but Adolphus slips an elbow through the middle.
Adolphus throws a big elbow that misses.
Adolphus tries to free his leg and advance position but Dempsey is retaining full guard.
Adolphus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dempsey can do to turn this around?
Adolphus stands up over Dempsey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Adolphus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Adolphus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adolphus lands a couple of elbows.
Adolphus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adolphus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Adolphus connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dempsey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dempsey is controlling Adolphus's posture.
Dempsey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adolphus.
Adolphus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Adolphus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dempsey wants to stand and escape but Adolphus is having none of it.
Adolphus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dempsey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adolphus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dempsey is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adolphus gets to his feet and stands over Dempsey, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Dempsey felt that one! Adolphus unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Dempsey from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavus Adolphus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jem Mace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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28
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jem Mace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Hamish Gaffney!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaffney.
Gaffney throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gaffney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Hamish Gaffney has been cut.
Mace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gaffney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mace avoids it really well and circles away.
Mace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gaffney misses with a few strikes there.
Gaffney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaffney moves out of range of the strikes.
Mace cracks Gaffney with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Gaffney tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Mace pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Gaffney is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jem Mace!
A very excited looking Jem Mace 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris McCowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Degrizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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18
205 lbs
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20
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris McCowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Degrizz!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCowan shoots in for a double leg but Degrizz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McCowan misses with a body shot
and Degrizz counters with a nice body shot.
McCowan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Degrizz counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick by McCowan misses
and Degrizz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McCowan really felt that one!
McCowan is breathing heavily.
McCowan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Degrizz sprawls well. Degrizz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McCowan gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCowan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Degrizz counters with a body kick that stops McCowan in his tracks momentarily.
McCowan looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McCowan throws a combination that misses
and McCowan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Chris McCowan has been cut.
McCowan misses with a right hand
and Degrizz counters with a good, hard body kick but McCowan shrugs it off.
McCowan misses with a body punch
and Degrizz counters with a thumping low kick.
McCowan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Degrizz counters with a nice right hand that sends McCowan toppling to the canvas! McCowan scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Degrizz finish him?!
McCowan is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCowan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Degrizz counters with a crisp right hand that drops McCowan! Degrizz lets McCowan back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
McCowan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Degrizz counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jim Degrizz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Garrick (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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32
149 lbs
8 - 11 - 1 |
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28
130 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
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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
8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Garrick!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Garrick 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.
Garrick tries to buck Barbosa off but Barbosa is having none of it.
Garrick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barbosa scores with punches from side control.
Garrick sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Barbosa in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Garrick tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Barbosa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hector Barbosa!
A relieved looking Hector Barbosa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Behnder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Steve Austin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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29
220 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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30
268 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Behnder!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Austin slaps away a takedown attempt from Behnder, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Behnder shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Behnder stops Austin from getting back to his feet.
Behnder is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Austin sees it coming and defends easily.
Behnder is looking to advance position but Austin won't allow it.
Behnder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Austin defending well though.
Nice strikes from Behnder there.
Behnder is looking for a kimura but Austin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Behnder to get the leverage.
Austin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Behnder thows a huge punch but Austin dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Behnder stops Austin from getting back to his feet.
Behnder is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Austin defends it well.
Behnder thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Austin's head.
Behnder is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Behnder throwing shots but Austin is blocking nicely.
Austin kicks Behnder off and gets back to his feet.
Behnder misses with a leg kick
and Austin counters with a big head kick but Behnder shrugs it off.
Behnder wants to clinch up but Austin keeps it at a distance.
Behnder fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behnder tries a low kick but Austin avoids it.
Steve Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Behnder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Austin swivels and escapes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Behnder. Austin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Behnder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Behnder. Austin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Austin checks a low kick from Behnder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behnder throws a leg kick which misses Austin's front leg but catches the back leg as Austin tries to avoid it.
Behnder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Austin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Behnder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Behnder throws out a loose jab but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Behnder throws a low kick, looking for Austin's leg but Austin calmly moves out of range.
Behnder throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Behnder misses with a low kick.
Behnder tries to land a front kick but Austin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Behnder misses with a low kick.
Austin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Behnder is defended easily by Austin.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Behnder.
Behnder shoots in looking for a takedown. Austin tries to sprawl out of it but Behnder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Austin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Behnder dominated that round.
That's time! Austin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Austin checks a leg kick.
Steve Austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Austin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Behnder with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Behnder throws a leg kick
and Austin counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Behnder scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Behnder is working for a submission of some sort.
Austin 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.
Austin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Behnder shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Austin is trying to defend but Behnder finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behnder is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Austin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Behnder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Behnder wants to pass the guard but Austin is defending well.
Behnder is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Austin is just riding it out for now. Behnder eventually gives up the hold.
Behnder trying to mount his opponent but Austin defends it.
Austin kicks off Behnder and gets to his feet.
Behnder throws a head kick that misses
and Austin counters with a left and a right that stings Behnder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behnder throws a solid leg kick but Austin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Behnder.
Behnder shoots for a takedown but Austin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Behnder.
Austin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Behnder motions for Austin to come forward. Behnder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Austin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Austin wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin avoids the body shot from Behnder.
Austin stuffs the takedown attempt from Behnder. Behnder gets slowly back to his feet.
Behnder throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Austin to counter with a crisp jab.
Behnder throws a solid leg kick but Austin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Behnder.
Behnder is looking to clinch but Austin is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Behnder misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Behnder 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!
Behnder looks to land a left hand but Austin moved out of range nicely.
Austin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Behnder.
Behnder thows a leg kick but Austin checks it
and Austin counters with a big head kick but Behnder shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Behnder misses the target.
Behnder closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Behnder working the body and head with strikes.
Austin is trying to buck Behnder off.
Austin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin parries the strikes from Behnder easily there. Behnder is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Austin to escape.
Austin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Behnder advances to mount.
Behnder with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like Steve Austin has been cut.
Behnder breaks from Austin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Austin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Behnder lands a big elbow - Austin is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Austin is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marcus Behnder!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marcus Behnder made sure he mentioned Syndicate Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kronos Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kronos Fury has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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27
286 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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27
300 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kronos Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury instigates a clinch.
Jenkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Big Jenkins has been cut.
Fury lands a right hand.
Fury lands a hook that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Fury prevents the takedown attempt.
Jenkins has Fury pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fury manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fury drops Jenkins onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jenkins is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jenkins is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury working aggressively here.
Jenkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him?
Jenkins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fury pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kronos Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Jenkins.
Fury pushes Jenkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenkins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jenkins can't get the takedown.
Jenkins looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from Fury fails to land.
Jenkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Jenkins wants a takedown.
Fury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fury lands a right hand.
Fury pushes Jenkins against the cage and as Jenkins bounces back, Fury cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Fury follows up with more strikes but Jenkins was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kronos Fury!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odin Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ged Hax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ged Hax is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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186 cm
29
205 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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, Odin Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ged Hax!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hax takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stark leaves Hax with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hax scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hax lands with a punch from half guard.
Stark avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hax.
Hax is looking for a kimura here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hax lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stark is rocked!
Hax drops an elbow to the side of Stark's head.
Oh Stark is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hax is trying for a kimura here. Stark looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hax wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ged Hax!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angus Grundi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jia O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Connor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Parkway Drive - Feed them to the pigs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
217 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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22
215 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angus Grundi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jia O Connor!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Connor swings for the body but Grundi moves out of range.
Grundi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Connor as he avoids it easily.
Grundi tries for a takedown but O Connor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from O Connor misses its intended target.
O Connor stuffs the takedown attempt from Grundi. Grundi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angus Grundi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grundi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Connor.
O Connor tries to sprawl but Grundi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Grundi thows a huge punch but O Connor dodges it nicely.
O Connor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Grundi throws a big elbow that misses.
Grundi scoring with punches to the head and body.
O Connor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grundi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Connor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grundi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Connor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
O Connor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by O Connor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
O Connor prevents Grundi from getting the reversal.
Grundi is squirming around, avoiding O Connor's attempts to control the action.
O Connor has isolated one of Grundi's arms. Grundi looking to fight him off but O Connor twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jia O Connor! Jia O Connor retains his light heavyweight title!
Jia O Connor made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'How many times do I have to beat this guy before he retires?'.
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