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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clark Channel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Clark Channel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Tate!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate misses with a looping right.
Clark Channel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Channel throws a sloppy head kick and Tate moves out of range easily.
Channel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tate shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tate was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tate throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Channel really wants to buck Tate off and get back to his feet.
Tate throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tate trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Channel wants to get back to his feet.
Tate lands a nice shot to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Tate there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Channel is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Tate scoring with strikes but Channel is staying in there.
Tate controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Channel is rocked!
Channel blocking the ground and pound.
Tate is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Channel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tate throws some wild stikes that Channel manages to avoid easily.
Channel seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Channel looks a forlorn figure.
Tate dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Channel takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Tate's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Tate!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Connery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Battery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connery's entrance music is Bond.. James Bond. A fine choice. The key to victory for Sean Connery has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Connery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maximus Battery!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battery tries to clinch up but Connery circles away and keeps his distance.
Connery scores with the left hand. Battery knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Maximus Battery has been cut.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Connery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Battery takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Battery doesn't manage to clinch there - Connery circles away.
Connery misses the shot to the body.
Battery is looking to clinch but Connery is avoiding it.
Connery drops Battery with a left and a right! Oh, Battery is hurt - Connery dives into side control looking to finish!
Battery is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connery thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Battery is still in real trouble! Can Connery finish him?
Connery postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Connery is trying to get an arm triangle but Battery is defending well.
Battery seems to have recovered his senses.
Connery decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battery wants to clinch.
Maximus Battery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connery throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Battery tries to clinch but Connery moves out of range.
Battery dodges the punch combination from Connery.
Connery will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Battery is looking to clinch but Connery is avoiding it.
Connery keeps the fight on the outside.
Connery throws a hook but Battery blocks it.
Battery tries to clinch up but Connery circles away and keeps his distance.
Battery moves in looking to clinch but Connery pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Connery circles away from the clinch attempt.
Battery wants to clinch.
Connery will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Connery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Connery clinches.
Battery lands a knee to the body.
Connery looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Battery missing with knees to the body.
Connery throws a punch but it's blocked by Battery.
Connery avoids the elbow strike from Battery, against the cage.
Battery lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Sean Connery has been cut.
Connery is trying to break free.
Battery is pressed up against the cage. Connery has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Battery down to the mat. Battery avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Connery uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Battery looks to clinch
and Connery counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Maximus Battery's cut even more.
Connery takes the fight into the clinch.
Connery wants to break free but Battery has control.
Battery using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Battery lands a damaging elbow.
Connery is breathing heavily.
Battery lands an elbow just above Connery 's eye.
Connery is trying to break the clinch but Battery is controlling him.
Battery crunches a lovely knee into Connery's ribcage.
Battery lands a nice elbow.
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Connery's face.
Battery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Battery obliges.
Nice elbow from Battery.
Battery lands an elbow that stopped Connery in his tracks for a moment.
Battery lands an elbow just above Connery 's eye.
Connery takes an elbow to the temple.
Battery lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Battery.
Battery comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sean Connery's cut is getting worse.
Battery scores with a knee to the head.
Battery landing knees to the head.
Battery working Connery over with knees to the body.
Connery takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Battery.
Battery connects with a knee to the head.
Battery lands a nice elbow.
Connery takes an elbow to the forehead.
Battery lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Connery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battery connects with a knee to the head.
Battery scores with a knee to the head.
Battery has Connery pressed against the cage, preventing Connery from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Connery takes a knee right on the jaw!
Battery connects with a knee to the head.
Connery scores with a shoulder strike.
Connery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Battery avoids a punch combination nicely.
Battery is looking to clinch.
Battery is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Battery dodges the punch combination from Connery.
Connery rushes Battery and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connery is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Battery gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Battery lands an elbow that stopped Connery in his tracks for a moment.
Battery lands a good knee to the midsection. Connery won't want to take too many of those.
Connery is trying to break the clinch but Battery is controlling him.
Battery lands an elbow inside that Connery shrugs off.
Battery lands a nice elbow.
Connery is looking to break free of the clinch but Battery has double underhooks.
Battery trying to land knees to the body.
Connery has had enough of the clinch but Battery keeps him there for the moment.
Battery working Connery over with knees to the body.
Connery is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Connery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Battery lands a knee to the body.
Battery lands an elbow inside.
Battery crunches a lovely knee into Connery's ribcage.
Battery with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connery takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Battery obliges.
Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Battery lands an elbow just above Connery 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connery lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Battery backwards.
Battery with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Battery blocks an uppercut.
Connery lands a shoulder strike.
Connery wants a takedown but no success here.
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Connery's face.
Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maximus Battery will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Connery scores with a hook.
Battery darts in trying to clinch
and Connery counters with a one-two to the body.
Battery wants to clinch
and Connery holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Battery keeps control of Connery as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Connery takes a knee right on the jaw!
Battery is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Connery fails to land.
Battery lands a nice knee to the body.
Battery lands a damaging elbow.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Battery keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Connery's efforts to push away.
Connery throws a head punch that misses.
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Battery creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Connery's defenses.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Connery lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Connery takes an elbow to the temple.
Connery has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Battery is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Battery landing knees to the body.
Battery landing knees to the head.
Battery lands an elbow that stopped Connery in his tracks for a moment.
Battery lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connery working hard to break the clinch.
Battery lands an elbow inside.
Battery landing knees to the body.
Battery lands a nice elbow.
Battery prevents a takedown attempt there.
Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Battery comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Battery putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Connery in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Connery works on Battery's body with a couple of short punches.
Battery lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Battery obliges.
Battery landing knees to the body.
Battery lands a damaging elbow.
Battery lands a nice elbow.
Battery stops a takedown attempt from Connery.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Connery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Battery.
Battery lands an elbow inside that Connery shrugs off.
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Connery drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Battery gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Battery lands a knee to the head.
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Battery lands a damaging elbow.
Battery lands a knee to the body.
Connery is trying to break the clinch but Battery has him pressed against the cage.
Battery lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connery swings wildly with an uppercut but Battery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battery connects with a knee to the head.
Battery lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Connery drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Battery gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Maximus Battery seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Battery landing knees to the head.
Connery looking for a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Battery obliges.
Battery with a knee to the head.
Battery using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Battery misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Connery.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Connery.
Connery lands a shoulder strike.
Connery manages to break the clinch.
Connery scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Connery drives through and clinches with Battery against the cage.
Connery pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Battery closes the distance and pushes Connery back into the cage.
Battery lands a knee to the body.
A short left from Connery.
Connery is trying to break the clinch but Battery is controlling him.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Connery lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Connery scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Connery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battery lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Connery working hard to break the clinch.
Battery throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Battery looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Connery avoids the elbow strike from Battery, against the cage.
Connery takes an elbow to the temple.
Connery is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Connery blocks the elbow strike.
Connery takes an elbow to the temple.
Connery takes a knee to the side of the body.
Battery lands a knee to the body.
Connery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Connery is trying to break free.
Battery lands a nice knee to the body.
Battery utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Battery prevents Connery from breaking the clinch.
Connery takes an elbow to the forehead.
Connery has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Battery prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Battery.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Battery obliges.
Battery lands an elbow that stopped Connery in his tracks for a moment.
Battery keeps control of Connery as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Battery lands a knee to the head.
Connery manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connery shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Battery sprawls well. Battery wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Connery gets slowly back to his feet.
Battery closes the distance looking to clinch
and Connery moves into the clinch.
Battery creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Connery's defenses.
Nice elbow from Battery.
Connery managing to block the knees to the body from Battery.
Battery lands a nice knee to the body.
Connery pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Connery tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Battery is able to avoid easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Battery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Battery is looking to clinch but Connery is avoiding it.
Battery tries to clinch but Connery is having none of it.
Connery forces Battery back against the cage and clinches.
Battery gets underhooks to prevent Connery's takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battery prevents Connery from breaking the clinch.
Connery has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Battery landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Connery takes an elbow to the temple.
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Connery's face.
Battery landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Connery takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Battery showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Connery throws a series of punches but Battery moves out of range.
Sean Connery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Battery tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Connery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Connery scores with a jab to the head.
Battery circles away from the clinch attempt.
Connery throws a right and a left that Battery avoids nicely.
Connery is looking to clinch but Battery is avoiding it.
Battery moves out of range as Connery strikes.
Battery looks to clinch
and Connery counters by moving into the clinch.
Battery with a knee to the head.
Battery pushes off an throws an elbow but Connery leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Connery lands a body shot in the clinch.
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Connery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Battery avoids the head kick by Connery.
Battery tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Connery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Battery closes the distance looking to clinch
and Connery counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Connery is looking to break free of the clinch but Battery has double underhooks.
Battery lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Battery obliges.
Battery is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Battery prevents Connery from breaking the clinch.
Battery lands an elbow inside that Connery shrugs off.
Connery takes an elbow to the temple.
Battery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Connery takes an elbow to the temple.
Connery takes an elbow to the forehead.
Connery is trying to break free.
Battery lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Battery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battery putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Connery in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Battery prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Battery obliges.
Battery gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Connery.
Nice elbow from Battery.
Battery with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Connery lands a hook to the side of the head.
Connery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Battery keeps the fight on the outside.
Connery tries to clinch up.
Connery clinches with his opponent.
Battery with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Connery's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sean Connery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battery tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Connery pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Connery swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Connery lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Battery circles away quickly and effectively.
Battery darts in trying to clinch
and Connery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Connery doesn't manage to clinch there - Battery circles away.
Connery throws a right hand that Battery ducks under and follows up with a left that Battery also avoids with ease.
Battery closes the distance but Connery moves to the side
and Connery counters with a series of strikes. Battery will be more careful next time no doubt.
Battery looks to clinch
and Connery holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Connery lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Connery has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Battery is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Connery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Battery using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Connery is trying to break the clinch but Battery has him pressed against the cage.
Connery takes an elbow to the temple.
Battery landing knees to the head.
Battery scores with a knee to the head.
Connery is trying to force a seperation but Battery has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Battery obliges.
Connery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battery circles away from the clinch attempt.
Battery moves in looking to clinch but Connery pushes him off.
Sean Connery is winning the standup battle so far.
Connery misses with a looping left.
Maximus Battery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch but Connery swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Battery wants to clinch but Connery slips to the side
and Connery counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Connery is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Battery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Connery.
The fight stays on the outside here - Battery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Connery circles away from the clinch attempt
and Connery counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Battery tries to clinch but Connery moves away
and Connery counters with a three punch combo that has Battery backing up. Battery nods at Connery to acknowledge the strikes.
The cut above Maximus Battery's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Connery lands a jab.
Battery tries to clinch but Connery moves away
and Connery counters with a nice body shot.
Connery rushes Battery and presses him up against the cage.
Connery lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Connery.
Maximus Battery's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Connery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connery fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Battery avoids it really well and circles away.
Battery closes the distance looking to clinch
and Connery counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Connery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connery is trying to force a seperation but Battery has the dominant position.
Connery takes a knee right on the jaw!
Connery goes for a takedown in the clinch but Battery prevents it.
Battery comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Battery.
Battery gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Connery.
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Battery lands an elbow inside that Connery shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Battery.
Battery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Battery lands a knee to the body.
Connery blocks an elbow strike.
Connery working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Connery can't break the clinch.
Connery takes an elbow to the forehead.
Battery with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connery is trying to break the clinch but Battery has him pressed against the cage.
Battery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Connery tries to circle away but Battery has him pinned against the cage.
Good body shot from Connery.
Connery wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Battery creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Connery's defenses.
Connery gets through Battery's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sean Connery.
I think Battery has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Battery!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sarbinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Sarbinov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sarbinov manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarbinov wants to stand up but Beam is controlling him.
Sarbinov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beam.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Beam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sarbinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Sarbinov, not yet.
Beam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sarbinov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sarbinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Beam drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beam jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Beam fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sarbinov sprawls well initially but Beam persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sarbinov tries to roll over but Beam keeps him under control.
Beam is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sarbinov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam is thwarting Sarbinov's attempts to control the position.
Beam 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.
Beam takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Beam passes to side control.
Sarbinov bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Beam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sarbinov moves into the clinch.
Sarbinov has Beam pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sarbinov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Beam tumbling to the mat - Sarbinov dives into Beam's guard.
Sarbinov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sarbinov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sarbinov works over Beam with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam has his foot on Sarbinov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sarbinov works his way back into a safe position though.
Beam keeping moving, preventing Sarbinov from controlling successfully.
Beam has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sarbinov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Beam keeping moving, preventing Sarbinov from controlling successfully.
Beam looking for a guillotine here but Sarbinov defends easily.
Sarbinov wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving.
Beam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sarbinov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving.
Sarbinov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sarbinov looking to sit in guard and control but Beam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Beam thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Beam lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sarbinov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Beam is pushing down on Sarbinov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sarbinov is fighting to maintain full guard but Beam has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Beam is looking for a kimura but Sarbinov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beam to get the leverage.
Beam is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sarbinov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Beam is breathing heavily.
Sarbinov is looking to control Beam's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sarbinov avoid being mounted?
Sarbinov is trying to stand up here but Beam is controlling him well.
Sarbinov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Beam's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Beam's back!
Sarbinov is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Beam defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Beam wants to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarbinov doesn't have the hooks in and Beam manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Beam dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sarbinov shoots in but Beam avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sarbinov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beam connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beam slaps away a takedown attempt from Sarbinov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sarbinov throws a right hand that Beam ducks under and follows up with a left that Beam also avoids with ease.
Beam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sarbinov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Beam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beam manages to get back to half guard.
Sarbinov thows a huge punch but Beam dodges it nicely.
Beam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sarbinov.
Beam moves into full guard.
Sarbinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Beam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Beam has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sarbinov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beam looking for a guillotine here but Sarbinov defends easily.
Sarbinov wants to pass the guard but Beam is keeping the position.
Sarbinov pushing down on Beam's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sarbinov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beam. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beam tries to get to full guard but Sarbinov has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov is pressing down on Beam's thigh, looking to free his foot. Beam is holding on for now.
Beam is looking for a sweep. Sarbinov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sarbinov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sarbinov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beam keeps working.
Sarbinov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sarbinov is trying to control the action in half guard but Beam is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beam connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beam connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Sarbinov.
Sarbinov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jack Beam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Sarbinov.
Beam moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sarbinov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beam.
Sarbinov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Beam did well to prevent Sarbinov getting side control.
Beam is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sarbinov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sarbinov's back!
Sarbinov's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Beam's hands.
Beam keeps control of the position as Sarbinov tries to break free.
Sarbinov trying to control the hands but Beam won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sarbinov trying to control the hands but Beam breaks the grip.
Sarbinov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Beam has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sarbinov has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Beam keeps control of the position as Sarbinov tries to break free.
Sarbinov trying to control the position but Beam manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Beam dominated that second round.
That's time! Beam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Beam missing with a left hand there. Sarbinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sarbinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beam.
Beam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sarbinov throws a low kick but Beam avoids it.
Beam drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Beam fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Beam is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sarbinov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sarbinov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Beam tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beam has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beam working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarbinov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Beam kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Beam is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sarbinov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sarbinov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sarbinov gets back to half guard.
Beam is looking for a kimura but Sarbinov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beam to get the leverage.
Beam is looking for a kimura here.
Sarbinov works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Beam looking to pass the guard.
Beam stopping the sweep attempt from Sarbinov.
Sarbinov kicks Beam off and gets to his feet.
Sarbinov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sarbinov is trying to control the action in half guard but Beam is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sarbinov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sarbinov trying to mount his opponent but Beam defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov trying to control from half guard but Beam is working away.
Sarbinov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sarbinov works his way into full mount!
Yuri Sarbinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beam is desperately trying to improve his position but Sarbinov has a good base and remains in mount.
Beam manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Beam is defending against the submission attempts here by Sarbinov.
Beam looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sarbinov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beam defending well though.
Beam is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sarbinov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Beam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sarbinov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beam regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yuri Sarbinov.
I think Beam has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Beam!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dane Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathews has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Robert Mathews is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dane Stuart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Mathews!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuart connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mathews looks gassed!
A right-left combo lands from Stuart.
Stuart throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mathews.
Stuart throws a right hand that Mathews ducks under and follows up with a left that Mathews also avoids with ease.
Stuart darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stuart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mathews's calf.
Stuart moves into the clinch.
Stuart comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Stuart.
Mathews is rocked!
It looks like Robert Mathews has been cut.
Mathews's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mathews is still on wobbly legs! Can Stuart finish him?
Stuart lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Mathews senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dane Stuart!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Not John Smythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stein has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it Black as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Not John Smythe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Stein!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein checks a low kick from Smythe.
Smythe throws a solid leg kick but Stein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smythe.
Stein fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smythe. Stein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smythe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smythe leaves Stein with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smythe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smythe cracks the inside of Stein's front leg.
A bone on bone clash there as Stein blocks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Stein.
Stein looks to land a combination but Smythe avoids it well.
Stein looks gassed!
Smythe swings for the body but Stein moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Stein blocks the leg kick.
Smythe tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smythe. That's going to slow Stein down.
Stein misses with a wild combination.
Stein throws a right hand that Smythe ducks under and follows up with a left that Smythe also avoids with ease.
Smythe digs a good body shot into Stein's ribs.
Stein tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smythe throws a leg kick but Stein moved away.
A right-left combo lands from Smythe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stein checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stein is out of range and Smythe settles back down.
John Stein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smythe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smythe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stein checks a leg kick nicely.
Stein gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smythe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smythe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smythe wants to control from the top but Stein keeps moving.
Smythe throws a big right hand that misses.
Smythe throws a big right hand that misses.
Smythe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smythe working some strikes from top position.
Stein looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smythe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smythe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smythe lands in his opponent's guard.
Smythe chips away with some ground and pound.
Smythe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smythe won't allow Stein to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smythe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smythe prevents Stein from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smythe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smythe tries to free his leg and advance position but Stein is retaining full guard.
Smythe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smythe landing with the ground and pound.
Smythe trying to control but Stein is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smythe's guard.
Smythe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smythe lands some strikes from the bottom.
Smythe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smythe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stein trying to control but Smythe is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smythe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Stein does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smythe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smythe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stein.
Stein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smythe scores with a push kick.
Smythe lands with a good body shot.
Smythe looks to score with a jab to the body but Stein is just out of range.
Smythe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smythe lands in his opponent's guard.
Smythe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smythe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smythe landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smythe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Not John Smythe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good work by Stein as he checks the leg kick.
Stein fails with the takedown
so Smythe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smythe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smythe throws a big right hand that misses.
Stein is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smythe defends well.
Smythe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smythe advances position into side control!
Smythe wants to control but Stein is keeping him busy.
Stein taking punishment in the form of punches.
Stein takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stein is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Stein's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein tries to bench press Smythe off him but Smythe keeps the position.
Smythe is working Stein over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smythe scoring with punches and elbows.
Smythe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stein some visible discomfort.
Stein takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smythe is chipping away with strikes.
Smythe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Not John Smythe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smythe working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smythe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stein some visible discomfort.
Smythe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stein can do to turn this around?
Smythe cracks Stein with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smythe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Smythe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stein to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smythe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stein keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smythe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stein down.
Stein is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Smythe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smythe working the head with strikes.
Smythe has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Stein!
Smythe raining down shots from the mount!
Stein is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smythe lands a heavy elbow.
Stein is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smythe with shots to the head and body - Stein looks very uncomfortable down there.
Smythe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smythe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stein?
Smythe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smythe dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smythe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stein tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stein really wants to buck Smythe off and get back to his feet.
Stein in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smythe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smythe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stein looks a forlorn figure.
Smythe with shots to the head and body - Stein looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stein is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smythe has hold of Stein's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stein manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Smythe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smythe landing shots from mount.
Stein is trying to escape the mount.
Smythe landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smythe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stein working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smythe looking to finish Stein with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stein!
Stein is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Not John Smythe dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smythe.
Smythe slips a jab from Stein.
Stein tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smythe is looking to wear down Stein with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smythe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smythe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smythe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smythe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stein's calf.
Stein gets caught flat footed, as Smythe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smythe looking to pass the guard.
Smythe chips away with some ground and pound.
Smythe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smythe wants to control from the top but Stein keeps moving.
Smythe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smythe drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stein manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Smythe has Stein in his guard.
Stein postures up and lands a big shot to Smythe's brow.
Stein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smythe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stein is aware though and is defending well.
Smythe wants to sweep but no luck.
Stein is in close to Smythe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smythe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
John Stein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein cracks Smythe with a solid left hand.
Smythe wants to sweep here but Stein controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smythe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smythe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stein working to try and regain half guard.
Smythe with good strikes from the mount here!
Smythe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stein regains half guard.
Smythe is looking to take a break and control but Stein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smythe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein is staying active underneath Smythe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smythe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stein's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stein manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stein can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stein is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Smythe rolls with it to try and escape but Stein cranks on the arm and Smythe is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Stein!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
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270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Ramon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva stalks Ramon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ramon's face. Ramon staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ramon takes a step back to recover.
Shogun Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Ramon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramon is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Ramon misses the jab.
Ramon moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Ramon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Ramon to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Ramon looks to clinch but Silva throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Ramon taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shogun Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ash Stoner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sero Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoner comes to the cage accompanied by Why Can't We Be Friends?. Kim is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by CANON in D Korean Version (with gayageum) . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ash Stoner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sero Kim!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim avoids the body shot from Stoner.
Stoner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Stoner throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
No joy there for Stoner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Stoner moves out of range easily.
Stoner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kim on the side of the head.
Kim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stoner thows a body shot but no joy.
Stoner swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decent striking displayed by Stoner there.
Stoner lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoner has managed to clinch.
Stoner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stoner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stoner misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stoner.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kim.
Stoner slowing the pace effectively.
Kim blocking some punches.
Stoner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kim landing knees to the body.
Kim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Stoner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim landing knees to the head.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stoner throws an elbow but it misses.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Stoner controls the action.
Stoner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Kim.
Kim is trying to stall.
Stoner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stoner blocks a body shot from Kim.
Stoner swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stoner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Stoner is blocking nicely.
Kim landing knees to the head.
Kim looks gassed!
Kim is trying to stall.
Stoner looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Stoner - that landed with a thud.
Stoner throws an elbow but it misses.
Stoner lands with a short shot to the head.
Stoner lands an uppercut.
Stoner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Stoner avoids the damage to the body.
Stoner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stoner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stoner controlling the action here for a moment.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Stoner avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stoner.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Stoner blocks with his arms.
Stoner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim avoiding damage as Stoner throws knees to the body.
Stoner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stoner lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoner lands a right hand.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Come on Stoner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stoner.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stoner.
Stoner managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Stoner pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stoner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stoner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim takes an elbow to the temple.
Stoner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stoner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stoner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Stoner blocks with his arms.
Stoner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stoner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Stoner to work.
Stoner cracks Kim with a nice body shot.
Kim takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Sero Kim has been cut.
Stoner lands an elbow that stopped Kim in his tracks for a moment.
Stoner is trying to maintain a safe position but Kim gets an underhook and turns Stoner into the cage.
Stoner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stoner lands an elbow just above Kim 's eye.
Stoner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stoner is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoner lands with a light punch inside.
Stoner pushes Kim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stoner stalling against the cage.
Stoner lands an elbow inside that Kim shrugs off.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stoner.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stoner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kim looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stoner.
Stoner effectively controlling the action here.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stoner taking a breather.
Stoner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Stoner.
Stoner blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoner managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Stoner slows down the pace here.
Stoner scores with a shoulder strike.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Stoner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sero Kim's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stoner takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Kim has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Stoner.
Stoner is trying to stall.
Stoner lands with a short shot to the head.
Stoner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stoner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim is looking to control Stoner's arms but Stoner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kim has his back to the cage.
Stoner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Stoner.
Stoner cracks Kim with a nice body shot.
Stoner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Stoner lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stoner lands an elbow just above Kim 's eye.
Kim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stoner has him pressed against the cage.
Stoner swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Stoner.
Kim is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Stoner on the inside.
Stoner managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
A shot in the inside from Stoner.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Stoner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stoner slows down the pace here.
Stoner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stoner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kim working aggressively here.
Kim takes an elbow to the temple.
Stoner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stoner wants to stall.
Stoner lands with a short shot to the head.
Stoner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stoner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stoner is defending well for now.
Stoner looking to stall.
Stoner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stoner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stoner pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stoner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stoner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Stoner swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoner lands with a light punch inside.
Stoner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Stoner misses with an elbow strike.
Stoner is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stoner pushes off an throws an elbow but Kim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim crunches a lovely knee into Stoner's ribcage.
Stoner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stoner is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stoner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stoner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Stoner.
A short uppercut from Stoner.
Stoner pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stoner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stoner misses with some punches.
Kim lands a good knee to the midsection. Stoner won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stoner.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stoner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stoner pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stoner pushes Kim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stoner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Stoner blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Stoner as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stoner.
Stoner lands with a right to the head.
Stoner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stoner is defending well for now.
Stoner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stoner lands with a light punch inside.
Stoner lands with a light punch inside.
Stoner lands with a left to the head.
Stoner misses with some punches.
Stoner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Stoner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stoner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stoner throws a head punch that misses.
Stoner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stoner managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Kim takes an elbow to the temple.
Stoner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stoner lands an elbow inside.
Stoner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stoner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stoner.
Stoner throws a head punch that misses.
Stoner cracks Kim with a nice body shot.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stoner works on Kim's body with a couple of short punches.
Stoner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stoner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stoner stalls.
Stoner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Stoner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stoner works on Kim's body with a couple of short punches.
Stoner scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Stoner lands a shoulder strike.
Stoner blocks an uppercut.
Stoner has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Stoner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sero Kim's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stoner works over Kim's head and body with a nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kim lunges at Stoner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stoner's hand.
Stoner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sero Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Stoner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Stoner moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kim.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stoner darts in and clinches Kim up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands a knee to the body.
Kim blocking some punches.
Stoner lands a right hand.
Stoner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
Stoner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stoner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stoner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stoner lands an elbow inside that Kim shrugs off.
Stoner stalling against the cage.
Kim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stoner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stoner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stoner trying to stall but Kim improves his position.
Stoner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stoner is keeping busy.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Stoner is blocking nicely.
Stoner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Stoner.
Stoner works on Kim's body with a couple of short punches.
Stoner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Kim takes an elbow to the temple.
Ash Stoner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Stoner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stoner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim being controlled against the cage.
Stoner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim trying to control the position but instead, Stoner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kim into the cage.
Stoner keeps control of Kim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stoner digs a right hand underneath Kim's ribcage. Kim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stoner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoner blocks a body shot from Kim.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stoner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stoner swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stoner.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stoner avoids it.
Stoner has Kim pushed against the cage.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
Stoner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stoner is defending well for now.
Stoner blocks an elbow strike.
Kim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stoner blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stoner slowing the pace effectively.
Kim crunches a lovely knee into Stoner's ribcage.
Stoner slows down the pace here.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim is trying to break the clinch but Stoner has him pressed against the cage.
Sero Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Stoner avoids the damage to the body.
Stoner lands a shoulder strike.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stoner is defending well for now.
Kim tries a body shot but Stoner blocks it.
Stoner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Stoner.
Stoner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stoner is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ash Stoner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stoner 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ash Stoner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Takanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
183 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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24
172 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Esko Takanen!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takanen is fending him off so far but Burger persists. Nope, Takanen circles away and we're back to standing.
Takanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burger's sensitive parts.
Burger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Takanen.
Burger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A left lands for Takanen.
Takanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burger scores with a shot to the body.
Burger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Takanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takanen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burger has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takanen with a hook.
Takanen swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Takanen both land. Nice combination.
Burger is rocked!
Takanen cracks Burger with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Burger tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Takanen pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Burger is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esko Takanen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Mushroomhead. Stone has chosen Metallica (Stone Cold Crazy) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
215 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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215 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Stone!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Stone lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Stone thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Stone misses.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jim Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Stone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones slips a jab from Stone.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones cracks Stone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stone at a distance.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Stone with an uppercut!
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Stone seems unphased.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stone on the side of the head.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Stone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones lunges at Stone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stone's hand.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stone lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Jones blocks a jab.
Stone defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Jones misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Stone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Stone's head.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stone's hands.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stone circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Stone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones connects with a jab.
Stone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Stone dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones throws a right hand that Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stone also avoids with ease.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
James Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Stone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Stone's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Stone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stone lands a big right hand that sends Jones crashing to the mat! Stone stays standing though and waves Jones back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Stone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Stone misses.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones works over Stone's head and body with a nice combination.
James Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stone on the side of the head.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Stone drops Jones with a beautiful combination! Jones stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stone is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones thuds his right hand into Stone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stone moves away from the strike by Jones.
Stone looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Stone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones digs a good body shot into Stone's ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Jones looks to land a combination but Stone avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Stone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Stone misses the target.
Jones looks to land a combination. Stone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stone moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jones scores with a hook.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stone.
Jones tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones digs a good body shot into Stone's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
Stone takes one to the side of the head.
Stone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones blocks a jab.
Stone slips under a jab from Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones works over Stone's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones slips a straight right by Stone.
Jones defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jim Jones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Stone counters with a crisp one two that drops Jones! Stone thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jones to his feet! Jones is in big trouble!
Jones scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stone counters with a big right hand! Oh Jones is in trouble here! Stone follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Stone!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Motta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vin Ner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ner's choice of entrance music: Just Another Victim by Helmet&House Of Pain. Vin Ner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Motta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vin Ner!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ner defending well as Motta loads up on a big left hand.
Ner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Motta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Motta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Motta blocks an elbow strike from Ner.
Motta avoids a wild elbow strike from Ner.
Motta avoids the elbow strike from Ner, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ner throws an elbow but misses.
Ner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ner.
Motta blocks the elbow strike.
Motta tries to pull guard but Ner holds him up against the cage and eventually Motta drops back down to his feet.
Ner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ner throws an elbow that misses.
Ner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Motta misses.
Ner slips a jab and a cross from Motta.
Motta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Motta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motta works the jab nicely.
Motta shoots in and drives through. Ner sprawls well.
Ner tries to clinch up but Motta circles away and keeps his distance.
Motta swats away the attempt to clinch by Ner.
Motta keeps the fight on the outside.
Ner tries to clinch but Motta is having none of it.
Ner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ner clinches up against the cage.
Motta takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Motta's brow.
Ner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Motta blocks an elbow strike.
Ner misses with an elbow strike.
Ner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ner throws an elbow but it misses.
Ner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ner throws an elbow but misses.
Motta jumps guard but Ner stands there with Motta around his waist. Motta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Motta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Motta takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ner scores a nice knee to the body.
Motta blocks the elbow strike.
Motta blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ner.
Ner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Motta's brow.
Ner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ner.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Motta's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ner.
Ner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Motta tries to pull guard but Ner holds him up against the cage and eventually Motta drops back down to his feet.
Ner misses with an elbow strike.
Ner lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Roger Motta has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Motta is trying to drag Ner to the mat but Ner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ner throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ner lands an elbow just above Motta 's eye.
Ner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Motta blocks an elbow strike.
Motta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Motta is breathing heavily.
Ner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Motta avoids a wild elbow strike from Ner.
Ner lands an elbow that stopped Motta in his tracks for a moment.
Ner lands an elbow inside that Motta shrugs off.
Ner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ner lands a good knee to the midsection. Motta won't want to take too many of those.
Ner gets through Motta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Motta avoids the elbow strike from Ner, against the cage.
Ner misses with an elbow strike.
Ner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Motta dodges an elbow strike from Ner.
Motta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ner lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motta blocks an elbow strike.
Ner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ner crunches a lovely knee into Motta's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Ner.
Ner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ner lands an elbow that stopped Motta in his tracks for a moment.
Ner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Motta blocks the elbow strike.
Ner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Motta.
Motta is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ner misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Motta's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Motta's brow.
Motta wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Motta blocks an elbow strike from Ner.
Ner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ner pushes off an throws an elbow but Motta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Motta takes an elbow to the temple.
Ner misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vin Ner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Motta's cut.
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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ner.
Ner moves into the clinch successfully.
Motta blocks an elbow strike.
Motta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ner throws an elbow but misses.
Ner lands a nice elbow.
Ner throws an elbow that misses.
Ner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Motta blocks an elbow strike from Ner.
Ner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mottas head.
A frustrated look appears on Motta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Motta blocks the elbow strike.
Motta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Motta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Motta working hard to break the clinch.
Ner lands an elbow just above Motta 's eye.
Ner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ner tries to clinch but Motta is having none of it.
Motta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ner wants to clinch up but Motta keeps it at a distance.
Ner wants to clinch.
Motta throws a good cross that connects.
Motta looks to land a right hand but Ner moved out of range.
Motta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ner is looking to clinch but Motta is avoiding it.
Ner wants to clinch.
Ner tries to clinch up.
Ner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ner doesn't manage to clinch there - Motta circles away.
Motta cracks Ner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ner looks to land a combination but Motta avoids it well.
Motta throws a combination. Ner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ner tries to clinch but Motta moves out of range.
Motta tries to bum rush Ner with a series of wild strikes but Ner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ner tries to clinch up but Motta circles away and keeps his distance.
Ner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ner takes one to the chin there.
Ner tries to clinch up.
Roger Motta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Motta punishes Ner's body with a nice straight punch.
Motta lands a nice shot that snaps Ner's head back.
Ner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Motta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ner tries to clinch there but Motta circles away.
Motta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Motta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ner wants to clinch up but Motta keeps it at a distance.
Ner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ner wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motta connects with a body shot.
Ner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Motta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Motta somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Motta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ner slips a jab from Motta.
Motta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Motta tries to break free but Ner pushes him back against the cage.
Ner lands an elbow just above Motta 's eye.
Motta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ner walks away with a smile on his face. Motta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Motta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ner is looking to clinch but Motta is avoiding it.
Motta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Motta digs a good hook to Ner's body.
Motta fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motta keeps the fight on the outside.
Ner tries to clinch but Motta moves out of range.
Motta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ner wants to clinch.
Ner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Motta misses with a hook. Ner ducked under it nicely.
Motta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ner.
Nice uppercut there from Motta.
Motta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Motta misses with a body shot.
Ner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Motta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Motta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Motta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger Motta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Motta - just one landing.
Decent striking displayed by Motta there.
Ner tries to move into range but Motta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Motta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Motta connects with a body shot.
Ner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Motta.
Ner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Motta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Motta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Ner.
Ner is looking to clinch but Motta is avoiding it.
Ner tries to clinch up.
Ner fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Motta misses.
Ner wants to clinch.
Motta lands with a hook. Ner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motta throws a good cross that connects.
Motta swats away the attempt to clinch by Ner.
No joy there for Motta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Motta misses with a looping right.
Motta misses with a hook. Ner ducked under it nicely.
Motta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Motta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Motta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Motta somewhat.
Ner wants to clinch.
Ner moves in looking to clinch but Motta pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motta loads up on a big right hand but Ner slips the punch.
Motta connects with a nice looking jab.
Ner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Motta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Motta throws a right hand that Ner ducks under and follows up with a left that Ner also avoids with ease.
Motta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ner tries to clinch up but Motta circles away and keeps his distance.
Roger Motta is winning the standup battle so far.
Ner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ner tries to clinch there but Motta circles away.
Motta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Motta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ner's head.
Ner ducks under a wild hook from Motta.
Ner tries to clinch but Motta is having none of it.
Ner defending well as Motta loads up on a big left hand.
Ner wants to clinch up but Motta keeps it at a distance.
Ner staying out of range there.
Motta misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Motta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Motta throws a right hand that Ner ducks under and follows up with a left that Ner also avoids with ease.
A jab lands there for Motta.
Ner doesn't manage to clinch there - Motta circles away.
Motta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Motta misses with a two punch combination.
Ner walks into a jab.
Motta misses the shot to the body.
Motta looks to throw the jab but Ner is out of range.
Vin Ner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donk. Motta catches Ner right on the button with a cross.
Ner is looking to clinch.
Ner fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Motta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ner darts in and clinches Motta up against the cage.
Ner manages to break the clinch.
Ner tries to clinch there but Motta circles away.
Motta shoots in and bounces Ner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Motta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Motta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Motta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ner throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ner tries to strike from the bottom.
Ner is striking from the bottom but Motta uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Ner regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Motta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Motta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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