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BFT-314 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Munechika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Munechika's choice of entrance music: Requiem for a Dream. Kato Munechika has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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41
160 lbs
31 - 43 - 1 |
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38
160 lbs
28 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 43 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brij Khali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kato Munechika!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khali wants to clinch
and Munechika counters with a nice uppercut.
Khali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Munechika counters with a stiff right hand.
Khali wants to clinch but Munechika slips to the side
and Munechika counters with a right hand to the body.
Khali tries to clinch but Munechika moves away
and Munechika connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khali wants to clinch but Munechika slips to the side
and Munechika counters with a straight right hand.
Khali darts in trying to clinch
and Munechika counters with a thumping low kick.
Khali moves to clinch but Munechika breaks away
and Munechika counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khali darts in trying to clinch
and Munechika counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khali wants to clinch but Munechika slips to the side
and Munechika counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali tries to clinch up
and Munechika counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khali closes the distance but Munechika moves to the side
letting Munechika counter with a right hand.
Munechika throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khali.
Donk. Munechika catches Khali right on the button with a cross.
Khali drives through and clinches with Munechika against the cage.
Khali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Munechika stalling in the clinch.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali tries to clinch but Munechika moves away
and Munechika makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Munechika counters with a thumping low kick.
Munechika is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Khali had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khali looks to clinch
and Munechika cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Munechika throws a looping overhand right but Khali ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munechika avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munechika lands with a slapping head kick.
Khali wants to clinch
and Munechika counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khali doesn't manage to clinch there - Munechika circles away.
Khali tries to clinch but Munechika moves away
and Munechika makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khali clinches up against the cage.
Munechika keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khali's efforts to push away.
Munechika's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munechika lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khali backwards.
Khali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Munechika has him pressed against the cage.
Khali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khali tries to circle away but Munechika has him pinned against the cage.
Khali is trying to break free.
Munechika lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khali tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Munechika counter with a right hand.
Khali closes the distance but Munechika moves to the side
and Munechika counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khali darts in trying to clinch
and Munechika counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali moves to clinch but Munechika breaks away
and Munechika counters with an outside leg kick.
Khali wants to clinch.
Khali tries to clinch up.
Khali wants to clinch up but Munechika keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Munechika misses its intended target.
Khali tries to clinch up.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khali tries to clinch
and Munechika counters with a low kick, right behind Khali 's knee.
Brij Khali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munechika tries to clinch up but Khali circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khali clinches up against the cage.
Khali wants to get back to striking at distance but Munechika won't allow it.
Khali wants to get back to striking at distance but Munechika won't allow it.
Khali blocks an elbow strike from Munechika.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kato Munechika will probably get the nod.
That's time! Khali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khali wants to clinch but Munechika slips to the side
and Munechika counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khali tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Munechika counters with a straight right hand.
Khali is looking to clinch but Munechika is avoiding it.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch but Munechika swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Munechika counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khali thinking.
Khali tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Munechika counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munechika moves into the clinch successfully.
Munechika throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khali blocks it with crossed arms.
Munechika lands a good knee to the midsection. Khali won't want to take too many of those.
Khali is looking to break free of the clinch but Munechika has double underhooks.
Khali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Munechika landing knees to the head.
Khali wants to break free but Munechika has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali tries to circle away but Munechika has him pinned against the cage.
Munechika tries to land a knee to the head but Khali blocks with his arms.
Munechika lands a good knee to the midsection. Khali won't want to take too many of those.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch but Munechika swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khali looks to clinch
and Munechika counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khali tries to clinch
and Munechika counters with a stiff right hand.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munechika swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khali wants to clinch.
Munechika keeps the fight on the outside.
Khali tries to clinch up
and Munechika counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khali wants to clinch
and Munechika counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Munechika swats away the attempt to clinch by Khali.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munechika swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khali wants to clinch but Munechika slips to the side
letting Munechika counter with a right hand.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Munechika paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khali tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Munechika counters with a straight right hand.
Khali blocks a leg kick.
Munechika swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munechika lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khali backs up against the cage.
Munechika swats away the attempt to clinch by Khali.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali clinches up with Munechika and pushes him back against the cage.
Munechika scores a nice knee to the body.
Khali is trying to force a seperation but Munechika has the dominant position.
Munechika lands a left hand.
Khali working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Munechika scores with a nice short uppercut.
Munechika keeps control of Khali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Munechika unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Khali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Munechika throws an elbow that misses.
Munechika trying to control the position but instead, Khali has worked for underhooks and has pushed Munechika into the cage.
Khali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khali can't break the clinch.
Khali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munechika lands an elbow inside.
Khali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Munechika tries to stall but Khali uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khali tries to clinch up
and Munechika counters with a thumping low kick.
Khali darts in trying to clinch
and Munechika connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khali tries to clinch
and Munechika counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khali tries to clinch but Munechika moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brij Khali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khali tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khali tries to clinch up
and Munechika counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kato Munechika will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Khali moves to clinch but Munechika breaks away
and Munechika counters with a nice leg kick.
Khali tries to clinch up
and Munechika counters with a series of strikes. Khali will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khali closes the distance but Munechika moves to the side
and Munechika counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Munechika tries a low kick but Khali avoids it.
Munechika wants to clinch.
Khali wants to clinch but Munechika slips to the side
and Munechika counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khali looks to clinch
and Munechika counters with a low kick, right behind Khali 's knee.
Munechika moves into range and clinches up with Khali.
Khali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khali can't break the clinch.
Munechika lands a knee to the body.
Kato Munechika seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munechika is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Munechika lands a hook that snaps the head of Khali backwards.
Khali looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Munechika takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Khali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khali is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Munechika just leaning against Khali, taking a breather.
Khali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khali is trying to break the clinch but Munechika has him pressed against the cage.
Khali manages to break the clinch.
Khali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khali tries to clinch but Munechika moves away
enabling Munechika to counter with a crisp jab.
Khali tries to clinch
and Munechika counters with a low kick, right behind Khali 's knee.
Khali looks to clinch
and Munechika counters with a straight right hand.
Khali looks to clinch
and Munechika counters with a nice uppercut.
Munechika scores with a hook.
Brij Khali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Munechika counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khali tries to clinch
and Munechika counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khali tries to clinch
and Munechika connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khali tries to clinch but Munechika moves away
and Munechika counters with a nice uppercut.
Khali checks a leg kick.
Kato Munechika seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khali slips under a jab.
Munechika lands with a kick to the ribs.
Munechika throws out a loose jab but Khali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khali wants to clinch
and Munechika counters with a head kick. That will keep Khali thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Khali is rocked!
Jab by Munechika.
Oh Khali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khali darts in trying to clinch
and Munechika counters with a huge left! Khali is in big trouble! He's backing up but Munechika isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Khali from any more damage. A dominating finish by Munechika!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kato Munechika!
After the big win, Kato Munechika made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellbent and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Brij Khali was interviewed post fight and said 'Dissapointed to Lose'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DeMarcus Njokuani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Iron Maiden- Ghostface Killah kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alex Smiles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
169 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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23
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Likes comics |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeMarcus Njokuani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smiles throws a hook but Njokuani blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smiles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smiles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Njokuani.
Smiles swinging wildly here.
Smiles thows a body shot but no joy.
Smiles fails to land with a series of punches.
Njokuani slips a jab and a cross from Smiles.
Njokuani throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smiles's waist but Smiles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Njokuani off to one side.
Njokuani takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smiles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Njokuani. Njokuani obviously looking to wear him down.
Smiles misses with the combination.
Smiles lands the left hand.
Njokuani dives in and grabs Smiles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smiles pushes down on Njokuani's head and hops out.
Njokuani shoots in for a takedown but Smiles shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeMarcus Njokuani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smiles shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Njokuani eats them both and turns towards Smiles to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Smiles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Njokuani throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njokuani lands a leg kick that knocks Smiles off balance momentarily.
Smiles fails to land with a series of punches.
Njokuani takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smiles pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Njokuani back to the cage. Smiles follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Njokuani is looking to clinch but Smiles is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smiles!
Smiles misses with a few strikes there.
Njokuani fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Njokuani is breathing heavily.
Njokuani takes one to the side of the head.
Smiles tests Njokuani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smiles swinging wildly here.
Njokuani tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smiles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smiles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smiles lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njokuani takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smiles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Njokuani throws a head kick that misses.
Alex Smiles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smiles swinging wildly here.
Smiles keeps the fight on the outside.
Smiles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smiles lands with a shot to the body.
Smiles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Njokuani rushes Smiles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smiles wants to take the fight to the mat but Njokuani manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Smiles is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Njokuani to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Njokuani on the inside.
Njokuani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Njokuani looking to throw knees to the head but Smiles is blocking nicely.
Njokuani misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles is looking for a takedown.
Smiles jumps guard but Njokuani stands there with Smiles around his waist. Smiles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Njokuani comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Njokuani throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Njokuani fails to land.
Njokuani landing knees to the head.
Njokuani lands a knee to the head.
Smiles is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Njokuani gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Njokuani landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Njokuani gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smiles.
Smiles is trying to pull guard but Njokuani turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Njokuani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smiles blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Njokuani fails to land.
Njokuani misses with a knee strike.
Smiles is trying to push Njokuani away but Njokuani has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smiles is trying to pull guard but Njokuani has him pressed against the cage.
Njokuani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Njokuani gets underhooks to prevent Smiles's takedown attempt.
Smiles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Njokuani has him pressed against the cage.
Smiles can't break the clinch.
Njokuani gets underhooks to prevent Smiles's takedown attempt.
Smiles prevents a body shot from Njokuani.
Njokuani scores with a shot to the side of Smiles's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Njokuani tries a knee to the head but Smiles blocks it.
Njokuani struggles to land a body shot inside as Smiles controls his hands.
Njokuani lands a nice uppercut.
Njokuani lands an elbow just above Smiles 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Smiles dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smiles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Njokuani's hands.
Njokuani takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smiles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Njokuani doesn't seem bothered though.
Smiles lands a nice hook to Njokuani's body. Njokuani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smiles throws a hook but Njokuani avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smiles.
Alex Smiles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Njokuani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smiles is fending him off so far but Njokuani persists. Nope, Smiles circles away and we're back to standing.
Njokuani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice combination there by Smiles.
Njokuani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Njokuani tries to land a front kick but Smiles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Njokuani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smiles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Njokuani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Njokuani walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Smiles. That snapped Njokuani's head back.
Njokuani pushes Smiles up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Njokuani lands a hook that snaps the head of Smiles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njokuani creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smiles's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smiles.
Smiles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Njokuani unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smiles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Njokuani lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smiles.
Smiles managing to block the knees to the body from Njokuani.
Smiles has had enough of the clinch but Njokuani keeps him there for the moment.
Njokuani looking to throw knees to the head but Smiles is blocking nicely.
Njokuani pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smiles tries to break the clinch but Njokuani is controlling the position.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smiles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smiles is trying to pull guard but Njokuani turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Smiles jumps guard but Njokuani stands there with Smiles around his waist. Smiles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Njokuani missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Njokuani on the inside.
Smiles fails to pull guard.
DeMarcus Njokuani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Smiles.
Njokuani lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smiles wants to break free but Njokuani has control.
Smiles is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Njokuani pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Njokuani lands an elbow inside.
Smiles is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Njokuani pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Njokuani looking to throw knees to the head but Smiles is blocking nicely.
Smiles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smiles tries to pull guard but Njokuani holds him up against the cage and eventually Smiles drops back down to his feet.
Njokuani utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Njokuani scores with a shot to the side of Smiles's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njokuani looking to throw knees to the head but Smiles is blocking nicely.
A short left from Njokuani.
Njokuani lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smiles fails to pull guard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Njokuani throws an elbow but misses.
Njokuani landing knees to the body.
Njokuani tries a knee to the head but Smiles blocks it.
Smiles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smiles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Njokuani keeps control of Smiles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smiles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smiles can't break the clinch.
Njokuani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smiles is defending well for now.
Smiles managing to block the knees to the body from Njokuani.
Njokuani missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles working hard to break the clinch.
Smiles is trying to force a seperation but Njokuani has the dominant position.
Smiles tries to pull guard but Njokuani forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Smiles tries to break the clinch but Njokuani is controlling the position.
Smiles managing to block the knees to the body from Njokuani.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Njokuani unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smiles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smiles jumps guard but Njokuani stands there with Smiles around his waist. Smiles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smiles tries to pull guard but Njokuani forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Smiles can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smiles tries to pull guard but Njokuani won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Njokuani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smiles is trying to stall.
Smiles is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Smiles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Njokuani takes the fight into the clinch.
Smiles jumps guard but Njokuani stands there with Smiles around his waist. Smiles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Njokuani.
Njokuani throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Njokuani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smiles is defending well for now.
Njokuani working Smiles over with knees to the body.
Njokuani has Smiles pressed against the cage, preventing Smiles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Njokuani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Njokuani lands a good knee to the midsection. Smiles won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Njokuani.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Njokuani working aggressively here.
Njokuani tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njokuani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smiles is defending well for now.
Njokuani has Smiles pressed against the cage, preventing Smiles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smiles jumps guard but Njokuani stands there with Smiles around his waist. Smiles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Njokuani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smiles.
Njokuani has Smiles pressed against the cage, preventing Smiles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Njokuani keeps control of Smiles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smiles is looking to break free of the clinch but Njokuani has double underhooks.
Njokuani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smiles jumps guard but Njokuani stands there with Smiles around his waist. Smiles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
DeMarcus Njokuani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Smiles.
Njokuani looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Njokuani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles wants a takedown.
Njokuani working Smiles over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Njokuani trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Njokuani 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.
Njokuani postures up in Smiles's guard and throws a big left but Smiles blocks it.
Smiles has Njokuani pulled in close to control his posture.
Smiles wants to stand up but Njokuani is controlling him.
We've been hearing that Njokuani has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Njokuani gets to his feet. Smiles looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Smiles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Njokuani looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smiles moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Njokuani.
Njokuani looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Njokuani walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smiles's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smiles duly obliges.
Njokuani throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smiles's head.
A punch combination from Smiles misses.
Njokuani is looking to clinch.
DeMarcus Njokuani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smiles blocks the body kick.
Smiles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smiles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Njokuani has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Njokuani there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smiles scores with a jab to the body.
Smiles misses with a series of wild punches.
Smiles stuffs the takedown attempt from Njokuani. Njokuani gets slowly back to his feet.
Alex Smiles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njokuani takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Njokuani takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smiles stuffs the takedown attempt from Njokuani. Njokuani gets slowly back to his feet.
Njokuani takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Njokuani has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Njokuani closes the distance and clinches up with Smiles, looking for a takedown. Njokuani pushes Smiles against the cage but Smiles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smiles works Njokuani's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Njokuani misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Njokuani is looking to score with low kicks.
Smiles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smiles lands a jab to Njokuani's midsection.
Smiles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Smiles.
I've got Smiles winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alex Smiles!
After the fight, Alex Smiles was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ranu Tedja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Eel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ranu Tedja has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ranu Tedja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Eel!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tedja 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.
Tedja is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tedja looking for a sweep. Not yet Tedja, not yet.
Tedja will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tedja is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tedja is trying to keep Eel in close.
Eel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Eel stays in close to Tedja's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eel passes Tedja's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Eel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tedja is just riding it out for now. Eel eventually gives up the hold.
Tedja manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Eel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Eel working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tedja tries to bench press Eel off him but Eel keeps the position.
Tedja sneaks out the side door and pushes Eel away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Tedja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tedja gets tackled into the cage by Eel. Eel maintains the clinch.
Tedja is trying to pull guard but Eel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tedja looking to stall.
Tedja is looking for a takedown.
Eel blocks a body shot from Tedja.
Eel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tedja has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Eel 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 Ranu Tedja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tedja misses with a takedown attempt
and Eel counters with a left to the body.
Eel misses with a series of wild punches.
Eel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tedja on his heels. He'll look to pass Tedja's guard now, I'm sure.
Eel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tedja working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Eel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eel drops back looking for a leg! Tedja is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tedja manages to kick Eel off! Eel jumps back into Tedja's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Eel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tedja has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Eel has managed to get both his arms back between Tedja's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tedja trying to keep a closed guard but Eel is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Eel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tedja is trying to drag Eel to the mat but Eel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Eel wants the takedown. Tedja is fighting it off but Eel persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tedja's guard against the cage.
Eel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eel tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tedja takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tedja stops Eel from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tedja tries to buck Eel off but Eel is having none of it.
Tedja is working hard here to advance position.
Eel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tedja keeps working.
Eric Eel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eel stands up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tedja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tedja.
Eel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tedja did well to prevent Eel getting side control.
Tedja manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Eel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tedja fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ranu Tedja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eel gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Eel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Eel is working Tedja over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tedja looking for a guillotine here but Eel defends easily.
Eel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tedja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tedja has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Eel connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eel controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Eel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tedja tries to clinch but Eel is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eel scores with a takedown into Tedja's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Eel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Eel shoots in and bounces Tedja off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tedja is trying to keep Eel in close.
Eel stays in close to Tedja's body and controls the position.
Eel wants to stand but Tedja has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Eel is working Tedja over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tedja is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Eel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Eel tries to free his leg and advance position but Tedja is retaining full guard.
Tedja manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Eel is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tedja putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tedja looking for a guillotine from mount but Eel is having none of it.
Eel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tedja wants to control the pace but Eel is squirming around nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tedja swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Eel is now in Tedja's guard. A big mistake from Tedja there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tedja is trying to control the position but Eel postures up.
Eel throws a strike but Tedja rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tedja throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eel looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tedja puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Eel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tedja is working away from the top position though.
Eel makes his way to full guard, as Tedja worked for a kimura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tedja postures up.
Tedja being controlled here momentarily.
Tedja won't allow Eel to sweep him here.
Eel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tedja defends it easily.
Eel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eel wants to improve his position but instead Tedja has moved into half guard.
Tedja is trying to control. Eel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Eel.
Well Eel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Eel!
During a confident post fight interview, Eric Eel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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29
169 lbs
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157 lbs
18 - 18 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Chris Dean and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega loads up on a big right hand but Alonso slips the punch.
Alonso lands a two punch combo.
Vega misses with a left hand
and Alonso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alonso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alonso gets a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vega looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alonso is nestled in close to Vega, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vega is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alonso pulls his head out easily.
Vega is trying to get back to full guard.
Alonso lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vega is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alonso's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alonso's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega is persistently looking for the submission but Alonso is defending it well.
Alonso is trying to get back to his feet but Vega has full control of the position and if anything, Alonso has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Vega looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alonso preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Vega.
Vega is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alonso looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Alonso tries to roll but Vega sticks to his back.
Alonso keeps trying to improve his position.
Vega is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Alonso taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Vega.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Vega!
After winning the bout, Steve Vega thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vin Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vin Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel.
Diesel walks into a left hand.
Doom misses with a wild body shot.
Doom swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel.
Diesel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doom.
Doom misses with a kick to the body.
Doom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diesel tries to clinch up but Doom circles away and keeps his distance.
Doom misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Doom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diesel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doom.
Doom misses with a wild combination.
Doom swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doom throws a hook but Diesel avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel slaps away a takedown attempt from Doom, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Doom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diesel.
We've been told by Diesel's head coaches at The Shield that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diesel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diesel lands with a nice body punch.
Diesel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Doom bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Diesel parries the strikes from Doom easily there. Doom is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Diesel to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diesel tries to bench press Doom off him but Doom keeps the position.
Diesel is not content to let Doom control the position.
Diesel avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Doom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom is looking to take a break and control but Diesel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diesel regains half guard, as Doom was trying to land strikes.
Doom is nestled in close to Diesel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Diesel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Diesel wants to stand but Doom is controlling the position.
Diesel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doom is one step ahead there.
Doom lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Doom from controlling successfully.
Diesel is trying to control the position but Doom postures up.
Doom throws a big elbow that misses.
Doom is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diesel keeping full guard, as Doom tries to pass.
Doom trying to control but Diesel is working from the bottom.
Doom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diesel wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Doom is now in half guard.
Doom seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diesel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom misses with a head shot. Diesel uses the momentum to regain guard.
Diesel is pulling down on Doom's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doom throws an elbow that misses. Diesel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Doom's guard. Nice move by Diesel!
Diesel tries to stand but Doom is controlling from the bottom.
Diesel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doom looking for a sweep. Not yet Doom, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Doom dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Doom lands with a good body shot.
Doom looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diesel is fending him off so far but Doom persists. Nope, Diesel circles away and we're back to standing.
Diesel throws out a loose jab but Doom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diesel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doom rushes Diesel and presses him up against the cage.
Diesel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dave Doom has been cut.
Doom trying to control the position but instead, Diesel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Doom into the cage.
Doom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doom blocks an uppercut.
Doom is looking to control Diesel's arms but Diesel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Doom has his back to the cage.
Doom misses with a body punch.
Doom has Diesel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diesel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Diesel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diesel misses with a knee to the head.
Doom lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom misses with a knee strike.
Diesel scores with a shoulder strike.
Doom looking for a takedown.
Vin Diesel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Doom.
Diesel blocking some punches.
Diesel tries to land a knee to the head but Doom blocks with his arms.
Diesel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diesel taking a breather.
Doom goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diesel prevents it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diesel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Doom.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diesel.
Doom working aggressively here.
Diesel misses with a punch on the inside.
Doom missing with knees to the body.
Doom misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diesel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel throws a punch but it's blocked by Doom.
Diesel blocks an elbow strike.
Diesel stops a takedown attempt from Doom.
Diesel lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Doom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doom tries to pull guard but Diesel holds him up against the cage and eventually Doom drops back down to his feet.
Diesel slowing the pace effectively.
Diesel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diesel misses with a punch on the inside.
Diesel wants to stall.
Doom has a couple of punches blocked by Diesel.
Doom tries for a takedown. No joy.
Doom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diesel lands with a left to the head.
Diesel lands a right hand.
Diesel tries a knee to the head but Doom blocks it.
Doom looking to slow down the pace here.
Doom stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Diesel to keep the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, Doom throws an elbow but misses.
Vin Diesel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Doom blocking some punches.
Doom tries for a takedown. No joy.
Doom is trying to pull guard but Diesel has him pressed against the cage.
Diesel misses with some punches.
Doom is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Diesel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short left from Diesel.
Diesel scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Diesel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doom is breathing heavily.
Doom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diesel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doom blocks it with crossed arms.
Doom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diesel blocks it with crossed arms.
Diesel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diesel.
Diesel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doom is rocked!
Diesel takes control of his opponent's neck and spins him into the cage. Doom is off balance and as he stumbles, Diesel throws a jumping knee that lands flush on Doom's chin, knocking him out cold! Oh my word - what a knockout! Definitely one for his highlight reel! If he ever decides to rob a bank and run off to Morocco, that moment is defintely worthy of a tacky mural!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Vin Diesel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massimo Fabbri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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223 lbs
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Massimo Fabbri!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabbri darts in and clinches Howell up against the cage.
I was talking to Howell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Come on Fabbri - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fabbri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Howell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fabbri is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fabbri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howell.
Fabbri is pushing Howell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fabbri working aggressively here.
Howell jumps into guard, dragging Fabbri to the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Howell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fabbri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Howell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fabbri trying to control but Howell is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massimo Fabbri has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Howell keeps the fight on the outside.
Howell swats away the attempt to clinch by Fabbri.
Fabbri doesn't manage to clinch there - Howell circles away.
Howell swats away the attempt to clinch by Fabbri.
Howell connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Massimo Fabbri has been cut.
Fabbri slips under a jab.
Fabbri slips under a jab.
Howell cracks Fabbri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Howell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fabbri wants to clinch.
Fabbri moves out of range as Howell strikes.
Fabbri misses with a head kick.
Howell connects with a body shot that sends Fabbri's belly button to the back.
Fabbri wants to clinch but Howell slips to the side
and Howell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Howell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fabbri counters with a left to the body.
Fabbri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howell.
Fabbri fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Howell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fabbri tries to clinch up.
Fabbri scores with a head kick.
Fabbri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Howell.
Fabbri tries to close the distance and clinch but Howell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fabbri momentarily.
Fabbri throws a sloppy head kick and Howell moves out of range easily.
Howell keeps the fight on the outside.
Howell scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fabbri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Howell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Howell lands a slapping body shot.
Howell connects with a crisp jab.
Fabbri is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fabbri is still on wobbly legs! Can Howell finish him?
Howell fakes the body blow, causing Fabbri to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Fabbri goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Josh Howell!
A relieved looking Josh Howell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yermolai Sokoloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lu Kuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokoloff's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, USS / Yin Yang. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yermolai Sokoloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lu Kuan!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Sokoloff misses
and Kuan counters with a leg kick.
Kuan misses with a looping left.
Sokoloff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sokoloff manages to break the clinch.
Kuan throws a leg kick which misses Sokoloff's front leg but catches the back leg as Sokoloff tries to avoid it.
Sokoloff throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Sokoloff misses.
Sokoloff tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kuan defends well and Sokoloff ends up having to push Kuan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kuan looking to throw knees to the head but Sokoloff is blocking nicely.
Kuan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Kuan misses
and Sokoloff counters with a head kick. That will keep Kuan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sokoloff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sokoloff walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Yermolai Sokoloff has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sokoloff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Kuan tenderised Sokoloff's leg. Sokoloff is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sokoloff is out of range.
Sokoloff lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sokoloff.
It looks like Lu Kuan has been cut.
A combination from Sokoloff does no damage.
Kuan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sokoloff explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sokoloff fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kuan to the ground. Sokoloff is now in Kuan's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokoloff trying to control but Kuan is working from the bottom.
Kuan is controlling Sokoloff's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokoloff lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kuan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sokoloff is one step ahead there.
Sokoloff landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kuan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sokoloff has managed to get both his arms back between Kuan's legs - danger averted.
Kuan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sokoloff 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.
Sokoloff is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sokoloff manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sokoloff is looking for a sweep. Kuan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kuan wants to pass the guard but Sokoloff is defending well.
Sokoloff is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff is not content to let Kuan control the position.
Kuan seems to be looking for submissions.
Sokoloff wants to control but Kuan is keeping busy.
Sokoloff tries to roll over but Kuan keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff is staying active underneath Kuan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sokoloff wants to improve his position but Kuan is controlling well.
Kuan is thwarting Sokoloff's attempts to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kuan digs a good body shot into Sokoloff's ribs.
Kuan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sokoloff misses with a head kick.
Kuan stuffs the takedown attempt from Sokoloff. Sokoloff gets slowly back to his feet.
Sokoloff throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sokoloff misses with a body shot.
Sokoloff checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sokoloff checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lu Kuan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sokoloff throws the kick towards the body but Kuan avoids it.
Kuan blocks the body kick.
Kuan avoids the head kick by Sokoloff.
Sokoloff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuan throws a head kick that half lands.
A jab from Sokoloff misses.
Sokoloff fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kuan sprawls well initially but Sokoloff persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sokoloff winds up and cracks Kuan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yermolai Sokoloff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuan trying to control here.
Kuan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sokoloff haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuan gets back to full guard.
Kuan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sokoloff can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoloff scoring with some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kuan holds on and takes a little breather.
Sokoloff won't allow Kuan to sweep him here.
Sokoloff throwing strikes from guard but Kuan blocks nicely.
Sokoloff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sokoloff is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kuan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kuan has escaped and now he's on top!
Kuan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sokoloff's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuan wants to pass the guard but Sokoloff is keeping the position.
Sokoloff looking for a sweep. Not yet Sokoloff, not yet.
Kuan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sokoloff's guard.
Kuan postures up.
Sokoloff is looking to sweep but instead, Kuan has passed into half guard.
Sokoloff tries to roll over but Kuan keeps him under control.
Sokoloff is not content to let Kuan control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff wants to improve his position but Kuan is controlling well.
Sokoloff tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kuan has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kuan wants to take Sokoloff's back here but Sokoloff is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Sokoloff is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuan controlling his opponent.
Kuan stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Lu Kuan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuan's head.
Jab by Sokoloff.
Sokoloff lunges at Kuan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kuan's hand.
Kuan throws a sloppy head kick and Sokoloff moves out of range easily.
Sokoloff connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuan throws a low kick but Sokoloff avoids it.
Sokoloff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sokoloff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sokoloff tries to bum rush Kuan with a series of wild strikes but Kuan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sokoloff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sokoloff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sokoloff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kuan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Yermolai Sokoloff will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sokoloff tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kuan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sokoloff somewhat.
Yermolai Sokoloff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokoloff fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kuan lands a head kick!
Sokoloff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sokoloff wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sokoloff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuan.
Kuan stuffs the takedown attempt from Sokoloff. Sokoloff gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yermolai Sokoloff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Kuan.
Kuan wants to clinch up but Sokoloff keeps it at a distance.
Kuan throws a front kick aimed at Sokoloff's knee but Sokoloff avoids it well.
Sokoloff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Sokoloff checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sokoloff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuan scores with a jab to the body.
Sokoloff avoids the head kick by Kuan.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sokoloff.
Kuan throws a head kick but Sokoloff moves out of range.
Sokoloff fails with the takedown.
A left and a right from Sokoloff both land. Nice combination.
Sokoloff bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kuan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sokoloff throws a head kick but Kuan moves out of range.
Kuan throws a head kick but Sokoloff moves out of range.
Sokoloff throws a right hand that Kuan ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuan also avoids with ease.
Kuan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff throws a right hand that Kuan ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuan also avoids with ease.
Kuan jabs Sokoloff right on the nose. Sokoloff blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokoloff blocks a head kick by Kuan.
Kuan moves out of range of the body kick from Sokoloff.
Kuan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sokoloff throws a series of punches but Kuan moves out of range.
Kuan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuan moves out of range as Sokoloff throws a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuan, right into the meat.
Kuan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sokoloff can pounce on him.
Kuan throws a sloppy head kick
and Sokoloff counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kuan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sokoloff tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kuan defends well and Sokoloff ends up having to push Kuan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
I was talking to Sokoloff's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuan breaks from the clinch.
Kuan lands a high kick!
A head kick from Kuan lands but Sokoloff takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sokoloff.
Kuan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuan ducks right into an uppercut from Sokoloff.
No luck for Sokoloff with that takedown attempt.
Sokoloff moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lu Kuan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sokoloff misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Kuan.
Sokoloff throws a hook to the side of Kuan's head but Kuan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuan drops his hands momentarily and Sokoloff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kuan throws a head kick that misses
and Sokoloff counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuan gets caught flat footed, as Sokoloff shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuan can't keep his opponent in guard - Sokoloff advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sokoloff sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuan defending well though.
Sokoloff prevents Kuan from improving his position.
Sokoloff is thwarting Kuan's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sokoloff moves nicely into side control.
Sokoloff postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
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 Yermolai Sokoloff.
I think Sokoloff 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mordechai Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Tompkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tompkins has chosen Dying Fetus - One Shot, One Kill as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mordechai Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Tompkins!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tompkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Tompkins misses.
Steve Tompkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx misses with a two punch combination.
Marx connects with a nice looking jab.
Tompkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tompkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marx manages to avoid it.
Marx throws a body punch but Tompkins moves out of range.
Tompkins avoids the body shot from Marx.
Tompkins misses with the combination.
Marx loads up on a big right hand but Tompkins slips the punch.
Marx scores with a hook to the body. Tompkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tompkins avoids the body shot from Marx.
Marx swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tompkins misses with a double jab.
Marx defending well as Tompkins loads up on a big left hand.
Tompkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tompkins misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tompkins avoids the head kick by Marx.
Marx cracks Tompkins with an open hand slap.
Tompkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marx manages to avoid it.
Marx thows a body shot but no joy.
Tompkins feints a jab promting Marx to slip. Tompkins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marx slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Mordechai Marx has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marx misses with a hook. Tompkins ducked under it nicely.
Tompkins swinging wildly here.
Tompkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Marx lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tompkins circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Tompkins does no damage.
Tompkins misses with a body shot.
Marx displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tompkins throws out the jab.
Tompkins tries to clinch but Marx is having none of it.
Marx throws a series of punches but Tompkins moves out of range.
Marx closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marx lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tompkins looking to control but Marx passes into half guard.
Marx is keen to just control but Tompkins is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tompkins wants to improve his position but Marx is controlling well.
Tompkins is defending against the submission attempts here by Marx.
Tompkins looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tompkins misses with some strikes from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Marx's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Marx scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx slows the pace down in half guard.
Marx wants to pass to mount but Tompkins is defending the position.
Marx is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tompkins sees it coming and defends easily.
Marx uses his free foot to push down on Tompkins's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tompkins.
Marx moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tompkins has worked his arm free - good work by Tompkins!
Marx laying and praying for a moment but Tompkins takes advantage and regains half guard.
Tompkins is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tompkins manages to get to full guard.
Marx passes Tompkins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Marx thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tompkins trying to control but Marx postures up.
Marx trying to mount his opponent but Tompkins defends it.
Tompkins pushes Marx off looking to stand but Marx dives back in and keeps control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marx wants to work for an arm triangle but Tompkins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx is trying to control the action in half guard but Tompkins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tompkins actively working from the bottom here.
Marx wants to take a breather but Tompkins is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mordechai Marx will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mordechai Marx's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marx with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tompkins to score with a decent uppercut.
Marx throws a nice head kick!
Tompkins throws a combination that misses
and Marx cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marx dodges the punch combination from Tompkins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tompkins throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Marx counters with a straight right hand.
Tompkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Steve Tompkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marx throws a looping overhand right but Tompkins ducks down to avoid it.
Nice cross by Marx.
Marx throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tompkins.
Marx misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tompkins.
Nice uppercut there from Tompkins.
A telegraphed right hand from Tompkins misses the target.
Marx is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Tompkins moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Tompkins!
Steve Tompkins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Tentheros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Batts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batts has chosen Pro-pain - Make war (not love) as his entrance music. Billy Batts acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Tentheros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Batts!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tentheros misses with a head kick.
Tentheros ducks right into an uppercut from Batts.
Tentheros connects with a leg kick. Batts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tentheros cracks the inside of Batts's front leg.
Tentheros attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tentheros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Batts on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tentheros tries to clinch but Batts is having none of it.
Batts throws the left hand but Tentheros avoids the punch easily.
Tentheros scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Billy Batts has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tentheros is looking to chop away at Batts's legs.
Tentheros misses with a shot to the body
letting Batts counter with a right hand.
Tentheros misses with a kick to the body.
Batts has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Batts checks a leg kick.
Tentheros looks for the body kick but Batts saw that one coming.
Tentheros loads up on a big right hand but Batts slips the punch.
Tentheros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batts manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts throws a low kick but Tentheros moves out of range easily.
Tentheros shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tentheros lands a slapping body shot.
Tentheros cracks the inside of Batts's front leg.
Batts takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tentheros works the jab nicely.
Tentheros misses with a body shot.
Tentheros misses with a head kick.
Tentheros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batts was well out of range. Poor timing from Tentheros.
We've been told by Tentheros's head coaches at Palazzo Paisano that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Batts misses with a low kick.
Batts blocks a leg kick.
Batts throws a jab when Tentheros was well out of range.
Tentheros swings for the body but Batts moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tentheros.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Tentheros does no damage.
Tentheros takes a swing at Batts's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts misses with a few strikes there.
Tentheros misses the shot to the body.
Batts misses with a wild body shot.
Batts lands a right hook to the body.
Tentheros swings for the body but Batts moves out of range.
Batts throws a low kick but Tentheros avoids it.
Tentheros is looking to wear down Batts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Batts throws a head kick that misses.
Ken Tentheros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tentheros.
Tentheros misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Batts counters with a stiff right hand.
Tentheros tries to clinch but Batts is having none of it.
Tentheros checks a leg kick nicely.
Tentheros throws a low kick, looking for Batts's leg but Batts calmly moves out of range.
Batts keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Batts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Batts gets caught flat footed, as Tentheros shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Batts has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Batts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tentheros throws an elbow that misses. Batts uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tentheros's guard. Nice move by Batts!
Batts trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tentheros's guard.
Batts won't allow Tentheros to sweep him here.
Batts postures up.
Batts not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tentheros working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Batts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Batts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tentheros has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Batts has managed to get both his arms back between Tentheros's legs - danger averted.
Tentheros has his foot on Batts's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Batts works his way back into a safe position though.
Tentheros wants to sweep here but Batts controlling him for the moment.
Tentheros working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Batts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Tentheros is tightening it up a little... Batts has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Batts reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Batts taps out! Nice BJJ there by Tentheros!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ken Tentheros!
Ken Tentheros gave a mention to Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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