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RFC 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucious Giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giles comes to the cage accompanied by Jive Talkin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucious Giles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Davies!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davies fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Davies is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Giles's half guard.
Davies is trying to control the action in half guard but Giles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Giles is defending against the submission attempts here by Davies.
Giles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Giles gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giles is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Davies frees his head nicely. Oh but Giles has switched to an armbar! Davies is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Lucious Giles!
Our winner, Lucious Giles, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivo Koljeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes to the cage accompanied by Sandaless - Wojownik. Ivo Koljeno will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafal Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ivo Koljeno!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koljeno lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koljeno.
Koljeno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wallace shoots in looking for a takedown. Koljeno tries to sprawl out of it but Wallace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koljeno manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Koljeno misses with a few strikes there.
Koljeno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wallace drops down looking for a counter takedown but Koljeno sprawls and moves away.
Koljeno gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wallace counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koljeno won't be happy with that.
Koljeno looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace controlling the position from side mount.
Wallace is working to tighten his grip on Koljeno's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Koljeno has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Wallace is really squeezing tight and eventually Koljeno passes out! Wallace breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rafal Wallace!
Our winner, Rafal Wallace, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Alfredo Sauce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Thane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfred Alfredo Sauce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Alfred Alfredo Sauce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Thane!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Chris Dean and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfredo Sauce moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alfredo Sauce lands with a hook. Thane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thane misses with a right hand
and Alfredo Sauce counters with a stiff right hand.
Alfredo Sauce has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chop Shop in the buildup to the fight.
Thane throws a hook but Alfredo Sauce blocks it.
Alfredo Sauce looks to score with a jab to the body but Thane is just out of range.
And Thane tries to counter it with a takedown but Alfredo Sauce pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alfredo Sauce swinging wildly here.
Thane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thane scores with a punch to the head.
Alfredo Sauce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thane moves into the clinch successfully.
Alfredo Sauce throws a head punch that misses.
Thane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alfredo Sauce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thane blocking some punches.
Alfredo Sauce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alfredo Sauce misses with a punch on the inside.
Alfredo Sauce effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thane fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thane tries to pull guard but Alfredo Sauce holds him up against the cage and eventually Thane drops back down to his feet.
Alfredo Sauce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alfredo Sauce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alfredo Sauce tries a body shot but Thane blocks it.
Thane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alfredo Sauce fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alfred Alfredo Sauce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Thane.
Thane fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alfredo Sauce avoids it really well and circles away.
Thane throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alfredo Sauce's waist but Alfredo Sauce gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thane off to one side.
Alfredo Sauce lands a shoulder strike.
Alfredo Sauce digs a right hand underneath Thane's ribcage. Thane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alfredo Sauce's elbow.
Alfredo Sauce working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfredo Sauce wants to get back to striking at distance but Thane won't allow it.
Thane misses with some punches.
Alfredo Sauce lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thane prevents a body shot from Alfredo Sauce.
Alfredo Sauce is trying to break the clinch but Thane is controlling him.
Alfredo Sauce is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thane prevents a body shot from Alfredo Sauce.
Thane lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Thane - that landed with a thud.
Alfredo Sauce manages to break the clinch.
Thane throws a right hand that misses
and Alfredo Sauce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thane scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alfredo Sauce wants to get back to his feet but Thane drags him back down.
Thane working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alfredo Sauce keeps working.
Thane working away.
Alfredo Sauce wants to get back to his feet but Thane drags him back down.
Thane in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Thane cracks Alfredo Sauce with a big right hand but Alfredo Sauce just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Alfredo Sauce is looking to reverse the position.
Alfredo Sauce is trying to control Thane's posture but Thane avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thane landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Alfredo Sauce is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Thane is controlling him well.
Alfredo Sauce is not content to let Thane control the position.
Thane working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Alfredo Sauce tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alfredo Sauce dodges the ground and pound from Thane.
Thane lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Thane will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thane doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alfredo Sauce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thane throws out a loose jab but Alfredo Sauce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alfredo Sauce feints and then cracks Thane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thane down.
Thane missing with a left hand there. Alfredo Sauce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thane misses with a takedown attempt
and Alfredo Sauce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alfredo Sauce takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thane misses with a looping left.
It looked like Alfredo Sauce wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thane throws a right hand that misses
and Alfredo Sauce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circling - Thane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alfredo Sauce was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thane goes for a double leg but Alfredo Sauce avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alfredo Sauce continues to drive forward.
Alfred Alfredo Sauce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Thane.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alfredo Sauce.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alfredo Sauce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thane works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Thane trying to control but Alfredo Sauce is working from the bottom.
Alfredo Sauce wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thane lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alfredo Sauce wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alfredo Sauce keeping moving, preventing Thane from controlling successfully.
Alfredo Sauce is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thane is controlling him.
Thane postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thane lands a couple of digs.
Thane with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alfredo Sauce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thane.
Thane stands and throws Alfredo Sauce's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thane working the head with strikes.
Alfredo Sauce tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thane is putting a hurting on Alfredo Sauce here, landing some big shots from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Alfredo Sauce is working to avoid the ground and pound but Thane connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfredo Sauce struggling a bit here.
Alfredo Sauce pushes Thane away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thane gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Alfredo Sauce looking for a sweep but Thane has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Thane in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alfredo Sauce is looking to escape.
Thane with good strikes from the mount here!
Alfredo Sauce is rocked!
Thane unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Alfredo Sauce wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Thane celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Thane!
A very excited looking Michael Thane made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cold Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Yento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yento has chosen LA Beast Official Theme as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cold Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Yento!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold blocks a jab.
Yento misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gold blocks a jab.
Yento takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yento keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yento throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like King Yento has been cut.
Yento misses with a body shot.
Gold lands with a shot to the body.
Gold misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold misses with a series of wild punches.
Gold pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yento back to the cage. Gold follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gold scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yento throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Gold as he connects with a hook.
Yento is rocked!
Gold fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Yento to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Yento looks to clinch but Gold throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Yento taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cold Gold!
In defeat, King Yento stepped up to the mic, saying 'Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Collasus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Szymon Piechnicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collasus comes to the cage accompanied by Darker Side. Piechnicki has chosen Shantel - Disko Partizani as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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217 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Collasus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Szymon Piechnicki!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Piechnicki as Collasus shoots in.
Collasus shoots in and gets a takedown into Piechnicki's guard.
Collasus trying to control the position from guard on top but Piechnicki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collasus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collasus postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Piechnicki is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Collasus, into his guard.
Piechnicki stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Collasus throws up his legs and catches Piechnicki in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Piechnicki tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Collasus! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gabriel Collasus!
A victorious Gabriel Collasus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Troll ShitBrickHouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meyer Lansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lansky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stranglehold - Ted Nugent. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Troll ShitBrickHouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meyer Lansky!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Topper Green and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lansky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lansky drops down looking for an ankle pick but ShitBrickHouse pulls his leg out and moves away.
ShitBrickHouse swinging wildly here.
Lansky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lansky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
ShitBrickHouse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lansky.
Lansky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from ShitBrickHouse.
Lansky is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A jab from ShitBrickHouse misses.
ShitBrickHouse throws a body shot but no joy.
Lansky drives through and clinches with ShitBrickHouse against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ShitBrickHouse gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lansky.
Troll ShitBrickHouse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meyer Lansky.
ShitBrickHouse lands a damaging elbow.
ShitBrickHouse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
ShitBrickHouse lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ShitBrickHouse lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lansky or not.
ShitBrickHouse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
ShitBrickHouse lands an elbow that stopped Lansky in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by ShitBrickHouse.
ShitBrickHouse lands an elbow inside that Lansky shrugs off.
Lansky has ShitBrickHouse pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. ShitBrickHouse manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by ShitBrickHouse.
It looks like Meyer Lansky has been cut.
ShitBrickHouse has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short body shot lands from ShitBrickHouse as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, ShitBrickHouse throws an elbow but misses.
ShitBrickHouse is leaning against Lansky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from ShitBrickHouse.
ShitBrickHouse lands an elbow inside that Lansky shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lansky is trying to drag ShitBrickHouse to the mat but ShitBrickHouse just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
ShitBrickHouse prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ShitBrickHouse stops a takedown attempt from Lansky.
ShitBrickHouse lands a nice shot to the body.
ShitBrickHouse lands a hook that snaps the head of Lansky backwards.
Lansky is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, ShitBrickHouse lands a big elbow that drops Lansky! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Lansky is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troll ShitBrickHouse!
Our winner, Troll ShitBrickHouse, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peerless Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clay Matthews has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peerless Swagger's chin.
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191 lbs
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peerless Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clay Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews lands with a cross.
Swagger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Swagger takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Matthews lands an impressive looking overhand right. Swagger doesn't seem phased though.
Swagger connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Matthews.
Swagger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Matthews lands.
Swagger is rocked!
Swagger walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matthews.
Oh Swagger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swagger is breathing heavily.
Matthews lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Swagger crumples to the floor! Matthews milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Clay Matthews!
A very excited looking Clay Matthews made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Kartella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kartella comes to the cage accompanied by Real G's. Drake Kartella has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Drake Kartella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kartella moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Kartella does it's job there.
Kartella throws an off balance right hand
and Jacobs counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but Kartella is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacobs drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kartella manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jacobs has Kartella in his guard.
Jacobs wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kartella is now in half guard.
Jacobs looking for subs from the bottom but Kartella mounts him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs can't escape the position.
Jacobs is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jacobs keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jacobs is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jacobs is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kartella is staying active.
Kartella trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kartella prevents Jacobs from getting the reversal.
Jacobs gets back to half guard.
Jacobs looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs actively working from the bottom here.
Jacobs manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kartella lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kartella showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacobs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacobs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kartella.
Jacobs feints the counter takedown.
Kartella gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jacobs to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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 Drake Kartella will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kartella looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobs is just out of range.
Kartella connects with a crisp jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jacobs or perhaps it was just good defense by Kartella, which made it look bad.
Kartella jabs Jacobs right on the nose. Jacobs blinks but takes it well.
Jacobs looking to score a takedown here. Kartella is defending well but Jacobs drives through and ends up in Kartella's guard.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Kartella keeps moving.
Jacobs pushes down on Kartella's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs is working for a kimura but Kartella is defending it quite comfortably.
Jacobs wants to work for an arm triangle but Kartella is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs wants to free his trapped foot but Kartella is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jacobs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kartella does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jacobs looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jacobs is working for a kimura but Kartella is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jacobs looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jacobs is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kartella sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kartella is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jacobs wants to pass the guard but Kartella is defending well.
Jacobs is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jacobs is working for a kimura but Kartella is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jacobs seems to be working for a kimura but Kartella defends the submission attempt.
Jacobs trying to control the action but Kartella is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jacobs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kartella tries to avoid it but Jacobs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kartella to the ground. Kartella escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kartella half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Jacobs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Kartella.
Jacobs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kartella throws out a powerful jab.
Jacobs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kartella lands a right hook to the body.
Kartella cracks Jacobs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jacobs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kartella misses with a lunging right hand
and Jacobs counters with a shoot takedown. Kartella fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs trying to control but Kartella is working from the bottom.
Jacobs drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kartella dives on top into guard.
Jacobs working a defensive guard but Kartella passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs is trying to control but can't.
Jacobs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jacobs looking for submissions off his back.
Jacobs is trying to control but can't.
Jacobs looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kartella is trying to control the action in half guard but Jacobs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kartella controlling the action here.
Kartella is looking to stall here but Jacobs recovers full guard.
Kartella wants to get up but he can't break Jacobs's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kartella slaps away a takedown attempt from Jacobs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kartella jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kartella uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jacobs has time to react.
Good shot there by Kartella.
Kartella works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kartella listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jacobs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kartella connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jacobs or perhaps it was just good defense by Kartella, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kartella leaves Jacobs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drake Kartella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Jacobs.
Kartella with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kartella looks to throw the jab but Jacobs is out of range.
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!
Kartella fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jacobs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kartella scores with a hook to the body. Jacobs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kartella misses with a wild combination.
Kartella tests Jacobs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jacobs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kartella is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jacobs can do to turn this around?
Jacobs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drake Kartella is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kartella lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Kartella showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kartella 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Kartella!
A victorious Drake Kartella thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elmer J Fudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaylock comes to the cage accompanied by Alive. Elmer J Fudd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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264 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mookie Blaylock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elmer J Fudd!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fudd thumps Blaylock with a low kick.
Fudd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaylock.
Blaylock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blaylock looks to land a right hand but Fudd moved out of range.
Blaylock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blaylock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fudd.
A bone on bone clash there as Blaylock blocks the leg kick.
Fudd misses with a lunging right hand
and Blaylock counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaylock misses with a hook.
Blaylock scores with a leg kick.
Blaylock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guinness Stout in the buildup to the fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blaylock.
Blaylock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mookie Blaylock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaylock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fudd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaylock misses with a wild body shot.
Fudd lands a really nice looking cross but Blaylock seems unphased.
Fudd scores with a one two! Blaylock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blaylock misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock throws a push kick but Fudd slaps the foot to one side.
We've been informed that Fudd has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Blaylock misses with a hook. Fudd ducked under it nicely.
Fudd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fudd thows a leg kick but Blaylock checks it
and Fudd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blaylock swinging wildly here.
Blaylock throws a leg kick but Fudd checks it.
Fudd shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blaylock napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Blaylock sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fudd perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fudd wants to pass to mount but Blaylock is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaylock trying to control but Fudd postures up.
Blaylock controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Blaylock wants to improve his position but Fudd is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudd is keen to just control but Blaylock is a slippery customer.
Fudd seems to be looking for submissions.
Fudd throwing shots but Blaylock is blocking nicely.
Blaylock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fudd content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fudd is working for a kimura but Blaylock is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fudd avoids the head kick by Blaylock.
Blaylock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fudd has time to react.
Fudd takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blaylock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blaylock moves out of range of the leg kick from Fudd.
The fighters circling - Blaylock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fudd missing with a left hand there. Blaylock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blaylock feints and then cracks Fudd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fudd down.
Blaylock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fudd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blaylock counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fudd is defended easily by Blaylock.
Blaylock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fudd.
Fudd fails with the takedown.
Blaylock has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fudd tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mookie Blaylock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elmer J Fudd.
Blaylock tries a body shot but Fudd blocks it.
Blaylock misses with an elbow over the top.
Blaylock prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Blaylock fails to land.
Fudd is trying to break the clinch but Blaylock has him pressed against the cage.
Fudd is looking to take this one to the mat.
Blaylock lands with a light punch inside.
Fudd is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mookie Blaylock 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.
Fudd throws a leg kick but Blaylock checks it.
Fudd on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blaylock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Elmer J Fudd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Blaylock scores with a four punch combination!
Fudd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blaylock misses with a wild body shot.
Blaylock scores with a nice right hand.
Fudd is rocked!
Blaylock throws an uppercut from hell that sends Fudd clean off his feet! He's out cold! Blaylock stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mookie Blaylock!
Mookie Blaylock 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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