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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tran comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blockbuster Night Part 1 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andrew Tran enters the cage!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Tran!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tran misses with a body shot.
Tran misses with a wild body shot.
Tran forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
Tran is trying to pull guard but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tran is trying to keep an underhook but Anderson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson 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.
Anderson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Tran could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Anderson has cracked it and Tran is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Anderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Anderson!
Andrew Tran was interviewed post fight and said 'Well It Wasn't My Best Fight, But I Will Train Hard To Get Back In The Game And Win My Next Fight.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Yakovlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raja Wijaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Alexander Yakovlev has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alexander Yakovlev seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Yakovlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raja Wijaya!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakovlev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wijaya regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Yakovlev.
Yakovlev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wijaya is pulling down on Yakovlev's head. It's preventing any offense from Yakovlev, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yakovlev trying to control the position from guard on top but Wijaya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yakovlev is looking to advance position but Wijaya has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakovlev tries to hold on but Wijaya pushes him away.
Yakovlev is desperately trying to improve his position but Wijaya has a good base and remains in mount.
Wijaya looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Wijaya.
It looks like Alexander Yakovlev has been cut.
Wijaya has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wijaya connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Yakovlev is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wijaya postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Yakovlev badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Wijaya around the waist but Wijaya pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Wijaya is the winner by TKO! Wijaya jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raja Wijaya!
A victorious Raja Wijaya 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wong Fei Hung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - Its A Fight lyrics . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wong Fei Hung!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka throws the kick towards the body but Fei Hung avoids it.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Fei Hung. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fei Hung.
Fei Hung misses with a looping left.
Boyka moves into the clinch successfully.
Boyka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boyka pushes Fei Hung back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fei Hung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boyka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boyka lands a good knee to the midsection. Fei Hung won't want to take too many of those.
Fei Hung looks winded!
Boyka scores a nice knee to the body.
Boyka lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fei Hung backwards.
Boyka drops Fei Hung with a big knee straight up the middle! Fei Hung is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fei Hung is rocked!
It looks like Wong Fei Hung has been cut.
Boyka closes the distance and pushes Fei Hung back into the cage.
Fei Hung is still on wobbly legs! Can Boyka finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for Boyka.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boyka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boyka lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Fei Hung to his knees! Boyka keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Boyka!
Yuri Boyka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davor Suker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shayne Cairncross (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Davor Suker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shayne Cairncross!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cairncross doesn't manage to clinch there - Suker circles away.
A head kick misses from Suker.
Suker backing away here, and Cairncross unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cairncross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suker.
Suker throws a head kick but Cairncross moves out of range.
Davor Suker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suker throws a body kick that misses
and Cairncross counters with a straight right hand.
Cairncross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cairncross.
And Cairncross tries to counter it with a takedown but Suker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Suker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Suker loads up on a big right hand but Cairncross slips the punch.
Cairncross misses with the combination.
Suker throws a shot from downtown. Cairncross moves away and avoids it.
Suker is looking to land body kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suker.
Cairncross lands a jab.
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!
Suker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suker.
Cairncross on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cairncross fails with a takedown attempt.
Suker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cairncross throws a head kick that half lands.
Cairncross connects with a body shot that sends Suker's belly button to the back.
Suker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Cairncross.
Suker looks to land a right hand but Cairncross moved out of range.
Cairncross with the counter takedown but Suker avoids it easily.
Cairncross throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Suker avoids the head kick by Cairncross.
Suker scores with a nice body kick.
Davor Suker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cairncross is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Suker avoids the body shot from Cairncross.
Nice body punch from Suker.
A good leg kick by Suker.
Suker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Suker.
Cairncross looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cairncross crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Suker - the referee stops the clock and Cairncross gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Suker. Cairncross manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Suker throws a combination. Cairncross tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good leg kick by Suker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suker misses with a straight right.
Cairncross tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cairncross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suker.
Suker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cairncross is rocked!
Suker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cairncross is still on wobbly legs! Can Suker finish him?
An inside leg kick lands from Suker.
A punch combination from Suker misses.
Cairncross seems to have recovered his senses.
Cairncross tries to clinch but Suker is having none of it.
As Cairncross backs away, Suker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cairncross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suker.
Suker cracks the inside of Cairncross's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suker just misses with a punch to the body.
Suker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cairncross manages to avoid it.
Cairncross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suker misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davor Suker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Suker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davor Suker is winning the standup battle so far.
Cairncross digs a good body shot into Suker's ribs.
Cairncross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suker.
Suker throws a body shot but no joy.
Suker scores with a spinning back kick!
Cairncross moves out of range of the strikes.
Suker throws a jab when Cairncross was well out of range.
A jab from Suker misses.
Cairncross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Suker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cairncross swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cairncross crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Suker - the referee stops the clock and Cairncross gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Suker. Cairncross manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Suker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A combination from Cairncross does no damage.
Suker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cairncross counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cairncross.
Suker avoids the head kick by Cairncross.
Cairncross is looking to slow Suker down with leg kicks.
Suker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cairncross can do to turn this around?
Suker checks a low kick from Cairncross.
Cairncross takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cairncross takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Suker looks to land a left hand but Cairncross moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Suker, as that shot connected.
Shayne Cairncross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cairncross is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Suker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suker connects with an inside leg kick.
Cairncross tries a head kick but it misses.
Cairncross misses with a hook.
Suker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suker moves out of range of the body kick from Cairncross.
Cairncross has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Suker.
Cairncross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cairncross shoots in for a takedown but Suker shows good takedown defense.
Cairncross is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Suker.
Cairncross's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cairncross shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Suker sprawls well. Suker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cairncross gets slowly back to his feet.
Cairncross shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Suker sprawls well. Suker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cairncross gets slowly back to his feet.
Davor Suker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shayne Cairncross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suker.
Cairncross misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suker throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Cairncross stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Suker follows into mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suker lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Cairncross! Suker sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Cairncross and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Davor Suker!
Davor Suker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Birbiglia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Wills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wills has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Birbiglia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Wills!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birbiglia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wills was well out of range. Poor timing from Birbiglia.
Birbiglia moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWills.
Wills bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wills unleashes a big counter combination but Birbiglia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Birbiglia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wills bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wills fails with the takedown.
Birbiglia throws a big shot that misses.
Wills keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wills moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wills has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Birbiglia after a bit of a struggle.
Birbiglia turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Birbiglia manages to end up in side control.
Birbiglia is putting a hurting on Wills here, landing some big shots from side control.
Birbiglia tries for a kimura but Wills is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Birbiglia is looking to take a break and control but Wills is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wills is trying to control Birbiglia's posture but Birbiglia avoids it.
Birbiglia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Birbiglia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Birbiglia lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Birbiglia scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wills is looking for a sweep.
Birbiglia working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wills is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Birbiglia asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wills tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Birbiglia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wills stops Birbiglia from passing to mount.
Birbiglia is chipping away with strikes.
Birbiglia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wills is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Birbiglia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Birbiglia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Birbiglia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wills counters with a slapping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wills.
Birbiglia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wills pushes Birbiglia off and gets back to his feet.
Birbiglia circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wills looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Birbiglia misses the jab.
Wills tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills shoots in looking for a takedown. Birbiglia tries to sprawl out of it but Wills keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Birbiglia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Wills.
Joe Wills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wills tries a head kick but it misses.
Birbiglia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Birbiglia misses with a left hand
and Wills counters with a three punch combo that has Birbiglia backing up. Birbiglia nods at Wills to acknowledge the strikes.
Wills goes for a double leg but Birbiglia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Birbiglia continues to drive forward.
Birbiglia misses with a wild body shot.
Wills throws a body kick that misses.
Wills is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Birbiglia lands a glancing blow to the side of Wills's head.
Birbiglia throws a hook but Wills blocks it.
Wills tries to counter with a clinch but Birbiglia shakes him off and moves away.
Birbiglia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Birbiglia misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birbiglia manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wills on his heels. He'll look to pass Wills's guard now, I'm sure.
Wills is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Birbiglia presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Birbiglia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wills's elbow.
Birbiglia manages to break the clinch.
Birbiglia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wills backs up against the cage.
Wills is rocked!
Birbiglia fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wills to the ground. Birbiglia is now in Wills's guard.
Wills is still in real trouble! Can Birbiglia finish him?
Wills keeping full guard, as Birbiglia tries to pass.
Wills is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Birbiglia is controlling him.
Wills is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Birbiglia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wills seems to have recovered his senses.
Wills controls Birbiglia momentarily but Birbiglia frees himself.
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 Roger Birbiglia will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Birbiglia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Birbiglia stuffs the takedown.
Wills fails with the takedown.
Birbiglia throws a hook to the side of Wills's head but Wills sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Birbiglia lands a big right hand that sends Wills crashing to the mat! Birbiglia stays standing though and waves Wills back to his feet!
Birbiglia dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Wills has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roger Birbiglia!
After the fight, Roger Birbiglia 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.
Joe Wills was interviewed post fight and said 'Well Try Better Next Time'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andy Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasak Kusuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Rodgers has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kasak Kusuk!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodgers is just out of range.
Rodgers throws a right and a left that Kusuk avoids nicely.
Good shot there by Rodgers.
A lazy left from Rodgers finds it's target.
A punch combination from Kusuk misses.
Rodgers needs to keep his hands up - Kusuk had a free shot at his head there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rodgers lands with a nice body punch.
Rodgers cracks Kusuk with a good jab.
Rodgers lands a jab to Kusuk's midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kusuk.
Rodgers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kusuk momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kusuk misses with a shot to the body
and Rodgers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodgers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kusuk tries to bum rush Rodgers with a series of wild strikes but Rodgers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kusuk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rodgers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kusuk momentarily.
Kusuk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rodgers misses with a two punch combination.
Rodgers is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rodgers takes a swing at Kusuk's ribcage but misses.
Kusuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Kusuk tenderised Rodgers's leg. Rodgers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kusuk misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodgers counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kusuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodgers feints a jab promting Kusuk to slip. Rodgers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kusuk slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rodgers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kusuk is looking to chop away at Rodgers's legs.
Kusuk looks for the body kick but Rodgers saw that one coming.
Rodgers definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kusuk throws a sloppy head kick and Rodgers moves out of range easily.
Kusuk throws a body kick that misses.
Rodgers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kasak Kusuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kusuk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kusuk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodgers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rodgers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kusuk eats them both and turns towards Rodgers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kusuk throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodgers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kusuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodgers.
Kusuk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice shot by Rodgers.
A bone on bone clash there as Rodgers blocks the leg kick.
Kusuk throws a head kick but Rodgers moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusuk swings widly with a right hand
and Rodgers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rodgers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kusuk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rodgers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodgers is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kusuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodgers.
Rodgers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kusuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodgers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodgers throws a big shot that misses.
Kusuk connects with a jab.
Kusuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodgers moves away.
It looked like Rodgers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A combination from Rodgers does no damage.
Kusuk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kusuk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rodgers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kusuk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rodgers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rodgers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kusuk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rodgers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rodgers dominated that round.
That's time! Rodgers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kusuk.
Rodgers lands with an overhand left.
Rodgers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kusuk throws a sloppy head kick and Rodgers moves out of range easily.
Rodgers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kusuk misses with a body shot.
Kusuk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kusuk might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rodgers has got the better of the exchanges.
Rodgers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodgers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodgers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kusuk.
Kusuk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rodgers defends it well.
A swing and a miss from Kusuk.
Rodgers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kusuk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kusuk defending well as Rodgers loads up on a big left hand.
Kusuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodgers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kusuk throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Rodgers counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kusuk misses with a straight left.
Rodgers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers moves out of range of the body kick.
Kusuk throws a head kick but Rodgers moves out of range.
Rodgers lunges at Kusuk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kusuk's hand.
Kusuk lands the left hand.
Kusuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodgers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Kusuk is predictable there
and Rodgers counters with a right hand to the body.
Kusuk throws a leg kick which misses Rodgers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodgers tries to avoid it.
Rodgers tries to bum rush Kusuk with a series of wild strikes but Kusuk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kusuk throws out a leg kick but Rodgers moves out of range and Kusuk only half commits.
Rodgers scores with a three punch combo!
Rodgers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodgers connects with a right hand. Kusuk shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kusuk lunges at Rodgers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rodgers's hand.
A big left from Rodgers misses.
Kusuk throws a leg kick but Rodgers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kusuk.
Andy Rodgers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodgers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusuk throws a head kick that misses
and Rodgers counters with a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rodgers checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Rodgers.
Jab by Rodgers.
Rodgers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kusuk back to the cage. Rodgers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rodgers misses with the combination.
Kusuk drops his hands momentarily and Rodgers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Rodgers. Those never looked like landing.
Andy Rodgers is winning the standup battle so far.
Kusuk throws a body punch but Rodgers moves out of range.
Rodgers scores with a nice right hand.
Kusuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodgers just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodgers throws a body punch but Kusuk moves out of range.
Rodgers lunges at Kusuk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kusuk's hand.
Kusuk throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodgers.
Rodgers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rodgers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kusuks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rodgers dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kusuk throws out a loose jab but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kusuk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rodgers.
Kusuk misses with a double jab.
Rodgers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kusuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kusuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodgers stalks Kusuk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kusuk's face. Kusuk staggers backwards, shaken.
Rodgers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kusuk.
A head kick by Kusuk misses
and Kusuk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Rodgers blocks the leg kick.
Kusuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodgers was well out of range. Poor timing from Kusuk.
Kusuk misses with a low kick as Rodgers jumps back.
Rodgers misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Rodgers.
Kusuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodgers moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kusuk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kusuk throws a series of punches but Rodgers avoids them all with ease.
Rodgers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kusuk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rodgers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kusuk backs up against the cage.
Rodgers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rodgers misses.
Jab from Rodgers.
Kusuk tries to move into range but Rodgers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kusuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Rodgers. Those never looked like landing.
Kusuk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rodgers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kusuk fails to land with a series of punches.
Kusuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodgers.
A counter left hand to the body from Rodgers misses its target.
Some bone on bone action there as Rodgers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rodgers appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kusuk throws a body kick that misses.
Kusuk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rodgers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kusuk can do to turn this around?
Kusuk throws a hook to the side of Rodgers's head but Rodgers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kusuk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rodgers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kusuk scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodgers throws a jab when Kusuk was well out of range.
Rodgers lands a glancing blow to the side of Kusuk's head.
Rodgers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kusuk.
Kusuk throws a combination that misses
and Rodgers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodgers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kusuk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusuk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kusuk throws a hook but Rodgers blocks it.
Rodgers seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rodgers moves out of range as Kusuk throws a body kick.
Rodgers throws out a powerful jab.
Rodgers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kusuk circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodgers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kusuks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rodgers scores with a shot to the body.
Kusuk throws the left hand but Rodgers avoids the punch easily.
Kusuk avoids the body shot from Rodgers.
Rodgers throws a one two combo.
Kusuk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rodgers is looking to counter punch.
Rodgers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kusuk to score with a decent uppercut.
Kusuk throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodgers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodgers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodgers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rodgers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Rodgers misses.
Kusuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodgers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rodgers clearly takes 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.
Kusuk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rodgers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kusuk tried to score with a low kick but Rodgers checks it.
Kusuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kusuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kusuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Kusuk dodges the punch combination from Rodgers.
Rodgers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kusuk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kusuk throws the kick towards the body but Rodgers avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kusuk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rodgers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rodgers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rodgers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kusuk needs to keep his hands up - Rodgers had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers blocks a jab.
Rodgers lands a body shot.
Rodgers 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.
Rodgers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick from Kusuk lands but Rodgers takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusuk misses with a hook
and Rodgers counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Rodgers.
Kusuk throws a body kick that misses.
Rodgers lands a slapping body shot.
Kusuk misses the shot to the body.
Kusuk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rodgers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rodgers swings for the body but Kusuk moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Kusuk. That snapped Rodgers's head back.
Kusuk throws a head kick that misses.
Rodgers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut. Kusuk saw that one coming.
It seemed like Kusuk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rodgers cracks Kusuk with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kusuk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Rodgers misses.
Rodgers misses with a wild combination.
Kusuk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rodgers defends it well.
Rodgers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers lands a body shot.
Kusuk throws a leg kick but Rodgers moved away.
Kusuk misses the jab.
As Kusuk looks to move away, Rodgers throws a big counter combo bu Kusuk just gets out of the way.
Rodgers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kusuk in his tracks.
Rodgers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kusuk momentarily.
Rodgers avoids the head kick by Kusuk.
Kusuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Kusuk misses with a low kick.
Kusuk sizes up Rodgers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab by Rodgers.
Nice jab there from Rodgers.
Rodgers swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodgers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kusuk.
Rodgers blocks the body kick.
Kusuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rodgers had his way with Kasak Kusuk in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kusuk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rodgers, as that shot connected.
Rodgers misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodgers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kusuk's hands.
Kusuk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rodgers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rodgers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kusuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodgers.
Kusuk scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Kusuk.
Rodgers was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rodgers swings for the body but Kusuk moves out of range.
As Rodgers backs off Kusuk throws a huge counter combo but Rodgers manages to avoid it all.
Rodgers looks to land a right hand but Kusuk moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Rodgers finds it's target.
Kusuk walks into a jab.
Kusuk sizes up Rodgers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kusuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodgers. That did some damage!
Rodgers misses with a straight right.
Rodgers moves away from the strike by Kusuk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusuk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from Kusuk.
Kusuk throws a low kick but Rodgers moves out of range easily.
Rodgers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kusuk on the side of the head.
Rodgers swinging wildly here.
Kusuk is looking to score with low kicks.
Rodgers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kusuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kusuk.
Kusuk looks to land a right hand but Rodgers moved out of range.
Kusuk misses with a hook. Rodgers ducked under it nicely.
Kusuk tries to bum rush Rodgers with a series of wild strikes but Rodgers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodgers looks to land a combination but Kusuk avoids it well.
Rodgers dips to his left and cracks Kusuk with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodgers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kusuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodgers.
Rodgers throws a series of punches but Kusuk moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rodgers throws a series of punches but Kusuk avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rodgers cracks Kusuk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kusuk scores with a leg kick.
Rodgers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Kusuk misses.
Kusuk throws a hook but Rodgers blocks it.
Rodgers was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from Rodgers misses.
Kusuk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodgers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kusuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodgers lands an overhand right.
Rodgers takes one to the chin there.
Kusuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kusuk misses with a straight right.
Kusuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodgers.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kusuk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rodgers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kasak Kusuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andy Rodgers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab by Kusuk.
Kusuk misses with a hook
and Rodgers counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Rodgers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodgers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Rodgers!
Andy Rodgers 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Musa Ahmed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vain Celasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Musa Ahmed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vain Celasquez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Celasquez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ahmed's half guard.
Celasquez lands with a punch from half guard.
Celasquez trying to control the action but Ahmed is working from the bottom.
Celasquez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ahmed's head.
Celasquez trying to control from half guard but Ahmed is working away.
Celasquez slips a nice elbow through Ahmed's hands, connecting with Ahmed's forehead.
Ahmed is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Celasquez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ahmed is looking to control Celasquez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ahmed avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Celasquez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ahmed keeps working.
Celasquez moves nicely into side control.
Celasquez landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Celasquez lands an elbow.
Celasquez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Celasquez working the head with strikes.
A big shot lands for Celasquez! That's hurt Ahmed! Will he recover? Celasquez fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vain Celasquez!
In defeat, Musa Ahmed stepped up to the mic, saying 'I got 2 put more effort'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Romero Basquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wither - Tech N9ne. On his way into the cage it seems that Andrew Morgan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andrew Morgan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joel Romero Basquez!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Francis DeMontford and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan rushes Basquez and presses him up against the cage.
Basquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Morgan dives in and grabs Basquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Basquez pushes down on Morgan's head and hops out.
Basquez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morgan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Basquez.
Basquez closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan avoiding damage.
Basquez tries to break free but Morgan pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Basquez is looking for a takedown.
Basquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Basquez looking to throw knees to the head but Morgan is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan keeps control of Basquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Basquez tries to clinch up.
Basquez lands a head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basquez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Basquez tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
It looked like Morgan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Basquez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morgan rushes Basquez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan is trying to push Basquez away but Basquez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Basquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Basquez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morgan.
Basquez unleashes a big counter combination but Morgan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Basquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Basquez misses with a head kick.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Basquez keeps it at a distance.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Basquez misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick from Basquez lands but Morgan takes it in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Basquez throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Morgan with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basquez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Basquez lands with a kick to the temple. Morgan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Basquez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Basquez.
Basquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Basquez is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.
Basquez lands a head kick!
Basquez misses with a looping right.
Basquez throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Morgan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Basquez is looking to land body kicks.
Morgan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Basquez moves out of range of the leg kick from Morgan.
Morgan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Romero Basquez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Basquez moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Basquez scores with a nice body kick.
Basquez is looking to clinch.
Morgan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Basquez's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Basquez is trying to maintain the position but Morgan is very close to passing his half guard.
Morgan stops Basquez from getting back to his feet.
Morgan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Basquez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morgan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basquez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Morgan prevents Basquez from standing back up.
Morgan tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Basquez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basquez wants to control but Morgan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Basquez is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Basquez missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Basquez lands with a slapping head kick.
Basquez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Basquez.
Basquez throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Basquez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Basquez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Basquez.
Basquez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Basquez fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basquez lands a head kick!
Basquez connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Basquez avoids it really well and circles away.
Basquez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morgan. That did some damage!
Basquez lands with a slapping head kick.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Basquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Morgan has double underhooks.
Morgan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Basquez working hard to break the clinch.
Morgan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Basquez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Romero Basquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Basquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan throws a head kick but Basquez moves out of range.
Morgan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Basquez tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Basquez shoots in for a double leg but Morgan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morgan is looking for a counter combo.
Basquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Basquez connects with a high kick.
Basquez misses with a head kick.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Basquez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Basquez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Basquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan scores with a head kick. Basquez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Morgan rushes Basquez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Basquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.
Morgan wants to break free but Basquez has control.
Morgan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Basquez prevents it.
Basquez jumps guard but Morgan stands there with Basquez around his waist. Basquez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Basquez jumps guard but Morgan stands there with Basquez around his waist. Basquez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Andrew Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joel Romero Basquez.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.
Basquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan has Basquez pressed against the cage, preventing Basquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Basquez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morgan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Basquez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morgan tightens his grip and picks Basquez up, before dumping him to the ground. Basquez manages to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basquez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Basquez has a closed guard, preventing Morgan from standing up.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Sydney inform us that Basquez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Basquez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Basquez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Basquez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morgan defends well.
Basquez wants to stand up but Morgan is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Morgan clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horrible takedown attempt by Morgan or perhaps it was just good defense by Basquez, which made it look bad.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Basquez fails with a takedown attempt.
Basquez wants to clinch.
Morgan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Basquez defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nice body kick there by Basquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basquez connects with a high kick.
Andrew Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Basquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Basquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Basquez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Basquez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Joel Romero Basquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Basquez blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Basquez throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Basquez.
Basquez throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Basquez.
Basquez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
Basquez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Basquez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basquez misses with a head kick.
Basquez is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basquez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Basquez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morgan throws a big counter combination but Basquez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Morgan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morgan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Basquez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morgan being controlled here momentarily.
Basquez wants to stand up but Morgan is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Romero Basquez dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Both fighters circling a little - Basquez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Basquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Basquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Basquez slips under a jab from Morgan.
Basquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Basquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Basquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Basquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Basquez tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan throws a push kick but Basquez slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Basquez.
Morgan moves into the clinch successfully.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Basquez has him pressed against the cage.
Basquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basquez is trying to pull guard but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan has picked Basquez up - he's going for a ride! Morgan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Basquez is looking to improve his position.
Basquez pushes Morgan off looking to stand but Morgan dives back in and keeps control.
Basquez is trying to get back to full guard.
Basquez is trying to stand back up but Morgan is controlling him
Morgan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Basquez looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to take a break and control but Basquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Basquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan throws a quick counter head kick but Basquez was just out of range.
Basquez throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Morgan with that takedown attempt.
Basquez with the counter takedown but Morgan avoids it easily.
Basquez darts in looking for a takedown but Morgan gets double underhooks and turns Basquez into the cage.
Basquez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Basquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Basquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan drags the fight down to the ground.
Andrew Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joel Romero Basquez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Basquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 Andrew Morgan.
I think Basquez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 47:48
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 47:48
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Romero Basquez!
Andrew Morgan spoke after the fight, saying 'He got lucky.. The SHOW is NEVER OVER!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Gracia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jo jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracia comes to the cage accompanied by Cucurucucu Paloma. Luis Gracia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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207 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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230 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luis Gracia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, jo jo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jo tries to clinch but Gracia moves out of range.
A head kick misses from jo.
jo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gracia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten jo somewhat.
Gracia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. jo did well to prevent Gracia getting side control.
jo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracia trying to control from half guard but jo is working away.
Gracia 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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracia connects with a nice short shot to jo's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
jo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracia.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracia seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. jo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luis Gracia!
Our winner, Luis Gracia, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rory Novicar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prathamesh Randhawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randhawa has chosen Shelter - Message of the Bhagavat as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rory Novicar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prathamesh Randhawa!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novicar throws a looping overhand right but Randhawa ducks down to avoid it.
Randhawa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Novicar.
Novicar misses with a shot to the body
and Randhawa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Novicar's guard.
Novicar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Randhawa on the ground.
Randhawa slips nicely into half guard.
Novicar is in trouble now - Randhawa has advanced to mount!
Novicar is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randhawa moves to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randhawa is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Novicar won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Randhawa off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Prathamesh Randhawa!
Prathamesh Randhawa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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