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SEC 35: Quall vs. Sabbah PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Run Away. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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177 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ernesto Rivera!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchell instigates a clinch.
Mitchell lands a good knee to the midsection. Rivera won't want to take too many of those.
Mitchell gets control of Rivera's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mitchell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mitchell looking for a sweep. Not yet Mitchell, not yet.
Mitchell trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Rivera from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera throwing strikes from guard but Mitchell blocks nicely.
Mitchell is trying to keep Rivera in close.
Mitchell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rivera.
Mitchell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rivera.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mitchell takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Jason Mitchell has been cut.
Rivera throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Mitchell is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
Rivera misses with a double jab.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivera misses with a wild combination.
Mitchell drops his hands momentarily and Rivera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitchell blocks a low kick nicely.
Jason Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mitchell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mitchell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mitchell is in close to Rivera's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mitchell 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.
Mitchell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
Rivera is looking to sweep but instead, Mitchell has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell prevents Rivera from improving his position.
Mitchell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mitchell passes to full mount!
Mitchell looking to secure an arm triangle but Rivera defends it well.
Mitchell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rivera is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rivera can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell with a couple of short strikes.
Mitchell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rivera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rivera is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mitchell controlling the position easily from mount.
Mitchell moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rivera has worked his arm free - good work by Rivera!
Rivera is looking to regain half guard here but Mitchell keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mitchell's best efforts.
Rivera tries to get to full guard but Mitchell has control of the leg.
Rivera gets back to full guard.
Rivera looks gassed!
Rivera throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mitchell uses it to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera taking a bit of punishment here - Mitchell scoring with strikes.
Rivera is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mitchell has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mitchell wants to control but Rivera is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Mitchell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Rivera. No joy for Mitchell on that attempt.
Mitchell closes the distance and pushes Rivera back into the cage.
Mitchell turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mitchell manages to end up in side control.
Rivera sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rivera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rivera actively working from the bottom here.
Mitchell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mitchell frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Mitchell lands a big elbow.
It looks like Ernesto Rivera has been cut.
Rivera really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mitchell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rivera looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rivera is rocked!
Mitchell lands a heavy elbow.
Rivera is still in real trouble! Can Mitchell finish him?
Mitchell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rivera can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mitchell landing strikes from the mount and Rivera is in trouble!
Mitchell looking for a guillotine from mount but Rivera is having none of it.
Rivera is bucking up trying to escape but Mitchell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rivera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mitchell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mitchell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rivera is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera seems to have recovered his senses.
Rivera manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rivera actively working from the bottom here.
Rivera slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rivera is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivera is keeping the position for now.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Rivera looking for subs off his back but Mitchell has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mitchell is working for a submission of some sort.
Mitchell drops an elbow to the side of Rivera's head.
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.
Mitchell is controlling the pace.
Mitchell stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rivera to get to his feet.
Mitchell looks for a takedown but Rivera sprawls well.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Mitchell dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rivera throws out a loose jab but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Rivera misses with a low kick.
Rivera keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivera scores with a jab to the body.
Rivera looks to land a body kick but Mitchell moved away.
Rivera stuffs the takedown attempt from Mitchell. Mitchell gets slowly back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mitchell.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Rivera is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivera is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mitchell tries to score with some ground and pound. Rivera controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mitchell is looking to take a break and control but Rivera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rivera is looking for a sweep.
Mitchell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rivera to see if he's OK.
Rivera is looking to reverse the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mitchell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mitchell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rivera, up you get!
The fighters circling - Rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rivera did well to prevent Mitchell getting side control.
Rivera tries to get to full guard but Mitchell has control of the leg.
Mitchell stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rivera to get to his feet.
Mitchell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rivera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mitchell somewhat.
Mitchell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rivera avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rivera defends it nicely.
Jason Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera throws a series of punches but Mitchell avoids them all with ease.
Mitchell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rivera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mitchell somewhat.
Ernesto Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchell tries for a takedown but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jason Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rivera stuns Mitchell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Ernesto Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivera lands a nice shot that snaps Mitchell's head back.
Rivera throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Rivera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mitchell lands with a nice combination. Rivera backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from Rivera.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
Mitchell throws a sloppy body shot
letting Rivera counter with a right hand.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivera.
Rivera moves forwards but Mitchell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mitchell pushes Rivera up against the cage in a clinch.
Mitchell has hold of one of Rivera's legs. Rivera is fighting the takedown attempt but Mitchell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rivera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mitchell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mitchell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Mitchell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Night Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Night Man!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Man tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Man tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitchell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.
Man feints a jab and as Mitchell dips his head, Man unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Mitchell right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Mitchell falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Man smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Night Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fisher Keltath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Pistol Grip Pump. Fisher Keltath has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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275 lbs
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240 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fisher Keltath!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keltath takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Keltath fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Keltath throws a combination that misses
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Keltath shoots in for a takedown but Robinson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Keltath closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Robinson throws a head kick but Keltath moves out of range.
Robinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keltath makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Robinson really felt that one!
Keltath gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Keltath bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robinson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Robinson scores with a jab. Keltath acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Keltath wants to clinch
and Robinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Keltath.
Robinson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Robinson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Robinson.
Robinson scores with a head kick.
Robinson with a nice cross.
Keltath throws a combination that misses
and Robinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Robinson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keltath throws a head kick that misses
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keltath looks gassed!
Keltath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robinson throws a one two combo.
Keltath takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Robinson.
Robinson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Keltath walks into a straight right hand from Robinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keltath gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Robinson.
Robinson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A nice leg kick lands there from Robinson.
Keltath takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Robinson scores with a head kick.
Jack Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson connects with the punch.
Robinson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Keltath doesn't seem bothered though.
Robinson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Robinson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Robinson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Keltath clinches but Robinson breaks the clinch
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A thudding body kick lands there by Robinson!
Robinson throws a series of strikes that have Keltath backpedaling.
Robinson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keltath.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Robinson.
Jack Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson scores with a one two! Keltath had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Robinson catches Keltath right on the button with a cross.
Robinson lands a head kick. Keltath smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Keltath closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Robinson keeps Keltath at a distance using the push kick.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keltath.
Danga de danga de dang - Robinson scores with a four punch combination!
Nice uppercut there from Robinson.
Keltath closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Robinson scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Robinson both land. Nice combination.
Keltath takes a kick to the side of the head.
Keltath gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keltath throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robinson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Robinson drops Keltath with a left right combo! Robinson follows him down to the ground into side control.
Keltath is rocked!
Robinson lands some shots froms side control.
Robinson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Robinson scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Keltath is letting Robinson control him for a moment.
Keltath is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Robinson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Robinson.
Robinson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Robinson is looking to slow Keltath down with leg kicks.
Keltath tries to clinch
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keltath chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robinson can pounce on him.
Robinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Keltath stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Keltath wants to clinch but Robinson slips to the side
and Robinson counters with a straight right hand.
Keltath has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Robinson lands a jab to Keltath's midsection.
Robinson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Robinson delivers a nice body kick.
Robinson scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Robinson.
Keltath takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson scores with a one two! Keltath had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Robinson lands an overhand right.
Keltath takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Robinson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jack Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keltath takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Robinson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keltath.
Keltath throws a combination that misses
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robinson lands with a nice body kick.
Robinson lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keltath takes one to the chin there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Robinson.
Robinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keltath can do to turn this around?
Keltath blocks a head kick by Robinson.
A right-left combo lands from Robinson.
Robinson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keltath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keltath throws a head kick that misses
and Robinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keltath takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Robinson counters with a big head kick but Keltath shrugs it off.
Keltath is looking to clinch.
Keltath drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Robinson is looking for a sweep.
Robinson wants to control but Keltath postures up.
Robinson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Keltath has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Robinson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Keltath decides to stand back up. Keltath steps back and let's Robinson get back to his feet.
Robinson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Keltath tries to clinch up.
Robinson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Keltath fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jack Robinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Robinson scores with a head kick.
Robinson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keltath takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robinson lands a jab to the head.
Keltath takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Robinson thuds a left hand into Keltath's body.
Robinson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Robinson lands with an uppercut that bounces Keltath off the cage and back into rage.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Keltath fails with a takedown attempt.
Robinson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Robinson lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Keltath shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robinson pinned against the cage. Robinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jack Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fisher Keltath.
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!
Keltath is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Robinson dominated that second 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!
An inside leg kick lands from Robinson.
Robinson cracks Keltath with a good jab.
Keltath tries to clinch up
and Robinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robinson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Keltath misses with a double jab
and Robinson counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Robinson does it's job there.
Keltath tries to clinch up
and Robinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keltath takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson thuds his right hand into Keltath's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Robinson cracks Keltath with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keltath throws a lazy head kick
and Robinson counters with a head kick that drops Keltath - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Keltath is still in real trouble! Can Robinson finish him?
Robinson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Robinson winds up and cracks Keltath with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Keltath seems to have recovered his senses.
Robinson working the head and body with strikes.
Robinson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Robinson slips a nice elbow through Keltath's hands, connecting with Keltath's forehead.
Keltath on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson lands with a punch from half guard.
Robinson 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.
Robinson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands strikes from half guard.
Keltath actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Robinson lands a nice short elbow.
Robinson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Keltath is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keltath regains full guard. Nicely done.
Keltath trying to control the position.
Robinson trying to control but Keltath is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson stopping the sweep attempt from Keltath.
Robinson trying to control but Keltath is working from the bottom.
Keltath being controlled here, momentarily.
Keltath trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Robinson lands a couple of digs.
That's four 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.
Robinson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Robinson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Keltath works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Keltath controls Robinson momentarily but Robinson frees himself.
Keltath might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Robinson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Robinson stops Keltath from standing up.
Robinson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Keltath controls Robinson momentarily but Robinson frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson lands a couple of elbows.
Fisher Keltath has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robinson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robinson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Robinson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
290 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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290 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Batista drops Morgan with a beautiful combination! Morgan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Batista is looking for the KO!
Morgan is rocked!
It looks like Matt Morgan has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Batista.
Batista tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Batista throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Batista takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Batista.
Batista shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.
Batista misses with a few strikes there.
Batista misses with a series of wild punches.
Batista throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan clinches up against the cage.
Batista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dave Batista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan drives through and clinches with Batista against the cage.
Batista is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morgan has Batista pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Batista manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan has Batista pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Batista manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dave Batista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Morgan.
Morgan manages to pull guard.
Batista is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Batista working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Batista loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morgan trying to control the position here.
Batista trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Batista missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Batista with a flurry of punches that miss.
Batista with a nice head shot there.
Morgan looks gassed!
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Batista landing some decent shots from guard.
Batista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morgan has momentary wrist control but Batista slips an elbow through the middle.
Morgan controls Batista momentarily but Batista frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batista is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Batista lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Batista cracks Morgan with a solid left hand.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Batista.
Batista advances position into side control!
Batista looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Morgan is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista tries to advance to mount but Morgan denies him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morgan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Batista throws an elbow but Morgan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Morgan is letting Batista control him for a moment.
Morgan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Batista lands some shots froms side control.
That has opened up Matt Morgan's cut even more.
Batista wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Batista lands a decent elbow from side control.
The cut above Matt Morgan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matt Morgan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dave Batista!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Flipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Markiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markiewicz has chosen Twista-Victory or death as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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245 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Flipper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cory Markiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markiewicz checks a low kick from Flipper.
Flipper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Markiewicz throws out the jab.
James Flipper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flipper lands with a good body shot.
Flipper throws a series of punches but Markiewicz moves out of range.
Markiewicz fails to land with a series of punches.
Markiewicz throws a jab but it's blocked by Flipper.
Flipper misses with a few strikes there.
Flipper throws a series of punches but Markiewicz avoids them all with ease.
Markiewicz thumps Flipper with a low kick.
Markiewicz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Markiewicz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Markiewicz looks to land a combination but Flipper avoids it well.
Flipper keeps the fight on the outside.
Markiewicz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flipper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Markiewicz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Flipper is breathing heavily.
Markiewicz defending well as Flipper loads up on a big left hand.
Markiewicz is looking to clinch.
Markiewicz misses with a head kick.
Markiewicz throws a head kick that misses.
Markiewicz tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markiewicz tries a head kick but it misses.
Flipper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Markiewicz.
Flipper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Markiewicz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flipper.
Flipper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Markiewicz counters with a head kick.
Flipper looks to land a combination but Markiewicz avoids it well.
Markiewicz throws a sloppy head kick and Flipper moves out of range easily.
Flipper avoids the head kick by Markiewicz.
Markiewicz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Flipper swats away the attempt to clinch by Markiewicz.
Flipper misses with the combination.
Flipper avoids the head kick by Markiewicz.
Markiewicz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flipper throws a head kick that misses
and Markiewicz counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markiewicz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Markiewicz throws a body kick that misses.
Markiewicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flipper throws a series of punches but Markiewicz avoids them all with ease.
Flipper misses with a combination
and Markiewicz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markiewicz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Flipper.
Markiewicz has managed to clinch.
Markiewicz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flipper misses with a combination
enabling Markiewicz to counter with a crisp jab.
Flipper is rocked!
Markiewicz throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Flipper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Markiewicz throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Flipper is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cory Markiewicz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Moukako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen All In The Family as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
221 lbs
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220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sammy Moukako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Thompson tries to clinch but Moukako is having none of it.
Moukako circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moukako is defended easily by Thompson.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Moukako circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moukako swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moukako feints and as Thompson raises his hands in defense, Moukako changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moukako wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
Moukako stops Thompson from standing up.
Thompson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moukako stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Moukako changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but Moukako manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moukako will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Moukako. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Moukako circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moukako will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Moukako circles away and keeps his distance.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Moukako circles away.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Moukako keeps it at a distance.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moukako gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Moukako has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Moukako wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thompson, who protects the arm well.
Moukako thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Moukako is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Thompson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four 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.
Thompson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Moukako is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thompson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Moukako wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thompson, who protects the arm well.
Moukako has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Thompson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Moukako yanks on the arm and Thompson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Moukako.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sammy Moukako!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hillbilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hillbilly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Love Country Music (And I'd Rather Fight Than Switch). Crump has chosen ac/dc- Higheway to Hell as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
195 lbs
10 - 7 - 2 |
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26
190 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Hillbilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Crump!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hillbilly misses with a straight left.
Hillbilly takes the fight into the clinch.
Hillbilly breaks from the clinch.
Hillbilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hillbilly tries to clinch up but Crump circles away and keeps his distance.
Crump wants to clinch but Hillbilly slips to the side
and Hillbilly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crump misses with a few strikes there.
Crump on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut there from Hillbilly.
Hillbilly shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Crump keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crump is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hillbilly scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crump keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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. Hillbilly connects with a nice short shot to Crump's temple.
Crump is looking to improve his position.
Hillbilly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crump defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hillbilly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hillbilly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crump wants to get back to his feet.
Crump avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hillbilly.
Hillbilly seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hillbilly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crump's head.
Hillbilly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crump keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crump is looking to control Hillbilly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crump avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hillbilly throws a sloppy head kick and Crump moves out of range easily.
Hillbilly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hillbilly misses with a wild combination.
Hillbilly lands with an uppercut that bounces Crump off the cage and back into rage.
Hillbilly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hillbilly has managed to clinch.
Crump misses with a knee to the head.
Hillbilly has Crump pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crump manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hillbilly can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Hillbilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hillbilly breaks the clinch.
Hillbilly shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hillbilly showed some decent athleticism there.
Hillbilly lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crump makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hillbilly lands with a right hand.
Hillbilly tries to clinch up but Crump circles away and keeps his distance.
William Crump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crump tries to clinch up
and Hillbilly counters with a single leg into guard. Crump didn't expect that.
Hillbilly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hillbilly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hillbilly throws and elbow that misses. Crump uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hillbilly's guard. Nice move by Crump!
Crump got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hillbilly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crump has managed to get both his arms back between Hillbilly's legs - danger averted.
Hillbilly is wriggling around but Crump manages to pass to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crump trying to control from half guard but Hillbilly is working away.
Hillbilly regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hillbilly pushes Crump off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hillbilly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hillbilly is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hillbilly is breathing heavily.
Crump is trying to stand back up but Hillbilly is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Hillbilly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hillbilly shoots in for a double leg but Crump sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crump lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hillbilly backs up against the cage.
It looks like Henry Hillbilly has been cut.
Hillbilly rushes Crump and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hillbilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crump gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hillbilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hillbilly lands a jab-cross combination.
Hillbilly swinging wildly here.
Hillbilly darts in and clinches Crump up against the cage.
Hillbilly lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Crump manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hillbilly 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.
Hillbilly working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hillbilly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hillbilly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crump avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillbilly throwing strikes from guard but Crump blocks nicely.
Crump is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hillbilly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hillbilly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hillbilly prevents Crump from improving his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crump throws out a loose jab but Hillbilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hillbilly slips a straight right by Crump.
Crump displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hillbilly throws out the jab.
Hillbilly with a nice cross.
Crump throws a head kick that misses.
Crump slips a jab from Hillbilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crump gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hillbilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Hillbilly as the two fighters clinch.
Crump gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hillbilly.
Crump misses with a knee strike.
Crump avoids the elbow strike from Hillbilly, against the cage.
Crump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hillbilly.
A short right from Hillbilly.
Crump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crump is looking to control Hillbilly's arms but Hillbilly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crump has his back to the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hillbilly as the two fighters clinch.
Hillbilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hillbilly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crump lands a head kick!
Hillbilly clobbers Crump with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hillbilly gets a clinch.
Hillbilly tries to score a body lock takedown but Crump shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Hillbilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hillbilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillbilly fails with the takedown.
Crump slips a straight right by Hillbilly.
Hillbilly looks to land a body kick but Crump moved away.
A big right from Hillbilly misses.
Hillbilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henry Hillbilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hillbilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hillbilly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hillbilly is looking to clinch but Crump is avoiding it.
Crump blocks a head kick by Hillbilly.
Crump wants to clinch.
Crump ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crump moves into the clinch successfully.
Hillbilly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crump tries to stall but Hillbilly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crump.
Crump prevents a body shot from Hillbilly.
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.
Hillbilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crump gets underhooks to prevent Hillbilly's takedown attempt.
Crump misses with a knee to the head.
Hillbilly tries to stall but Crump uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crump lands an elbow just above Hillbilly 's eye.
Hillbilly lands a nice shot to the body.
Hillbilly wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hillbilly misses with the head strike.
Crump breaks from the clinch.
Hillbilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Hillbilly.
Nice straight punches there by Hillbilly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hillbilly.
Crump tries to clinch but Hillbilly moves out of range.
Hillbilly throws a hook but Crump blocks it.
Hillbilly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crump counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crump throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crump throws a series of punches but Hillbilly moves out of range.
Hillbilly wants to clinch up but Crump keeps it at a distance.
Hillbilly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crump's waist but Crump gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hillbilly off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William Crump will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Henry Hillbilly's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hillbilly is looking to clinch but Crump is avoiding it.
Hillbilly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crump makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hillbilly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crump as he jumps to the side.
Crump thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hillbilly if he has to take too many more of those.
A punch combination from Crump misses.
Crump fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Henry Hillbilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crump throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hillbilly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crump lands a head kick. Hillbilly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hillbilly avoids the head kick by Crump.
Hillbilly looks to clinch
and Crump counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crump misses with a knee to the head.
Hillbilly can't get the takedown.
Crump digs a right hand into Hillbilly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hillbilly's gas tank.
Crump lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Crump scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crump breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hillbilly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crump counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Hillbilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump scores with a hook to the body.
Crump lands a knee to the head.
Crump using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hillbilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crump misses with an elbow over the top.
Hillbilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crump landing knees to the head.
Crump tries a knee to the head but Hillbilly blocks it.
Crump wants to stall.
Hillbilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crump or not.
Crump is pressed up against the cage. Hillbilly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crump down to the mat. Crump avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hillbilly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crump avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hillbilly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crump, pushing him back against the cage.
Hillbilly managing to block the knees to the body from Crump.
Hillbilly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crump.
Hillbilly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crump gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Crump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hillbilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hillbilly clinches but Crump breaks the clinch
and Crump counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crump is looking to clinch but Hillbilly is avoiding it.
Hillbilly tries to close the distance and clinch but Crump swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hillbilly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crump keeps the fight on the outside.
Crump tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
William Crump seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hillbilly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hillbilly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crump fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crump has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hillbilly prevents Crump from breaking the clinch.
Hillbilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crump misses with an elbow strike.
Crump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crump trying to land knees to the body.
Hillbilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crump or not.
Hillbilly manages to break the clinch.
Crump looks to throw the jab but Hillbilly is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crump gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Crump has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Crump wants to stand but Hillbilly is controlling the position.
Hillbilly working some strikes from top position.
Hillbilly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crump preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crump working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hillbilly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crump wants to sweep but no luck.
Hillbilly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hillbilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Crump circles away.
Crump throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hillbilly cracks Crump with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crump throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hillbilly moves into the clinch.
Hillbilly works on Crump's body with a couple of short punches.
Crump is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hillbilly is defending well for now.
Hillbilly is leaning against Crump and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hillbilly lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crump keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hillbilly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crump's head.
Hillbilly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crump keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Crump comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crump has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Crump!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzz Lightyear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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218 lbs
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206 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buzz Lightyear!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Lightyear is trying to control but can't.
Lightyear is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Lightyear defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to control the action but Lightyear is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie stops Lightyear from getting back to his feet.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Lightyear is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lightyear circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Lightyear walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Lightyear lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Lightyear has managed to clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Lightyear won't allow it.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lightyear clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lightyear looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lightyear turns into Gracie and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Lightyear from controlling successfully.
Lightyear must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie has his foot on Lightyear's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lightyear works his way back into a safe position though.
Lightyear is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lightyear defends well.
Lightyear content to stall in guard here.
Lightyear trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lightyear stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Lightyear got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lightyear has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Lightyear trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie is working an open guard so Lightyear takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lightyear tries to clinch up.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lightyear misses with a head kick.
Gracie scores with a takedown into Lightyear's guard.
Lightyear looking for a sweep. Not yet Lightyear, not yet.
Lightyear keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lightyear is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lightyear has escaped and now he's on top!
Lightyear stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Lightyear lands with a slapping head kick.
Buzz Lightyear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lightyear.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Lightyear saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lightyear wants to clinch.
Gracie punishes Lightyear's body with a nice straight punch.
Lightyear throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lightyear has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lightyear defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lightyear is positioning himself well to prevent Gracie advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lightyear doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lightyear trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lightyear is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lightyear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lightyear defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lightyear moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lightyear looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lightyear, who protects the arm well.
Lightyear can't do much from the bottom here.
Lightyear is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gracie is staying active.
Gracie wants to control but Lightyear is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Lightyear is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Lightyear wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Lightyear not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Lightyear is keeping the position.
Lightyear pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Lightyear keeps moving.
Lightyear keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Lightyear not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lightyear wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lightyear throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Lightyear sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lightyear clinches up against the cage.
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 Roberto Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A left and a right from Lightyear both land. Nice combination.
Lightyear tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Lightyear tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lightyear to the mat! Lightyear manages to get full guard.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lightyear looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lightyear looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lightyear!
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Roberto Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like Lightyear is going to stand back up.
Lightyear is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Lightyear trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightyear seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gracie gets full guard.
Lightyear trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lightyear is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lightyear got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lightyear has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Lightyear wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Lightyear looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lightyear tries to stand but Gracie is controlling from the bottom.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Lightyear from controlling successfully.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lightyear defends well.
Lightyear stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lightyear wants to clinch.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lightyear as he avoids it easily.
Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie is thwarting Lightyear's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lightyear defends it well.
Lightyear keeping control of the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Buzz Lightyear just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lightyear takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Buzz Lightyear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberto Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Lightyear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Gracie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Simons III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siduri Rafter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siduri Rafter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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150 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Simons III!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Siduri Rafter!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafter scores with a takedown into Simons III's guard.
Simons III has an active guard here but Rafter has managed to pass into half guard.
Rafter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Simons III looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Simons III is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rafter jumps into side control!
Rafter scoring with punches and elbows.
Simons III tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rafter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Simons III manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rafter working over Simons III with some ground and pound. Simons III looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rafter drops an elbow to the side of Simons III's head.
Simons III looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rafter tries to pass to full mount but Simons III defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafter is keen to just control but Simons III is a slippery customer.
Simons III has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rafter is working away from the top position though.
Simons III looking for submissions off his back.
Rafter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rafter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rafter throwing shots but Simons III is blocking nicely.
Simons III wants to get back to full guard.
Rafter working over Simons III with some ground and pound. Simons III looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rafter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rafter is taking a breather. Simons III says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Simons III on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Simons III looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rafter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rafter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Simons III is looking for a sweep. Rafter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Simons III flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Simons III regains full guard. Nicely done.
Simons III looking to control.
Rafter distracts Simons III with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rafter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rafter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons III keeping moving, preventing Rafter from controlling successfully.
Simons III has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rafter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Simons III is breathing heavily.
Rafter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rafter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rafter stands up over Simons III, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rafter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Simons III has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rafter has managed to get both his arms back between Simons III's legs - danger averted.
Rafter wants to control from the top but Simons III keeps moving.
That's four 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.
Rafter stopping the sweep attempt from Simons III.
Simons III has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rafter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rafter stands up over Simons III, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rafter throws a strike but Simons III rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Simons III trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siduri Rafter dominated that round.
That's time! Simons III's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rafter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simons III looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Simons III actively working from the bottom here.
Rafter is just content to waste time from the top position. Simons III takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rafter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Simons III looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rafter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Simons III looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rafter connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafter wants to control from the top but Simons III keeps moving.
Simons III working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rafter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rafter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simons III throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rafter trying to control the position from guard on top but Simons III is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rafter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simons III works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Simons III looking to control but Rafter passes into half guard.
Simons III wants to get back to full guard.
Rafter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Simons III is in trouble now - Rafter has advanced to mount!
Simons III is bucking up trying to escape but Rafter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Simons III regains half guard.
Rafter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rafter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rafter lands a nice short elbow.
Rafter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafter throwing shots but Simons III is blocking nicely.
Rafter misses with a head shot. Simons III uses the momentum to regain guard.
Simons III looking for a guillotine here but Rafter defends easily.
Rafter wants to control from the top but Simons III keeps moving.
Rafter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Simons III has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rafter has managed to get both his arms back between Simons III's legs - danger averted.
Rafter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rafter trying to control the position from guard on top but Simons III is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Simons III trying to control the position.
Simons III preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rafter postures up.
Rafter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Simons III is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simons III looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rafter passes into side control.
Rafter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
It looks like John Simons III has been cut.
Simons III is not content to let Rafter control the position.
Simons III parries the strikes from Rafter easily there. Rafter is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Simons III to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siduri Rafter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Simons III's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Simons III tries to clinch up.
Rafter scores with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Rafter.
Simons III bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rafter looks to land a right hand but Simons III moved out of range.
Simons III takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rafter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Simons III takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rafter looks to land a left hand but Simons III moved out of range nicely.
Simons III has his takedown stuffed
and Rafter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Simons III wants to control but Rafter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Simons III is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rafter pulls his head out easily.
Simons III actively working from the bottom here.
Rafter trying to control the action but Simons III is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons III looking for submissions off his back.
Simons III taking some punishment here, with Rafter in his half guard.
Rafter wants to take a breather but Simons III is having none of it.
Simons III looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Rafter pushes past his half guard into mount!
Rafter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Simons III really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simons III wants to control but Rafter is having none of it.
Rafter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Simons III is trying desperately to improve position.
Rafter dominating with strikes here.
Rafter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Simons III hang on?
Rafter wants to control the pace but Simons III is squirming around nicely.
Rafter prevents Simons III from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Rafter.
Rafter breaks from Simons III's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Simons III sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rafter trying to control the pace.
Rafter is pressing down on Simons III's thigh, looking to free his foot. Simons III is holding on for now.
Rafter prevents Simons III from improving his position.
Rafter thows a huge punch but Simons III dodges it nicely.
Simons III is trying to maintain the position but Rafter is very close to passing his half guard.
Simons III tries to roll over but Rafter keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simons III is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rafter pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rafter in particular looking to stall.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Simons III with a poor takedown
and Simons III takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simons III misses with a takedown attempt
letting Rafter counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Simons III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simons III doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rafter counters with a series of strikes. Simons III will be more careful next time no doubt.
Simons III walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donk. Rafter catches Simons III right on the button with a cross.
Simons III shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Rafter to counter with a crisp jab.
John Simons III is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simons III takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rafter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Simons III did well to prevent Rafter getting side control.
Simons III is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rafter pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siduri Rafter really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Simons III's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rafter works the jab nicely.
Rafter lands a jab.
Rafter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Simons III looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rafter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Simons III has gone for a leg lock! Rafter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Simons III's guard.
Rafter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Simons III working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rafter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rafter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rafter trying to control the position from guard on top but Simons III is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rafter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Simons III has his feet on Rafter's thighs here. He's pushed Rafter off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Rafter screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Simons III!
John Simons III retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Quall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hassan i Sabbah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beach Blast. Sabbah has chosen War Dogs as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Quall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hassan i Sabbah!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabbah lands a jab to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Quall, as that shot connected.
It looks like Hassan i Sabbah has been cut.
Quall drops his hands momentarily and Sabbah takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sabbah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sabbah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quall moves away.
Quall throws a big shot that misses.
Sabbah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quall lands with an overhand left.
Sabbah connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabbah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Quall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sabbah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Quall lands with a shot to the body.
Sabbah lands a nice hook to Quall's body. Quall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Quall scores with a sloppy right hand. Sabbah should have avoided that one.
Sabbah clinches.
Sabbah breaks the clinch.
Sabbah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabbah throws a low kick but Quall avoids it.
Quall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sabbah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quall's head.
Quall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quall looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabbah is just out of range.
Quall slips a straight right by Sabbah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sabbah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quall moves away.
Quall throws a solid leg kick but Sabbah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Quall.
Quall is looking to wear down Sabbah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sabbah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quall.
Quall throws a lazy right hand but Sabbah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sabbah blocks a jab.
Sabbah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Quall scores with a sloppy right hand. Sabbah should have avoided that one.
Sabbah cracks the inside of Quall's front leg.
Quall misses with a body shot.
Sabbah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sabbah looks for the body kick but Quall saw that one coming.
Sabbah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sabbah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quall.
Sabbah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Quall throws and low kick but Sabbah moves out of range easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sabbah. Quall shrugs it off though.
Sabbah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabbah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sabbah delivers a nice body kick.
Quall is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quall. That did some damage!
Hassan i Sabbah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Sabbah both land. Nice combination.
Sabbah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sabbah.
Quall misses with the body kick
and Sabbah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sabbah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sabbah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Sabbah.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sabbah.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sabbah.
Sabbah scores with a leg kick.
Sabbah clinches.
Sabbah breaks from the clinch.
Quall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sabbah.
Sabbah scores with a jab to the body.
Sabbah is looking to slow Quall down with leg kicks.
Sabbah lands a slapping body shot.
Sabbah lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Sabbah.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sabbah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sabbah throws a leg kick which misses Quall's front leg but catches the back leg as Quall tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Sabbah.
A good leg kick by Sabbah.
Sabbah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sabbah connects with the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Sabbah as he connects with a hook.
Sabbah digs a good hook to Quall's body.
Quall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabbah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Sabbah finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sabbah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Quall's hands.
Sabbah feints and then cracks Quall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quall down.
Sabbah plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sabbah scores with a leg kick.
Sabbah connects with the punch.
Quall takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sabbah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quall's sensitive parts.
Sabbah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quall's sensitive parts.
Sabbah is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Quall had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah scoring well with a low kick there.
Sabbah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quall's sensitive parts.
Sabbah lands with an uppercut that bounces Quall off the cage and back into rage.
Quall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sabbah.
Nice shot by Sabbah.
A solid body kick from Sabbah.
Nice body kick from Sabbah.
Quall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sabbah lands the left hand.
Sabbah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sabbah scores with a kick to the body.
Sabbah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sabbah sizes up Quall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sabbah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Quall if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sabbah.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sabbah. That's going to slow Quall down.
Sabbah lands a head kick. Quall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sabbah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quall.
Sabbah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan i Sabbah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hassan i Sabbah's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sabbah lands with a kick to the temple. Quall shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sabbah slips under a jab.
Sabbah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quall's sensitive parts.
Quall misses with a wild body shot.
Sabbah connects with a jab.
Quall will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A jab from Sabbah finds it's way through Quall's defenses.
Sabbah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sabbah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sabbah throws a sloppy head kick and Quall moves out of range easily.
Sabbah closes the distance and clinches.
Quall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sabbah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sabbah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sabbah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sabbah lands a nice hook to Quall's body. Quall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Quall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sabbah can pounce on him.
Hassan i Sabbah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sabbah.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sabbah has Quall up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Quall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sabbah lands a hook that snaps the head of Quall backwards.
A short body shot lands from Sabbah as the two fighters clinch.
Quall letting Sabbah take a breather here.
A short right from Sabbah.
Quall tries to stall but Sabbah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sabbah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sabbah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quall moves away.
Quall throws a shot to the body.
Quall throws a series of punches but Sabbah moves out of range.
Sabbah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sabbah.
Sabbah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sabbah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sabbah lands a head kick. Quall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Quall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabbah throws a leg kick which misses Quall's front leg but catches the back leg as Quall tries to avoid it.
Sabbah lands with a kick to the temple. Quall shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah lands with a nice body punch.
Sabbah cracks the inside of Quall's front leg.
Sabbah closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Sabbah.
A right hand to the body from Sabbah.
Come on Sabbah - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Quall stalls.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Quall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sabbah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Come on Sabbah - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sabbah letting Quall take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah breaks the clinch.
Quall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabbah moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sabbah.
Sabbah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabbah wants to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sabbah.
Sabbah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quall tries to move into range but Sabbah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sabbah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Quall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sabbah.
Quall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Quall takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Sabbah.
Sabbah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sabbah throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Quall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sabbah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabbah.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sabbah, right into the meat.
Quall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Quall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sabbah throws a nice head kick!
Sabbah lands a big head kick that sends Quall tumbling to the mat! Sabbah takes a step backwards and waves Quall back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Quall is rocked!
Quall tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh Quall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sabbah clinches up with Quall and pushes him back against the cage.
Sabbah effectively controlling the action here.
Quall seems to have got his legs back now.
Quall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sabbah or not.
A bit of stalling here from Sabbah.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Quall.
Sabbah controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabbah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan i Sabbah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hassan i Sabbah's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Quall misses the target.
Sabbah misses with a kick to the body.
Sabbah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sabbah tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sabbah works Quall's body with a nice hook.
Sabbah feints and then cracks Quall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quall down.
Sabbah lands with a kick to the ribs.
Quall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sabbah.
Sabbah lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sabbah with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabbah lands a big head kick that sends Quall tumbling to the mat! Sabbah takes a step backwards and waves Quall back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Quall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sabbah.
Sabbah lands a nice shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sabbah!
Sabbah lands a body shot.
Sabbah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sabbah throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Quall.
Sabbah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sabbah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Quall will feel that in the morning.
Sabbah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sabbah.
Sabbah avoids the body shot from Quall.
Quall walks into a stiff left hand from Sabbah.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sabbah.
Sabbah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sabbah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Quall just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Sabbah.
Sabbah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sabbah thumps Quall with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sabbah.
Quall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sabbah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Quall doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Sabbah misses.
Quall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sabbah stalks Quall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Quall's face. Quall staggers backwards, shaken.
Quall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sabbah can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sabbah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sabbah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sabbah tests Quall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sabbah swings for the body but Quall moves out of range.
Sabbah lands a body shot.
Sabbah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sabbah scores with a hook to the body. Quall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sabbah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sabbah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sabbah lands a right hook to the body.
Quall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sabbah lands with a straight right. Quall didn't see that one coming.
Sabbah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sabbah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sabbah misses with a head kick.
Sabbah misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sabbah stalks Quall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Quall's face. Quall staggers backwards, shaken.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sabbah.
Sabbah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quall avoids the head kick by Sabbah.
Sabbah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quall misses with an uppercut.
Quall misses the shot to the body.
Sabbah throws a leg kick which misses Quall's front leg but catches the back leg as Quall tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Sabbah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sabbah lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sabbah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sabbah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sabbah tries to clinch up.
Sabbah lands with a shot to the body.
Quall stuns Sabbah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabbah manages to avoid it.
Sabbah avoids the body shot from Quall.
Sabbah throws a head kick but Quall moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quall.
Quall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sabbah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sabbah blocks the body kick.
Sabbah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quall throws a body punch but Sabbah moves out of range.
Sabbah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quall finds it's way round the side to connect with Sabbah's head.
Quall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sabbah connects with a single shot there.
Sabbah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sabbah connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sabbah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sabbah keeps Quall at a distance using the push kick.
Sabbah lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan i Sabbah really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hassan i Sabbah's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sabbah with a hook.
Sabbah throws a head kick but Quall moves out of range.
Quall swings for the body but Sabbah moves out of range.
Quall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Quall throws a combination. Sabbah tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sabbah, right into the meat.
Sabbah misses with a head kick.
Sabbah misses with a body kick.
Sabbah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice uppercut lands for Quall. That snapped Sabbah's head back.
Quall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Quall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sabbah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Quall will feel that in the morning.
Quall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sabbah misses with a low kick as Quall jumps back.
Sabbah slips a jab from Quall.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Quall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabbah manages to avoid it.
Quall throws a jab but it's blocked by Sabbah.
Sabbah misses with a low kick as Quall jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabbah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quall.
Left hook, right uppercut from Quall.
Sabbah lands with a kick to the temple. Quall shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sabbah, right into the meat.
A big right from Quall misses.
A slow jab from Quall misses its intended target.
Quall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sabbah in his tracks.
Sabbah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quall.
Sabbah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quall to score with a decent uppercut.
Sabbah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sabbah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donk. Quall catches Sabbah right on the button with a cross.
Quall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quall moves out of range of the body kick.
Sabbah blocks a head kick by Quall.
Sabbah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sabbah, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah throws a sloppy head kick and Quall moves out of range easily.
Quall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sabbah finds it's way round the side to connect with Quall's head.
Sabbah cracks Quall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sabbah scores with a nice head shot.
Quall misses with a two punch combination.
Quall misses with a shot to the body
and Sabbah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quall throws a hook but Sabbah avoids it easily.
Quall misses with a body shot.
Sabbah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sabbah.
Sabbah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quall's head.
Quall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sabbah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sabbah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quall takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sabbah clobbers Quall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sabbah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quall's calf.
Sabbah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quall walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sabbah.
Sabbah throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sabbah tries to clinch but Quall is having none of it.
Quall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sabbah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sabbah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sabbah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sabbah avoids the body shot from Quall.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sabbah.
Sabbah feints and then cracks Quall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quall down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sabbah, right into the meat.
Quall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sabbah to score with a decent uppercut.
Quall throws a combination that misses
enabling Sabbah to counter with a crisp jab.
Sabbah feints and then cracks Quall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quall down.
Sabbah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Quall.
Sabbah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quall's calf.
Sabbah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Quall misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quall throws a hook but Sabbah blocks it.
Sabbah lands a head shot.
Sabbah throws a head kick that Quall semi-blocks.
Sabbah clinches.
Quall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sabbah cracks Quall with a nice body shot.
Sabbah's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Quall wants to stall.
Sabbah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabbah is struggling to control the position.
Quall tries to throw a body punch but Sabbah avoids it by throwing Quall back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan i Sabbah dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Hassan i Sabbah's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sabbah lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sabbah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quall.
Sabbah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A left lands for Sabbah.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sabbah.
Quall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Sabbah.
Nice shot by Sabbah.
Sabbah dips to his left and cracks Quall with an uppercut!
Quall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sabbah can pounce on him.
Quall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sabbah lands a jab to Quall's midsection.
Sabbah is looking to slow Quall down with leg kicks.
Sabbah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Quall needs to keep his hands up - Sabbah had a free shot at his head there.
Sabbah connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabbah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quall.
Sabbah scores with a leg kick.
Quall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Sabbah.
Sabbah throws a head kick that half lands.
Sabbah scoring well with a low kick there.
Sabbah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quall's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Sabbah misses.
Sabbah feints and then cracks Quall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quall down.
Sabbah thuds a left hand into Quall's body.
Sabbah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sabbah scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Sabbah.
Sabbah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sabbah throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Quall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sabbah lands with a slapping head kick.
Quall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sabbah explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sabbah. That's going to slow Quall down.
Good leg kick by Sabbah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sabbah.
Sabbah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sabbah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Quall blocks the body kick.
Sabbah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quall scores with a three punch combo!
James Quall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quall throws a jab when Sabbah was well out of range.
Quall throws a looping overhand right but Sabbah ducks down to avoid it.
Quall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabbah.
Sabbah blocks a jab.
Sabbah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabbah defending well as Quall loads up on a big left hand.
Quall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sabbah. Sabbah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sabbah misses with a head kick.
Quall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sabbah.
Quall throws a lazy right hand but Sabbah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah sizes up Quall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sabbah takes a swing at Quall's ribcage but misses.
Quall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sabbah - that will leave a mark!
Sabbah lands a high kick!
Sabbah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sabbah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sabbah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Quall takes a step back to recover.
Quall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Quall throws a nice looking combination but Sabbah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sabbah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sabbah misses with a double jab.
Sabbah lands with a slapping head kick.
Sabbah lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quall misses with an uppercut. Sabbah saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Quall misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sabbah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sabbah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sabbah.
Quall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sabbah slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Quall jabs Sabbah right on the nose. Sabbah blinks but takes it well.
Sabbah scoring well with a low kick there.
Sabbah lands with a kick to the temple. Quall shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hassan i Sabbah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabbah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabbah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quall. That did some damage!
Sabbah scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sabbah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quall's head.
Quall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sabbah thumps Quall with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hassan i Sabbah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sabbah has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 42:50
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 42:50
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hassan i Sabbah!
Hassan i Sabbah is the new middleweight champion!
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