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The Fallout - Vault 023 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jemaine Clement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayson Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stuart has chosen "Go Getta" - Young Jeezy as his entrance music. Jayson Stuart acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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207 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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200 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jemaine Clement!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jayson Stuart!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clement throws a head kick that misses.
Clement swats away the attempt to clinch by Stuart.
Clement throws the kick towards the body but Stuart avoids it.
Stuart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clement misses with a knee to the head.
Stuart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stuart tries to land knees in the clinch but Clement avoids the damage to the body.
Clement landing knees to the body.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuart avoids it.
Stuart misses with a knee strike.
Stuart trying to land knees to the body.
Clement landing knees to the body.
Clement trying to land knees to the body.
Stuart managing to block the knees to the body from Clement.
Clement tries a body shot but Stuart blocks it.
Stuart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clement in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the head but Clement blocks with his arms.
Stuart looks gassed!
Clement is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stuart is defending well for now.
Clement landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clement lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stuart avoiding damage as Clement throws knees to the body.
Stuart misses with a knee strike.
Clement trying to land knees to the body.
Clement landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clement unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuart avoids it.
Clement tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stuart trying to land knees to the body.
Clement wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stuart has him pressed against the cage.
Clement breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stuart fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement tries a head kick but it misses.
Clement tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clement throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stuart.
Clement tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stuart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stuart has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stuart obliges.
Clement missing with knees to the body.
Clement throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stuart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stuart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clement lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stuart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clement lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clement blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stuart.
Stuart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clement looking to throw knees to the head but Stuart is blocking nicely.
Clement is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stuart is defending well for now.
Clement is looking to break free of the clinch but Stuart has double underhooks.
Stuart scores a nice knee to the body.
Stuart utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stuart obliges.
Stuart landing knees to the head.
Clement is trying to break the clinch but Stuart has him pressed against the cage.
Clement looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stuart avoiding damage as Clement throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuart landing knees to the head.
Stuart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clement blocks it with crossed arms.
Stuart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stuart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stuart scores with a knee to the head.
Clement tries to land knees in the clinch but Stuart avoids the damage to the body.
Clement avoiding damage as Stuart throws knees to the body.
Clement tries to break the clinch but Stuart is controlling the position.
Stuart with a knee to the head.
Stuart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clement's efforts to push away.
Stuart landing knees to the body.
Clement is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stuart tries a knee to the head but Clement blocks it.
Clement looking to throw knees to the head but Stuart is blocking nicely.
Stuart scores a nice knee to the body.
Clement crunches a lovely knee into Stuart's ribcage.
Stuart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clement lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clement takes a knee to the side of the body.
Clement tries a knee to the head but Stuart blocks it.
Clement managing to block the knees to the body from Stuart.
Clement blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stuart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stuart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clement lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clement is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stuart is defending well for now.
Stuart tries to land knees in the clinch but Clement avoids the damage to the body.
Clement avoiding damage as Stuart throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stuart.
Clement trying to land knees to the body.
Stuart misses with a knee strike.
Clement tries to circle away but Stuart has him pinned against the cage.
A knee to the head by Stuart.
Stuart misses with a knee strike.
Stuart tries a knee to the head but Clement blocks it.
Clement wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stuart has him pressed against the cage.
Stuart scores with a knee to the head.
Stuart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clement managing to block the knees to the body from Stuart.
Stuart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clement tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clement misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stuart.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuart avoids it.
Stuart landing knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Clement's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stuart obliges.
Clement trying to stall but Stuart improves his position.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the head but Clement blocks with his arms.
Clement misses with an elbow over the top.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clement trying to land knees to the body.
Stuart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clement throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stuart scores a nice knee to the body.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuart avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stuart obliges.
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.
Stuart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clement is defending well for now.
Clement missing with knees to the body.
Stuart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clement missing with knees to the body.
Clement avoiding damage as Stuart throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Clement trying to land knees to the body.
Clement misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stuart.
Clement takes a knee to the side of the body.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuart avoids it.
Stuart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clement lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stuart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stuart avoiding damage as Clement throws knees to the body.
Stuart avoiding damage as Clement throws knees to the body.
Clement tries to land knees in the clinch but Stuart avoids the damage to the body.
Stuart connects with a knee to the head.
Clement trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Stuart.
Stuart missing with knees to the body.
Stuart managing to block the knees to the body from Clement.
Knees to the body from Stuart.
Clement wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stuart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clement missing with knees to the body.
Stuart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clement is defending well for now.
Stuart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stuart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clement throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Clement's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jemaine Clement dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stuart lands with an uppercut that bounces Clement off the cage and back into rage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Stuart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clement misses with a series of wild punches.
Clement lands a head shot.
Clement pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clement has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stuart closes the distance and clinches.
Stuart scores a nice knee to the body.
Stuart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clement in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clement avoiding damage as Stuart throws knees to the body.
Stuart misses with a knee strike.
Clement trying to land knees to the body.
Stuart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stuart connects with a knee to the head.
Stuart avoiding damage as Clement throws knees to the body.
Stuart managing to block the knees to the body from Clement.
Stuart scores a nice knee to the body.
Stuart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clement managing to block the knees to the body from Stuart.
Clement connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stuart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stuart trying to land knees to the body.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuart avoids it.
Stuart lands a good knee to the midsection. Clement won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stuart obliges.
Stuart landing knees to the body.
Clement takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stuart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clement.
Stuart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clement.
Stuart missing with knees to the body.
Stuart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clement blocks it with crossed arms.
Stuart landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stuart has Clement pressed against the cage, preventing Clement from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stuart lands a good knee to the midsection. Clement won't want to take too many of those.
Clement pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stuart is looking to clinch but Clement is avoiding it.
Stuart lands a glancing blow to the side of Clement's head.
Stuart looks for the body kick but Clement saw that one coming.
Clement throws a head kick but Stuart moves out of range.
Clement tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clement tries to keep at a distance but Stuart has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clement throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stuart blocks it with crossed arms.
Clement is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stuart is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stuart obliges.
A knee to the head by Stuart.
Stuart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the head but Clement blocks with his arms.
Clement trying to land knees to the body.
Stuart managing to block the knees to the body from Clement.
A knee to the head by Stuart.
Clement lands a nice knee to the body.
Stuart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuart avoids it.
Stuart scores a nice knee to the body.
Clement misses with a knee strike.
Clement managing to block the knees to the body from Stuart.
Clement trying to land knees to the body.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuart avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stuart.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stuart obliges.
Stuart misses with a knee strike.
Stuart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stuart lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clement obliges.
Stuart avoiding damage as Clement throws knees to the body.
Clement is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stuart is defending well for now.
Stuart avoiding damage as Clement throws knees to the body.
Clement takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stuart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stuart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stuart landing knees to the head.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuart avoids it.
Stuart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stuart tries to land knees in the clinch but Clement avoids the damage to the body.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clement avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clement trying to land knees to the body.
Clement missing with knees to the body.
Stuart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stuart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stuart landing knees to the body.
Stuart avoiding damage as Clement throws knees to the body.
Stuart utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stuart unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clement is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stuart is keeping busy.
Stuart trying to land knees to the body.
Clement misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stuart.
Stuart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clement lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stuart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clement's efforts to push away.
Stuart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stuart.
Clement pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clement tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stuart is able to avoid easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stuart.
Jemaine Clement seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clement throws a shot from downtown. Stuart moves away and avoids it.
Clement avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clement throws a leg kick but Stuart sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Clement swats away the attempt to clinch by Stuart.
Stuart wants to clinch.
Stuart is looking to clinch but Clement is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Clement.
Clement bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stuart moves into the clinch successfully.
Clement on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clement wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stuart has him pressed against the cage.
Stuart missing with knees to the body.
Clement escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clement pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clement swats away the attempt to clinch by Stuart.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stuart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clement paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clement connects with a high kick.
Clement throws a head kick that misses.
Stuart fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayson Stuart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stuart moves in looking to clinch but Clement pushes him off.
Clement gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stuart holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Clement scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Stuart.
Stuart looking to throw knees to the head but Clement is blocking nicely.
Stuart looking to throw knees to the head but Clement is blocking nicely.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuart avoids it.
Stuart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clement.
Clement misses with a knee strike.
Stuart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clement blocks it with crossed arms.
Stuart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clement has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clement missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Clement's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stuart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clement taking a breather.
Clement tries to land knees in the clinch but Stuart avoids the damage to the body.
Stuart managing to block the knees to the body from Clement.
Clement missing with knees to the body.
Stuart is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the head but Clement blocks with his arms.
Clement lands a shot to the body.
Stuart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clement.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clement is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stuart is keeping busy.
Stuart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clement blocks it with crossed arms.
Clement wants to break free but Stuart has control.
A knee to the head by Stuart.
Stuart landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement misses with an elbow over the top.
Stuart lands a nice knee to the body.
Stuart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stuart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuart avoids it.
Stuart tries a knee to the head but Clement blocks it.
Clement is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stuart is defending well for now.
Clement missing with knees to the body.
Stuart managing to block the knees to the body from Clement.
Clement trying to land knees to the body.
Stuart landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jayson Stuart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stuart utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stuart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clement is defending well for now.
Stuart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stuart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clement tries a knee to the head but Stuart blocks it.
Stuart landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stuart missing with knees to the body.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clement avoids it.
Stuart misses with a knee to the head.
Clement is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stuart is defending well for now.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuart avoids it.
Clement avoiding damage as Stuart throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stuart as Clement tries to tie him up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stuart.
Stuart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A knee to the head by Stuart.
Stuart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stuart.
Stuart misses with a knee to the head.
Stuart working Clement over with knees to the body.
Clement manages to break the clinch.
Stuart tries to clinch but Clement is having none of it.
Stuart misses with a low kick.
Clement is looking to score with low kicks.
Stuart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clement paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stuart blocks a head kick by Clement.
Stuart tries to clinch up but Clement circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clement. Stuart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stuart doesn't manage to clinch there - Clement circles away.
Clement misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stuart tries to clinch but Clement is having none of it.
Stuart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stuart tries to clinch but Clement is having none of it.
Stuart lands with a kick to the temple. Clement shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Clement keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clement throws the left hand but Stuart avoids the punch easily.
Stuart wants to clinch up but Clement keeps it at a distance.
Stuart tries to close the distance and clinch but Clement swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clement just misses with a punch to the body.
Clement tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stuart is looking to clinch but Clement is avoiding it.
Jemaine Clement is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clement lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stuart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stuart tries to clinch up but Clement circles away and keeps his distance.
Stuart clinches with his opponent.
Stuart scores with a knee to the head.
Stuart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stuart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stuart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stuart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stuart.
Clement managing to block the knees to the body from Stuart.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clement avoids it.
Clement is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Clement is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stuart is defending well for now.
Stuart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuart avoids it.
Stuart trying to land knees to the body.
Clement lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stuart scores a nice knee to the body.
Stuart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clement lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clement looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stuart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clement blocks it with crossed arms.
Clement missing with knees to the body.
Stuart avoids the elbow strike from Clement, against the cage.
Clement avoiding damage as Stuart throws knees to the body.
Clement takes a knee to the side of the body.
Clement lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stuart or not.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuart avoids it.
Stuart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stuart tries a knee to the head but Clement blocks it.
Stuart looking to throw knees to the head but Clement is blocking nicely.
Stuart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clement blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stuart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clement blocks it with crossed arms.
Clement throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stuart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clement avoids it.
Stuart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clement's face.
Stuart misses with a knee strike.
Clement missing with knees to the body.
Clement trying to stall but Stuart improves his position.
Stuart working Clement over with knees to the body.
Stuart lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jayson Stuart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stuart 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jayson Stuart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Goss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goss's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sybreed: Emma-0. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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21
169 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Goss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Silver!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goss throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silver looks gassed!
Goss bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Goss working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Silver dodges the ground and pound from Goss.
Silver taking a bit of punishment here - Goss scoring with strikes.
Goss in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver taking punishment in the form of punches.
Goss lands some shots froms side control.
Goss throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Goss lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silver parries the strikes from Goss easily there. Goss is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silver to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goss lands a few punches from side control.
Goss cracks Silver with a big right hand but Silver just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Goss scores with punches from side control.
Goss 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.
Goss lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silver avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Goss.
Goss is putting a hurting on Silver here, landing some big shots from side control.
Goss scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silver to see if he's OK.
Goss in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silver takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Silver tries to escape but Goss is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goss connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silver some visible discomfort.
Goss scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silver to see if he's OK.
Goss working the ground and pound from side control.
Goss working the ground and pound.
Goss lands a nice forearm strike.
Goss lands a nice forearm strike.
Goss works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silver on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Goss's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goss throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Silver takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silver on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Goss scoring with punches and elbows.
Goss creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silver is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Goss looks up at the clock and then as Silver takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Goss smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Goss looks up at the clock and then as Silver takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Goss smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goss creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Goss tries to score with some ground and pound. Silver controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Goss throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silver is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Goss asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Goss lands a nice forearm strike.
Goss lands a few punches from side control.
Goss landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Goss working the ground and pound.
Goss is chipping away with strikes.
Silver avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Goss.
Goss cracks Silver with a big right hand but Silver just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silver takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silver wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Goss connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silver some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goss is working Silver over with some ground and pound from side control.
Goss working the ground and pound from side control.
Silver is pushing Goss's head away, looking to escape. Goss manages to hold on to the position though.
Silver is working to avoid the ground and pound but Goss connects with a decent elbow.
Goss lands a few punches from side control.
Goss grinds an elbow into Silver's temple.
Goss lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silver down.
Goss decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Silver throws a series of punches but Goss avoids them all with ease.
Goss scores with a nice body kick.
Goss clinches up against the cage.
Goss gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Goss scores with a knee to the head.
Goss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silver's efforts to push away.
Goss gets control of Silver's arms and successfully pulls guard. Goss will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Goss lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silver!
Silver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goss. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silver takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goss raining down shots from the mount!
Goss scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Goss pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Goss breaks from Silver's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Goss fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Goss lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Goss is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silver can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Goss is landing with some decent strikes but Silver is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Goss with good strikes from the mount here!
Silver is in a horrible position here. Goss smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Goss thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goss has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silver's face.
Goss landing strikes from the mount.
Silver is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Goss dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Goss stalks Silver and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silver's face. Silver staggers backwards, shaken.
Goss shoots for a takedown but Silver saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silver tries to keep at a distance but Goss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goss is trying to drag Silver to the mat but Silver just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Goss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Goss landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Goss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver misses with the combination.
Goss is looking to clinch but Silver is avoiding it.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joseph Goss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silver lands a jab-cross combination.
Goss is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goss closes the distance and clinches.
Goss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Goss with a knee to the head.
Goss scores with a knee to the head.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Goss.
Silver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goss gets control of Silver's arms and successfully pulls guard. Goss will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silver wanted to stand there but Goss had control of the position.
Goss is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silver wants to stand but Goss has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Goss 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.
Goss working for a triangle but Silver defends it easily.
Silver must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Goss pushes Silver off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goss moves into the clinch.
Goss breaks the clinch.
A combination from Silver does no damage.
Goss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silver, pushing him back against the cage.
Goss landing knees to the head.
Goss ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Goss no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Goss pushes Silver off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Goss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silver.
Goss is looking to clinch but Silver is avoiding it.
Goss fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Goss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver throws a series of punches but Goss moves out of range.
Goss thuds his shin into the meat of Silver's side.
Goss shoots in looking for a takedown. Silver tries to sprawl out of it but Goss keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silver manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silver looks to land a combination but Goss avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goss keeps Silver at a distance using the push kick.
Goss has closed the distance and engaged Silver in a clinch.
Silver cracks Goss with a nice body shot.
Goss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Goss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Goss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goss doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Goss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver misses with a few strikes there.
Goss drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silver is working to avoid the ground and pound but Goss connects with a decent elbow.
Goss landing a few strikes.
Silver is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Goss asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Goss lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silver is trying to get back to his feet.
Goss lands a nice forearm strike.
Silver is working to avoid the ground and pound but Goss connects with a decent elbow.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goss tries to clinch up but Silver circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Goss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goss misses with a head kick.
Silver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goss closes the distance and clinches.
Goss prevents Silver from breaking the clinch.
Goss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silver's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver takes a knee right on the jaw!
Goss misses with a knee to the head.
Goss lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Goss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goss has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silver finds it's way round the side to connect with Goss's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Goss dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Goss closes the distance and clinches.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Goss manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Goss had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silver defends it easily.
Goss is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Goss looking for a guillotine here but Silver defends easily.
Silver stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goss.
Goss forces Silver back against the cage and clinches.
Goss pulls guard successfully.
Goss looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goss is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goss is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Goss manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silver manages to get himself to full guard.
Goss missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silver wants to stand up but Goss is controlling him.
Silver is working an open guard so Goss takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Goss has managed to clinch.
Silver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Goss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Goss obliges.
A knee to the head by Goss.
Goss connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silver's face.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Goss won't allow it.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Goss won't allow it.
Goss lands a knee to the head.
Silver managing to block the knees to the body from Goss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goss pulls guard effortlessly.
Goss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goss striking off his back but it's not causing Silver any problems.
Goss is looking for a triangle but Silver pushes his legs off easily.
Goss manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silver manages to get himself to full guard.
Silver wriggles free and stands up.
Goss scores with a head kick.
Goss shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silver defends it nicely.
Goss tries to clinch there but Silver circles away.
Silver swinging wildly here.
Goss throws a nice head kick!
Silver takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Goss slams his shin into Silver's torso.
Goss lands a head kick!
Goss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goss scores with a knee to the head.
Silver avoiding damage as Goss throws knees to the body.
Goss fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silver lands a right hand.
Goss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Goss throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silver working hard to break the clinch.
Silver is trying to force a seperation but Goss has the dominant position.
Goss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goss shoots in for a takedown but Silver shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Goss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver throws the kick towards the body but Goss avoids it.
Goss lands a head kick. Silver smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Goss misses with a few strikes there.
Jack Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silver throws a right hand that Goss ducks under and follows up with a left that Goss also avoids with ease.
Goss doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Silver has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Goss.
A head kick from Goss lands but Silver takes it in his stride.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silver missing with a left hand there. Goss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to land a leg kick but Goss saw it coming and moves away.
Goss moves in looking to clinch but Silver pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Goss tries to clinch up.
Goss wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
Goss scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice body kick from Goss.
Silver throws a leg kick which misses Goss's front leg but catches the back leg as Goss tries to avoid it.
Goss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jack Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goss manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Goss has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silver can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silver working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Goss's head.
Goss wriggles free and stands up.
Goss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silver, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goss misses with a knee strike.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Goss is controlling him.
Goss gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Joseph Goss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goss fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Goss drags the fight down to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Goss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goss has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Goss!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maurice McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Bolten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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175 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maurice McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Bolten!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joey Bolten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Bolten.
McDonald keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bolten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Bolten.
Bolten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McDonald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bolten lands a head kick!
It looks like Maurice McDonald has been cut.
Bolten goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bolten throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bolten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McDonald's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolten throws a head kick that McDonald semi-blocks.
Bolten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McDonald feints and as Bolten raises his hands in defense, McDonald changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bolten not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bolten looking to control.
Bolten looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McDonald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McDonald throws a strike but Bolten rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bolten trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
Bolten won't allow McDonald to sweep him here.
Bolten trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald controls Bolten momentarily but Bolten frees himself.
McDonald keeping full guard, as Bolten tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McDonald is on top in guard.
McDonald looking to pass the guard.
McDonald makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bolten can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McDonald controls the pace.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Bolten keeps moving.
McDonald looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bolten looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! McDonald has picked Bolten up and slammed him! Bolten can't keep hold of the triangle and McDonald manages to pass to side control!
Bolten is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Bolten's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bolten is trying to control McDonald's posture but McDonald avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McDonald moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bolten takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bolten to see if he's OK.
McDonald working the ground and pound from side control.
Bolten takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bolten is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bolten taking some punishment here, with McDonald in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonald wants to control but Bolten is keeping him busy.
Bolten is doing well to control the position and prevent McDonald from advancing to side control.
Bolten makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bolten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Bolten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice McDonald's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bolten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bolten throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick from Bolten lands but McDonald takes it in his stride.
Bolten goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body. Bolten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bolten takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bolten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McDonald checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Joey Bolten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bolten cracks the inside of McDonald's front leg.
McDonald misses with a takedown attempt - Bolten sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McDonald gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolten is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McDonald off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Bolten is persistently looking for the submission but McDonald is defending it well.
McDonald tries to break free.
McDonald looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Bolten is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. McDonald defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
McDonald defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bolten's arms.
Maurice McDonald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolten gets his hands free as McDonald looks to control.
McDonald rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bolten works his way into full mount!
McDonald defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bolten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolten avoids the attempt from McDonald to control.
Bolten is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. McDonald can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
McDonald is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
McDonald tries to reverse the position but Bolten maintains control.
Bolten goes for an armbar but McDonald turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McDonald.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Bolten keeps moving.
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.
McDonald's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bolten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bolten is looking for a triangle but McDonald pushes his legs off easily.
McDonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bolten is keeping the position for now.
Bolten looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McDonald postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McDonald is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joey Bolten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Maurice McDonald's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bolten moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
McDonald chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bolten can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bolten.
Bolten misses with a head kick.
McDonald throws a jab when Bolten was well out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bolten.
McDonald takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bolten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McDonald if he has to take too many more of those.
Bolten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bolten cracks the inside of McDonald's front leg.
Bolten fakes the leg kick and cracks McDonald in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolten tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joey Bolten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bolten fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McDonald crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bolten - the referee stops the clock and McDonald gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bolten. McDonald manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McDonald tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters circling a little - Bolten finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Bolten.
Bolten moves into range and clinches up with McDonald.
Bolten jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McDonald walks away with a smile on his face. Bolten gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bolten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolten fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McDonald takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bolten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bolten connects with a solid leg kick.
Bolten lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Bolten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bolten throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bolten.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Bolten.
Bolten scoring well with a low kick there.
McDonald keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonald keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Bolten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McDonald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bolten. That's going to slow McDonald down.
Bolten tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Bolten. No joy for McDonald on that attempt.
Bolten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bolten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bolten throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bolten lets loose with a powerful body kick. McDonald will feel that in the morning.
Bolten scores with a nice body kick.
Bolten tries to clinch up.
Bolten lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolten.
McDonald tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McDonald is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bolten. McDonald shrugs it off though.
Crunch! Bolten slams his shin into McDonald's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDonald takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bolten!
Bolten connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolten misses with a head kick.
Bolten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDonald.
Maurice McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joey Bolten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bolten lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Bolten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bolten winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Bolten!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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178 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Galvao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Master Blaster!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Galvao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blaster swivels and escapes.
Galvao tries to land a leg kick but Blaster saw it coming and moves away.
Blaster slaps away a takedown attempt from Galvao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Galvao misses with a leg kick.
Galvao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaster's waist but Blaster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Galvao off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Galvao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blaster lands a jab to the head.
Blaster closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blaster lands in his opponent's guard.
Galvao throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blaster tries to free his leg and advance position but Galvao is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blaster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Galvao is trying to control the position but Blaster postures up.
Galvao 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.
Galvao keeping full guard, as Blaster tries to pass.
Blaster slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Galvao is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Blaster tries to score with some ground and pound. Galvao controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Galvao managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Blaster.
Blaster tries to score with some ground and pound. Galvao controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Blaster trying to control the position but Galvao is working away.
Blaster is trying to ground and pound but Galvao uses the momentary lack of control by Blaster to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Blaster connects with a nice short shot to Galvao's temple.
Blaster throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Galvao is trying is best to control the position here.
Blaster tries to pass to full mount but Galvao defends it.
Galvao moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blaster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Galvao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blaster can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blaster lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blaster.
Blaster pushing down on Galvao's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blaster frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Galvao regains half guard.
Galvao is pressing down on Blaster's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Galvao is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Galvao is breathing heavily.
Galvao escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blaster gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blaster lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster distracts Galvao with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blaster drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blaster jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blaster thows a big elbow that misses.
Galvao is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blaster defends well.
Galvao looking for a guillotine here but Blaster defends easily.
Blaster pushing down on Galvao's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blaster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Blaster dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Galvao misses with a takedown
and Blaster decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Galvao's guard.
Blaster is looking to work some ground and pound but Galvao has wrist control.
Galvao looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blaster postures up and lands a big shot to Galvao's brow.
Galvao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaster throws a strike but Galvao rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Galvao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blaster is keeping the position for now.
Galvao stopping the sweep attempt from Blaster.
Blaster is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao tries to free his leg and advance position but Blaster is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blaster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Galvao with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blaster counters with a nice uppercut.
Galvao with a poor takedown
and Blaster counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Galvao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaster lands a jab to the head.
Blaster attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Galvao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Galvao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blaster misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Blaster does no damage.
Master Blaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blaster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Galvao circles away quickly and effectively.
Blaster finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Galvao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blaster counters with a leg kick.
Blaster lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blaster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blaster lands a jab to the nose.
Galvao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blaster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster scores with a one two! Galvao had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blaster scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blaster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blaster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Galvao misses with a takedown attempt
and Blaster counters with a series of strikes. Galvao will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blaster tried to score with a low kick but Galvao checks it.
Galvao closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blaster counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blaster distracts Galvao with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Galvao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blaster is looking to work some ground and pound but Galvao has wrist control.
Blaster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blaster passes Galvao's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Blaster scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaster thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Galvao to regain full guard.
Blaster tries to free his leg and advance position but Galvao is retaining full guard.
Blaster lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Galvao is trying to keep Blaster in close.
Galvao has his foot on Blaster's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blaster works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaster looking to pass the guard.
Blaster has gone for a leg lock! Galvao slips out almost immediately though and dives into Blaster's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Blaster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Blaster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Galvao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Galvao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blaster.
Blaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Galvao with a poor takedown
and Blaster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaster darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blaster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blaster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blaster throws and elbow that misses. Galvao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blaster's guard. Nice move by Galvao!
Blaster is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blaster wants to sweep here but Galvao controlling him for the moment.
Galvao trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaster keeping full guard, as Galvao tries to pass.
Blaster is trying to control the position but Galvao postures up.
Blaster tries to strike from the bottom.
Galvao preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blaster.
Galvao shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Galvao is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blaster is not content to let Galvao control the position.
Blaster works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blaster looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Galvao wants to control from the top but Blaster keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blaster is on top in guard.
Galvao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blaster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Galvao throws his legs up looking for a submission but Blaster uses it to pass to side control.
Blaster is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Galvao has escaped the position, nice work there.
Blaster trying to control the action but Galvao is working from the bottom.
Galvao manages to get back to half guard.
Galvao is trying to get back to full guard.
Blaster thows a huge punch but Galvao dodges it nicely.
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.
Blaster is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blaster thows a huge punch but Galvao dodges it nicely.
Galvao looking for submissions off his back.
Blaster frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Galvao working to try and regain half guard.
Blaster pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Master Blaster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blaster has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Blaster!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Tronk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tronk comes to the cage accompanied by "Go Getta" - Young Jeezy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Tronk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tronk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tronk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lambert is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tronk, into his guard.
Tronk looking to control.
Tronk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lambert in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tronk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lambert is aware though and is defending well.
Tronk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tronk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lambert working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tronk looking for a guillotine here but Lambert defends easily.
Lambert with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tronk looking for a guillotine here but Lambert defends easily.
Lambert throws and elbow that misses. Tronk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lambert's guard. Nice move by Tronk!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lambert can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lambert throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
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.
Tronk trying to control but Lambert is working from the bottom.
Lambert keeping full guard, as Tronk tries to pass.
Tronk trying to control but Lambert is working from the bottom.
Tronk drops back looking for a leg! Lambert is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lambert manages to kick Tronk off! Tronk jumps back into Lambert's guard.
Lambert wants to stand up but Tronk is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tronk trying to control but Lambert is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tronk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tronk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tronk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mike Lambert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tronk dives in and grabs Lambert's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lambert pushes down on Tronk's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert misses the shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Tronk or perhaps it was just good defense by Lambert which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Tronk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lambert tries to clinch but Tronk moves out of range.
Tronk blocks a jab.
Tronk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tronk decides to pull guard.
Lambert in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lambertis looking to pass into half guard but Tronk pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tronk is in guard.
Tronk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lambert is keeping the position for now.
Tronk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Tronk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tronk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lambert circles away.
Lambert misses with a wild body shot.
Tronk misses with a body kick.
Benny Tronk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tronk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lambert as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tronk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tronk slips under a jab from Lambert.
Tronk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lambert defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Tronk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambert misses with a wild body shot.
Lambert misses with a low kick.
Lambert wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tronk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert misses with a straight left.
Lambert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lambert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lambert!
It looks like Benny Tronk has been cut.
No joy there for Lambert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tronk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tronk shoots in for a double leg but Lambert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lambert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lambert's corner calls for a 1-2. Lambert obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lambert moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tronk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lambert throws a lazy right hand but Tronk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lambert fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tronk, pushing him back against the cage.
Tronk with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tronk tries to pull guard but Lambert won't allow it.
Lambert is looking to break free of the clinch but Tronk has double underhooks.
Tronk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lambert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Lambert's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tronk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lambert wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tronk keeps control of Lambert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lambert can't break the clinch.
Lambert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tronk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lambert smiles and moves away.
Lambert looks to land a combination. Tronk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tronk is looking to clinch.
Mike Lambert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lambert keeps the fight on the outside.
Tronk takes the fight into the clinch.
Tronk pulls Lambert into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert postures up and lands a big shot to Tronk's brow.
Lambert throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tronk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lambert wants to get up but he can't break Tronk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lambert working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tronk's head.
Tronk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lambert doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Tronk is tightening it up a little... Lambert has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lambert reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lambert taps out! nice BJJ there by Tronk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Benny Tronk!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skippy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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21
180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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20
176 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Skippy McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGee is able to avoid easily.
McGee shoots in but Sharp avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McGee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McGee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sharp is trying to defend but McGee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sharp is looking to improve his position.
McGee controlling the pace.
McGee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sharp for as long as he can get away with.
Sharp throws a strike from the bottom but McGee passes into side control!
Sharp is trying to control McGee's posture but McGee avoids it.
McGee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp is not content to let McGee control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp is looking for a sweep.
Sharp struggling a bit here.
McGee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sharp keeps working.
Sharp manages to work his way to half guard, despite McGee's best efforts.
Sharp wants to control but McGee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McGee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sharp.
Sharp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGee shoots in for a takedown but Sharp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from McGee.
McGee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sharp sprawls well. Sharp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGee gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skippy McGee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sharp defends it nicely.
McGee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sharp defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McGee.
Good exchange - Sharp coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
Sharp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGee.
Sharp lands a right hook to the body.
Sharp lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Sharp finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McGee is breathing heavily.
Sharp misses with an uppercut. McGee saw that one coming.
McGee darts in and clinches Sharp up against the cage.
McGee breaks the clinch.
Sharp works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McGee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sharp swivels and escapes.
Sharp gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McGee is looking to control Sharp's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McGee avoid being mounted?
Sharp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.
Sharp working the head and body with strikes.
Sharp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sharp decides to stand and escape the position.
Sharp throws a lazy right hand but McGee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGee with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Sharp to counter with a crisp jab.
Sharp throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McGee throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharp.
McGee shoots in and bounces Sharp off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Sharp dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sharp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGee has Sharp up against the cage in a clinch.
McGee has Sharp pressed against the cage, preventing Sharp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sharp throws a sloppy head kick and McGee moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sharp.
Sharp cracks McGee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Curtis Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee takes one to the chin there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGee walks into a jab.
Sharp lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee shoots and misses
and Sharp counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McGee's guard now.
Sharp trying to control the position from guard on top but McGee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGee looking to control.
Sharp is pushing down on McGee's leg trying to pass to half guard. McGee is fighting to maintain full guard but Sharp has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sharp works his way into side control.
Sharp tries to score with some ground and pound. McGee controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McGee pushes Sharp away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sharp gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sharp throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and McGee works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
McGee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sharp is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp stands up and beckons McGee to join him on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Sharp as McGee shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skippy McGee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGee slips under a jab.
McGee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Curtis Sharp has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGee trying to control the action but Sharp is working from the bottom.
McGee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee wants to control but Sharp is keeping him busy.
Sharp has a hand on McGee's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. McGee takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
McGee with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
McGee avoids the attempt from Sharp to control.
McGee wants to control the pace but Sharp is squirming around nicely.
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.
McGee looking for a guillotine from mount but Sharp is having none of it.
Sharp tries to reverse the position but McGee maintains control.
McGee punching from mount but Sharp doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sharp is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Curtis Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McGee fails to land the takedown.
McGee closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
McGee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sharp gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McGee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skippy McGee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGee breaks the clinch.
Sharp avoids a kick to the body.
Sharp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sharp is able to avoid easily.
McGee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sharp is fending him off so far but McGee persists. Nope, Sharp circles away and we're back to standing.
McGee avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Skippy McGee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGee misses with a takedown
letting Sharp counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp throws a jab but it's blocked by McGee.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
McGee slips a jab from Sharp.
A jab from Sharp does it's job there.
McGee takes one to the chin there.
McGee walks into a straight right hand from Sharp.
McGee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sharp circles away.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Sharp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharp scores with a jab.
Sharp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sharp misses with a straight left.
McGee doesn't manage to clinch there - Sharp circles away.
McGee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sharp but Sharp pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sharp misses with a double jab
and McGee counters with a single leg into guard. Sharp didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sharp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McGee's guard.
McGee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sharp gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sharp scoring with some ground and pound.
McGee keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.
Sharp throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee working a defensive guard here.
McGee wants to sweep but no luck.
Sharp trying to control the position from guard on top but McGee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slow jab from Sharp misses its intended target.
Sharp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGee.
Curtis Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but McGee is just out of range.
Sharp throws a jab when McGee was well out of range.
Sharp defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McGee.
McGee fails with the takedown.
Sharp circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.
McGee wants to clinch up but Sharp keeps it at a distance.
McGee with a poor takedown
and Sharp counters with a stiff right hand.
McGee tries for a takedown but Sharp circles away easily
and Sharp counters with a nice body kick.
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
McGee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Curtis Sharp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sharp is trying to break free.
McGee has Sharp pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sharp manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sharp takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sharp stops a takedown attempt from McGee.
Skippy McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharp breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sharp winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Sharp!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Zappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Masques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Zappa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Masques !
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zappa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masques sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zappa throws a looping overhand right but Masques ducks down to avoid it.
Zappa throws out a loose jab but Masques uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masques moves out of range of the body kick.
Masques throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zappa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masques bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masques dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zappa tries to clinch up.
Zappa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masques sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masques works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zappa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zappa misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Zappa.
Zappa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masques .
Zappa misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masques swings for the body but Zappa moves out of range.
Masques throws a jab when Zappa was well out of range.
Masques tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zappa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zappa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Masques uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zappa.
Zappa misses with a jab to the body
and Zappa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zappa throws a sloppy head kick and Masques moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masques .
Masques throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masques scores with a nice head shot.
Zappa misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Zappa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Masques throws a lazy right hand but Zappa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zappa.
Masques works Zappa's body with a nice hook.
Masques misses with a double jab.
Masques misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Masques finds it's target.
Masques throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zappa defending well as Masques loads up on a big left hand.
Masques ducks under a wild hook from Zappa.
Masques lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Masques throws a jab but it's blocked by Zappa.
Zappa slips a jab and a cross from Masques .
Masques rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zappa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zappa misses with a double jab
and Masques counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Masques throws a lazy right hand but Zappa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zappa lands a nice shot to the body.
Zappa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Masques is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zappa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Masques 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masques is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Masques jabs at Zappa's body.
Masques is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big left from Zappa misses.
Zappa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masques .
A telegraphed right hand from Zappa misses the target.
Masques darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zappa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Zappa.
Zappa looks to throw the jab but Masques is out of range.
Zappa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left lands for Zappa.
Masques is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zappa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zappa.
Zappa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masques moves out of range of the strikes.
Masques ducks under a wild hook from Zappa.
Zappa throws a head kick that misses.
Zappa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masques was well out of range. Poor timing from Zappa.
Zappa swinging wildly here.
Zappa connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zappa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zappa throws a hook to the side of Masques 's head but Masques sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zappa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masques throws a jab when Zappa was well out of range.
Zappa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masques .
Masques moves out of range as Zappa strikes.
Zappa digs a good hook to Masques 's body.
Nice cross by Masques .
Masques throws a nice looking combination but Zappa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zappa avoids the body shot from Masques .
Masques avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zappa cracks Masques with a good jab.
Masques jabs Zappa right on the nose. Zappa blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Masques misses the target.
A punch combination from Zappa misses.
Zappa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masques manages to avoid it.
Zappa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masques sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masques lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Zappa.
Zappa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Zappa misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masques .
Nice uppercut there from Masques .
Masques staying out of range there.
Masques throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zappa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zappa doesn't manage to clinch there - Masques circles away.
Zappa cracks Masques with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zappa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Masques jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zappa cracks Masques with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Masques dips to his left and cracks Zappa with an uppercut!
Zappa misses with an uppercut. Masques saw that one coming.
Zappa throws a shot from downtown. Masques moves away and avoids it.
Zappa throws a series of punches but Masques moves out of range.
Masques misses with a straight right.
Zappa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masques moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masques uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zappa.
Nice straight punches there by Masques . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Masques .
Zappa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Masques .
Masques ducks under a wild hook from Zappa.
Zappa tries to bum rush Masques with a series of wild strikes but Masques uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zappa throws a leg kick which misses Masques 's front leg but catches the back leg as Masques tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Zappa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Masques throws a jab but it's blocked by Zappa.
A punch combination from Zappa misses.
Zappa scores with a jab.
Masques ducks under a wild hook from Zappa.
Masques fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zappa on the side of the head.
Zappa misses with a jab to the body
and Masques makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Masques fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Masques avoids the body shot from Zappa.
Masques uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zappa.
Masques works over Zappa's head and body with a nice combination.
Zappa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zappa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zappa misses with a looping right.
Masques scores with a decent looking hook.
Masques ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zappa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masques moves away.
Zappa misses with a looping right.
Masques lands a nice hook to Zappa's body. Zappa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zappa ducks under a wild hook from Masques .
Zappa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick from Zappa lands but Masques takes it in his stride.
Zappa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zappa lands a jab to the head.
Good shot there by Zappa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappa misses the jab.
Masques connects with a body shot.
Zappa throws a hook but Masques blocks it.
Zappa misses with a body kick.
Masques lands with an uppercut that bounces Zappa off the cage and back into rage.
Zappa slips under a jab.
Zappa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Masques counters with a series of strikes. Zappa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zappa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masques connects with a jab.
Zappa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Masques at a distance.
Zappa slips under a jab.
Zappa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Masques as he connects with a hook.
Masques fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zappa manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Zappa misses its intended target.
Zappa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zappa blocks a jab.
Masques throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zappa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masques sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masques blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice jab there from Masques .
Zappa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zappa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masques .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masques takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zappa misses with a body kick.
Masques scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zappa throws the left hand but Masques avoids the punch easily.
Zappa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Masques . That did some damage!
Zappa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masques moves away.
Masques keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zappa.
Zappa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zappa ducks under a wild hook from Masques .
Junior Zappa is winning the standup battle so far.
Zappa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Masques counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zappa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zappa misses with a wild body shot.
Masques throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab by Masques .
A chopping leg kick lands by Zappa.
Zappa circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Masques finds it's way through Zappa's defenses.
Zappa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masques lands with a good body shot.
Zappa is looking to clinch.
Masques throws the left hand but Zappa avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zappa circles away quickly and effectively.
Masques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zappa circles away quickly and effectively.
Zappa scoring well with a low kick there.
Zappa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masques .
A nice leg kick lands there from Zappa.
Zappa lands an overhand right.
Zappa throws a big shot that misses.
Masques moves out of range as Zappa strikes.
Masques loads up on a big right hand but Zappa slips the punch.
Zappa slips a jab from Masques .
Zappa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Masques .
It looks like Andre Masques has been cut.
Zappa slips a straight right by Masques .
Zappa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masques .
Zappa lands with a hook. Masques tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Masques lands a really nice looking cross but Zappa seems unphased.
Zappa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masques might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zappa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Masques throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masques throws a hook but Zappa blocks it.
Masques moves away from the strike by Zappa.
Masques 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zappa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Masques doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Masques slips under a jab from Zappa.
A swing and a miss from Masques .
A big right from Zappa misses.
Masques walks into a jab.
Masques misses with a hook.
Zappa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zappa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masques sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masques blocks a head kick by Zappa.
Masques tries to clinch but Zappa moves out of range.
Masques swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zappa looks to land a left hand but Masques moved out of range nicely.
Masques blocks a head kick by Zappa.
Zappa thows a body shot but no joy.
Zappa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Masques finds it's way round the side to connect with Zappa's head.
Zappa ducks under a wild hook from Masques .
Zappa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zappa throws a shot to the body.
Zappa lands a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masques lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zappa loads up on a big right hand but Masques slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Zappa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andre Masques 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zappa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Masques keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masques lands the left hand.
Zappa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masques .
Masques jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zappa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masques defending well as Zappa loads up on a big left hand.
Zappa lands with a shot to the body.
Zappa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zappa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zappa with a hook.
Zappa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masques .
Masques lands a body shot.
Zappa throws a looping overhand right but Masques ducks down to avoid it.
Masques lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zappa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masques slips under a jab from Zappa.
Decent striking displayed by Zappa there.
Masques moves out of range as Zappa throws a body kick.
Zappa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Masques tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zappa was well out of range. Poor timing from Masques .
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Masques .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zappa manages to pull guard.
Masques wants to stand but Zappa is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zappa is on top in guard.
Zappa trying to control the position from guard on top but Masques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zappa throwing strikes from guard but Masques blocks nicely.
Zappa trying to control the position from guard on top but Masques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
Masques trying to control the position here.
Zappa throws a strike but Masques rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Masques trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zappa's guard.
Masques must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Masques is looking to work some ground and pound but Zappa has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Masques slips a jab and a cross from Zappa.
Zappa ducks under a wild hook from Masques .
Zappa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Masques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zappa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zappa lands a body shot.
A big left from Zappa misses.
Zappa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zappa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masques .
Masques misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Zappa.
Zappa misses with a low kick.
Zappa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zappa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Masques .
Zappa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Masques throws a hook but Zappa blocks it.
Masques fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zappa manages to avoid it.
Zappa looks to land a left hand but Masques moved out of range nicely.
Masques throws a hook but Zappa avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Masques .
Masques misses with a hook to the body
and Zappa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Masques misses with a straight left.
Masques rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zappa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masques .
Masques misses with a looping left.
Zappa missing with a left hand there. Masques was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zappa takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Zappa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zappa misses the jab.
Zappa takes a swing at Masques 's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masques . Zappa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masques slips a jab from Zappa.
A jab from Zappa misses.
Zappa misses with a low kick.
Masques is looking to clinch but Zappa is avoiding it.
Masques smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Masques ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zappa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masques lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Masques scores with a sloppy right hand. Zappa should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Zappa misses its intended target.
Masques slips a straight right by Zappa.
Masques looks to throw the jab but Zappa is out of range.
Masques loads up on a big right hand but Zappa slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Zappa clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Masques 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zappa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masques throws out the jab.
Masques showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zappa.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zappa.
A jab from Masques misses.
Zappa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zappa throws and low kick but Masques moves out of range easily.
Zappa cracks Masques with an open hand slap.
Zappa scores with a jab to the head.
Zappa avoids the body shot from Masques .
Zappa misses with a body kick.
Masques looks to land a right hand but Zappa moved out of range.
Zappa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Masques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zappa circles away quickly and effectively.
Masques moves out of range of the body kick from Zappa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zappa misses with an uppercut. Masques saw that one coming.
Masques slips a jab and a cross from Zappa.
Zappa throws a right and a left that Masques avoids nicely.
Masques lands with a straight right. Zappa didn't see that one coming.
Masques staying out of range there.
Masques avoids the body shot from Zappa.
Zappa looks to score with a jab to the body but Masques is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masques bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zappa misses with a double jab
and Masques counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Masques 's corner calls for a 1-2. Masques obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zappa throws a series of strikes that have Masques backpedaling.
Masques lands with a shot to the body.
Masques connects with a crisp jab.
Zappa looks to land a right hand but Masques moved out of range.
Zappa lands with an uppercut that bounces Masques off the cage and back into rage.
Masques uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zappa.
Zappa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Masques in his tracks.
Masques drops his hands momentarily and Zappa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zappa tries to work over Masques 's front leg with a kick but Masques checks it.
Zappa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masques moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zappa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zappa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masques . Zappa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masques digs a good hook to Zappa's body.
Zappa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zappa ducks under a wild hook from Masques .
Masques avoids the head kick by Zappa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Masques misses its intended target.
Zappa throws a jab but it's blocked by Masques .
Zappa pushes Masques up against the cage in a clinch.
Zappa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Masques is keeping busy.
Masques misses with a punch on the inside.
Zappa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zappa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Masques is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Masques pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zappa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Masques throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masques just misses with a punch to the body.
Zappa scores with a one two! Masques had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zappa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masques .
Zappa misses with a hook. Masques ducked under it nicely.
Zappa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Masques counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masques takes a swing at Zappa's ribcage but misses.
Masques slips a straight right by Zappa.
Masques bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Masques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut there from Masques .
Zappa just misses with a punch to the body.
Masques thuds his right hand into Zappa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zappa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zappa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masques throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masques moves in looking to clinch but Zappa pushes him off.
Zappa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masques lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Masques misses.
Zappa scores with a shot to the body.
Zappa with a hook.
Masques missing with a left hand there. Zappa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masques tries to close the distance and clinch but Zappa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zappa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappa loads up on a big right hand but Masques slips the punch.
Zappa closes the distance and clinches.
Masques is looking to control Zappa's arms but Zappa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Masques has his back to the cage.
Zappa is stalling here.
Zappa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Masques smiles and moves away.
Masques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zappa circles away quickly and effectively.
Zappa moves in looking to clinch but Masques pushes him off.
Good work by Masques as he checks the leg kick.
Masques looks to clinch
and Zappa counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Zappa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zappa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Masques uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zappa.
Masques slips under a jab.
Masques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot by Zappa.
Zappa throws a hook but Masques avoids it easily.
Masques on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Zappa had his way with Andre Masques in that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Masques 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Masques uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zappa.
Zappa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zappa throws the left hand but Masques avoids the punch easily.
Masques misses with a combination
and Masques takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zappa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masques was well out of range. Poor timing from Zappa.
Zappa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masques .
Zappa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zappa lands with a nice body punch.
Masques showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zappa.
Masques gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Masques rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zappa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zappa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zappa throws a head kick that misses
and Masques makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Masques misses with a straight right.
Zappa connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masques looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masques fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zappa manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masques chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zappa can pounce on him.
Masques lands a slapping body shot.
Zappa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Masques is out of range and Zappa settles back down.
Zappa fails with the takedown.
Masques uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zappa.
Masques throws a combination that misses
and Zappa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zappa throws a hook to the side of Masques 's head but Masques sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zappa blocks a jab.
Zappa throws a body kick that misses.
Zappa misses with a looping left.
Zappa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masques .
A looping hook to the body misses from Zappa. Masques does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Zappa.
Masques tries to clinch up but Zappa circles away and keeps his distance.
Masques closes the distance and pushes Zappa back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Zappa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Masques swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zappa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masques .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappa is trying to maintain a safe position but Masques gets an underhook and turns Zappa into the cage.
Zappa throws a punch but it's blocked by Masques .
Masques misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masques '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.
Zappa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Masques misses with the head strike.
Zappa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Masques tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zappa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Masques lands a body punch in the clinch.
Masques struggles to land a body shot inside as Zappa controls his hands.
Zappa manages to pull guard.
Masques wants to stand but Zappa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Masques is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Zappa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Masques accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zappa throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Zappa has his hands on Masques 's head, controlling the position.
Masques stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Zappa throws up his legs and catches Masques in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Masques tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Zappa! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Junior Zappa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Janssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Janssen's choice of entrance music: No Easy Way Out by Robert Tepper. Dirk Janssen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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184 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Callaghan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dirk Janssen!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janssen defending well as Callaghan loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Callaghan.
Janssen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Janssen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Callaghan.
Callaghan throws out a loose jab but Janssen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Callaghan looks to throw the jab but Janssen is out of range.
Callaghan misses with the combination.
Callaghan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Janssen walks into a straight right hand from Callaghan.
Callaghan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Janssen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Callaghan scores with a nice body kick.
Callaghan swings for the body but Janssen moves out of range.
Callaghan throws a right hand that Janssen ducks under and follows up with a left that Janssen also avoids with ease.
Janssen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Janssen misses with a head kick.
Janssen throws a sloppy head kick and Callaghan moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Janssen swats away the attempt to clinch by Callaghan.
Callaghan tries a head kick but it misses.
Janssen slips a jab from Callaghan.
Callaghan blocks the body kick.
Janssen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Callaghan lands a head kick!
Callaghan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Janssen swats away the attempt to clinch by Callaghan.
Janssen moves out of range as Callaghan throws a body kick.
Callaghan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Callaghan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Janssen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Callaghan.
Callaghan throws a hook to the side of Janssen's head but Janssen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Callaghan throws the left hand but Janssen avoids the punch easily.
Janssen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Janssen staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Janssen.
Janssen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Callaghan misses with a kick to the body
and Janssen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Janssen ducks under a wild hook from Callaghan.
Janssen blocks a head kick by Callaghan.
Callaghan fails to land with a series of punches.
Janssen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janssen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Callaghan.
Callaghan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Janssen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Callaghan misses with a looping right.
Janssen tries to land a body kick
and Janssen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janssen moves away from the strike by Callaghan.
Janssen stuffs the takedown attempt from Callaghan. Callaghan gets slowly back to his feet.
Janssen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Janssen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Callaghan digs a good hook to Janssen's body.
Janssen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Callaghan can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Janssen.
Callaghan misses with a straight left.
Callaghan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Janssen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Callaghan.
Callaghan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Callaghan misses the jab.
Janssen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Callaghan.
Callaghan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Janssen wants to get back to striking at distance but Callaghan won't allow it.
Callaghan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janssen's elbow.
Janssen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Callaghan.
Callaghan tries to work over Janssen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Callaghan looking to stall.
Callaghan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Dirk Janssen has been cut.
Callaghan wants to stall.
Janssen being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Callaghan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Janssen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Callaghan avoids a kick to the body.
Janssen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Callaghan takes a swing at Janssen's ribcage but misses.
Callaghan connects with a looping right hand.
Janssen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Janssen moves out of range of the strikes.
Callaghan misses with a double jab.
Janssen slips under a jab from Callaghan.
Callaghan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janssen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Janssen moves out of range as Callaghan throws a body kick.
Callaghan avoids the head kick by Janssen.
A head kick misses from Janssen.
Dirk Janssen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Callaghan misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen misses with a leg kick.
Richard Callaghan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callaghan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Janssen moves away.
Janssen thows a leg kick but Callaghan checks it
and Callaghan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Janssen thows a leg kick but Callaghan checks it
and Callaghan counters with a nice uppercut.
Callaghan misses with a looping left.
Callaghan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice cross by Callaghan.
Callaghan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Janssen tries to land a front kick but Callaghan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Callaghan blocks a leg kick.
Callaghan tries to clinch
and Janssen counters with a head kick.
Janssen throws a leg kick that misses.
Callaghan misses with a body shot.
Callaghan misses with a hook.
Janssen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janssen avoids the body shot from Callaghan.
Janssen lands with a slapping head kick.
Janssen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Callaghan counters with a body kick.
Callaghan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Janssen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Callaghan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Janssen is breathing heavily.
Callaghan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Janssen manages to avoid it.
Janssen throws a sloppy head kick and Callaghan moves out of range easily.
Janssen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Callaghan pushes Janssen up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Callaghan.
Janssen letting Callaghan take a breather here.
Callaghan tries a knee to the head but Janssen blocks it.
Callaghan stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Callaghan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Janssen tries to break free but Callaghan pushes him back against the cage.
Callaghan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Janssen.
Callaghan lands a knee to the body.
Callaghan lands a body punch.
Callaghan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Janssen up against the cage.
Callaghan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Janssen blocks a body shot from Callaghan.
Callaghan is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Janssen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Janssen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Janssen throws a leg kick
and Callaghan counters with a straight right hand.
Janssen pushes Callaghan away with a front kick.
Callaghan misses with a double jab.
Janssen misses with a leg kick
and Callaghan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Callaghan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Callaghan scores with a nice head shot.
Janssen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Janssen slips a straight right by Callaghan.
Janssen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Callaghan takes a step back to recover.
Janssen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Callaghan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Janssen'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.
Janssen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Callaghan darts in trying to clinch
and Janssen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Callaghan's knee momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Janssen. No joy for Callaghan on that attempt.
Janssen misses with a low kick.
Callaghan wants to clinch up but Janssen keeps it at a distance.
Callaghan blocks a head kick by Janssen.
Callaghan throws a combination. Janssen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Janssen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Callaghan.
Janssen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Janssen lands a head kick!
It looks like Richard Callaghan has been cut.
Callaghan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Callaghan clobbers Janssen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen connects with a solid leg kick.
Callaghan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Janssen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Callaghan avoids the head kick by Janssen.
Callaghan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Callaghan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Callaghan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Callaghan throws a jab but it's blocked by Janssen.
Janssen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Callaghan misses with a few strikes there.
Callaghan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Janssen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Callaghan's knee momentarily.
Janssen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Janssen slips under a jab.
Callaghan throws a hook but Janssen avoids it easily.
Callaghan blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janssen looks to land a body kick but Callaghan moved away.
Janssen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Janssen misses with a head kick.
Callaghan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Janssen. Janssen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Callaghan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Janssen defending well as Callaghan loads up on a big left hand.
Janssen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Janssen slips a jab and a cross from Callaghan.
Callaghan throws a front kick that sends Janssen stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick by Callaghan misses
and Janssen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Janssen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Callaghan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Janssen thows a leg kick but Callaghan checks it
and Callaghan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Callaghan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Callaghan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Callaghan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Janssen. Janssen obviously looking to wear him down.
Janssen looks to land a body kick but Callaghan moved away.
Both fighters circling a little - Janssen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Callaghan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Janssen throws a leg kick
and Callaghan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Janssen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Janssen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Janssen thows a body kick. Callaghan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Janssen throws a nice head kick!
Callaghan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Janssen throws a body kick that misses.
Janssen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Callaghan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Callaghan if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janssen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Callaghan's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Janssen.
Janssen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Callaghan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Janssen tries a head kick but it misses.
Callaghan misses with a leg kick
and Janssen counters with an inside leg kick.
Callaghan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Janssen throws a body kick that misses.
Janssen throws a wild body kick that Callaghan sees coming a mile off.
Callaghan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Janssen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janssen throws a head kick but Callaghan moves out of range.
Callaghan tries to clinch there but Janssen circles away.
Janssen ducks under a wild hook from Callaghan.
Callaghan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Callaghan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Janssen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Janssen really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - Callaghan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Janssen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Janssen thumps Callaghan with a low kick.
Janssen throws a sloppy head kick and Callaghan moves out of range easily.
Callaghan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Janssen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Janssen.
Callaghan misses with a straight right.
Callaghan checks a leg kick nicely.
Callaghan misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Janssen!
Janssen lands with a kick to the temple. Callaghan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A telegraphed right hand from Callaghan misses the target.
Callaghan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Janssen counters with a good low kick that Callaghan was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen throws a lazy body kick
and Callaghan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Janssen throws a push kick but Callaghan slaps the foot to one side.
Janssen throws a head kick that Callaghan semi-blocks.
Callaghan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Callaghan misses with a body kick.
Callaghan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Callaghan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Janssen throws a leg kick
and Janssen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Janssen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Callaghan.
Janssen misses with a head kick.
Callaghan throws a head kick that misses.
Janssen throws a front kick that sends Callaghan stumbling back into the cage.
Callaghan throws an overhand right that lands on Janssen's shoulder, as Janssen tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janssen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Janssen moves out of range of the leg kick from Callaghan.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses
and Callaghan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses.
Callaghan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Janssen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Callaghan throws the left hand but Janssen avoids the punch easily.
Callaghan loads up on a big right hand but Janssen slips the punch.
Callaghan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Callaghan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Callaghan throws a hook to the side of Janssen's head but Janssen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Callaghan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Callaghan throws a hook but Janssen avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Callaghan. That snapped Janssen's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Janssen tries a low kick but Callaghan avoids it.
Callaghan misses with a straight left.
Callaghan works over Janssen's head and body with a nice combination.
Callaghan blocks a low kick nicely.
Callaghan throws a sloppy head kick and Janssen moves out of range easily.
Callaghan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Callaghan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Janssen tries to land a body kick
and Callaghan counters with a good low kick that Janssen was not able to check.
Janssen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Callaghan checks a leg kick nicely.
Janssen throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick from Callaghan lands but Janssen takes it in his stride.
Janssen is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Callaghan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Janssen - the referee stops the clock and Callaghan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Janssen. Callaghan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Janssen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Janssen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Janssen tries to land a body kick
and Callaghan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Janssen thinking.
Callaghan throws a lazy body kick
and Janssen counters with a head kick. That will keep Callaghan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Janssen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Callaghan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A clash of legs there as Callaghan blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janssen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Janssen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Callaghan throws out a loose jab but Janssen uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Janssen dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Callaghan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Callaghan lands the left hand.
Callaghan catches Janssen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Janssen tries to work over Callaghan's front leg with a kick but Callaghan checks it.
A big right from Callaghan misses.
Callaghan avoids a kick to the body.
Janssen is looking to chop away at Callaghan's legs.
A good leg kick by Janssen.
Janssen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Callaghan moves out of range as Janssen throws a body kick.
Dirk Janssen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Callaghan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janssen avoids the body shot from Callaghan.
Janssen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Callaghan misses with a hook.
Callaghan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Callaghan thuds his shin into the meat of Janssen's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen moves away from the strike by Callaghan.
Callaghan misses with a wild combination.
A lazy body kick from Janssen
and Janssen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Callaghan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Janssen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Callaghan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Callaghan is looking to clinch.
Janssen throws a push kick but Callaghan slaps the foot to one side.
Janssen moves out of range as Callaghan strikes.
Callaghan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Janssen's head backwards.
Callaghan checks a low kick from Janssen.
Callaghan looks to land a left hand but Janssen moved out of range nicely.
Callaghan swinging wildly here.
Callaghan has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan avoiding damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Callaghan throws an elbow but misses.
Janssen tries to circle away but Callaghan has him pinned against the cage.
Janssen takes an elbow to the temple.
Callaghan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Callaghan throws a punch but it's blocked by Janssen.
Janssen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janssen working hard to break the clinch.
Callaghan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maybe Callaghan would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janssen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Callaghan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Janssen is trying to break the clinch but Callaghan is controlling him.
Janssen prevents a body shot from Callaghan.
Janssen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Callaghan misses with some punches.
Callaghan working aggressively here.
Callaghan stalls.
Callaghan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Callaghan misses with a punch on the inside.
Callaghan swings wildly with an uppercut but Janssen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Callaghan working aggressively here.
Callaghan stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Janssen as Callaghan tries to tie him up.
Janssen wants to break free but Callaghan has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janssen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Janssen tries to break the clinch but Callaghan is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Callaghan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Callaghan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 48:47
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Callaghan!
Richard Callaghan retains his welterweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Symbol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
196 lbs
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23
194 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prince Symbol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Symbol missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Symbol's body. Symbol takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Symbol slips the punch.
Symbol fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Symbol.
Symbol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Morgan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Symbol doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morgan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Symbol's head backwards.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Symbol gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morgan lands with a hook. Symbol tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Symbol misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan thuds a left hand into Symbol's body.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Symbol avoids nicely.
Symbol defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan misses the jab.
Morgan lands an overhand right.
Symbol slips under a jab from Morgan.
Symbol closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgan circles away.
Morgan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Morgan duly obliges.
Morgan tries to clinch but Symbol moves out of range.
Symbol shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morgan's guard.
Symbol lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Symbol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Symbol is one step ahead there.
Symbol won't allow Morgan to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Symbol scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Symbol postures up.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Symbol 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.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Symbol from controlling successfully.
Symbol is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Symbol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgan is trying to keep Symbol in close.
Symbol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No joy there for Symbol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Symbol slips a straight right by Morgan.
Symbol changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Symbol moves out of range of the strikes.
Symbol dives in and grabs Morgan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes down on Symbol's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Symbol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Symbol saw that one coming.
Morgan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Symbol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Morgan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Symbol.
Symbol fails with a takedown attempt.
Donk. Symbol catches Morgan right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Symbol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Morgan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Symbol counters with a one-two to the body.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Symbol fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morgan sprawls well initially but Symbol persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Symbol thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Morgan to regain full guard.
Symbol postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
Symbol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan pulls Symbol in close to his closed guard and prevents Symbol from doing any damage or advancing position.
Symbol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Symbol misses with a takedown attempt
and Symbol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Symbol walks into a stiff left hand from Morgan.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Symbol avoids it well.
Symbol ducks right into an uppercut from Morgan.
Symbol with a hook.
Morgan fails with the takedown
and Symbol counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Symbol stands up over Morgan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morgan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Symbol is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Symbol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Symbol with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan working for a triangle but Symbol defends it easily.
Symbol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Symbol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Morgan wants to stand up but Symbol is controlling him.
Symbol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Symbol postures up and lands a big shot to Morgan's brow.
Symbol connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan wants to stand up but Symbol is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Symbol.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morgan is on top in guard.
Symbol bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morgan's guard.
Symbol throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
Morgan wants to stand up but Symbol is controlling him.
Symbol postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Symbol lands a couple of elbows.
Symbol might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control the position but Symbol says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Symbol misses with a head shot. Morgan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Symbol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Symbol content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morgan pulls Symbol in close to prevent any damage.
Symbol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Symbol throws a big right hand that misses.
Symbol slips nicely into half guard.
Symbol scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Morgan trying to control but Symbol postures up.
Symbol slips a nice elbow through Morgan's hands, connecting with Morgan's forehead.
Morgan wants to control but Symbol is keeping busy.
Morgan has hold of Symbol's hands but Symbol slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Symbol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Symbol missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Symbol dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Morgan is looking to clinch but Symbol is avoiding it.
Symbol moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Morgan throws a body punch but Symbol moves out of range.
Symbol walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Symbol decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Symbol scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Symbol with the ground and pound but Morgan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Symbol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Symbol trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Symbol is one step ahead there.
Morgan has momentary wrist control but Symbol slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Symbol from controlling successfully.
Morgan working a defensive guard here.
Symbol stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Symbol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Symbol shoots in and bounces Morgan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Morgan wants to stand but Symbol is controlling the position.
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.
Symbol is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Symbol trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Symbol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Prince Symbol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Symbol isn't so interested in that idea.
Symbol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Symbol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morgan controls Symbol momentarily but Symbol frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morgan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Symbol's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symbol shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morgan counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Symbol scores a takedown into full mount!
Symbol landing strikes from the mount.
Symbol looking to finish Morgan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morgan!
Morgan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Morgan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Symbol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan moves out of range as Symbol strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Symbol staying out of range there.
Morgan misses with a double jab
and Symbol counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Morgan's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Symbol lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Symbol is proving a slippery customer.
Symbol wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.
Symbol preventing the sweep.
Symbol is in close to Morgan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Symbol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Prince Symbol showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Symbol has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince Symbol!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knuckles comes into the arena with When I'm Gone blaring out of the sound system. McClane is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nightmare by Avenged Sevenfold. John McClane is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John McClane!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles cracks a nice hook into McClane's ribs.
McClane missing with a left hand there. Knuckles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McClane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knuckles defending well as McClane loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - McClane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knuckles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McClane.
Knuckles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McClane lands a body shot.
McClane throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by McClane - just one landing.
Knuckles swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McClane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knuckles thinking.
Knuckles is breathing heavily.
Knuckles avoids the body shot from McClane.
Knuckles scores with a three punch combo!
McClane throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Knuckles colapses and takes a barrage of punches from McClane as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Knuckles is left battered and dazed whilst McClane and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John McClane!
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