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SFC 20: TBA PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jomuton Xuwatanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Karate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xuwatanabe's entrance music is Slo Burn, "Prizefighter". A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Karate's choice of entrance music: Shot Em'. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 lbs
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179 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good elbows
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jomuton Xuwatanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Karate!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xuwatanabe misses the shot to the body.
Karate throws an overhand right that lands on Xuwatanabe's shoulder, as Xuwatanabe tries to avoid the shot.
Karate moves into the clinch successfully.
Karate prevents Xuwatanabe from breaking the clinch.
Xuwatanabe manages to break the clinch.
Xuwatanabe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karate throws out a loose jab but Xuwatanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Xuwatanabe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xuwatanabe throws out a loose jab but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xuwatanabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Karate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joey Karate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karate scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xuwatanabe.
Karate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xuwatanabe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xuwatanabe slips under a jab from Karate.
Karate tries to close the distance and clinch but Xuwatanabe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xuwatanabe misses with a looping left.
Xuwatanabe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Xuwatanabe tries to throw a body punch but Karate avoids it by throwing Xuwatanabe back against the cage.
Xuwatanabe is trying to break free.
Xuwatanabe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karate as Xuwatanabe tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Karate.
Xuwatanabe avoids a wild elbow strike from Karate.
Karate misses with an elbow over the top.
Karate lands a left hand.
Xuwatanabe lands an uppercut.
Karate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xuwatanabe or not.
Xuwatanabe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xuwatanabe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karate back to the cage. Xuwatanabe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xuwatanabe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karate's head backwards.
Xuwatanabe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karate ducks under a wild hook from Xuwatanabe.
Karate closes the distance and pushes Xuwatanabe back into the cage.
Karate digs a right hand into Xuwatanabe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Xuwatanabe's gas tank.
Karate tries a body shot but Xuwatanabe blocks it.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jomuton Xuwatanabe has been cut.
Good body shot from Karate.
Karate tries to work over Xuwatanabe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xuwatanabe jumps guard but Karate stands there with Xuwatanabe around his waist. Xuwatanabe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Xuwatanabe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Xuwatanabe is trying to break the clinch but Karate has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xuwatanabe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Xuwatanabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karate lands a body punch in the clinch.
Xuwatanabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karate's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karate.
Xuwatanabe looking to stall.
Karate lands an elbow just above Xuwatanabe 's eye.
Karate lands an elbow inside.
Karate misses with an elbow strike.
Xuwatanabe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xuwatanabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xuwatanabe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karate is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Xuwatanabe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jomuton Xuwatanabe's cut is getting worse.
Xuwatanabe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Karate to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jomuton Xuwatanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karate.
Xuwatanabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xuwatanabe is trying to break free.
A short left from Karate.
Nice elbow from Karate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karate is leaning against Xuwatanabe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Xuwatanabe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karate walks away with a smile on his face. Xuwatanabe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joey Karate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xuwatanabe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karate.
Karate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xuwatanabe circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Karate lands.
A big right from Xuwatanabe misses.
Xuwatanabe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xuwatanabe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karate has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Karate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jomuton Xuwatanabe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Karate moves into range and connects with a jab.
Xuwatanabe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karate misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Karate.
Karate cracks Xuwatanabe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Xuwatanabe connects with a leg kick. Karate looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xuwatanabe.
Xuwatanabe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Xuwatanabe misses with an uppercut. Karate saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate misses the shot to the body.
Karate misses with a wild body shot.
Xuwatanabe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karate closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karate tries a body shot but Xuwatanabe blocks it.
Karate blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Karate.
Karate blocking some punches.
Karate lands a damaging elbow.
Xuwatanabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Karate.
Karate misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Karate.
Karate tries to throw a body punch but Xuwatanabe avoids it by throwing Karate back against the cage.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Karate lands an elbow just above Xuwatanabe 's eye.
Jomuton Xuwatanabe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Karate lands an elbow just above Xuwatanabe 's eye.
Xuwatanabe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Xuwatanabe tries to break free but Karate pushes him back against the cage.
Xuwatanabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Jeez, Jomuton Xuwatanabe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jomuton Xuwatanabe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joey Karate!
Joey Karate made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'This was my first fight at welterweight, which is where I should have been all along. I look forward to cleaning out this embarrassment of a division. Enjoy the rest of your night, folks.'.
In defeat, Jomuton Xuwatanabe stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have hard camp. Injury a lot. I'll be back...'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuny Fergossun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez comes to the cage accompanied by Ashes Remain - End Of Me. Fergossun is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Horse The Band - Cutsman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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21
165 lbs
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166 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tuny Fergossun!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fergossun lands a head shot.
Fergossun lands with a straight right. Hernandez didn't see that one coming.
Fergossun misses with a wild combination.
Hernandez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tuny Fergossun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fergossun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fergossun misses with an uppercut
and Hernandez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fergossun swings for the body but Hernandez moves out of range.
As Fergossun looks to move away, Hernandez throws a big counter combo but Fergossun just gets out of the way.
Fergossun swats away the attempt to clinch by Hernandez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Fergossun does no damage.
Fergossun takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Hernandez throws a big counter combination but Fergossun scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hernandez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fergossun closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hernandez misses with the head strike.
Hernandez misses with the head strike.
Fergossun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fergossun.
Hernandez appears to be looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Fergossun misses the target.
Hernandez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fergossun takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Fergossun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.
A lazy left from Fergossun finds it's target.
Fergossun lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fergossun. Hernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hernandez throws a counter high kick but Fergossun was just alert enough to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fergossun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Fergossun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fergossun swings for the body but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Fergossun's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fergossun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hernandez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fergossun's face.
Fergossun pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hernandez keeps control of Fergossun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hernandez tries to work over Fergossun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hernandez.
Fergossun blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hernandez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hernandez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hernandez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fergossun's elbow.
Hernandez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fergossun blocking some punches.
Fergossun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fergossun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hernandez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fergossun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fergossun is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hernandez rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fergossun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Fergossun.
Fergossun scores with a body shot.
Fergossun lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuny Fergossun dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fergossun lands a nice hook to Hernandez's body. Hernandez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fergossun tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hernandez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fergossun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hernandez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fergossun throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hernandez counters with a head kick.
Hector Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fergossun swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fergossun cracks Hernandez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fergossun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hernandez thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fergossun throws an overhand right that lands on Hernandez's shoulder, as Hernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Hernandez thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergossun misses with a shot to the body
and Hernandez counters with a left and a right that stings Fergossun.
A left and a right from Fergossun both land. Nice combination.
Fergossun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fergossun blocking some punches.
Hernandez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hernandez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hernandez misses with the head strike.
Hernandez throws a punch but it's blocked by Fergossun.
Hernandez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fergossun manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernandez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fergossun digs a good body shot into Hernandez's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fergossun jabs Hernandez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hernandez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hernandez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fergossun.
Fergossun's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fergossun duly obliges.
Fergossun throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
As Fergossun looks to move away, Hernandez throws a big counter combo but Fergossun just gets out of the way.
Fergossun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergossun cracks Hernandez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the liver by Fergossun. Beautiful body shot.
Tuny Fergossun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fergossun pushes Hernandez up against the cage in a clinch.
Fergossun manages to break the clinch.
Fergossun scores with a nice head shot.
Hernandez goes for a double leg but Fergossun avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fergossun continues to drive forward.
Fergossun scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hernandez doesn't seem bothered though.
Fergossun takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Fergossun just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHernandez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fergossun scores with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fergossun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fergossun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Fergossun does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fergossun tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hernandez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hernandez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tuny Fergossun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fergossun throws a shot from downtown. Hernandez moves away and avoids it.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Fergossun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuny Fergossun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fergossun fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hernandez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fergossun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left lands for Fergossun.
Fergossun lands with a cross.
Fergossun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fergossun missing with a left hand there. Hernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fergossun misses with a left hand
and Hernandez counters with a one-two to the body.
Fergossun throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernandez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fergossun is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergossun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fergossun scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Hector Hernandez has been cut.
Fergossun lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Fergossun.
Fergossun throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fergossun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fergossun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Fergossun.
Hernandez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Fergossun swings for the body but Hernandez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fergossun stuns Hernandez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fergossun scores with a nice strike.
Fergossun looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernandez is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fergossun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hernandez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hernandez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hernandez takes one to the chin there.
Fergossun looks to land a combination but Hernandez avoids it well.
As Fergossun looks to move away, Hernandez throws a big counter combo but Fergossun just gets out of the way.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It appears Hernandez was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tuny Fergossun is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fergossun throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
Fergossun scores with a three punch combo!
Fergossun throws a body shot but no joy.
Fergossun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fergossun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Fergossun looks to move away, Hernandez throws a big counter combo but Fergossun just gets out of the way.
Fergossun throws a body shot but no joy.
As Fergossun looks to move away, Hernandez throws a big counter combo but Fergossun just gets out of the way.
Fergossun lands a slapping body shot.
Fergossun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hernandez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hernandez misses with a knee to the head.
Hernandez misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fergossun lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hernandez or not.
Hernandez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fergossun backwards.
Hernandez misses with the head strike.
Hernandez throws a punch but it's blocked by Fergossun.
Hernandez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hector Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernandez misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tuny Fergossun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fergossun 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuny Fergossun!
Tuny Fergossun seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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