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SFC 49 - Mashed Potato? PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Energizer Bunny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Energizer Bunny is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Energizer Bunny!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn with a nice cross.
Bunny misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunn tests Bunny's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gunn lands a nice looking body shot.
Bunny shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gunn as he jumps to the side.
Bunny thows a body shot but no joy.
Bunny takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bunny shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gunn but Gunn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bunny tries to clinch up.
Energizer Bunny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Charles Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Energizer Bunny.
Gunn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gunn cracks Bunny with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bunny takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Gunn throws a combination. Bunny tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Energizer Bunny has been cut.
Bunny looks gassed!
Bunny fails to land the takedown.
Gunn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice uppercut there from Gunn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Gunn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gunn.
Bunny is rocked!
Charles Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn throws a combination. Bunny tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bunny is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunn finish him?
Bunny doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gunn lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Bunny is looking to close the distance but Gunn sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Bunny crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Bunny is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Charles Gunn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meng Huo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saint Bernard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meng Huo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bernard tries to clinch but Huo moves out of range.
Bernard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bernard tries to clinch but Huo is having none of it.
Huo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bernard sprawls well. Bernard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Huo gets slowly back to his feet.
Bernard tries to clinch there but Huo circles away.
Bernard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bernard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernard is looking to clinch but Huo is avoiding it.
Bernard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Huo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bernard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bernard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huo blocks a head kick by Bernard.
Bernard wants to clinch.
Bernard moves in looking to clinch but Huo pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Bernard.
Huo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernard.
Bernard is looking to clinch.
Bernard throws a hook but Huo avoids it easily.
Bernard tries a head kick but it misses.
Bernard doesn't manage to clinch there - Huo circles away.
Bernard moves in looking to clinch but Huo pushes him off.
Bernard throws a leg kick but Huo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
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.
Bernard doesn't manage to clinch there - Huo circles away.
Huo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bernard as he avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bernard. That's going to slow Huo down.
Huo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Huo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bernard tries to buck Huo off but he can't manage it.
Huo breaks from Bernard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bernard is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Bernard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bernard tries to clinch up.
Huo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bernard doesn't manage to clinch there - Huo circles away.
Bernard moves in looking to clinch but Huo pushes him off.
Bernard misses with a looping right.
Bernard tries to clinch but Huo moves out of range.
Bernard tries to clinch but Huo moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Bernard.
Saint Bernard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bernard is looking to clinch.
Bernard is looking to clinch but Huo is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard misses with a looping left.
Bernard throws a leg kick but Huo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bernard tries to clinch up.
Bernard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bernard moves in looking to clinch but Huo pushes him off.
Bernard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Meng Huo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bernard wants to clinch up but Huo keeps it at a distance.
Bernard wants to clinch.
No luck for Huo with that takedown attempt.
Saint Bernard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meng Huo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bernard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Bernard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Meng Huo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bernard doesn't manage to clinch there - Huo circles away.
Bernard thows a body shot but no joy.
Bernard misses with a few strikes there.
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bernard wants to clinch up but Huo keeps it at a distance.
Huo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bernard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernard leaves Huo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bernard wants to clinch up but Huo keeps it at a distance.
Bernard throws a sloppy head kick and Huo moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huo keeps the fight on the outside.
Saint Bernard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bernard is looking to clinch but Huo is avoiding it.
Bernard doesn't manage to clinch there - Huo circles away.
Bernard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saint Bernard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernard.
Bernard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bernard tries to clinch up.
Bernard wants to clinch up but Huo keeps it at a distance.
Huo has a takedown stuffed.
Bernard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huo manages to avoid it.
Huo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Bernard tries to clinch up.
Bernard tries to clinch but Huo is having none of it.
Bernard wants to clinch.
Bernard tries to clinch there but Huo circles away.
A big right from Huo misses.
Huo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bernard tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Huo is in Bernard's guard.
Bernard scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Huo shoots in but no luck this time.
Saint Bernard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meng Huo.
Huo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bernard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the liver by Bernard. Beautiful body shot.
Huo is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bernard fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bernard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bernard moves in looking to clinch but Huo pushes him off.
Bernard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bernard tries to clinch up.
Huo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch but Huo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huo moves out of range as Bernard throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bernard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Huo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bernard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bernard tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Bernard.
Bernard tries to clinch but Huo moves out of range.
Bernard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Huo.
Bernard wants to clinch.
Huo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bernard circles away.
Bernard tries to clinch but Huo is having none of it.
Huo circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Bernard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Meng Huo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Huo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernard.
Bernard misses the shot to the body.
Huo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernard.
Bernard is looking to clinch.
Bernard wants to clinch.
Bernard tries to clinch up but Huo circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernard tries to clinch up but Huo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bernard is looking to wear down Huo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bernard tried to score with a low kick but Huo checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bernard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard throws a head kick but Huo moves out of range.
Bernard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bernard tries to clinch but Huo is having none of it.
Bernard is looking to clinch but Huo is avoiding it.
Bernard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bernard wants to clinch up but Huo keeps it at a distance.
Bernard tries to clinch but Huo is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bernard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bernard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meng Huo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Bernard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bernard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Huo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Huo moves forwards but Bernard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bernard looks to land a left hand but Huo moved out of range nicely.
Bernard takes a swing at Huo's ribcage but misses.
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch but Huo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bernard wants to clinch up but Huo keeps it at a distance.
Bernard tries to clinch there but Huo circles away.
Huo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bernard.
Saint Bernard is winning the standup battle so far.
Huo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bernard circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard tries to clinch there but Huo circles away.
Bernard is looking to clinch but Huo is avoiding it.
Huo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch but Huo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bernard doesn't manage to clinch there - Huo circles away.
Bernard tries to clinch but Huo moves out of range.
Bernard doesn't manage to clinch there - Huo circles away.
Bernard tries to clinch there but Huo circles away.
Bernard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Huo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernard.
Huo blocks a head kick by Bernard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard misses the shot to the body.
Bernard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huo misses with a combination
and Bernard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bernard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Huo.
Saint Bernard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meng Huo.
Bernard tries to clinch but Huo moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bernard tries to clinch but Huo is having none of it.
A punch combination from Huo misses.
Saint Bernard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bernard feints and then cracks Huo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Huo down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saint Bernard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bernard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saint Bernard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Cabana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Paqiauo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Paqiauo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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162 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Cabana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Paqiauo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabana closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cabana lands in his opponent's guard.
Paqiauo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cabana prevents Paqiauo from getting back to his feet.
Cabana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paqiauo is keeping the position for now.
Cabana is working hard here to advance position.
Paqiauo wants to stand and escape but Cabana is having none of it.
Cabana advances to half guard.
Paqiauo wants to get back to his feet.
Paqiauo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cabana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cabana is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Paqiauo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cabana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paqiauo wants to get back to his feet.
Cabana passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Paqiauo!
Paqiauo wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabana is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Paqiauo is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Cabana!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josiah Scurlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rermes Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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150 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josiah Scurlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rermes Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scurlock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Scurlock cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Josiah Scurlock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scurlock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Scurlock jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Scurlock which made him look bad.
Scurlock lands a jab to the head.
Scurlock thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scurlock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scurlock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Scurlock scores with a nice head shot.
Scurlock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gracie is rocked!
Scurlock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Scurlock finish him?
Scurlock moves in close and cracks Gracie with a massive right hand! Gracie, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Scurlock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Josiah Scurlock!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Ratzinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Fanning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fanning is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Let the bodies hit the floor. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucifer Ratzinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Fanning!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fanning uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ratzinger.
Ratzinger gets the takedown into side control.
Fanning is pushing Ratzinger's head away, looking to escape. Ratzinger manages to hold on to the position though.
Ratzinger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ratzinger wants to control but Fanning is keeping him busy.
Ratzinger throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratzinger in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ratzinger throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Fanning works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Fanning is staying active underneath Ratzinger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ratzinger throwing shots but Fanning is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ratzinger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fanning is trying to stand.
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.
Ratzinger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ratzinger wants to pass the guard but Fanning is defending well.
Ratzinger thows a huge punch but Fanning dodges it nicely.
Ratzinger wants to control but Fanning is keeping him busy.
Fanning taking some punishment here, with Ratzinger in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratzinger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ratzinger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fanning's head.
Fanning scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ratzinger manages to mount him!
Ratzinger throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fanning because Ratzinger loaded up on that one.
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.
Fanning is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fanning wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ratzinger.
Ratzinger throwing strikes here but Fanning is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ratzinger thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ratzinger thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fanning wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ratzinger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucifer Ratzinger dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ratzinger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fanning misses the jab.
Fanning avoids the head kick by Ratzinger.
Ratzinger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fanning throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fanning throws a nice looking combination but Ratzinger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ratzinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ratzinger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fanning on the side of the head.
It looks like Mick Fanning has been cut.
Fanning misses with a few strikes there.
Ratzinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ratzinger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ratzinger is looking to slow Fanning down with leg kicks.
Ratzinger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ratzinger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ratzinger keeps Fanning at a distance using the push kick.
Ratzinger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fanning really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ratzinger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratzinger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fanning's head.
Fanning is breathing heavily.
Fanning is not content to let Ratzinger control the position.
Ratzinger frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fanning is squirming around, avoiding Ratzinger's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ratzinger unloads with some shots from mount but Fanning bucks and avoids them well.
Fanning holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ratzinger tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ratzinger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fanning is looking to escape.
Fanning in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratzinger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fanning?
Ratzinger 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.
Ratzinger unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Fanning wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Ratzinger celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucifer Ratzinger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ugly Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar Young had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edgar Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ugly Kid Joe!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws a good cross that connects.
Young changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Joe tries to avoid it but Young manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Joe to the ground. Joe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Joe connects with a right hand. Young shakes it off.
Joe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Joe. No joy for Young on that attempt.
Nice jab there from Joe.
Joe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Young shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joe sprawls well. Joe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Joe.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown. Joe tries to sprawl out of it but Young keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Joe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Young takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Young takes one to the chin there.
Joe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Joe.
A jab from Joe does it's job there.
Joe's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Joe duly obliges.
Young is trying hard to land a takedown here. Joe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Young needs to keep his hands up - Joe had a free shot at his head there.
Joe lands a hook that stumbles Young back into the cage. Joe follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Young to the canvas! Joe pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Young has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ugly Kid Joe!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barb Dwyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jolly Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giant has chosen Jolly Green Giant - the Kingsmen as his entrance music. 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, for the super heavyweight 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, Barb Dwyer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jolly Giant!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dwyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giant circles away quickly and effectively.
Dwyer ducks under a wild hook from Giant.
Giant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dwyer.
Giant just misses with a punch to the body.
Dwyer stuns Giant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dwyer misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Giant moves in looking to clinch but Dwyer pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant throws a hook but Dwyer avoids it easily.
Giant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dwyer looks to land a combination but Giant avoids it well.
Giant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Giant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dwyer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer tries to bum rush Giant with a series of wild strikes but Giant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giant slips a jab and a cross from Dwyer.
Giant fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dwyer.
Giant throws a jab when Dwyer was well out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A punch combination from Dwyer misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer gets tackled into the cage by Giant. Giant maintains the clinch.
Giant lands a body shot in the clinch.
Giant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Dwyer.
Dwyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giant throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dwyer counters with a straight right hand.
Dwyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer avoids the body shot from Giant.
Giant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dwyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dwyer misses with a double jab.
Giant gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Dwyer.
Dwyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jolly Giant will probably get the nod.
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.
Dwyer misses with a wild combination.
Dwyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giant.
Some wild striking there from Dwyer.
Dwyer misses the body punch
letting Giant counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giant takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Giant throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dwyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dwyer lands with a hook. Giant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Dwyer misses.
Dwyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giant makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dwyer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dwyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Giant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dwyer counters with a series of strikes. Giant will be more careful next time no doubt.
Giant misses with a shot to the body
and Dwyer counters with a left and a right that stings Giant.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dwyer throws a combination that misses
and Giant counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dwyer thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer slips a jab from Giant.
Giant throws a jab but it's blocked by Dwyer.
Barb Dwyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Dwyer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dwyer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dwyer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giant counters with a left to the body.
Giant scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jolly Giant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Giant walks into a straight right hand from Dwyer.
Barb Dwyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giant throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giant. Dwyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giant looks to land a combination. Dwyer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Giant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer moves out of range as Giant strikes.
Giant scores with a decent looking hook.
Giant lands a nice looking body kick.
Giant looks to land a right hand but Dwyer moved out of range.
Giant misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giant with a jab.
Giant lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Giant 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.
Dwyer ducks under a wild hook from Giant.
Dwyer slips a straight right by Giant.
Giant is looking to clinch.
Giant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dwyer moves out of range as Giant strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Giant misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Giant. That's going to slow Dwyer down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dwyer throws a combination that misses
and Giant counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Giant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dwyer misses with a double jab
and Dwyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giant punishes Dwyer's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab lands there for Giant.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant misses with a hook. Dwyer ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Giant misses the target.
Dwyer defending well as Giant loads up on a big left hand.
Dwyer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giant counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dwyer avoids the body shot from Giant.
Giant lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer misses with a combination
and Giant counters with a body kick.
Dwyer slips a straight right by Giant.
Giant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dwyer ducks under a wild hook from Giant.
Giant swings for the body but Dwyer moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dwyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dwyer defending well as Giant loads up on a big left hand.
Dwyer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giant counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giant throws a body punch but Dwyer moves out of range.
Dwyer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Giant really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dwyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Giant throws the left hand but Dwyer avoids the punch easily.
Dwyer slips under a jab.
Giant throws a hook but Dwyer blocks it.
Giant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dwyer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant digs a good hook to Dwyer's body.
Dwyer misses with a combination
letting Giant counter with a right hand.
Dwyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Giant counter with a right hand.
Giant moves in looking to clinch but Dwyer pushes him off.
Dwyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giant.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dwyer falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Giant counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dwyer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch lands to the side of Dwyer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Giant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giant counters with a left to the body.
Giant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Giant thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Giant.
Dwyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dwyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dwyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Giant.
Dwyer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dwyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dwyer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Giant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dwyer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Giant ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giant thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Giant dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Giant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dwyer moves out of range of the body kick from Giant.
Dwyer misses with a double jab
and Giant counters with a left to the body.
Dwyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giant throws a jab when Dwyer was well out of range.
Giant misses with a hook. Dwyer ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant lands with a right hand.
Giant takes the fight into the clinch.
Dwyer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dwyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dwyer throws a combination that misses
and Giant counters with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Giant misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Giant.
Dwyer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dwyer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dwyer misses with a double jab
and Giant counters with a leg kick.
Giant scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dwyer counters with a left and a right that stings Giant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer misses with a combination
and Giant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giant misses the shot to the body.
Dwyer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Giant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dwyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giant counters with a three punch combo that has Dwyer backing up. Dwyer nods at Giant to acknowledge the strikes.
Dwyer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giant counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giant lands a body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Giant lands the left hand.
Dwyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dwyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giant.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Giant - that will leave a mark!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dwyer avoids the body shot from Giant.
Barb Dwyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch lands to the side of Dwyer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jolly Giant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Giant has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 44:50
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 44:50
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 44:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jolly Giant!
Jolly Giant is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Dunne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Potato Head Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunne comes to the cage accompanied by Nopsajalka - Johnny Kidd. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Dunne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Potato Head Bob!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bob scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dunne takes one to the side of the head.
Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunne manages to avoid it.
Bob takes a swing at Dunne's ribcage but misses.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Dunne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dunne tries to clinch but Bob is having none of it.
Bob throws out a loose jab but Dunne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunne clinches up with Bob and pushes him back against the cage.
Dunne has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bob is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bob is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunne has double underhooks.
Dunne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bob struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunne controls his hands.
Dunne gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dunne stalling away here and it's allowed Bob to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dunne wants to pass the guard but Bob is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Dunne not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dunne trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
David Dunne has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bob looks to land a left hand but Dunne moved out of range nicely.
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.
Dunne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
Bob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dunne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bob swings for the body but Dunne moves out of range.
Dunne looks to score with a jab to the body but Bob is just out of range.
Dunne misses with a shot to the body
and Bob counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunne was well out of range. Poor timing from Bob.
Bob slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bob lands with a shot to the body.
Bob takes a swing at Dunne's ribcage but misses.
Dunne avoids the body shot from Bob.
Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bob scores with a decent looking hook.
Bob misses with a body punch
and Dunne counters with a single leg into guard. Bob didn't expect that.
Dunne slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Dunne from controlling successfully.
Dunne stopping the sweep attempt from Bob.
Bob is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bob looking for a sweep. Not yet Bob, not yet.
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.
Dunne trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of David Dunne.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunne slips under a jab.
Dunne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunne moves away.
Bob misses with a jab to the body
and Dunne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Dunne moved out of range.
Bob uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunne. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Potato Head Bob will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dunne throws out a loose jab but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob takes a swing at Dunne's ribcage but misses.
Dunne tries to clinch up.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Dunne.
Dunne throws a hook but Bob avoids it easily.
Bob lands a jab to the head.
Dunne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bob manages to avoid it.
Dunne takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Dunne lands with a good body shot.
Bob misses with a shot to the body
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Dunne moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
Dunne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Dunne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A left hand lands to the body for Dunne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne digs a right hand underneath Bob's ribcage. Bob let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dunne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunne prevents a body shot from Bob.
Dunne'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.
A body shot lands from Dunne.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob is pressed up against the cage. Dunne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bob down to the mat. Bob avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bob cracks Dunne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob scores with the left hand. Dunne knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Dunne lands.
Bob misses the jab.
Bob lands a nice hook to Dunne's body. Dunne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dunne shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dunne is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bob can't escape the position.
Bob is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dunne working for a guillotine from mount but Bob is in no mood to give up.
Dunne landing strikes from the mount and Bob is in trouble!
Dunne postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bob looks a forlorn figure.
Dunne tries to control but Bob wriggling away.
Bob is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunne thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dunne wants to control the pace but Bob is squirming around nicely.
Dunne avoids the attempt from Bob to control.
Dunne prevents Bob from getting the reversal.
Dunne lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Dunne dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bob moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dunne is looking to wear down Bob with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dunne throws a lazy right hand but Bob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Dunne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunne misses with a looping left.
Dunne darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bob keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dunne not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bob blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dunne.
Bob is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob wants to control but Dunne is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bob is looking to improve his position.
Dunne is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bob controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dunne instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunne leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunne misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bob.
Dunne has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
Dunne swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob blocks a body shot from Dunne.
Bob prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short uppercut from Dunne.
Dunne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dunne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four 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.
Bob is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bob blocks an uppercut.
Dunne pushes Bob back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
Dunne is stalling here.
Bob looking to stall.
Dunne is working Bob over against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bob digs a right hand underneath Dunne's ribcage. Dunne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dunne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Dunne can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Dunne lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Dunne clearly takes that round.
That's time! Dunne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunne throws a sloppy body shot
letting Bob counter with a right hand.
Bob tries to move into range but Dunne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dunne shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bob's guard.
Bob is trying to control the position but Dunne postures up.
Dunne wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
Dunne stopping the sweep attempt from Bob.
Bob manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob wants to control the pace but Dunne is squirming around nicely.
David Dunne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dunne stops Bob from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Dunne manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dunne connecting with a few gentle strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dunne slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bob trying to control but Dunne is working from the bottom.
Dunne wants to sweep but no luck.
Dunne trying to strike off his back.
Dunne wants to sweep here but Bob controlling him for the moment.
Dunne is pulling down on Bob's head. It's preventing any offense from Bob, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne keeping full guard, as Bob tries to pass.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bob looking to sit in guard and control but Dunne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dunne throws and elbow that misses. Bob uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dunne's guard. Nice move by Bob!
Bob looking to sit in guard and control but Dunne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Bob working a defensive guard but Dunne manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bob tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dunne wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dunne with the ground and pound but Bob regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Dunne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dunne thows a huge punch but Bob dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Dunne had his way with Potato Head Bob in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bob's corner calls for a 1-2. Bob obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dunne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunne.
Dunne misses with a jab to the body
letting Bob counter with a right hand.
Bob lands a lovely overhand right.
Bob takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dunne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunne clinches up against the cage.
Dunne manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dunne lands with a left to the head.
Bob misses with the head strike.
Dunne turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dunne manages to end up in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bob prevents Dunne from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunne tries to score with some ground and pound. Bob controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bob is not content to let Dunne control the position.
Dunne staying calm.
Dunne throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Potato Head Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dunne laying and praying for a moment but Bob takes advantage and regains half guard.
Dunne seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bob trying to control here.
Dunne is trying to control. Bob wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dunne prevents Bob from improving his position.
Dunne perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up because David Dunne just wasn't active enough.
Dunne misses with a body shot.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bob manages to avoid it.
Bob connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dunne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bob counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Bob throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dunne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a hook to the body
and Dunne counters with a takedown into side control.
Dunne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bob keeps working.
Bob regains half guard, as Dunne was trying to land strikes.
Dunne 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.
Bob tries to roll over but Dunne keeps him under control.
Bob punching from the bottom.
Bob misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Dunne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dunne 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 49:46
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Dunne!
David Dunne retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between swg le fay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ridge Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Back is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Animal I have Become. 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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180 lbs
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180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, swg le fay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ridge Back!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
le fay cracks Back with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Back tries to clinch up but le fay circles away and keeps his distance.
Back is looking to clinch.
Back scores with a push kick.
le fay ducks under a wild hook from Back.
le fay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Back was well out of range. Poor timing from le fay.
Back closes the distance and clinches.
Back throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Back - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Back as the two fighters clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Back.
A shot in the inside from Back.
Back lands a good knee to the midsection. le fay won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from Back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Back throws an elbow but misses.
le fay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Back is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
le fay is breathing heavily.
Back makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Back throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but le fay blocks it with crossed arms.
Back lands a left hand that snaps the head of le fay backwards.
Back throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Back landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Back lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Back scores with a shot to the side of le fay's head.
Back lands a damaging elbow.
Back with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Back scores a nice knee to the body.
Back keeps the fight in the clinch, despite le fay's efforts to push away.
Back throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Back throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Back on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Back.
le fay has had enough of the clinch but Back keeps him there for the moment.
Back comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
le fay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
le fay tries to circle away but Back has him pinned against the cage.
le fay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Back has him pressed against the cage.
le fay tries to pull guard but Back won't allow it.
le fay manages to break the clinch.
Back tries to clinch but le fay is having none of it.
le fay shoots in for a double leg but Back sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for swg le fay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
le fay has a takedown stuffed.
Back slips a straight right by le fay.
Ridge Back is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
le fay shoots in but no luck this time.
Back clinches up with le fay and pushes him back against the cage.
Back with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Back lands with a left to the head.
le fay is trying to break free.
Back missing with knees to the body.
le fay tries for a takedown but Back manages to get underhooks.
Back unloads a knee to the mid-section. le fay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Back pushes le fay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Back tries to land a knee to the head but le fay blocks with his arms.
le fay is looking to break free of the clinch but Back has double underhooks.
Back is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Back with a knee to the head.
le fay blocks the elbow strike.
Back scores a nice knee to the body.
Back connects with a nasty looking knee right to le fay's face.
Back putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has le fay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Back misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Back.
Back stops a takedown attempt from le fay.
Back scores with a shoulder strike.
Back lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt le fay or not.
Back lands a nice uppercut.
Back lands a body punch.
Back landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Back lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of le fay backwards.
Knees to the body from Back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Back landing knees to the body.
Back lands a shot to the body.
Back lands a nice knee to the body.
le fay takes a knee right on the jaw!
Back lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
le fay tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Back just stands there and leans against the cage.
Back lands an elbow that stopped le fay in his tracks for a moment.
Back comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice left hand lands by Back.
Back prevents le fay from breaking the clinch.
Back trying to land knees to the body.
Back scores with an uppercut up the middle.
le fay looking for a takedown.
le fay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Back fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Back moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Back lands a knee to the head.
Back lands with a right to the head.
le fay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Back keeps control of le fay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Back gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Back lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Back.
Back throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
le fay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Back has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
le fay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Back.
Back gets through le fay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Back on the inside.
le fay goes for a takedown in the clinch but Back prevents it.
Back using the Thai plumb to throw knees but le fay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Back throws a blind hook that connects with the side of le fays head.
Back lands a body shot in the clinch.
le fay tries for a takedown. No joy.
Back lands a shoulder strike.
Back misses with a knee to the head.
le fay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
le fay is trying to break the clinch but Back is controlling him.
Back working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Back works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Back using the Thai plumb to throw knees but le fay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
le fay drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Back gets the underhooks and prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Back putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has le fay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Back comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Back prevents le fay from breaking the clinch.
Back lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ridge Back dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Back bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps le fay's head backwards.
Back rushes le fay and presses him up against the cage.
Back misses with a knee strike.
le fay is trying to break the clinch but Back has him pressed against the cage.
le fay has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Back regains guard immediately.
Back keeping full guard, as le fay tries to pass.
le fay drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Back dives on top into guard.
Back wants to stand but le fay is controlling his posture from full guard.
le fay working for a triangle but Back defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
le fay looking for a guillotine here but Back defends easily.
Back wants to stand and escape but instead le fay has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
le fay drops back looking for a leg! Back is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Back manages to kick le fay off! le fay jumps back into Back's guard.
le fay wants to control from the top but Back keeps moving.
le fay thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
le fay trying to control the position from guard on top but Back is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
le fay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
le fay postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Back is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of le fay, into his guard.
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.
le fay is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Back has his hands clasped together but le fay extends an breaks Back's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by le fay.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). swg le fay!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Rae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnum Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by State of Massachsetts-Dropkick Murphys. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Rae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Magnum Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rae manages to avoid it.
Gunn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gunn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rae.
Nice body kick from Rae.
Rae will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gunn connects with a single shot there.
Gunn needs to keep his hands up - Rae had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut there from Rae.
A jab lands there for Rae.
Rae connects with a leg kick. Gunn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rae displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunn throws out the jab.
A combination from Gunn does no damage.
Gunn moves forwards but Rae connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gunn staying out of range there.
Rae throws an overhand right that lands on Gunn's shoulder, as Gunn tries to avoid the shot.
Gunn misses with a hook.
Rae misses with a hook.
A jab from Gunn misses.
Rae scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rae moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rae tries to work over Gunn's front leg with a kick but Gunn checks it.
Gunn misses with a straight right.
Rae connects with a looping right hand.
Gunn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rae misses the jab.
Rae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunn.
Rae misses with a straight left.
Gunn blocks a jab.
Rae gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gunn.
A big left from Gunn misses.
Gunn throws a combination that misses
and Rae counters with a straight right hand.
Gunn lands a jab to Rae's midsection.
Good leg kick by Rae there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rae scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Rae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunn misses with a wild body shot.
Gunn throws a hook but Rae avoids it easily.
Rae throws a lazy right hand but Gunn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunn moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunn misses the shot to the body.
Rae throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunn counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Gunn stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rae.
Gunn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gunn lands strikes from half guard.
Gunn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gunn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rae's head.
Gunn tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rae.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn working Rae over with strikes.
Gunn tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rae controls his leg.
Rae is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gunn wants to stand but Rae has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Rae wants to get back to full guard.
Rae is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gunn pulls his head out easily.
Rae trying to hold on to Gunn's head to control him but Gunn postures up.
That's four 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.
Gunn wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Rae uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Gunn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rae is proving hard to escape from.
Gunn trying to move into half guard but instead Rae has managed to sweep!
Rae throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rae throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnum Gunn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rae lands an overhand right.
Gunn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rae.
Rae throws a hook to the side of Gunn's head but Gunn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rae staying out of range there.
Gunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rae manages to avoid it.
Rae misses with an uppercut. Gunn saw that one coming.
Gunn misses with a jab to the body
and Rae counters with a left and a right that stings Gunn.
The fighters circling - Gunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Gunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Gunn.
Magnum Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Rae.
A punch lands to the side of Rae 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rae misses with a kick to the body.
Rae slips a jab and a cross from Gunn.
Rae delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rae scores with a jab.
Gunn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gunn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rae has a takedown stuffed.
Rae uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunn.
Gunn walks into a jab.
Rae misses with a double jab.
Gunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunn lands a nice looking body shot.
Gunn defending well as Rae loads up on a big left hand.
Magnum Gunn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rae.
Rae misses with a jab to the body
and Gunn counters with a shoot takedown. Rae fights it but they end up in guard.
Rae is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rae looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gunn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rae has a closed guard, preventing Gunn from standing up.
Gunn stands up from Rae's guard - Gunn perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown but Rae shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rae.
Gunn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gunn blocks a head kick by Rae.
Rae takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rae misses with a hook.
Rae lands the left hand.
Gunn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rae.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Gunn cracks Rae with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rae wants to slow Gunn down by chopping away at his legs.
Gunn dodges the punch combination from Rae.
Gunn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rae counters with a straight right hand.
Gunn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rae tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rae lands a jab to the head.
Gunn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rae throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Gunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rae moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gunn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rae has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gunn is working away from the top position though.
Rae is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gunn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gunn tries to stand and escape but Rae is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rae is looking for a sweep. Gunn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gunn is trying to control. Rae wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gunn wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rae looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rae looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunn decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnum Gunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Rae.
James Rae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rae's corner calls for a 1-2. Rae obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rae throws a jab but it's blocked by Gunn.
Rae avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Gunn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gunn misses with a combination
and Rae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunn.
Rae fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gunn on the side of the head.
Gunn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rae throws a lazy head kick
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rae showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
Gunn throws the left hand but Rae avoids the punch easily.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gunn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rae!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn tries to control but Rae wriggling away.
Gunn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rae. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rae wants to hold on but Gunn pushes him away.
Gunn throwing strikes here but Rae is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rae really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gunn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rae can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gunn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rae's face.
Rae is rocked!
BOOM! Gunn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Rae is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rae keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gunn tries to control but Rae wriggling away.
Rae seems to have got his legs back now.
Gunn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gunn lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Rae! Gunn sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Rae and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Magnum Gunn!
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