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SEC 66: The Rematch PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kendrell Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trip Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2-Pac (Hit Em Up). Kendrell Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kendrell Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Trip Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Johnson enables Hammer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Johnson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hammer throwing strikes but missing.
Hammer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson is pulling down on Hammer's head. It's preventing any offense from Hammer, at least for the moment.
Hammer looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hammer is working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson frees his head quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to hold on but Hammer pushes him away.
Hammer swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Johnson is now in Hammer's guard. A big mistake from Hammer there, giving up the dominant position!
Hammer has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hammer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
Hammer is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Hammer is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson looks to land a strike but Hammer avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson tries to stand but Hammer is controlling from the bottom.
Johnson works over Hammer with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
Johnson is really struggling to control Hammer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kendrell Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kendrell Johnson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hammer misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Hammer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hammer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hammer.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammer is retaining full guard.
Hammer managing to control the position.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Hammer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammer wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
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.
Hammer postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson is controlling Hammer's posture.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hammer is one step ahead there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hammer fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Hammer fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hammer is proving hard to escape from.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kendrell Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hammer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Hammer dodges it nicely.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Hammer wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hammer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hammer on the ground.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hammer defending well though.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendrell Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hammer gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Hammer blocks nicely.
Hammer is controlling Johnson's posture.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammer has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson advances to half guard.
Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Hammer has recovered full guard.
Hammer is looking to sinch up a triangle. Johnson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hammer's body to avoid the submission. Hammer has instead reached around Johnson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hammer arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Trip Hammer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Velasquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez misses with a right hand
enabling Logan to counter with a crisp jab.
Logan misses with a takedown
and Velasquez counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Paul Logan has been cut.
Velasquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Logan with a poor takedown
and Velasquez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez misses with a hook
and Logan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Velasquez won't be happy with that.
Who's going to make the next move?
Logan is looking to take a break and control but Velasquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez is looking for a sweep.
Velasquez holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
An elbow from Logan crashes against the mat.
Logan wants to control but Velasquez is keeping him busy.
Velasquez is looking for a sweep.
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.
Logan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Velasquez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Velasquez is looking to reverse the position.
Velasquez is trying to control Logan's posture but Logan avoids it.
The ground and pound from Logan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Velasquez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Logan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez tries to improve position but can't.
Logan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Logan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Velasquez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Logan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Logan is breathing heavily.
Logan is working for a kimura but Velasquez is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Logan is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Velasquez wants to get back to full guard.
Logan wants to take a breather but Velasquez is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velasquez wants to get back to full guard.
Logan is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Velasquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Logan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice cross by Velasquez.
Velasquez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick misses from Velasquez.
Velasquez throws a right hand that misses
and Logan counters with a shoot takedown. Velasquez fights it but they end up in guard.
Logan trying to control but Velasquez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez wants to sweep here but Logan controlling him for the moment.
Logan trying to control the position from guard on top but Velasquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velasquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Logan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Loganis looking to pass into half guard but Velasquez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Velasquez is in guard.
Velasquez trying to control but Logan is working from the bottom.
Logan looking to control.
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.
Logan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Velasquez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Velasquez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Logan working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Velasquez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Logan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan throws a big right hand that misses.
Logan wants to stand and escape but instead Velasquez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Logan keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.
Logan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Velasquez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Logan trying to hold on to Velasquez's head to control him but Velasquez postures up.
Velasquez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Logan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Velasquez pulls his head out easily.
Logan is staying active underneath Velasquez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Velasquez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Logan!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velasquez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Velasquez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Logan is looking to get to half guard.
Velasquez trying to control but Logan is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velasquez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Velasquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Logan's cut.
That's time! Logan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Logan misses with a takedown attempt
and Velasquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Logan has his takedown stuffed
and Velasquez counters with a beautiful punch that sends Logan to the canvas!
Logan is rocked!
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!
Velasquez advances to half guard.
Velasquez is trying to control the action in half guard but Logan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Velasquez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Velasquez winds up and cracks Logan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Velasquez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Velasquez wants to take a breather but Logan is having none of it.
Velasquez seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Logan is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cain Velasquez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taeko Yataki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yataki comes into the arena with Jingle bells blaring out of the sound system. Anthony Ellison is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taeko Yataki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Ellison!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yataki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yataki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yataki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yataki prevents Ellison from getting back to his feet.
Yataki is in close to Ellison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yataki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yataki forces his way into half guard.
Ellison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yataki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yataki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yataki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ellison won't allow Yataki to pass to mount.
Ellison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yataki.
Yataki thows a huge punch but Ellison dodges it nicely.
Yataki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yataki prevents Ellison from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yataki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yataki slips a nice elbow through Ellison's hands, connecting with Ellison's forehead.
Yataki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yataki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yataki is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yataki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ellison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yataki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ellison defending well though.
Yataki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yataki working over Ellison with some ground and pound. Ellison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yataki is working for a submission of some sort.
Yataki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ellison is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yataki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ellison wants to control but Yataki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yataki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ellison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yataki.
Yataki winds up and cracks Ellison with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yataki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yataki slips a nice elbow through Ellison's hands, connecting with Ellison's forehead.
Yataki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yataki with shots to the head and body - Ellison looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yataki cracks Ellison with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Yataki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ellison can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yataki landing strikes from the mount.
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!
Yataki with shots to the head and body - Ellison looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Ellison that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yataki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yataki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ellison looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Yataki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yataki with the ground and pound from mount.
Yataki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Yataki.
Ellison in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Yataki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ellison is trying to escape the mount.
Yataki cracks Ellison with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Yataki cracks Ellison with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yataki cracks Ellison with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ellison is trying to escape the mount.
Yataki is landing with some decent strikes but Ellison is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taeko Yataki dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yataki shoots in looking for a takedown. Ellison tries to sprawl out of it but Yataki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ellison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ellison tries to sprawl but Yataki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Yataki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ellison can do to turn this around?
Yataki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yataki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yataki is trying to work for a kimura but Ellison is defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yataki connects with a nice short shot to Ellison's temple.
Yataki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Yataki there.
Yataki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yataki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yataki with the ground and pound but Ellison uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Yataki tries to free his leg and advance position but Ellison is retaining full guard.
Yataki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yataki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ellison's head.
Yataki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ellison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yataki 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.
Yataki is pushing down on Ellison's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ellison is fighting to maintain full guard but Yataki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yataki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yataki connects with a nice short shot to Ellison's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yataki passes the guard and advances to mount!
Yataki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Yataki lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yataki looking for a guillotine from mount but Ellison is having none of it.
Yataki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yataki dominating with strikes here.
Yataki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ellison?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison is trying to escape the mount.
Ellison is breathing heavily.
Yataki unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Ellison that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yataki looking to finish Ellison with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ellison!
Yataki with the ground and pound from mount.
Yataki working Ellison over with strikes here.
Yataki is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ellison to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ellison shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yataki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yataki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Yataki lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Yataki.
Yataki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Yataki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yataki breaks from Ellison's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ellison is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Yataki with shots to the head and body - Ellison looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ellison is in a horrible position here. Yataki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yataki landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Yataki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yataki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yataki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ellison can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taeko Yataki dominated that second round.
That's time! Yataki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yataki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yataki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yataki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yataki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ellison's head.
Ellison wants to stand but Yataki is controlling the position.
Yataki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ellison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yataki connects with a couple of short punches.
Yataki lands a couple of elbows.
Yataki works over Ellison with some ground and pound from guard.
Yataki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ellison's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yataki slips a nice elbow through Ellison's hands, connecting with Ellison's forehead.
Yataki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yataki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ellison looks a forlorn figure.
Yataki working the ground and pound effectively.
Yataki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yataki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yataki working Ellison over with strikes here.
Yataki with a couple of short strikes.
Taeko Yataki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yataki lands a big shot there that rocks Ellison but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yataki with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yataki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Yataki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yataki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ellison's face.
Yataki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yataki lands a heavy elbow.
Yataki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ellison's face.
Yataki lands a big elbow.
Yataki lands with some strikes.
Yataki working the ground and pound effectively.
Yataki landing punches.
Yataki is landing with some decent strikes but Ellison is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Anthony Ellison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yataki lands a nice shot to the head.
Yataki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yataki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ellison is bucking up trying to escape but Yataki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yataki lands a heavy elbow.
Yataki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ellison?
Ellison has left one of his arms exposed and Yataki doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Ellison screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Taeko Yataki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heddy Lamaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Sander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamaar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pledge To Hedley Lamaar. Heddy Lamaar had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
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24
210 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Heddy Lamaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Sander!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamaar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A combination from Sander does no damage.
Sander checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lamaar throws a push kick but Sander slaps the foot to one side.
Sander misses with an uppercut. Lamaar saw that one coming.
Lamaar throws a leg kick but Sander moved away.
Tommy Sander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamaar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lamaar misses with a hook to the body
letting Sander counter with a right hand.
Lamaar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sander ducks under a wild hook from Lamaar.
Lamaar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lamaar moves away from the strike by Sander.
Sander throws a looping overhand right but Lamaar ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamaar.
Sander avoids the body shot from Lamaar.
Sander drops Lamaar with a beautiful combination! Lamaar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sander is looking for the KO!
It looks like Heddy Lamaar has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Sander. Those never looked like landing.
Sander drops Lamaar with a beautiful combination! Lamaar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sander is looking for the KO!
Lamaar is rocked!
Lamaar shoots in looking for a takedown. Sander tries to sprawl out of it but Lamaar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sander manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Sander misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamaar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sander missing with a left hand there. Lamaar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamaar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sander.
A combination from Sander does no damage.
Sander misses with a looping right.
Lamaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sander.
A jab from Sander misses.
Lamaar darts in and clinches Sander up against the cage.
Lamaar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sander avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heddy Lamaar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamaar prevents a body shot from Sander.
Lamaar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sander or not.
Lamaar is trying to drag Sander to the mat but Sander just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lamaar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sander is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sander misses with a punch on the inside.
Lamaar has Sander pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sander manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lamaar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lamaar tries for a takedown but Sander manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sander lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lamaar or not.
Lamaar is breathing heavily.
Lamaar looking for a takedown.
Lamaar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sander walks away with a smile on his face. Lamaar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sander scores with a jab to the body.
Sander throws a series of strikes that have Lamaar backpedaling.
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!
Sander with a nice cross.
Sander misses with an uppercut. Lamaar saw that one coming.
Sander misses with a looping left.
Sander listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tommy Sander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sander scores with a nice head shot.
Oh Lamaar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A swing and a miss from Sander.
Lamaar seems to have got his legs back now.
Sander drops Lamaar with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lamaar looks back up at him and smiles so Sander waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Sander takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lamaar wants to clinch up but Sander keeps it at a distance.
Sander throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Lamaar colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Sander as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Lamaar is left battered and dazed whilst Sander and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Sander!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Uri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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27
165 lbs
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22
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Uri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uri misses the shot to the body.
Sam Uri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uri doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cooper counters with a two punch combo.
Uri fails with the takedown
and Cooper counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Sam Uri has been cut.
Uri doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cooper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uri is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Uri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uri with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cooper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Uri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Sloppy strikes from Cooper. Those never looked like landing.
Uri with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cooper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uri thinking.
Uri is breathing heavily.
Cooper is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Cooper shuts the power down on Uri. Lights out, game over! Cooper is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Cooper!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad El Sayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Sayed comes to the cage accompanied by Stand Up by Trapt. Mitchell has chosen DesertStorm/DJClue - Money Power Respect 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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180 lbs
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29
180 lbs
15 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammad El Sayed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Sayed swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Jay Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Sayed instigates a clinch.
El Sayed misses with a punch on the inside.
El Sayed is working Mitchell over against the cage.
Mitchell wants a takedown.
El Sayed trying to land knees to the body.
El Sayed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
El Sayed looking to throw knees to the head but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
El Sayed decides to pull guard.
Mitchell postures up in El Sayed's guard and throws a big left but El Sayed blocks it.
Mitchell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. El Sayed is keeping the position for now.
El Sayed keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Mitchell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. El Sayed is keeping the position for now.
El Sayed keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Mitchell distracts El Sayed with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
El Sayed keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
El Sayed wants to stand up but Mitchell is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but El Sayed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
El Sayed looking for a sweep. Not yet El Sayed, not yet.
Mitchell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and El Sayed dives on top into guard.
El Sayed has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mitchell wants to sweep here but El Sayed controlling him for the moment.
El Sayed trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell looking for a guillotine here but El Sayed defends easily.
El Sayed stands up and waves to Mitchell to follow him.
Mohammad El Sayed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes one to the chin there.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch but El Sayed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
El Sayed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitchell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from El Sayed.
El Sayed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and El Sayed wants it to stay on the feet.
El Sayed stalks Mitchell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mitchell's face. Mitchell staggers backwards, shaken.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
Mitchell wants to clinch up but El Sayed keeps it at a distance.
Mitchell closes the distance but El Sayed moves to the side
and El Sayed counters with a body kick that stops Mitchell in his tracks momentarily.
Mitchell looks gassed!
El Sayed lands with a thumping leg kick.
El Sayed connects with a high kick.
Mitchell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from El Sayed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed throws a combination. Mitchell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mitchell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mitchell scores with a shot to the body.
El Sayed lands a glancing blow to the side of Mitchell's head.
El Sayed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
El Sayed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by El Sayed.
Mitchell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by El Sayed.
El Sayed lunges at Mitchell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mitchell's hand.
El Sayed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
El Sayed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
El Sayed is working the combinations to good effect here.
El Sayed misses with a two punch combination.
Mitchell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by El Sayed. El Sayed obviously looking to wear him down.
El Sayed lands with a nice combination. Mitchell backs away looking to recover.
El Sayed displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
El Sayed jabs Mitchell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
El Sayed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
El Sayed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mitchell's head backwards.
El Sayed throws a series of strikes that have Mitchell backpedaling.
El Sayed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mitchell ducks right into an uppercut from El Sayed.
El Sayed lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by El Sayed.
El Sayed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
El Sayed tries to bum rush Mitchell with a series of wild strikes but Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for El Sayed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick from El Sayed lands but Mitchell takes it in his stride.
El Sayed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
El Sayed is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
El Sayed throws a series of strikes that have Mitchell backpedaling.
Mitchell moves in looking to clinch but El Sayed pushes him off.
El Sayed scores with a head kick.
Mitchell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
El Sayed shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mitchell eats them both and turns towards El Sayed to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mitchell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. El Sayed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
El Sayed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
El Sayed pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mitchell back to the cage. El Sayed follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mitchell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from El Sayed.
Mitchell is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Sayed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by El Sayed.
Mitchell is still on wobbly legs! Can El Sayed finish him?
El Sayed connects with a right that clearly hurt Mitchell. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as El Sayed proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Mitchell collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammad El Sayed!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Valensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valensky comes into the arena with Jesus Built My Hotrod- Ministry blaring out of the sound system. Crump has chosen ac/dc- Higheway to Hell as his entrance music. Mikhail Valensky has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
290 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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29
190 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikhail Valensky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Crump!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crump rushes Valensky and presses him up against the cage.
Crump looking to slow down the pace here.
Valensky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crump tries to throw a body punch but Valensky avoids it by throwing Crump back against the cage.
Valensky slowing the pace effectively.
Valensky avoids a wild elbow strike from Crump.
Crump misses with a knee strike.
Crump looking to throw knees to the head but Valensky is blocking nicely.
Valensky stalling the fight.
Crump struggles to land a body shot inside as Valensky controls his hands.
Crump using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valensky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valensky.
Valensky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crump tries to land knees in the clinch but Valensky avoids the damage to the body.
Crump creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valensky gets through Crump's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valensky creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Crump's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Crump drops to his knees and Valensky pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Valensky!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terence McKenna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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20
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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27
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Alkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terence McKenna!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenna misses with a low kick.
McKenna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McKenna misses with a wild body shot.
Alkofer checks a low kick from McKenna.
McKenna keeps Alkofer at a distance using the push kick.
McKenna thows a leg kick but Alkofer checks it
enabling Alkofer to counter with a crisp jab.
Alkofer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alkofer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Alkofer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Alkofer breaks from McKenna's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alkofer working the ground and pound effectively.
McKenna is wriggling around trying to escape.
McKenna really wants to buck Alkofer off and get back to his feet.
Alkofer working McKenna over with strikes here.
Alkofer landing strikes from the mount and McKenna is in trouble!
Alkofer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McKenna really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer looking to control and managing it successfully.
McKenna working to try and regain half guard.
Alkofer looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alkofer unloading with bombs!
Alkofer prevents McKenna from getting the reversal.
Alkofer looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Alkofer.
Alkofer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McKenna can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McKenna tries to reverse the position but Alkofer maintains control.
Alkofer controlling from the full mount.
Alkofer lands a big shot there that rocks McKenna but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alkofer content just to control the position here.
McKenna sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
McKenna wants to sweep but Alkofer has passed to side control!
You can see the frustration on McKenna's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McKenna is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Alkofer controlling the position.
McKenna is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alkofer content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Alkofer lands a few punches from side control.
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.
McKenna tries to bench press Alkofer off him but Alkofer keeps the position.
McKenna manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Alkofer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alkofer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Alkofer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alkofer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
McKenna gets back to full guard.
Alkofer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alkofer slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alkofer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Alkofer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McKenna lands a head kick!
Alkofer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alkofer feints and as McKenna raises his hands in defense, Alkofer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alkofer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alkofer throws a big right hand that misses.
McKenna looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Alkofer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
McKenna moves into full guard.
Alkofer stopping the sweep attempt from McKenna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alkofer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alkofer landing with the ground and pound.
McKenna looking for a sweep. Not yet McKenna, not yet.
Alkofer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Alkofer passes McKenna's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alkofer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenna is looking for a sweep. Alkofer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alkofer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Alkofer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McKenna for as long as he can get away with.
McKenna is trying to get back to full guard.
Alkofer controlling the action here.
We're going to have a standup here because Christian Alkofer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
McKenna misses with a straight left.
McKenna throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alkofer.
Alkofer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McKenna to the mat! McKenna manages to get full guard.
Alkofer 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.
McKenna being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McKenna manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alkofer manages to get himself to full guard.
McKenna wants to control from the top but Alkofer keeps moving.
McKenna trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alkofer's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alkofer manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Terence McKenna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKenna gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alkofer distracts McKenna with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Alkofer scoring with punches to the head and body.
McKenna is trying to control the position but Alkofer postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alkofer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alkofer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alkofer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Alkofer taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Alkofer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Alkofer ducks under a wild hook from McKenna.
Alkofer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alkofer looks up at the clock and then as McKenna takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Alkofer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Alkofer just content to control the position.
McKenna tries to bench press Alkofer off him but Alkofer keeps the position.
Alkofer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Christian Alkofer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McKenna is looking for a sweep.
McKenna gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
McKenna can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alkofer prevents McKenna from getting the reversal.
Alkofer scoring with strikes but McKenna is staying in there.
Alkofer controlling from mount.
Alkofer unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alkofer breaks from McKenna's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Alkofer.
Alkofer controlling his opponent.
Alkofer prevents McKenna from getting the reversal.
McKenna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer controlling the pace for now.
McKenna takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Alkofer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Alkofer controlling the pace for now.
Alkofer landing shots from mount.
McKenna can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Alkofer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Alkofer.
Alkofer landing shots from mount.
McKenna is bucking up trying to escape but Alkofer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Alkofer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alkofer scoring with strikes but McKenna is staying in there.
Alkofer looking to control and managing it successfully.
McKenna wants to hold on but Alkofer pushes him away.
McKenna is looking to improve his position but Alkofer isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Alkofer.
Terence McKenna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McKenna is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Alkofer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenna really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alkofer with shots to the head and body - McKenna looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alkofer controlling the pace for now.
Alkofer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McKenna?
Alkofer controlling from mount.
Alkofer punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Alkofer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alkofer, 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 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Alkofer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Leigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
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177 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
16 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Leigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Leigh.
Leigh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Neil scores with a punch to the head.
Leigh slips a jab and a cross from O Neil.
O Neil misses with a right hand
and Leigh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. O Neil is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Good leg kick by Leigh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Neil ducks under a wild hook from Leigh.
Leigh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Neil misses with a jab to the body
and Leigh counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Leigh.
A punch combination from O Neil misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leigh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leigh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Neil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Leigh looks for the body kick but O Neil saw that one coming.
Leigh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
O Neil checks the leg kick.
Leigh feints and then cracks O Neil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Neil down.
O Neil throws an off balance right hand
and Leigh counters with a head kick.
Leigh moves out of range as O Neil strikes.
Leigh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leigh connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leigh. O Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leigh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Neil.
Sloppy strikes from O Neil. Those never looked like landing.
Leigh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leigh lands a front kick.
O Neil rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leigh counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leigh.
O Neil looks gassed!
Leigh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits O Neils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leigh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Neil has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses.
Leigh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leigh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leigh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leigh. That's going to slow O Neil down.
Leigh misses with a body shot.
Leigh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leigh throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leigh lands a leg kick that knocks O Neil off balance momentarily.
Leigh throws a leg kick which misses O Neil's front leg but catches the back leg as O Neil tries to avoid it.
Leigh connects with an inside leg kick.
Leigh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on O Neil if he has to take too many more of those.
O Neil's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Neil sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Leigh scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leigh, right into the meat.
O Neil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leigh can pounce on him.
Leigh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leigh feints and then cracks O Neil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Neil down.
Leigh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leigh lands with a nice body kick.
Leigh fakes the leg kick and cracks O Neil in the body.
Good leg kick by Leigh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Neil misses with a jab to the body
and Leigh counters with an outside leg kick.
Leigh connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Leigh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leigh punishes O Neil's body with a nice straight punch.
Leigh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neil.
Leigh pushes O Neil away with a front kick.
Leigh drives through and clinches with O Neil against the cage.
Leigh trying to land knees to the body.
Leigh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leigh tries to stall but O Neil uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
O Neil is looking to break free of the clinch but Leigh has double underhooks.
Leigh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leigh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of O Neil's head.
Leigh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leigh thumps O Neil with a low kick.
Leigh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Neil throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leigh counters with a left to the body.
Leigh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by O Neil.
O Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick from Leigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leigh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leigh blocks a jab.
Crunch! Leigh slams his shin into O Neil's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leigh.
Leigh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
O Neil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leigh. Leigh obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Leigh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Neil throws a lazy uppercut
and Leigh counters with a body kick that stops O Neil in his tracks momentarily.
Leigh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leigh throws a front kick that sends O Neil stumbling back into the cage.
O Neil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Leigh.
A big left from Leigh misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! O Neil crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leigh - the referee stops the clock and O Neil gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leigh. O Neil manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Leigh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leigh misses with a body kick.
A head kick from Leigh lands but O Neil takes it in his stride.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Leigh.
O Neil has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Leigh.
Leigh misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leigh misses with a low kick.
Leigh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leigh doesn't manage to clinch there - O Neil circles away.
O Neil with a nice cross.
Leigh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leigh.
Leigh throws a low kick but O Neil avoids it.
O Neil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Neil connects with a jab.
Leigh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leigh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leigh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leigh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leigh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leigh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Donk. O Neil catches Leigh right on the button with a cross.
A bone on bone clash there as O Neil blocks the leg kick.
Leigh throws the kick towards the body but O Neil avoids it.
Leigh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
O Neil throws a lazy uppercut
and Leigh counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for O Neil.
O Neil throws a series of strikes that have Leigh backpedaling.
Leigh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O Neil throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
O Neil misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leigh. Leigh obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leigh darts in trying to clinch
and O Neil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Neil misses with a hook
and Leigh counters with a nice leg kick.
Leigh avoids the body shot from O Neil.
O Neil scores with a three punch combo!
Leigh lets loose with a powerful body kick. O Neil will feel that in the morning.
O Neil throws a nice looking combination but Leigh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leigh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Leigh.
O Neil ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bryan Leigh is winning the standup battle so far.
Leigh slips a jab and a cross from O Neil.
O Neil misses with a right hand
and O Neil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Neil misses with a hook to the body
and Leigh counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh scores with a kick to the midsection.
Leigh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Neil. That did some damage!
Leigh tries a head kick but it misses.
O Neil thows a body shot but no joy.
O Neil throws a hook but Leigh blocks it.
Leigh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leigh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Leigh throws a front kick aimed at O Neil's knee but O Neil avoids it well.
Leigh avoids the body shot from O Neil.
O Neil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leigh. Leigh obviously looking to wear him down.
O Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leigh has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Leigh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Neil.
Leigh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Neil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leigh.
O Neil's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leigh under the eye.
Leigh misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leigh. O Neil shrugs it off though.
Leigh just misses with a punch to the body.
O Neil wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leigh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leigh misses with a kick to the body.
Leigh throws a low kick but O Neil moves out of range easily.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neil misses with a double jab.
Leigh throws a head kick that O Neil semi-blocks.
O Neil moves out of range of the strikes.
Leigh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Neil misses with a lunging right hand
and Leigh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. O Neil is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Neil misses the shot to the body.
O Neil checks a leg kick.
Leigh defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
Leigh lands a leg kick that knocks O Neil off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Leigh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
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!
O Neil connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leigh momentarily.
A slow jab from O Neil misses its intended target.
A big right from O Neil misses.
O Neil darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Neil avoids a kick to the body.
Leigh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Neil.
Leigh throws a nice head kick!
O Neil throws a poor cross that misses
and Leigh counters with a nice body kick.
Leigh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Neil.
Leigh dips to his left and cracks O Neil with an uppercut!
Leigh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Neil throws a hook but Leigh avoids it easily.
Leigh throws a leg kick but O Neil checks it.
O Neil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leigh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Neil lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses.
Leigh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leigh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick lands from Leigh.
Leigh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leigh walks into a straight right hand from O Neil.
O Neil swings widly with a right hand
and Leigh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leigh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
O Neil lands a really nice looking cross but Leigh seems unphased.
O Neil digs a good body shot into Leigh's ribs.
Leigh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Neil checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leigh walks into a jab.
O Neil lands with a cross.
Leigh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
O Neil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mickey O Neil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leigh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Neil can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leigh tries to score with a low kick but O Neil moves his leg out of the way.
O Neil goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
O Neil takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Neil throws a shot from downtown. Leigh moves away and avoids it.
O Neil with a nice cross.
O Neil shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leigh eats them both and turns towards O Neil to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Leigh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leigh.
O Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leigh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leigh misses with a head kick.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses.
O Neil throws an off balance right hand
and Leigh counters with a head kick. That will keep O Neil thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Leigh.
O Neil connects with a body shot.
Leigh misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Neil.
Leigh misses with a wild body shot.
Leigh moves out of range as O Neil strikes.
Leigh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab from O Neil.
O Neil drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leigh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leigh is looking to clinch.
Leigh throws a body kick that misses.
Leigh moves out of range of the strikes.
O Neil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leigh's head backwards.
O Neil swings for the body but Leigh moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leigh.
Leigh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Neil moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
O Neil misses with a hook. Leigh ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leigh walks into a straight right hand from O Neil.
O Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leigh manages to avoid it.
Leigh defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
Leigh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
Leigh throws a leg kick but O Neil sees it coming and moves out of range.
O Neil connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leigh momentarily.
Leigh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leigh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Leigh looks to throw the jab but O Neil is out of range.
Leigh misses the shot to the body.
A big left from O Neil misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Neil thuds his right hand into Leigh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bryan Leigh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leigh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leigh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Neil throws a right hand that misses
and Leigh counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Neil's knee momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey O Neil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leigh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Leigh!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Saballe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobuhiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saballe comes to the cage accompanied by In My City. Nakamura has chosen Breathe as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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290 lbs
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Salvador Saballe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nobuhiro Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nakamura jabs at Saballe's body.
Saballe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nakamura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saballe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nakamura tries to free his leg and advance position but Saballe is retaining full guard.
Nakamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Saballe has wrist control.
Nakamura stops Saballe from standing up.
Nakamura throws a strike but Saballe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saballe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Saballe wants to pass the guard but Nakamura is keeping the position.
Nakamura trying to keep a closed guard but Saballe is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura has his hands on Saballe's head, controlling the position.
Saballe stopping the sweep attempt from Nakamura.
Saballe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nakamura is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saballe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakamura.
Saballe scores with a nice body kick.
Nakamura looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saballe tries a head kick but it misses.
Saballe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakamura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saballe digs a good body shot into Nakamura's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saballe with a nice cross.
Saballe lands a left and a right that send Nakamura crashing to the mat, dazed. Saballe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nakamura is rocked!
It looks like Nobuhiro Nakamura has been cut.
Saballe lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Nakamura falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Salvador Saballe!
Salvador Saballe retains his super heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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