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AXF Friday Night Fights 52 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Overdrive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raul Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maximus Overdrive!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Overdrive lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheers as Overdrive lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanchez is pressed up against the cage. Overdrive has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanchez down to the mat. Sanchez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Overdrive looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Overdrive looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Overdrive will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overdrive thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overdrive.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Overdrive slaps the foot to one side.
Sanchez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A leg kick checked by Overdrive.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Overdrive shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Maximus Overdrive has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Overdrive blocks it.
Overdrive tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Overdrive lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Overdrive content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Overdrive.
Overdrive misses with a punch to the body.
Overdrive lands a shot to the body.
Sanchez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Overdrive controls his hands.
Sanchez scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Overdrive being controlled against the cage.
Overdrive tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez prevents the takedown attempt.
Overdrive scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez looking to stall.
Overdrive displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Overdrive pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overdrive tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Overdrive.
Sanchez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Overdrive lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Overdrive with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Overdrive on the inside.
Overdrive missing with knees to the body.
Overdrive lands with a light punch inside.
Overdrive throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Nice elbow from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Overdrive tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Overdrive can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body.
Sanchez crunches a lovely knee into Overdrive's ribcage.
Overdrive misses with a body punch.
Overdrive looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Overdrive avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Overdrive misses with a body punch.
Sanchez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Overdrive drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raul Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Overdrive.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Overdrive gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdrive misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Overdrive throws a head punch that misses.
Overdrive tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Overdrive throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Overdrive on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overdrive lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Overdrive misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Overdrive fails to land.
Overdrive is working Sanchez over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Overdrive.
Overdrive tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Overdrive.
Overdrive throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Overdrive lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Overdrive lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Overdrive will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Overdrive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch but Overdrive improves position.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Overdrive blocks it.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Overdrive just leaning against Sanchez, taking a breather.
Overdrive drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sanchez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Overdrive works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Overdrive punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Overdrive takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Overdrive moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Overdrive.
Sanchez defending well as Overdrive loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overdrive dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maximus Overdrive will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maximus Overdrive's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Overdrive feints a jab promting Sanchez to slip. Overdrive then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sanchez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Overdrive keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maximus Overdrive seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Overdrive moves out of range easily.
Overdrive missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Horrible takedown by Overdrive or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Overdrive is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Overdrive swinging wildly here.
Overdrive throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Overdrive counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raul Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Overdrive.
Sanchez has Overdrive up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Overdrive is stalling here.
Overdrive tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Overdrive fails to land.
Overdrive tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Overdrive wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanchez.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Overdrive is keeping busy.
Overdrive lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Overdrive tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Overdrive back against the cage.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Overdrive.
Overdrive tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maximus Overdrive seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Overdrive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Overdrive lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Overdrive managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overdrive.
Overdrive lands a shot to the body.
Sanchez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Overdrive displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanchez up against the cage.
Overdrive lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Overdrive tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Overdrive cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Overdrive is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Overdrive goes for a takedown attempt but Sanchez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Raul Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Overdrive.
Overdrive throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overdrive avoids it.
A short left from Overdrive.
Overdrive misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdrive misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Overdrive.
A right hand to the body from Overdrive.
A right hand to the body from Overdrive.
A nice right hand lands inside from Overdrive.
Overdrive lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Overdrive gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Overdrive thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Overdrive is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Overdrive has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Overdrive missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Overdrive not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Overdrive is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Overdrive is working away from the top position though.
Overdrive seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Overdrive is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Overdrive missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanchez trying to control here.
Overdrive wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overdrive moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch combination from Overdrive misses.
Overdrive has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Overdrive getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Overdrive showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maximus Overdrive's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Overdrive lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.
Overdrive's corner calls for a 1-2. Overdrive obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Overdrive avoids the punch easily.
Overdrive scores with a jab.
Sanchez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Overdrive lands with a nice combination. Sanchez backs away looking to recover.
Overdrive misses with an uppercut.
Overdrive misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Overdrive shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Overdrive takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Overdrive misses with a looping right.
Raul Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overdrive misses with a two punch combination.
Overdrive takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Overdrive moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez has managed to clinch.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Overdrive.
A head punch on the inside from Overdrive fails to land.
Overdrive takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body.
Sanchez just leaning against Overdrive, taking a breather.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Overdrive takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez avoiding damage.
Knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a hook that snaps the head of Overdrive backwards.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Overdrive taking a breather.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez trying to control the position but instead, Overdrive has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanchez into the cage.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Overdrive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside.
Sanchez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Overdrive in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Overdrive lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Overdrive scores with a nice short uppercut.
A knee to the head by Sanchez.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch but Overdrive improves position.
Overdrive managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Overdrive avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Overdrive.
Overdrive throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Overdrive has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overdrive misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
A short uppercut from Overdrive.
Overdrive managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Overdrive lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Overdrive is controlling well.
Sanchez trying to control but Overdrive postures up.
Overdrive performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdrive throwing shots but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Overdrive is working away from the top position though.
Overdrive is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sanchez!
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
You get the feeling that Sanchez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Overdrive lands with some strikes.
Overdrive raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overdrive cracks Sanchez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanchez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Overdrive tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Maximus Overdrive is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanchez wants to control but Overdrive is having none of it.
Raul Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Overdrive controlling from mount.
Overdrive pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overdrive trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maximus Overdrive.
Well Overdrive has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Overdrive!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mahut Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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197 lbs
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mahut Uno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spider Machida!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uno swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Uno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uno connects with a single shot there.
Uno staying out of range there.
Machida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uno.
Machida forces Uno back against the cage and clinches.
Machida tries to work over Uno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uno lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Spider Machida has been cut.
Uno blocks a body shot from Machida.
Uno is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Machida is pressed up against the cage. Uno has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Machida down to the mat. Machida avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Machida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spider Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a series of punches but Uno avoids them all with ease.
Machida throws a nice looking combination but Uno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machida lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Machida misses with a hook. Uno ducked under it nicely.
Machida tries to clinch but Uno is having none of it.
Uno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Machida misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Machida.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Machida displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Uno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Machida misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Machida misses the target.
Machida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Uno seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Machida is trying to control but Uno passes into side control!
Uno tries to advance to mount but Machida denies him.
Uno slows the pace down.
Uno wants to control but Machida is keeping him busy.
Uno controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida is trying to control Uno's posture but Uno avoids it.
Uno in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Uno taking a breather here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uno wants to control but Machida is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spider Machida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Spider Machida's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Machida misses the target.
Machida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Machida.
Uno misses with a wild combination.
Machida throws a body punch but Uno moves out of range.
Machida throws a shot to the body.
Uno doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida scores with a jab. Uno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Machida misses with a double jab
and Uno counters with a single leg into guard. Machida didn't expect that.
Uno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Uno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Uno wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
Uno throwing strikes but missing.
Uno landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Machida keeping moving, preventing Uno from controlling successfully.
Uno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Uno wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Machida is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Mahut Uno wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Machida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uno circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Machida as he jumps to the side.
Machida throws a shot from downtown. Uno moves away and avoids it.
Machida misses with a double jab.
Machida looks to land a combination but Uno avoids it well.
Machida misses with the combination.
Machida throws a poor cross that misses
and Uno counters with a stiff right hand.
Machida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uno manages to avoid it.
Machida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uno.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Uno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with an uppercut
and Uno counters with a straight right hand.
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machida throws out the jab.
Uno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machida.
Machida misses with a lunging right hand
and Uno counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Uno.
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!
Machida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uno looking to pass the guard.
Uno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahut Uno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Spider Machida's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Machida misses with a series of wild punches.
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machida lands a nice hook to Uno's body. Uno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Uno misses with a double jab.
Machida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Uno counters with a shoot takedown. Machida fights it but they end up in guard.
Uno postures up.
Uno thows a big elbow that misses.
Uno drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Machida dives on top into guard.
Uno keeping full guard, as Machida tries to pass.
Uno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Machida is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Machida misses with a double jab
and Uno counters with a thumping low kick.
Machida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uno manages to avoid it.
Uno slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
Machida misses with a double jab
so Uno counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Uno content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Uno preventing the sweep.
Uno wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
Uno tries to free his leg and advance position but Machida is retaining full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Uno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida wants to stand but Uno is controlling the position.
Uno controls from within his opponent's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Uno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands a really nice looking cross but Uno seems unphased.
Nice body punch from Machida.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uno moves away.
Machida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uno tries to clinch up.
Spider Machida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uno slips a straight right by Machida.
Machida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a right hand that Uno ducks under and follows up with a left that Uno also avoids with ease.
Machida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uno defending well as Machida loads up on a big left hand.
Mahut Uno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida swings for the body but Uno moves out of range.
Uno feints a jab promting Machida to slip. Uno then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Machida slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Uno pushes him off.
A punch combination from Machida misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Uno is just out of range.
Machida tries to bum rush Uno with a series of wild strikes but Uno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mahut Uno.
I think Uno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahut Uno!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casper Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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215 lbs
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211 lbs
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Excellent 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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Casper Orion!
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 Foley!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orion is out of range.
No luck for Orion with that takedown attempt.
Orion throws a combination that misses
and Foley counters with a straight right hand.
Foley scores with a nice head shot.
Foley lands with an uppercut that bounces Orion off the cage and back into rage.
Foley works the jab nicely.
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!
Orion moves out of range as Foley strikes.
Orion gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Foley counters with a nice body shot.
Orion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foley.
Orion tries to clinch but Foley moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley connects with a jab.
Orion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Foley pinned against the cage. Foley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casper Orion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foley leaves Orion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Orion. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Orion fails with an attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Foley.
Foley tries to work over Orion's front leg with a kick but Orion checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orion on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Foley gets underhooks to prevent Orion's takedown attempt.
Foley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Orion tries to pull guard but Foley holds him up against the cage and eventually Orion drops back down to his feet.
Orion drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Foley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Foley stalls.
Orion tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Foley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice combo by Foley! Oh, that's hurt him - Orion falls to the canvas and Foley follows him into side control.
Orion is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Foley asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Foley is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Orion dodges the ground and pound from Foley.
Orion is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Foley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Orion. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Orion struggling a bit here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foley connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Orion some visible discomfort.
Foley just content to control the position.
Foley trying to control the position but Orion is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion is looking for a sweep.
Orion dodges the ground and pound from Foley.
Orion is looking to reverse the position.
Orion is trying to escape the position but Foley is controlling the position.
Foley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orion manages to work his way to half guard, despite Foley's best efforts.
Foley stalling.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mick Foley hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Orion shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Foley as he avoids it easily.
Orion gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Orion moves forwards but Foley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Foley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Orion dives in and grabs Foley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Foley pushes down on Orion's head and hops out.
Foley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orion is out of range.
Foley cracks Orion with a big right hand and Orion goes down!
Orion is rocked!
Orion throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Orion has his foot on Foley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Foley works his way back into a safe position though.
Foley cracks Orion with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foley scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Orion is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Foley frees his head nicely. Oh but Orion has switched to an armbar! Foley is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Casper Orion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa comes to the cage accompanied by Search and Destroy. On his way into the cage it seems that Tony Jaa has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tony Jaa seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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152 lbs
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153 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liam Machin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Machin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jaa.
A big left from Machin misses.
Machin swings for the body but Jaa moves out of range.
Machin misses with an uppercut.
Machin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Machin misses with a looping left.
Machin missing with a left hand there. Jaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaa throws a body kick that misses.
Machin sizes up Jaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Machin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Machin lands a really nice looking cross but Jaa seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Machin circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaa. That's going to slow Machin down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaa walks into a straight right hand from Machin.
Machin throws a body punch but Jaa moves out of range.
Machin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaa.
No joy there for Machin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaa.
Jaa moves away from the strike by Machin.
Jaa shoots in looking for a takedown but Machin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jaa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jaa misses with a body kick.
Jaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machin.
Crunch! Jaa slams his shin into Machin's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws the kick towards the body but Machin avoids it.
Jaa dodges the punch combination from Machin.
Liam Machin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machin throws a combination that misses
and Jaa counters with a nice body kick.
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!
Jaa misses with a low kick.
Jaa throws a right hand that Machin ducks under and follows up with a left that Machin also avoids with ease.
Machin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jaa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machin.
Machin avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Machin misses the target.
Jaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Liam Machin has been cut.
Jaa lands a leg kick that knocks Machin off balance momentarily.
Jaa slips under a jab from Machin.
Liam Machin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Machin circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Jaa lands but Machin takes it in his stride.
Machin throws a sloppy body shot
and Jaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jaa drops his hands momentarily and Machin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jaa.
Machin throws a looping overhand right but Jaa ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Jaa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jaa tries to work over Machin's front leg with a kick but Machin checks it.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaa swings for the body but Machin moves out of range.
Machin avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Machin lands a head shot.
Machin lands a jab to Jaa's midsection.
No joy there for Jaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machin throws a looping overhand right but Jaa ducks down to avoid it.
Machin throws a jab when Jaa was well out of range.
Machin misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Machin tries to roll over but Jaa keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa is working for a kimura but Machin is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jaa lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Jaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Machin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machin's sensitive parts.
Tony Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jaa counters with an inside leg kick.
Machin misses with a wild combination.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Machin blocks a leg kick.
Machin thuds a left hand into Jaa's body.
Machin throws a lazy right hand but Jaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machin avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Jaa is looking to score with low kicks.
Machin throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Machin's knee momentarily.
Jaa 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 head kick by Jaa misses
and Machin counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machin misses with a few strikes there.
Jaa walks into a straight right hand from Machin.
Jaa misses with a body kick.
Jaa lands a lovely overhand right.
Machin throws a looping overhand right but Jaa ducks down to avoid it.
Jaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jaa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Machin misses with a straight left.
Machin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Machin connects with a looping right hand.
Jaa tries to move into range but Machin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jaa.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machin misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Machin misses the target.
Jaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jaa.
Jaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machin.
Machin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machin swings widly with a right hand
and Jaa counters with an inside leg kick.
Jaa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a head kick but Machin moves out of range.
Machin misses with a series of wild punches.
Jaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Machin at a distance.
Machin is breathing heavily.
Machin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Machin scores with a three punch combo!
Jaa tries to clinch but Machin moves out of range.
Jaa misses with a looping right.
Machin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machin checks a leg kick nicely.
Tony Jaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Machin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa shoots in looking for a takedown. Machin tries to sprawl out of it but Jaa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Machin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Machin checks it well.
A jab lands there for Machin.
Machin throws a right and a left that Jaa avoids nicely.
Jaa connects with a high kick.
Machin moves out of range as Jaa throws a body kick.
Jaa thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Machin finds it's way through Jaa's defenses.
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!
Machin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jaa eats them both and turns towards Machin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Machin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jaa wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Jaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Liam Machin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Machin misses with a straight right.
Jaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Machin throws a nice looking combination but Jaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machin takes one to the chin there.
Jaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jaa closes the distance and clinches up with Machin, looking for a takedown. Jaa pushes Machin against the cage but Machin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Machin scores with a three punch combo!
Jaa misses with a takedown attempt - Machin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Machin throws the left hand but Jaa avoids the punch easily.
Jaa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Jaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Machin misses its intended target.
Jaa throws a leg kick but Machin sees it coming and moves out of range.
No joy there for Machin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jaa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Machin tries to avoid it but Jaa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Machin to the ground. Machin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaa manages to avoid it.
Machin looks to land a combination but Jaa avoids it well.
Machin with a jab.
Jaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jaa moves into range and clinches up with Machin.
Jaa managing to block the knees to the body from Machin.
Jaa landing knees to the body.
Machin scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Machin lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Machin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jaa is leaning against Machin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Jaa.
Jaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Machin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Machin moves out of range as Jaa throws a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Machin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Machin throws a series of punches but Jaa moves out of range.
Machin throws a right hand that Jaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaa also avoids with ease.
Machin throws a shot from downtown. Jaa moves away and avoids it.
Jaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a body punch but Machin moves out of range.
Jaa takes the fight into the clinch.
Machin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.
Machin stalling in the clinch but Jaa improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machin throws an elbow but misses.
Machin looking to throw knees to the head but Jaa is blocking nicely.
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Machin blocks it.
Jaa working Machin over with knees to the body.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machin blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaa can't find room to land a body shot as Machin controls the action.
Machin tries a knee to the head but Jaa blocks it.
Machin landing knees to the head.
Machin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tony Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Machin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaa.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jaa on the inside.
Machin misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Machin avoids the damage to the body.
Machin misses with a knee strike.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Jaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Machin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Jaa.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Jaa managing to block the knees to the body from Machin.
Machin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.
Machin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaa is defending well for now.
Liam Machin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Jaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jaa 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Jaa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Faga Oot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maniacal Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles has chosen Another One Bites The Dust as his entrance music. Maniacal Styles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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276 lbs
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272 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Faga Oot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maniacal Styles!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Faga Oot has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Oot. Those never looked like landing.
Styles throws a head kick that misses.
Styles misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Styles lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Oot has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oot and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Styles tries a head kick but it misses.
Styles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Styles avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Oot.
Oot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Styles throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styles scores with a spinning back kick!
Oot is breathing heavily.
Styles lands a big head kick that sends Oot tumbling to the mat! Styles takes a step backwards and waves Oot back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oot is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Styles! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maniacal Styles!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oishi Yoshio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Redshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshio comes to the cage accompanied by "Stronger" by Kanye West. Redshaw comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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168 lbs
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165 lbs
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Oishi Yoshio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Redshaw!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Redshaw.
Redshaw shoots in looking for a takedown but Yoshio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Redshaw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Redshaw wants to clinch
and Yoshio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Redshaw slips under a jab from Yoshio.
Yoshio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Redshaw throws a wild body kick that Yoshio sees coming a mile off.
Redshaw moves in looking to clinch but Yoshio pushes him off.
Redshaw thows a leg kick but Yoshio checks it
letting Yoshio counter with a right hand.
Yoshio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redshaw.
Yoshio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Redshaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Redshaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoshio misses with a body kick.
Yoshio loads up on a big right hand but Redshaw slips the punch.
Yoshio looks to score with a jab to the body but Redshaw is just out of range.
Yoshio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick from Redshaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Redshaw takes a step back to recover.
Redshaw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yoshio defends it nicely.
Yoshio connects with a looping right hand.
Yoshio looks to throw the jab but Redshaw is out of range.
Redshaw is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yoshio's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoshio pushes Redshaw off looking to stand but Redshaw dives back in and keeps control.
Redshaw missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yoshio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Redshaw.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Redshaw throws a strike but Yoshio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw keeping moving, preventing Yoshio from controlling successfully.
Redshaw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redshaw looking for a sweep. Not yet Redshaw, not yet.
Redshaw working a defensive guard here.
Redshaw lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yoshio!
Yoshio wants to control but Redshaw is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Redshaw thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Redshaw punching from mount but Yoshio doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Redshaw misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Yoshio working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Redshaw throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Redshaw prevents Yoshio from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Yoshio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio wants to control but Redshaw is having none of it.
Redshaw unloads with some shots from mount but Yoshio bucks and avoids them well.
Yoshio tries to lock up and control but Redshaw gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Redshaw thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Yoshio taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshio tries to hold on but Redshaw pushes him away.
Redshaw working Yoshio over with strikes here.
Yoshio is rocked!
Yoshio takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Redshaw's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Redshaw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Dale Arizona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott's entrance music is Bang - By Barry Scott. A fine choice. 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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166 lbs
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163 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glen Dale Arizona!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scott closes the distance and clinches.
Scott tries to throw a body punch but Arizona avoids it by throwing Scott back against the cage.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Scott tries to work over Arizona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scott pushes Arizona back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arizona tries to work over Scott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arizona working aggressively here.
Arizona tries a knee to the head but Scott blocks it.
Arizona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arizona doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scott.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Arizona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arizona doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott dives in and scores a takedown into Arizona's guard.
Arizona has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Scott has passed into side control.
Arizona is trying to control Scott's posture but Scott avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Arizona tries to improve position but can't.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arizona keeps working.
Arizona really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Arizona gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Scott wants to free his trapped foot but Arizona is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Arizona keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to take a breather but Arizona is having none of it.
Scott trying to mount his opponent but Arizona defends it.
Scott throws a strike but Arizona avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Scott postures up and lands a big shot to Arizona's brow.
Scott passes Arizona's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Scott looks to land a strike but Arizona avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Scott wants to pass the guard but Arizona is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arizona keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Scott works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Scott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arizona defending well though.
Scott uses his free foot to push down on Arizona's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Arizona.
Scott working the ground and pound effectively.
Scott pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Scott looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Scott scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Arizona?
Arizona is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arizona is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Arizona is still in real trouble! Can Scott finish him?
Scott scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Arizona can't escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arizona can do anything to dispel that myth.
Scott looking to control but Arizona is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Scott unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Arizona wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Scott celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Scott!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Villi Kotobalavu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Kotobalavu has chosen "Another Body Murdered" by Faith No more & Boo-Yaa Tribe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Johnny Storm is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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24
183 lbs
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28
181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Villi Kotobalavu!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kotobalavu breaks from the clinch.
Storm moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kotobalavu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Storm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Storm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Storm's sensitive parts.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kotobalavu manages to avoid it.
Kotobalavu thuds his right hand into Storm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick from Kotobalavu misses
and Storm counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kotobalavu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kotobalavu shoots in looking for a takedown. Storm tries to sprawl out of it but Kotobalavu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Storm manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotobalavu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Storm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Storm stuns Kotobalavu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kotobalavu tries to clinch but Storm moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu thows a body shot but no joy.
Villi Kotobalavu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kotobalavu needs to keep his hands up - Storm had a free shot at his head there.
Kotobalavu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Storm wants to clinch.
A low kick from Kotobalavu misses
and Kotobalavu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kotobalavu can pounce on him.
Storm tests Kotobalavu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kotobalavu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kotobalavu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Storm connects with a looping right hand.
Kotobalavu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Storm's calf.
A jab from Kotobalavu misses.
Storm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Storm misses with a looping right.
Kotobalavu misses with an uppercut.
Storm looks to land a left hand but Kotobalavu moved out of range nicely.
Kotobalavu thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters circling a little - Kotobalavu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Storm lands a jab.
Johnny Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kotobalavu throws a leg kick but Storm sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Storm checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu slips under a jab from Storm.
Storm throws a leg kick but Kotobalavu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kotobalavu was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Storm connects with a solid leg kick.
Kotobalavu looks to land a body kick but Storm moved away.
Kotobalavu misses with an uppercut
and Storm counters with a left to the body.
Storm lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Villi Kotobalavu has been cut.
Kotobalavu tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Storm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Villi Kotobalavu's cut.
That's time! Storm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kotobalavu thows a body shot but no joy.
Storm scores with a jab to the body.
Storm misses with a left hand
and Kotobalavu counters with a good low kick that Storm was not able to check.
Kotobalavu throws a head kick that misses
and Storm counters with a left to the body.
Kotobalavu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A low kick from Kotobalavu misses
and Storm counters with a nice uppercut.
Kotobalavu thows a body shot but no joy.
Storm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kotobalavu.
A thudding body kick lands there by Storm!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm cracks Kotobalavu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kotobalavu is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kotobalavu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Storm lands with a good body shot.
Johnny Storm is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Storm.
Storm tries to clinch there but Kotobalavu circles away.
Kotobalavu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Storm's sensitive parts.
Kotobalavu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kotobalavu duly obliges.
Storm thuds a left hand into Kotobalavu's body.
Kotobalavu misses with a left hand
and Storm counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Kotobalavu finds it's target.
Storm scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kotobalavu in his tracks.
Storm slips under a jab.
Storm stuffs the takedown.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Kotobalavu misses with a looping left.
Kotobalavu misses with a body shot.
Kotobalavu lands a head kick. Storm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kotobalavu misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Storm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kotobalavu's calf.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Kotobalavu moves away and avoids it.
Kotobalavu throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Storm to counter with a crisp jab.
Storm throws out a powerful jab.
Good work by Storm as he checks the leg kick.
Kotobalavu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kotobalavu is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kotobalavu misses with a body shot.
Kotobalavu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Kotobalavu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Storm fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm scores with a jab to the body.
Storm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kotobalavu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Storm slips under a jab.
Storm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A chopping leg kick lands by Storm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kotobalavu blocks a jab.
Kotobalavu misses with a left hand
and Storm counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Storm connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Storm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Villi Kotobalavu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Storm scores with a shot to the body.
Storm tries to clinch but Kotobalavu is having none of it.
Good exchange - Kotobalavu coming out on top.
Storm misses the body punch
and Kotobalavu counters with a nice body kick.
Kotobalavu misses with a straight right.
Kotobalavu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Storm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kotobalavu misses with a lunging right hand
and Storm counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Storm moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kotobalavu is still on wobbly legs! Can Storm finish him?
Storm lands a nice shot to the body.
Kotobalavu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Storm thows a body shot but no joy.
Kotobalavu seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotobalavu thows a leg kick but Storm checks it
and Storm counters with a nice uppercut.
Storm leaves Kotobalavu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Storm throws a one two combo.
Storm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kotobalavu, pushing him back against the cage.
Kotobalavu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Storm's efforts to push away.
Kotobalavu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Storm.
Kotobalavu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Storm is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kotobalavu leaning against his opponent.
Storm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Storm lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kotobalavu pushes Storm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Storm tries to circle away but Kotobalavu has him pinned against the cage.
Storm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Villi Kotobalavu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm struggles to land a body shot inside as Kotobalavu controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Storm.
Kotobalavu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Storm blocks it with crossed arms.
Storm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kotobalavu backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kotobalavu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Storm manages to break the clinch.
Kotobalavu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Storm circles away quickly and effectively.
Storm cracks Kotobalavu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab lands there for Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu avoids the head kick by Storm.
Kotobalavu misses the shot to the body.
Storm scores with the left hand. Kotobalavu knows he should have avoided that one.
Kotobalavu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Kotobalavu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
Storm blocks a jab.
Storm fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Storm checks a leg kick.
Storm throws a low kick but Kotobalavu moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Storm - just one landing.
Storm moves out of range as Kotobalavu strikes.
Kotobalavu lands a really nice looking cross but Storm seems unphased.
Kotobalavu throws an overhand right that lands on Storm's shoulder, as Storm tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Storm lands.
Kotobalavu cracks Storm with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kotobalavu throws a shot to the body.
Storm tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnny Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Storm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kotobalavu can do to turn this around?
Storm cracks a nice hook into Kotobalavu's ribs.
Kotobalavu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kotobalavu connects with a leg kick. Storm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body kick there by Kotobalavu.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Storm.
Well Storm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Storm!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sho Kazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aitch Bubbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kazuki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Effects of Hiroshima. Bubbles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Ship Song - Nick Cave. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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23
165 lbs
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28
167 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sho Kazuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aitch Bubbles!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bubbles misses with a combination
and Kazuki counters with a right hand to the body.
Sho Kazuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bubbles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kazuki tries to clinch up.
Kazuki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kazuki scores with a hook to the body. Bubbles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kazuki. Bubbles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kazuki tries to work over Bubbles's front leg with a kick but Bubbles checks it.
Kazuki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bubbles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kazuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Bubbles is just out of range.
Bubbles checks the leg kick.
Kazuki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bubbles drops his hands momentarily and Kazuki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bubbles throws a right hand that misses
and Kazuki counters with a low kick, right behind Bubbles 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuki connects with a leg kick. Bubbles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kazuki throws a leg kick but Bubbles checks it.
Bubbles avoids the body shot from Kazuki.
Kazuki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kazuki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kazuki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bubbles doesn't seem bothered though.
Kazuki misses with a body shot.
Kazuki misses with a left hand
and Bubbles makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kazuki really felt that one!
Bubbles lands a jab-cross combination.
Kazuki lands with a cross.
Kazuki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bubbles takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bubbles misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Bubbles as he checks the leg kick.
Bubbles is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kazuki.
Kazuki misses with a body kick.
Bubbles connects with a crisp jab.
Kazuki lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bubbles. Kazuki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kazuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Bubbles avoids a kick to the body.
Kazuki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kazuki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kazuki misses with a shot to the body
and Bubbles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kazuki connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles throws a hook but Kazuki blocks it.
Bubbles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bubbles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazuki moves away.
Bubbles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kazuki.
Bubbles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bubbles throws a sloppy head kick
and Kazuki counters with a stiff right hand.
Kazuki connects with a crisp jab.
Kazuki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kazuki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kazuki misses with a hook. Bubbles ducked under it nicely.
Kazuki misses with a body shot.
Bubbles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuki wants to clinch.
Kazuki lands with a nice body punch.
Kazuki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bubbles throws a hook but Kazuki avoids it easily.
Kazuki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bubbles throws a body punch but Kazuki moves out of range.
Kazuki cracks Bubbles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazuki scores with a nice right hand.
Bubbles misses with a wild body shot.
Kazuki misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Kazuki 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.
Bubbles lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bubbles throws a good cross that connects.
Bubbles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sho Kazuki is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kazuki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kazuki throws a front kick aimed at Bubbles's knee but Bubbles avoids it well.
Kazuki misses with a double jab.
Kazuki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kazuki jabs at Bubbles's body.
Kazuki fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Bubbles.
Kazuki is rocked!
Bubbles cracks Kazuki with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Kazuki falls to his knees and Bubbles doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aitch Bubbles!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Dunne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunne has chosen Cruger - Broken Language as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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222 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Dunne!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunne moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez'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.
Rodriguez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dunne prevents a body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez trying to stall but Dunne improves his position.
Dunne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rodriguez just stands there and leans against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rodriguez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dunne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dunne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodriguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dunnes head.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodriguez lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Josh Dunne has been cut.
Dunne is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez leaning his opponent against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunne tries to pull guard but Rodriguez holds him up against the cage and eventually Dunne drops back down to his feet.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land.
Rodriguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dunne or not.
Rodriguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunne controls his hands.
Rodriguez is trying to maintain a safe position but Dunne gets an underhook and turns Rodriguez into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rodriguez.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rodriguez can't find room to land a body shot as Dunne controls the action.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Dunne blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dunne is defending well for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rodriguez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Dunne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dunne tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Dunne.
Rodriguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez blocks a body shot from Dunne.
Dunne misses with the head strike.
Rodriguez being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dunne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunne prevents a body shot from Rodriguez.
Dunne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dunne wants to stall.
Rodriguez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dunne up against the cage.
Dunne displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rodriguez up against the cage.
Rodriguez effectively controlling the action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dunne fails to pull guard.
Mickey Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Dunne.
Rodriguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dunne misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Dunne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rodriguez stalling in the clinch but Dunne improves position.
Rodriguez lands with a light punch inside.
Dunne dodges an elbow strike from Rodriguez.
Dunne lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dunne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dunne avoiding damage.
Rodriguez stalling in the clinch.
Dunne blocks an elbow strike from Rodriguez.
Dunne tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Dunne trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunne's elbow.
Dunne tries to work over Rodriguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunne blocks an uppercut.
Dunne struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.
Dunne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rodriguez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Dunne to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dunne tries to throw a body punch but Rodriguez avoids it by throwing Dunne back against the cage.
Rodriguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dunne is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Dunne fails to land.
Rodriguez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rodriguez throws an elbow but it misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dunne.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dunne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez misses with an elbow over the top.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunne.
Dunne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Rodriguez as the two fighters clinch.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rodriguez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dunne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodriguez'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Dunne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rodriguez connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodriguez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dunne. Dunne obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodriguez connects with a solid leg kick.
Rodriguez lands a leg kick that knocks Dunne off balance momentarily.
A lazy left from Rodriguez finds it's target.
Dunne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunne.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rodriguez.
Dunne checks the leg kick.
Dunne moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A jab from Rodriguez finds it's way through Dunne's defenses.
Dunne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick but Dunne checks it.
Dunne moves out of range of the leg kick from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez gets a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rodriguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws an elbow but it misses.
Rodriguez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dunne fails to pull guard.
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!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rodriguez digs a right hand underneath Dunne's ribcage. Dunne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rodriguez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rodriguez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rodriguez scores with a hook to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dunne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunne ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dunne no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rodriguez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Dunne is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunne 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 Mickey Rodriguez.
A low kick from Dunne misses
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dunne tries a low kick but Rodriguez avoids it.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dunne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodriguez.
Dunne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunne throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodriguez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dunne is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunne moves to clinch but Rodriguez breaks away
and Rodriguez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dunne really felt that one!
Rodriguez connects with a body shot.
Dunne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dunne misses with a body punch
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez lands with an overhand left.
That has opened up Josh Dunne's cut even more.
Rodriguez connects with an inside leg kick.
Dunne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dunne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rodriguez tried to score with a low kick but Dunne checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Rodriguez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Dunne'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. This is the final round!
Rodriguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez scores with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dunne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodriguez scores with a shot to the side of Dunne's head.
Dunne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodriguez digs a right hand underneath Dunne's ribcage. Dunne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez lands a right hand.
Dunne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dunne takes an elbow to the temple.
Rodriguez tries to work over Dunne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Rodriguez.
A short left from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez has Dunne pushed against the cage.
Rodriguez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rodriguez lands with a light punch inside.
The cut above Josh Dunne's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rodriguez leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodriguez.
Dunne stalling in the clinch but Rodriguez improves position.
Dunne swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dunne or not.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Dunne backwards.
Rodriguez lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rodriguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dunne can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunne looking to stall.
Mickey Rodriguez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodriguez managing to block the knees to the body from Dunne.
Rodriguez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rodriguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Josh Dunne's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Dunne.
A short left from Rodriguez.
Dunne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rodriguez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dunne's brow.
Dunne fails to pull guard.
Rodriguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rodriguez lands a body shot.
Rodriguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Dunne backwards.
Rodriguez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by Rodriguez.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Josh Dunne's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mickey Rodriguez!
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