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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Ibragimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Bastos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastos has chosen Victory as his entrance music. Boy Bastos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
6 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Ibragimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boy Bastos!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastos closes the distance and pushes Ibragimov back into the cage.
Bastos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bastos has clasped his hands together around Ibragimov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ibragimov can't do much from the bottom here.
Ibragimov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bastos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ibragimov wants to control but Bastos postures up.
Ibragimov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bastos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ibragimov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ibragimov working for a triangle but Bastos defends it easily.
Bastos won't allow Ibragimov to sweep him here.
Ibragimov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ibragimov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ibragimov is looking for a triangle but Bastos pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibragimov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bastos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bastos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ibragimov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bastos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ibragimov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibragimov looking for a guillotine here but Bastos defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibragimov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ibragimov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ibragimov is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bastos frees his head nicely. Oh but Ibragimov has switched to an armbar! Bastos is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). David Ibragimov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theo Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockwell's entrance music is Danger. A fine choice. Tim Horton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Theo Rockwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Horton!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Horton throws out a loose jab but Rockwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockwell throws out a powerful jab.
Horton throws a right hand that misses
letting Rockwell counter with a right hand.
Horton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rockwell avoids the body shot from Horton.
Horton throws a hook but Rockwell blocks it.
Horton dodges the punch combination from Rockwell.
Rockwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rockwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rockwell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Horton misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Horton throws out a powerful jab.
No joy there for Horton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rockwell scores with a jab.
Horton throws a hook but Rockwell avoids it easily.
Rockwell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rockwell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rockwell!
Rockwell cracks Horton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rockwell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horton looks to land a combination but Rockwell avoids it well.
Theo Rockwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rockwell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Horton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tim Horton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rockwell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Horton throws a jab but it's blocked by Rockwell.
Horton throws a jab when Rockwell was well out of range.
Horton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockwell.
Rockwell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rockwell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rockwell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Horton.
Horton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rockwell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Horton somewhat.
Horton looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rockwell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Horton.
Rockwell thuds his shin into the meat of Horton's side.
Rockwell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Horton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab from Rockwell.
Rockwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Horton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rockwell circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body kick from Rockwell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockwell connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick from Rockwell.
Rockwell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Tim Horton has been cut.
Rockwell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rockwell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Horton's head.
Rockwell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rockwell.
Rockwell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rockwell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rockwell scores with a one two! Horton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rockwell thumps Horton with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theo Rockwell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Horton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rockwell.
Horton throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Rockwell.
Rockwell thumps Horton with a low kick.
Theo Rockwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horton clinches up against the cage.
Horton being controlled against the cage.
Horton takes a knee right on the jaw!
That has opened up Tim Horton's cut even more.
Rockwell crunches a lovely knee into Horton's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockwell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rockwell can pounce on him.
Rockwell lands a jab to the head.
Horton is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rockwell.
A jab from Rockwell does it's job there.
Rockwell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Horton can do to turn this around?
Horton tries to move into range but Rockwell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rockwell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horton throws a combination that misses
and Rockwell counters with an inside leg kick.
Rockwell lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockwell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rockwell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Horton's sensitive parts.
Horton tries to move into range but Rockwell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rockwell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rockwell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Horton's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell lands with a right to the head.
Rockwell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rockwell has Horton pushed against the cage.
Rockwell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rockwell is stalling here.
Rockwell working Horton over with knees to the body.
Rockwell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Horton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rockwell gets through Horton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rockwell.
Rockwell with a knee to the head.
The cut above Tim Horton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rockwell breaks from the clinch.
Rockwell slips a jab and a cross from Horton.
Rockwell throws a series of strikes that have Horton backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Horton looks to land a left hand but Rockwell moved out of range nicely.
Rockwell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters circling a little - Rockwell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice combination there by Rockwell.
Rockwell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rockwell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Horton.
Horton is rocked!
Tim Horton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockwell connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Horton! He's out on his feet! Rockwell rushes in and drops Horton with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Theo Rockwell!
Theo Rockwell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winston comes into the arena with This Life by Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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24
258 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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253 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michel Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Winston as he jumps to the side.
Michel Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from Pereira.
Winston misses with a two punch combination.
Pereira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Winston tries to avoid it but Pereira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Winston to the ground. Winston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pereira keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Winston checks the leg kick.
Pereira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Michel Pereira has been cut.
Winston misses with a two punch combination.
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winston.
Winston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Winston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Winston throws an overhand right that lands on Pereira's shoulder, as Pereira tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Winston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winston stuffs the takedown attempt from Pereira. Pereira gets slowly back to his feet.
Harry Winston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Pereira.
Winston lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pereira.
Harry Winston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winston connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winston tries to score with a low kick but Pereira moves his leg out of the way.
Pereira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Winston as he avoids it easily.
Winston blocks a low kick nicely.
Winston looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
Winston connects with a leg kick. Pereira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Winston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston misses with a double jab
and Pereira counters with a head kick. That will keep Winston thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Winston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pereira counters with a nice body kick.
Winston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pereira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pereira shoots in for a double leg but Winston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Winston scores with a three punch combo!
That has opened up Michel Pereira's cut even more.
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!
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pereira shoots in for a takedown but Winston shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winston.
Winston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pereira dives in and grabs Winston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Winston pushes down on Pereira's head and hops out.
Nice shot by Pereira.
Pereira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pereira swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pereira checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michel Pereira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Winston slips a jab from Pereira.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Pereira moves out of range as Winston strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Winston. Those never looked like landing.
Winston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Winston throws a leg kick which misses Pereira's front leg but catches the back leg as Pereira tries to avoid it.
Pereira getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Winston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winston misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Winston throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira.
Winston tries to work over Pereira's front leg with a kick but Pereira checks it.
Pereira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Winston sprawls well. Winston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pereira gets slowly back to his feet.
Winston throws a leg kick but Pereira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Winston misses with a body shot.
Harry Winston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira slips a straight right by Winston.
Winston lands with a nice body punch.
Pereira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira throws a right hand that Winston ducks under and follows up with a left that Winston also avoids with ease.
Winston throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Winston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Winston avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston throws a jab when Pereira was well out of range.
Winston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Winston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winston lands with a good body shot.
Pereira is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Winston.
Pereira ducks right into an uppercut from Winston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pereira.
Winston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Winston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A bone on bone clash there as Pereira blocks the leg kick.
Winston lands a left and a right that send Pereira crashing to the mat, dazed. Winston thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pereira is rocked!
The cut above Michel Pereira's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pereira ducks into an uppercut from Winston and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Winston!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pixar Bonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad El Sayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonan comes to the cage accompanied by Morbid Angel - Immortal Rites. El Sayed has chosen Stand Up by Trapt as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mohammad El Sayed enters the cage!
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183 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pixar Bonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammad El Sayed!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Sayed misses with a head kick.
Bonan clinches.
El Sayed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Sayed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
El Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but Bonan blocks with his arms.
Bonan is working for takedown but El Sayed is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bonan effectively controlling the action here.
El Sayed throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonan is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from El Sayed fails to land.
Bonan lands a left hand.
Bonan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bonan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bonan has his hands on El Sayed's head, controlling the position.
El Sayed wants to get up but he can't break Bonan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bonan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bonan is looking for a triangle but El Sayed pushes his legs off easily.
El Sayed wanted to stand there but Bonan had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Sayed preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bonan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
El Sayed wants to stand but Bonan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
El Sayed postures up.
Bonan keeping moving, preventing El Sayed from controlling successfully.
Bonan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but El Sayed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bonan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but El Sayed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonan working for a triangle but El Sayed defends it easily.
Bonan has El Sayed pulled in close to control his posture.
Bonan working for a triangle but El Sayed defends it easily.
Bonan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. El Sayed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
El Sayed wanted to stand there but Bonan had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mohammad El Sayed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonan moves into the clinch.
El Sayed prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pixar Bonan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El Sayed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bonan's efforts to push away.
El Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but Bonan blocks with his arms.
El Sayed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of El Sayeds head.
Bonan is trying to break the clinch but El Sayed is controlling him.
El Sayed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonan turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
El Sayed is trying to buck Bonan off.
El Sayed looks gassed!
Bonan cracks El Sayed with a big right hand but El Sayed just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Sayed managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bonan.
You can see the frustration on El Sayed's face as Bonan controls the position.
El Sayed gets back to half guard.
El Sayed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bonan.
Well, if Bonan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bonan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down El Sayed for as long as he can get away with.
Bonan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Sayed is staying active underneath Bonan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bonan is really struggling to control El Sayed but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pixar Bonan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
El Sayed throws a shot from downtown. Bonan moves away and avoids it.
El Sayed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pixar Bonan dominated that round.
That's time! Bonan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
El Sayed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El Sayed closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bonan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bonan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bonan wants to control from the top but El Sayed keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonan won't allow El Sayed to get back to his feet.
El Sayed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bonan trying to control the position from guard on top but El Sayed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pixar Bonan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bonan throws a sloppy head kick and El Sayed moves out of range easily.
El Sayed slaps away a takedown attempt from Bonan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bonan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching El Sayed on his heels. He'll look to pass El Sayed's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonan won't allow El Sayed to get back to his feet.
Bonan tries to free his leg and advance position but El Sayed is retaining full guard.
Bonan distracts El Sayed with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
El Sayed looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
El Sayed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bonan wants to pass the guard but El Sayed is keeping the position.
Bonan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bonan misses with a low kick.
Bonan moves away from the strike by El Sayed.
A nice combination there by Bonan.
El Sayed is rocked!
Bonan darts in and clinches El Sayed up against the cage.
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!
Bonan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
El Sayed is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonan finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonan manages to break the clinch.
Bonan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
El Sayed is breathing heavily.
Bonan lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. El Sayed is looking to close the distance but Bonan sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! El Sayed crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope El Sayed is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Pixar Bonan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kuroda Atsushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Skerlik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Skerlik is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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21
165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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24
156 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kuroda Atsushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Skerlik!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skerlik with a lazy takedown attempt
and Atsushi counters with a good low kick that Skerlik was not able to check.
Atsushi drives through with a takedown into Skerlik's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Atsushi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Atsushi is pushing down on Skerlik's leg trying to pass to half guard. Skerlik is fighting to maintain full guard but Atsushi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Atsushi thows a huge punch but Skerlik dodges it nicely.
Atsushi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Skerlik on the ground.
Atsushi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Skerlik is staying active underneath Atsushi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Atsushi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Skerlik is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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!
Atsushi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Atsushi is nestled in close to Skerlik, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Atsushi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Skerlik knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Atsushi working over Skerlik with some ground and pound. Skerlik looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Skerlik is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Skerlik is still in real trouble! Can Atsushi finish him?
Atsushi is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Skerlik is hurt! He's hurt bad - Atsushi fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Skerlik from any more punishment! Congratulations to Atsushi! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kuroda Atsushi!
An intense looking Kuroda Atsushi took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Guilherme Alves is a little punk and my training partner Akihito Tatsuhiko is going to mess him up on December 17th!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armor King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Armor King as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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265 lbs
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277 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armor King!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Murphy.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
King dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy slips under a jab.
King fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murphy defends it nicely.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King clinches up with Murphy and pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy working hard to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from King.
Murphy working hard to break the clinch.
King has Murphy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. King pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Murphy tumbling to the mat - King dives into Murphy's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Murphy looking for subs off his back but King has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King stands up from half guard.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
Murphy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
King postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Murphy to stand up.
Murphy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy cracks the inside of King's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy throws a head kick that half lands.
Murphy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Murphy tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
King 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.
Murphy throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charlie Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murphy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Charlie Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armor King.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Murphy throws a body kick that misses.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy scores with a nice body kick.
King throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. King is in Murphy's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
King trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King stands and throws Murphy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Murphy tries to improve position but can't.
King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
King tries to move to mount but Murphy blocks the move with his legs.
King tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no King has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charlie Murphy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murphy misses with a low kick as King jumps back.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy lands a head kick!
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murphy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
King drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murphy tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Murphy tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, King just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murphy's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a front kick.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from King.
King checks a low kick from Murphy.
King instigates a clinch.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
King blocks a head kick by Murphy.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from King.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
King shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Charlie Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armor King.
King fails with the takedown
and Murphy counters with an outside leg kick.
Charlie Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King is breathing heavily.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murphy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good leg kick by Murphy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Charlie Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King takes a head kick and keeps coming.
King 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.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Charlie Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a head kick!
Murphy throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murphy!
King blocks a head kick by Murphy.
A head kick misses from King.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow King down.
Murphy throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
King closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Murphy to the mat! Murphy manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
King trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Murphy trying to control here.
Murphy is trying to stand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
King is pressing down on Murphy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Murphy is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Murphy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy scores with a head kick.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King blocks a head kick by Murphy.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
King moves into the clinch.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. King checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
King takes the fight into the clinch.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
Murphy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy is pressed up against the cage. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murphy down to the mat. Murphy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Charlie Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armor King.
King avoids the head kick by Murphy.
King looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murphy is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Murphy circles away and we're back to standing.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King lands a nice shot to the body.
King shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
Jab from King.
Murphy misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King shoots in but Murphy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murphy throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King takes the fight into the clinch.
Murphy tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King keeps control of Murphy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
King looking to stall.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy prevents a takedown attempt there.
King prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Murphy pushes King off looking to stand but King dives back in and keeps control.
King is taking a breather. Murphy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King wants to pass to mount but Murphy is defending the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
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 Charlie Murphy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murphy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Murphy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akseli Suokuokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Quadros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suokuokka comes to the cage accompanied by Blue Swede - Hooked on a Feeling. The crowd seem to be enjoying Quadros's choice of entrance music: Pride Theme. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
255 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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20
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akseli Suokuokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stephen Quadros!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quadros dodges the punch combination from Suokuokka.
Suokuokka avoids a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Suokuokka misses.
Quadros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quadros keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good leg kick by Quadros there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suokuokka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quadros. Quadros obviously looking to wear him down.
Danga de danga de dang - Suokuokka scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Stephen Quadros has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Suokuokka. Those never looked like landing.
Suokuokka misses with the combination.
Suokuokka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quadros throws a leg kick which misses Suokuokka's front leg but catches the back leg as Suokuokka tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Quadros.
No joy there for Suokuokka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quadros thows a body shot but no joy.
Suokuokka throws a jab but it's blocked by Quadros.
Quadros gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokuokka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Quadros comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Quadros landing knees to the body.
Suokuokka is breathing heavily.
Quadros pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Quadros.
Knees to the body from Quadros.
Quadros working Suokuokka over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suokuokka is trying to drag Quadros to the mat but Quadros just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akseli Suokuokka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quadros has Suokuokka pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quadros with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quadros manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Quadros continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stephen Quadros.
Suokuokka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Quadros but Quadros pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quadros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quadros instigates a clinch.
Quadros tries to land knees in the clinch but Suokuokka avoids the damage to the body.
Quadros lands a knee to the head.
Suokuokka is trying to break the clinch but Quadros is controlling him.
Suokuokka jumps guard but Quadros turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Suokuokka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Quadros landing knees to the body.
Quadros tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka avoiding damage as Quadros throws knees to the body.
Quadros pressing his opponent against the cage.
Suokuokka fails to pull guard.
Quadros is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Suokuokka managing to block the knees to the body from Quadros.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suokuokka blocks an elbow strike.
Quadros just leaning against Suokuokka, taking a breather.
Quadros tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suokuokka avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Quadros dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephen Quadros's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Suokuokka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Akseli Suokuokka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quadros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suokuokka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suokuokka closes the distance and clinches up with Quadros, looking for a takedown. Suokuokka pushes Quadros against the cage but Quadros circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Quadros throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Quadros throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Suokuokka's head.
Suokuokka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Suokuokka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quadros lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quadros.
Suokuokka swinging wildly here.
Quadros connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch! Quadros slams his shin into Suokuokka's torso.
Quadros closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Suokuokka letting Quadros take a breather here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quadros putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Suokuokka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Quadros throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros controlling the action here for a moment.
Quadros tries a knee to the head but Suokuokka blocks it.
Quadros stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stephen Quadros.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Suokuokka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Quadros - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Quadros.
Quadros fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Quadros.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quadros. Suokuokka does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Suokuokka misses.
Quadros tries a head kick but it misses.
Quadros with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quadros lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Quadros fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suokuokka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick from Quadros lands but Suokuokka takes it in his stride.
Quadros scoring well with a low kick there.
Stephen Quadros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quadros feints and then cracks Suokuokka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suokuokka down.
Quadros lands a leg kick that knocks Suokuokka off balance momentarily.
Quadros scores with a spinning back kick!
Quadros has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Quadros - that will leave a mark!
Suokuokka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Quadros. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quadros is looking to slow Suokuokka down with leg kicks.
Crunch! Quadros slams his shin into Suokuokka's torso.
Quadros lands with a nice body kick.
Suokuokka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quadros.
Nice body kick there by Quadros.
Quadros darts in and clinches Suokuokka up against the cage.
Suokuokka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Quadros lands a good knee to the midsection. Suokuokka won't want to take too many of those.
Quadros is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suokuokka is defending well for now.
Quadros displaying some good clinch control by pressing Suokuokka up against the cage.
Quadros unloads a knee to the mid-section. Suokuokka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Suokuokka will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Quadros throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quadros lands an elbow that stopped Suokuokka in his tracks for a moment.
Quadros content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Quadros missing with knees to the body.
Quadros lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Quadros.
Quadros is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Quadros lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quadros taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Quadros lands an elbow just above Suokuokka 's eye.
Quadros stalling in the clinch but Suokuokka improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Quadros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stephen Quadros's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Suokuokka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suokuokka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Quadros can pounce on him.
Suokuokka 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.
Quadros throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quadros lands with a nice body kick.
Quadros misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quadros rushes Suokuokka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quadros gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Quadros displaying some good clinch control by pressing Suokuokka up against the cage.
Quadros looking to throw knees to the head but Suokuokka is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokuokka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Quadros is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suokuokka is defending well for now.
Suokuokka dodges an elbow strike from Quadros.
Quadros misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suokuokka.
Quadros wants to stall.
Quadros tries a knee to the head but Suokuokka blocks it.
Quadros landing knees to the head.
Quadros stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quadros pushes off an throws an elbow but Suokuokka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Suokuokka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Suokuokka.
Quadros fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suokuokka tries to close the distance and clinch but Quadros swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suokuokka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suokuokka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Quadros.
Quadros lands a nice leg kick that just misses Suokuokka's sensitive parts.
Stephen Quadros is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Quadros swats away the attempt to clinch by Suokuokka.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quadros.
Quadros stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quadros wants it to stay on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suokuokka swats away the attempt to clinch by Quadros.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quadros lands with a kick to the temple. Suokuokka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Suokuokka misses with a takedown attempt - Quadros sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akseli Suokuokka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quadros throws a leg kick which misses Suokuokka's front leg but catches the back leg as Suokuokka tries to avoid it.
Quadros throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Quadros fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suokuokka, pushing him back against the cage.
Quadros misses with an elbow strike.
Suokuokka tries to stall but Quadros uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Quadros pushes off an throws an elbow but Suokuokka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Quadros blocks a body shot from Suokuokka.
Akseli Suokuokka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka managing to block the knees to the body from Quadros.
Quadros taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Quadros prevents a takedown attempt there.
Quadros taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suokuokka is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Quadros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quadros 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Quadros!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dom Madden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen The End as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dom Madden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Madden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Madden.
Nice takedown defense from Madden. No joy for Henderson on that attempt.
Henderson shoots for a takedown but Madden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oooh a lovely combination from Madden sends Henderson down but not out. Madden dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Henderson is looking to reverse the position.
Madden decides to stand back up. Madden steps back and let's Henderson get back to his feet.
Madden is looking to clinch.
Madden connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Henderson! He's out on his feet! Madden rushes in and drops Henderson with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dom Madden!
Dom Madden retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Dom Madden thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Huerta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Orion has time to react.
Huerta takes a swing at Orion's ribcage but misses.
Huerta throws a looping overhand right but Orion ducks down to avoid it.
Huerta looks to land a combination but Orion avoids it well.
Orion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Huerta motions for Orion to come forward. Huerta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Orion takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Huerta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Huerta misses the jab.
Huerta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orion is out of range.
Huerta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orion misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Huerta.
Huerta swats away the attempt to clinch by Orion.
Orion looks to score with a jab to the body but Huerta is just out of range.
Huerta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Huerta closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Huerta lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huerta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta is working hard here to advance position.
Huerta slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Orion tries to improve position but can't.
Orion is being controlled here.
Huerta wants to control but Orion is keeping him busy.
Huerta working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Huerta is working Orion over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Orion down.
Orion manages to work his way to half guard, despite Huerta's best efforts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huerta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Huerta tries to pass to full mount but Orion defends it.
Huerta works his foot free and advances to mount.
Orion wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Huerta.
Huerta cracks Orion with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Huerta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Cole Orion has been cut.
Huerta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Huerta looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta prevents Orion from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huerta thowing shots but they're missing.
Orion keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Huerta unloads with some shots from mount but Orion bucks and avoids them well.
Huerta thowing shots but they're missing.
Orion blocking the ground and pound.
Orion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Huerta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huerta throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Huerta throws some wild stikes that Orion manages to avoid easily.
Huerta throwing strikes here but Orion is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta prevents Orion from getting the reversal.
Huerta lands with some strikes.
The cut above Cole Orion's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee warns Orion that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cole Orion's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cole Orion's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chuck Huerta!
Chuck Huerta retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grammy Married Sokojuice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokojuice comes to the cage accompanied by DEATH - Spirit Crusher. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grammy Married Sokojuice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnnie Rico!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokojuice shoots in but no luck this time.
Sokojuice moves into the clinch successfully.
Rico is trying to break free.
Sokojuice lands a nice shot to the body.
Rico stops a takedown attempt from Sokojuice.
Sokojuice manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sokojuice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sokojuice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rico.
Sokojuice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sokojuice shoots for a takedown but Rico saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grammy Married Sokojuice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rico misses with a two punch combination.
Rico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sokojuice tries to score with a low kick but Rico moves his leg out of the way.
Nice takedown defense from Rico. No joy for Sokojuice on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico cracks Sokojuice with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sokojuice moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Johnnie Rico has been cut.
Sokojuice fails to land the takedown.
Rico has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rico there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sokojuice throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rico throws a nice looking combination but Sokojuice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rico throws a combination. Sokojuice tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sokojuice thuds a left hand into Rico's body.
Rico looks gassed!
Sokojuice throws a push kick but Rico slaps the foot to one side.
Rico moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokojuice throws a nice looking combination but Rico bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown by Sokojuice or perhaps it was just good defense by Rico which made him look bad.
Sokojuice misses with a straight right.
Sokojuice is looking to chop away at Rico's legs.
Sokojuice tries to land a leg kick but Rico saw it coming and moves away.
Sokojuice throws a right hand that Rico ducks under and follows up with a left that Rico also avoids with ease.
Sokojuice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sokojuice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rico swinging wildly here.
Rico gets tackled into the cage by Sokojuice. Sokojuice maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rico.
Rico working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rico has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sokojuice tries to pull guard but Rico forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sokojuice prevents Rico from breaking the clinch.
Sokojuice is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rico pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rico is pressed up against the cage. Sokojuice has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rico down to the mat. Rico avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnnie Rico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sokojuice on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sokojuice!
That has opened up Johnnie Rico's cut even more.
Rico slips a jab and a cross from Sokojuice.
Sokojuice throws a low kick, looking for Rico's leg but Rico calmly moves out of range.
A combination from Rico does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokojuice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokojuice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sokojuice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rico moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sokojuice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rico throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rico avoids the body shot from Sokojuice.
Rico waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sokojuice.
Sokojuice loads up on a big right hand but Rico slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rico thows a body shot but no joy.
Rico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sokojuice tries for a takedown but Rico sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grammy Married Sokojuice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnnie Rico's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Sokojuice. Those never looked like landing.
Sokojuice lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sokojuice takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sokojuice shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rico sprawls well. Rico wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sokojuice gets slowly back to his feet.
Rico is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sokojuice misses with a body shot.
Sokojuice just misses with a punch to the body.
Sokojuice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rico throws out the jab.
Rico moves out of range of the leg kick from Sokojuice.
Sokojuice throws a leg kick but Rico moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico throws a series of punches but Sokojuice moves out of range.
Sokojuice moves forwards but Rico connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grammy Married Sokojuice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rico with a nice cross.
Rico throws a series of punches but Sokojuice avoids them all with ease.
Sokojuice changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rico tries to avoid it but Sokojuice manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rico to the ground. Rico escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rico lands a head shot.
Rico fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sokojuice on the side of the head.
No joy there for Sokojuice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rico displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sokojuice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grammy Married Sokojuice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sokojuice throws a series of punches but Rico avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico lands a jab to Sokojuice's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokojuice fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sokojuice takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sokojuice misses with a low kick.
Sokojuice fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rico, pushing him back against the cage.
Rico working hard to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sokojuice.
Rico wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sokojuice is pushing Rico up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rico has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rico working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sokojuice is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rico is defending well.
Rico is looking to break free of the clinch but Sokojuice has double underhooks.
Rico gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sokojuice.
Rico looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rico looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rico has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rico looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sokojuice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sokojuice swings for the body but Rico moves out of range.
Sokojuice shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rico sprawls well. Rico wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sokojuice gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Rico does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokojuice takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sokojuice looks to score with a jab to the body but Rico is just out of range.
Rico throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grammy Married Sokojuice is winning the standup battle so far.
Sokojuice throws a series of punches but Rico moves out of range.
Sokojuice misses with a straight left.
Sokojuice misses with a hook.
Sokojuice looks to land a combination. Rico sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rico leaves Sokojuice with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sokojuice is looking to wear down Rico with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sokojuice swings for the body but Rico moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnnie Rico will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johnnie Rico'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.
Sokojuice shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rico sprawls well. Rico wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sokojuice gets slowly back to his feet.
Sokojuice closes the distance and clinches.
Rico is trying to break the clinch but Sokojuice is controlling him.
Rico wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sokojuice presses Rico against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sokojuice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sokojuice doesn't manage to clinch there - Rico circles away.
Sokojuice tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Sokojuice.
Grammy Married Sokojuice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rico checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokojuice shoots in but Rico avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sokojuice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from Rico both land. Nice combination.
Rico shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sokojuice eats them both and turns towards Rico to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sokojuice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sokojuice tries to clinch up but Rico circles away and keeps his distance.
Rico defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sokojuice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grammy Married Sokojuice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sokojuice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rico fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Rico does no damage.
Sokojuice throws a nice looking combination but Rico bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sokojuice is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rico's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sokojuice fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sokojuice misses with the combination.
Rico scores with a body shot.
Sokojuice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sokojuice motions for Rico to come forward. Sokojuice throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rico.
It looks like Grammy Married Sokojuice has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokojuice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sokojuice thows a body shot but no joy.
Sokojuice doesn't manage to clinch there - Rico circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rico!
A punch combination from Sokojuice misses.
A punch combination from Rico misses.
Sokojuice avoids the body shot from Rico.
Sokojuice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sokojuice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokojuice fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sokojuice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rico misses with the combination.
Sokojuice cracks Rico with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sokojuice misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sokojuice tried to score with a low kick but Rico checks it.
Rico swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sokojuice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Johnnie Rico just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sokojuice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rico.
Rico throws a poor cross that misses
and Sokojuice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sokojuice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rico.
Sokojuice shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rico pinned against the cage. Rico gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sokojuice fails to land with a series of punches.
Rico scores with a nice right hand.
Sokojuice throws a right and a left that Rico avoids nicely.
Sokojuice shoots in looking for a takedown but Rico manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sokojuice's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sokojuice misses.
Sokojuice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A punch combination from Rico misses.
No joy there for Sokojuice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rico misses with an uppercut.
Rico misses the shot to the body.
Sokojuice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sokojuice lands a nice shot that snaps Rico's head back.
A combination from Sokojuice does no damage.
Sokojuice scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokojuice tries to clinch but Rico moves out of range.
Sokojuice shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rico sprawls well. Rico wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sokojuice gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grammy Married Sokojuice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Sokojuice does no damage.
Rico misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Rico. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Sokojuice misses.
Sokojuice scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The cut above Johnnie Rico's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokojuice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rico moves away.
Rico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sokojuice.
Sokojuice throws a right and a left that Rico avoids nicely.
Rico slips under a jab from Sokojuice.
Sokojuice tries to clinch up but Rico circles away and keeps his distance.
Rico avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sokojuice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sokojuice avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Sokojuice does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokojuice misses with a takedown attempt - Rico sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sokojuice misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Sokojuice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sokojuice has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sokojuice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rico counters with a series of strikes. Sokojuice will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rico rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sokojuice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grammy Married Sokojuice had his way with Johnnie Rico in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sokojuice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rico blocks a leg kick.
Sokojuice throws out a leg kick but Rico moves out of range and Sokojuice only half commits.
Rico throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rico scores with a hook.
Rico avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sokojuice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rico was well out of range. Poor timing from Sokojuice.
Sokojuice thows a body shot but no joy.
Sokojuice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico avoids the body shot from Sokojuice.
Sokojuice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sokojuice tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rico sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sokojuice somewhat.
Sokojuice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rico circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rico counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sokojuice looks to land a combination. Rico sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico blocks a leg kick.
Sokojuice moves in looking to clinch but Rico pushes him off.
Sokojuice misses with a series of wild punches.
Sokojuice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rico counters with a left to the body.
Sokojuice looks to land a combination but Rico avoids it well.
Sokojuice fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rico, pushing him back against the cage.
Rico looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sokojuice has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rico after a bit of a struggle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sokojuice jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rico walks away with a smile on his face. Sokojuice gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grammy Married Sokojuice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sokojuice misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokojuice tries for a takedown but Rico circles away easily
and Rico cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sokojuice uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rico throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rico defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sokojuice.
Rico scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sokojuice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rico misses with a combination
and Sokojuice counters with a left and a right that stings Rico.
Sokojuice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokojuice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rico counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sokojuice looks to land a combination but Rico avoids it well.
A combination from Rico does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Sokojuice there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rico slips a straight right by Sokojuice.
Sokojuice throws a series of punches but Rico avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sokojuice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rico scores with a shot to the body.
Sokojuice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grammy Married Sokojuice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sokojuice 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:46
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 48:47
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grammy Married Sokojuice!
Grammy Married Sokojuice retains his super heavyweight title!
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