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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stand Up Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Prestol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stand Up Jobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Denny Prestol!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prestol closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jobber circles away.
Prestol rushes Jobber and presses him up against the cage.
Prestol keeps control of Jobber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prestol breaks the clinch.
Jobber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jobber stuffs the takedown attempt from Prestol. Prestol gets slowly back to his feet.
Prestol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jobber moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Prestol moves in looking to clinch but Jobber pushes him off.
Denny Prestol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prestol shoots in and gets a takedown into Jobber's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Prestol is looking to work some ground and pound but Jobber has wrist control.
Prestol distracts Jobber with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Prestol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jobber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Prestol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jobber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Prestol on the ground.
Prestol stands and steps away. Jobber gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Prestol is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Prestol shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Prestol was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jobber is bucking up trying to escape but Prestol cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jobber tries to hold on but Prestol pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber avoids a series of strikes thrown by Prestol.
Jobber is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prestol unloads with some shots from mount but Jobber bucks and avoids them well.
Prestol sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Prestol connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Prestol looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jobber is rocked!
Prestol lands a big shot to the head and Jobber winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Denny Prestol!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kazmierski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Kazmierski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Max!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kazmierski.
Max dips to his left and cracks Kazmierski with an uppercut!
Kazmierski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Max stuffs the takedown attempt from Kazmierski. Kazmierski gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Kazmierski with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Kazmierski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazmierski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Max swivels and escapes.
Kazmierski shoots for a takedown but Max saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kazmierski is breathing heavily.
Kazmierski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Max connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazmierski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kazmierski walks into a jab.
Max keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A cross from Max lands.
Max lands with an overhand left.
Max lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kazmierski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Max scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kazmierski doesn't seem bothered though.
Michael Max is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max throws a sloppy head kick and Kazmierski moves out of range easily.
Max lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kazmierski wants to clinch.
Max closes the distance and pushes Kazmierski back into the cage.
A body shot lands from Max.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Max's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Max lands a body shot in the clinch.
Max lands a nice shot to the body.
Max scores with a hook to the body.
Max cracks Kazmierski with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Max.
A nice right hand lands inside from Max.
Max should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Max lands a shoulder strike.
Kazmierski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Max has him pressed against the cage.
Max lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Max lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kazmierski backwards.
Max stalling against the cage.
Kazmierski tries to stall but Max uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Max tries to throw a body punch but Kazmierski avoids it by throwing Max back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kazmierski throws an elbow but misses.
Max stalling the fight.
Kazmierski looking to stall.
Max keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kazmierski's efforts to push away.
Kazmierski is looking to control Max's arms but Max gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kazmierski has his back to the cage.
Max cracks Kazmierski with a nice body shot.
Kazmierski tries to pull guard but Max holds him up against the cage and eventually Kazmierski drops back down to his feet.
Max lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Max is leaning against Kazmierski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Max's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Max bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Max dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Max's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Max clinches up against the cage.
Max avoiding damage.
Kazmierski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kazmierski manages to break the clinch.
Max fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kazmierski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot by Max.
Kazmierski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kazmierski tries for a takedown but Max sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Max lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kazmierski backs up against the cage.
Max lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Max.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kazmierski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Kazmierski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max darts in and clinches Kazmierski up against the cage.
Kazmierski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Max wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kazmierski has him pressed against the cage.
Max works on Kazmierski's body with a couple of short punches.
Max presses Kazmierski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kazmierski wants to break free but Max has control.
Max lands a left hand.
Max has Kazmierski pushed against the cage.
Max scores with a hook to the body.
Max lands with a right to the head.
Kazmierski is trying to force a seperation but Max has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Max.
Max scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Max throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kazmierskis head.
Max makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Max scores with a shoulder strike.
Kazmierski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Max.
Max lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Max working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Max lands with a short shot to the head.
Max stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Max lands a nice uppercut.
Max lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kazmierski has a couple of punches blocked by Max.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Max.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Max tries to break the clinch but Kazmierski is controlling the position.
Max lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kazmierski or not.
Max cracks Kazmierski with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Max.
Max scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kazmierski wants a takedown.
Max pushes Kazmierski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Max.
The referee calls for Max to work.
Still in the clinch, Max scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Max - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right handed body shot lands from Max.
Max pushes Kazmierski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Max as the two fighters clinch.
Max wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Max misses with a punch to the body.
Max manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Max struggles to land a body shot inside as Kazmierski controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hand to the body from Max.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Max showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Max's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kazmierski shoots in but Max avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Max jabs at Kazmierski's body.
Max throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Max displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kazmierski.
Max throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kazmierski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Max counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Max.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Kazmierski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Max.
Max pushes Kazmierski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Max has Kazmierski pressed against the cage, preventing Kazmierski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Max scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Max.
Kazmierski working hard to break the clinch.
Max scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Max.
Max effectively controlling the action here.
Max has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Max lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kazmierski backwards.
Still in the clinch, Max scores with a nice short uppercut.
Max works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Max lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Max lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max pushes Kazmierski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Max leaning against his opponent.
Kazmierski swings wildly with an uppercut but Max uses good head movement to avoid it.
Max is stalling here.
Max digs a right hand underneath Kazmierski's ribcage. Kazmierski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Max digs a right hand underneath Kazmierski's ribcage. Kazmierski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Max lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Max lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Max.
Max is struggling to control the position.
Kazmierski is trying to break the clinch but Max is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Max.
Max scores with a hook to the body.
The referee calls for Max to work.
Michael Max seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Max lands a nice shot to the body.
Max's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kazmierski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Max walks away with a smile on his face. Kazmierski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Adam Kazmierski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Max scores with a shot to the body.
Max drives through and clinches with Kazmierski against the cage.
Kazmierski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazmierski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kazmierski. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kazmierski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Max lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Max softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Max lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kazmierski backwards.
A short right from Max on the inside.
Max softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Max.
Max goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Max lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good body shot from Max.
Max works on Kazmierski's body with a couple of short punches.
Adam Kazmierski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazmierski tries a body shot but Max blocks it.
Max lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Max comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Max 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Max!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Michael Max made sure he mentioned HeavyWeight Designs, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tama Te Huna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by Elton John - The Measure of a Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tama Te Huna!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa swinging wildly here.
Te Huna shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Balboa eats them both and turns towards Te Huna to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Te Huna walks into a stiff left hand from Balboa.
Te Huna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balboa.
Balboa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balboa misses with a body shot
and Te Huna counters with a straight right hand.
Te Huna pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Balboa back to the cage. Te Huna follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Te Huna throws a nice looking combination but Balboa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balboa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Te Huna throws a right and a left that Balboa avoids nicely.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Te Huna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Balboa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Te Huna slips a jab and a cross from Balboa.
Balboa clinches up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Balboa.
Balboa prevents Te Huna from breaking the clinch.
Balboa pushes Te Huna back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Te Huna's ribcage. Te Huna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balboa lands a nice hook to Te Huna's body. Te Huna takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balboa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Te Huna avoids it well.
Balboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balboa shoots for a double leg takedown but Te Huna sprawls well. He's pushed Balboa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Te Huna throws a one two combo.
Te Huna looks gassed!
Te Huna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balboa rushes Te Huna and presses him up against the cage.
Balboa scores with a hook to the body.
Balboa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Balboa is leaning against Te Huna and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Te Huna up against the cage.
Balboa scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Balboa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Te Huna pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Balboa lands a body punch.
Balboa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Balboa stalling the fight.
Balboa digs a right hand into Te Huna's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Te Huna's gas tank.
Balboa breaks the clinch.
Balboa lands a nice shot that snaps Te Huna's head back.
Te Huna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balboa.
Balboa connects with a looping right hand.
Balboa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Te Huna is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Balboa. Beautiful body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Balboa is working Te Huna over against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Balboa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A short body shot lands from Balboa as the two fighters clinch.
Balboa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balboa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Balboa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Te Huna or not.
Balboa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balboa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa works on Te Huna's body with a couple of short punches.
Balboa controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
Balboa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Te Huna's ribcage. Te Huna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Balboa - that landed with a thud.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Te Huna's ribcage. Te Huna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balboa lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Balboa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balboa lands a shot to the body.
Balboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Balboa avoiding damage.
A body shot lands from Balboa.
Balboa stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rocky Balboa.
Balboa rushes Te Huna and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Balboa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Te Huna or not.
Balboa lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Balboa shoots in and gets a takedown into Te Huna's guard.
Balboa wants to stand but Te Huna is controlling his posture from full guard.
Balboa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Te Huna wants to sweep here but Balboa controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa throwing strikes but missing.
Te Huna pulls Balboa in to control the position.
Balboa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Balboa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Balboa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Te Huna is on top in guard.
Balboa wants to stand but Te Huna is controlling the position.
Te Huna engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Te Huna is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Huna won't allow Balboa to get back to his feet.
Balboa wants to sweep here but Te Huna controlling him for the moment.
Te Huna working some strikes from top position.
Te Huna won't allow Balboa to sweep him here.
Balboa uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Balboa is looking to wear down Te Huna with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Te Huna goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Balboa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Te Huna works over Balboa's head and body with a nice combination.
Te Huna moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa moves into the clinch successfully.
Balboa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Te Huna.
Balboa stalling against the cage.
Balboa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa lands a nice knee to the body.
Rocky Balboa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Balboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Balboa working Te Huna over with knees to the body.
Te Huna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balboa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Balboa cracks Te Huna with a nice body shot.
Te Huna is pressed up against the cage. Balboa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Te Huna down to the mat. Te Huna avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Te Huna misses with a double jab.
Balboa has Te Huna up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Balboa.
Balboa cracks Te Huna with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Balboa.
Balboa lands a shot to the body.
Balboa controlling the action here for a moment.
Balboa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Balboa crunches a lovely knee into Te Huna's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
Balboa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Balboa avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Te Huna has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa shoots in and drives through. Te Huna sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Te Huna.
Balboa throws a right hand that Te Huna ducks under and follows up with a left that Te Huna also avoids with ease.
Balboa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Te Huna back to the cage. Balboa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Balboa takes a swing at Te Huna's ribcage but misses.
Balboa throws a right and a left that Te Huna avoids nicely.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tama Te Huna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Te Huna looks to land a combination. Balboa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Balboa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Te Huna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balboa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balboa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Te Huna.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Te Huna scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Te Huna thuds a left hand into Balboa's body.
Te Huna misses with an uppercut. Balboa saw that one coming.
Balboa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balboa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Balboa.
Te Huna takes a knee to the side of the body.
Balboa stalling.
Balboa breaks from the clinch.
Balboa drives through and clinches with Te Huna against the cage.
Balboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balboa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa swings for the body but Te Huna moves out of range.
Balboa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Balboa connects with a body shot that sends Te Huna's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Te Huna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balboa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Balboa is defended easily by Te Huna.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balboa throws a series of strikes that have Te Huna backpedaling.
Balboa closes the distance and clinches.
Balboa lands a shot to the body.
Balboa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Te Huna lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short body shot lands from Balboa as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
Balboa avoiding damage.
Balboa cracks Te Huna with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Te Huna in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Balboa landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa slows down the pace here.
Te Huna tries to circle away but Balboa has him pinned against the cage.
Te Huna gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Balboa.
Balboa avoiding damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Balboa obliges.
Balboa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Balboa.
Balboa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Te Huna's defenses.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Te Huna's ribcage. Te Huna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balboa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Balboa.
A short left from Balboa.
Knees to the body from Balboa.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Te Huna's ribcage. Te Huna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balboa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rocky Balboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balboa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Balboa.
Balboa stalling.
Balboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Balboa lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Balboa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa presses Te Huna against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Balboa is working Te Huna over against the cage.
Balboa is working Te Huna over against the cage.
Balboa cracks Te Huna with a nice body shot.
Tama Te Huna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hook to the body lands for Balboa.
Balboa lands a damaging elbow.
Balboa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balboa stalling against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa landing knees to the body.
Balboa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Balboa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Balboa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balboa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Balboa!
A less than humble Rocky Balboa misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nebojsa Kraljevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nebojsa Kraljevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Davis!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kraljevic fails with a takedown attempt.
Kraljevic keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kraljevic instigates a clinch.
Davis stops a takedown attempt from Kraljevic.
Kraljevic tries to stall but Davis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kraljevic tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kraljevic is looking to control Davis's arms but Davis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kraljevic has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Davis.
Davis working Kraljevic over with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Davis.
Davis scores with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kraljevic trying to land knees to the body.
Kraljevic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Davis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nebojsa Kraljevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Davis drops Kraljevic with a big knee straight up the middle! Kraljevic is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kraljevic is rocked!
It looks like Nebojsa Kraljevic has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Kraljevic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oh Kraljevic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Davis lands a big knee to the head and Kraljevic goes down! Davis pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Davis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cage Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agung Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cage Stryker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Agung Kang!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stryker ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stryker no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stryker keeping full guard, as Kang tries to pass.
Kang thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stryker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stryker tries to get out of the position.
Kang trying to control the position from guard on top but Stryker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kang might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stryker kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stryker is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stryker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stryker keeping moving, preventing Kang from controlling successfully.
Kang passes Stryker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kang trying to control the action but Stryker is working from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Kang seems content to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Agung Kang hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kang manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stryker on his heels. He'll look to pass Stryker's guard now, I'm sure.
Kang trying to control the position from guard on top but Stryker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kang throwing strikes from guard but Stryker blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stryker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kang.
Kang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stryker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kang advances to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kang wants to control but Stryker is keeping him busy.
Kang perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kang prevents Stryker from improving his position.
Stryker is looking to escape.
Kang is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kang jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stryker manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Stryker is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kang yanks on the arm and Stryker is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kang.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Agung Kang!
A relieved looking Agung Kang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fred Elliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Who Da (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elliott comes to the cage accompanied by TUF. 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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25
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Elliott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Who Da!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Elliott does no damage.
Elliott misses with a double jab
letting Da counter with a right hand.
Da scores with a hook to the body. Elliott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Da avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Elliott is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Da wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elliott keeps working.
Da is trying to get an arm triangle but Elliott is defending well.
Elliott is looking to get back to his feet here but Da is keeping cool and he's managed to take Elliott's back.
Da scores with punches to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliott has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Elliott avoids the strikes from Da.
Elliott looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Elliott trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Elliott is breathing heavily.
Elliott covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Da missing with strikes from the back.
Da is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Elliott. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Elliott holding both Da 's hands and preventing any damage.
Da has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Da is punishing Elliott with strikes - can he finish him?!
Da loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Elliott hold on?
Elliott has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Da.
Elliott might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Da looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Elliott is trying to shake Da off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Da won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Elliott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Da counter with a right hand.
Elliott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Elliott misses with a double jab
and Da connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Elliott misses with a double jab
and Da counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fred Elliott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da is trying hard to land a takedown here. Elliott sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Elliott misses with a double jab
and Da counters with a stiff right hand.
Elliott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Da shoots in for a takedown but Elliott shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Da missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Da throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Da is looking for a kimura but Elliott is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Da to get the leverage.
Da is trying to control. Elliott wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Da punishing his opponent with strikes.
Elliott wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Da lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Elliott hang on?
The referee warns Elliott that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da lands with some strikes.
Da controlling his opponent.
Da scoring with strikes but Elliott is staying in there.
Elliott is rocked!
Elliott is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Da trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Da controlling the pace for now.
Da landing strikes from the mount and Elliott is in trouble!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elliott's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Da wants to control the pace but Elliott is squirming around nicely.
Da is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Elliott to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Elliott shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Who Da dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Da dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Elliott throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Da scores with a shot to the body.
Da scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Da trying to control the action but Elliott is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Da are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Da.
Elliott is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Da cracks Elliott with a big elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Elliott is pushing Da's head away, looking to escape. Da manages to hold on to the position though.
Da working the body and head with strikes.
Da decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da lands with a right hand.
Da lands a nice shot that snaps Elliott's head back.
Da lands a jab to Elliott's midsection.
Da uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elliott.
Nice straight punches there by Da. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Da.
Elliott tries to bum rush Da with a series of wild strikes but Da uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Elliott misses with a combination
and Da counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da pushes Elliott up against the cage in a clinch.
Elliott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Da on the inside.
Da has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Elliott can't break the clinch.
Da escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Da!
A right-left combo lands from Da.
Oh Elliott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elliott falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da fails with a takedown attempt.
Da has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da shoots for a takedown but Elliott saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Da.
Da sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Elliott is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Elliott seems to have got his legs back now.
Da in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Elliott is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Da has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Da advances nicely into full mount.
Da raining down hammerfists from mount.
Da cracks Elliott with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Elliott squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da landing shots from mount.
Da punching from mount but Elliott doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Da takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Da won't let Elliott get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Da landing strikes from the mount.
Elliott is squirming around, avoiding Da's attempts to control the action.
Da working Elliott over with strikes here.
Da putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Elliott squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Da wants to control the pace but Elliott is squirming around nicely.
Da with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elliott's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Da is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Da sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da looking to control but Elliott is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elliott trying desperately to get to his feet.
Da looking to finish Elliott with some ground and pound. This is bad for Elliott!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Who Da showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Elliott has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Da finds it's way round the side to connect with Elliott's head.
Elliott misses with a combination
and Da counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da is looking to clinch but Elliott is avoiding it.
Elliott falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da counters with a left and a right that stings Elliott.
Elliott throws a combination that misses
and Da counters with a huge left! Elliott is in big trouble! He's backing up but Da isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Elliott from any more damage. A dominating finish by Da!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Who Da!
A very excited looking Who Da made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Colby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Kingsbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Kingsbury has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Colby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kingsbury!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colby throws a big shot that misses.
Colby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kingsbury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Colby blocks a jab.
Kingsbury swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Colby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Colby.
Colby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kingsbury.
Colby lands an overhand right.
It looks like Kyle Kingsbury has been cut.
Colby misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colby. Kingsbury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Kingsbury.
Colby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kingsbury circles away quickly and effectively.
Colby looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingsbury is just out of range.
Colby throws a lazy uppercut
and Kingsbury counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingsbury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Colby circles away quickly and effectively.
Kingsbury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kingsbury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kingsbury takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsbury takes one on the button.
Colby lands with a nice body punch.
Colby throws a big shot that misses.
Colby is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Kingsbury like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Kingsbury from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Colby!
Darren Colby was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thunder Lips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Boshesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lips comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderlips Theme. Thunder Lips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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248 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thunder Lips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Boshesh!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boshesh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lips's waist but Lips gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boshesh off to one side.
Boshesh is looking to clinch.
Boshesh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lips pinned against the cage. Lips gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boshesh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lips but Lips pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thunder Lips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Boshesh.
Boshesh shoots in but Lips avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boshesh tries to close the distance and clinch but Lips swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lips connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Kim Boshesh has been cut.
Boshesh shoots for a double leg takedown but Lips sprawls well. He's pushed Boshesh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boshesh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boshesh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lips trying to control the position.
Boshesh stopping the sweep attempt from Lips.
Boshesh tries to free his leg and advance position but Lips is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lips wants to sweep but no luck.
Lips throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lips is on top in guard.
Boshesh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lips wants to control from the top but Boshesh keeps moving.
Boshesh trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boshesh wants to control the position but Lips says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Boshesh tries to roll over but Lips keeps him under control.
Boshesh is not content to let Lips control the position.
Boshesh is controlling Lips's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Boshesh wants to control but Lips is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lips working Boshesh over with strikes.
Lips thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lips trying to control the action but Boshesh is working from the bottom.
Lips seems to be working for a kimura but Boshesh defends the submission attempt.
Lips throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lips working the head and body with strikes.
Lips is working for an americana but Boshesh has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Lips was thinking about the submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lips won't allow Boshesh to sweep him here.
Lips trying to control the position from guard on top but Boshesh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lips advances position into side control!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lips lands some shots froms side control.
Lips tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lips has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boshesh is looking for a sweep.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lips scoring with punches and elbows.
Lips is staying tight to Boshesh's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lips trying to control the action but Boshesh is working from the bottom.
Boshesh tries to improve position but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lips tries to score with some ground and pound. Boshesh controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Boshesh dodges the ground and pound from Lips.
Lips looks up at the clock and then as Boshesh takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lips smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lips laying and praying for a moment but Boshesh takes advantage and regains half guard.
Lips thows a huge punch but Boshesh dodges it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lips wants to take a breather but Boshesh is having none of it.
Lips is looking for a kimura here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lips lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lips moves nicely into side control.
Lips is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boshesh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lips wants to control but Boshesh is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lips laying and praying for a moment but Boshesh takes advantage and regains half guard.
Boshesh is not content to let Lips control the position.
Lips has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lips stalling.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lips is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boshesh sees it coming and defends easily.
Boshesh is not content to let Lips control the position.
Boshesh preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lips trying to control from Boshesh's half guard. Boshesh has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thunder Lips dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Boshesh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Boshesh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lips counters with a head kick that drops Boshesh - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lips tries to pass to full mount but Boshesh defends it.
Lips prevents Boshesh from improving his position.
Lips throwing shots but Boshesh is blocking nicely.
Lips is trying to work for a kimura but Boshesh is defending well.
Lips trying to control from Boshesh's half guard. Boshesh has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lips trying to control the position from guard on top but Boshesh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boshesh being controlled here, momentarily.
Lips throwing strikes but missing.
Boshesh trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lips passes Boshesh's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lips prevents Boshesh from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lips performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lips thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boshesh's head.
Lips throwing shots but Boshesh is blocking nicely.
Lips trying to control from half guard but Boshesh is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lips is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lips is stalling here. Boshesh is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lips seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Boshesh has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lips is trying to control Boshesh's posture but Boshesh avoids it.
Lips manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boshesh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lips is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boshesh is looking to take a break and control but Lips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boshesh slips a nice elbow through Lips's hands, connecting with Lips's forehead.
Boshesh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lips tries to get to full guard but Boshesh has control of the leg.
Lips trying to control here.
Boshesh wants to pass the guard but Lips is defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boshesh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lips has his hands clasped together around Boshesh's back. He's all about the action.
Boshesh thows a huge punch but Lips dodges it nicely.
Lips actively working from the bottom here.
Lips is not content to let Boshesh control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lips wants to control but Boshesh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lips keeping control of the position.
Lips trying to control from the bottom.
Boshesh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lips's head.
Boshesh lands with a punch from half guard.
Lips avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boshesh.
Boshesh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boshesh working over Lips with some ground and pound. Lips looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Boshesh connects with a nice short shot to Lips's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Boshesh connects with a nice short shot to Lips's temple.
Boshesh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boshesh lands strikes from half guard.
Boshesh thows a huge punch but Lips dodges it nicely.
Boshesh is nestled in close to Lips, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lips gets back to full guard.
Boshesh stopping the sweep attempt from Lips.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boshesh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thunder Lips overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boshesh trying to control the position from guard on top but Lips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boshesh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boshesh cracks Lips with a solid left hand.
Boshesh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lips's head.
Boshesh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lips tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lips controls Boshesh momentarily but Boshesh frees himself.
Boshesh preventing the sweep.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boshesh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lips is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boshesh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boshesh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lips is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lips is trying to control. Boshesh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kim Boshesh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Thunder Lips.
Well Lips 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 20:18
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 19:19
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Thunder Lips!
An out of breath and clearly excited Thunder Lips thanked Hero Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bogard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Bogard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Bogard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Gable!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bogard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gable is out of range and Bogard settles back down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bogard - that will leave a mark!
Gable throws a right hand that Bogard ducks under and follows up with a left that Bogard also avoids with ease.
Gable looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gable takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bogard scores with a spinning back kick!
Bogard swinging wildly here.
Gable has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bogard finds it's way round the side to connect with Gable's head.
Gable gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Terry Bogard!
Terry Bogard retains his light heavyweight title!
Terry Bogard very nearly forgot to thank 5th Round Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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