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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hairik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Driello Touredo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by If You're Gonna Be Dumb . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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242 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hairik Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Driello Touredo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touredo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Touredo moves out of range.
Touredo thows a body kick. Hunt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Touredo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Touredo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Touredo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Touredo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hunt avoids it really well and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Touredo.
Hunt throws a body punch but Touredo moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Touredo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt misses with a leg kick
and Touredo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Touredo.
Hairik Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Touredo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt tries to clinch but Touredo moves away
and Touredo counters with an inside leg kick.
Touredo scores with a three punch combo!
Hunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Touredo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Touredo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Touredo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Touredo slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Touredo counters with a left and a right that stings Hunt.
Hunt is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Touredo pushes him off.
Touredo tries a head kick but it misses.
Touredo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Touredo gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Driello Touredo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ima Punchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dodson comes to the cage accompanied by Antoine Dodson - Bed Intruder. Antoine Dodson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Dodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ima Punchon!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Punchon misses with a body punch
and Dodson counters with a series of strikes. Punchon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Punchon throws a sloppy head kick and Dodson moves out of range easily.
Dodson lands a front kick.
Dodson misses with a takedown attempt - Punchon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dodson throws the kick towards the body but Punchon avoids it.
Dodson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dodson misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Punchon. Those never looked like landing.
Dodson fails with a takedown attempt.
Punchon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dodson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Punchon fails to land with a series of punches.
Punchon throws a right and a left that Dodson avoids nicely.
Punchon checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson connects with a high kick.
Dodson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dodson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice straight punches there by Punchon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Punchon.
Dodson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Punchon's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Punchon.
Ima Punchon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dodson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dodson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Punchon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dodson backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dodson slips under a jab from Punchon.
Punchon moves out of range as Dodson throws a body kick.
Punchon looks to score with a jab to the body but Dodson is just out of range.
Punchon lands with a right hand.
Dodson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Punchon circles away quickly and effectively.
Dodson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ima Punchon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchon throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Dodson lands but Punchon takes it in his stride.
Punchon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Punchon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dodson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Punchon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Punchon lands a jab to Dodson's midsection.
Punchon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Punchon moves into range and clinches up with Dodson.
Punchon tries to break the clinch but Dodson is controlling the position.
Punchon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Punchon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dodson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Punchon's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Punchon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchon is trying to maintain a safe position but Dodson gets an underhook and turns Punchon into the cage.
Punchon throws a head punch that misses.
Punchon has a couple of punches blocked by Dodson.
Punchon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dodson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dodson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Punchon.
Punchon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Punchon misses with a low kick.
Punchon tries a head kick but it misses.
Punchon just misses with a punch to the body.
Punchon avoids the head kick by Dodson.
Dodson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Punchon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchon swings for the body but Dodson moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punchon misses with a few strikes there.
Dodson throws a head kick but Punchon moves out of range.
Dodson thumps Punchon with a low kick.
Punchon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dodson connects with a body shot.
Dodson is looking to land body kicks.
Punchon has managed to clinch.
Punchon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Dodson.
Dodson scores with a takedown into Punchon's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dodson stands and steps away. Punchon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dodson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ima Punchon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Punchon connects with a single shot there.
Punchon connects with a crisp jab.
Dodson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Punchon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dodson is in Punchon's guard.
Punchon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dodson gets to his feet. Punchon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Punchon throws a sloppy head kick and Dodson moves out of range easily.
Punchon throws a poor cross that misses
and Dodson counters with a big head kick but Punchon shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punchon lands with an overhand left.
Antoine Dodson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Punchon throws a body punch but Dodson moves out of range.
Punchon throws a shot from downtown. Dodson moves away and avoids it.
Dodson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Punchon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dodson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punchon.
A head kick misses from Dodson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchon misses with a wild combination.
Punchon instigates a clinch.
Dodson prevents Punchon from breaking the clinch.
Punchon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Punchon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Punchon throws a one two combo.
Dodson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Punchon swinging wildly here.
Both fighters circling a little - Dodson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Punchon is breathing heavily.
Punchon moves into the clinch.
Punchon avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson is trying to force a seperation but Punchon has the dominant position.
Punchon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dodson.
Dodson blocks an uppercut.
Dodson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Punchon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dodson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Dodson.
Dodson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Punchon finds it's way round the side to connect with Dodson's head.
Nice cross by Punchon.
Punchon lands a really nice looking cross but Dodson seems unphased.
Dodson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dodson is rocked!
Dodson tries a low kick but Punchon avoids it.
Oh Dodson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dodson's head backwards.
Punchon misses with an uppercut. Dodson saw that one coming.
Dodson looks for the body kick but Punchon saw that one coming.
Dodson throws a chopping leg kick but Punchon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dodson seems to have got his legs back now.
Punchon blocks a head kick by Dodson.
Dodson blocks a head kick by Punchon.
Dodson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dodson.
Dodson throws a wild body kick that Punchon sees coming a mile off.
Ima Punchon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dodson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Punchon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Punchon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Punchon misses with a wild combination.
Punchon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson throws a right hand that Punchon ducks under and follows up with a left that Punchon also avoids with ease.
Punchon lands with a nice body punch.
Dodson scores with a head kick. Punchon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dodson misses with a leg kick.
Dodson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Punchon scores with a body shot.
Punchon has closed the distance and engaged Dodson in a clinch.
Punchon working aggressively here.
Punchon misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punchon tries a body shot but Dodson blocks it.
Punchon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dodson backwards.
Dodson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ima Punchon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Punchon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Punchon closes the distance and pushes Dodson back into the cage.
Dodson tries to break the clinch but Punchon is controlling the position.
A short right from Punchon on the inside.
Punchon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dodson backwards.
Punchon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Dodson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Punchon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dodson backwards.
Punchon manages to break the clinch.
Punchon swings for the body but Dodson moves out of range.
Punchon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Punchon swings wildly with an uppercut but Dodson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punchon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Punchon!
Punchon throws a nice looking combination but Dodson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Punchon tries a head kick but it misses.
Punchon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dodson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dodson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Punchon back to the cage. Dodson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Punchon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dodson tries to keep at a distance but Punchon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Punchon is trying to force a seperation but Dodson has the dominant position.
Dodson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dodson slips a jab and a cross from Punchon.
Antoine Dodson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punchon misses with a hook to the body
and Dodson counters with a head kick. That will keep Punchon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Punchon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Punchon misses with a double jab
and Dodson counters with a three punch combo that has Punchon backing up. Punchon nods at Dodson to acknowledge the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Punchon.
Punchon misses with a double jab
and Dodson counters with an outside leg kick.
Punchon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dodson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dodson scores with a head kick.
No luck for Dodson with that takedown attempt.
Dodson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Punchon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Punchon jabs Dodson right on the nose. Dodson blinks but takes it well.
Dodson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dodson - that will leave a mark!
Nice uppercut there from Punchon.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Punchon!
Dodson misses with the combination.
Dodson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Punchon throws a wild body kick that Dodson sees coming a mile off.
Punchon swings for the body but Dodson moves out of range.
Dodson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Punchon.
Dodson tried to score with a low kick but Punchon checks it.
Punchon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson takes a swing at Punchon's ribcage but misses.
Punchon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Punchon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punchon rushes Dodson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Punchon lands a nice shot to the body.
Punchon struggles to land a body shot inside as Dodson controls his hands.
Punchon tries a body shot but Dodson blocks it.
Punchon misses with some punches.
Punchon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dodson looking for a takedown.
Dodson is trying to trip Punchon. He has hold of a leg but Punchon is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dodson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ima Punchon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Punchon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ima Punchon.
I've got Punchon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ima Punchon!
An intense looking Ima Punchon took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Well, my huge penis threw me off balance a few times during the fight, but i overcame that to win the fight. I may tape it to my leg next fight.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sticky Buds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCoy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Voices kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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210 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sticky Buds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Buds defends it nicely.
Buds connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Austin McCoy has been cut.
Buds cracks McCoy with an uppercut from hell and McCoy crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Buds's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buds wants to stand but McCoy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Buds knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McCoy on the ground.
McCoy is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Buds frees his head nicely. Oh but McCoy has switched to an armbar! Buds is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Austin McCoy!
Austin McCoy gave a mention to Nature's Edge Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jai Setright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Regal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Setright might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dante's Inferno. 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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195 lbs
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193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jai Setright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Regal!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Regal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Setright finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Setright lands a slapping body shot.
Regal wants to clinch
and Setright counters with a good low kick that Regal was not able to check.
Regal tries to clinch up
and Setright counters with a body kick.
Regal looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Setright moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Jack Regal has been cut.
Setright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Setright fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Regal to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Regal looks to clinch but Setright throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Regal taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jai Setright!
A very excited looking Jai Setright 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Willemoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Badolato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badolato is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nneka - Heartbeat. Darius Badolato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Christian Willemoes's chin.
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200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Willemoes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darius Badolato!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badolato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Badolato shoots in for a double leg but Willemoes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Badolato getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Willemoes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Badolato.
Badolato scores with the left hand. Willemoes knows he should have avoided that one.
Badolato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Willemoes.
Badolato slips under a jab.
Badolato misses the shot to the body.
Badolato misses the shot to the body.
Willemoes avoids the body shot from Badolato.
Willemoes slips under a jab from Badolato.
Badolato closes the distance and clinches up with Willemoes, looking for a takedown. Badolato pushes Willemoes against the cage but Willemoes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Christian Willemoes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darius Badolato.
Badolato misses with a hook to the body
and Willemoes counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badolato tries to improve position but can't.
Badolato defending against the ground and pound.
Willemoes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willemoes in side control, throwing shots but Badolato defends.
Willemoes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Badolato is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Badolato manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Willemoes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Badolato is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Badolato wants to control but Willemoes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Badolato is looking to improve his position.
Badolato works his way to full guard. Good work.
Willemoes preventing the sweep.
Willemoes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badolato is keeping the position for now.
Badolato wants to sweep but no luck.
Willemoes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badolato controls Willemoes momentarily but Willemoes frees himself.
Badolato wants to sweep but no luck.
Badolato lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Willemoes!
Willemoes is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato wants to control the pace but Willemoes is squirming around nicely.
Badolato misses with a head shot.
Willemoes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Badolato tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Badolato is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Willemoes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Willemoes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Willemoes wants to hold on but Badolato pushes him away.
Willemoes is squirming around, avoiding Badolato's attempts to control the action.
Willemoes is looking to improve his position but Badolato isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badolato throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Badolato tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Badolato in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Willemoes can't escape the position.
Badolato can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Willemoes is looking to escape.
Willemoes can't escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badolato wants to control the pace but Willemoes is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Badolato.
Badolato tries to control but Willemoes wriggling away.
Badolato lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Badolato dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Willemoes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willemoes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Badolato sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Willemoes somewhat.
Badolato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willemoes moves away.
Badolato swings for the body but Willemoes moves out of range.
Badolato looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Willemoes!
Badolato working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Badolato there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Badolato tries to control but Willemoes wriggling away.
Willemoes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Badolato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Willemoes defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willemoes throws a big elbow that misses.
Willemoes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Badolato is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Willemoes won't allow Badolato to sweep him here.
Badolato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Darius Badolato has got the better of the ground game so far.
Willemoes passes Badolato's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Badolato is pressing down on Willemoes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Badolato throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato is trying to control the position but Willemoes postures up.
Willemoes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Badolato working a defensive guard but Willemoes manages to pass into side control anyway.
Willemoes landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badolato manages to work his way to half guard, despite Willemoes's best efforts.
Badolato is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Willemoes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Willemoes's back!
Badolato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Willemoes can't escape the position.
Willemoes covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Badolato is hanging on to Willemoes's back as he tries to escape.
Badolato is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Badolato is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Willemoes is defending well though. Badolato let's go of the attempt for now.
Badolato has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Willemoes has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Badolato is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes tries to escape the position.
Badolato looking for the RNC.
Badolato is trying to stick to Willemoes's back but Willemoes is turning into Badolato. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Badolato's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Willemoes.
Badolato working a defensive guard here.
Badolato keeping moving, preventing Willemoes from controlling successfully.
Willemoes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Badolato's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Willemoes throws a big elbow that misses.
Badolato keeping full guard, as Willemoes tries to pass.
Willemoes stopping the sweep attempt from Badolato.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Badolato is on top in guard.
Badolato trying to control the position from guard on top but Willemoes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badolato throwing strikes but missing.
Willemoes looking for a sweep. Not yet Willemoes, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Badolato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Willemoes misses with a hook.
Willemoes swats away the attempt to clinch by Badolato.
Willemoes slips a straight right by Badolato.
Badolato connects with a body shot.
Willemoes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Badolato's waist but Badolato gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Willemoes off to one side.
A big left from Badolato misses.
Badolato is looking to clinch.
Badolato just misses with a punch to the body.
Darius Badolato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badolato throws a sloppy body shot
and Willemoes counters with a nice body shot.
Willemoes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Badolato fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Badolato missing with a left hand there. Willemoes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Willemoes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badolato moves away.
Willemoes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Badolato misses with a hook.
Badolato thows a body shot but no joy.
Badolato lands with a good body shot.
Badolato shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Willemoes blocking the ground and pound.
Willemoes tries to reverse the position but Badolato maintains control.
Willemoes taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badolato cracks Willemoes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badolato raining down hammerfists from mount.
Badolato scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Willemoes is rocked!
Badolato wants to control the pace but Willemoes is squirming around nicely.
Oh Willemoes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Badolato lands a big shot there that rocks Willemoes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badolato content just to control the position here.
Poor strikes thrown by Badolato there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Willemoes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Badolato misses with a head shot.
Willemoes seems to have got his legs back now.
Badolato controlling his opponent.
Badolato unloads with some shots from mount but Willemoes bucks and avoids them well.
Badolato working for a guillotine from mount but Willemoes is in no mood to give up.
Badolato trying to control but Willemoes is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes tries to lock up and control but Badolato gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Badolato sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Willemoes tries to hold on but Badolato pushes him away.
Badolato with shots to the head and body - Willemoes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Willemoes is looking to improve his position but Badolato isn't that keen on the idea.
Willemoes is in a horrible position here. Badolato smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Badolato can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Willemoes is looking to escape.
Christian Willemoes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badolato lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badolato wants to control the pace but Willemoes is squirming around nicely.
Badolato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Willemoes is looking to improve his position but Badolato isn't that keen on the idea.
Darius Badolato is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Badolato sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willemoes is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Badolato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Badolato has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Badolato!
An out of breath Darius Badolato 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Phineus Gage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Sumner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gage comes to the cage accompanied by Mac Lethal - Black Widow Spider . Gage is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Phineus Gage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
162 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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152 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Phineus Gage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barney Sumner!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumner digs a good hook to Gage's body.
Gage is breathing heavily.
A jab from Sumner misses.
Sumner sizes up Gage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sumner.
Barney Sumner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sumner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gage was well out of range. Poor timing from Sumner.
Gage slips a jab from Sumner.
Sumner tests Gage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sumner pushes Gage up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sumner fails to land.
Sumner stalling.
Sumner lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gage is trying to pull guard but Sumner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gage is trying to pull guard but Sumner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sumner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sumner is struggling to control the position.
Sumner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sumner.
Gage is trying to pull guard but Sumner has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phineus Gage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Sumner.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sumner.
Sumner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gage backwards.
Sumner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sumner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gage blocks an uppercut.
Sumner lands a left hand.
Sumner gets through Gage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sumner throws a punch but it's blocked by Gage.
Sumner is struggling to control the position.
Sumner misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sumner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sumner lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Sumner.
Gage is rocked!
Sumner lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gage to his knees! Sumner keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barney Sumner!
A relieved looking Barney Sumner 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hessu Hopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Noitalahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hopo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bodies. Hopo is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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269 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
24 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hessu Hopo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riku Noitalahti!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Noitalahti.
Hopo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Noitalahti lands an overhand right.
Noitalahti throws a series of punches but Hopo avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noitalahti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Noitalahti misses the target.
Noitalahti throws a leg kick which misses Hopo's front leg but catches the back leg as Hopo tries to avoid it.
Noitalahti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Noitalahti lands a jab.
Noitalahti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Noitalahti scores with a shot to the body.
Noitalahti lands a front kick.
Noitalahti punishes Hopo's body with a nice straight punch.
Hopo needs to keep his hands up - Noitalahti had a free shot at his head there.
Noitalahti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noitalahti connects with a crisp jab.
Hopo is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Noitalahti uses the oldest trick in the book to send Hopo tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Noitalahti is absolutely delighted - when Hopo wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Riku Noitalahti!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taz Lero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor) as his entrance music. 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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taz Lero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anderson Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lero misses with a takedown
and Da Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lero looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Lero is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lero looking for submissions off his back.
Da Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Da Silva seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lero is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Anderson Da Silva!
After winning the bout, Anderson Da Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louey Draft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis deFunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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215 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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Louey Draft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Luis deFunes!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
deFunes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Draft throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draft lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
deFunes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Draft.
Draft fails to land the takedown.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from deFunes. Draft shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draft walks into a stiff left hand from deFunes.
deFunes lands with a right hand.
deFunes has closed the distance and engaged Draft in a clinch.
Draft wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
deFunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Draft.
Draft is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but deFunes is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louey Draft. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from deFunes.
Draft letting deFunes take a breather here.
deFunes digs a right hand underneath Draft's ribcage. Draft let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deFunes presses Draft against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
deFunes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Draft wants to take the fight to the mat but deFunes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
deFunes stalls.
Draft has had enough of the clinch but deFunes keeps him there for the moment.
Draft can't get the takedown.
deFunes controlling the action here for a moment.
Draft is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
deFunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Draft takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
deFunes misses with the head strike.
deFunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from deFunes.
deFunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
deFunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Draft is trying to work for a single leg takedown but deFunes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
deFunes pushes Draft back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
deFunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Draft uses good head movement to avoid it.
deFunes lands a nice uppercut.
Draft wants a takedown but no success here.
deFunes is leaning against Draft and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Draft is breathing heavily.
Draft looking for a takedown.
A short left from deFunes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
deFunes stalls.
Draft is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but deFunes is defending well.
deFunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Draft backwards.
deFunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
deFunes cracks Draft with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from deFunes fails to land.
deFunes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
deFunes is pressed up against the cage. Draft has hold of a leg and is looking to drag deFunes down to the mat. deFunes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Draft closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
deFunes has his hands clasped together around Draft's back. He's all about the action.
deFunes wants to control but Draft is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
deFunes is trying to get back to full guard.
Draft seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but deFunes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
deFunes wants to get back to full guard.
Draft throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Draft throwing shots but deFunes is blocking nicely.
deFunes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Draft.
deFunes wants to control but Draft is keeping busy.
deFunes is looking for a sweep. Draft is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draft thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed deFunes's head.
deFunes keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Draft throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing deFunes to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis deFunes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
deFunes scores with a hook to the body. Draft takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Draft.
Draft moves out of range of the strikes.
Draft takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
deFunes is looking to clinch but Draft is avoiding it.
Draft lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Draft changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Draft moves into the clinch successfully.
deFunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from deFunes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draft wants a takedown.
Draft is trying to pull guard but deFunes has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louey Draft. That's going to take a lot out of him.
deFunes misses with some punches.
deFunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deFunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draft blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luis deFunes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Draft blocks a body shot from deFunes.
deFunes stalling in the clinch but Draft improves position.
deFunes lands a right hand.
deFunes stalling in the clinch but Draft improves position.
deFunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
deFunes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Draft wants to get back to striking at distance but deFunes won't allow it.
Draft changes levels and goes for a takedown here. deFunes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
deFunes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draft paws at him with a jab and circles away.
deFunes lands a head kick!
deFunes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Draft at a distance.
Luis deFunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Draft misses its intended target.
Draft takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
deFunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luis deFunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking body kick lands there for deFunes.
deFunes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
deFunes works the jab nicely.
Louey Draft is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
deFunes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
deFunes misses with a body kick.
deFunes cracks a nice hook into Draft's ribs.
Draft fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
deFunes lands a big head kick that sends Draft tumbling to the mat! deFunes takes a step backwards and waves Draft back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Draft is rocked!
It looks like Louey Draft has been cut.
deFunes looks for a left high kick but can't connect. deFunes backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Draft's temple! It sends Draft violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as deFunes celebrates and the doctors try to help Draft!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Luis deFunes!
A less than humble Luis deFunes 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeeeooooooorrrrrryyyyy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Five Sixteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes into the arena with Mortal Kombat blaring out of the sound system. 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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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leeeeooooooorrrrrryyyyy Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Five Sixteen!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Five Sixteen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jenkins's hands.
Five Sixteen shoots and misses
and Jenkins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jenkins pushes Five Sixteen up against the cage in a clinch.
Jenkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jenkins looking to throw knees to the head but Five Sixteen is blocking nicely.
Jenkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Five Sixteen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jenkins tries a knee to the head but Five Sixteen blocks it.
Jenkins looking to throw knees to the head but Five Sixteen is blocking nicely.
Jenkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jenkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins misses with a knee strike.
Jenkins looking to throw knees to the head but Five Sixteen is blocking nicely.
Jenkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jenkins looking to throw knees to the head but Five Sixteen is blocking nicely.
Five Sixteen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jenkins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a knee to the head.
Five Sixteen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leeeeooooooorrrrrryyyyy Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Five Sixteen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jenkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Five Sixteen blocks it with crossed arms.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Jenkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Five Sixteen blocks it with crossed arms.
Five Sixteen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jenkins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jenkins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the head but Five Sixteen blocks with his arms.
Five Sixteen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jenkins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Five Sixteen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Five Sixteen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jenkins doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Five Sixteen.
Five Sixteen wants to free his trapped foot but Jenkins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Five Sixteen pulls his head out easily.
Five Sixteen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jenkins keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Five Sixteen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jenkins has managed to free his arm - good work.
Five Sixteen is trying to control the action in half guard but Jenkins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Five Sixteen is trying to work for a kimura but Jenkins is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jenkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jenkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Five Sixteen.
Jenkins looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jenkins is refusing to be controlled, as Five Sixteen sits in half guard.
Jenkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jenkins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins looking for submissions off his back.
Five Sixteen trying to control from half guard but Jenkins is working away.
Five Sixteen is working for a submission of some sort.
Five Sixteen is working for a kimura but Jenkins is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Five Sixteen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jenkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Five Sixteen pulls his head out easily.
Jenkins is looking for a sweep. Five Sixteen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jenkins actively working from the bottom here.
Five Sixteen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jenkins defending well though.
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!
Jenkins is not content to let Five Sixteen control the position.
Jenkins looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins wants to get back to full guard.
Jenkins looking for submissions off his back.
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 Leeeeooooooorrrrrryyyyy Jenkins will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Five Sixteen tries for a takedown but Jenkins circles away easily
and Jenkins counters with a left and a right that stings Five Sixteen.
Five Sixteen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jenkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Five Sixteen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jenkins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jenkins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Five Sixteen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Five Sixteen wants to control but Jenkins is keeping him busy.
Five Sixteen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jenkins sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Five Sixteen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Five Sixteen is keen to just control but Jenkins is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins looking for submissions off his back.
Jenkins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Matthew Five Sixteen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jenkins keeping full guard, as Five Sixteen tries to pass.
Five Sixteen wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Jenkins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jenkins has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Five Sixteen should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Jenkins has tightened it up now! Five Sixteen should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Leeeeooooooorrrrrryyyyy Jenkins!
A relieved looking Leeeeooooooorrrrrryyyyy Jenkins 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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