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SUPREMACY SUPER BOWL 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Rowlans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dave Rowlans was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Rowlans!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Conner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Conner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rowlans feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Conners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from Rowlans. Those never looked like landing.
Rowlans avoids the head kick by Conner.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Conner.
Rowlans is looking to clinch but Conner is avoiding it.
Rowlans throws a looping overhand right but Conner ducks down to avoid it.
Rowlans avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conner fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Conner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rowlans connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Conner momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rowlans misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Rowlans. Those never looked like landing.
Dave Rowlans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rowlans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rowlans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rowlans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conner keeps Rowlans at a distance using the push kick.
Rowlans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steven Conner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rowlans missing with a left hand there. Conner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Rowlans.
Rowlans misses with a leg kick
and Conner counters with a head kick that drops Rowlans to the mat! Rowlans scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
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!
Rowlans throws a combination that misses
and Conner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Conner.
Rowlans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Conner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rowlans prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rowlans pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Conner really is a fat lump.
Conner fails to pull guard.
Rowlans taking a breather.
Rowlans prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rowlans is trying to maintain a safe position but Conner gets an underhook and turns Rowlans into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rowlans.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dave Rowlans.
Rowlans feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Conner's calf.
Rowlans misses with a straight right.
Rowlans connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowlans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Conner is breathing heavily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rowlans is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rowlans trying to control but Conner postures up.
Rowlans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Conner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Conner tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rowlans.
Conner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowlans wants to control but Conner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Conner decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Conner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rowlans circles away.
Rowlans throws a right hand that Conner ducks under and follows up with a left that Conner also avoids with ease.
Conner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rowlans is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Conner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Conner's back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rowlans is landing with strikes. Conner can't take much more of this.
Rowlans scores with punches and elbows.
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 Steven Conner will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rowlans loads up on a big right hand but Conner slips the punch.
Conner drives through and clinches with Rowlans against the cage.
Rowlans creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Conner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rowlans regains guard.
Conner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rowlans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rowlans controls Conner momentarily but Conner frees himself.
Rowlans looking for a sweep. Not yet Rowlans, not yet.
Rowlans is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner advances to half guard.
Steven Conner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rowlans doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Conner.
Conner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rowlans's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner is looking to advance position but Rowlans won't allow it.
Rowlans is looking to improve his position.
Rowlans on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rowlans trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rowlans pushes Conner off and gets back to his feet.
Conner throws a right hand that Rowlans ducks under and follows up with a left that Rowlans also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowlans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conner was well out of range. Poor timing from Rowlans.
Rowlans throws a looping overhand right but Conner ducks down to avoid it.
Rowlans tries to clinch up.
Rowlans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steven Conner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rowlans clinches up with Conner and pushes him back against the cage.
Rowlans leaning his opponent against the cage.
Conner tries to pull guard but Rowlans forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Conner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Rowlans misses the target.
Rowlans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rowlans.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Rowlans. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rowlans.
Conner is looking to clinch but Rowlans is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Conner.
Nice defenses there by Conner.
Dave Rowlans seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Conner shoots in looking for a takedown. Rowlans tries to sprawl out of it but Conner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rowlans manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Conner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conner moves out of range as Rowlans throws a body kick.
Rowlans throws out a loose jab but Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Rowlans 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!
Conner closes the distance and clinches up with Rowlans, looking for a takedown. Conner pushes Rowlans against the cage but Rowlans circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rowlans misses with a two punch combination.
Rowlans throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rowlans paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rowlans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rowlans misses with a body kick.
Rowlans closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rowlans keeps the fight on the outside.
Conner looks to land a combination but Rowlans avoids it well.
Rowlans connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Rowlans.
The fighters circling - Rowlans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rowlans doesn't manage to clinch there - Conner circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rowlans, right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Rowlans scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Steven Conner has been cut.
Rowlans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rowlans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rowlans has closed the distance and engaged Conner in a clinch.
Rowlans lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rowlans gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rowlans looking to stall.
Rowlans landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conner.
Rowlans unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rowlans connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conner's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rowlans.
Rowlans comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rowlans lands a nice elbow.
Rowlans misses with a knee strike.
Rowlans lands a right hand that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
Rowlans content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rowlans throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Conner blocks it with crossed arms.
Rowlans lands with a short shot to the head.
Conner misses with a body punch.
Rowlans creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Rowlans.
Rowlans lands an elbow inside.
Rowlans lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
Conner is rocked!
Rowlans using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oh Conner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice elbow from Rowlans.
Rowlans stalling the fight.
Rowlans lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Rowlans.
Rowlans creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Conner's defenses.
Steven Conner's cut is getting worse.
Dave Rowlans seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Come on Rowlans - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rowlans has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Conner - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Rowlans, and another! Conner is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dave Rowlans!
Dave Rowlans seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Kirgiakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georg Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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300 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonid Kirgiakos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Georg Prime!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirgiakos cracks Prime with a good jab.
Leonid Kirgiakos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirgiakos throws a looping overhand right but Prime ducks down to avoid it.
Prime with a poor takedown
and Kirgiakos counters with a stiff right hand.
Prime gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Georg Prime has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirgiakos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Prime.
Kirgiakos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirgiakos misses with a low kick.
Kirgiakos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prime circles away quickly and effectively.
Prime shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leonid Kirgiakos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georg Prime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime shoots in looking for a takedown. Kirgiakos tries to sprawl out of it but Prime keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kirgiakos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Prime shoots in looking for a takedown. Kirgiakos tries to sprawl out of it but Prime keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kirgiakos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kirgiakos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prime manages to avoid it.
Leonid Kirgiakos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kirgiakos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Kirgiakos finds it's way through Prime's defenses.
Kirgiakos closes the distance and pushes Prime back into the cage.
Prime goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kirgiakos prevents it.
Kirgiakos tries a body shot but Prime blocks it.
Kirgiakos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kirgiakos is trying to maintain a safe position but Prime gets an underhook and turns Kirgiakos into the cage.
Kirgiakos struggles to land a body shot inside as Prime controls his hands.
Prime goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kirgiakos prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirgiakos trying to control the position but instead, Prime has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kirgiakos into the cage.
Kirgiakos can't find room to land a body shot as Prime controls the action.
Kirgiakos is trying to break the clinch but Prime has him pressed against the cage.
Kirgiakos tries to work over Prime's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirgiakos gets underhooks to prevent Prime's takedown attempt.
Kirgiakos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirgiakos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirgiakos misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirgiakos taking a breather.
Kirgiakos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prime can't get the takedown.
Kirgiakos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kirgiakos tries to throw a body punch but Prime avoids it by throwing Kirgiakos back against the cage.
Prime is trying to drag Kirgiakos to the mat but Kirgiakos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kirgiakos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prime has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kirgiakos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Prime blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Kirgiakos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georg Prime's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kirgiakos looks to throw the jab but Prime is out of range.
Kirgiakos scores with a jab to the body.
Prime keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirgiakos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirgiakos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kirgiakos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kirgiakos throws a body punch but Prime moves out of range.
A slow jab from Kirgiakos misses its intended target.
Leonid Kirgiakos is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirgiakos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kirgiakos lands a nice looking body shot.
Prime is breathing heavily.
Prime uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirgiakos.
Prime takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirgiakos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prime was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirgiakos.
Prime has a takedown stuffed.
Kirgiakos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prime was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirgiakos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirgiakos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kirgiakos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirgiakos misses with a body punch.
Kirgiakos is looking to control Prime's arms but Prime gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kirgiakos has his back to the cage.
Prime can't get the takedown.
Kirgiakos tries to work over Prime's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirgiakos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirgiakos misses with a body punch.
Kirgiakos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Prime walks away with a smile on his face. Kirgiakos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kirgiakos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prime manages to avoid it.
Kirgiakos leaves Prime with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leonid Kirgiakos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georg Prime.
Kirgiakos's corner calls for a 1-2. Kirgiakos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kirgiakos throws a jab but it's blocked by Prime.
A swing and a miss from Kirgiakos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirgiakos misses with the combination.
Kirgiakos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kirgiakos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prime.
Prime fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kirgiakos lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirgiakos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Prime counters with a single leg into guard. Kirgiakos didn't expect that.
Prime wants to pass the guard but Kirgiakos is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Kirgiakos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Georg Prime'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!
Kirgiakos misses with a right hand
and Prime counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kirgiakos is controlling Prime's posture.
Prime thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prime preventing the sweep.
Kirgiakos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Prime on the ground.
Kirgiakos managing to control the position.
Kirgiakos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kirgiakos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prime can do to turn this around?
Prime drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Prime jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kirgiakos wants to get back to his feet but Prime is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Prime won't allow Kirgiakos to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Prime passes Kirgiakos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Prime trying to pass the guard but Kirgiakos defending well.
Kirgiakos tries to roll over but Prime keeps him under control.
Kirgiakos trying to control here.
Prime is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kirgiakos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Prime.
Prime is looking for a kimura but Kirgiakos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Prime to get the leverage.
Kirgiakos wants to improve his position but Prime is controlling well.
Kirgiakos is defending against the submission attempts here by Prime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kirgiakos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Prime.
Kirgiakos wants to improve his position but Prime is controlling well.
Kirgiakos is trying to stand back up but Prime is controlling him
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirgiakos preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Prime wants to work for an arm triangle but Kirgiakos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime is working for a submission of some sort.
Kirgiakos is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Prime is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kirgiakos defends it well.
Kirgiakos controlling the position for now.
Prime passes to side control.
Kirgiakos wants to control but Prime postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime is trying to get an arm triangle but Kirgiakos is defending well.
Prime tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Prime has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kirgiakos is looking for a sweep.
Leonid Kirgiakos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prime working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prime working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Georg Prime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Kirgiakos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georg Prime comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kirgiakos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonid Kirgiakos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Meadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crying Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Meadows has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Meadows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crying Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman wants to clinch up but Meadows keeps it at a distance.
Jack Meadows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman wants to clinch.
Freeman moves in looking to clinch but Meadows pushes him off.
Freeman wants to clinch
and Meadows counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Meadows.
Freeman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Meadows stands and throws Freeman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Freeman is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Meadows's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Meadows lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Meadows scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows is chipping away with strikes.
Freeman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Freeman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Meadows. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Freeman wants to get back to his feet.
Freeman is looking for a sweep.
Meadows is putting a hurting on Freeman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Meadows has hold of Freeman's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Freeman tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Meadows cranks the arm and Freeman screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Freeman, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jack Meadows!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Borg Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buhawi Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bjorn Borg Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buhawi Jack!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borg Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Borg Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Borg Jr prevents Jack from breaking the clinch.
Borg Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Borg Jr manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Jack does no damage.
Borg Jr connects with a jab.
Jack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Borg Jr blocks a head kick by Jack.
Jack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Borg Jr looks to land a combination. Jack sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Buhawi Jack has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jack misses with a head kick.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jack throws a body punch but Borg Jr moves out of range.
Jack takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jack scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Bjorn Borg Jr has been cut.
Borg Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
No joy there for Jack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Borg Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jack throws a sloppy head kick and Borg Jr moves out of range easily.
Borg Jr with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borg Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the body from Jack misses
enabling Borg Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Borg Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jack is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jack is still on wobbly legs! Can Borg Jr finish him?
Borg Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Borg Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jack on the side of the head.
A cross from Borg Jr lands.
Jack gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Borg Jr gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Jack is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Borg Jr!
A less than humble Bjorn Borg Jr 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jade Malikai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malikai has chosen Big in Japan - Guano Apes 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jade Malikai!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Castillo lands an elbow inside.
Malikai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Castillo throws an elbow but it misses.
Castillo is trying to maintain a safe position but Malikai gets an underhook and turns Castillo into the cage.
Malikai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castillo looking to stall.
Castillo avoiding damage as Malikai throws knees to the body.
Castillo throws an elbow that misses.
Castillo lands a nice knee to the body.
Castillo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Castillo managing to block the knees to the body from Malikai.
Castillo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Malikai's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malikai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Castillo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castillo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Malikai's defenses.
Castillo missing with knees to the body.
Malikai tries to land knees in the clinch but Castillo avoids the damage to the body.
Castillo misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo missing with knees to the body.
Castillo avoiding damage as Malikai throws knees to the body.
Malikai avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Castillo lands a knee to the body.
Castillo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Castillo landing knees to the head.
Castillo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Malikai looks gassed!
Knees in the clinch landing for Castillo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castillo working Malikai over with knees to the body.
Castillo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Malikai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Castillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malikai.
Malikai is looking to control Castillo's arms but Castillo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malikai has his back to the cage.
Castillo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Malikai up against the cage.
Castillo takes an elbow to the temple.
Castillo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malikai blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Malikai takes a knee right on the jaw!
Castillo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castillo pushes off an throws an elbow but Malikai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malikai.
Malikai scores a nice knee to the body.
Castillo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malikai avoids it.
Knees to the body from Castillo.
Malikai managing to block the knees to the body from Castillo.
Malikai tries to land knees in the clinch but Castillo avoids the damage to the body.
Castillo pushes off an throws an elbow but Malikai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Malikai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castillo blocks it with crossed arms.
Malikai tries to pull guard but Castillo won't allow it.
Castillo missing with knees to the body.
Castillo pushes off an throws an elbow but Malikai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Malikai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castillo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malikai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Castillo misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malikai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castillo is defending well for now.
Castillo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castillo gets underhooks to prevent Malikai's takedown attempt.
Malikai tries to stall but Castillo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Malikai managing to block the knees to the body from Castillo.
Castillo lands an elbow inside.
Castillo with a knee to the head.
Castillo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Castillo connects with a knee to the head.
Malikai is rocked!
Castillo misses with a knee to the head.
Malikai is still on wobbly legs! Can Castillo finish him?
Malikai dodges an elbow strike from Castillo.
Malikai seems to have recovered his senses.
Malikai lands an elbow just above Castillo 's eye.
Castillo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Malikai looking to slow down the pace here.
Malikai blocks the elbow strike.
Malikai throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malikai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castillo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castillo missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Malikai avoids the damage to the body.
Malikai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castillo blocks it with crossed arms.
Castillo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castillo looking to throw knees to the head but Malikai is blocking nicely.
Castillo landing knees to the body.
Malikai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castillo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Malikai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castillo looking to stall.
Castillo lands a good knee to the midsection. Malikai won't want to take too many of those.
Castillo misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castillo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castillo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Malikai avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Castillo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Castillo tries to clinch but Malikai moves away
and Malikai counters with a nice double leg into side control. Castillo won't be happy with that.
Malikai is looking to take a break and control but Castillo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Castillo is trying to buck Malikai off.
Malikai advances nicely into full mount.
Malikai controlling his opponent.
Castillo tries to buck Malikai off but Malikai takes his back!
Castillo has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malikai is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Castillo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Castillo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Castillo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Castillo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Malikai.
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!
Will Malikai go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Castillo holding both Malikai 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Jade Malikai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malikai working for the choke.
Castillo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Malikai looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Malikai looking for the choke from the back.
Castillo has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Castillo won't enjoy being in this position. Malikai looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Castillo is tapping - it's over boys! Malikai picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jade Malikai!
Jade Malikai 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Meat Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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7 - 6 - 0 |
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145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meat Shield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto checks the leg kick.
Cotto tries to clinch but Shield moves out of range.
Cotto throws a hook but Shield avoids it easily.
Cotto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cotto.
Shield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
An inside leg kick from Shield misses.
Cotto lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Shield misses.
Cotto blocks a leg kick.
Shield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotto.
Shield connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cotto's hands.
Shield misses with a straight left.
Shield motions for Cotto to come forward. Shield throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shield misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cotto. Shield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cotto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cotto swings for the body but Shield moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Cotto.
Shield cracks Cotto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield throws a right hand that Cotto ducks under and follows up with a left that Cotto also avoids with ease.
Cotto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shield manages to avoid it.
A combination from Shield does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Shield. Those never looked like landing.
Cotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Shield is just out of range.
Cotto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shield connects with the punch.
Shield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
Shield throws a series of punches but Cotto moves out of range.
Shield swinging wildly here.
Shield lands with a nice body punch.
Good shot there by Cotto.
Cotto throws a hook but Shield blocks it.
Shield scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cotto misses the jab.
Shield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto has closed the distance and engaged Shield in a clinch.
Cotto breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto takes a swing at Shield's ribcage but misses.
Cotto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shield smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cotto misses with an uppercut. Shield saw that one coming.
Shield connects with a jab.
Cotto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shield in his tracks.
Shield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cotto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cotto throws a big shot that misses.
Shield looks to land a combination but Cotto avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shield 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 Cotto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cotto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shield looks to land a combination but Cotto avoids it well.
Shield is breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Shield.
Cotto throws an overhand right that lands on Shield's shoulder, as Shield tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Cotto misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cotto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shield.
Cotto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cotto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shield tests Cotto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shield gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miguel Cotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotto throws a body punch but Shield moves out of range.
Cotto looks to land a left hand but Shield moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Shield.
Cotto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cotto dodges the punch combination from Shield.
Cotto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shield misses with a hook. Cotto ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto closes the distance and clinches.
Cotto scores with a shot to the side of Shield's head.
Shield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cotto throws a hook but Shield avoids it easily.
Cotto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shield.
Cotto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shield.
Shield needs to keep his hands up - Cotto had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shield defending well as Cotto loads up on a big left hand.
Shield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
Shield throws a jab when Cotto was well out of range.
Cotto throws a right and a left that Shield avoids nicely.
Shield slips under a jab from Cotto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shield throws a nice looking combination but Cotto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shield lands with an uppercut that bounces Cotto off the cage and back into range.
Cotto takes a swing at Shield's ribcage but misses.
Shield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miguel Cotto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cotto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cotto dodges the punch combination from Shield.
Cotto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cotto looks to throw the jab but Shield is out of range.
The fighters circling - Shield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shield looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cotto misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Cotto. Beautiful body shot.
Shield just misses with a punch to the body.
Shield is looking to score with low kicks.
Shield misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut there from Cotto.
Shield has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cotto jabs Shield right on the nose. Shield blinks but takes it well.
Shield looks to land a right hand but Cotto moved out of range.
Cotto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield throws a low kick but Cotto moves out of range easily.
Cotto lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Shield misses.
Cotto misses with an uppercut.
Cotto cracks Shield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shield closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cotto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cotto takes a swing at Shield's ribcage but misses.
Shield needs to keep his hands up - Cotto had a free shot at his head there.
Cotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cotto misses with a hook.
Shield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shield misses with a low kick.
Cotto scores with a jab to the body.
Shield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shield avoids the body shot from Cotto.
Meat Shield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cotto wants to clinch up but Shield keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto sizes up Shield with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cotto throws a lazy uppercut
and Shield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shield walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cotto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shield was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotto.
Cotto darts in and clinches Shield up against the cage.
Shield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cotto has him pressed against the cage.
Cotto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cotto lands a nice shot to the body.
Cotto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Cotto on the inside.
Cotto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miguel Cotto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shield was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotto.
Cotto with a jab.
Shield misses with a wild combination.
Shield circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto misses with a wild body shot.
Shield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cotto throws a right hand that Shield ducks under and follows up with a left that Shield also avoids with ease.
Shield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shield slips a jab from Cotto.
Cotto throws a looping overhand right but Shield ducks down to avoid it.
Cotto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cotto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Shield is just out of range.
Cotto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shield.
Cotto throws a body punch but Shield moves out of range.
Shield is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cotto throws a poor cross that misses
and Shield counters with a three punch combo that has Cotto backing up. Cotto nods at Shield to acknowledge the strikes.
Cotto throws a body punch but Shield moves out of range.
Shield misses with the combination.
Cotto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cotto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shield's head.
Shield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cotto circles away quickly and effectively.
Cotto missing with a left hand there. Shield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cotto pushes Shield up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Cotto tries a body shot but Shield blocks it.
Cotto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shield is trying to break free.
Cotto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shield up against the cage.
Cotto landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cotto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shield tries to break the clinch but Cotto is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shield swats away the attempt to clinch by Cotto.
Cotto throws a hook but Shield blocks it.
Cotto misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shield 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 Cotto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cotto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cotto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shield to score with a decent uppercut.
Shield throws a combination. Cotto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cotto misses with a looping left.
Cotto throws a big shot that misses.
Shield tries to bum rush Cotto with a series of wild strikes but Cotto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cotto tries to close the distance and clinch but Shield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shield throws a right hand that Cotto ducks under and follows up with a left that Cotto also avoids with ease.
A jab from Cotto misses.
Cotto throws a jab but it's blocked by Shield.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cotto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shield scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield ducks under a wild hook from Cotto.
Shield tries to keep at a distance but Cotto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shield is trying to break free.
Cotto effectively controlling the action here.
Shield is looking to break free of the clinch but Cotto has double underhooks.
Cotto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shield is defending well for now.
Cotto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shield backwards.
Shield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cotto circles away quickly and effectively.
Shield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cotto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cotto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shield throws out the jab.
Cotto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto throws a series of punches but Shield moves out of range.
Cotto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shield counters with a series of strikes. Cotto will be more careful next time no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Cotto misses the target.
Shield throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Shield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cotto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Shield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cotto misses the jab.
Shield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotto.
Shield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shield there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shield moves away.
Shield misses with a low kick.
Cotto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shield at a distance.
Shield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cotto circles away quickly and effectively.
Cotto works over Shield's head and body with a nice combination.
Shield slips a jab from Cotto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto throws a right hand that misses
and Shield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shield fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cotto checks it well.
Cotto connects with a body shot.
Shield throws a series of punches but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto misses with a straight right.
Cotto clinches up with Shield and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cotto.
Shield looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shield is trying to break the clinch but Cotto has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cotto.
Cotto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shield backwards.
Cotto breaks from the clinch.
Shield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cotto.
Shield misses the jab.
Shield throws a shot from downtown. Cotto moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cotto doesn't manage to clinch there - Shield circles away.
Shield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shield throws a nice looking combination but Cotto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cotto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shield finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shield slips a straight right by Cotto.
Cotto tries to clinch up.
Cotto swings for the body but Shield moves out of range.
Cotto misses with a hook. Shield ducked under it nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shield ducks under a wild hook from Cotto.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shield.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cotto moves into the clinch successfully.
Shield is trying to push Cotto away but Cotto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meat Shield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cotto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cotto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Cotto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cotto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Cotto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jims Second (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kimmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimmo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Roni Size-Bite The Bullet. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jims Second!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Kimmo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimmo avoids the body shot from Second.
Second clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Second.
Second takes a knee right on the jaw!
Second dodges an elbow strike from Kimmo.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Second lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kimmo backwards.
Second on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Second lands with a right to the head.
Second lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Second.
Second lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kimmo tries to land knees in the clinch but Second avoids the damage to the body.
Kimmo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Second's elbow.
Second lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Second takes a knee to the side of the body.
Second scores with a shot to the side of Kimmo's head.
Kimmo is rocked!
Second creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kimmo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kimmo drops to his knees and Second pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jims Second!
After winning the bout, Jims Second 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Dellal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Edwards might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Who - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josef Dellal!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dellal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dellal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edwards's waist but Edwards gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dellal off to one side.
A good leg kick by Edwards.
Edwards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Edwards throws a leg kick which misses Dellal's front leg but catches the back leg as Dellal tries to avoid it.
Dellal fails with a takedown attempt.
Edwards takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dellal shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mark Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josef Dellal.
Dellal shoots in and drives through. Edwards sprawls well.
Dellal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Edwards quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards is looking for a sweep. Dellal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dellal is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Edwards has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwards tries to roll over but Dellal keeps him under control.
Dellal trying to control from half guard but Edwards is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellal might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Edwards kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Edwards tries to get to full guard but Dellal has control of the leg.
Edwards is defending against the submission attempts here by Dellal.
Edwards is looking to improve his position.
Dellal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Edwards is defending against the submission attempts here by Dellal.
The fighters are battling for position here. Edwards manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellal postures up.
Dellal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Edwards keeping full guard, as Dellal tries to pass.
Dellal trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards seems keen to control Dellal's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dellal misses with a takedown attempt - Edwards sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Edwards stuffs the takedown attempt from Dellal. Dellal gets slowly back to his feet.
Edwards lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellal looking to score a takedown here. Edwards is defending well but Dellal drives through and ends up in Edwards's guard.
Edwards looking for a guillotine here but Dellal defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Edwards not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Edwards keeping full guard, as Dellal tries to pass.
Dellal trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards looking to control.
Edwards is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dellal landing with the ground and pound.
Dellal passes Edwards's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dellal trying to pass the guard but Edwards defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Dellal there.
Edwards tries to roll over but Dellal keeps him under control.
Dellal moves nicely into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dellal advances to full mount.
Dellal seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Edwards is holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Dellal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Edwards throws a head kick but Dellal moves out of range.
Edwards shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dellal eats them both and turns towards Edwards to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dellal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Edwards avoids it really well and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edwards.
Dellal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edwards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horrible takedown by Dellal or perhaps it was just good defense by Edwards which made him look bad.
Edwards thows a body kick. Dellal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dellal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Edwards sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mark Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josef Dellal.
Edwards scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dellal is breathing heavily.
Edwards lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Edwards explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Edwards lands a body shot.
Mark Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Edwards.
Edwards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Edwards as Dellal shoots in.
Edwards scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dellal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Dellal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Josef Dellal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Edwards.
Good leg kick by Edwards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edwards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dellal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Edwards lands a high kick!
It looks like Josef Dellal has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands a head kick!
Edwards lands a nice looking body kick.
Edwards connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Edwards connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dellal momentarily.
Dellal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Edwards.
Good leg kick by Edwards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edwards lands a lovely overhand right.
Edwards throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dellal's head.
Edwards throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dellal's head.
Edwards bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab from Edwards does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Edwards jabs Dellal right on the nose. Dellal blinks but takes it well.
Dellal shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense.
Dellal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Edwards.
That has opened up Josef Dellal's cut even more.
Edwards connects with a high kick.
Edwards scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dellal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dellal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edwards throws a shot to the body.
Dellal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Edwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards cracks the inside of Dellal's front leg.
Nice body kick there by Edwards.
Dellal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dellal has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Edwards.
Dellal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good leg kick by Edwards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edwards throws a leg kick which misses Dellal's front leg but catches the back leg as Dellal tries to avoid it.
Dellal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Edwards bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Edwards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Edwards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Edwards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dellal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edwards. Edwards obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Edwards dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josef Dellal's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice body kick from Edwards.
Edwards tests Dellal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dellal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Edwards.
Dellal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edwards as he avoids it easily.
Edwards getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Edwards connects with an inside leg kick.
Dellal tries to bum rush Edwards with a series of wild strikes but Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edwards moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Edwards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Edwards scores with a leg kick.
Dellal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dellal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Edwards. Dellal shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Edwards connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dellal scrambles back to his feet.
Dellal takes one on the button.
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dellal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edwards. Edwards obviously looking to wear him down.
A left lands for Edwards.
Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick there by Edwards.
Edwards lands a jab to Dellal's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dellal. That did some damage!
Edwards throws a leg kick which misses Dellal's front leg but catches the back leg as Dellal tries to avoid it.
Edwards lands with an overhand left.
Edwards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Edwards scores with a head kick. Dellal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Edwards lands a right hook to the body.
Dellal has a takedown stuffed.
Mark Edwards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edwards scores with a nice head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edwards. That's going to slow Dellal down.
Dellal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edwards can pounce on him.
Dellal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards throws a nice inside leg kick.
Edwards scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dellal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edwards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edwards scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Edwards. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Edwards.
That kick from Edwards tenderised Dellal's leg. Dellal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dellal takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Edwards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Edwards works Dellal's body with a nice hook.
Edwards connects with an inside leg kick.
Edwards listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dellal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Edwards tenderised Dellal's leg. Dellal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dellal's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards thows a body kick. Dellal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Edwards scores with a head kick.
The cut above Josef Dellal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dellal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Edwards. That one must have hurt.
Edwards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dellal can do to turn this around?
A lazy left from Edwards finds it's target.
Dellal has a takedown stuffed.
Mark Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josef Dellal.
Edwards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Edwards fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dellal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Edwards scores with a jab to the jaw.
Edwards keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Edwards lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mark Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Edwards - that will leave a mark!
A nice leg kick lands there from Edwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Edwards has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Edwards!
Mark Edwards 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloisio Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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214 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Edward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aloisio Giant!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Giant blocks the leg kick.
Edward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edward misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Giant there.
It looks like Ryan Edward has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Giant.
Edward bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edward moves into the clinch.
A short right from Edward.
Giant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edward prevents a takedown attempt there.
Edward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edward gets underhooks to prevent Giant's takedown attempt.
Giant fails to pull guard.
Ryan Edward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aloisio Giant.
Edward blocks a body shot from Giant.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giant.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Edward.
Edward stalling against the cage.
Giant is trying to push Edward away but Edward has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Giant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward prevents a body shot from Giant.
Giant successfully pulls guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Edward won't allow Giant to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Giant holds on and takes a little breather.
Giant looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Edward passes into half guard.
Edward perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Giant wants to get back to full guard.
Giant has a hand on Edward's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Edward takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant is wriggling around trying to escape.
Giant is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Edward trying to control but Giant is having none of it.
Edward controlling from mount.
Giant is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edward tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Edward prevents Giant from getting the reversal.
Giant wants to control but Edward is having none of it.
Giant is looking to improve his position but Edward isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edward controlling from mount.
Giant is looking to improve his position but Edward isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edward tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aloisio Giant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Edward's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Edward looks to clinch
and Edward takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edward just misses with a punch to the body.
Giant throws a sloppy head kick and Edward moves out of range easily.
Edward lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Giant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Giant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edward sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Edward blocks the low kick.
Edward fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Giant on the side of the head.
Edward takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ryan Edward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edward sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Giant throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Edward stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Giant.
Giant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edward throws out a leg kick but Giant moves out of range and Edward only half commits.
Edward tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Giant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giant throws a low kick but Edward avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward is looking to clinch but Giant is avoiding it.
Edward throws a right hand that Giant ducks under and follows up with a left that Giant also avoids with ease.
Edward wants to clinch up but Giant keeps it at a distance.
Giant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edward attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Giant scores with a hook to the body. Edward takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Edward throws a head kick that misses.
Edward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giant will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some bone on bone action there as Giant checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Giant looks to land a body kick but Edward moved away.
Giant lands the left hand.
Edward is looking to land body kicks.
Edward throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edward keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant checks the leg kick.
Giant is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Giant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giant throws a sloppy head kick and Edward moves out of range easily.
Giant is looking to slow Edward down with leg kicks.
Edward checks the leg kick.
Edward looks to score with a jab to the body but Giant is just out of range.
Edward tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giant checks a leg kick.
Edward will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Giant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edward has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Edward tries to clinch there but Giant circles away.
Giant has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Edward looks to score with a jab to the body but Giant is just out of range.
Giant shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Edward keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edward is staying active underneath Giant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Edward blocking the ground and pound attempt from Giant.
Edward is not content to let Giant control the position.
Giant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Edward defending well though.
Edward is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant trying to control from half guard but Edward is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giant prevents Edward from improving his position.
Giant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edward's head.
Aloisio Giant has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Giant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edward's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aloisio Giant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Edward'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!
Giant lands a head kick!
Giant with a hook.
Giant walks into a left hand.
Edward darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Edward just misses with a punch to the body.
Edward walks into a stiff left hand from Giant.
Giant fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edward throws a nice looking combination but Giant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edward is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Edward tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Edward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edward. Giant does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edward. Giant does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward scores with a leg kick.
Ryan Edward is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edward looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Giant fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Edward on the side of the head.
Giant clobbers Edward with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Giant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Giant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giant moves out of range of the strikes.
Edward takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Edward is looking to clinch.
Edward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giant manages to avoid it.
Jab from Edward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giant. Edward does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edward walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Giant checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Giant scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edward lands with a nice body punch.
Giant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Edward checks it well.
Edward darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Giant moves away from the strike by Edward.
Giant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Edward swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Edward moves out of range of the body kick.
Edward takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Giant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Edward is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Giant.
Giant throws a solid leg kick but Edward takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Giant.
Edward tries to clinch but Giant is having none of it.
Edward tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Giant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edward defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Giant.
Ryan Edward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giant shoots in looking for a takedown but Edward manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Giant's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ryan Edward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aloisio Giant.
Giant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giant was well out of range. Poor timing from Edward.
Edward lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giant circles away quickly and effectively.
Edward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Edward throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Giant.
Giant lands a head kick!
Giant is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Edward looks to land a left hand but Giant moved out of range nicely.
Giant throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Edward was covering up waiting for the punch and Giant finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Giant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edward working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Giant.
Giant preventing the sweep.
Giant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Edward's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edward swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giant wants to control from the top but Edward keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aloisio Giant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Giant 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aloisio Giant!
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