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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blair Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Smith (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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133 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blair Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Smith!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith blocks a head kick by Davis.
Davis wants to clinch
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith pulls guard effortlessly.
Davis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Davis wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
Davis is stalling here.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Davis down to the mat. Davis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Davis tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Davis wants to clinch
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith tries to pull guard but Davis won't allow it.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis misses with a knee strike.
Davis pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Smith tries for a takedown but Davis manages to get underhooks.
Blair Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Davis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Davis working Smith over with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davis landing knees to the head.
Smith is rocked!
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to pull guard but Davis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Davis is trying to stall.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Davis connects with a knee to the head.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Smith looking for a takedown.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davis to keep the fight standing.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Smith no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Davis lands a couple of digs.
Davis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Davis tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Davis trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Davis trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Davis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Davis working some strikes from top position.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Davis wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Davis is having none of it.
Davis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Davis wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
Davis lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Davis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Davis darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Davis tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Smith wants to take the fight to the mat but Davis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis working Smith over with knees to the body.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Davis.
Davis misses with an elbow strike.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Davis trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the cage.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Davis slows down the pace here.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Davis.
Davis misses with an elbow over the top.
Davis has Smith pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Smith is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Davis - that's hurt Smith badly! Oh, another knee lands and Smith is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Smith doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Blair Davis!
Blair Davis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sentinel Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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245 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sentinel Prime!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Prime, as that shot connected.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Prime sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Prime misses with a straight right.
Hunt throws a lazy head kick
and Prime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Tony Hunt has been cut.
Prime fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
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!
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Prime counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Prime fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hunt sprawls well initially but Prime persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Prime controlling the action here.
Prime is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Prime in particular looking to stall.
Prime's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Prime passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hunt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Prime controlling his opponent.
Prime postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hunt looks a forlorn figure.
Hunt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Prime looking for a guillotine from mount but Hunt is having none of it.
Prime lands a big shot there that rocks Hunt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is trying to stand.
Prime has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Prime takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Prime looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hunt wants to control but Prime is having none of it.
Prime controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Prime controlling the pace for now.
Hunt can't escape the position.
Prime content just to control the position here.
It looks like Prime might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sentinel Prime.
Prime misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Prime on the side of the head.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Prime ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prime plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prime steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt moves out of range as Prime strikes.
Hunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Hunt lands.
Tony Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prime throws out the jab.
Jab from Hunt.
Prime loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sentinel Prime dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Hunt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Prime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prime missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prime scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
Prime misses with a looping right.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prime moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt is looking to slow Prime down with leg kicks.
Prime changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sentinel Prime seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prime counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hunt thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt throws a combination that misses
and Prime counters with a nice body shot.
Prime darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Prime perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sentinel Prime has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hunt looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Prime seems content to control.
Hunt wants to improve his position but Prime is controlling well.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sentinel Prime was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hunt misses with a body punch
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt throws a lazy head kick
and Prime counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prime avoids the body shot from Hunt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Prime.
Hunt misses with a combination
and Prime counters with a low kick, right behind Hunt 's knee.
Hunt throws a body punch but Prime moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Good exchange - Prime coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Prime.
Tony Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prime thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Prime.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prime.
Prime dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Prime thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prime misses with a body shot.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Prime moves out of range easily.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prime.
Prime lands with a right hand.
Hunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunt lands a head shot.
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Prime.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Prime takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Hunt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Prime lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Hunt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hunt.
Tony Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a body punch but Prime moves out of range.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Hunt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Prime. That one must have hurt.
Hunt scores with a hook.
Prime shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt slips a straight right by Prime.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Prime moves away and avoids it.
Hunt moves out of range as Prime strikes.
Prime throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prime misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Prime.
Hunt misses with the combination.
Prime connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prime circles away quickly and effectively.
Prime is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hunt tried to score with a low kick but Prime checks it.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prime.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prime works the jab nicely.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Prime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Hunt thows a leg kick but Prime checks it
and Prime counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Prime is out of range.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Prime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sentinel Prime showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Hunt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hunt throws a low kick but Prime avoids it.
Prime misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Prime.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Prime.
Prime throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Prime chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prime.
Prime moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunt.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a hook.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Prime jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prime is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunt.
Hunt lands a really nice looking cross but Prime seems unphased.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Prime takes one on the button.
Prime ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prime throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prime misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Prime checks a leg kick.
Hunt misses with a leg kick
and Prime counters with a stiff right hand.
Prime swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prime showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
Prime misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Prime.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
A head kick by Hunt misses
letting Prime counter with a right hand.
Hunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hunt jabs Prime to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Prime with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Prime tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Prime throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prime avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prime's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Tony Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Prime misses.
Prime throws a big shot that misses.
Prime throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good work by Prime as he checks the leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Prime there.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prime lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prime takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Prime throws a series of punches but Hunt avoids them all with ease.
Prime moves out of range of the strikes.
Prime swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prime loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a low kick but Prime avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Prime.
Prime misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Prime.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
A leg kick checked by Hunt.
Hunt motions for Prime to come forward. Hunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Prime walks into a left hand.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Prime moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Prime is able to avoid easily.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Prime takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Prime checks a low kick from Hunt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Prime has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sentinel Prime!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Monthan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcelo Alves is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcelo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Monthan!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Monthan on the side of the head.
Alves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Monthan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick
and Monthan counters with a thumping low kick.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves cracks Monthan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monthan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alves lands an overhand right.
Monthan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Monthan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Monthan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Monthan somewhat.
Marcelo Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Monthan counters with a nice uppercut.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alves misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with a body shot
and Monthan moves into the clinch.
Monthan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves dips to his left and cracks Monthan with an uppercut!
Alves throws out a powerful jab.
Monthan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alves.
Monthan shoots in looking for a takedown but Alves manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Monthan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marcelo Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Monthan.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves jabs at Monthan's body.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Alves cracks Monthan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alves throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Monthan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves takes a swing at Monthan's ribcage but misses.
Monthan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Monthan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alves is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Monthan shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alves throws out a loose jab but Monthan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monthan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alves counters by moving into the clinch.
Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alves lands with a straight right. Monthan didn't see that one coming.
Alves scores with a jab. Monthan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a lazy uppercut
and Monthan counters with a nice leg kick.
Alves scores with a decent looking hook.
Alves misses with a left hand
and Monthan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alves is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves misses with a hook.
Alves throws a one two combo.
Alves is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Monthan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alves as he avoids it easily.
Alves wants to slow Monthan down by chopping away at his legs.
Monthan with a poor takedown
enabling Alves to counter with a crisp jab.
Alves scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monthan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alves as he jumps to the side.
Alves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Monthan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monthan moves forwards but Alves connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Monthan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monthan.
Alves swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alves throws a jab but it's blocked by Monthan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves throws a front kick aimed at Monthan's knee but Monthan avoids it well.
Monthan misses with a takedown attempt
and Alves makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Monthan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Alves dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Monthan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alves lands with a shot to the body.
Marcelo Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Monthan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alves. Alves obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice defenses there by Monthan.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Monthan is out of range.
Alves leaves Monthan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Larry Monthan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monthan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Monthan shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Monthan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alves jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alves misses the jab.
Alves uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the body from Alves misses
and Monthan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Alves!
Monthan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alves, who protects the arm well.
Monthan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Alves's legs.
Monthan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Monthan tries for a kimura but Alves is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monthan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alves, who protects the arm well.
Monthan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Monthan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monthan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Alves has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Monthan but great work by Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Monthan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Monthan regains half guard.
Monthan tries to get to full guard but Alves has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alves connects with a nice short shot to Monthan's temple.
Alves lands with a punch from half guard.
Monthan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alves.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monthan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Alves tries to stand but can't do so whilst Monthan controls his leg.
Alves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Monthan gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monthan trying to keep a closed guard but Alves is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves lands a couple of digs.
Monthan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Monthan is looking for a triangle but Alves pushes his legs off easily.
Alves working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Monthan trying to keep a closed guard but Alves is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monthan is looking for a triangle but Alves pushes his legs off easily.
Monthan is breathing heavily.
Alves scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcelo Alves will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alves lands with an overhand left.
Monthan is rocked!
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monthan is still on wobbly legs! Can Alves finish him?
Alves drops Monthan with a straight right hand, right on the button! Alves follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelo Alves!
Marcelo Alves decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Beckenbauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buer Eremiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beckenbauer comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga mas năo bate . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Franz Beckenbauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buer Eremiel!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eremiel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beckenbauer throws a series of punches but Eremiel moves out of range.
Beckenbauer misses with a right hand
and Eremiel counters with a nice kick to the body.
Beckenbauer misses the jab.
Eremiel slips a straight right by Beckenbauer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beckenbauer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beckenbauer tries to close the distance and clinch but Eremiel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Beckenbauer or perhaps it was just good defense by Eremiel which made him look bad.
Beckenbauer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eremiel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eremiel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beckenbauer manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eremiel, right into the meat.
Beckenbauer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Eremiel counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Beckenbauer scores with a shot to the body.
Eremiel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beckenbauer tries to close the distance and clinch but Eremiel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckenbauer connects with a jab.
Beckenbauer shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown by Beckenbauer or perhaps it was just good defense by Eremiel which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Beckenbauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckenbauer misses with a left hand
and Eremiel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beckenbauer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buer Eremiel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beckenbauer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beckenbauer is breathing heavily.
Beckenbauer throws a lazy uppercut
and Eremiel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Eremiel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Eremiel.
Eremiel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eremiel delivers a nice body kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Beckenbauer. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Good leg kick by Eremiel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eremiel lands a glancing blow to the side of Beckenbauer's head.
Eremiel walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Beckenbauer drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Eremiel swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Beckenbauer's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buer Eremiel!
Buer Eremiel decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hitchenfrog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor O Mally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Mally has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Rose Tattoo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Albert Hitchenfrog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Connor O Mally!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Mally misses with an uppercut.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch
and O Mally counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Albert Hitchenfrog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitchenfrog is looking to clinch but O Mally is avoiding it.
O Mally misses the jab.
Hitchenfrog slips a jab from O Mally.
Hitchenfrog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitchenfrog takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Hitchenfrog misses
and O Mally counters with an inside leg kick.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Mally connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Albert Hitchenfrog has been cut.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up but O Mally circles away and keeps his distance.
Hitchenfrog is looking to clinch but O Mally is avoiding it.
Hitchenfrog throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
O Mally misses with a leg kick.
Hitchenfrog looks to clinch
and Hitchenfrog takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hitchenfrog is looking to clinch but O Mally is avoiding it.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but O Mally moves away
and O Mally connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Mally circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Mally counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch.
O Mally misses the jab.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up
and O Mally counters with a nice body shot.
Hitchenfrog lands a high kick!
O Mally is looking to land body kicks.
Hitchenfrog moves to clinch but O Mally breaks away
and O Mally counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up but O Mally circles away and keeps his distance.
O Mally lands a lovely overhand right.
Hitchenfrog doesn't manage to clinch there - O Mally circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch.
Hitchenfrog tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Mally swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Mally keeps the fight on the outside.
Hitchenfrog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch
and O Mally counters with a good low kick that Hitchenfrog was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Mally counters with a good low kick that Hitchenfrog was not able to check.
O Mally throws a series of punches but Hitchenfrog moves out of range.
Hitchenfrog throws a lazy head kick
and O Mally counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hitchenfrog doesn't manage to clinch there - O Mally circles away.
Hitchenfrog with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Mally to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog slips a jab from O Mally.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up.
O Mally misses the jab.
O Mally circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hitchenfrog fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hitchenfrog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch
and O Mally counters with a nice uppercut.
O Mally misses with a low kick.
O Mally connects with the punch.
O Mally throws a combination that misses
and Hitchenfrog counters by moving into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hitchenfrog obliges.
Hitchenfrog trying to land knees to the body.
O Mally throws a punch but it's blocked by Hitchenfrog.
O Mally blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Mally misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Mally has a couple of punches blocked by Hitchenfrog.
O Mally lands with a short shot to the head.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the head but O Mally blocks with his arms.
O Mally misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Mally tries to break the clinch but Hitchenfrog is controlling the position.
O Mally avoiding damage as Hitchenfrog throws knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Mally's efforts to push away.
Hitchenfrog putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Mally in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
O Mally is trying to break the clinch but Hitchenfrog has him pressed against the cage.
O Mally working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Mally pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Mally keeps the fight on the outside.
Albert Hitchenfrog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hitchenfrog closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Mally makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor O Mally dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Hitchenfrog's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
O Mally circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitchenfrog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitchenfrog closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
O Mally swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitchenfrog uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Mally takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hitchenfrog utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hitchenfrog misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Mally.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but O Mally avoids the damage to the body.
Hitchenfrog is looking to control O Mally's arms but O Mally gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hitchenfrog has his back to the cage.
Hitchenfrog trying to land knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog lands a knee to the body.
O Mally goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Mally looking to stall.
O Mally managing to block the knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog misses with a knee to the head.
Hitchenfrog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Mally breaks the clinch.
O Mally thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Mally does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hitchenfrog is looking to clinch.
Hitchenfrog clinches up against the cage.
O Mally's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but O Mally moves away
and O Mally counters with a two punch combo.
O Mally throws a looping overhand right but Hitchenfrog ducks down to avoid it.
O Mally scores with a jab to the head.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but O Mally moves away
and O Mally counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hitchenfrog moves away from the strike by O Mally.
Hitchenfrog has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Mally tries to land a knee to the head but Hitchenfrog blocks with his arms.
Hitchenfrog utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O Mally is breathing heavily.
O Mally misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Mally avoiding damage as Hitchenfrog throws knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Albert Hitchenfrog has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hitchenfrog scores a nice knee to the body.
Hitchenfrog misses with a knee strike.
Hitchenfrog misses with a knee strike.
O Mally using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hitchenfrog has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hitchenfrog misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Mally.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the head but O Mally blocks with his arms.
Hitchenfrog tries a knee to the head but O Mally blocks it.
Hitchenfrog using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Mally.
Hitchenfrog has O Mally pressed against the cage, preventing O Mally from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Mally blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hitchenfrog trying to land knees to the body.
O Mally on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Mally blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Mally is trying to stall.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Mally avoids it.
Hitchenfrog managing to block the knees to the body from O Mally.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
O Mally blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hitchenfrog is pushing O Mally up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
O Mally blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Mally blocks it with crossed arms.
Hitchenfrog misses with a knee strike.
O Mally lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but O Mally avoids the damage to the body.
Hitchenfrog misses with a knee to the head.
Hitchenfrog misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Mally.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hitchenfrog letting O Mally take a breather here.
Hitchenfrog is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Mally is defending well for now.
O Mally pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Mally keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Mally keeps the fight on the outside.
Hitchenfrog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Mally paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Mally circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hitchenfrog moves to clinch but O Mally breaks away
and O Mally counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Hitchenfrog dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Hitchenfrog's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Hitchenfrog misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hitchenfrog 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hitchenfrog scores with a nice body kick.
O Mally throws a shot from downtown. Hitchenfrog moves away and avoids it.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch but O Mally slips to the side
enabling O Mally to counter with a crisp jab.
O Mally looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hitchenfrog is fending him off so far but O Mally persists. Nope, Hitchenfrog circles away and we're back to standing.
Connor O Mally seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Mally keeps the fight on the outside.
Hitchenfrog tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and O Mally counters with a nice uppercut.
O Mally avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick by Hitchenfrog misses
and Hitchenfrog takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Mally throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hitchenfrog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitchenfrog moves into range and clinches up with O Mally.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Mally misses with the head strike.
O Mally avoiding damage as Hitchenfrog throws knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but O Mally avoids the damage to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Mally avoids it.
O Mally blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Mally on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Mally breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Mally scores with a hook.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up.
O Mally misses with a wild combination.
Hitchenfrog darts in trying to clinch
and O Mally counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog moves in looking to clinch but O Mally pushes him off.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Mally makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Mally throws a one two combo.
Albert Hitchenfrog's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitchenfrog fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hitchenfrog moves to clinch but O Mally breaks away
and O Mally counters with a thumping low kick.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch but O Mally slips to the side
letting O Mally counter with a right hand.
Hitchenfrog moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No joy there for O Mally, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hitchenfrog ducks right into an uppercut from O Mally.
Hitchenfrog closes the distance but O Mally moves to the side
and O Mally counters with a thumping low kick.
Hitchenfrog looks to clinch
and O Mally counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Mally circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hitchenfrog tries a head kick but it misses.
Hitchenfrog is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but O Mally is having none of it.
A low kick from O Mally is predictable there
and Hitchenfrog counters by clinching up.
Hitchenfrog looking to slow down the pace here.
O Mally stalling against the cage.
O Mally misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hitchenfrog scores a nice knee to the body.
O Mally takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hitchenfrog scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hitchenfrog obliges.
Hitchenfrog looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Hitchenfrog trying to land knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Mally managing to block the knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.
O Mally tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hitchenfrog throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Mally on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Mally takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Mally avoids it.
O Mally avoiding damage as Hitchenfrog throws knees to the body.
O Mally avoiding damage as Hitchenfrog throws knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Mally working aggressively here.
O Mally misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Mally scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Mally blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hitchenfrog trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Albert Hitchenfrog.
I think Hitchenfrog 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Hitchenfrog!
Albert Hitchenfrog decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spar Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wrestling has chosen Drowning Pool - Step Up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
183 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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30
183 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spar Wrestling!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez is looking to clinch but Wrestling is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Wrestling 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wrestling misses with a takedown attempt
and Lopez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lopez stops Wrestling from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wrestling avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lopez.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wrestling defending well though.
Lopez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wrestling on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lopez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lopez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrestling looking for submissions off his back.
Lopez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wrestling actively working from the bottom here.
Lopez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lopez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wrestling is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestling trying to control here.
Lopez is controlling the pace.
Lopez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lopez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wrestling is looking to improve his position.
Wrestling is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lopez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wrestling is trying to maintain the position but Lopez is very close to passing his half guard.
Lopez wants to pass the guard but Wrestling is defending well.
Lopez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lopez wants to pass to mount but Wrestling is defending the position.
Wrestling looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wrestling looking for submissions off his back.
Lopez passes to full mount!
Lopez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lopez cracks Wrestling with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wrestling is rocked!
Lopez avoids the attempt from Wrestling to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez cracks Wrestling with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alberto Lopez!
An out of breath Alberto Lopez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
207 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfonso Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Small!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Small has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Small on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Small wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Small drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lopez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Small with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lopez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Small tries for a takedown but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alfonso Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Small.
Lopez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Small fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lopez avoids it really well and circles away.
Small closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lopez circles away.
Small takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small misses with a takedown attempt - Lopez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Small looks winded!
Small on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Lopez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Small takes one to the side of the head.
Lopez sizes up Small with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Small misses with a takedown attempt
and Lopez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
Lopez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Small takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Small shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lopez sprawls well. Lopez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Small gets slowly back to his feet.
Lopez thuds his right hand into Small's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Mr Small has been cut.
Lopez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Small looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lopez is fending him off so far but Small persists. Nope, Lopez circles away and we're back to standing.
Mr Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a big head kick that sends Small tumbling to the mat! Lopez takes a step backwards and waves Small back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Small is rocked!
Small gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Lopez gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfonso Lopez!
After winning the bout, Alfonso Lopez 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bull Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Nieds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
280 lbs
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240 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bull Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Nieds!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog takes the fight into the clinch.
Nieds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nieds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nieds digs a right hand underneath Dog's ribcage. Dog let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nieds has Dog pressed against the cage.
Dog is trying to force a seperation but Nieds has the dominant position.
Nieds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dog is defending well for now.
Nieds lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Nieds holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nieds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nieds throws a wild body kick that Dog sees coming a mile off.
Jab from Dog.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nieds. Dog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dog fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nieds, pushing him back against the cage.
Nieds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog tries to break the clinch but Nieds is controlling the position.
Dog wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nieds scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nieds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nieds throws an elbow but misses.
Nieds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nieds tries to land knees in the clinch but Dog avoids the damage to the body.
Dog is trying to force a seperation but Nieds has the dominant position.
Nieds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Dog working hard to break the clinch.
Dog is trying to break the clinch but Nieds has him pressed against the cage.
Nieds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nieds landing knees to the head.
Nieds looking to throw knees to the head but Dog is blocking nicely.
Dog wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nieds tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nieds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dog has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dog looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nieds is trying to stall.
Nieds tries to land a knee to the head but Dog blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nieds tries to land a knee to the head but Dog blocks with his arms.
Nieds throws a head punch that misses.
Nieds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dog breaks the clinch.
Nieds fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nieds tries to land a front kick but Dog steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nieds.
Nieds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dog.
Nieds throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Dog as he checks the leg kick.
Dog clinches.
Dog is trying to force a seperation but Nieds has the dominant position.
A short right from Nieds.
Nieds has Dog pressed against the cage, preventing Dog from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nieds misses with a knee strike.
Nieds lands a nice knee to the body.
Nieds tries a body shot but Dog blocks it.
Nieds lands a shoulder strike.
Dog wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dog breaks the clinch.
Dog chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nieds can pounce on him.
Nieds throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nieds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dog.
Dog scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dog misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Dog. Those never looked like landing.
Dog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nieds makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nieds was well out of range. Poor timing from Dog.
Nieds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Dog as he checks the leg kick.
Nieds works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Dog.
Dog cracks Nieds with a right hand to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Nieds misses.
Dog misses the body punch
and Nieds counters with a low kick, right behind Dog 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nieds will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nieds manages to avoid it.
Nieds tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nieds feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dog's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Nieds dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dog misses with a hook to the body
and Nieds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Dog misses its intended target.
Nieds throws a leg kick but Dog checks it.
Dog drives through and clinches with Nieds against the cage.
Nieds prevents Dog from breaking the clinch.
Nieds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nieds misses with an elbow strike.
Dog has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dog looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dog is looking to break free of the clinch but Nieds has double underhooks.
Dog wants to get back to striking at distance but Nieds won't allow it.
Nieds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nieds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nieds lands with a light punch inside.
Nieds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nieds utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dog tries to circle away but Nieds has him pinned against the cage.
Dog wants to get back to striking at distance but Nieds won't allow it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nieds. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dog throws a jab when Nieds was well out of range.
Nieds connects with the punch.
Todd Nieds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nieds throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nieds.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nieds lands a nice looking body kick.
Nieds throws a leg kick which misses Dog's front leg but catches the back leg as Dog tries to avoid it.
Dog tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dog takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dog takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nieds throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dog's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieds fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dog on the side of the head.
Nieds lands a nice shot to the body.
Nieds connects with a leg kick. Dog looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dog closes the distance and pushes Nieds back into the cage.
Nieds lands a knee to the body.
Nieds works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Nieds scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nieds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dog in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nieds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nieds lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nieds landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nieds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nieds scores with a knee to the head.
Nieds landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieds misses with a knee strike.
Nieds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nieds landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nieds connects with a knee to the head.
Nieds lands an elbow that stopped Dog in his tracks for a moment.
Nieds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nieds has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nieds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nieds landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nieds tries a knee to the head but Dog blocks it.
Nieds lands a body punch.
Nieds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nieds misses with a punch to the body.
Dog wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nieds connects with a knee to the head.
Nieds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nieds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dogs head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nieds lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nieds misses with a knee strike.
Nieds prevents Dog from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nieds crunches a lovely knee into Dog's ribcage.
Nieds trying to stall but Dog improves his position.
Nieds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Nieds tries to land a knee to the head but Dog blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Nieds 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Nieds is just out of range.
Dog takes a swing at Nieds's ribcage but misses.
Nieds walks into a jab.
Nieds misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Nieds there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nieds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dog.
Nieds throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dog misses with a two punch combination.
Dog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Nieds is just out of range.
Nice shot by Dog.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Nieds.
Dog throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nieds counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nieds misses with a low kick as Dog jumps back.
Jab by Dog.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nieds.
Dog misses with a double jab.
Nieds tests Dog's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dog checks a low kick from Nieds.
Nieds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Nieds.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nieds.
Nieds throws a head kick that misses.
Dog misses with the combination.
Nieds scoring well with a low kick there.
Nieds throws a push kick but Dog slaps the foot to one side.
Dog checks a low kick from Nieds.
Dog is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nieds looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog missing with a left hand there. Nieds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nieds is looking to slow Dog down with leg kicks.
Nieds defending well as Dog loads up on a big left hand.
Nieds throws a right and a left that Dog avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Nieds misses the target.
Nieds wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dog jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nieds feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dog's calf.
Nieds buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dog takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dog takes one on the button.
Nieds throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nieds misses with a low kick.
Nieds scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieds fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dog.
Nieds looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good work by Dog as he checks the leg kick.
Nieds fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dog has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nieds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nieds. That's going to slow Dog down.
Dog lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nieds.
Dog has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nieds scores with a knee to the head.
Nieds keeps control of Dog as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dog wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nieds lands a good knee to the midsection. Dog won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nieds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dog avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieds misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nieds is looking to control Dog's arms but Dog gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nieds has his back to the cage.
Dog has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nieds tries to land a knee to the head but Dog blocks with his arms.
Nieds misses with a knee to the head.
Nieds connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dog's face.
Todd Nieds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nieds looking to throw knees to the head but Dog is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nieds.
Nieds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nieds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dog's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dog has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dog wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bull Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nieds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dog lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Todd Nieds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nieds 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Nieds!
During a confident post fight interview, Todd Nieds thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Tolbowl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolbowl comes to the cage accompanied by Do Da Stanky Leg. Washington comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Snuffed Out by Streetlife kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Decent elbows
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Tolbowl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Washington!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolbowl connects with a body shot.
Tolbowl fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tolbowl avoids the head kick by Washington.
Tolbowl on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tolbowl blocks a head kick by Washington.
Tolbowl tries to clinch but Washington moves out of range.
Tolbowl shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Washington wants to improve his position but Tolbowl is controlling well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolbowl thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Washington's head.
Tolbowl thows a huge punch but Washington dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolbowl throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Washington trying to control here.
Washington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Washington is refusing to be controlled, as Tolbowl sits in half guard.
Tolbowl is really struggling to control Washington but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tolbowl is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolbowl seems to be working for a kimura but Washington defends the submission attempt.
Washington regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tolbowl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tolbowl has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Washington manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Washington trying to control but Tolbowl is having none of it.
Washington is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tolbowl is squirming around, avoiding Washington's attempts to control the action.
Tolbowl tries to hold on but Washington pushes him away.
Washington trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolbowl regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tolbowl has hold of Washington's hands but Washington slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tolbowl is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tolbowl keeps working.
Tolbowl is looking to improve his position.
Tolbowl looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Washington is trying to control. Tolbowl wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tolbowl looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Washington landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Washington winds up and cracks Tolbowl with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Washington slows the pace down in half guard.
Washington works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington trying to control the position but Tolbowl is working away.
The ground and pound from Washington seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tolbowl is looking for a sweep.
Washington cracks Tolbowl with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington cracks Tolbowl with a big right hand but Tolbowl just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tolbowl manages to work his way to half guard, despite Washington's best efforts.
Washington is looking to take a break and control but Tolbowl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Washington prevents Tolbowl from improving his position.
Washington trying to control the action but Tolbowl is working from the bottom.
Washington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tolbowl defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Leonard Washington was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Washington throws a sloppy head kick and Tolbowl moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Washington dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Washington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Washington digs a good body shot into Tolbowl's ribs.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tolbowl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tolbowl.
Washington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tolbowl at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Washington. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Washington.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Tolbowl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Washington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington lands with a right hand.
Leonard Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tolbowl dodges the punch combination from Washington.
Washington swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tolbowl counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tolbowl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Washington with a hook.
Washington connects with a superb combination that knocks Tolbowl out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Washington before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Tolbowl!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leonard Washington!
Leonard Washington got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen The Longest Day by Iron Maiden as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ryan Edward could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Calvin Johnson's chin.
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223 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
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217 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Edward!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson thuds a left hand into Edward's body.
Edward swinging wildly here.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edward throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
It looks like Calvin Johnson has been cut.
Johnson motions for Edward to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edward tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Edward slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edward. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Edward moves his leg out of the way.
Edward tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edward.
Edward dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Edward throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Edward takes one on the button.
Edward throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Edward blocks the body kick.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Edward staying out of range there.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Edward checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson throws a hook but Edward blocks it.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Edward checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Edward with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Edward blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Edwards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Edward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Edward checks it well.
Edward blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edward throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Edward throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Edward tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Edward checks it well.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Edward on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Edward ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edward blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Edward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Edward tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson wants to slow Edward down by chopping away at his legs.
Edward looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Edward.
Edward throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edward with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Edward scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Edward counters with a stiff right hand.
Edward throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Edward was not able to check.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Edward is out of range.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edward's corner calls for a 1-2. Edward obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Edward keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Edward counters with a stiff right hand.
Edward keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Calvin Johnson's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edward connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Johnson is rocked!
A low kick from Johnson misses
and Edward counters with a huge left! Johnson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Edward isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Johnson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Edward!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Edward!
Ryan Edward retains his light heavyweight title!
Ryan Edward bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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