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SteelPenn - Bourne vs Boo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taco Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naser Al Shami (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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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taco Belle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Naser Al Shami!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belle slaps away a takedown attempt from Al Shami, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Al Shami moves into the clinch successfully.
Al Shami can't get the takedown.
Belle lands an elbow inside.
Al Shami gets through Belle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al Shami drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Belle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taco Belle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Naser Al Shami.
Al Shami lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belle backwards.
Belle blocks an uppercut.
Al Shami throws a head punch that misses.
Al Shami on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Al Shami is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Belle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Belle lands a nice elbow.
Al Shami fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Al Shami misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Al Shamis head.
Belle scores with a shot to the side of Al Shami's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Shami has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Belle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Belle stops a takedown attempt from Al Shami.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle blocking some punches.
Belle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Al Shami throws a punch but it's blocked by Belle.
Al Shami lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belle backwards.
Belle avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Shami.
Belle lands an elbow inside that Al Shami shrugs off.
It looks like Naser Al Shami has been cut.
Belle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Al Shami is rocked!
Belle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Al Shami is still on wobbly legs! Can Belle finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belle.
Belle dips a shoulder and cracks Al Shami with a mighty uppercut! Al Shami falls back against the cage and Belle unloads with a barrage of strikes! Al Shami is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Belle screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taco Belle!
A victorious Taco Belle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Tolbowl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolbowl has chosen Do Da Stanky Leg as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jake The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Tolbowl!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tolbowl checks the leg kick.
The ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The avoids the head kick by Tolbowl.
Matt Tolbowl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The walks into a jab.
That kick from Tolbowl tenderised The's leg. The is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tolbowl gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The counters by moving into the clinch.
Tolbowl is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tolbowl is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jake The has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Tolbowl.
The lands a hook to the side of the head.
The digs a right hand into Tolbowl's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tolbowl's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolbowl has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pushes Tolbowl back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tolbowl looks winded!
The pressing his opponent against the cage.
The misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tolbowl's face.
A frustrated look appears on Tolbowl's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for The.
The is pushing Tolbowl up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolbowl goes for a takedown attempt but The pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The scoring well with a low kick there.
The tries to clinch but Tolbowl moves out of range.
Tolbowl tries to clinch but The is having none of it.
The turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tolbowl takes a swing at The's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tolbowl.
The connects with a high kick.
Tolbowl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The moves out of range as Tolbowl strikes.
Tolbowl throws out a loose jab but The uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolbowl thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tolbowl fails with the takedown
and The cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tolbowl misses with a looping left.
Tolbowl has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The.
The avoids the body shot from Tolbowl.
Jake The is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tolbowl just misses with a punch to the body.
The scores with a head kick. Tolbowl tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tolbowl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The moves into the clinch successfully.
The prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from The on the inside.
The connects with a knee to the head.
Tolbowl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pushes Tolbowl back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tolbowl drops down looking for an ankle pick but The pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolbowl looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by The. That's going to slow Tolbowl down.
The avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tolbowl throws a head kick but The moves out of range.
The with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tolbowl throws a right hand that misses
and The counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by The.
The turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The lands with a hook. Tolbowl tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The.
Tolbowl has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The.
The fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolbowl chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The can pounce on him.
The scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tolbowl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The. The obviously looking to wear him down.
The jabs Tolbowl right on the nose. Tolbowl blinks but takes it well.
A punch lands to the side of Tolbowl 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by The there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick from The lands but Tolbowl takes it in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The checks a leg kick.
Tolbowl gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The lands a head kick that stumbles Tolbowl and the fighters go to the mat.
Tolbowl is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tolbowl is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The is controlling him.
Tolbowl is still in real trouble! Can The finish him?
The works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The is trying for a kimura here. Tolbowl looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! The wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake The!
Jake The spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosme Cosme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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250 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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Sutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Cosme Cosme!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosme goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Mark Sutter has been cut.
Cosme Cosme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cosme.
A swing and a miss from Sutter.
Cosme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cosme drops his shoulder and cracks Sutter with a huge uppercut! Sutter goes down! Can Cosme finish him?
Sutter is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sutter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sutter seems keen to control Cosme's posture.
Cosme tries to free his leg and advance position but Sutter is retaining full guard.
Cosme preventing the sweep.
Sutter pulls Cosme in close to prevent any damage.
Cosme advances to half guard.
Cosme lands a big elbow - Sutter is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Cosme!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cosme Cosme!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Janos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Predator Theme. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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255 lbs
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286 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Janos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leeroy Russo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Janos. That's going to slow Russo down.
Russo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Russo counters with a stiff right hand.
Russo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Russo looks to score with a jab to the body but Janos is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Russo.
Janos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Janos closes the distance but Russo moves to the side
and Russo counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Russo!
Janos is looking to clinch but Russo is avoiding it.
Russo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Russo throws the kick towards the body but Janos avoids it.
Janos misses with a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Russo - that will leave a mark!
Russo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Janos is breathing heavily.
Russo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russo keeps the fight on the outside.
A right-left combo lands from Russo.
Janos tries to clinch
and Russo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Russo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Janos. That did some damage!
Russo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo throws a head kick but Janos moves out of range.
Janos throws a leg kick which misses Russo's front leg but catches the back leg as Russo tries to avoid it.
Russo scores with a spinning back kick!
Janos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Russo cracks Janos with an open hand slap.
Janos tries to clinch there but Russo circles away.
Russo misses with a leg kick.
Janos walks into a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Russo checks a leg kick.
Russo misses with a low kick as Janos jumps back.
Jim Janos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Janos doesn't manage to clinch there - Russo circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Russo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Janos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Russo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Janos fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Russo.
Russo just misses with a punch to the body.
Janos tries to score with a low kick but Russo moves his leg out of the way.
Russo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Janos is looking to clinch but Russo is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Janos tries to clinch up but Russo circles away and keeps his distance.
Russo just misses with a punch to the body.
Russo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Russo throws a body kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Russo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Russo has managed to clinch.
Janos misses with a knee strike.
Russo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Russo avoiding damage as Janos throws knees to the body.
Janos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Russo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo misses with an elbow over the top.
Janos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Janos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Russo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Janos has Russo pushed against the cage.
Janos is looking to control Russo's arms but Russo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Janos has his back to the cage.
Russo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janos avoids a wild elbow strike from Russo.
Russo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Janos moves to clinch but Russo breaks away
and Russo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Janos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Janos is looking to clinch.
Russo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Janos tries to clinch but Russo is having none of it.
Janos tries to clinch but Russo moves out of range.
Russo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Janos rather than just go for the knockout.
Janos drives through and clinches with Russo against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janos tries a knee to the head but Russo blocks it.
Janos looking to throw knees to the head but Russo is blocking nicely.
Russo lands an elbow just above Janos 's eye.
Russo misses with a knee strike.
Russo blocks the elbow strike.
Janos tries to land knees in the clinch but Russo avoids the damage to the body.
Janos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Janos tries to land knees in the clinch but Russo avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Russo is trying to break the clinch but Janos has him pressed against the cage.
Russo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Janos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Janos tries to clinch but Russo is having none of it.
Russo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janos moves out of range of the leg kick from Russo.
Janos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Russo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Russo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Janos's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeroy Russo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Russo throws a head kick but Janos moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Russo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Janos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Janos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Russo keeps the fight on the outside.
Janos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Russo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Russo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Russo swats away the attempt to clinch by Janos.
Janos walks into a stiff left hand from Russo.
Russo gets tackled into the cage by Janos. Janos maintains the clinch.
Janos has Russo pressed against the cage, preventing Russo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Russo lands a right hand.
Russo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Russo.
Russo tries to land a leg kick but Janos saw it coming and moves away.
Leeroy Russo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Russo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Janos checks it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Janos tries a head kick but it misses.
Russo works Janos's body with a nice hook.
Russo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Russo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Janos needs to keep his hands up - Russo had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Russo connects with a solid leg kick.
Whack! Russo lands a heavy head kick that drops Janos. The ref tackles Russo to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Janos was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Leeroy Russo!
Leeroy Russo looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I told you he couldn't handle me! Better luck next time chump!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hitchenfrog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Alvarez Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner has chosen Seek and Destroy by Metallica as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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169 lbs
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185 lbs
25 - 13 - 1 |
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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
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Albert Hitchenfrog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Alvarez Banner!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog moves in looking to clinch but Banner pushes him off.
Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog clinches up against the cage.
Banner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hitchenfrog moves in looking to clinch but Banner pushes him off.
Hitchenfrog takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up but Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
Banner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hitchenfrog tries to kick Banner off but Banner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Banner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Banner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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!
Banner lands strikes from half guard.
Banner 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.
Banner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Banner.
Banner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Banner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hitchenfrog is trying to get back to full guard.
Banner is thwarting Hitchenfrog's attempts to control the position.
Banner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Banner winds up and cracks Hitchenfrog with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hitchenfrog is trying to get back to full guard.
Banner working over Hitchenfrog with some ground and pound. Hitchenfrog looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Banner lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Banner there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hitchenfrog is looking to escape.
Banner is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hitchenfrog!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner landing strikes from the mount and Hitchenfrog is in trouble!
Banner with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Albert Hitchenfrog has been cut.
Banner with good strikes from the mount here!
Hitchenfrog is rocked!
Banner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Hitchenfrog is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Albert Hitchenfrog's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Banner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hitchenfrog takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Banner jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hitchenfrog manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hitchenfrog is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hitchenfrog!
Hitchenfrog seems to have got his legs back now.
Hitchenfrog takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Banner raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hitchenfrog is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hitchenfrog manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Banner is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hitchenfrog!
Hitchenfrog keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner has isolated one of Hitchenfrog's arms. Hitchenfrog looking to fight him off but Banner twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Alvarez Banner!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bruce Alvarez Banner made sure he mentioned BeastMode, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris's entrance music is Kryptonite. A fine choice. Boon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Who are you? Come on, goodbye!. Kirk Boon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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130 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirk Boon!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon shoots in but Norris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice uppercut there from Norris.
Kirk Boon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boon needs to keep his hands up - Norris had a free shot at his head there.
Boon shoots in for a takedown but Norris shows good takedown defense.
Crunch! Norris slams his shin into Boon's torso.
Boon fails with a takedown attempt.
Chuck Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk Boon.
Boon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Norris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Norris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boon drives through with a takedown into Norris's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Boon drops back looking for a leg! Norris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Norris manages to kick Boon off! Boon jumps back into Norris's guard.
Boon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Norris is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Norris has escaped and now he's on top!
Boon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris wants to pass the guard but Boon is keeping the position.
Norris pushing down on Boon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Norris pulls his head out easily.
Boon actively working from the bottom here.
Boon looking for submissions off his back.
Norris with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boon looking for submissions off his back.
Norris slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boon is looking to improve his position.
Norris wants to stand up but Boon has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Boon looking for submissions off his back.
Norris stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Norris slaps away a takedown attempt from Boon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norris as he avoids it easily.
Boon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Norris counters with a nice body kick.
Boon looks winded!
Norris clinches up against the cage.
Norris scores with a shot to the side of Boon's head.
Boon misses with a punch on the inside.
Boon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norris.
Norris lands a left hand.
Boon is rocked!
Norris swings wildly with an uppercut but Boon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boon is still on wobbly legs! Can Norris finish him?
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Boon.
Boon blocks an uppercut.
Boon blocks an uppercut.
Boon blocking some punches.
Norris swings wildly with an uppercut but Boon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris misses with the head strike.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Boon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boon blocking some punches.
Norris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Boon.
Norris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris.
Norris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Boon.
Norris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boon seems to have recovered his senses.
Norris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Boon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris avoiding damage.
Boon throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
Norris blocking some punches.
Boon blocks a body shot from Norris.
Boon throws a head punch that misses.
Boon has a couple of punches blocked by Norris.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Norris.
Norris scores with a shot to the side of Boon's head.
Norris creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Boon's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Boon drops to his knees and Norris pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Norris!
After winning the bout, Chuck Norris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stann Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Snuffed Out by Streetlife. Stone has chosen BLUNT- as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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222 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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stann Stone!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington lands with a shot to the body.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Washington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Washington takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
Stone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Washington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Washington scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Stann Stone has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Washington.
A shot to the liver by Washington. Beautiful body shot.
Washington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stone on the side of the head.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Washington fails with a takedown attempt.
Washington lands a big right hand that sends Stone crashing to the mat! Washington stays standing though and waves Stone back to his feet!
Stone is rocked!
Leonard Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can Washington finish him?
Stone looks winded!
Washington fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Stone square on the jaw! Damn, Stone is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonard Washington!
Post fight, an emotional Leonard Washington said 'L. Washington is fo reals and is here to stay...anyone that wants to stand and throw them thangs is headed for a quick nap, courtesy of Streetlife'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suporn Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym comes to the cage accompanied by It's a long road. Sakuraba has chosen Lose yourself as his entrance music. Kazushi Sakuraba has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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189 lbs
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25
201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Suporn Red Gym!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Red Gym checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab, jab by Sakuraba - just one landing.
Sakuraba attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuraba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Red Gym shoots in looking for a takedown but Sakuraba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Red Gym's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Red Gym keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakuraba.
Red Gym walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Red Gym shoots in but Sakuraba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sakuraba.
Sakuraba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sakuraba misses with a wild body shot.
Sakuraba feints and then cracks Red Gym's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Red Gym down.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red Gym shoots in and gets a takedown into Sakuraba's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Red Gym manages to get himself to full guard.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sakuraba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Red Gym wants to control but Sakuraba passes easily into half guard.
Sakuraba takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym moves into full guard.
Red Gym tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sakuraba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Red Gym wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kazushi Sakuraba was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sakuraba is looking to land body kicks.
Sakuraba connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba cracks Red Gym with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice straight punches there by Red Gym. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Red Gym.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Red Gym avoids it easily.
Sakuraba misses with a low kick.
Sakuraba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sakuraba throws a sloppy head kick and Red Gym moves out of range easily.
Sakuraba lands a jab to Red Gym's midsection.
Red Gym fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suporn Red Gym. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Red Gym slips a jab and a cross from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Red Gym.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Red Gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym misses with a takedown attempt - Sakuraba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sakuraba throws a right hand that Red Gym ducks under and follows up with a left that Red Gym also avoids with ease.
Red Gym shoots in but Sakuraba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sakuraba throws a jab but it's blocked by Red Gym.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red Gym drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sakuraba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Red Gym avoids the head kick by Sakuraba.
A cross from Sakuraba lands.
Sakuraba catches Red Gym with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sakuraba throws a body kick that misses.
Red Gym fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sakuraba to the ground. Red Gym is now in Sakuraba's guard.
Red Gym working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Red Gym throwing strikes from guard but Sakuraba blocks nicely.
Red Gym in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sakuraba is trying to keep Red Gym in close.
Sakuraba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Red Gym.
Red Gym throws a strike but Sakuraba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Red Gym keeps moving.
Red Gym is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Red Gym keeping full guard, as Sakuraba tries to pass.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sakuraba sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kazushi Sakuraba hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sakuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Red Gym moves away.
Sakuraba stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sakuraba wants it to stay on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sakuraba thumps Red Gym with a low kick.
Sakuraba swings for the body but Red Gym moves out of range.
Red Gym throws a jab when Sakuraba was well out of range.
Sakuraba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sakuraba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym lands a jab.
Sakuraba connects with a right hand. Red Gym shakes it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sakuraba.
Red Gym shoots in for a takedown but Sakuraba shows good takedown defense.
A good leg kick by Sakuraba.
Red Gym slips a straight right by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Red Gym checks a low kick from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses with a lunging right hand
and Red Gym counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red Gym misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sakuraba parries the strikes from Red Gym easily there. Red Gym is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sakuraba to escape.
Sakuraba is looking for a sweep.
Red Gym looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sakuraba is avoiding damage well.
Red Gym tries to score with some ground and pound. Sakuraba controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Red Gym sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sakuraba is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sakuraba takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Red Gym working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red Gym cracks Sakuraba with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Red Gym misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Red Gym seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suporn Red Gym dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Red Gym ducks under a wild hook from Sakuraba.
Red Gym dives in and grabs Sakuraba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sakuraba pushes down on Red Gym's head and hops out.
A leg kick checked by Red Gym.
A head kick misses from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses the jab.
Red Gym doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sakuraba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sakuraba connects with a solid leg kick.
Red Gym displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakuraba throws out the jab.
Sakuraba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakuraba keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Red Gym avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sakuraba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Red Gym avoids it easily.
Red Gym blocks a low kick nicely.
Sakuraba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Red Gym.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suporn Red Gym. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba looks to land a body kick but Red Gym moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sakuraba.
Red Gym takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba swings widly with a right hand
and Red Gym counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Suporn Red Gym overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sakuraba uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red Gym throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sakuraba's waist but Sakuraba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Red Gym off to one side.
Sakuraba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakuraba lands a high kick!
Sakuraba misses with a looping left.
Sakuraba lands a jab to the nose.
Sakuraba throws a leg kick but Red Gym moved away.
Red Gym shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sakuraba sprawls well. Sakuraba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Red Gym gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakuraba misses with a right hand
and Red Gym counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sakuraba!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to buck Red Gym off but Red Gym is having none of it.
Sakuraba is trying to control Red Gym's posture but Red Gym avoids it.
Sakuraba parries the strikes from Red Gym easily there. Red Gym is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sakuraba to escape.
You can see the frustration on Sakuraba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sakuraba dodges the ground and pound from Red Gym.
Red Gym looks up at the clock and then as Sakuraba takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Red Gym smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sakuraba is looking to reverse the position.
Red Gym postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Red Gym sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sakuraba is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Red Gym looks up at the clock and then as Sakuraba takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Red Gym smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym is trying to ground and pound but Sakuraba uses the momentary lack of control by Red Gym to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Red Gym wants to advance to full mount but Sakuraba doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Red Gym loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red Gym advances position into side control!
The ground and pound from Red Gym seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Red Gym wants to control but Sakuraba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Red Gym tries to get to full guard but Sakuraba has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kazushi Sakuraba just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A head kick from Sakuraba lands but Red Gym takes it in his stride.
Sakuraba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Red Gym checks it well.
Red Gym throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sakuraba tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Red Gym is in Sakuraba's guard.
Red Gym loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Red Gym postures up in Sakuraba's guard and throws a big left but Sakuraba blocks it.
Sakuraba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sakuraba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Red Gym throws an elbow that misses. Sakuraba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Red Gym's guard. Nice move by Sakuraba!
Red Gym wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sakuraba is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba controlling the pace.
Sakuraba tries to stand and escape but Red Gym is controlling the position.
Sakuraba is pressing down on Red Gym's thigh, looking to free his foot. Red Gym is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym wants to get back to his feet.
Red Gym is looking for a sweep. Sakuraba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kazushi Sakuraba has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Red Gym takes a jab right on the kisser.
Red Gym moves out of range of the body kick.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakuraba throws a sloppy head kick and Red Gym moves out of range easily.
Sakuraba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Red Gym avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sakuraba swings widly with a right hand
and Red Gym counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red Gym throws an elbow that misses. Sakuraba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Red Gym's guard. Nice move by Sakuraba!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba is standing up over Red Gym. Red Gym looks to escape but Sakuraba dives into side control.
Red Gym manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sakuraba's best efforts.
Well, if Sakuraba is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Red Gym is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakuraba controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Suporn Red Gym will probably get the nod.
That's time! Red Gym's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Red Gym avoids the body shot from Sakuraba.
A head kick misses from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Red Gym gets a takedown into half guard.
Sakuraba keeping control of the position.
Red Gym throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sakuraba to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym landing with the ground and pound.
Sakuraba seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Red Gym missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Red Gym cracks Sakuraba with a solid left hand.
Red Gym in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Red Gym throws an elbow that misses. Sakuraba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Red Gym's guard. Nice move by Sakuraba!
Red Gym wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sakuraba is now in half guard.
Red Gym slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sakuraba stopping the sweep attempt from Red Gym.
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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sakuraba scores with a leg kick.
Red Gym shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sakuraba napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Red Gym creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sakuraba sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Red Gym working the strikes but Sakuraba uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Red Gym is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Red Gym wants to free his trapped foot but Sakuraba is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Red Gym stops Sakuraba from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red Gym throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Red Gym looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sakuraba is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Red Gym.
Sakuraba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Red Gym.
Red Gym throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suporn Red Gym showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Red Gym 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:46
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 47:48
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kazushi Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Kazushi Sakuraba thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by Tom Sawyer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
27 - 16 - 1 |
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Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Felix St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre slips under a jab from Brooks.
Brooks throws a shot from downtown. St Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brooks.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
St Pierre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
St Pierre manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
St Pierre taking some punishment here, with Brooks in his half guard.
St Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
St Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
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. Brooks connects with a nice short shot to St Pierre's temple.
Brooks is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and St Pierre defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks wants to control but St Pierre is keeping him busy.
Brooks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St Pierre's head.
Brooks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brooks pulls his head out easily.
St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brooks thows a huge punch but St Pierre dodges it nicely.
Brooks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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. Brooks connects with a nice short shot to St Pierre's temple.
Brooks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
Brooks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brooks pulls his head out easily.
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pierre taking some punishment here, with Brooks in his half guard.
St Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brooks lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brooks lands a nice short elbow.
Brooks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brooks is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brooks is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. St Pierre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brooks.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Brooks keeps him under control.
Brooks drops an elbow to the side of St Pierre's head.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Brooks keeps him under control.
Brooks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre looking for submissions off his back.
Brooks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. St Pierre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brooks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brooks wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Brooks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brooks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brooks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brooks scoring with some ground and pound.
St Pierre lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brooks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre working for a submission but Brooks is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is working for a guillotine from mount but Brooks frees his head quite easily.
Brooks is trying to escape the mount.
Brooks wants to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
Brooks can't escape the position.
Brooks tries to lock up and control but St Pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
St Pierre jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brooks manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Brooks is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brooks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Brooks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brooks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Pierre.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brooks throws a looping overhand right but St Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
St Pierre fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brooks to the ground. St Pierre is now in Brooks's guard.
Brooks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St Pierre defends well.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
St Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
St Pierre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brooks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St Pierre has managed to get both his arms back between Brooks's legs - danger averted.
Brooks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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. Brooks connects with a nice short shot to St Pierre's temple.
Brooks lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brooks works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
St Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brooks pulls his head out easily.
St Pierre makes his way to full guard. A much better position for St Pierre.
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brooks is aware though and is defending well.
Brooks landing with the ground and pound.
Brooks trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Brooks connects with a couple of short punches.
Brooks wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Brooks got a little sloppy there for a moment and St Pierre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brooks has managed to get both his arms back between St Pierre's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks cracks St Pierre with a solid left hand.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks works over St Pierre with some ground and pound from guard.
Brooks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brooks controls the pace.
Brooks landing some decent shots from guard.
St Pierre is looking for a triangle but Brooks pushes his legs off easily.
St Pierre working for a triangle but Brooks defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brooks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brooks is in close to St Pierre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brooks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brooks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
St Pierre is looking for a triangle but Brooks pushes his legs off easily.
Brooks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Brooks defends easily.
St Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brooks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brooks is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for St Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks controls the position.
St Pierre tries to bench press Brooks off him but Brooks keeps the position.
St Pierre takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Brooks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St Pierre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brooks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tyler Brooks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brooks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but St Pierre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
St Pierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brooks.
Brooks slips a nice elbow through St Pierre's hands, connecting with St Pierre's forehead.
St Pierre is defending against the submission attempts here by Brooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre regains full guard. Nicely done.
St Pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brooks defends well.
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 Tyler Brooks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brooks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brooks throws the left hand but St Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Brooks throws out a powerful jab.
St Pierre shoots in and bounces Brooks off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St Pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brooks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brooks thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Brooks is retaining full guard.
St Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brooks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brooks trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St Pierre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
St Pierre works his way into side control.
Brooks is trying to improve his position.
Brooks is trying to control St Pierre's posture but St Pierre avoids it.
Brooks is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on St Pierre's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brooks throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Brooks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brooks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Brooks is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St Pierre defends well.
St Pierre forces his way into half guard.
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!
St Pierre is trying to work for a kimura but Brooks is defending well.
St Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Brooks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brooks is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! St Pierre is tapping! Great win for Brooks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tyler Brooks!
After winning the bout, Tyler Brooks 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 John Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silver Boo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourne comes to the cage accompanied by Bawitdaba. Boo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Silver Boo enters the cage!
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bourne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silver Boo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boo misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Boo misses its intended target.
Bourne throws a combination. Boo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Silver Boo has been cut.
Bourne connects with a right hand. Boo shakes it off.
Bourne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boo.
Boo throws a looping overhand right but Bourne ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boo misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Boo misses
and Bourne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boo's knee momentarily.
Boo connects with a nice looking jab.
Bourne ducks under a wild hook from Boo.
Boo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourne is just out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bourne.
Boo misses with a body shot.
Boo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourne.
A shot to the liver by Bourne. Beautiful body shot.
Boo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boo throws out a loose jab but Bourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourne sizes up Boo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boo throws a lazy right hand but Bourne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bourne avoids the body shot from Boo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo misses with a body shot.
Boo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bourne.
Boo avoids the body shot from Bourne.
Bourne ducks under a wild hook from Boo.
Boo misses with a body shot.
Boo misses with a hook.
Boo throws a body punch but Bourne moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bourne.
Boo swings for the body but Bourne moves out of range.
Boo throws a right and a left that Bourne avoids nicely.
Bourne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bourne doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bourne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boo moves away.
Boo misses with a wild body shot.
Boo ducks right into an uppercut from Bourne.
Boo slips a jab and a cross from Bourne.
Bourne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boo throws out the jab.
Bourne lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boo throws a hook but Bourne avoids it easily.
Boo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bourne rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Boo misses.
Boo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourne.
Boo moves away from the strike by Bourne.
Boo misses with a body shot.
Boo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourne manages to avoid it.
Silver Boo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bourne.
Bourne lands a leg kick that knocks Boo off balance momentarily.
Boo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourne manages to avoid it.
Bourne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bourne avoids the body shot from Boo.
Bourne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boo looks winded!
Bourne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice shot by Bourne.
Boo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bourne.
Bourne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boo on the side of the head.
That has opened up Silver Boo's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Bourne finds it's target.
Bourne jabs Boo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bourne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bourne moves out of range of the strikes.
Bourne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boo circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Boo.
A punch combination from Bourne misses.
Bourne lands a jab to the head.
Bourne closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bourne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bourne pushes Boo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Bourne.
Boo lands an uppercut.
Bourne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boo's defenses.
Bourne misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourne.
Bourne lands a left hand.
The cut above Silver Boo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bourne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boo backwards.
Boo blocks the elbow strike.
Boo has a couple of punches blocked by Bourne.
Boo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourne lands a hook that snaps the head of Boo backwards.
Bourne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boos head.
A head punch on the inside from Bourne fails to land.
Bourne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bourne pushes Boo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bourne scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourne lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bourne fails to land.
Bourne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boo backwards.
Bourne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bourne lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bourne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silver Boo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bourne lands with a nice body punch.
Bourne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boo can do to turn this around?
Boo looks to throw the jab but Bourne is out of range.
Boo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boo moves out of range as Bourne strikes.
Bourne connects with a body shot.
Boo throws the left hand but Bourne avoids the punch easily.
Bourne connects with an inside leg kick.
Bourne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Bourne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boo's hands.
Silver Boo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bourne cracks Boo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boo is rocked!
Bourne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Boo is still on wobbly legs! Can Bourne finish him?
Bourne feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Boo sprawling to the canvas! Boo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bourne finish him?!
Bourne finds Boo's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Boo flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Bourne lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Boo will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Bourne!
John Bourne retains his heavyweight title!
John Bourne took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Syndicate Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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