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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phan Benjawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michelle Jenneke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjawan's entrance music is It Comes and It Goes. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phan Benjawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michelle Jenneke!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjawan swinging wildly here.
Benjawan tries to keep at a distance but Jenneke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jenneke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benjawan throws a sloppy head kick and Jenneke moves out of range easily.
Oooooh!!! Jenneke has knocked Benjawan down with a huge combo! Jenneke steps away and waves a wobbly Benjawan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Benjawan is rocked!
It looks like Phan Benjawan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenneke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benjawan, pushing him back against the cage.
Jenneke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benjawans head.
Jenneke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benjawan backwards.
Jenneke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Benjawan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jenneke lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Jenneke.
A bit of stalling here from Jenneke.
Benjawan seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Jenneke on the inside.
Come on Jenneke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjawan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Jenneke.
Jenneke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benjawan tries to move into range but Jenneke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benjawan throws a nice looking combination but Jenneke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jenneke drives through and clinches with Benjawan against the cage.
Jenneke digs a right hand into Benjawan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benjawan's gas tank.
Jenneke slowing the pace effectively.
A short uppercut from Jenneke.
Benjawan taking a breather.
Jenneke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benjawans head.
Jenneke has Benjawan pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Jenneke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Jenneke.
Nice body punch from Jenneke - that landed with a thud.
Jenneke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jenneke rushes Benjawan and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jenneke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benjawan or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jenneke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jenneke presses Benjawan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jenneke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jenneke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benjawan stalling in the clinch but Jenneke improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jenneke.
Jenneke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benjawan misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenneke lands with a slapping head kick.
Jenneke lands the left hand.
Jenneke throws a lazy head kick
and Benjawan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jenneke darts in and clinches Benjawan up against the cage.
Benjawan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benjawan wants to stall.
Jenneke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Benjawan wants to get back to striking at distance but Jenneke won't allow it.
Jenneke lands with a left to the head.
Jenneke gets through Benjawan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jenneke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benjawan has had enough of the clinch but Jenneke keeps him there for the moment.
Jenneke digs a right hand underneath Benjawan's ribcage. Benjawan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jenneke is leaning against Benjawan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benjawan is breathing heavily.
Jenneke lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan is looking to break free of the clinch but Jenneke has double underhooks.
Jenneke taking a breather.
Jenneke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benjawan.
Jenneke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Come on Jenneke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Jenneke.
A short right from Jenneke.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jenneke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phan Benjawan's cut is getting worse.
Still in the clinch, Jenneke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jenneke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenneke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jenneke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jenneke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jenneke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benjawan backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michelle Jenneke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phan Benjawan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jenneke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jenneke is stalling here.
Jenneke manages to break the clinch.
Benjawan throws a sloppy head kick and Jenneke moves out of range easily.
Jenneke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benjawan, pushing him back against the cage.
Jenneke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jenneke lands a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Jenneke.
Benjawan is looking to control Jenneke's arms but Jenneke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benjawan has his back to the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jenneke.
Jenneke presses Benjawan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjawan taking a breather.
Jenneke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jenneke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jenneke manages to break the clinch.
Michelle Jenneke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jenneke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jenneke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benjawan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jenneke closes the distance and pushes Benjawan back into the cage.
Jenneke lands with a light punch inside.
Jenneke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jenneke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jenneke lands with a right to the head.
Benjawan working aggressively here.
Jenneke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benjawan blocks a head kick by Jenneke.
Benjawan walks straight into a right hand from Jenneke - that's dropped him! Jenneke jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Benjawan from any more punishment! Benjawan complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michelle Jenneke!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cereal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Cereal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cereal drops Guzman with a beautiful combination! Guzman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cereal is looking for the KO!
It looks like Mike Guzman has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Cereal does no damage.
Cereal feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Guzman sprawling to the canvas! Guzman rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cereal finish him?!
Guzman is rocked!
Cereal connects with a superb combination that knocks Guzman out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Cereal before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Guzman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charles Cereal!
A relieved looking Charles Cereal thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster FaceBreaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huber kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman. FaceBreaker has chosen Divine Heresy - Facebreaker as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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240 lbs
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264 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buster FaceBreaker!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber misses with a takedown
and FaceBreaker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Huber has his takedown stuffed
and FaceBreaker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Huber really felt that one!
FaceBreaker drops Huber with a beautiful combination! Huber stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - FaceBreaker is looking for the KO!
It looks like Mario Huber has been cut.
Huber is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
FaceBreaker connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Huber out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buster FaceBreaker!
A relieved looking Buster FaceBreaker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edson Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edson Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia lands a big right hand that sends Jones crashing to the mat! Garcia stays standing though and waves Jones back to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Jones out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Edson Garcia!
Edson Garcia 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mayko Casimiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pound Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgee has chosen Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mayko Casimiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pound Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgee forces Casimiro back against the cage and clinches.
Mcgee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Casimiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Casimiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mcgee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mcgee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Casimiro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mcgee controlling the position for now.
Mcgee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Casimiro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Casimiro's back!
Casimiro trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Mcgee decides to stand up, even though he's got his opponent's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee clinches.
Casimiro fails to pull guard.
Mcgee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Casimiro tries to clinch up
and Mcgee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Casimiro dives in and grabs Mcgee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mcgee pushes down on Casimiro's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mayko Casimiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcgee shoots in and drives through. Casimiro sprawls well.
Mcgee clinches.
Mcgee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casimiro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mcgee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcgee.
Casimiro is trying to break the clinch but Mcgee has him pressed against the cage.
Mcgee breaks the clinch.
Casimiro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mcgee counters with a three punch combo that has Casimiro backing up. Casimiro nods at Mcgee to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casimiro gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Mcgee counter with a right hand.
Casimiro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Casimiro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mcgee counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Casimiro darts in trying to clinch
and Mcgee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Casimiro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Casimiro tries for a takedown but Mcgee circles away easily
and Mcgee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mcgee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Casimiro shoots in looking for a takedown but Mcgee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Casimiro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mcgee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Casimiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Casimiro is breathing heavily.
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!
A slapping body kick lands there for Mcgee.
Casimiro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Casimiro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Who's going to make the next move?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcgee tries to bench press Casimiro off him but Casimiro keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pound Mcgee 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.
Mcgee has closed the distance and engaged Casimiro in a clinch.
Mcgee manages to break the clinch.
Casimiro shoots for a takedown but Mcgee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mcgee drives through and clinches with Casimiro against the cage.
Mcgee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Casimiro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Casimiro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mcgee tries to avoid it but Casimiro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mcgee to the ground. Mcgee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mayko Casimiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcgee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mcgee rushes Casimiro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcgee breaks from the clinch.
Casimiro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mcgee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Casimiro is defended easily by Mcgee.
Casimiro moves to clinch but Mcgee breaks away
and Mcgee counters with a left and a right that stings Casimiro.
Casimiro wants to clinch but Mcgee slips to the side
and Mcgee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Casimiro wants to clinch but Mcgee slips to the side
and Mcgee moves into the clinch.
Mcgee prevents Casimiro from breaking the clinch.
Mcgee breaks the clinch.
Mcgee works over Casimiro's head and body with a nice combination.
Mcgee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mcgee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mcgee.
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!
Mcgee decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Casimiro, up you get!
Casimiro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mcgee.
Mayko Casimiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casimiro fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Casimiro misses with a takedown attempt
and Mcgee counters with an inside leg kick.
Casimiro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mcgee. Casimiro shrugs it off though.
Casimiro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mcgee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Casimiro's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mcgee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mcgee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mcgee manages to break the clinch.
Casimiro with a poor takedown
and Mcgee counters with a low kick, right behind Casimiro 's knee.
Pound Mcgee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcgee connects with a solid leg kick.
Mcgee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mcgee.
A right-left combo lands from Mcgee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from Mcgee both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casimiro takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mcgee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Casimiro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Casimiro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Casimiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Casimiro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mayko Casimiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Casimiro throws a sloppy head kick
and Mcgee counters by clinching up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcgee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcgee drives through and clinches with Casimiro against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pound Mcgee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Mcgee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Casimiro throws a head kick that misses.
Mcgee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Casimiro throws a head kick that misses
and Mcgee counters with a series of strikes that sends Casimiro to the canvas! Mcgee follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Casimiro is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgee stands up and waves to Casimiro to follow him.
Casimiro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Casimiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mcgee counters with a good low kick that Casimiro was not able to check.
Casimiro has his takedown stuffed
and Mcgee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcgee.
Mcgee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Casimiro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Casimiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mcgee counters with a left and a right that stings Casimiro.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mayko Casimiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mcgee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Casimiros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mcgee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mcgee has Casimiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcgee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Casimiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Casimiro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mcgee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Casimiro scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcgee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mcgee decides to stand up, so the ref orders Casimiro to his feet.
Mcgee feints and as Casimiro raises his hands in defense, Mcgee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mcgee gets to his feet. Casimiro looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mcgee manages to break the clinch.
Mcgee rushes Casimiro and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee breaks from the clinch.
Casimiro misses with a combination
and Mcgee moves into the clinch.
Mcgee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Casimiro with a poor takedown
and Mcgee counters with a series of strikes. Casimiro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mcgee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcgee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Casimiro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mcgee counters with a left and a right that stings Casimiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casimiro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mcgee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcgee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mcgee looks to land a combination. Casimiro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Casimiro closes the distance and clinches up with Mcgee, looking for a takedown. Casimiro pushes Mcgee against the cage but Mcgee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Casimiro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mcgee.
Mcgee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcgee stalks Casimiro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Casimiro's face. Casimiro staggers backwards, shaken.
Oh Casimiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mcgee throws a series of strikes that have Casimiro backpedaling.
Mayko Casimiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Casimiro walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pound Mcgee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mcgee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pound Mcgee!
Pound Mcgee was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Zidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshida Kotaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zidane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tool - Jimmy. Kotaro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dance Yourself Clean kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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139 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Zidane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshida Kotaro!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotaro throws a head kick but Zidane moves out of range.
Zidane with a jab.
A good leg kick by Zidane.
Kotaro tries a head kick but it misses.
Kotaro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kotaro throws a sloppy head kick and Zidane moves out of range easily.
Zidane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kotaro throws a head kick that misses
and Zidane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zidane lands a lovely overhand right.
Zidane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kotaro.
Kotaro misses with a hook. Zidane ducked under it nicely.
Kotaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zidane.
Kotaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zidane swats away the attempt to clinch by Kotaro.
Zidane blocks a head kick by Kotaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidane throws a leg kick but Kotaro moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Zidane.
Kotaro tries to clinch but Zidane moves out of range.
Zidane lands an overhand right.
Zidane keeps the fight on the outside.
Zidane throws a hook to the side of Kotaro's head but Kotaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zidane thows a body shot but no joy.
Kotaro on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kotaro tries a head kick but it misses.
Zidane circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zidane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That kick from Zidane tenderised Kotaro's leg. Kotaro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zidane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kotaro is rocked!
It looks like Yoshida Kotaro has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zidane throws a monster overhand right that drops Kotaro! Zidane follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalil Zidane!
Khalil Zidane retains his bantamweight title!
After the fight, Khalil Zidane was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bert Namicia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Mabuva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bert Namicia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cedric Mabuva!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mabuva misses with a series of wild punches.
Mabuva throws a series of punches but Namicia avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the liver by Mabuva. Beautiful body shot.
Mabuva digs a good hook to Namicia's body.
Namicia is breathing heavily.
Mabuva throws a series of strikes that have Namicia backpedaling.
It looks like Bert Namicia has been cut.
Cedric Mabuva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mabuva drops Namicia with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Namicia looks back up at him and smiles so Mabuva waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Namicia is rocked!
Mabuva misses with a leg kick.
Oh Namicia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Namicia wants to clinch but Mabuva slips to the side
and Mabuva counters with a big left hand that crumples Namicia! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cedric Mabuva!
Cedric Mabuva is the new heavyweight champion!
Cedric Mabuva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ygor Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Ridges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ is Here. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ygor Savage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Ridges!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Ridges to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Ridges looks to clinch but Savage throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Ridges taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ygor Savage!
Ygor Savage is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Ygor Savage was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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