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SteelPenn - LXXIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Swe Dish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardoso is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Samba de Janeiro. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Swe Dish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renato Cardoso!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dish gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've been informed that Cardoso has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dish is trying to maintain a safe position but Cardoso gets an underhook and turns Dish into the cage.
Cardoso digs a right hand underneath Dish's ribcage. Dish let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cardoso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dish avoids it.
Dish can't get the takedown.
Cardoso lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dish.
Cardoso dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cardoso landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dish tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dish throws a head punch that misses.
Dish is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cardoso is defending well.
Dish letting Cardoso take a breather here.
Cardoso lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Swe Dish has been cut.
Cardoso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cardoso landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dish is breathing heavily.
Cardoso with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cardoso presses Dish against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cardoso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cardoso keeps control of Dish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dish tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cardoso just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Swe Dish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardoso lands a good knee to the midsection. Dish won't want to take too many of those.
Cardoso lands a good knee to the midsection. Dish won't want to take too many of those.
Cardoso is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cardoso lands a nice shot to the body.
Cardoso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardoso dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dish avoiding damage as Cardoso throws knees to the body.
Cardoso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cardoso pushes Dish back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dish tries to score a body lock takedown but Cardoso shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dish avoiding damage as Cardoso throws knees to the body.
Dish managing to block the knees to the body from Cardoso.
Cardoso tries to throw a body punch but Dish avoids it by throwing Cardoso back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cardoso obliges.
Cardoso being controlled against the cage.
Dish wants to get back to striking at distance but Cardoso won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Cardoso.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cardoso.
Dish tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cardoso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dish with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dish is trying to pull guard but Cardoso has him pressed against the cage.
Cardoso is leaning against Dish and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cardoso as the two fighters clinch.
Cardoso can't find room to land a body shot as Dish controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Cardoso.
Cardoso tries to land knees in the clinch but Dish avoids the damage to the body.
Dish tries to work over Cardoso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Dish.
Dish throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dish tries a body shot but Cardoso blocks it.
Dish can't break the clinch.
Dish tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cardoso avoids it.
Cardoso tries a body shot but Dish blocks it.
Dish is trying to pull guard but Cardoso has him pressed against the cage.
Dish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cardoso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dish's efforts to push away.
Cardoso lands a nice knee to the body.
Cardoso trying to land knees to the body.
Cardoso lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dish.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Cardoso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cardoso misses with a body punch.
Cardoso lands a body punch.
Dish looking to slow down the pace here.
Dish managing to block the knees to the body from Cardoso.
Dish pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dish is trying to pull guard but Cardoso has him pressed against the cage.
Cardoso lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cardoso.
Cardoso missing with knees to the body.
Dish pushes off an throws an elbow but Cardoso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dish jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cardoso trying to control the position from guard on top but Dish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cardoso stays in close to Dish's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Cardoso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Swe Dish's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cardoso turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dish doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've been told by Dish's head coaches at United Gym (PM for invitation) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dish tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cardoso just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cardoso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dish.
A short right from Cardoso on the inside.
Cardoso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dish jumps guard but Cardoso stands there with Dish around his waist. Dish gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dish is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cardoso pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Swe Dish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dish being controlled against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Cardoso.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cardoso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dish avoiding damage as Cardoso throws knees to the body.
Cardoso looking to throw knees to the head but Dish is blocking nicely.
Dish prevents a body shot from Cardoso.
Cardoso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardoso leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cardoso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Renato Cardoso seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cardoso is keeping busy.
Dish pulls Cardoso into guard.
Cardoso controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cardoso sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dish's guard.
Cardoso slows the pace down in half guard.
Cardoso's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dish keeping control of the position.
Cardoso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Renato Cardoso wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cardoso throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dish's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dish misses with a body punch
and Cardoso counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dish thinking.
Dish drives through and clinches with Cardoso against the cage.
Dish has had enough of the clinch but Cardoso keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right handed body shot lands from Cardoso.
Cardoso unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cardoso - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cardoso trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cardoso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cardoso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dish avoids it.
Cardoso landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dish fails to pull guard.
Cardoso lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dish.
Cardoso lands a hook that snaps the head of Dish backwards.
Nice body punch from Cardoso.
Cardoso looking to throw knees to the head but Dish is blocking nicely.
Dish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dish takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cardoso unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A body shot lands from Cardoso.
Nice body punch from Cardoso - that landed with a thud.
Cardoso lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cardoso lands a nice shot to the body.
Cardoso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cardoso.
Cardoso putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dish in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Cardoso.
Cardoso is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cardoso looking to throw knees to the head but Dish is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Cardoso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dish gets control of Cardoso's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dish will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cardoso not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cardoso looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Cardoso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Swe Dish's cut.
That's time! Dish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cardoso connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cardoso throws a sloppy head kick and Dish moves out of range easily.
Cardoso lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cardoso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dish moves into the clinch.
Cardoso unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cardoso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dish.
Cardoso is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dish is looking to break free of the clinch but Cardoso has double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dish tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cardoso keeps control of Dish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cardoso with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dish takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cardoso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dish tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dish working hard to break the clinch.
Dish takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dish takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cardoso'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.
Cardoso lands a right hand.
Cardoso digs a right hand underneath Dish's ribcage. Dish let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cardoso misses with a knee to the head.
Dish is working Cardoso over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dish fails to land.
Cardoso lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dish or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Cardoso.
Cardoso trying to land knees to the body.
Cardoso lands a good knee to the midsection. Dish won't want to take too many of those.
Cardoso tries to throw a body punch but Dish avoids it by throwing Cardoso back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso landing knees to the body.
Cardoso unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cardoso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cardoso presses Dish against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cardoso managing to block the knees to the body from Dish.
Cardoso unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cardoso throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cardoso landing knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cardoso.
Cardoso is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Cardoso - that landed with a thud.
Cardoso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cardoso prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Swe Dish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardoso presses Dish against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cardoso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cardoso is struggling to control the position.
A body shot lands from Cardoso.
Cardoso tries to land a knee to the head but Dish blocks with his arms.
Dish tries to stall but Cardoso uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A left hand lands to the body for Cardoso.
Dish takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Cardoso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cardoso gets through Dish's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dish wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cardoso missing with knees to the body.
Dish avoiding damage as Cardoso throws knees to the body.
Dish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Cardoso.
Cardoso has Dish pressed against the cage.
Cardoso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cardoso putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dish in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cardoso digs a right hand into Dish's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dish's gas tank.
Dish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cardoso landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cardoso putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dish in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cardoso digs a right hand underneath Dish's ribcage. Dish let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cardoso landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cardoso tries to work over Dish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cardoso struggles to land a body shot inside as Dish controls his hands.
Cardoso lands a shot to the body.
Swe Dish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cardoso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Cardoso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cardoso has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Cardoso!
Renato Cardoso 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kimmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimmo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roni Size-Bite The Bullet. Kirby has chosen Forgot about dre. as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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36
194 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
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38
199 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Kimmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimmo misses with a wild body shot.
Kirby throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kimmo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kimmo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirby counters with a series of strikes. Kimmo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kimmo misses with a two punch combination.
Kimmo wants to clinch up but Kirby keeps it at a distance.
Kimmo throws a right and a left that Kirby avoids nicely.
Kirby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kirby's coach down at Zombie Zoo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kirby's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kimmo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kirby.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Kirby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kirby.
Kirby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kirby tests Kimmo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kimmo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kirby as the two fighters clinch.
Kimmo tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Kimmo back against the cage.
Kimmo misses with a body punch.
Kimmo missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimmo missing with knees to the body.
Kirby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kirby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kimmo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirby is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirby.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirby.
Kimmo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kimmo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kirby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kimmo blocks a body shot from Kirby.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirby.
Kimmo has Kirby pressed against the cage, preventing Kirby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kirby avoiding damage as Kimmo throws knees to the body.
Kirby trying to control the position but instead, Kimmo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kirby into the cage.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Kimmo is controlling him.
Kirby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Kimmo's head coaches at Thunder Dome that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kirby connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kimmo. Kimmo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kimmo swings widly with a right hand
and Kimmo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kimmo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirby's corner calls for a 1-2. Kirby obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Kimmo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kimmo glances at the clock... BAM! Kirby nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Kimmo crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Kimmo is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Kirby!
John Kirby made sure to mention his sponsor, BeastMode in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barksdale might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drop The World- Lil Wayne ft. Eminem. Freeman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Judo Flip. On his way into the cage it seems that Jermaine Barksdale has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jermaine Barksdale seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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29
218 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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215 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermaine Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman scores with a takedown into Barksdale's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Freeman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barksdale is keeping the position for now.
Freeman preventing the sweep.
Barksdale managing to control the position.
Freeman trying to control but Barksdale is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Huey Freeman wasn't active enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Freeman misses.
Freeman misses with a two punch combination.
Barksdale will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barksdale connects with a jab.
Barksdale misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman 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.
Freeman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jermaine Barksdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barksdale slips under a jab from Freeman.
Freeman closes the distance and clinches up with Barksdale, looking for a takedown. Freeman pushes Barksdale against the cage but Barksdale circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barksdale throws an overhand right that lands on Freeman's shoulder, as Freeman tries to avoid the shot.
Barksdale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Freeman.
Barksdale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Freeman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barksdale looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barksdale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barksdale's corner calls for a 1-2. Barksdale obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barksdale connects with a high kick.
It looks like Huey Freeman has been cut.
Barksdale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barksdale keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Freeman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barksdale manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman feints a jab promting Barksdale to slip. Freeman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barksdale slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Freeman misses with an uppercut.
Barksdale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barksdale throws a jab but it's blocked by Freeman.
Barksdale throws a shot to the body.
Freeman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barksdale throws a one two combo.
Jermaine Barksdale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barksdale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Freeman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Freeman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barksdale.
Barksdale tries to score with a low kick but Freeman moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barksdale throws a sloppy head kick and Freeman moves out of range easily.
Freeman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barksdale circles away quickly and effectively.
Freeman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barksdale listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barksdale lands a leg kick that knocks Freeman off balance momentarily.
Freeman looks to score with a jab to the body but Barksdale is just out of range.
No joy there for Freeman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barksdale slaps away a takedown attempt from Freeman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jermaine Barksdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huey Freeman.
Barksdale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barksdale scores with the left hand. Freeman knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Barksdale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barksdale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Freeman looks winded!
A nice leg kick lands there from Barksdale.
Barksdale avoids the body shot from Freeman.
Barksdale throws a head kick but Freeman moves out of range.
Barksdale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freeman was well out of range. Poor timing from Barksdale.
Freeman 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.
Barksdale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barksdale's jab looks to have found its range, popping Freeman under the eye.
Barksdale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Barksdale enables Freeman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Barksdale manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman won't allow Barksdale to sweep him here.
Barksdale is pulling down on Freeman's head to control his posture.
Barksdale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Barksdale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Huey Freeman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Barksdale misses.
Barksdale gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barksdale scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barksdale with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barksdale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barksdale tests Freeman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Barksdale. Beautiful body shot.
Freeman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freeman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Freeman working away.
Barksdale is looking for a sweep.
Barksdale sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale is trying to get back to full guard.
My spies in The Gym inform me that Freeman has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Freeman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barksdale keeping hold of Freeman's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Freeman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Barksdale wants to get back to full guard.
Barksdale is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barksdale is trying to maintain the position but Freeman is very close to passing his half guard.
Freeman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Freeman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barksdale is just riding it out for now. Freeman eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale won't allow Freeman to pass to mount.
Freeman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barksdale has managed to free his arm - good work.
Barksdale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeman can do to turn this around?
Freeman prevents Barksdale from improving his position.
Freeman wants to control but Barksdale is keeping him busy.
Barksdale tries to roll over but Freeman keeps him under control.
Barksdale wants to control but Freeman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is looking for a kimura here.
Barksdale manages to get to full guard.
Freeman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Barksdale sneaks back into half guard.
Freeman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barksdale doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Freeman.
Barksdale slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Freeman looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barksdale is on top in guard.
Barksdale stands up over Freeman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barksdale trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barksdale chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barksdale's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Freeman working for a triangle but Barksdale defends it easily.
Barksdale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman is looking for a triangle but Barksdale pushes his legs off easily.
Freeman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
Barksdale working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Barksdale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Huey Freeman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A left lands for Barksdale.
Freeman takes a swing at Barksdale's ribcage but misses.
Barksdale throws a good cross that connects.
Barksdale misses with a wild body shot.
Barksdale digs a good body shot into Freeman's ribs.
Freeman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Freeman.
Barksdale connects with a solid leg kick.
Freeman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barksdale throws a shot from downtown. Freeman moves away and avoids it.
Freeman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Freeman looks to throw the jab but Barksdale is out of range.
Barksdale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barksdale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale throws a right and a left that Freeman avoids nicely.
Barksdale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Freeman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barksdale turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barksdale.
Freeman moves forwards but Barksdale connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barksdale misses with a looping right.
Barksdale lands a big head kick that sends Freeman tumbling to the mat! Barksdale takes a step backwards and waves Freeman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Freeman is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Freeman is still on wobbly legs! Can Barksdale finish him?
That has opened up Huey Freeman's cut even more.
Barksdale scores with a sloppy right hand. Freeman should have avoided that one.
Are you kidding me?! Barksdale ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Freeman clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jermaine Barksdale!
A relieved looking Jermaine Barksdale 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Alvarez Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Hitchenfrog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner comes into the arena with Metallica's Ride The Lightning blaring out of the sound system. Bruce Alvarez Banner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Alvarez Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Albert Hitchenfrog!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but Banner moves out of range.
Hitchenfrog throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Banner.
Banner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Banner counters with a stiff right hand.
Albert Hitchenfrog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hitchenfrog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banner blocks a head kick by Hitchenfrog.
Banner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hitchenfrog.
Banner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sydney Elite Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hitchenfrog throws a head kick but Banner moves out of range.
Hitchenfrog blocks a jab.
Hitchenfrog throws a sloppy head kick and Banner moves out of range easily.
Hitchenfrog walks into a left hand.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up but Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
Hitchenfrog closes the distance and clinches.
Banner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hitchenfrog after a bit of a struggle.
Banner goes for a takedown attempt but Hitchenfrog pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Banner clobbers Hitchenfrog with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Hitchenfrog.
Nice defenses there by Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog moves forwards but Banner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but Banner moves away
and Banner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hitchenfrog told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Hitchenfrog working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banner.
Hitchenfrog is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hitchenfrog not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Banner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Banner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hitchenfrog has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Banner has passed into side control.
Hitchenfrog is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Banner looks up at the clock and then as Hitchenfrog takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Banner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hitchenfrog is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Banner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hitchenfrog is looking to regain half guard here but Banner keeps moving and retains side control.
Banner grinds an elbow into Hitchenfrog's temple.
Banner scoring with punches and elbows.
Banner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Banner scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hitchenfrog regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Banner lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hitchenfrog regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hitchenfrog utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banner throws an elbow that misses. Hitchenfrog uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Banner's guard. Nice move by Hitchenfrog!
Hitchenfrog is looking to stand up but Banner won't let him.
Hitchenfrog stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hitchenfrog trying to stand up but can't free himself from Banner's guard.
Hitchenfrog trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Banner has locked up a guillotine! Banner's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Hitchenfrog is holding on here and Banner must be using up a lot of energy. Hitchenfrog has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Banner gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bruce Alvarez Banner!
After the big win, Bruce Alvarez Banner made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BeastMode and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Trane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rourke's entrance music is Rolling Stones - Paint it black. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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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
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mikko Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Trane!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Trane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rourke lands a head shot.
Trane throws an overhand right that lands on Rourke's shoulder, as Rourke tries to avoid the shot.
Rourke feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rourke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rourke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trane's head.
Rourke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rourke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rourke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rourke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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!
Trane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rourke.
Trane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rourke's guard.
Trane slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Trane working the ground and pound.
Trane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trane is trying to get an arm triangle but Rourke is defending well.
Trane looks up at the clock and then as Rourke takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trane smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rourke is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rourke is not content to let Trane control the position.
Rourke is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trane laying and praying for a moment but Rourke takes advantage and regains half guard.
Rourke is looking to improve his position.
Trane is looking to advance position but Rourke won't allow it.
Trane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rourke tries to get to full guard but Trane has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trane working Rourke over with strikes.
Trane throws a strike but Rourke avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Trane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trane wants to control from the top but Rourke keeps moving.
Trane looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rourke looking for a sweep. Not yet Rourke, not yet.
Trane pushes down on Rourke's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rourke manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Trane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rourke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trane looking to pass the guard.
Trane trying to control the position from guard on top but Rourke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trane looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trane trying to control but Rourke is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Trane dominated that round.
That's time! Rourke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Trane throws a lazy body kick
and Rourke counters with a straight right hand.
Rourke swings for the body but Trane moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Rourke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trane doesn't seem phased though.
Rourke throws a hook to the side of Trane's head but Trane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trane tries to clinch up but Rourke circles away and keeps his distance.
Trane digs a good hook to Rourke's body.
Rourke misses with a body kick.
Rourke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Trane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rourke.
A good leg kick by Trane.
Trane pushes Rourke up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Trane tries to land knees in the clinch but Rourke avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rourke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trane has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trane missing with knees to the body.
Trane is looking to control Rourke's arms but Rourke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trane has his back to the cage.
Rourke can't find room to land a body shot as Trane controls the action.
Trane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rourke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rourke scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Rourke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rourke misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've been told by Rourke's head coaches at Australian Xtreme Elite Stand Up Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Trane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rourke to score with a decent uppercut.
Trane gets caught flat footed, as Rourke shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rourke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rourke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rourke throwing strikes but missing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trane looking for a sweep. Not yet Trane, not yet.
Trane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rourke doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rourke manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke controlling from the top position.
Rourke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rourke is looking to work some ground and pound but Trane has wrist control.
Trane is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rourke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rourke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rourke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rourke stopping the sweep attempt from Trane.
Rourke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trane keeping moving, preventing Rourke from controlling successfully.
Trane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rourke is one step ahead there.
Trane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rourke's guard.
Trane trying to control the position from guard on top but Rourke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trane with a nice head shot there.
Trane wants to pass the guard but Rourke is keeping the position.
Rourke is looking for a triangle but Trane pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trane's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Trane trying to control but Rourke is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trane looking to sit in guard and control but Rourke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Rourke dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Trane tries a head kick but it misses.
Trane throws a body punch but Rourke moves out of range.
Rourke lands a nice looking body kick.
Trane doesn't manage to clinch there - Rourke circles away.
Rourke throws out a leg kick but Trane moves out of range and Rourke only half commits.
Trane tries to move into range but Rourke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Trane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rourke throws a sloppy head kick and Trane moves out of range easily.
Trane checks a low kick from Rourke.
Rourke scores with a body shot.
Trane rushes Rourke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke avoids the elbow strike from Trane, against the cage.
Trane can't find room to land a body shot as Rourke controls the action.
Rourke tries for a takedown but Trane manages to get underhooks.
Rourke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rourke staying out of range there.
Rourke thuds a left hand into Trane's body.
Rourke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trane.
John Trane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rourke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rourke cracks the inside of Trane's front leg.
Trane slips a jab from Rourke.
Rourke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rourke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rourke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rourke seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trane looking for a sweep. Not yet Trane, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trane is on top in guard.
Trane passes Rourke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rourke is looking for a sweep. Trane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rourke gets full guard.
Rourke is trying to control the position but Trane postures up.
Rourke wants to hit a switch here but Trane passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rourke there!
Trane landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trane trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rourke is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rourke takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Trane connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rourke is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rourke wants to control but Trane is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trane lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
Trane is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Trane landing punches.
Trane controlling from the full mount.
Trane looking to secure an arm triangle but Rourke defends it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rourke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Trane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Trane!
A relieved looking John Trane 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 Mordechai Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mordechai Marx could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Sutter's chin.
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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
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mordechai Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Sutter!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutter shoots in and gets a takedown into Marx's guard.
Sutter looking to sit in guard and control but Marx gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sutter looking for a sweep. Not yet Sutter, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sutter pulls Marx in close to prevent any damage.
Marx content to stall in guard here.
Marx is fighting to break Sutter's control of his arms but Sutter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sutter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marx tries to hold on but Sutter pushes him away.
Sutter prevents Marx from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter dominating with strikes here.
Sutter looking to finish Marx with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marx!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sutter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marx's face.
It looks like Mordechai Marx has been cut.
Sutter trying to control but Marx is having none of it.
Sutter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Marx keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marx is working hard here to advance position.
Sutter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marx?
Marx is in a horrible position here. Sutter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Marx is rocked!
Mordechai Marx's cut is getting worse.
Marx is desperately trying to improve his position but Sutter has a good base and remains in mount.
Oh Marx is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sutter lands a big elbow - Marx is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Marx is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark Sutter!
During a confident post fight interview, Mark Sutter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akseli Suokuokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Terell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suokuokka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Bags - Cavemen Rejoice. Terell has chosen Let's Go-Lil Jon ft. Trick Daddy and Twista as his entrance music. Mason Terell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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223 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akseli Suokuokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mason Terell!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Suokuokka tenderised Terell's leg. Terell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot by Terell.
Terell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Suokuokka pinned against the cage. Suokuokka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suokuokka moves away from the strike by Terell.
Suokuokka throws out a powerful jab.
Suokuokka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suokuokka clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Terell fails to land.
Terell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Suokuokkas head.
Terell lands a nice uppercut.
Suokuokka breaks from the clinch.
Terell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suokuokka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suokuokka blocks a jab.
Terell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suokuokka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Terell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Suokuokka scrambles back to his feet.
Terell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Terell throws a body punch but Suokuokka moves out of range.
Suokuokka tries to clinch but Terell is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Terell misses its intended target.
Terell walks into a left hand.
Terell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Terell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick misses from Suokuokka.
Suokuokka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terell.
Suokuokka misses with a body punch
and Terell counters with a left and a right that stings Suokuokka.
Suokuokka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Terell.
Suokuokka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suokuokka moves into the clinch.
Terell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Suokuokka is keeping busy.
Suokuokka lands an uppercut.
Terell tries a body shot but Suokuokka blocks it.
Suokuokka has a couple of punches blocked by Terell.
Terell stalling in the clinch but Suokuokka improves position.
Terell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terell keeping full guard, as Suokuokka tries to pass.
Terell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Terell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Terell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Suokuokka defends well.
Suokuokka is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Terell has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Suokuokka is looking to defend but Terell has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Suokuokka! Terell pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Suokuokka taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mason Terell!
A victorious Mason Terell 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Biggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dre Parker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willy Biggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dre Parker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
Biggs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Parker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Biggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parker.
Biggs throws a head punch that misses.
Biggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Biggs.
Parker avoiding damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Biggs just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parker's brow.
Biggs looking to slow down the pace here.
Biggs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Biggs tries to pull guard but Parker won't allow it.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Biggs.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs throws an elbow that misses.
Biggs tries to land knees in the clinch but Parker avoids the damage to the body.
Parker takes an elbow to the temple.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Biggs thumps Parker with a low kick.
Parker tries to land a leg kick but Biggs saw it coming and moves away.
Parker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Biggs throws an elbow but it misses.
Biggs scores with a shot to the side of Parker's head.
Parker pushes Biggs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parker.
Biggs is trying to pull guard but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Parker lands a hook that snaps the head of Biggs backwards.
Biggs pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Biggs stalling against the cage.
Biggs working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Biggs gets control of Parker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Biggs will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Biggs working for a triangle but Parker defends it easily.
Biggs looking for a sweep. Not yet Biggs, not yet.
Biggs keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Biggs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Biggs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parker manages to get himself to full guard.
Parker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Biggs defends it easily.
Parker controls Biggs momentarily but Biggs frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker trying to strike off his back.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Biggs from controlling successfully.
Parker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Biggs chips away with some ground and pound.
Biggs passes into half guard.
Parker is not content to let Biggs control the position.
Biggs is nestled in close to Parker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Biggs.
Parker strikes from the bottom but Biggs passes into mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker tries to hold on but Biggs postures up.
Biggs with good strikes from the mount here!
Parker felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Biggs.
Biggs lands a couple of good shots and Parker has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Biggs missing with punches from the back.
Parker is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Biggs off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker is in bad spot here.
Parker is keeping busy.
Biggs lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Biggs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Biggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parker.
Parker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Biggs, pushing him back against the cage.
Biggs takes a shot to the head.
Biggs trying to land knees to the body.
Parker blocks a body shot from Biggs.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Biggs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Parker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Biggs tries for a takedown. No joy.
Biggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biggs throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Biggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Biggs pushes off an throws an elbow but Parker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Biggs is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Biggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biggs creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Biggs lands a leg kick that knocks Parker off balance momentarily.
Parker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Biggs circles away quickly and effectively.
Dre Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker gets a clinch.
Parker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Biggs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Biggs comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Dre Parker has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Parker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Biggs or not.
Biggs trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biggs.
Biggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Biggs lands a damaging elbow.
Parker works on Biggs's body with a couple of short punches.
Biggs creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Biggs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Parker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Biggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parker avoids it.
Biggs throws a head punch that misses.
Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dre Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Parker.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Parker tenderised Biggs's leg. Biggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dre Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggs avoids a kick to the body.
Parker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Biggs scores with a jab. Parker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Parker clinches.
Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Biggs scores with a shot to the body.
Biggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Parker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Biggs.
Biggs tries to keep at a distance but Parker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Biggs.
Biggs lands a nice elbow.
Biggs tries to work over Parker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Biggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker tries to circle away but Biggs has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggs lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parker.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Biggs throws a head punch that misses.
Biggs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Biggs misses with an elbow strike.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Parker effectively controlling the action here.
Biggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Biggs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Biggs.
Biggs jumps guard but Parker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Biggs tries to pull guard but Parker won't allow it.
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 Willy Biggs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dre Parker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Parker drops Biggs with a beautiful combination! Biggs stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Parker is looking for the KO!
It looks like Willy Biggs has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parker swings for the body but Biggs moves out of range.
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Biggs misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Parker.
Parker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Biggs throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Parker's head.
Good work by Parker as he checks the leg kick.
Parker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Parker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Biggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Biggs throws a hook to the side of Parker's head but Parker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Biggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Biggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Biggs connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Parker has knocked Biggs down with a huge combo! Parker steps away and waves a wobbly Biggs back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Biggs is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Biggs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Biggs misses with some punches.
Biggs trying to land knees to the body.
Biggs seems to have got his legs back now.
Biggs tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Biggs back against the cage.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Biggs is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Biggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parker pushes Biggs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Biggs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Biggs misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Biggs.
Biggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parker.
Dre Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Biggs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Biggs has double underhooks.
Willy Biggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Biggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Biggs just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parker's brow.
Biggs creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Parker effectively controlling the action here.
Biggs tries to land knees in the clinch but Parker avoids the damage to the body.
Biggs pushes off an throws an elbow but Parker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Biggs keeps him there for the moment.
Parker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Biggs throws an elbow that misses.
Biggs throws a head punch that misses.
Biggs can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Parker to work.
Parker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Biggs.
Parker trying to stall but Biggs improves his position.
Parker breaks the clinch.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick and Biggs moves out of range easily.
Willy Biggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Biggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biggs misses with a low kick.
Biggs avoids the head kick by Parker.
Biggs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Biggs misses the shot to the body.
Biggs avoids the head kick by Parker.
Biggs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Parker's waist but Parker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Biggs off to one side.
Biggs slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker avoids the head kick by Biggs.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick
and Biggs counters with a nice double leg into side control. Parker won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biggs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parker keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parker is holding Biggs down, trying to stall.
Biggs scoring with punches and elbows.
Biggs avoids the strikes from the bottom by Parker.
Parker wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker is trying to improve his position.
Parker wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Biggs blocks the strikes from Parker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dre Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Biggs has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dre Parker!
Dre Parker 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stone Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirby comes into a darkened arena with his song building. eye of the tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Stone Kirby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bartholomew Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stone Kirby!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby throws a predictable looking body shot
and Simpson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kirby thinking.
Kirby 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.
Kirby takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simpson. Kirby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simpson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirby tries to keep at a distance but Simpson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Simpson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kirby blocks it with crossed arms.
Simpson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kirby avoids the damage to the body.
Simpson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kirby up against the cage.
Kirby lands an elbow that stopped Simpson in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Bartholomew Simpson has been cut.
Kirby unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kirby throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kirby fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirby blocks a body shot from Simpson.
Kirby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Kirby scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby throws a head punch that misses.
Kirby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Kirby.
A short right from Kirby.
Kirby working Simpson over with knees to the body.
Kirby told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Kirby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Simpson.
Kirby tries to throw a body punch but Simpson avoids it by throwing Kirby back against the cage.
I was talking to Simpson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Simpson trying to control the position but instead, Kirby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simpson into the cage.
Kirby landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simpson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kirby pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Simpson on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kirby fails to land.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
Simpson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kirby's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a body punch.
Simpson tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Simpson back against the cage.
Kirby lands with a left to the head.
Kirby pushes Simpson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simpson can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kirby misses with some punches.
Simpson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kirby blocks it with crossed arms.
Kirby pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kirby pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Simpson avoids the elbow strike from Kirby, against the cage.
Simpson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simpson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Simpson dodges an elbow strike from Kirby.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kirby.
Kirby lands a damaging elbow.
Kirby lands a knee to the body.
Simpson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simpson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bartholomew Simpson's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls for Simpson to work.
Simpson blocks an elbow strike.
Simpson throws a head punch that misses.
Kirby lands a nice shot to the body.
Kirby tries to throw a body punch but Simpson avoids it by throwing Kirby back against the cage.
A short left from Kirby.
Kirby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kirby throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kirby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kirby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kirby lands an elbow inside.
Kirby misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirby's elbow.
Simpson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kirby or not.
Kirby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simpson avoids it.
Kirby lands an elbow inside that Simpson shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bartholomew Simpson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kirby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kirby swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson landing knees to the head.
Simpson looking to throw knees to the head but Kirby is blocking nicely.
Simpson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kirby misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Simpson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Bartholomew Simpson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
Kirby pushes Simpson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simpson blocks an elbow strike.
Simpson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stone Kirby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Simpson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kirby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kirby's corner calls for a 1-2. Kirby obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bartholomew Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirby feints and then cracks Simpson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Simpson down.
Simpson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kirby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kirby takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kirby connects with a solid leg kick.
Kirby throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Simpson's head.
Simpson misses with a wild body shot.
Kirby misses with a kick to the body.
Simpson throws an overhand right that lands on Kirby's shoulder, as Kirby tries to avoid the shot.
Kirby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kirby cracks the inside of Simpson's front leg.
Kirby misses with a body kick.
Kirby lands a jab to Simpson's midsection.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Simpson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby drives through and clinches with Simpson against the cage.
Kirby landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Simpson scores with a hook to the body.
Simpson slows down the pace here.
Kirby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Kirby lands an elbow that stopped Simpson in his tracks for a moment.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Kirby lands an elbow inside that Simpson shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bartholomew Simpson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stone Kirby!
A relieved looking Stone Kirby 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 Enrique Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo Jr comes to the cage accompanied by The Trial. Leeroy Russo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leeroy Russo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Russo.
We've been informed that Russo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Russo rushes Rizzo Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shot to the side of Russo's head.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rizzo Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Russo wants to clinch.
Rizzo Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Russo's shoulder, as Russo tries to avoid the shot.
Rizzo Jr misses with a low kick.
Russo throws a looping overhand right but Rizzo Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Russo misses with a body shot.
Rizzo Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Russo.
Rizzo Jr works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo looks to throw the jab but Rizzo Jr is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo is looking to clinch but Rizzo Jr is avoiding it.
Russo checks the leg kick.
Russo throws a solid leg kick but Rizzo Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Russo.
Russo tries to clinch but Rizzo Jr is having none of it.
Russo misses with a shot to the body
and Rizzo Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Russo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russo misses with a leg kick
and Rizzo Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Russo tries to pull guard but Rizzo Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Russo drops back down to his feet.
Russo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Russo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rizzo Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Russo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rizzo Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rizzo Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Russo being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo is working an open guard so Rizzo Jr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Rizzo Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Russo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Russo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Russo throws a sloppy head kick
and Rizzo Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Russo is predictable there
and Rizzo Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Rizzo Jr misses with an uppercut. Russo saw that one coming.
A big right from Rizzo Jr misses.
Rizzo Jr gets tackled into the cage by Russo. Russo maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rizzo Jr's elbow.
Russo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rizzo Jr lands with a nice body punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rizzo Jr.
Russo looks winded!
Rizzo Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Russo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid body kick from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr clinches up against the cage.
Rizzo Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Russo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rizzo Jr taking a breather.
Russo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rizzo Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Russo.
Russo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rizzo Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rizzo Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick which misses Russo's front leg but catches the back leg as Russo tries to avoid it.
Leeroy Russo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rizzo Jr can pounce on him.
Russo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo Jr clinches up against the cage.
Russo throws an elbow but it misses.
Rizzo Jr lands a left hand.
Rizzo Jr presses Russo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rizzo Jr blocks an elbow strike from Russo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russo leaning against his opponent.
Rizzo Jr lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rizzo Jr.
A hook to the body from Rizzo Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Rizzo Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Russo misses with a low kick.
Enrique Rizzo Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Russo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rizzo Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Russo swings widly with a right hand
and Rizzo Jr counters with a big right hand! Oh Russo is in trouble here! Rizzo Jr follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enrique Rizzo Jr!
Enrique Rizzo Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Leeroy Russo was interviewed post fight and said 'Man, that dude's tough as nails! I can't believe he took some of those shots. He was the better man tonight. Tonight!'.
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