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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is It's A Fight. A fine choice. Flare has chosen Also Sprach Zarathustra as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Flare!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson is trying to trip Flare. He has hold of a leg but Flare is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Johnson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Flare looking for a sweep. Not yet Flare, not yet.
Flare working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Flare keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flare looking to control.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Flare has wrist control.
Flare trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rick Flare hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Flare misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Flare is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Flare into the cage.
Johnson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Flare's head.
Johnson pushes Flare back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson has picked Flare up - he's going for a ride! Johnson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flare blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson is trying to control. Flare wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flare wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Flare is defending the position.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Flare is defending well.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Flare is looking to improve his position.
Flare has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Flare is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Flare actively working from the bottom here.
Flare is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flare defending well though.
Flare wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flare looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flare looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Flare is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Flare moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
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!
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flare is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson trying to control but Flare is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Flare walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Flare fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Flare.
Flare shoots in but no luck this time.
Andy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Flare.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson clinches.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Flare backwards.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Flare scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Flare is keeping busy.
Flare scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Flare is looking for a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Flare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flare backwards.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Flare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Johnson manages to end up in side control.
Flare is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Andy Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson landing a few strikes.
Johnson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Flare some visible discomfort.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Flare is avoiding damage well.
Flare defending against the ground and pound.
Johnson cracks Flare with a big right hand but Flare just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flare can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Johnson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
Flare defending against the ground and pound.
Johnson looking to control but instead Flare has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Flare is having none of it.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Flare looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Flare keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flare taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Flare is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Flare is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flare keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Johnson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Flare avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Flare steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Flare swivels and escapes.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flare. That did some damage!
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Flare controls his hands.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flare wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flare swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flare's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Flare avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Flare.
Flare throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Flare improves position.
Flare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flare is trying to stall.
Johnson taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson is trying to control. Flare wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flare wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Flare uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Flare is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Flare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rick Flare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson distracts Flare with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working Flare over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flare has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Flare takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Flare takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Flare is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Flare is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson trying to control the action but Flare is working from the bottom.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Flare down.
Flare is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson cracks Flare with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson blocks the strikes from Flare.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Flare to see if he's OK.
Flare is rocked!
Flare is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Johnson!
Andy Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy comes to the cage accompanied by Killing in the name of - Rage against the Machine!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bartholomew Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kennedy throws a body kick that misses.
Simpson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Simpson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kennedy scores with a hook.
Kennedy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kennedy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kennedy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Simpson misses the shot to the body.
Kennedy throws a wild body kick that Simpson sees coming a mile off.
Kennedy throws a leg kick but Simpson moved away.
Kennedy drives through and clinches with Simpson against the cage.
Kennedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy lands an elbow that stopped Simpson in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Bartholomew Simpson has been cut.
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kennedy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kennedy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kennedy lands with a left to the head.
Kennedy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kennedy avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simpson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Simpson avoids a wild elbow strike from Kennedy.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the head but Kennedy blocks with his arms.
Simpson blocks a body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kennedy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Simpson's brow.
Simpson trying to control the position but instead, Kennedy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simpson into the cage.
Simpson dodges an elbow strike from Kennedy.
A short right from Kennedy on the inside.
Kennedy lands a shoulder strike.
Simpson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Simpson tries a body shot but Kennedy blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson blocks an elbow strike from Kennedy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kennedy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Simpson lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Kennedy.
Kennedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kennedy throws an elbow but misses.
Kennedy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simpson blocks a body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennedy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Simpson prevents a body shot from Kennedy.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kennedy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
Kennedy letting Simpson take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Kennedy.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kennedy avoids it.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kennedy is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Simpson blocks the elbow strike.
Simpson blocks an elbow strike from Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson digs a right hand underneath Kennedy's ribcage. Kennedy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kennedy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kennedy throws an elbow but it misses.
Kennedy misses with an elbow over the top.
Kennedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kennedy gets through Simpson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Simpson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simpson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kennedy blocks it with crossed arms.
Kennedy lands an elbow just above Simpson 's eye.
Kennedy takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson takes an elbow to the temple.
Kennedy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Simpson lands with a right to the head.
Simpson working Kennedy over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson tries a body shot but Kennedy blocks it.
Simpson throws a head punch that misses.
Kennedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simpson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Simpson tries to stall but Kennedy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kennedy managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Kennedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Simpson avoids a wild elbow strike from Kennedy.
Simpson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kennedy working aggressively here.
Kennedy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simpson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kennedy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Kennedy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Simpson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slow jab from Kennedy misses its intended target.
Simpson delivers a nice body kick.
Simpson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kennedy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kennedy closes the distance and pushes Simpson back into the cage.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside.
Kennedy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Simpson dodges an elbow strike from Kennedy.
Simpson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Simpson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simpson.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Kennedy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kennedy misses with an elbow strike.
Simpson looking to slow down the pace here.
Kennedy managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Kennedy throws a head punch that misses.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kennedy is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to work over Simpson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simpson tries to work over Kennedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kennedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kennedy misses with an elbow strike.
Simpson can't find room to land a body shot as Kennedy controls the action.
Simpson scores with a hook to the body.
Simpson stalling.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kennedy is defending well for now.
Kennedy struggles to land a body shot inside as Simpson controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kennedy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Simpson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson looking to stall.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside that Simpson shrugs off.
Kennedy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Simpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kennedy.
Simpson stalling in the clinch but Kennedy improves position.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Simpson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Simpson looking to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Simpson.
Simpson takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Bartholomew Simpson's cut even more.
Kennedy throws an elbow but it misses.
Kennedy lands an elbow that stopped Simpson in his tracks for a moment.
Simpson is looking to control Kennedy's arms but Kennedy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Simpson has his back to the cage.
Kennedy lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Kennedy.
Kennedy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Simpson blocks an elbow strike.
Kennedy cracks Simpson with a nice body shot.
Kennedy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kennedy avoids it.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kennedy is defending well for now.
Kennedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Simpson.
A short left from Kennedy.
Simpson tries to work over Kennedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simpson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kennedy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simpson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kennedy avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennedy misses with some punches.
Simpson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a body punch.
Kennedy can't find room to land a body shot as Simpson controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Kennedy.
Simpson misses with a knee to the head.
Kennedy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kennedy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Kennedy.
Kennedy working aggressively here.
John Kennedy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Simpson is trying to stall.
Simpson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kennedy blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simpson taking a breather.
Kennedy throws an elbow but it misses.
Simpson blocks an elbow strike from Kennedy.
Simpson landing knees to the head.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kennedy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bartholomew Simpson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Simpson's cut.
That's time! Kennedy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Simpson misses with an uppercut. Kennedy saw that one coming.
Simpson clinches.
Simpson wants to stall.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kennedy is defending well for now.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kennedy pushes off an throws an elbow but Simpson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Simpson takes a shot to the head.
Simpson pushes Kennedy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kennedy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simpson blocks an elbow strike from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a nice elbow.
Simpson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kennedy is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson is trying to maintain a safe position but Kennedy gets an underhook and turns Simpson into the cage.
Simpson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simpson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Simpson scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Simpson blocks the elbow strike.
Simpson stalling against the cage.
Kennedy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kennedy lands with a light punch inside.
The cut above Bartholomew Simpson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kennedy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kennedy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Simpson blocks an elbow strike from Kennedy.
Simpson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kennedy blocks it with crossed arms.
Simpson avoids the elbow strike from Kennedy, against the cage.
Kennedy pushes Simpson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kennedy.
Simpson is rocked!
Kennedy scores with a shot to the side of Simpson's head.
Simpson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kennedy finish him?
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kennedy.
Simpson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simpson seems to have recovered his senses.
Kennedy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kennedy.
Kennedy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kennedy is defending well for now.
Simpson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kennedy presses Simpson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Simpson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simpson crunches a lovely knee into Kennedy's ribcage.
Kennedy lands an elbow that stopped Simpson in his tracks for a moment.
Bartholomew Simpson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kennedy avoids it.
Kennedy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Simpson or not.
A nice left hand lands by Kennedy.
A right handed body shot lands from Kennedy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simpson.
Simpson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Kennedy.
Kennedy tries a body shot but Simpson blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Kennedy.
Kennedy works on Simpson's body with a couple of short punches.
Kennedy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kennedy is leaning against Simpson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennedy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Kennedy!
An intense looking John Kennedy took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'm here to win. Much love to my adversary.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AL Lickertwat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubble's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rage Against The Machine - No Shelter. Barney Rubble is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barney Rubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, AL Lickertwat!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubble checks a low kick from Lickertwat.
Rubble connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lickertwat momentarily.
Rubble throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lickertwat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lickertwat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lickertwat connects with an inside leg kick.
Rubble ducks under a wild hook from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lickertwat.
Lickertwat misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lickertwat working the head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lickertwat wants to control but Rubble is keeping him busy.
Lickertwat working the ground and pound but Rubble is defending the strikes.
Lickertwat postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lickertwat is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rubble has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lickertwat creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rubble sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lickertwat fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lickertwat laying and praying for a moment but Rubble takes advantage and regains half guard.
Rubble blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat trying to control the action but Rubble is working from the bottom.
Lickertwat is working for a kimura but Rubble is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rubble is trying to stand up here but Lickertwat is controlling him well.
Rubble is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lickertwat scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lickertwat misses with a head shot. Rubble uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lickertwat looking to pass the guard.
Lickertwat works over Rubble with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rubble can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lickertwat controls the pace.
Lickertwat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rubble is keeping the position for now.
Lickertwat is looking to work some ground and pound but Rubble has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rubble working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lickertwat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lickertwat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rubble not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lickertwat trying to control but Rubble is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rubble is keeping the position for now.
Rubble working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lickertwat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rubble works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
My spies in Beast II inform me that Lickertwat has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rubble might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lickertwat postures up in Rubble's guard and throws a big left but Rubble blocks it.
Rubble working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lickertwat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lickertwat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lickertwat trying to control but Rubble is working from the bottom.
Lickertwat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AL Lickertwat dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rubble misses with an uppercut.
Lickertwat throws a body punch but Rubble moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rubble.
Rubble is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rubble tries a low kick but Lickertwat avoids it.
Lickertwat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rubble connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lickertwat scrambles back to his feet.
Rubble walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lickertwat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lickertwat throws a series of punches but Rubble avoids them all with ease.
Lickertwat is looking to land body kicks.
Rubble thows a body shot but no joy.
Lickertwat avoids a kick to the body.
Lickertwat throws a lazy right hand but Rubble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rubble.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rubble.
Rubble will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lickertwat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lickertwat shoots in looking for a takedown. Rubble tries to sprawl out of it but Lickertwat keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rubble manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lickertwat lands with an uppercut that bounces Rubble off the cage and back into range.
Lickertwat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lickertwat swings for the body but Rubble moves out of range.
Rubble throws out a loose jab but Lickertwat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubble throws a low kick, looking for Lickertwat's leg but Lickertwat calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Lickertwat misses.
Lickertwat lands a body shot.
Lickertwat looks to land a right hand but Rubble moved out of range.
Rubble avoids the head kick by Lickertwat.
Rubble throws a big shot that misses.
Lickertwat scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble thuds his shin into the meat of Lickertwat's side.
Rubble throws an overhand right that lands on Lickertwat's shoulder, as Lickertwat tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rubble.
Lickertwat fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rubble to the ground. Lickertwat is now in Rubble's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubble wants to sweep but no luck.
Lickertwat cracks Rubble with a solid left hand.
Lickertwat throwing strikes from guard but Rubble blocks nicely.
Rubble pulls Lickertwat in close to prevent any damage.
Rubble is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat scoring with some ground and pound.
Lickertwat is in close to Rubble's body, working some short punches and elbows.
AL Lickertwat has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rubble wants to improve his position but instead Lickertwat has moved into half guard.
Lickertwat is trying to control the action in half guard but Rubble is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lickertwat controlling the action here.
Lickertwat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rubble's head.
Lickertwat looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble tries to get to full guard but Lickertwat has control of the leg.
Lickertwat with the ground and pound but Rubble uses the opportunity to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lickertwat postures up.
Lickertwat chips away with some ground and pound.
Lickertwat showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AL Lickertwat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rubble. That's going to slow Lickertwat down.
Rubble throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lickertwat.
Rubble scores with a leg kick.
Rubble throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rubble tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lickertwat is able to avoid easily.
Lickertwat darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lickertwat looks to land a combination but Rubble avoids it well.
AL Lickertwat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rubble tries to score with a low kick but Lickertwat moves his leg out of the way.
Rubble tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lickertwat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lickertwat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rubble wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rubble takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Rubble misses the target.
Lickertwat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rubble is fending him off so far but Lickertwat persists. Nope, Rubble circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lickertwat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lickertwat lands a really nice looking cross but Rubble seems unphased.
Crunch! Lickertwat slams his shin into Rubble's torso.
Rubble throws a wild body kick that Lickertwat sees coming a mile off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lickertwat.
Rubble throws a push kick but Lickertwat slaps the foot to one side.
Lickertwat throws a sloppy head kick and Rubble moves out of range easily.
Rubble wants to land a leg kick but Lickertwat is out of range.
Rubble misses with a looping right.
Lickertwat swings for the body but Rubble moves out of range.
Lickertwat takes one on the button.
Lickertwat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lickertwat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barney Rubble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble throws a jab when Lickertwat was well out of range.
Rubble does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A lazy body kick from Rubble
and Lickertwat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rubble doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lickertwat misses with a hook.
Rubble looks for the body kick but Lickertwat saw that one coming.
Lickertwat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rubble.
Lickertwat throws an overhand right that lands on Rubble's shoulder, as Rubble tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lickertwat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rubble. Rubble obviously looking to wear him down.
Rubble looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rubble connects with a nice looking jab.
Lickertwat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lickertwat wants to land a leg kick but Rubble is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rubble swings for the body but Lickertwat moves out of range.
Rubble moves out of range of the body kick from Lickertwat.
Rubble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rubble throws a leg kick
and Rubble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lickertwat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rubble. Rubble obviously looking to wear him down.
Rubble has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lickertwat checks a low kick from Rubble.
Lickertwat blocks a jab.
Rubble misses with a kick to the body
and Lickertwat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lickertwat blocks a jab.
Rubble looks to throw a body kick
and Lickertwat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rubble fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lickertwat checks it well.
AL Lickertwat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rubble in his tracks.
Lickertwat dives in and grabs Rubble's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rubble pushes down on Lickertwat's head and hops out.
Barney Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AL Lickertwat.
A lazy body kick from Rubble
and Lickertwat counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Lickertwat.
Rubble throws a leg kick
and Lickertwat counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Rubble is predictable there
and Lickertwat counters with a nice uppercut.
Rubble takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rubble tries to land a leg kick but Lickertwat saw it coming and moves away.
Lickertwat blocks a leg kick.
Rubble throws a body kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rubble connects with a leg kick. Lickertwat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rubble needs to keep his hands up - Lickertwat had a free shot at his head there.
Rubble tries a low kick but Lickertwat avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Barney Rubble.
Well Lickertwat 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AL Lickertwat!
A very excited looking AL Lickertwat rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suporn Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Trane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym comes to the cage accompanied by It's a long road. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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189 lbs
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Suporn Red Gym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Trane!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Gym shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Red Gym shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Trane defends it nicely.
Red Gym fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suporn Red Gym. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Trane. No joy for Red Gym on that attempt.
Jab by Trane.
Trane tries to clinch up but Red Gym circles away and keeps his distance.
Red Gym fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trane lets loose with a powerful body kick. Red Gym will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red Gym fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trane wants to clinch.
Red Gym drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Red Gym accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trane keeping moving, preventing Red Gym from controlling successfully.
Trane wants to sweep here but Red Gym controlling him for the moment.
Red Gym throws an elbow that misses. Trane uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Red Gym's guard. Nice move by Trane!
Trane trying to control the position from guard on top but Red Gym is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Trane has passed into side control.
Trane working away.
An elbow from Trane crashes against the mat.
Red Gym's coaches at Thunder Dome have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Red Gym taking punishment in the form of punches.
Red Gym manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red Gym tries to roll over but Trane keeps him under control.
Trane wants to work for an arm triangle but Red Gym is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Red Gym is not content to let Trane control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trane working over Red Gym with some ground and pound. Red Gym looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Trane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Red Gym controlling the position for now.
Trane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Trane is working for a kimura but Red Gym is defending it quite comfortably.
Red Gym wants to control but Trane is keeping busy.
Trane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Trane wants to take a breather but Red Gym is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trane.
Trane is stalling here. Red Gym is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Trane seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Red Gym has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Trane takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Red Gym trying to control the action but Trane is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trane tries to bench press Red Gym off him but Red Gym keeps the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trane takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Trane is being controlled here.
Red Gym working the ground and pound from side control.
Red Gym connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Trane some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Trane will probably get the nod.
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.
Red Gym tries for a takedown but Trane circles away easily
and Trane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Red Gym thinking.
Red Gym is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Red Gym moves away.
Red Gym shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suporn Red Gym. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Red Gym feints and as Trane raises his hands in defense, Red Gym changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Red Gym throwing strikes but missing.
Trane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trane looking to control.
Trane is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Red Gym avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Red Gym scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trane looking for a sweep. Not yet Trane, not yet.
Red Gym chips away with some ground and pound.
Red Gym is looking to work some ground and pound but Trane has wrist control.
Trane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Trane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Red Gym defends well.
Red Gym advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Red Gym is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trane is looking for a sweep. Red Gym is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Red Gym is trying to control. Trane wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Trane is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Red Gym pulls his head out easily.
Red Gym performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Trane trying to control here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Red Gym connects with a nice short shot to Trane's temple.
Red Gym throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trane is trying to maintain the position but Red Gym is very close to passing his half guard.
Red Gym prevents Trane from improving his position.
Trane is pressing down on Red Gym's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Red Gym postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Red Gym throwing strikes from guard but Trane blocks nicely.
Trane has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Red Gym can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trane keeping moving, preventing Red Gym from controlling successfully.
Trane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trane had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Red Gym defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Red Gym avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red Gym distracts Trane with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Red Gym wants to control from the top but Trane keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trane throws his legs up looking for a submission but Red Gym uses it to pass to side control.
Trane is looking to reverse the position.
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 Suporn Red Gym will probably get the nod.
That's time! Red Gym's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Red Gym dives in and grabs Trane's left leg, looking for a takedown. Trane pushes down on Red Gym's head and hops out.
Red Gym looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Trane!
Trane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trane keeps trying to improve his position.
Trane tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Red Gym presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Red Gym lands a nice shot to the head.
Trane working to try and regain half guard.
Red Gym landing strikes from the mount.
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 taking shots to the head.
Red Gym lands a couple of good shots and Trane has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym lands strikes to the head.
Trane tries to break free.
Red Gym connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Trane to escape the position.
Trane tries to break free.
Red Gym is landing with strikes from the back.
Red Gym connects with a big shot to the side of Trane's head.
Red Gym scores with punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red Gym keeps control of the position as Trane tries to break free.
Red Gym lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Red Gym struggling to keep hold of the position.
Red Gym is punishing Trane with some ground and pound.
Trane wants to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trane rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Trane 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 fighters are battling for position here. Trane manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Red Gym's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Trane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Red Gym defends well.
Red Gym sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Red Gym throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trane manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Trane controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym is working to get back to half guard.
Trane in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Trane trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Red Gym is desperately trying to improve his position but Trane has a good base and remains in mount.
Red Gym wants to control but Trane is having none of it.
Trane fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym is looking to get to half guard.
Trane wants to control the pace but Red Gym is squirming around nicely.
Trane landing punches.
Trane lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trane in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Trane working the ground and pound effectively.
Red Gym is rocked!
Red Gym is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oh Red Gym is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Red Gym holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Trane tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Red Gym seems to have got his legs back now.
Red Gym is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suporn Red Gym showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Red Gym has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Suporn Red Gym!
A very excited looking Suporn Red Gym made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ole Solseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solseng kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Iron Horse - Hero of the Day. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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24
285 lbs
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286 lbs
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World class 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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ole Solseng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leeroy Russo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Topper Green and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solseng scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Solseng avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Russo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russo is looking to clinch but Solseng is avoiding it.
Solseng connects with the punch.
Solseng misses with a body shot.
Solseng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solseng misses with a body shot.
Solseng lands a really nice looking cross but Russo seems unphased.
Solseng cracks the inside of Russo's front leg.
Solseng on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Russo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Solseng. That did some damage!
Russo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
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!
Russo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solseng manages to avoid it.
Russo moves out of range of the body kick.
Russo walks into a straight right hand from Solseng.
Solseng lands with a good body shot.
Russo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solseng throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Solseng fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Russo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Russo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solseng manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo tries to clinch there but Solseng circles away.
Russo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Solseng throws a predictable looking body shot
and Solseng takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Solseng swings for the body but Russo moves out of range.
Solseng throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Solseng looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
Russo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Russo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solseng moves forwards but Russo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Solseng swings for the body but Russo moves out of range.
Solseng throws a body kick that misses.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch but Solseng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Russo motions for Solseng to come forward. Russo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Russo throws a low kick but Solseng avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Solseng throws a wild body kick that Russo sees coming a mile off.
Solseng closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Russo looks to land a body kick but Solseng moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solseng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Russo looks to land a combination but Solseng avoids it well.
Ole Solseng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solseng scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Russo doesn't seem bothered though.
Solseng checks the leg kick.
Solseng has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice defenses there by Solseng.
Russo throws a leg kick which misses Solseng's front leg but catches the back leg as Solseng tries to avoid it.
Russo tries to clinch there but Solseng circles away.
Solseng's jab looks to have found its range, popping Russo under the eye.
Russo lands a lovely overhand right.
Russo takes one to the side of the head.
Solseng swings for the body but Russo moves out of range.
Russo has managed to clinch.
Russo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Russo landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ole Solseng has been cut.
Russo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Solseng's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Russo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Solseng is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solseng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Solseng's brow.
Solseng is leaning against Russo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Russo tries to work over Solseng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russo landing knees to the body.
Solseng swings wildly with an uppercut but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Solseng's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Solseng misses with a straight left.
Solseng goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Solseng checks the leg kick nicely there.
Russo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solseng.
Solseng throws a wild body kick that Russo sees coming a mile off.
Russo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Solseng stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russo throws a leg kick which misses Solseng's front leg but catches the back leg as Solseng tries to avoid it.
Russo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solseng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russo manages to avoid it.
Russo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A clash of legs there as Russo blocks the low kick.
Russo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Solseng steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Russo. That one must have hurt.
Solseng is breathing heavily.
Solseng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russo.
Solseng looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Solseng throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
Russo throws a sloppy head kick and Solseng moves out of range easily.
Solseng throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solseng misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Russo fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeroy Russo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ole Solseng's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Solseng blocks the low kick.
Russo avoids the body shot from Solseng.
Russo thows a body shot but no joy.
Solseng throws a front kick that sends Russo stumbling back into the cage.
Russo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Solseng throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leeroy Russo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Russo blocks the leg kick.
Solseng gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Russo counters by clinching up.
Solseng scores with a shot to the side of Russo's head.
Solseng swings wildly with an uppercut but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solseng lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russo missing with knees to the body.
Russo can't find room to land a body shot as Solseng controls the action.
Russo scores with a hook to the body.
Russo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Russo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Russo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Russo.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russo.
Russo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Solseng.
Solseng throws a punch but it's blocked by Russo.
Solseng takes an elbow to the forehead.
Russo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Solseng has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Russo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Russo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Russo throws a head kick that misses.
Russo walks into a left hand.
Solseng jabs Russo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Russo misses with a body kick.
Solseng takes a swing at Russo's ribcage but misses.
Solseng throws a half hearted mid kick.
Solseng misses the shot to the body.
Russo moves out of range of the body kick from Solseng.
Russo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solseng.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Russo connects with a looping right hand.
Russo is looking to clinch but Solseng is avoiding it.
Russo takes a swing at Solseng's ribcage but misses.
Russo throws out a loose jab but Solseng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Solseng's sensitive parts.
Solseng blocks a head kick by Russo.
Russo tries to clinch but Solseng moves out of range.
Russo blocks a leg kick.
Solseng misses with a wild body shot.
Solseng moves forwards but Russo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Solseng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solseng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russo moves away.
Russo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Solseng misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solseng blocks a head kick by Russo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Solseng.
Russo clinches up against the cage.
Russo lands a left hand.
Russo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Solseng takes an elbow to the temple.
Ole Solseng's cut is getting worse.
Russo lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russo misses with an elbow over the top.
Russo tries to land knees in the clinch but Solseng avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Russo.
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!
Solseng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Russo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Solsengs head.
Russo stalling in the clinch but Solseng improves position.
Solseng tries to work over Russo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russo lands a good knee to the midsection. Solseng won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo misses with a body punch.
Russo is working Solseng over against the cage.
Russo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Solseng's face.
Russo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Solseng takes a knee to the side of the body.
Russo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Solseng's defenses.
Russo lands a nice elbow.
Ole Solseng's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Russo lands a nice knee to the body.
Russo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Solseng swings for the body but Russo moves out of range.
Russo lands a high kick!
Russo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Russo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Solseng looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo lands a brutal head kick. Solseng looks out on his feet and Russo throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Leeroy Russo!
Leeroy Russo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Alvarez Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica's Ride The Lightning . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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39
185 lbs
30 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Alvarez Banner!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Aoki seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Aoki is trying to control the position but Banner postures up.
Banner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aoki wants to sweep but no luck.
Aoki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Banner defends well.
Banner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aoki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aoki trying to control the position.
Aoki looking for a sweep. Not yet Aoki, not yet.
Aoki controls Banner momentarily but Banner frees himself.
Banner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Banner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Banner stopping the sweep attempt from Aoki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aoki looking for a guillotine here but Banner defends easily.
Aoki has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Banner has passed into side control.
Banner misses with the ground and pound.
Aoki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aoki is working to avoid the ground and pound but Banner connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Banner is trying to get an arm triangle but Aoki is defending well.
Aoki tries to buck Banner off but Banner is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Banner are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Banner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Banner gets back to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aoki postures up and lands a big shot to Banner's brow.
Aoki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Banner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Banner throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Aoki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aoki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Banner is keeping the position for now.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Banner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Banner is keeping the position for now.
Aoki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Banner keeps moving.
Aoki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aoki postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Banner is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aoki, into his guard.
Banner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aoki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Aoki manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Banner misses with the head strike.
Banner has hold of one of Aoki's legs. Aoki is fighting the takedown attempt but Banner gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Aoki trying to control the position.
Banner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aoki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banner is one step ahead there.
Banner lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aoki's head.
Banner throws an elbow that misses. Aoki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Banner's guard. Nice move by Aoki!
Aoki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Banner gets back to full guard.
Aoki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aoki is working Banner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Alvarez Banner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Banner connects with a nice looking jab.
Aoki slips a straight right by Banner.
Banner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aoki slips a jab and a cross from Banner.
Banner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aokis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Banner wants to clinch but Aoki slips to the side
and Aoki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Banner has momentary wrist control but Aoki slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Banner is retaining full guard.
Aoki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Banner is on top in guard.
Banner wants to pass the guard but Aoki is keeping the position.
Banner is pushing down on Aoki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aoki is fighting to maintain full guard but Banner has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Banner pulls his head out easily.
Banner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aoki trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Banner manages to pass to mount!
Aoki slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Aoki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aoki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Banner looking to pass the guard.
Banner advances to half guard.
Banner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki actively working from the bottom here.
Aoki wants to control but Banner passes into side.
Banner working the head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner lands a few punches from side control.
Aoki is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aoki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Banner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Banner throwing strikes but missing.
Aoki is trying to keep Banner in close.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Banner tries to pass.
Aoki trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Banner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aoki's head.
Banner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banner stopping the sweep attempt from Aoki.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Banner tries to pass.
Banner is in close to Aoki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Banner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aoki's head.
Aoki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Banner scoring with some ground and pound.
Aoki looking for a sweep. Not yet Aoki, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aoki's head.
Banner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aoki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Banner chips away with some ground and pound.
Banner is looking to work some ground and pound but Aoki has wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki wants to sweep here but Banner controlling him for the moment.
Aoki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Banner taking shots to the head.
Bruce Alvarez Banner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Banner takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aoki lands a nice shot to the head.
Banner takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Aoki unloading with bombs!
Banner is rocked!
Banner throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
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 Tatsuya Aoki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Banner wants to clinch
and Aoki counters with a shoot takedown. Banner fights it but they end up in guard.
Aoki postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Banner is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aoki, into his guard.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Banner tries to pass.
Banner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aoki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banner throwing strikes but missing.
Aoki looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner won't allow Aoki to get back to his feet.
Banner advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki tries to improve position but can't.
Aoki is working hard here to advance position.
Banner is putting a hurting on Aoki here, landing some big shots from side control.
Aoki is trying to improve his position.
Banner working the head with strikes.
Banner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Banner scores with a couple of short elbows.
Aoki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Banner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Banner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki controls Banner momentarily but Banner frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner landing some decent shots from guard.
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Banner chips away with some ground and pound.
Aoki is rocked!
Banner prevents Aoki from getting back to his feet.
Banner passes Aoki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Banner working over Aoki with some ground and pound. Aoki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Aoki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aoki seems to have got his legs back now.
Aoki trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Banner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aoki is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Banner jumps into side control!
Aoki taking punishment in the form of punches.
Aoki manages to get back to half guard.
Aoki has hold of Banner's hands but Banner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Banner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aoki's head.
Aoki moves into full guard.
Aoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aoki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Banner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Banner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Banner lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner slips a nice elbow through Aoki's hands, connecting with Aoki's forehead.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Banner slips a nice elbow through Aoki's hands, connecting with Aoki's forehead.
Banner passes the guard and advances to mount!
Banner landing strikes from the mount.
Aoki is looking to improve his position but Banner isn't that keen on the idea.
Banner working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Aoki wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Banner celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Alvarez Banner!
Bruce Alvarez Banner is the new welterweight champion!
Bruce Alvarez Banner very nearly forgot to thank BeastMode amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stone Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirby comes to the cage accompanied by eye of the tiger. The crowd seem to be enjoying Washington's choice of entrance music: Snuffed Out by Streetlife. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stone Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Washington!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby works Washington's body with a nice hook.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kirby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kirby keeps Washington at a distance using the push kick.
Kirby connects with a body shot that sends Washington's belly button to the back.
Kirby tries to clinch there but Washington circles away.
Nice jab there from Washington.
Kirby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
Kirby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
We've been informed that Washington 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.
Washington throws a big shot that misses.
Kirby scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Washington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kirby on the side of the head.
Kirby lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kirby checks a leg kick.
Washington scores with a nice head shot.
Washington throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Washington 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Kirby tenderised Washington's leg. Washington is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kirby throws the kick towards the body but Washington avoids it.
Nice cross by Washington.
Washington takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab from Washington.
Washington looks to land a left hand but Kirby moved out of range nicely.
Kirby delivers a nice body kick.
Washington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kirby is out of range and Washington settles back down.
Good exchange - Washington coming out on top.
Kirby is looking to slow Washington down with leg kicks.
Washington takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirby looks to land a combination but Washington avoids it well.
Kirby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kirby.
Kirby throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirby scores with a nice strike.
Washington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kirby lands a body shot.
Washington is looking to chop away at Kirby's legs.
Kirby throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Kirby.
Stone Kirby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Washington thuds his right hand into Kirby's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Washington throws the left hand but Kirby avoids the punch easily.
Kirby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Washington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Washington takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Washington throws an overhand right that lands on Kirby's shoulder, as Kirby tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kirby.
Kirby is looking to wear down Washington with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kirby connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with a body punch
and Kirby counters with a nice uppercut.
Kirby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kirby blocks a jab.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
Washington with a hook.
Kirby lands a right hook to the body.
Kirby staying out of range there.
Washington ducks right into an uppercut from Kirby.
Kirby throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kirby looks to score with a jab to the body but Washington is just out of range.
Kirby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Washington doesn't seem bothered though.
Washington goes for a double leg but Kirby avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kirby continues to drive forward.
Kirby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Washington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirby lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Kirby.
Kirby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirby scores with a shot to the side of Washington's head.
Washington working aggressively here.
Kirby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Washington blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kirby.
Washington looks winded!
Kirby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Washington's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kirby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Washingtons head.
Kirby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Kirby lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Kirby.
Kirby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Washington's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Washington is rocked!
Kirby scores with a shot to the side of Washington's head.
Washington is still on wobbly legs! Can Kirby finish him?
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirby lands an uppercut.
Kirby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Washington is pressed against the cage. Kirby pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Washington! Two more big strikes from Kirby and Washington crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Stone Kirby!
Stone Kirby decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cray Daddy Tay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tay comes to the cage accompanied by Bow Down. Sakuraba has chosen Lose yourself as his entrance music. Kazushi Sakuraba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cray Daddy Tay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba takes one on the button.
Tay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lands with a hook. Tay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tay swings for the body but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Tay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sakuraba cracks a nice hook into Tay's ribs.
Tay misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tay moves out of range as Sakuraba throws a body kick.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tay. Sakuraba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakuraba throws a shot from downtown. Tay moves away and avoids it.
Tay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sakuraba in his tracks.
Sakuraba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Tay.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sakuraba, right into the meat.
Sakuraba slips a jab from Tay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakuraba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sakuraba doesn't seem bothered though.
Sakuraba blocks a jab.
Sakuraba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Tay misses.
Tay scores with a nice right hand.
Tay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sakuraba is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuraba misses with a straight left.
Sakuraba defending well as Tay loads up on a big left hand.
Tay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakuraba closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Tay.
A short uppercut from Sakuraba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with the head strike.
Sakuraba tries to throw a body punch but Tay avoids it by throwing Sakuraba back against the cage.
Sakuraba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sakuraba lands a nice elbow.
Tay lands with a short shot to the head.
Sakuraba throws an elbow but it misses.
Sakuraba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sakuraba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sakuraba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sakuraba can't find room to land a body shot as Tay controls the action.
Sakuraba pushes off an throws an elbow but Tay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tay misses with a body punch.
Sakuraba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tay has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sakuraba regains guard immediately.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tay is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Tay from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sakuraba wants to sweep here but Tay controlling him for the moment.
Tay throwing strikes from guard but Sakuraba blocks nicely.
Tay not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We're going to have a standup here because Cray Daddy Tay wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tay scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sakuraba throws a body punch but Tay moves out of range.
Tay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakuraba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tay throws an overhand right that lands on Sakuraba's shoulder, as Sakuraba tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tay. Sakuraba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakuraba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba has Tay up against the cage in a clinch.
Sakuraba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sakuraba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tay backwards.
Tay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tays head.
Sakuraba misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sakuraba.
Tay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sakuraba's elbow.
Tay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cray Daddy Tay dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tay looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakuraba is just out of range.
Sakuraba motions for Tay to come forward. Sakuraba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch but Tay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tay misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Tay with that takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tay lands a nice hook to Sakuraba's body. Sakuraba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tay misses with a body shot.
Sakuraba tries to clinch there but Tay circles away.
Sakuraba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tay takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tay misses the shot to the body.
Tay connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sakuraba's hands.
Tay has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Sakuraba catches Tay right on the button with a cross.
Cray Daddy Tay is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakuraba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tay.
Tay takes a swing at Sakuraba's ribcage but misses.
Tay fails to land with a series of punches.
Sakuraba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sakuraba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tay misses with a looping right.
Sakuraba blocks a jab.
Tay throws a big shot that misses.
Sakuraba has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sakuraba lands a left hand.
Sakuraba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tay blocks a body shot from Sakuraba.
Tay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sakuraba on the inside.
Tay is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oh Tay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sakuraba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tay seems to have got his legs back now.
Sakuraba misses with a punch on the inside.
Tay prevents a body shot from Sakuraba.
Tay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sakuraba's elbow.
Tay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sakuraba's elbow.
Sakuraba struggles to land a body shot inside as Tay controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sakuraba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tay's brow.
Tay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sakuraba's elbow.
Tay tries to work over Sakuraba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakuraba cracks Tay with a nice body shot.
Tay taking a breather.
Sakuraba misses with the head strike.
Tay prevents a body shot from Sakuraba.
Tay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakurabas head.
Tay pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sakuraba blocks a body shot from Tay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay blocks an elbow strike from Sakuraba.
Tay tries a body shot but Sakuraba blocks it.
Tay avoids a wild elbow strike from Sakuraba.
Tay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tay lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tay lands with a left to the head.
Tay throws a head punch that misses.
Tay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sakuraba blocks an uppercut.
Tay misses with a body punch.
Sakuraba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tay backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuraba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses with an elbow strike.
Sakuraba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakuraba.
It looks like Cray Daddy Tay has been cut.
Sakuraba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tay dodges an elbow strike from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sakuraba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sakuraba lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sakuraba.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sakuraba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sakuraba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tays head.
Sakuraba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sakuraba has Tay pressed against the cage. He pushes Tay back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Sakuraba throws a beautiful elbow that sends Tay crashing to the floor! Sakuraba piles on the pressure with more strikes! Tay is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazushi Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Kazushi Sakuraba 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by Apeman. Boon has chosen Who are you? Come on, goodbye! as his entrance music. Alberto Lopez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirk Boon!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon misses with a takedown attempt
and Lopez counters with a right hand to the body.
Boon with a poor takedown
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Boon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lopez counters with a leg kick.
Alberto Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk Boon.
Boon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Boon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boon is rocked!
Lopez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boon looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lopez counters with a crisp right that sends Boon to the canvas! Lopez follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alberto Lopez!
Alberto Lopez retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Alberto Lopez 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 Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mandragoran comes to the cage accompanied by Danny Boy. Gump is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fucking Hostile - Pantera. Lan Mandragoran had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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31
281 lbs
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272 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lan Mandragoran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Gump!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Lan Mandragoran has been cut.
Mandragoran throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mandragoran throws a shot from downtown. Gump moves away and avoids it.
Gump lands a head shot.
Mandragoran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gump looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gump shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mandragoran sprawls well. Mandragoran wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gump gets slowly back to his feet.
Gump takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gump misses the jab.
Lan Mandragoran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandragoran gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gump throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mandragoran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mandragoran pulls Gump in to control the position.
Gump throwing strikes from guard but Mandragoran blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump throws an elbow that misses. Mandragoran uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gump's guard. Nice move by Mandragoran!
Gump is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mandragoran defends well.
Gump throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mandragoran stopping the sweep attempt from Gump.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump is looking for a triangle but Mandragoran pushes his legs off easily.
Mandragoran controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gump bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mandragoran's guard.
Gump throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mandragoran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gump pushing down on Mandragoran's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gump slips a nice elbow through Mandragoran's hands, connecting with Mandragoran's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gump throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mandragoran to regain full guard.
Gump throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump throwing strikes but missing.
Gump throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mandragoran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gump is looking to work some ground and pound but Mandragoran has wrist control.
Gump trying to control the position from guard on top but Mandragoran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gump won't allow Mandragoran to sweep him here.
Mandragoran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gump.
Gump throws a strike but Mandragoran rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gump looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran wants to stand but Gump is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gump working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mandragoran doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mandragoran manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mandragoran sitting in guard here, content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gump has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mandragoran is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gump.
Gump tries to strike but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Gump dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lan Mandragoran's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gump moves out of range as Mandragoran throws a body kick.
Mandragoran misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Mandragoran. Those never looked like landing.
Gump throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mandragoran lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mandragoran tries to clinch but Gump is having none of it.
Gump throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mandragoran misses with a straight right.
Mandragoran lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gump will feel that in the morning.
Mandragoran takes the fight into the clinch.
Mandragoran blocks an uppercut.
Mandragoran looking to throw knees to the head but Gump is blocking nicely.
Gump misses with a punch on the inside.
Gump wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mandragoran has a couple of punches blocked by Gump.
Mandragoran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gump's defenses.
It looks like Bubba Gump has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump takes an elbow to the temple.
Gump goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mandragoran prevents it.
Mandragoran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gump is breathing heavily.
Mandragoran tries to land knees in the clinch but Gump avoids the damage to the body.
Mandragoran tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gump misses with the head strike.
Mandragoran lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gump.
Mandragoran scores a nice knee to the body.
Mandragoran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandragoran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mandragoran lands an elbow inside.
Mandragoran working Gump over with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran tries a knee to the head but Gump blocks it.
Mandragoran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mandragoran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gump's elbow.
Mandragoran landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mandragoran obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Mandragoran.
Nice elbow from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran lands an elbow that stopped Gump in his tracks for a moment.
Mandragoran with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mandragoran lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran lands an elbow inside that Gump shrugs off.
Mandragoran lands a damaging elbow.
Gump tries a body shot but Mandragoran blocks it.
Gump takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mandragoran lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mandragoran as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Mandragoran on the inside.
Gump is rocked!
Mandragoran lands an elbow inside.
Gump is still on wobbly legs! Can Mandragoran finish him?
Mandragoran dips a shoulder and cracks Gump with a mighty uppercut! Gump falls back against the cage and Mandragoran unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gump is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mandragoran screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lan Mandragoran!
Lan Mandragoran retains his heavyweight title!
Lan Mandragoran seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Bubba Gump stepped up to the mic, saying 'I knew he was gonna be a challenge coming in. I guess I just wasn't up to it tonight...'.
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