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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Zertiis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Boys. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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206 lbs
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220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Zertiis!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zertiis darts in looking for a takedown but Filipovic gets double underhooks and turns Zertiis into the cage.
Zertiis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zertiis wants to land a leg kick but Filipovic is out of range.
Zertiis takes one to the chin there.
Zertiis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zertiis showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zertiis stops Filipovic from getting back to his feet.
Zertiis decides to stand and escape the position.
Filipovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Filipovic!
Filipovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zertiis.
Filipovic lands with a hook. Zertiis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Filipovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Madz in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zertiis tries to score with a low kick but Filipovic moves his leg out of the way.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Zertiis got wobbled bad by a big combination! Filipovic presses forward with punches and knees until Zertiis stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Zertiis closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirko Filipovic!
An out of breath Mirko Filipovic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaice Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wietrzny comes to the cage accompanied by Hunter-Fallen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaice Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn dodges the punch combination from Wietrzny.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gunn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wietrzny has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wietrzny and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big left from Wietrzny misses.
Gunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wietrzny.
Wietrzny throws a series of punches but Gunn moves out of range.
Wietrzny throws the left hand but Gunn avoids the punch easily.
Kaice Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses.
Gunn moves to clinch but Wietrzny breaks away
and Wietrzny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wietrzny 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.
Gunn missing with a left hand there. Wietrzny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wietrzny avoids the head kick by Gunn.
Gunn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wietrzny counters by moving into the clinch.
Wietrzny is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gunn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wietrzny blocks the elbow strike.
Wietrzny has picked Gunn up - he's going for a ride! Wietrzny dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gunn is not content to let Wietrzny control the position.
Gunn tries to get to full guard but Wietrzny has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn is refusing to be controlled, as Wietrzny sits in half guard.
Wietrzny is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gunn is just riding it out for now. Wietrzny eventually gives up the hold.
Gunn is trying to get back to full guard.
Wietrzny is looking for a kimura here.
Gunn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Wietrzny wants to pass to mount but Gunn is defending the position.
Wietrzny is keen to just control but Gunn is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gunn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wietrzny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gunn is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wietrzny wants to control from the top but Gunn keeps moving.
Wietrzny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gunn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gunn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wietrzny defends it easily.
Gunn looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny pushes down on Gunn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wietrzny wants to control but Gunn is keeping him busy.
Wietrzny is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gunn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wietrzny is working for a submission of some sort.
Gunn is refusing to be controlled, as Wietrzny sits in half guard.
Gunn looking for submissions off his back.
Wietrzny trying to pass the guard but Gunn defending well.
Wietrzny is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gunn looking to control.
Wietrzny passes into half guard.
Wietrzny wants to work for an arm triangle but Gunn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gunn is trying to get back to full guard.
Gunn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Wietrzny has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wietrzny blocks an elbow strike from Gunn.
Wietrzny fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Wietrzny dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wietrzny connects with a looping right hand.
Wietrzny shoots in looking for a takedown. Gunn tries to sprawl out of it but Wietrzny keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gunn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wietrzny cracks Gunn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wietrzny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wietrzny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunn circles away quickly and effectively.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Wietrzny circles away and keeps his distance.
Wietrzny misses with a takedown attempt - Gunn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gunn clinches with his opponent.
Gunn breaks the clinch.
Gunn misses with a left hand
and Wietrzny counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Gunn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gunn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gunn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny actively working from the bottom here.
Gunn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wietrzny looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gunn lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Gunn there.
Wietrzny avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gunn.
Gunn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gunn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wietrzny is in trouble now - Gunn has advanced to mount!
Wietrzny is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn landing strikes from the mount and Wietrzny is in trouble!
Gunn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wietrzny looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn landing shots from mount.
Wietrzny regains half guard.
Wietrzny is staying active underneath Gunn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wietrzny trying to control here.
Wietrzny keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Gunn there.
Wietrzny makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wietrzny.
Wietrzny is looking for a triangle but Gunn pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wietrzny has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gunn has managed to get both his arms back between Wietrzny's legs - danger averted.
Gunn stops Wietrzny from standing up.
Wietrzny is looking for a triangle but Gunn pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wietrzny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wietrzny is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wietrzny keeping full guard, as Gunn tries to pass.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gunn working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Gunn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gunn stopping the sweep attempt from Wietrzny.
Gunn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wietrzny's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn distracts Wietrzny with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gunn scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wietrzny throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gunn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wietrzny has momentary wrist control but Gunn slips an elbow through the middle.
Gunn is working Wietrzny over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wietrzny is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wietrzny utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunn is working Wietrzny over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gunn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wietrzny's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaice Gunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wietrzny tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Gunn as Wietrzny shoots in.
Gunn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wietrzny's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wietrzny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Wietrzny circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wietrzny. Gunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wietrzny circles away quickly and effectively.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wietrzny.
Wietrzny sizes up Gunn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wietrzny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Gunn as Wietrzny shoots in.
Wietrzny pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wietrzny throws a right and a left that Gunn avoids nicely.
Wietrzny keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wietrzny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
Gunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Wietrzny circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Gunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wietrzny takes a swing at Gunn's ribcage but misses.
Gunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wietrzny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wietrzny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunn.
Gunn lands with a nice body kick.
Gunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Wietrzny circles away.
Gunn tries to bum rush Wietrzny with a series of wild strikes but Wietrzny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wietrzny digs a good body shot into Gunn's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunn tries to clinch but Wietrzny is having none of it.
Wietrzny takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gunn throws a right and a left that Wietrzny avoids nicely.
Kaice Gunn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wietrzny scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gunn in his tracks.
Wietrzny throws out a leg kick but Gunn moves out of range and Wietrzny only half commits.
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!
Gunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wietrzny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn wants to clinch.
Wietrzny scores with a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Wietrzny. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Gunn finds it's way through Wietrzny's defenses.
Wietrzny cracks Gunn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wietrzny blocks a jab.
Wietrzny swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunn.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Wietrzny is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gunn.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gunn moves into the clinch successfully.
Wietrzny has had enough of the clinch but Gunn keeps him there for the moment.
Wietrzny tries to pull guard but Gunn holds him up against the cage and eventually Wietrzny drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Wietrzny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wietrzny jumps into guard, dragging Gunn to the mat.
Gunn stops Wietrzny from standing up.
Wietrzny has his foot on Gunn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gunn works his way back into a safe position though.
Gunn preventing the sweep.
Kaice Gunn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gunn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wietrzny's head.
Wietrzny is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gunn is aware though and is defending well.
Wietrzny has momentary wrist control but Gunn slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn trying to control but Wietrzny is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wietrzny is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gunn wants to control from the top but Wietrzny keeps moving.
Gunn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wietrzny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wietrzny looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gunn gets to his feet - Wietrzny follows without any prompting.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Wietrzny does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kaice Gunn.
Well Gunn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaice Gunn!
Kaice Gunn tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yo Hwan Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yo Hwan Lim!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bronson. That's going to slow Lim down.
Lim tries a head kick but it misses.
Bronson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lim. That one must have hurt.
Lim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Lim.
Bronson thows a body shot but no joy.
Bronson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lim is just out of range.
Lim throws a head kick that misses.
Bronson looks to land a left hand but Lim moved out of range nicely.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bronson.
Bronson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Bronson misses with a straight left.
Bronson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lim in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim throws a head kick that misses
and Bronson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Lim misses.
Sloppy strikes from Lim. Those never looked like landing.
Lim lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lim throws a series of punches but Bronson avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Bronson.
Lim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lim manages to avoid it.
Lim throws a combination that misses
and Lim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lim is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bronson.
Lim is still on wobbly legs! Can Bronson finish him?
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lim.
Lim seems to have recovered his senses.
Bronson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bronson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lim's hands.
Lim is looking to score with low kicks.
Bronson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronson.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lim moves away.
Lim throws a leg kick but Bronson checks it.
Donk. Lim catches Bronson right on the button with a cross.
Bronson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Bronson finds it's way through Lim's defenses.
Lim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bronson with a jab.
A big left from Bronson misses.
Bronson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bronson cracks Lim with a hook to the temple - Lim is on wobbly legs here! Bronson swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lim falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bronson wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Charles Bronson!
Charles Bronson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Tokyo United Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Method Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kimmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Man might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wu-Tang Clan-METHOD MAN . Kimmo has chosen Roni Size-Bite The Bullet as his entrance music. 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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218 lbs
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194 lbs
19 - 17 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Method Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Kimmo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kimmo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Man darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kimmo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kimmo throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Kimmo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kimmo tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kimmo tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kimmo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Man tries a body shot but Kimmo blocks it.
Kimmo prevents a body shot from Man.
Man lands an uppercut.
Kimmo missing with knees to the body.
Kimmo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kimmo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimmo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Man lands a body shot.
Man working aggressively here.
Kimmo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Kimmo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short uppercut from Man.
Kimmo looking to stall.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kimmo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Man manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kimmo blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kimmo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Kimmo.
Kimmo struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Kimmo tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Kimmo back against the cage.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Man.
Kimmo crunches a lovely knee into Man's ribcage.
Man has Kimmo pressed against the cage.
Kimmo tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Man manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kimmo.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Kimmo avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kimmo throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Kimmo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kimmo tries to stall but Man uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Kimmo.
Kimmo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Kimmo trying to land knees to the body.
Kimmo looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Man.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Kimmo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kimmo backwards.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Man content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kimmo misses with a punch to the body.
Man has Kimmo pushed against the cage.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Man avoiding damage as Kimmo throws knees to the body.
Kimmo trying to control the position but instead, Man has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kimmo into the cage.
A short right from Man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kimmo backwards.
Kimmo is rocked!
Man stalling.
Kimmo is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Kimmo scores with a hook to the body.
Kimmo seems to have recovered his senses.
Kimmo misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Method Man 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.
Kimmo misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Man misses.
Kimmo misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Kimmo is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man clobbers Kimmo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kimmo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kimmo lands an overhand right.
Man has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man tries to bum rush Kimmo with a series of wild strikes but Kimmo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Man misses.
Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kimmo.
Kimmo has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kimmo prevents a body shot from Man.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Kimmo tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Kimmo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man has Kimmo pushed against the cage.
Kimmo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Kimmo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Man holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kimmo looking to stall.
Kimmo takes a shot to the head.
Kimmo misses with an elbow over the top.
Man taking a breather.
Man lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Kimmo.
Man will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kimmo up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kimmo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimmo connects with a knee to the head.
Man tries to stall but Kimmo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kimmo gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kimmo is keeping busy.
Kimmo tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man pushes Kimmo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Man leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Method Man.
A combination from Kimmo does no damage.
Kimmo throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Nice uppercut there from Man.
Kimmo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Man gets tackled into the cage by Kimmo. Kimmo maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kimmo misses with a knee strike.
Man misses with some punches.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Kimmo.
Kimmo misses with a knee to the head.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kimmo takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Kimmo.
Man dips a shoulder and cracks Kimmo with a mighty uppercut! Kimmo falls back against the cage and Man unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kimmo 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 - Man screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Method Man!
Method Man looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Hey, you! get off my cloud! You don't know me and you don't know my style! Happy 420 y'all smoke one with Iron Lung!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Van Dijk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spar Bjj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Van Dijk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Spar Bjj's chin.
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150 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Van Dijk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spar Bjj!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjj shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Van Dijk's guard.
Bjj got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Dijk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bjj has managed to get both his arms back between Van Dijk's legs - danger averted.
Van Dijk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Van Dijk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bjj defends it easily.
Bjj sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Van Dijk's guard.
Bjj lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bjj seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Van Dijk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Dijk actively working from the bottom here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjj working the head and body with strikes.
Van Dijk has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Bjj. Oh but Van Dijk has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Bjj goes limp - he's gone! Van Dijk jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nick Van Dijk!
Nick Van Dijk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vin Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vin Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Justin Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diesel loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at Blunt Force Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones is in close to Diesel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Diesel has wrist control.
Jones postures up in Diesel's guard and throws a big left but Diesel blocks it.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diesel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diesel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diesel working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel controlling the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vin Diesel hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diesel is looking to improve his position.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones 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.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones prevents Diesel from improving his position.
Diesel is doing well to control the position and prevent Jones from advancing to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diesel defending well though.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diesel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Diesel wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Diesel is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but Diesel is blocking nicely.
Diesel is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diesel's head.
Jones throwing shots but Diesel is blocking nicely.
Diesel wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Diesel is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Jones is staying active.
Diesel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Diesel is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Justin Jones!
Justin Jones thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Chikatilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chikatilo comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sunshine. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Chikatilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatilo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
Chikatilo swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Chikatilo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chikatilo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chikatilo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at War Hogs Academy in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick misses from Chikatilo.
Chikatilo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mir has closed the distance and engaged Chikatilo in a clinch.
Chikatilo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chikatilo pulls Mir into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chikatilo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mir defends well.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Chikatilo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chikatilo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chikatilo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatilo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mir is aware though and is defending well.
Chikatilo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mir can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mir throwing strikes but missing.
Mir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chikatilo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mir looking to sit in guard and control but Chikatilo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mir looking for a sweep. Not yet Mir, not yet.
Chikatilo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mir pulls Chikatilo in close to prevent any damage.
Chikatilo trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatilo won't allow Mir to get back to his feet.
Our spies down at at The Shield inform us that Mir has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Chikatilo postures up in Mir's guard and throws a big left but Mir blocks it.
Mir is pulling down on Chikatilo's head to control his posture.
Mir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chikatilo is in close to Mir's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mir is controlling Chikatilo's posture.
Mir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chikatilo is aware though and is defending well.
Mir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chikatilo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chikatilo trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir has his foot on Chikatilo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chikatilo works his way back into a safe position though.
Chikatilo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chikatilo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chikatilo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chikatilo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Chikatilo from controlling successfully.
Chikatilo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mir's head.
Chikatilo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chikatilo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Chikatilo from controlling successfully.
Mir looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Chikatilo is defending well. Mir quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Chikatilo has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mir celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Mir!
A victorious Frank Mir thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Santos De Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos De Jesus has chosen Without Honor or Humanity as his entrance music. Josh Barnett had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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26
284 lbs
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Santos De Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos De Jesus.
Santos De Jesus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barnett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santos De Jesus moves out of range as Barnett strikes.
Santos De Jesus checks a low kick from Barnett.
Santos De Jesus tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos De Jesus throws out a loose jab but Barnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos De Jesus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnett.
Santos De Jesus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Barnett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos De Jesus counters with an outside leg kick.
Barnett moves out of range as Santos De Jesus throws a body kick.
Barnett lands with a cross.
Santos De Jesus leaves Barnett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barnett gets the takedown into side control.
Santos De Jesus is looking to regain half guard here but Barnett keeps moving and retains side control.
Santos De Jesus is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barnett is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos De Jesus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barnett.
Santos De Jesus isn't going anywhere.
Barnett working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Santos De Jesus is trying to control Barnett's posture but Barnett avoids it.
Barnett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barnett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Santos De Jesus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Santos De Jesus!
Santos De Jesus tries to lock up and control but Barnett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santos De Jesus is trying desperately to improve position.
Barnett working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Santos De Jesus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santos De Jesus is bucking up trying to escape but Barnett cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Santos De Jesus wants to hold on but Barnett pushes him away.
Barnett controlling the position easily from mount.
Barnett prevents Santos De Jesus from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus wants to hold on but Barnett pushes him away.
Barnett trying to control but Santos De Jesus is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnett moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Santos De Jesus has worked his arm free - good work by Santos De Jesus!
Barnett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barnett lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Santos De Jesus down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos De Jesus is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barnett off and has taken his back!
Santos De Jesus is hanging on to Barnett's back as he tries to escape.
Barnett is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Barnett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnett looks for a takedown but Santos De Jesus sprawls well.
Barnett throws a series of punches but Santos De Jesus avoids them all with ease.
Barnett fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos De Jesus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Josh Barnett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos De Jesus looking to sit in guard and control but Barnett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos De Jesus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnett defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus working a defensive guard here.
We've been hearing good reports from Barnett's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Santos De Jesus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Santos De Jesus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santos De Jesus keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
Santos De Jesus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Thiago Santos De Jesus hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A head kick misses from Santos De Jesus.
Josh Barnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnett throws a right and a left that Santos De Jesus avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santos De Jesus defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santos De Jesus's guard.
Santos De Jesus looking to control.
Santos De Jesus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barnett!
Santos De Jesus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barnett?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnett is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Santos De Jesus cracks Barnett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barnett is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett avoids a series of strikes thrown by Santos De Jesus.
Barnett is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Santos De Jesus lands a big elbow.
Santos De Jesus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barnett?
Santos De Jesus avoids the attempt from Barnett to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Santos De Jesus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
My spies in Blunt Force Training inform me that Santos De Jesus has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Santos De Jesus with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Josh Barnett has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnett is desperately trying to improve his position but Santos De Jesus has a good base and remains in mount.
Santos De Jesus throwing strikes here but Barnett is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Barnett is looking to improve his position but Santos De Jesus isn't that keen on the idea.
Barnett tries to hold on but Santos De Jesus postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Santos De Jesus.
Santos De Jesus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barnett tries to lock up and control but Santos De Jesus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santos De Jesus with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Santos De Jesus thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos De Jesus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Santos De Jesus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh Barnett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Santos De Jesus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barnett ducks under a wild hook from Santos De Jesus.
Santos De Jesus takes one on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barnett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos De Jesus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnett swinging wildly here.
Santos De Jesus moves in looking to clinch but Barnett pushes him off.
Josh Barnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos De Jesus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Barnett. Those never looked like landing.
Santos De Jesus throws a low kick but Barnett moves out of range easily.
Santos De Jesus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos De Jesus.
Santos De Jesus misses with a body kick.
Santos De Jesus misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnett counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barnett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santos De Jesus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Barnett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santos De Jesus is trying to control but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos De Jesus is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Barnett is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barnett passes the guard and advances to mount!
Barnett pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santos De Jesus can't escape the position.
Barnett looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Barnett breaks from Santos De Jesus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnett takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Santos De Jesus is desperately trying to improve his position but Barnett has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Santos De Jesus looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Barnett! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Josh Barnett!
Josh Barnett thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Nuclear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace's entrance music is Pray by Jay-Z feat. Rob Dougan. A fine choice. Nuclear has chosen Nuclear Assault - Critical Mass as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, David Nuclear!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Nuclear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nuclear defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wallace.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Nuclear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nuclear bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wallace fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nuclear looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wallace misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Nuclear to counter with a crisp jab.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wallace lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nuclear has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nuclear and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wallace throws a leg kick
and Nuclear makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wallace really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wallace is looking to wear down Nuclear with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nuclear thows a body shot but no joy.
Nuclear scores with a sloppy right hand. Wallace should have avoided that one.
Nuclear looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Nuclear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antoine Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuclear moves out of range as Wallace strikes.
Wallace walks into a stiff left hand from Nuclear.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Wallace misses
and Nuclear counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nuclear pushes Wallace back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Nuclear - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wallace looking to stall.
Nuclear wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nuclear lands an uppercut.
Nuclear tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nuclear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Nuclear.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nuclear manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Nuclear moved away.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nuclear sprawls well. Nuclear wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet.
Wallace misses the jab.
Wallace wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wallace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nuclear sprawls well. Nuclear wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nuclear lands with an overhand left.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nuclear scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Nuclear dominated that round.
That's time! Wallace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nuclear throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wallace works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nuclear was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wallace!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace works Nuclear's body with a nice hook.
David Nuclear seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuclear takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
David Nuclear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nuclear is breathing heavily.
Nuclear works Wallace's body with a nice hook.
Wallace closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wallace lands in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wallace's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wallace looking to pass the guard.
Wallace is working hard here to advance position.
Nuclear seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wallace tries to free his leg and advance position but Nuclear is retaining full guard.
Wallace connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nuclear works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nuclear really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wallace. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a couple of elbows.
Wallace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wallace scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nuclear keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Nuclear kicks Wallace off and gets to his feet.
Nuclear keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wallace.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Nuclear is just out of range.
Nuclear moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Nuclear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nuclear checks a low kick from Wallace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nuclear's waist but Nuclear gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wallace off to one side.
Nuclear slips under a jab.
Wallace digs a good hook to Nuclear's body.
Wallace is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nuclear's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wallace throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nuclear stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wallace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wallace. That's going to slow Nuclear down.
Wallace has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nuclear finds it's way round the side to connect with Wallace's head.
Nuclear has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuclear just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace thows a body shot but no joy.
Wallace throws the kick towards the body but Nuclear avoids it.
A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target.
Wallace takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A low kick from Wallace misses
and Nuclear counters with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nuclear has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wallace takes a swing at Nuclear's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Wallace dominated that second round.
That's time! Wallace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nuclear with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nuclear moves away.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace connects with an inside leg kick.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nuclear was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Wallace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nuclear checks a low kick from Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wallace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nuclear sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wallace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wallace.
Wallace throws a leg kick
and Nuclear counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wallace swings for the body but Nuclear moves out of range.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace swings for the body but Nuclear moves out of range.
Nuclear chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nuclear steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Wallace throws a body punch but Nuclear moves out of range.
Nuclear swinging wildly here.
Nuclear takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wallace.
Wallace takes one on the button.
Wallace connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nuclear momentarily.
Nuclear throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace swings for the body but Nuclear moves out of range.
Wallace swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nuclear counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nuclear is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wallace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wallace has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nuclear gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wallace changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nuclear tries to avoid it but Wallace manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nuclear to the ground. Nuclear escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nuclear fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wallace, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nuclear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallace shoots in but no luck this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Nuclear.
I think Nuclear has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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