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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cacio Aristides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Noris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noris has chosen Don Trip- Iverson as his entrance music. Lee Noris has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cacio Aristides's chin.
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cacio Aristides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lee Noris!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aristides circles away from the clinch attempt.
Noris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aristides defends it nicely.
Noris has his takedown stuffed
and Aristides counters with a single leg into guard. Noris didn't expect that.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Aristides in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aristides 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.
Aristides drops back looking for a leg! Noris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Noris manages to kick Aristides off! Aristides jumps back into Noris's guard.
Aristides is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Noris keeping moving, preventing Aristides from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aristides cracks Noris with a solid left hand.
It looks like Lee Noris has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristides trying to stand up but can't free himself from Noris's guard.
Aristides throwing strikes from guard but Noris blocks nicely.
Aristides trying to control but Noris is working from the bottom.
Noris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aristides might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aristides trying to control but Noris is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Cacio Aristides wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Aristides fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noris misses with a takedown attempt - Aristides sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cacio Aristides has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Noris.
Noris fails with a takedown attempt.
Noris tries to clinch up but Aristides circles away and keeps his distance.
Aristides tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aristides shoots in and bounces Noris off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Aristides throws a big elbow that misses.
Aristides stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Noris wants to get back to his feet but Aristides is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Noris looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aristides trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Noris keeping moving, preventing Aristides from controlling successfully.
Aristides tries to free his leg and advance position but Noris is retaining full guard.
Aristides scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Noris has a closed guard, preventing Aristides from standing up.
Aristides pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noris is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aristides postures up and lands a big shot to Noris's brow.
Aristides with a flurry of punches that miss.
Noris has a closed guard, preventing Aristides from standing up.
Noris wants to stand up but Aristides is controlling him.
Noris keeping moving, preventing Aristides from controlling successfully.
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.
Aristides is looking to work some ground and pound but Noris has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cacio Aristides dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Noris's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aristides closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Noris quickly recovers to half guard.
Aristides throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aristides trying to control the action but Noris is working from the bottom.
Noris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aristides trying to control the action but Noris is working from the bottom.
Aristides wants to stand up but Noris manages to regain full guard.
Aristides trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noris keeping moving, preventing Aristides from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Aristides drops back, looking for a kneebar! Noris looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Noris looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Noris!
Noris is trying to ground and pound but Aristides uses the momentary lack of control by Noris to regain half guard.
Noris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Noris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aristides's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aristides wants to get back to his feet.
Noris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aristides is trying to stand back up but Noris is controlling him
Noris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aristides avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Noris.
Noris thows a huge punch but Aristides dodges it nicely.
Aristides manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Noris dives in for a single leg takedown but Aristides sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Noris is breathing heavily.
Aristides can't get the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aristides drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Noris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Aristides tries to pull guard but Noris won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cacio Aristides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noris is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Aristides can't fight it off and eventually Noris manages to take the fight to the floor. Aristides looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cacio Aristides overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aristides looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aristides throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Noris throwing strikes but missing.
Noris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Noris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aristides utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aristides avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Noris throwing strikes from guard but Aristides blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noris working some strikes from top position.
Aristides is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aristides 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 crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aristides trying to advance position but Noris counters by regaining guard.
Aristides with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aristides with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aristides loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cacio Aristides dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Noris's cut.
That's time! Aristides's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Noris gets caught flat footed, as Aristides shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Aristides postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aristides 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.
Aristides would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Aristides throwing strikes from guard but Noris blocks nicely.
Aristides stands and steps away. Noris gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Noris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aristides gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristides remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Aristides tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Aristides looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Noris is avoiding damage well.
Aristides throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Noris takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Aristides working the head with strikes.
That has opened up Lee Noris's cut even more.
Noris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noris is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Aristides is controlling him well.
Aristides throwing shots but missing, from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aristides decides to stand back up.
Aristides darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aristides is keen to just control but Noris is a slippery customer.
Aristides scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The cut above Lee Noris's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aristides throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Noris to regain full guard.
Noris has momentary wrist control but Aristides slips an elbow through the middle.
Aristides passes Noris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aristides is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noris can do to turn this around?
Aristides stalling.
Aristides sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Noris defending well though.
Aristides 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.
Aristides is trying to work for a kimura but Noris is defending well.
Lee Noris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aristides is looking to pass Noris's guard but actually Noris recovers to full guard.
Aristides looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aristides pushing down on Noris's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cacio Aristides showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aristides, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cacio Aristides!
In defeat, Lee Noris stepped up to the mic, saying 'Neva been A fuq Nucca, must of been in the higher powers vision the other won tonight!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Szymon Piechnicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Zertiis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piechnicki's entrance music is Shantel - Disko Partizani. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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217 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
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220 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Good chin |
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Szymon Piechnicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Zertiis!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piechnicki tries to clinch up.
Piechnicki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piechnicki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zertiis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zertiis postures up in Piechnicki's guard and throws a big left but Piechnicki blocks it.
Zertiis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zertiis wants to pass the guard but Piechnicki is keeping the position.
Piechnicki being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piechnicki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zertiis throws a big right hand that misses.
Zertiis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zertiis stands and throws Piechnicki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zertiis controlling the position from side mount.
Zertiis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Piechnicki is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zertiis staying calm.
Zertiis working the body and head with strikes.
Zertiis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Zertiis takes a little break here. Piechnicki wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Piechnicki is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Zertiis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zertiis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The referee asks Zertiis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Zertiis prefers to stall for the moment though.
Zertiis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Piechnicki taking punishment in the form of punches.
Zertiis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The referee asks Zertiis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Zertiis prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zertiis has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Piechnicki is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Zertiis yanks on the arm and Piechnicki is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Zertiis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Desmond Zertiis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silsa comes into the arena with Candy by Robbie Williams blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pertti Silsa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Silsa.
Silsa scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Julio El Toro has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from El Toro.
Silsa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
El Toro closes the distance and clinches.
Silsa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silsa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. El Toro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Silsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Toro misses with a punch on the inside.
Silsa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
El Toro working aggressively here.
Silsa wants a takedown but no success here.
El Toro tries a body shot but Silsa blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Toro lands with a light punch inside.
El Toro looking to slow down the pace here.
El Toro lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but El Toro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
El Toro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silsa up against the ropes.
El Toro has Silsa pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Silsa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
El Toro misses with a hook from the clinch.
El Toro gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Silsa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
El Toro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
El Toro throwing strikes from guard but Silsa blocks nicely.
Silsa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in El Toro's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silsa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silsa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Toro keeping moving, preventing Silsa from controlling successfully.
Silsa slips nicely into half guard.
Silsa wants to free his trapped foot but El Toro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silsa wants to take a breather but El Toro is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. El Toro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
El Toro working a defensive guard here.
Silsa wants to control from the top but El Toro keeps moving.
Silsa preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa wants to control from the top but El Toro keeps moving.
El Toro trying to strike off his back.
El Toro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
El Toro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silsa defends it easily.
Silsa passes El Toro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
El Toro 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.
El Toro is not content to let Silsa control the position.
Silsa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
El Toro regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro keeping full guard, as Silsa tries to pass.
Silsa trying to control the position from guard on top but El Toro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silsa connects with a couple of short punches.
Silsa advances position into side control!
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!
El Toro regains half guard.
El Toro wants to get back to full guard but Silsa has mounted him!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Toro is trying desperately to improve position.
El Toro is squirming around, avoiding Silsa's attempts to control the action.
Silsa landing strikes from the mount and El Toro is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julio El Toro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
El Toro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
El Toro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
El Toro shoots in but no luck this time.
El Toro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silsa avoids it really well and circles away.
Pertti Silsa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio El Toro.
El Toro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silsa's head.
El Toro missing with a left hand there. Silsa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
El Toro lands with an overhand left.
Silsa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but El Toro avoids it really well and circles away.
Silsa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck El Toro on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro with a jab.
El Toro clobbers Silsa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silsa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Julio El Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Toro lands a body shot.
El Toro throws a low kick but Silsa moves out of range easily.
El Toro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
El Toro working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Silsa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silsa looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pertti Silsa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silsa looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Toro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silsa defending well though.
Silsa is controlling El Toro's trapped leg to prevent El Toro from advancing to side control.
El Toro looks to land a strike but Silsa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Silsa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
El Toro is looking to work some ground and pound but Silsa has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa pulls El Toro in to control the position.
El Toro wants to control from the top but Silsa keeps moving.
Silsa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from El Toro.
Silsa keeping moving, preventing El Toro from controlling successfully.
Silsa has control of El Toro's left arm, preventing El Toro from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
El Toro connects with a right hand. Silsa shakes it off.
El Toro cracks Silsa with a right hand to the side of the head.
El Toro moves out of range as Silsa strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro misses with an uppercut. Silsa saw that one coming.
El Toro connects with a body shot.
El Toro misses with a wild body shot.
Silsa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
El Toro goes for a double leg but Silsa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Silsa continues to drive forward.
A short uppercut from El Toro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Toro is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silsa gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Silsa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silsa stops El Toro from standing up.
El Toro keeping moving, preventing Silsa from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio El Toro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silsa is trying hard to land a takedown here. El Toro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
El Toro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silsa is out of range and El Toro settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for El Toro.
El Toro lands with an overhand left.
El Toro misses with a looping right.
Silsa throws a right and a left that El Toro avoids nicely.
Silsa throws a shot from downtown. El Toro moves away and avoids it.
El Toro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as El Toro checks a leg kick.
El Toro misses with a shot to the body
and Silsa counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silsa in his tracks.
A slapping leg kick lands for El Toro.
Silsa needs to keep his hands up - El Toro had a free shot at his head there.
El Toro thuds a left hand into Silsa's body.
Silsa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by El Toro. El Toro obviously looking to wear him down.
El Toro clobbers Silsa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silsa tries to land a leg kick but El Toro saw it coming and moves away.
El Toro misses with a body shot.
Silsa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silsa moves away from the strike by El Toro.
Silsa scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Toro throws an overhand right that lands on Silsa's shoulder, as Silsa tries to avoid the shot.
Silsa moves away from the strike by El Toro.
El Toro sizes up Silsa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
El Toro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silsa avoids it really well and circles away.
El Toro misses with a straight right.
El Toro misses with a head kick.
El Toro tests Silsa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silsa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro is looking to slow Silsa down with leg kicks.
Silsa gets caught napping as El Toro dives in and scores a takedown. Silsa manages to retain guard.
El Toro wants to control from the top but Silsa keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Julio El Toro was stalling too much, according to the referee.
El Toro throws a leg kick
and El Toro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
El Toro lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
El Toro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silsa counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silsa is looking to chop away at El Toro's legs.
El Toro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silsa.
Silsa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
El Toro scores with a nice right hand.
El Toro staying out of range there.
El Toro lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Toro darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silsa blocking the ground and pound attempt from El Toro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio El Toro really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
El Toro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silsa tries for a takedown but El Toro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
El Toro misses with a left hand
letting Silsa counter with a right hand.
El Toro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silsa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
El Toro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Julio El Toro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silsa slips under a jab.
El Toro looks to land a right hand but Silsa moved out of range.
Silsa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by El Toro. El Toro obviously looking to wear him down.
El Toro scoring well with a low kick there.
Silsa thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro fails with a takedown attempt.
El Toro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from El Toro misses.
Silsa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
El Toro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
El Toro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
El Toro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silsa lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silsa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Silsa with that takedown attempt.
El Toro looks to land a right hand but Silsa moved out of range.
El Toro lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Toro misses the shot to the body.
Silsa ducks under a wild hook from El Toro.
El Toro clinches with his opponent.
El Toro can't find room to land a body shot as Silsa controls the action.
Silsa has El Toro pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. El Toro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Silsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Toro prevents the takedown attempt.
Silsa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Silsa fails to land.
Silsa has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed El Toro clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
El Toro tries to escape the position.
Silsa not allowing El Toro to control his hands.
Silsa has got one arm under El Toro's chin. This could be trouble... El Toro trying to control the other hand but Silsa gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, El Toro has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pertti Silsa!
Pertti Silsa retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Pertti Silsa 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Karneres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Opdauhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julius Karneres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Opdauhl!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opdauhl misses with a wild combination.
Opdauhl fakes the leg kick and cracks Karneres in the body.
Karneres takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Opdauhl lands with a nice body punch.
Opdauhl misses the shot to the body.
Opdauhl has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Karneres is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Karneres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Opdauhl.
Karneres throws a series of punches but Opdauhl moves out of range.
Opdauhl throws a head kick that half lands.
Opdauhl scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karneres misses the jab.
Opdauhl lands with an uppercut that bounces Karneres off the ropes and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Opdauhl scores with a nice body kick.
Opdauhl tests Karneres's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Opdauhl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karneres if he has to take too many more of those.
Opdauhl pushes Karneres away with a front kick.
Karneres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Opdauhl moves away.
Opdauhl punishes Karneres's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Karneres!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Opdauhl scores with a kick to the midsection.
Opdauhl feints a jab promting Karneres to slip. Opdauhl then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Karneres slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Karneres clinches with his opponent.
Opdauhl lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karneres backwards.
Karneres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Opdauhl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Opdauhl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl scores with a hook to the body.
Karneres is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karneres.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Opdauhl.
Opdauhl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Opdauhl works on Karneres's body with a couple of short punches.
Opdauhl scores with a shoulder strike.
Karneres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Opdauhl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karneres backwards.
Opdauhl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karneres misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Opdauhl.
Karneres looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Opdauhl lands a body shot in the clinch.
Opdauhl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Opdauhl manages to break the clinch.
Karneres on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab by Opdauhl.
Opdauhl connects with a leg kick. Karneres looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Opdauhl goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Opdauhl Throws a clean left jab. Opdauhl Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Karneres's chin! Karneres crumbles to the ground and Opdauhl follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Opdauhl!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gary Opdauhl!
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