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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unisa Kalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bee J Ping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalifa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Funkadelic - You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks. Bee J Ping will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
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215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Unisa Kalifa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bee J Ping!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Kalifa or perhaps it was just good defense by Ping which made him look bad.
Kalifa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ping to the ground. Kalifa is now in Ping's guard.
Kalifa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kalifa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kalifa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kalifa works over Ping with some ground and pound from guard.
Kalifa wants to stand but Ping has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ping wants to stand and escape but Kalifa is having none of it.
Kalifa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalifa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kalifa stops Ping from standing up.
Kalifa trying to control but Ping is working from the bottom.
Kalifa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kalifa stays in close to Ping's body and controls the position.
Ping keeping moving, preventing Kalifa from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Unisa Kalifa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kalifa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ping misses with a takedown
and Kalifa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kalifa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalifa tries to free his leg and advance position but Ping is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kalifa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Unisa Kalifa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ping shoots for a takedown but Kalifa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Unisa Kalifa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bee J Ping.
Kalifa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Unisa Kalifa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalifa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ping circles away.
Kalifa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Kalifa or perhaps it was just good defense by Ping which made him look bad.
Ping misses with a takedown
so Kalifa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalifa looking to sit in guard and control but Ping gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kalifa is pulling down on Ping's head to control his posture.
Ping with a nice head shot there.
Ping with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ping postures up in Kalifa's guard and throws a big left but Kalifa blocks it.
Kalifa controlling the position.
Kalifa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ping loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ping working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kalifa pulls Ping in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unisa Kalifa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kalifa throws an off balance right hand
so Ping counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ping works over Kalifa with some ground and pound from guard.
Ping loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ping preventing the sweep.
Kalifa trying to control the position here.
Ping throwing strikes but missing.
Kalifa has control of Ping's left arm, preventing Ping from doing any damage.
Kalifa is looking to stand up but Ping isn't so interested in that idea.
Ping lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalifa pulls Ping in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Unisa Kalifa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kalifa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ping as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalifa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ping was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalifa.
Ping shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kalifa sprawls well. Kalifa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ping gets slowly back to his feet.
Ping keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalifa shoots in but no luck this time.
Ping fails with a takedown attempt.
Kalifa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ping circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unisa Kalifa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalifa misses with a takedown attempt - Ping sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ping ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalifa misses with a hook. Ping ducked under it nicely.
Ping looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kalifa is fending him off so far but Ping persists. Nope, Kalifa circles away and we're back to standing.
Kalifa throws a lazy right hand but Ping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kalifa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ping but Ping pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kalifa throws a series of punches but Ping moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kalifa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ping somewhat.
Kalifa tests Ping's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kalifa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kalifa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ping is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalifa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ping has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ping is trying to stand up.
Kalifa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kalifa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ping is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unisa Kalifa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ping bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kalifa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ping's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ping closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kalifa's guard.
Kalifa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kalifa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ping is controlling him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kalifa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ping.
Ping stands up over Kalifa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ping being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Unisa Kalifa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kalifa throws a jab but it's blocked by Ping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ping misses with a takedown
and Ping takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ping darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ping thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kalifa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kalifa.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kalifa holds on and takes a little breather.
Kalifa trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ping missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kalifa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kalifa tries to control but Ping wriggling away.
Ping squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
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!
Kalifa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kalifa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ping because Kalifa loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalifa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kalifa throws a sloppy strike and Ping uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Ping has ended up in Kalifa's guard.
Kalifa is pulling down on Ping's head. It's preventing any offense from Ping, at least for the moment.
Kalifa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Unisa Kalifa.
Kalifa throws a lazy right hand but Ping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalifa shoots and misses
and Ping decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kalifa's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalifa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kalifa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ping is one step ahead there.
Ping with a flurry of punches that miss.
Unisa Kalifa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ping working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ping throws a big right hand that misses.
Kalifa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ping's guard.
Kalifa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalifa trying to control but Ping is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ping can't keep his opponent in guard - Kalifa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Unisa Kalifa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kalifa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unisa Kalifa!
Our winner, Unisa Kalifa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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