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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Harpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chad Harpenter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Ponting!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponting's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harpenter under the eye.
It looks like Chad Harpenter has been cut.
Nice combo by Ponting! Oh, that's hurt him - Harpenter falls to the canvas and Ponting follows him into side control.
Harpenter is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ponting cracks Harpenter with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Ponting immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Harpenter is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Ponting!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Ponting!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kook Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Przemyslaw Kaczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kaczynski's choice of entrance music: Hocico - Bizarre Words. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good knees
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kook Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Przemyslaw Kaczynski!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kaczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Connor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaczynski.
Connor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Connor wants it to stay on the feet.
Kaczynski tries to bum rush Connor with a series of wild strikes but Connor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Connor has Kaczynski up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaczynski has had enough of the clinch but Connor keeps him there for the moment.
Connor tries to land a knee to the head but Kaczynski blocks with his arms.
Connor leaning against his opponent.
Kaczynski is looking to break free of the clinch but Connor has double underhooks.
Kaczynski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Connor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Connor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Connor tries to keep at a distance but Kaczynski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kaczynski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kaczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor moves in looking to clinch but Kaczynski pushes him off.
Connor throws a head kick that misses
and Kaczynski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Connor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kaczynski working hard to break the clinch.
Connor scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Connor throws an elbow but misses.
Connor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Connor misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick by Connor misses
and Kaczynski counters with a two punch combo.
Kook Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor throws a sloppy head kick
and Kaczynski counters with a three punch combo that has Connor backing up. Connor nods at Kaczynski to acknowledge the strikes.
Kaczynski darts in and clinches Connor up against the cage.
Connor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Kaczynski manages to break the clinch.
Connor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Connor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Connor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connor is breathing heavily.
Kaczynski swinging wildly here.
Kaczynski has Connor up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Connor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Connor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaczynski moves into the clinch.
Connor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Connor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kook Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Connor moves into range and clinches up with Kaczynski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Connor trying to land knees to the body.
Kaczynski blocks an uppercut.
Kaczynski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Connor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kook Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Przemyslaw Kaczynski.
Kaczynski has managed to clinch.
Connor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaczynski breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaczynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaczynski takes the fight into the clinch.
Connor crunches a lovely knee into Kaczynski's ribcage.
Come on Connor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kaczynski taking a breather.
Kaczynski tries to break free but Connor pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Connor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaczynski is trying to push Connor away but Connor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kaczynski is trying to break free.
Connor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaczynski is trying to break the clinch but Connor has him pressed against the cage.
Kaczynski jumps guard but Connor stands there with Kaczynski around his waist. Kaczynski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kaczynski trying to control the position but instead, Connor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kaczynski into the cage.
Connor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kaczynski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kaczynski goes for a takedown attempt but Connor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor clinches.
Kaczynski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Connor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kaczynski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Connor.
Kaczynski lands a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kaczynski as Connor tries to tie him up.
Kaczynski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Connor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kaczynski is trying to break free.
Connor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaczynski is defending well for now.
Kaczynski manages to pull guard.
Connor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Connor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kaczynski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Connor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Przemyslaw Kaczynski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kaczynski shoots in for a takedown but Connor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Przemyslaw Kaczynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Connor. No joy for Kaczynski on that attempt.
Kaczynski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Connor is looking to clinch but Kaczynski is avoiding it.
Connor throws a head kick that misses
and Kaczynski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Connor closes the distance and clinches.
Kaczynski tries to pull guard but Connor won't allow it.
Kook Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Przemyslaw Kaczynski.
Kaczynski avoiding damage as Connor throws knees to the body.
Connor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaczynski blocks it with crossed arms.
Connor tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaczynski avoids the damage to the body.
Connor trying to land knees to the body.
Kaczynski is looking to break free of the clinch but Connor has double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaczynski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Connor trying to stall but Kaczynski improves his position.
Connor prevents Kaczynski from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczynski working hard to break the clinch.
Connor tries to land a knee to the head but Kaczynski blocks with his arms.
Kaczynski wants to stall.
Kaczynski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Connor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaczynski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kaczynski trying to stall but Connor improves his position.
Kaczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Kaczynski with that takedown attempt.
Kaczynski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Connor!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kaczynski landing punches.
Connor is looking to get to half guard.
Connor is working hard here to advance position.
Connor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kaczynski on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaczynski looking to control but Connor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Connor is desperately trying to improve his position but Kaczynski has a good base and remains in mount.
Kaczynski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Connor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Connor tries to get out of the position.
Connor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kaczynski controlling his opponent.
Connor is squirming around, avoiding Kaczynski's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor working to try and regain half guard.
Kaczynski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Connor tries to hold on but Kaczynski pushes him away.
Kaczynski lands a big elbow.
Kaczynski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Connor is trying to stand.
Connor is looking to improve his position but Kaczynski isn't that keen on the idea.
Kaczynski looking to control but Connor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Connor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaczynski avoids the attempt from Connor to control.
Kaczynski trying to control but Connor is having none of it.
Connor tries to hold on but Kaczynski pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Przemyslaw Kaczynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kaczynski throws a right and a left that Connor avoids nicely.
Kaczynski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Connor breaks from the clinch.
Kaczynski clinches with his opponent.
Connor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaczynski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Connor has him pressed against the cage.
Connor tries to work over Kaczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaczynski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Connor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Connor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Connor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaczynski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Connor tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaczynski avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Connor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Connor.
Connor missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Connor.
Connor misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kaczynski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaczynski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Connor walks away with a smile on his face. Kaczynski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kaczynski.
Kook Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Przemyslaw Kaczynski.
Kaczynski rushes Connor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Connor missing with knees to the body.
Connor misses with an elbow strike.
Kaczynski is trying to push Connor away but Connor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kaczynski is looking to control Connor's arms but Connor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kaczynski has his back to the cage.
Connor trying to land knees to the body.
Kaczynski is trying to break free.
Connor managing to block the knees to the body from Kaczynski.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kaczynski tries a knee to the head but Connor blocks it.
Kaczynski tries to break free but Connor pushes him back against the cage.
Kaczynski looking to slow down the pace here.
Connor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kaczynski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Connor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaczynski's efforts to push away.
Kaczynski tries to break the clinch but Connor is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Connor looking to throw knees to the head but Kaczynski is blocking nicely.
Kaczynski tries to break free but Connor pushes him back against the cage.
Kaczynski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Connor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Connor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Connor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaczynski tries to stall but Connor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kaczynski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Connor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaczynski has had enough of the clinch but Connor keeps him there for the moment.
Kaczynski can't break the clinch.
Kaczynski avoiding damage as Connor throws knees to the body.
Kaczynski tries to pull guard but Connor holds him up against the cage and eventually Kaczynski drops back down to his feet.
Connor is struggling to control the position.
Kaczynski is trying to break free.
Kaczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Connor avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczynski connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaczynski obliges.
Kaczynski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Connor tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaczynski avoids the damage to the body.
Kaczynski is trying to drag Connor to the mat but Connor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kaczynski wants to get back to striking at distance but Connor won't allow it.
Connor tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaczynski avoids the damage to the body.
Kaczynski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Connor smiles and moves away.
Kaczynski drives through and clinches with Connor against the cage.
Connor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Connor working Kaczynski over with knees to the body.
Kaczynski is trying to push Connor away but Connor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kaczynski tries to pull guard but Connor holds him up against the cage and eventually Kaczynski drops back down to his feet.
Connor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kook Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor taking a breather.
Kaczynski pulls Connor into guard.
Kaczynski wants to stand but Connor is controlling the position.
Connor gets to his feet - Kaczynski follows without any prompting.
Kaczynski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kaczynski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Connor misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaczynski counters with a series of strikes. Connor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kaczynski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Connor sprawls well. Connor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kaczynski gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaczynski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Przemyslaw Kaczynski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Connor has closed the distance and engaged Kaczynski in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Przemyslaw Kaczynski.
I've got Kaczynski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Przemyslaw Kaczynski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xander Arapeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arapeta comes to the cage accompanied by The Sound by Switchfoot. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xander Arapeta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Porter!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arapeta but Arapeta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Porter works Arapeta's body with a nice hook.
Porter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Porter throws a looping overhand right but Arapeta ducks down to avoid it.
Arapeta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arapeta wants it to stay on the feet.
Porter throws a hook but Arapeta avoids it easily.
Arapeta throws a head kick but Porter moves out of range.
Porter throws a big shot that misses.
Porter misses with a right hand
and Arapeta counters with an outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Porter misses its intended target.
Arapeta staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter throws a jab when Arapeta was well out of range.
Porter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arapeta moves into the clinch.
Arapeta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arapeta manages to break the clinch.
Porter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arapeta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Porter's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arapeta.
Porter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arapeta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Porter. That did some damage!
Arapeta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Porter connects with a single shot there.
Chris Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porter throws a sloppy head kick
and Arapeta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arapeta moves in looking to clinch but Porter pushes him off.
Arapeta connects with a jab.
Xander Arapeta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arapeta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Porter.
Xander Arapeta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Porter.
Arapeta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Porter misses with a body shot.
Arapeta throws a leg kick
and Porter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Arapeta. That's going to slow Porter down.
Porter swings widly with a right hand
and Arapeta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter ducks under a wild hook from Arapeta.
Some wild striking there from Porter.
Porter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Arapeta to counter with a crisp jab.
Porter misses with a lunging right hand
and Arapeta counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Arapeta swings widly with a right hand
and Porter counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Arapeta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Arapeta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Porter looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Arapeta!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arapeta.
Arapeta moves out of range as Porter strikes.
Arapeta throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Porter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arapeta.
Arapeta scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Arapeta.
A head kick misses from Arapeta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta feints and then cracks Porter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Porter down.
Arapeta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arapeta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Porter shoots for a takedown but Arapeta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arapeta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arapeta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Porter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arapeta lands a head kick. Porter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Porter lands the left hand.
Arapeta lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Porter is trying desperately to land a takedown but Arapeta is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Porter.
Porter throws a sloppy body shot
and Arapeta counters with a stiff right hand.
Arapeta scores with a push kick.
Porter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arapeta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Porter misses with an uppercut
and Arapeta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arapeta lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arapeta connects with a high kick.
Arapeta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arapeta feints and then cracks Porter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Porter down.
Arapeta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Porter throws a sloppy body shot
and Arapeta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Porter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arapeta.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porter throws a leg kick
and Arapeta counters with a straight right hand.
Arapeta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arapeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Porter misses with a leg kick
and Arapeta counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Arapeta dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Porter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Porter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arapeta.
Arapeta misses the shot to the body.
Porter wants to slow Arapeta down by chopping away at his legs.
Xander Arapeta is winning the standup battle so far.
Porter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arapeta.
Porter lands with a right hand.
Porter throws a right hand that misses
and Arapeta counters with a good, hard body kick but Porter shrugs it off.
Arapeta lands a glancing blow to the side of Porter's head.
Arapeta throws a leg kick which misses Porter's front leg but catches the back leg as Porter tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arapeta, right into the meat.
Porter is looking to score with low kicks.
Porter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Arapeta stalks Porter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Porter's face. Porter staggers backwards, shaken.
A leg kick checked by Arapeta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arapeta.
Arapeta misses with a head kick.
Porter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Arapeta looks to clinch
and Porter counters with a nice body shot.
Porter misses with a leg kick
and Arapeta counters with a head kick. That will keep Porter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Arapeta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Porter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arapeta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porter.
Porter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Porter is breathing heavily.
Porter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arapeta is out of range and Porter settles back down.
A head kick by Porter misses
and Arapeta counters with a low kick, right behind Porter 's knee.
A telegraphed right hand from Porter misses the target.
Porter misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter misses with a left hand
and Arapeta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Porter misses with a hook
and Arapeta counters with a low kick, right behind Porter 's knee.
Arapeta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Porter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Arapeta misses with a knee to the head.
Porter is trying to break the clinch but Arapeta is controlling him.
Porter avoids the elbow strike from Arapeta, against the cage.
Porter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arapeta backwards.
Arapeta tries to land knees in the clinch but Porter avoids the damage to the body.
Porter blocks an elbow strike from Arapeta.
Porter blocks an elbow strike.
Porter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arapeta's elbow.
Arapeta misses with a knee strike.
Porter blocks an elbow strike from Arapeta.
Arapeta misses with an elbow over the top.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Porter.
Porter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Porter misses with a punch to the body.
Arapeta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short left from Porter.
Arapeta trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arapeta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Porter.
Arapeta misses with some punches.
Arapeta avoiding damage as Porter throws knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Porter crunches a lovely knee into Arapeta's ribcage.
Arapeta throws an elbow that misses.
Arapeta prevents Porter from breaking the clinch.
Porter avoiding damage as Arapeta throws knees to the body.
Arapeta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Porter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arapeta.
Porter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Porter lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Porter.
A short body shot lands from Porter as the two fighters clinch.
Arapeta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Porter avoiding damage as Arapeta throws knees to the body.
Porter effectively controlling the action here.
Arapeta misses with a knee strike.
Porter gets control of Arapeta's arms and successfully pulls guard. Porter will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Porter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arapeta is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter is looking for a triangle but Arapeta pushes his legs off easily.
Porter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Arapeta is aware though and is defending well.
Porter throws his legs up looking for a submission but Arapeta uses it to pass to side control.
Porter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Xander Arapeta will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Arapeta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Porter is defended easily by Arapeta.
Arapeta connects with a body shot.
Porter fails with the takedown
and Arapeta counters with an inside leg kick.
Porter misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Arapeta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Porter jabs at Arapeta's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Porter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Arapeta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Xander Arapeta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Porter.
Arapeta blocks a body shot from Porter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arapeta throws an elbow but it misses.
Arapeta prevents a body shot from Porter.
Arapeta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Chris Porter has been cut.
Arapeta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arapeta throws an elbow but misses.
Arapeta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Porter's defenses.
Arapeta throws an elbow that misses.
Porter avoids the elbow strike from Arapeta, against the cage.
Porter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arapeta.
Porter lands a nice uppercut.
Porter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arapeta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arapeta can't find room to land a body shot as Porter controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Arapeta lands an elbow inside.
Porter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arapeta throws an elbow that misses.
Porter lands with a left to the head.
Arapeta lands an elbow inside that Porter shrugs off.
Arapeta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good body shot from Porter.
Arapeta has had enough of the clinch but Porter keeps him there for the moment.
Porter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arapeta letting Porter take a breather here.
Porter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Arapeta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arapeta misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Arapeta working Porter over with knees to the body.
Porter dodges an elbow strike from Arapeta.
Porter avoiding damage as Arapeta throws knees to the body.
Porter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arapeta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arapeta is trying to stall.
Porter avoids the elbow strike from Arapeta, against the cage.
Arapeta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Porter is defending well for now.
Porter lands a shot to the body.
Porter avoids a wild elbow strike from Arapeta.
Arapeta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good body shot from Porter.
Porter pushes Arapeta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arapeta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Porter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Porter presses Arapeta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Porter blocks an elbow strike.
Arapeta lands an elbow that stopped Porter in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Porter.
Porter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Porter breaks from the clinch.
Xander Arapeta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arapeta misses with a double jab
and Porter counters with a stiff right hand.
Arapeta throws a leg kick but Porter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chris Porter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Porter misses.
Porter just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arapeta.
Arapeta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Arapeta lands a head kick!
Arapeta throws a leg kick but Porter sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Porter. Arapeta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arapeta connects with a leg kick. Porter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Porter misses
and Arapeta counters with an inside leg kick.
Porter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Arapeta pinned against the cage. Arapeta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Porter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Arapeta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Porter was well out of range. Poor timing from Arapeta.
Porter throws a poor cross that misses
and Arapeta makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Porter really felt that one!
Porter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xander Arapeta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arapeta throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Arapeta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arapeta, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xander Arapeta!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Reimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmine Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reimer comes to the cage accompanied by BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Hawkins has chosen Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Caleb Reimer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carmine Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins throws an off balance right hand
and Reimer counters with a straight right hand.
Reimer misses with a leg kick.
Reimer throws a solid leg kick but Hawkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reimer.
Hawkins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawkins wants it to stay on the feet.
Hawkins wants to clinch.
Hawkins blocks a head kick by Reimer.
Hawkins throws the left hand but Reimer avoids the punch easily.
Caleb Reimer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins moves out of range of the body kick from Reimer.
Hawkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reimer.
Reimer slips a jab from Hawkins.
Hawkins throws an off balance right hand
and Reimer counters with a nice leg kick.
Reimer jabs at Hawkins's body.
Hawkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reimer.
Reimer throws a leg kick but Hawkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reimer misses the jab.
Reimer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Reimer lands with a straight right. Hawkins didn't see that one coming.
Reimer throws a solid leg kick but Hawkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reimer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reimer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Reimer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hawkins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reimer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reimer throwing strikes but missing.
Reimer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hawkins is looking to sweep but instead, Reimer has passed into half guard.
Reimer working Hawkins over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawkins is trying to control but can't.
Reimer wants to pass the guard but Hawkins is defending well.
Hawkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reimer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reimer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawkins keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reimer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reimer thows a huge punch but Hawkins dodges it nicely.
Reimer 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.
Reimer is trying to control the action in half guard but Hawkins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hawkins is in trouble now - Reimer has advanced to mount!
Reimer landing shots from mount.
Reimer lands a big shot there that rocks Hawkins but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Reimer unloading with bombs!
Reimer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reimer landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reimer looking to control but Hawkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Reimer punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins tries to reverse the position but Reimer maintains control.
Reimer controlling from the full mount.
Hawkins is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hawkins is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hawkins is trying desperately to improve position.
Hawkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hawkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reimer working for a submission but Hawkins is keeping him at bay.
Reimer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reimer with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hawkins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Reimer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hawkins looks a forlorn figure.
Reimer looking for a guillotine from mount but Hawkins is having none of it.
Reimer lands with some strikes.
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!
Hawkins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reimer jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hawkins manages to avoid the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reimer has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Reimer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hawkins misses with a left hand
and Reimer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reimer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hawkins is refusing to be controlled, as Reimer sits in half guard.
Hawkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Reimer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Reimer winds up and cracks Hawkins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reimer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Reimer uses his free foot to push down on Hawkins's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hawkins.
Reimer working Hawkins over with strikes here.
Hawkins tries to reverse the position but Reimer maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Reimer.
Reimer with good strikes from the mount here!
Hawkins is wriggling around trying to escape.
Reimer lands a big elbow.
Reimer landing strikes from the mount.
Hawkins tries to hold on but Reimer postures up.
Reimer lands a heavy elbow.
Reimer unloading with bombs!
Reimer looking to finish Hawkins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hawkins!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reimer with shots to the head and body - Hawkins looks very uncomfortable down there.
Reimer with good strikes from the mount here!
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Reimer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hawkins is rocked!
Reimer looking to control but Hawkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hawkins is still in real trouble! Can Reimer finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Reimer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hawkins hang on?
A nice elbow there by Reimer.
Reimer landing strikes from the mount and Hawkins is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reimer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Reimer lands a heavy elbow.
Hawkins tries to hold on but Reimer postures up.
Reimer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hawkins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Reimer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Reimer looking to finish Hawkins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hawkins!
Reimer lands a big elbow - Hawkins is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Hawkins is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Caleb Reimer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Banners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banners comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Bombtrack. Blake has chosen Frenzal Rhomb - You Are Not My Friend as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Banners!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernard Blake!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Banners has time to react.
Blake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blake works over Banners's head and body with a nice combination.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Banners swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Banners there.
Banners throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banners misses with a hook
and Blake 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!
Blake fails with the takedown.
Blake moves out of range as Banners strikes.
Good shot there by Blake.
Blake lands a glancing blow to the side of Banners's head.
A clash of legs there as Blake blocks the low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banners darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Blake.
Banners misses with a wild combination.
Banners moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blake throws a lazy uppercut
and Banners counters with a stiff right hand.
Banners misses with a hook
and Blake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Banners.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banners throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blake closes the distance and pushes Banners back into the cage.
Banners throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blakes head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blake as Banners tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Banners is looking to control Blake's arms but Blake gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banners has his back to the cage.
Banners has Blake pressed against the cage.
Banners has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Banners lands a nice uppercut.
Banners scores with a shot to the side of Blake's head.
A short left from Banners.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blake has Banners pressed against the cage.
Blake lands a knee to the body.
Banners swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Blake as the two fighters clinch.
Blake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banners just leaning against Blake, taking a breather.
Blake gets through Banners's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake stalling.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Banners fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blake moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ken Banners seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake avoids the body shot from Banners.
Blake avoids the body shot from Banners.
Banners walks into a straight right hand from Blake.
Banners swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake looks to land a combination but Banners avoids it well.
Blake fails with the takedown.
Ken Banners has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Blake.
Banners scores with a jab.
Blake throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Banners had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Banners misses with a right hand
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake misses with a wild combination.
Blake fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banners counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ken Banners is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banners feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blake's calf.
Banners scores with a leg kick.
Blake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blake looks gassed!
Blake slips under a jab from Banners.
Banners throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Banners misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
Banners lands with an overhand left.
Nice jab there from Banners.
Blake throws a combination that misses
and Banners counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake walks into a jab.
Banners lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Banners clobbers Blake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Banners jabs at Blake's body.
A slow jab from Banners misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banners dips to his left and cracks Blake with an uppercut!
Banners scores with a jab.
A punch combination from Banners misses.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake swings for the body but Banners moves out of range.
Blake throws an off balance right hand
and Banners counters with a nice body shot.
Banners jabs at Blake's body.
Banners punishes Blake's body with a nice straight punch.
Blake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blake is trying desperately to land a takedown but Banners is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Blake.
Blake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Banners.
Blake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Banners scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blake ducks right into an uppercut from Banners.
Blake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Banners darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Banners throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Banners dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Banners scores with a three punch combo!
Banners scores with a hook to the body. Blake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Banners is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banners. That's going to slow Blake down.
Banners lands with a right hand.
Blake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banners counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake closes the distance but Banners moves to the side
and Banners counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blake tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banners uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blake has time to react.
Banners shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blake eats them both and turns towards Banners to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Banners scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blake drops his hands momentarily and Banners takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Banners misses with a body kick.
Blake is breathing heavily.
Banners throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ken Banners is winning the standup battle so far.
Banners lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid body kick from Banners.
Banners connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body punch from Banners.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banners scores with a jab to the head.
Blake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Banners cracks Blake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab from Banners.
Banners thuds his right hand into Blake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Banners is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blake can do to turn this around?
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banners.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banners darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banners throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banners works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Banners connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blake momentarily.
Banners lands with a thumping leg kick.
Banners jabs at Blake's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banners connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Banners lands with a right hand.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banners connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blake. Blake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Banners connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blake's hands.
Banners looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banners.
Blake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banners.
Good standup being displayed there by Banners as he connects with a hook.
Banners lands with a nice combination. Blake backs away looking to recover.
Banners throws a right hand that Blake ducks under and follows up with a left that Blake also avoids with ease.
Banners misses with the combination.
Banners lands with a shot to the body.
Banners lands a glancing blow to the side of Blake's head.
Banners cracks the inside of Blake's front leg.
Good standup being displayed there by Banners as he connects with a hook.
Banners throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Banners throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banners listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Banners lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blake takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banners darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Banners scores with a nice body kick.
Banners is looking to slow Blake down with leg kicks.
Blake has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Banners.
Banners takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Banners dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blake. That did some damage!
Banners throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Banners connects with a crisp jab.
Banners connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banners darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banners moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Banners moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Banners with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Banners scores with a spinning back kick!
Banners lands with a kick to the ribs.
Banners jabs at Blake's body.
Blake avoids the body shot from Banners.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banners uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Banners lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banners.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Banners.
Blake steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Banners. That one must have hurt.
Banners lunges at Blake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blake's hand.
Banners circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banners dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Banners.
Good exchange - Banners coming out on top.
Banners thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blake if he has to take too many more of those.
Blake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banners digs a good hook to Blake's body.
Banners cracks Blake with an open hand slap.
Banners throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Banners with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Banners dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Banners. That's going to slow Blake down.
Blake thuds his right hand into Banners's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blake misses the jab.
Blake looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blake takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Banners bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards.
Blake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Banners connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Banners.
Banners scores with a spinning back kick!
Banners works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Banners slams his shin into Blake's torso.
Blake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Banners connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blake scrambles back to his feet.
Banners looks to land a combination but Blake avoids it well.
Blake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice shot by Banners.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Banners.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banners lands a lovely overhand right.
Banners connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blake. Blake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Banners scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blake in his tracks.
Blake tries to clinch up.
Banners fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Banners is looking to slow Blake down with leg kicks.
Banners moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Decent striking displayed by Banners there.
Banners jabs Blake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Banners throws a leg kick which misses Blake's front leg but catches the back leg as Blake tries to avoid it.
Banners misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Blake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Banners.
Banners stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Banners fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake needs to keep his hands up - Banners had a free shot at his head there.
Banners throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake scores with a jab.
Nice body kick there by Banners.
Bernard Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banners uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blake has time to react.
Banners throws a front kick that sends Blake stumbling back into the cage.
Banners lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Banners!
Banners lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blake's sensitive parts.
Blake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Banners feints and then cracks Blake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blake down.
Banners moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Banners scores with the left hand. Blake knows he should have avoided that one.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banners.
Blake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Banners punishes Blake's body with a nice straight punch.
Banners scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the liver by Banners. Beautiful body shot.
Banners throws a series of punches but Blake avoids them all with ease.
Banners lands a glancing blow to the side of Blake's head.
Ken Banners is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banners circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banners throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Banners works the jab nicely.
Banners scores with a hook.
Banners looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blake moves forwards but Banners connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Banners there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Banners throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Banners lands a nice shot that snaps Blake's head back.
Blake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Banners feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blake's calf.
Blake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blake walks into a stiff left hand from Banners.
Banners stuns Blake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice jab there from Banners.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banners connects with a nice looking jab.
Blake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banners connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Banners keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Banners connects with a leg kick. Blake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blake walks into a stiff left hand from Banners.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Banners misses.
Blake doesn't manage to clinch there - Banners circles away.
Blake misses with a shot to the body
and Banners counters with a body kick that stops Blake in his tracks momentarily.
Banners's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blake under the eye.
Banners connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blake's hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banners lands a nice looking body shot.
Banners goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blake on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Banners lands an overhand right.
Banners scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Banners showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Banners, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Banners!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crusty Pelican (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by All My Life. Joe Man could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Crusty Pelican's chin.
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155 lbs
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26
154 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crusty Pelican!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelican loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Man misses with a shot to the body
and Pelican connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pelican uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Pelican thumps Man with a low kick.
Pelican uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Pelican throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man jabs at Pelican's body.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man misses with a double jab
and Pelican counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Pelican.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pelican counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Man misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man lands a head kick. Pelican smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A clash of legs there as Pelican blocks the low kick.
Man misses with a left hand
enabling Pelican to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Pelican counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pelican postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
Pelican postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pelican passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelican grinds an elbow into Man's temple.
Man managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pelican.
Pelican working the head with strikes.
Pelican sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Man is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pelican is working Man over with some ground and pound from side control.
Man struggling a bit here.
Pelican cracks Man with a big right hand but Man just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man dodges the ground and pound from Pelican.
Man managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pelican.
Pelican looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Man is avoiding damage well.
Pelican trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Pelican throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pelican scoring with punches and elbows.
Pelican working away.
Pelican tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pelican has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pelican scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Pelican are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pelican tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Man manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pelican missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Man is breathing heavily.
Pelican is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Man has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pelican seems to be working for a kimura but Man defends the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pelican scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crusty Pelican dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Pelican moves out of range easily.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Pelican counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man stalks Pelican and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pelican's face. Pelican staggers backwards, shaken.
Man misses with a double jab.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pelican avoids the head kick by Man.
Pelican takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Joe Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pelican counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pelican.
Man is trying to keep Pelican in close.
Man keeping moving, preventing Pelican from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelican throwing strikes but missing.
Pelican stops Man from standing up.
Pelican postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
Pelican throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pelican's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pelican has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pelican with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pelican missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Man trying to control the position.
Pelican throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pelican pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pelican keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Man's head.
Pelican chips away with some ground and pound.
Pelican missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pelican lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Man trying to keep a closed guard but Pelican is proving a slippery customer.
Pelican keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Man's head.
Pelican throws a strike but Man rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pelican is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Man is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelican bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Man's guard.
Pelican trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pelican working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pelican postures up and lands a big shot to Man's brow.
Pelican throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Pelican wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pelican throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pelican throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Pelican connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelican missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pelican landing with the ground and pound.
Man is trying to hold Pelican in close to prevent damage but Pelican has managed to pass into half guard.
Pelican is working for a kimura but Man is defending it quite comfortably.
Pelican missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pelican throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crusty Pelican showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pelican blocks a head kick by Man.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pelican makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pelican is looking to chop away at Man's legs.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelican scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pelican throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pelican is out of range and Man settles back down.
Man scores with a three punch combo!
Man throws a leg kick but Pelican sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pelican makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Man throws a leg kick
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pelican checks a low kick from Man.
Man slips a straight right by Pelican.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pelican.
Man misses with a leg kick
enabling Pelican to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Man misses
and Pelican counters with a right hand to the body.
Man on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Pelican decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Man's guard.
Pelican trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man keeping moving, preventing Pelican from controlling successfully.
Pelican trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pelican postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelican stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pelican works over Man with some ground and pound from guard.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pelican trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pelican is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pelican trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Pelican postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
Man is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pelican missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pelican working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelican postures up and lands a big shot to Man's brow.
Pelican sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Man's guard.
Man is looking for a sweep. Pelican is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Man is refusing to be controlled, as Pelican sits in half guard.
Pelican sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Man defending well though.
Pelican missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crusty Pelican is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crusty Pelican has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pelican throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Joe Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pelican thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pelican missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pelican throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pelican is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Man is not content to let Pelican control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crusty Pelican comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pelican 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crusty Pelican!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Stettin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sione Finau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stettin's entrance music is The Weapon They Fear. A fine choice. Finau is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Ninja Gaiden" by The Minibosses. Patrick Stettin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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27
311 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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300 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Stettin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sione Finau!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stettin shoots and misses
and Stettin is countered with a crisp right hand from Finau that sends him to the canvas! Finau follows him to the mat into side control.
Stettin bucks up and tries to throw Finau off but instead Finau has got his back!
Finau working for the choke.
Finau lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
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!
Finau struggling to keep hold of the position.
Finau lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Finau has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Finau is throwing strikes by Stettin counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Stettin regains half guard.
Stettin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stettin tries to get out of the position.
Stettin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Finau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finau stalling.
Ground and pound from Finau.
Stettin taking some punishment here, with Finau in his half guard.
Finau is trying to control the action in half guard but Stettin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Finau is pressing down on Stettin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stettin is holding on for now.
Stettin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Finau missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Finau is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stettin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stettin is staying active underneath Finau, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stettin pushes Finau off looking to stand but Finau dives back in and keeps control.
Stettin is staying active underneath Finau, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Finau trying to mount his opponent but Stettin defends it.
Finau missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stettin is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Finau in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finau working over Stettin with some ground and pound. Stettin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Finau trying to pass the guard but Stettin defending well.
Finau is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stettin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Finau.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Finau not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Finau trying to control from Stettin's half guard. Stettin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stettin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Finau is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finau controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Finau lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Finau's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Finau postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Finau throws a strike but Stettin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finau looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sione Finau dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stettin lands a jab to Finau's midsection.
Finau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stettin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stettin misses with a looping right.
Finau looks for a takedown but Stettin sprawls well.
Finau is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stettin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stettin fails with a takedown attempt.
Stettin lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stettin works Finau's body with a nice hook.
Finau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stettin digs a good body shot into Finau's ribs.
An inside leg kick from Stettin misses.
Stettin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Finau but Finau pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Finau throws a nice outside leg kick.
Finau thows a leg kick but Stettin checks it
and Stettin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stettin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stettin fails with the takedown
and Finau counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stettin's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Stettin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stettin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finau manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finau throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finau fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stettin, pushing him back against the cage.
Finau is leaning against Stettin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Finau lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Patrick Stettin has been cut.
Finau holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stettin tries to break the clinch but Finau is controlling the position.
Finau pushes Stettin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Finau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stettin or not.
Finau landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Finau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Finau holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Finau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stettin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finau lands an elbow inside.
Finau will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stettin up against the cage.
Stettin has had enough of the clinch but Finau keeps him there for the moment.
Stettin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Finau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Finau.
Stettin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stettin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Finau crunches a lovely knee into Stettin's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Finau lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finau scores with a shot to the side of Stettin's head.
Finau lands a body punch.
Finau lands a nice uppercut.
Finau leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Finau - that landed with a thud.
Finau has hold of one of Stettin's legs. Stettin is fighting the takedown attempt but Finau gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Stettin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Finau wants to control from the top but Stettin keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finau throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sione Finau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Stettin'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. This is the final round!
Finau throws a sloppy head kick and Stettin moves out of range easily.
Stettin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Finau tries to avoid it but Stettin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Finau to the ground. Finau escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stettin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Finau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stettin is able to avoid easily.
Finau misses with a hook. Stettin ducked under it nicely.
Finau moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Finau throws a sloppy head kick and Stettin moves out of range easily.
Stettin gets caught flat footed, as Finau shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finau wants to pass the guard but Stettin is keeping the position.
Finau scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finau slips nicely into half guard.
Finau is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Finau missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Finau thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stettin's head.
Stettin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Finau scores with a couple of nice shots.
Finau thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stettin's head.
Finau is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Finau seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stettin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finau sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stettin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sione Finau has got the better of the ground game so far.
Finau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stettin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Finau is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Finau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finau 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.
Finau looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Finau wants to pass to mount but Stettin is defending the position.
Finau scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Finau wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stettin keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finau throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Finau thows a huge punch but Stettin dodges it nicely.
Finau is controlling the pace.
Stettin pushes Finau off looking to stand but Finau dives back in and keeps control.
Patrick Stettin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finau wants to control but Stettin is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sione Finau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Finau 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sione Finau!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sun Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sun Wukong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Pusher!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wukong scores with a leg kick.
Pusher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wukong connects with an inside leg kick.
Wukong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pusher misses with the body kick
and Wukong counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wukong.
Wukong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pusher blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pusher.
Wukong digs a right hand underneath Pusher's ribcage. Pusher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wukong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pusher backwards.
Wukong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pusher blocks it with crossed arms.
Pusher takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Thomas Pusher has been cut.
Wukong misses with a knee to the head.
Pusher fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wukong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wukong working Pusher over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wukong digs a right hand into Pusher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pusher's gas tank.
Pusher looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wukong.
Still in the clinch, Wukong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees to the body from Wukong.
Wukong lands a body shot.
Wukong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wukong connects with a knee to the head.
Wukong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wukong obliges.
Wukong crunches a lovely knee into Pusher's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wukong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wukong lands a body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wukong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong crunches a lovely knee into Pusher's ribcage.
Wukong scores a nice knee to the body.
Wukong is leaning against Pusher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wukong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wukong.
Wukong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wukong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wukong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wukong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pusher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wukong lands a left hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wukong obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pusher's face.
Nice body punch from Wukong - that landed with a thud.
Wukong with a knee to the head.
Wukong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Wukong.
Wukong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pusher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wukong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wukong.
Wukong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wukong lands an uppercut.
Pusher tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wukong just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Wukong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wukong lands a body punch.
Wukong scores with a shoulder strike.
Pusher tries to pull guard but Wukong holds him up against the cage and eventually Pusher drops back down to his feet.
Sun Wukong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Pusher.
Wukong lands a shot to the body.
Wukong tries to land a knee to the head but Pusher blocks with his arms.
Wukong lands a body shot.
Wukong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wukong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wukong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wukong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Wukong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Pusher's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wukong jabs Pusher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wukong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pusher's sensitive parts.
Wukong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wukong catches Pusher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pusher swings widly with a right hand
and Wukong counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pusher is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wukong closes the distance and clinches.
Pusher fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Wukong - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Wukong - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Wukong.
Wukong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pusher backwards.
Pusher is breathing heavily.
Wukong tries a knee to the head but Pusher blocks it.
Wukong connects with a knee to the head.
Pusher is rocked!
Wukong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pusher is still on wobbly legs! Can Wukong finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wukong.
Wukong digs a right hand underneath Pusher's ribcage. Pusher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wukong throws a big uppercut that drops Pusher! More strikes from Wukong and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pusher lies dazed against the cage as Wukong celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sun Wukong!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alec Dimanche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimanche comes to the cage accompanied by Ugress - The Great Coffee Escape. Russell has chosen Dysfunctional-Tech N9ne as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alec Dimanche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kent Russell!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell moves into the clinch.
Dimanche works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Russell swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimanche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimanche tries a body shot but Russell blocks it.
Dimanche avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Dimanche stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Russell scores with a shot to the side of Dimanche's head.
Russell works on Dimanche's body with a couple of short punches.
Russell lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Russell.
Russell has Dimanche pressed against the cage, preventing Dimanche from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dimanche has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Russell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dimanche looking to stall.
Dimanche gets through Russell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Russell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dimanche tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russell's elbow.
Dimanche breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Russell digs a good hook to Dimanche's body.
Russell lands with a nice combination. Dimanche backs away looking to recover.
Dimanche misses with a right hand
and Russell counters with a nice uppercut.
Dimanche throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dimanche jabs at Russell's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimanche looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Russell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russell moves into the clinch.
Russell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimanche misses with a hook
and Russell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Russell moves away from the strike by Dimanche.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dimanche.
Dimanche misses with a left hand
and Russell counters with a series of strikes. Dimanche will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dimanche swings widly with a right hand
and Russell counters with a two punch combo.
Dimanche misses with a looping left.
Dimanche misses with a hook
and Russell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Russell moves away from the strike by Dimanche.
Russell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Russell.
Russell darts in and clinches Dimanche up against the cage.
Dimanche tries to work over Russell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimanche avoiding damage as Russell throws knees to the body.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell throws a head punch that misses.
Russell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimanche breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimanche gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dimanche working aggressively here.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Russell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dimanche breaks the clinch.
Dimanche throws an off balance right hand
and Russell counters with a straight right hand.
Russell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Russell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dimanche throws a lazy uppercut
and Russell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Russell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dimanche loads up on a big right hand but Russell slips the punch.
Dimanche ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Russell falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Dimanche to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimanche lands with a nice body punch.
Dimanche swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dimanche throws a lazy uppercut
and Russell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Russell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimanche.
Dimanche throws a poor cross that misses
and Russell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dimanche gets a clinch.
Russell throws a head punch that misses.
Dimanche avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dimanche's efforts to push away.
Russell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dimanche digs a right hand into Russell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Russell's gas tank.
Russell prevents Dimanche from breaking the clinch.
Russell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimanche stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Russell looks gassed!
Dimanche tries a body shot but Russell blocks it.
Russell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alec Dimanche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell misses with a wild combination.
Dimanche throws a lazy uppercut
and Russell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dimanche misses with an uppercut. Russell saw that one coming.
Dimanche swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Russell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Dimanche.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Russell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dimanche throws a series of punches but Russell moves out of range.
Dimanche misses with a body shot.
Dimanche throws a lazy uppercut
and Russell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dimanche misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dimanche blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimanche cracks Russell with a nice body shot.
Dimanche misses with a hook to the ribs.
Russell scores with a shot to the side of Dimanche's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alec Dimanche will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Russell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dimanche slips a jab and a cross from Russell.
Dimanche on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Russell tries to keep at a distance but Dimanche has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dimanche is trying to break the clinch but Russell has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Russell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Russell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dimanche backwards.
It looks like Alec Dimanche has been cut.
Russell blocks a body shot from Dimanche.
Dimanche fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimanche lands a shot to the body.
Dimanche's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dimanche tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimanche works on Russell's body with a couple of short punches.
Dimanche trying to control the position but instead, Russell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dimanche into the cage.
Russell prevents a body shot from Dimanche.
Still in the clinch, Russell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Russell lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimanche is trying to maintain a safe position but Russell gets an underhook and turns Dimanche into the cage.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Russell.
Dimanche misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dimanche is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Dimanche - that landed with a thud.
Russell is breathing heavily.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Dimanche in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dimanche breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kent Russell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Russell tries to keep at a distance but Dimanche has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alec Dimanche has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dimanche makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Russell.
Russell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dimanche is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Russell blocks a body shot from Dimanche.
Dimanche wants to get back to striking at distance but Russell won't allow it.
Dimanche tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimanche lands a nice shot to the body.
Russell scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimanche lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimanche stalling in the clinch but Russell improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dimanche blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Russell lands an elbow just above Dimanche 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russell.
Dimanche is trying to break the clinch but Russell has him pressed against the cage.
Russell looking to slow down the pace here.
Russell blocks a body shot from Dimanche.
Russell trying to control the position but instead, Dimanche has worked for underhooks and has pushed Russell into the cage.
Russell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dimanche up against the cage.
Dimanche avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Dimanche's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russell slips a jab from Dimanche.
Russell moves out of range of the strikes.
Russell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Dimanche takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimanche misses the shot to the body.
Dimanche throws a lazy uppercut
and Russell counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice body punch from Russell.
Dimanche displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Russell throws out the jab.
Russell throws a big shot that misses.
Russell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Russell ducks under a wild hook from Dimanche.
Dimanche throws an off balance right hand
and Russell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Russell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Russell duly obliges.
Alec Dimanche's cut is getting worse.
Dimanche misses the body punch
and Russell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dimanche misses with a left hand
and Russell counters with a nice uppercut.
Dimanche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Russell.
Russell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dimanche counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Russell throws a shot from downtown. Dimanche moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell moves into range and clinches up with Dimanche.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Dimanche avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Russell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Russell scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russell.
Alec Dimanche's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dimanche blocks an uppercut.
Dimanche is trying to break the clinch but Russell is controlling him.
Russell lands a nice uppercut.
Dimanche lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimanche blocks the elbow strike.
Russell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimanche blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russell lands a body punch.
Russell pushes Dimanche back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russell lands a left hand.
Dimanche is rocked!
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dimanche takes a shot to the head.
Oh Dimanche is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimanche seems to have got his legs back now.
Russell with a jab.
Dimanche moves into the clinch.
Dimanche lands with a light punch inside.
Dimanche blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kent Russell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alec Dimanche's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Russell tries to bum rush Dimanche with a series of wild strikes but Dimanche uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dimanche misses with a right hand
and Russell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dimanche lands with an overhand left.
Dimanche missing with a left hand there. Russell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimanche displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Russell throws out the jab.
Russell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimanche.
Dimanche bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Russell gets tackled into the cage by Dimanche. Dimanche maintains the clinch.
Russell lands a body punch.
Dimanche lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dimanche breaks from the clinch.
Dimanche clinches up with Russell and pushes him back against the cage.
Russell lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimanche backwards.
Dimanche blocks an uppercut.
Russell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Russell has Dimanche pressed against the cage, preventing Dimanche from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dimanche blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimanche is looking to control Russell's arms but Russell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dimanche has his back to the cage.
Russell prevents a body shot from Dimanche.
Dimanche blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimanche avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Dimanche stalls.
Dimanche tries to circle away but Russell has him pinned against the cage.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Dimanche in his tracks for a moment.
Russell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dimanche's efforts to push away.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Russell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dimanche stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dimanche misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimanche wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Russell has him pressed against the cage.
Dimanche avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Dimanche takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Alec Dimanche's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Still in the clinch, Russell scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Dimanche.
Russell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short left from Dimanche.
Dimanche tries to break the clinch but Russell is controlling the position.
Dimanche controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimanche tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Russell.
Dimanche lands a body shot.
Russell is trying to maintain a safe position but Dimanche gets an underhook and turns Russell into the cage.
Dimanche trying to stall but Russell improves his position.
Russell lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimanche escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimanche digs a good hook to Russell's body.
The crowd cheers as Dimanche lands an impressive looking overhand right. Russell doesn't seem phased though.
Dimanche throws a poor cross that misses
and Russell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Russell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big right from Dimanche misses.
Dimanche connects with a body shot that sends Russell's belly button to the back.
Dimanche thows a body shot but no joy.
Russell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Russell slips a straight right by Dimanche.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimanche tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Russell was well out of range. Poor timing from Dimanche.
A decent looking cross lands there for Russell.
Dimanche digs a good hook to Russell's body.
Dimanche keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Russell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimanche tries to stall but Russell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Russell misses with a punch to the body.
Russell misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Dimanche.
Dimanche lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dimanche lands a shot to the body.
Russell takes a shot to the head.
Dimanche breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kent Russell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dimanche gets a clinch.
Dimanche manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimanche with a hook.
Dimanche misses with a looping left.
Dimanche is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Russell.
Dimanche throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dimanche is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dimanche misses with a right hand
and Russell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dimanche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Russell.
Dimanche just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimanche rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Russell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Russell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dimanche backwards.
Dimanche wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dimanche's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Russell slows down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dimanche.
Dimanche has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dimanche breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimanche connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alec Dimanche showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dimanche has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alec Dimanche!
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