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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kage Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kage Chiba enters the cage!
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135 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Orlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kage Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov takes a swing at Chiba's ribcage but misses.
Chiba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orlov.
Orlov drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orlov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Orlov. Those never looked like landing.
Yuri Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chiba blocks a jab.
Orlov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Orlov.
Orlov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chiba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chiba closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Orlov looking for submissions off his back.
Chiba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chiba maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Orlov could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Chiba has cracked it and Orlov is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Chiba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kage Chiba!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnum Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gunn's choice of entrance music: State of Massachsetts-Dropkick Murphys. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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198 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Magnum Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley throws a series of punches but Gunn avoids them all with ease.
Foley throws a poor cross that misses
and Gunn counters with a right hand to the body.
Foley throws a body punch but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn drops his hands momentarily and Foley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Foley lands with a hook. Gunn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Foley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Foley lands a jab to Gunn's midsection.
Foley ducks under a wild hook from Gunn.
Gunn takes a swing at Foley's ribcage but misses.
Foley throws a right hand that misses
and Gunn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Foley misses with a hook
and Gunn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gunn in his tracks.
Foley misses with a double jab
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Gunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Foley throws an off balance right hand
and Gunn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Foley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Foley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gunn defends it nicely.
Foley misses with a hook
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Foley throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
Foley lands a slapping body shot.
Foley lands a jab to Gunn's midsection.
Foley throws an off balance right hand
and Gunn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mick Foley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
Foley takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick from Foley is predictable there
and Gunn counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn lands a jab.
Foley connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Foley just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Foley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Foley shoots and misses
and Gunn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Foley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Foley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gunns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Foley cracks Gunn with an open hand slap.
A shot to the body from Foley misses
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gunn.
Foley misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Foley misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Foley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Foley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gunn shoots in but no luck this time.
Foley throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunn counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foley throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
Foley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Foley cracks Gunn with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Foley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Foley throws a leg kick but Gunn checks it.
Foley throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Gunn to counter with a crisp jab.
Foley is looking to score with low kicks.
Gunn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gunn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gunn seems keen to control Foley's posture.
Foley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gunn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Foley from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Foley wants to control from the top but Gunn keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunn counters with a nice body shot.
Foley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gunn counters with a three punch combo that has Foley backing up. Foley nods at Gunn to acknowledge the strikes.
Foley throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foley throws a right hand that misses
and Gunn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mick Foley is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Foley misses
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Foley throws a right hand that misses
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gunn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Foley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Foley misses with a shot to the body
and Gunn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Foley thinking.
Foley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gunn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Foley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foley throws an off balance right hand
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foley connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley throws an off balance right hand
and Gunn counters with a right hand to the body.
Foley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Foley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Foley misses with a left hand
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Gunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Foley throws a poor cross that misses
and Gunn counters with a series of strikes. Foley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Foley swings widly with a right hand
and Gunn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Foley slips under a jab.
Foley defending well as Gunn loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn works Foley's body with a nice hook.
Foley misses with a left hand
and Gunn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gunn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Foley misses with a double jab
so Gunn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunn wants to pass the guard but Foley is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnum Gunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice jab there from Foley.
Foley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunn.
Foley misses with a double jab
and Gunn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunn walks into a jab.
Foley misses with a combination
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Foley throws a right hand that misses
and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Foley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gunn counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gunn works his way into side control.
Foley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gunn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gunn. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Foley struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gunn has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Gunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foley throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Foley misses with a double jab
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley throws a leg kick
and Gunn counters with a two punch combo.
Foley misses with a hook
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Foley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Foley misses with a double jab
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Foley shoots and misses
and Gunn counters with a three punch combo that has Foley backing up. Foley nods at Gunn to acknowledge the strikes.
Foley scores with a takedown into Gunn's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn wants to sweep but no luck.
Foley wants to control from the top but Gunn keeps moving.
Foley postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foley looking to sit in guard and control but Gunn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gunn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Foley is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnum Gunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gunn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnum Gunn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Villi Kotobalavu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotobalavu comes to the cage accompanied by "Another Body Murdered" by Faith No more & Boo-Yaa Tribe. Villi Kotobalavu had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Villi Kotobalavu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Callaghan!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callaghan misses with an uppercut
and Kotobalavu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kotobalavu is trying to control the action in half guard but Callaghan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kotobalavu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kotobalavu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kotobalavu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kotobalavu wants to control but Callaghan is keeping him busy.
Callaghan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan wants to control but Kotobalavu is keeping busy.
Kotobalavu is looking to take a break and control but Callaghan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Villi Kotobalavu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Callaghan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kotobalavu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kotobalavu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Callaghan throws a leg kick
and Kotobalavu counters with an inside leg kick.
Callaghan misses with a lunging right hand
and Kotobalavu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Callaghan's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan shoots and misses
and Kotobalavu counters with an outside leg kick.
Callaghan throws a lazy body kick
and Kotobalavu counters with a low kick, right behind Callaghan 's knee.
Callaghan tries to clinch but Kotobalavu moves away
and Kotobalavu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kotobalavu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Callaghan sees it coming and defends easily.
Well, if Kotobalavu is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kotobalavu is looking to take a break and control but Callaghan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kotobalavu is stalling here. Callaghan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kotobalavu seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Callaghan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kotobalavu struggling a bit here.
That's four 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.
Kotobalavu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Callaghan prevents Kotobalavu from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Callaghan is keen to just control but Kotobalavu is a slippery customer.
Callaghan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kotobalavu trying to hold on to Callaghan's head to control him but Callaghan postures up.
Kotobalavu is doing well to control the position and prevent Callaghan from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Villi Kotobalavu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Callaghan wants to clinch up but Kotobalavu keeps it at a distance.
Richard Callaghan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callaghan looks to land a right hand but Kotobalavu moved out of range.
Callaghan darts in trying to clinch
and Kotobalavu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Callaghan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kotobalavu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Callaghan.
Callaghan misses with a shot to the body
and Kotobalavu counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callaghan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kotobalavu counters with a nice uppercut.
Callaghan tries to clinch but Kotobalavu is having none of it.
Callaghan misses with a takedown
and Kotobalavu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Callaghan's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotobalavu slips nicely into half guard.
Callaghan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kotobalavu.
Callaghan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kotobalavu trying to control the position from guard on top but Callaghan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kotobalavu throws and elbow that misses. Callaghan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kotobalavu's guard. Nice move by Callaghan!
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.
Callaghan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kotobalavu trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Callaghan trying to control but Kotobalavu is working from the bottom.
Callaghan stops Kotobalavu from standing up.
Kotobalavu is pulling down on Callaghan's head. It's preventing any offense from Callaghan, at least for the moment.
Kotobalavu wants to improve his position but instead Callaghan has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Callaghan there.
Callaghan trying to control the action but Kotobalavu is working from the bottom.
Kotobalavu is looking to improve his position.
Callaghan throwing shots but Kotobalavu is blocking nicely.
Kotobalavu wants to get back to full guard.
Callaghan slows the pace down in half guard.
Callaghan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Callaghan prevents Kotobalavu from improving his position.
Callaghan is taking a breather. Kotobalavu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kotobalavu tries to get to full guard but Callaghan has control of the leg.
Callaghan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kotobalavu keeps working.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Richard Callaghan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Callaghan throws a leg kick
and Kotobalavu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Callaghan's guard.
Kotobalavu wants to control from the top but Callaghan keeps moving.
Callaghan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kotobalavu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Villi Kotobalavu dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Callaghan delivers a nice body kick.
Kotobalavu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Callaghan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Villi Kotobalavu has been cut.
Callaghan is looking to clinch.
Callaghan tries to clinch but Kotobalavu moves away
and Kotobalavu counters with a nice uppercut.
Callaghan misses the shot to the body.
Callaghan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Richard Callaghan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Callaghan throws a combination that misses
and Kotobalavu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Callaghan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Callaghan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kotobalavu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Callaghan misses with a left hand
and Kotobalavu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kotobalavu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotobalavu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Callaghan looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Callaghan misses with a head kick.
Callaghan throws a poor cross that misses
and Kotobalavu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Callaghan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kotobalavu counters with a good low kick that Callaghan was not able to check.
Callaghan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Callaghan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kotobalavu's sensitive parts.
Kotobalavu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Callaghan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Callaghan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kotobalavu counters with a leg kick.
Callaghan connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan misses with a takedown
and Kotobalavu counters with an outside leg kick.
Callaghan misses the body punch
and Kotobalavu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Callaghan won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kotobalavu is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Callaghan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kotobalavu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kotobalavu is looking to take a break and control but Callaghan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Callaghan is trying to control Kotobalavu's posture but Kotobalavu avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu tries to score with some ground and pound. Callaghan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kotobalavu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Callaghan keeps working.
The strikes coming from Kotobalavu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
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.
Kotobalavu sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Callaghan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kotobalavu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Callaghan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Callaghan wants to control but Kotobalavu postures up.
Callaghan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kotobalavu.
Richard Callaghan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kotobalavu trying to control the position but Callaghan is working away.
Kotobalavu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Callaghan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Callaghan.
I think Kotobalavu 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 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Villi Kotobalavu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spider Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hansa Rachstakk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spider Machida could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hansa Rachstakk's 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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spider Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hansa Rachstakk!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rachstakk shoots in and drives through. Machida sprawls well.
Spider Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida has closed the distance and engaged Rachstakk in a clinch.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Rachstakk has him pressed against the cage.
Rachstakk prevents a body shot from Machida.
Machida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Machida lands a body shot.
Machida tries a body shot but Rachstakk blocks it.
Rachstakk can't get the takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Machida.
Rachstakk blocks a body shot from Machida.
Rachstakk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Spider Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hansa Rachstakk.
Machida throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rachstakk looks gassed!
Machida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Machida.
Machida lands a hook that snaps the head of Rachstakk backwards.
Machida lands a body punch.
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Rachstakk controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Machida as the two fighters clinch.
Machida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machida lands a right hand.
Machida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machida lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rachstakk.
Machida scores with a hook to the body.
Machida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machida drops Rachstakk with a beautiful combination! Rachstakk stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Machida is looking for the KO!
Rachstakk is rocked!
It looks like Hansa Rachstakk has been cut.
Machida has managed to clinch.
Rachstakk is still on wobbly legs! Can Machida finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Machida.
Machida creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rachstakk's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rachstakk drops to his knees and Machida pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spider Machida!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Overdrive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen Bang - By Barry Scott as his entrance music. Maximus Overdrive is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maximus Overdrive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Scott!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overdrive falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scott gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Overdrive falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scott counters with a slapping leg kick.
Scott shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Scott is pressing down on Overdrive's thigh, looking to free his foot. Overdrive is holding on for now.
Overdrive is not content to let Scott control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott tries to pass the half guard into mount. Overdrive knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Overdrive tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg.
Overdrive is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Scott's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Scott's back!
Scott is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Overdrive 's hooks.
Scott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Overdrive trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Overdrive throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Scott holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Overdrive tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Overdrive throws some wild stikes that Scott manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Overdrive with the ground and pound from mount.
Scott is trying desperately to improve position.
Overdrive can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scott is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdrive is landing with some decent strikes but Scott is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Scott is squirming around, avoiding Overdrive's attempts to control the action.
Scott is in all sorts of trouble here.
Overdrive throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Overdrive landing strikes from the mount.
Overdrive in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overdrive wants to control the pace but Scott is squirming around nicely.
Overdrive scoring with strikes but Scott is staying in there.
BOOM! Overdrive connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Overdrive with the ground and pound from mount.
Scott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Overdrive tries to control but Scott wriggling away.
Overdrive cracks Scott with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Overdrive lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Overdrive dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Overdrive throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Overdrive throws a combination that misses
and Scott counters with an outside leg kick.
Overdrive misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Overdrive swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Overdrive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overdrive throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scott counters with a right hand to the body.
Overdrive rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maximus Overdrive is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overdrive manages to avoid it.
Overdrive swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overdrive manages to avoid it.
Overdrive swings widly with a right hand
and Scott counters with a takedown into side control.
Overdrive is looking for a sweep.
Scott wants to control but Overdrive is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overdrive regains half guard there - taking advantage of Scott's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Scott is keen to just control but Overdrive is a slippery customer.
Scott passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Overdrive!
Overdrive is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Scott wants to control the pace but Overdrive is squirming around nicely.
Overdrive manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Scott winds up and cracks Overdrive with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott works his way into side control.
Overdrive struggling a bit here.
Scott landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Scott is trying to get an arm triangle but Overdrive is defending well.
Scott lands some shots froms side control.
Overdrive manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Scott moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Overdrive wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Scott pushes a forearm under Overdrive's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Overdrive is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Barry Scott!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bu Laia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Dale Arizona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ""E Ala E" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bu Laia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glen Dale Arizona!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arizona throws a sloppy head kick
and Laia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laia throws a jab but it's blocked by Arizona.
Arizona misses with a wild body shot.
Arizona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arizona.
Arizona misses with a right hand
and Laia counters with a good low kick that Arizona was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arizona paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arizona rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laia counters with a thumping low kick.
Arizona throws a right hand that misses
and Laia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laia looks to score with a jab to the body but Arizona is just out of range.
Arizona throws a sloppy head kick
and Laia counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laia throws a series of strikes that have Arizona backpedaling.
Laia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Arizona.
Arizona throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arizona misses with a hook
and Laia counters with a good low kick that Arizona was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arizona rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Laia wants to land a leg kick but Arizona is out of range.
Laia motions for Arizona to come forward. Laia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arizona wants to clinch
and Laia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arizona's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Arizona throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arizona throws a leg kick that is checked
and Laia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arizona moves away from the strike by Laia.
Arizona misses with a double jab
and Laia counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bu Laia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arizona throws a right hand that misses
and Laia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arizona smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Laia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arizona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arizona tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laia with a jab.
Arizona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arizona misses with a left hand
and Laia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arizona scores with a nice head shot.
Arizona throws a leg kick
letting Laia counter with a right hand.
Laia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arizona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arizona's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Laia tenderised Arizona's leg. Arizona is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arizona misses with a hook to the body
and Laia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arizona takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arizona misses with an uppercut
and Laia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Arizona's guard now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Arizona looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laia is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Arizona works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Laia lands a couple of digs.
Laia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arizona swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laia slips nicely into half guard.
Laia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Laia is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Arizona tries to get to full guard but Laia has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Arizona tries to kick Laia off but Laia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Arizona wants to improve his position but Laia is controlling well.
Arizona holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Arizona has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Laia is working away from the top position though.
Arizona really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Laia is trying to control. Arizona wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Arizona avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laia.
Laia is looking to take a break and control but Arizona is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laia is thwarting Arizona's attempts to control the position.
Laia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bu Laia dominated that second round.
That's time! Laia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Arizona throws a sloppy head kick
and Laia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick by Arizona misses
and Laia counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Laia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circling - Laia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arizona looks to land a combination but Laia avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arizona throws a series of punches but Laia avoids them all with ease.
Glen Dale Arizona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arizona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arizona throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laia counters with a one-two to the body.
A big right from Laia misses.
Arizona throws a right hand that misses
and Laia counters with a nice body shot.
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.
Arizona misses with a combination
and Laia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Laia is defended easily by Arizona.
Laia lands a really nice looking cross but Arizona seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arizona cracks the inside of Laia's front leg.
Arizona throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arizona throws a leg kick
and Laia counters with a nice leg kick.
Arizona lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arizona throws a nice looking combination but Laia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arizona connects with a nice looking jab.
Arizona chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laia can pounce on him.
Arizona plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Glen Dale Arizona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laia throws a front kick aimed at Arizona's knee but Arizona avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Glen Dale Arizona.
Well Laia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bu Laia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Montros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emer Dlouze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montros comes into the arena with Eye of the Tiger - Survivor blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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181 lbs
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25
182 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Montros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emer Dlouze!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dlouze scores with a punch to the head.
Dlouze has a takedown stuffed.
Dlouze takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Montros throws a head kick but Dlouze moves out of range.
Montros misses with a body shot.
Dlouze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dlouze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dlouze wants it to stay on the feet.
Montros looks to throw the jab but Dlouze is out of range.
Dlouze blocks a jab.
Montros rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dlouze counters with a two punch combo.
Dlouze moves out of range as Montros strikes.
Montros lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montros swings widly with a right hand
and Montros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montros lands a glancing blow to the side of Dlouze's head.
Montros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jason Montros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montros throws a hook but Dlouze blocks it.
Montros takes a swing at Dlouze's ribcage but misses.
Montros misses with a left hand
and Dlouze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montros scores with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Montros lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dlouze has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dlouze and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dlouze throws a head kick that misses.
Dlouze moves out of range of the body kick from Montros.
Dlouze has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dlouze there as he acknowledges the shot.
Montros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dlouze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montros.
Dlouze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Montros is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dlouze lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montros swings widly with a right hand
and Dlouze counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montros gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Montros is looking to improve his position.
Montros slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montros is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dlouze is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montros is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dlouze trying to control the position from guard on top but Montros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montros is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Montros is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dlouze is defending well for now.
Montros breaks the clinch.
Montros lands a head shot.
Montros misses with a series of wild punches.
Montros tries for a takedown but Dlouze circles away easily
and Dlouze decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Montros's guard.
Montros keeping moving, preventing Dlouze from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze wants to pass the guard but Montros is keeping the position.
Montros keeping moving, preventing Dlouze from controlling successfully.
Dlouze tries to free his leg and advance position but Montros is retaining full guard.
Montros controls Dlouze momentarily but Dlouze frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Montros is on top in guard.
Montros throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dlouze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dlouze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montros looking to pass the guard.
Montros missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emer Dlouze dominated that round.
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.
Dlouze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dlouze.
Montros finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from Dlouze misses.
Dlouze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Montros throws a lazy head kick
and Dlouze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montros slips a jab from Dlouze.
A low kick from Montros is predictable there
and Dlouze decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Montros's guard.
Montros had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dlouze defends it easily.
Dlouze preventing the sweep.
Dlouze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Montros's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlouze is looking to work some ground and pound but Montros has wrist control.
Dlouze wants to control from the top but Montros keeps moving.
Montros working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dlouze has passed into half guard!
Dlouze trying to control from half guard but Montros is working away.
Montros trying to control but Dlouze postures up.
Montros makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Montros.
Dlouze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Montros swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dlouze stopping the sweep attempt from Montros.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Montros keeping moving, preventing Dlouze from controlling successfully.
Montros is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dlouze wants to control from the top but Montros keeps moving.
Montros bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dlouze's guard.
Montros trying to control but Dlouze is working from the bottom.
Dlouze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montros tries to free his leg and advance position but Dlouze is retaining full guard.
Montros wants to control from the top but Dlouze keeps moving.
Montros drops back looking for a leg! Dlouze is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dlouze manages to kick Montros off! Montros jumps back into Dlouze's guard.
Dlouze is controlling Montros's posture.
Montros working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dlouze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Montros with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dlouze keeping moving, preventing Montros from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dlouze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emer Dlouze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Montros throws a strike but Dlouze rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dlouze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Montros swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dlouze trying to control but Montros is working from the bottom.
Montros is trying to keep Dlouze in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dlouze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montros isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dlouze stacks Montros on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dlouze!
Montros is not content to let Dlouze control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emer Dlouze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Montros changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Montros swings widly with a right hand
and Dlouze counters with a two punch combo.
Montros shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dlouze but Dlouze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Montros misses with an uppercut
and Montros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montros misses with a left hand
and Dlouze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dlouze throws the left hand but Montros avoids the punch easily.
Dlouze takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Montros is looking to chop away at Dlouze's legs.
Dlouze misses with a combination
letting Montros counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlouze takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Montros changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dlouze tries to avoid it but Montros manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dlouze to the ground. Dlouze escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dlouze throws a combination that misses
and Montros counters with a stiff right hand.
Montros misses with a left hand
and Dlouze counters with a nice body shot.
Dlouze paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Emer Dlouze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montros scores with a one two! Dlouze had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Montros just misses with a punch to the body.
Dlouze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Montros stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Montros thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dlouze if he has to take too many more of those.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Montros is defended easily by Dlouze.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Montros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dlouze circles away quickly and effectively.
Montros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dlouze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montros moves away.
Dlouze looks to throw the jab but Montros is out of range.
Montros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Montros
and Dlouze counters with a stiff right hand.
Dlouze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montros falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dlouze counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze moves away from the strike by Montros.
Nice cross by Dlouze.
Montros throws a wild body kick that Dlouze sees coming a mile off.
Montros cracks Dlouze with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Montros thows a body shot but no joy.
Dlouze throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dlouze defending well as Montros loads up on a big left hand.
Jason Montros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montros gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dlouze.
Montros thows a leg kick but Dlouze checks it
and Montros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montros throws a leg kick
and Dlouze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Montros.
Montros is rocked!
Dlouze misses with a hook. Montros ducked under it nicely.
Dlouze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montros.
Dlouze looks to throw the jab but Montros is out of range.
Montros stuffs the takedown attempt from Dlouze. Dlouze gets slowly back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Montros.
Dlouze smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Montros misses with a takedown attempt - Dlouze sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dlouze misses with a left hand
and Montros counters with a single leg into guard. Dlouze didn't expect that.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montros throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dlouze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emer Dlouze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dlouze has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emer Dlouze!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bip Bop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell has chosen Dysfunctional-Tech N9ne as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Bip Bop has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bip Bop seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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278 lbs
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282 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bip Bop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kent Russell!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bop dodges the punch combination from Russell.
Russell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Russell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Russell throws a hook but Bop avoids it easily.
Russell throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bop to counter with a crisp jab.
Russell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bop moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Bop blocks the leg kick.
Russell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Russell misses.
Russell misses with a body shot
and Bop makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Russell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Bip Bop has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell works the jab nicely.
Russell lands a jab to the head.
Russell looks to throw the jab but Bop is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell swings widly with a right hand
and Bop counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bop there as he acknowledges the shot.
A combination from Bop does no damage.
Russell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bop counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Russell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bop counters with a nice uppercut.
Russell connects with a crisp jab.
Bop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Russell.
Bop clobbers Russell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Russell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bop counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bop misses.
Some wild striking there from Bop.
Russell dodges the punch combination from Bop.
Russell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bop counters with a two punch combo.
Russell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bop counters with a three punch combo that has Russell backing up. Russell nods at Bop to acknowledge the strikes.
Russell rushes Bop and presses him up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Russell.
Russell is leaning against Bop and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bop manages to break the clinch.
Bop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Russell.
Russell throws a right hand that misses
letting Bop counter with a right hand.
Bop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell misses with an uppercut.
Russell misses with a few strikes there.
Bop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Russell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Russell does no damage.
Bop takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bop looks to land a left hand but Russell moved out of range nicely.
Bop ducks right into an uppercut from Russell.
Russell looks to throw the jab but Bop is out of range.
Russell slips a jab and a cross from Bop.
Russell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Russell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Russell throws an off balance right hand
and Bop counters with a left and a right that stings Russell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russell thows a body shot but no joy.
Russell misses with a hook to the body
and Bop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bop throws a right hand that Russell ducks under and follows up with a left that Russell also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Bop. Those never looked like landing.
Bop throws a series of punches but Russell moves out of range.
Bop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Russell.
Russell throws a poor cross that misses
and Bop counters with a straight right hand.
Russell misses with a shot to the body
and Bop counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell throws a shot from downtown. Bop moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Bop. Those never looked like landing.
Bop is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Russell throws a poor cross that misses
and Bop makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bip Bop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bip Bop's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Russell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bop manages to avoid it.
Russell misses with a two punch combination.
Russell misses with a combination
and Bop counters with a left and a right that stings Russell.
Bop swinging wildly here.
Russell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russell tries to clinch up.
Kent Russell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russell closes the distance but Bop moves to the side
and Bop counters with a straight right hand.
Russell throws a sloppy body shot
and Bop counters with a single leg into guard. Russell didn't expect that.
Bop is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Russell throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bop lands a couple of digs.
Bop looking to pass the guard.
Russell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bop.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bop can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bop throwing strikes from guard but Russell blocks nicely.
Russell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bop throws a big right hand that misses.
Bop missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bop thows a big elbow that misses.
Russell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bop defends it easily.
Bop trying to control the position from guard on top but Russell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Russell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bop defends well.
Bop wants to control from the top but Russell keeps moving.
Russell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bop doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bop manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Russell is breathing heavily.
Bop trying to control but Russell is working from the bottom.
Bop postures up in Russell's guard and throws a big left but Russell blocks it.
Bop trying to control the position from guard on top but Russell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Russell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bop!
Bop wants to control but Russell is having none of it.
Russell is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Russell get's back to his feet.
Russell throws a sloppy body shot
letting Bop counter with a right hand.
Russell misses with a body shot
enabling Bop to counter with a crisp jab.
Bop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Russell.
Russell misses with a body punch
and Bop counters with a right hand to the body.
Bop scores with a jab. Russell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Russell on the side of the head.
Bop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Russell.
Bop throws a hook to the side of Russell's head but Russell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bop is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Russell throws a right hand that misses
and Bop counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Russell thinking.
Russell misses with a shot to the body
and Russell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bop fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bop throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bop throws a series of punches but Russell moves out of range.
Bip Bop is winning the standup battle so far.
Bop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bip Bop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bip Bop'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!
Russell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bop counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Russell throws a poor cross that misses
and Bop counters with a one-two to the body.
Russell misses the shot to the body.
Russell misses the body punch
and Bop counters with a stiff right hand.
Russell misses with a lunging right hand
and Bop counters with a two punch combo.
Russell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bop.
Bop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Russell throws an off balance right hand
and Bop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bop misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bop counters with a two punch combo.
Russell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bop throws a right and a left that Russell avoids nicely.
Russell throws a poor cross that misses
and Bop counters with a nice uppercut.
Bop falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Russell to counter with a crisp jab.
Russell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Russell throws a poor cross that misses
and Bop counters with a series of strikes. Russell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bop misses with a few strikes there.
Bop listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Russell wants to clinch but Bop slips to the side
and Bop counters with a nice uppercut.
Russell misses with a right hand
and Bop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Russell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Russell lands with a cross.
Bop throws a sloppy body shot
and Russell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Russell wants to clinch
and Russell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Russell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russell throws a lazy uppercut
and Bop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Russell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bop counters with a two punch combo.
Russell slips a jab and a cross from Bop.
Bop misses with a few strikes there.
Russell avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell looks to land a combination. Bop sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Russell lands with a cross.
Bop throws a right and a left that Russell avoids nicely.
Russell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Bop.
Russell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bip Bop's cut is getting worse.
Russell doesn't manage to clinch there - Bop circles away.
A swing and a miss from Russell.
Bop lands with a nice combination. Russell backs away looking to recover.
Kent Russell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russell lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell jabs Bop right on the nose. Bop blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russell throws a lazy uppercut
and Bop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Russell throws an off balance right hand
and Bop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Russell misses with a wild body shot.
Bop is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bip Bop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Russell takes a swing at Bop's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Bop both land. Nice combination.
Bop throws a series of punches but Russell avoids them all with ease.
Russell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bop misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the body from Russell misses
and Bop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Russell throws a right hand that misses
and Bop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bip Bop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bop, 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bip Bop!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alec Dimanche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silver Boo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimanche comes to the cage accompanied by 835 - SLAPDASH. Boo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BLUNT- The Iron Maiden kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Silver Boo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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284 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alec Dimanche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silver Boo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimanche swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boo counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimanche scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Silver Boo has been cut.
Dimanche misses with a left hand
and Boo counters with a straight right hand.
Boo scores with a jab to the jaw.
No joy there for Dimanche, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alec Dimanche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimanche misses with a hook
and Boo counters with a right hand to the body.
Dimanche avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dimanche swings widly with a right hand
and Boo counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Boo as he connects with a hook.
Boo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimanche throws a poor cross that misses
and Boo counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Alec Dimanche has been cut.
Boo throws a series of punches but Dimanche moves out of range.
Dimanche throws a lazy uppercut
and Boo counters with a two punch combo.
Boo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimanche.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimanche misses with a right hand
enabling Boo to counter with a crisp jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dimanche enables Boo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dimanche manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dimanche is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boo defends well.
Dimanche wants to sweep but no luck.
Boo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dimanche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dimanche wants to sweep here but Boo controlling him for the moment.
Boo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dimanche trying to control the position.
Boo scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimanche trying to control the position.
Dimanche manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dimanche unloads with some shots from mount but Boo bucks and avoids them well.
Dimanche throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dimanche unloads with some shots from mount but Boo bucks and avoids them well.
Boo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dimanche thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boo wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dimanche.
Boo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dimanche.
Dimanche is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Boo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dimanche.
Boo tries to roll over but Dimanche keeps him under control.
Dimanche thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boo's head.
Boo trying to hold on to Dimanche's head to control him but Dimanche postures up.
Boo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dimanche.
Dimanche might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boo is trying to control the position but Dimanche postures up.
Dimanche 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.
Boo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dimanche in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dimanche in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dimanche working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dimanche with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boo is looking to stand up but Dimanche isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimanche postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silver Boo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dimanche misses with a wild body shot.
Boo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dimanche wants to improve his position but Boo is controlling well.
Boo wants to free his trapped foot but Dimanche is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dimanche works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dimanche keeping full guard, as Boo tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimanche is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boo wants to control from the top but Dimanche keeps moving.
Dimanche has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Boo has passed into side control.
Boo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dimanche to his feet.
Dimanche lands with a shot to the body.
Boo is breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Dimanche. Beautiful body shot.
Nice jab there from Dimanche.
Dimanche tests Boo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimanche cracks Boo with a good jab.
Boo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dimanche misses with a right hand
and Boo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dimanche takes a swing at Boo's ribcage but misses.
Dimanche throws a poor cross that misses
and Boo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dimanche with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boo to score with a decent uppercut.
Boo misses with a wild combination.
Boo swings widly with a right hand
and Dimanche counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dimanche closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boo counters with a nice body shot.
Boo throws a sloppy body shot
and Dimanche counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimanche misses with a lunging right hand
and Boo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimanche lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dimanche misses the shot to the body.
Dimanche wants to clinch but Boo slips to the side
and Boo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dimanche doesn't seem bothered though.
Boo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dimanche throws out a loose jab but Boo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dimanche moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boo tries to clinch but Dimanche moves out of range.
Dimanche takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dimanche swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boo.
That has opened up Silver Boo's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimanche fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimanche.
A combination from Dimanche does no damage.
Alec Dimanche is winning the standup battle so far.
Dimanche looks to land a left hand but Boo moved out of range nicely.
Dimanche drops his hands momentarily and Boo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boo looks to throw the jab but Dimanche is out of range.
Dimanche misses with an uppercut
and Dimanche takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dimanche thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boo misses with a straight right.
Dimanche takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dimanche misses with a lunging right hand
and Boo counters with a straight right hand.
Dimanche throws a sloppy body shot
and Boo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boo just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimanche throws a shot from downtown. Boo moves away and avoids it.
Dimanche throws an off balance right hand
enabling Boo to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boo throws a series of punches but Dimanche moves out of range.
Dimanche misses with a right hand
and Boo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dimanche lands a nice shot that snaps Boo's head back.
Dimanche avoids the body shot from Boo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Dimanche dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Dimanche is looking to clinch but Boo is avoiding it.
Boo misses with a straight right.
Boo connects with a right hand. Dimanche shakes it off.
Dimanche looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Dimanche counter with a right hand.
Dimanche rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dimanche misses with a left hand
and Boo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dimanche scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dimanche misses with a left hand
and Boo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dimanche misses with a lunging right hand
and Boo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boo connects with a single shot there.
Dimanche tries to clinch but Boo moves away
and Boo counters with a right hand to the body.
Boo throws a series of punches but Dimanche moves out of range.
Dimanche swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boo counters with a right hand to the body.
Boo throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimanche closes the distance but Boo moves to the side
and Boo counters by moving into the clinch.
Dimanche lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boo.
Boo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boo tries to stall but Dimanche uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boo is trying to break the clinch but Dimanche has him pressed against the cage.
Dimanche works on Boo's body with a couple of short punches.
Dimanche misses with a punch to the body.
Dimanche tries to stall but Boo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Dimanche.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dimanche misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimanche trying to control the position but instead, Boo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dimanche into the cage.
Boo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimanche struggles to land a body shot inside as Boo controls his hands.
Dimanche tries to work over Boo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boo has a couple of punches blocked by Dimanche.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boo.
Boo is trying to break the clinch but Dimanche is controlling him.
Dimanche has a couple of punches blocked by Boo.
Boo wants to break free but Dimanche has control.
Dimanche taking a breather.
Dimanche lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boo prevents a body shot from Dimanche.
Dimanche lands with a left to the head.
Dimanche has Boo pushed against the cage.
Dimanche has a couple of punches blocked by Boo.
Dimanche blocking some punches.
Dimanche tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boo's elbow.
Dimanche taking a breather.
Boo scores with a hook to the body.
Boo lands with a light punch inside.
Boo blocking some punches.
Boo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dimanche blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimanche.
Dimanche trying to control the position but instead, Boo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dimanche into the cage.
Dimanche works on Boo's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Boo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimanche lands a body shot.
Dimanche digs a right hand underneath Boo's ribcage. Boo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dimanche presses Boo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Dimanche.
Dimanche can't find room to land a body shot as Boo controls the action.
Dimanche can't break the clinch.
Dimanche throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boos head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimanche works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dimanche tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boo's elbow.
Boo working aggressively here.
Dimanche misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimanche breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimanche is looking to clinch.
Boo slips under a jab from Dimanche.
Boo tests Dimanche's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dimanche is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boo misses with a shot to the body
and Dimanche counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dimanche moves away from the strike by Boo.
Dimanche paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dimanche throws a jab but it's blocked by Boo.
Dimanche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dimanche throws a lazy uppercut
and Boo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dimanche misses with a left hand
and Boo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dimanche misses with a right hand
enabling Boo to counter with a crisp jab.
Dimanche wants to clinch up but Boo keeps it at a distance.
Dimanche comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Boo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boo.
Boo avoids the body shot from Dimanche.
Dimanche throws a jab but it's blocked by Boo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimanche with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Dimanche.
Boo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dimanche throws a lazy uppercut
and Boo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alec Dimanche!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sun Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goguryeo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cunninlynguists - Lynguistics kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sun Wukong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Goguryeo Kim!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wukong throws a chopping leg kick but Kim manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wukong connects with a leg kick. Kim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wukong throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wukong counters with an inside leg kick.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wukong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wukong thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wukong wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
Wukong throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A low kick from Wukong is predictable there
and Kim counters with a good low kick that Wukong was not able to check.
Sun Wukong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wukong thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim is looking to clinch but Wukong is avoiding it.
Wukong checks a low kick from Kim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
Wukong tries a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Wukong throws a lazy head kick
and Kim counters by moving into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Kim.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wukong is keeping busy.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Wukong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wukong throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wukong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Wukong.
Wukong trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wukong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wukong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kim instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goguryeo Kim dominated that round.
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.
Wukong misses with a low kick.
Wukong misses with a kick to the body
and Kim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wukong looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Kim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wukong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Wukong.
A good leg kick by Kim.
Wukong thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
and Kim finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wukong doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
Wukong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Wukong.
Wukong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kim. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wukong - that will leave a mark!
Kim throws a leg kick
and Wukong counters with an inside leg kick.
Wukong misses with a straight right.
Kim connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wukong lands a lovely overhand right.
Wukong lands a body shot.
Kim misses the body punch
and Wukong counters with a leg kick.
Kim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from Wukong misses
and Kim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goguryeo Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice straight punches there by Wukong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wukong.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wukong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kim throws a leg kick
and Wukong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim tries to clinch up but Wukong circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong misses with a left hand
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wukong instigates a clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kim. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wukong.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Wukong.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim taking a breather.
Wukong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kim.
Wukong missing with knees to the body.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wukong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wukong has Kim pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Kim is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Wukong - that's hurt Kim badly! Oh, another knee lands and Kim is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Kim doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sun Wukong!
Sun Wukong retains his light heavyweight title!
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