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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Doghoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miller HighLife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller HighLife is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Doghoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miller HighLife!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doghoon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from HighLife.
It looks like Carlos Doghoon has been cut.
Doghoon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doghoon is trying hard to land a takedown here. HighLife sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Doghoon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but HighLife was well out of range. Poor timing from Doghoon.
HighLife avoids a punch combination nicely.
HighLife swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doghoon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doghoon throws a jab when HighLife was well out of range.
Doghoon takes one to the side of the head.
HighLife throws a nice looking combination but Doghoon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doghoon missing with a left hand there. HighLife was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doghoon throws out a loose jab but HighLife uses good head movement to avoid it.
HighLife pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doghoon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doghoon works over HighLife's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Miller HighLife has been cut.
HighLife thuds a left hand into Doghoon's body.
Doghoon swings for the body but HighLife moves out of range.
Doghoon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doghoon is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
HighLife misses with a double jab.
HighLife fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
HighLife scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doghoon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
HighLife throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
HighLife rushes Doghoon with punches - Doghoon moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Doghoon goes down! HighLife follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miller HighLife!
Miller HighLife really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 159's - $75 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Sots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J J Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Sots had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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158 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Sots!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, J J Walker!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sots throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sots tries for a takedown but Walker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A combination from Sots does no damage.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sots.
Walker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sots falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sots takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sots misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Walker with a hook.
Walker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No joy there for Sots, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sots looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sots throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Walker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sots is breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Walker scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like George Sots has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sots gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walker cracks Sots with an open hand slap.
Walker feints a jab promting Sots to slip. Walker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sots slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sots is rocked!
Walker connects with a stiff jab that staggers Sots - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). J J Walker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sika Jauheliha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roth has chosen Shawn Michaels - Sexy Boy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sika Jauheliha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Roth!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jauheliha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jauheliha clobbers Roth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Roth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jauheliha scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jauheliha.
Roth is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jauheliha's half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jauheliha trying to control but Roth postures up.
Jauheliha is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Roth is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roth tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jauheliha knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jauheliha is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth works his foot free and advances to mount.
Roth looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jauheliha bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Roth throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Roth is trying to control the position but Jauheliha postures up.
Roth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jauheliha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jauheliha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Roth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth keeping moving, preventing Jauheliha from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roth is trying to keep Jauheliha in close.
Jauheliha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roth on the ground.
Roth has a closed guard, preventing Jauheliha from standing up.
Jauheliha wants to stand and escape but instead Roth has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jauheliha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roth is stalling in the full guard.
Roth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roth looking to sit in guard and control but Jauheliha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Roth trying to keep a closed guard but Jauheliha is proving a slippery customer.
Roth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jauheliha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jauheliha has managed to get both his arms back between Roth's legs - danger averted.
Jauheliha 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jauheliha!
Jauheliha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Roth with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roth lands a big elbow - Jauheliha is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Jauheliha is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Daniel Roth!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Ragnaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnaar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dead Soul Tribe - Let The Hammer Fall. 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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260 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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260 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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, Erik Ragnaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Hume!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ragnaar keeps the fight on the outside.
Ragnaar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ragnaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hume manages to avoid it.
Ragnaar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ragnaar thuds his right hand into Hume's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ragnaar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hume.
Hume wants to clinch up but Ragnaar keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hume.
Ragnaar cracks Hume with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Hume shoots in and drives through. Ragnaar sprawls well.
An inside leg kick lands from Hume.
Hume takes one on the button.
Hume misses with a head kick.
Hume checks a low kick from Ragnaar.
Hume takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ragnaar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ragnaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnaar wants to land a leg kick but Hume is out of range.
A big left from Ragnaar misses.
Ragnaar scores with a nice right hand.
Ragnaar just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnaar lands the left hand.
Ragnaar thows a body shot but no joy.
Hume has Ragnaar up against the cage in a clinch.
Hume drags the fight down to the ground.
Hume has control of Ragnaar's left arm, preventing Ragnaar from doing any damage.
Ragnaar throwing strikes but missing.
Hume working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ragnaar.
Hume avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ragnaar preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ragnaar stopping the sweep attempt from Hume.
Ragnaar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hume keeping full guard, as Ragnaar tries to pass.
Hume pulls Ragnaar in to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ragnaar looking to sit in guard and control but Hume gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume is working Ragnaar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ragnaar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ragnaar is trying to keep Hume in close.
Hume is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hume accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hume throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ragnaar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ragnaar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hume is controlling him.
Ragnaar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hume on the ground.
Ragnaar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ragnaar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hume.
Ragnaar working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hume accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hume with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ragnaar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hume has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hume trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hume in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ragnaar can't keep his opponent in guard - Hume advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ragnaar tries to get to full guard but Hume has control of the leg.
Ragnaar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hume scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ragnaar trying to control from the bottom.
Hume missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ragnaar controlling the position well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hume lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ragnaar is trying to stand up here but Hume is controlling him well.
Hume slips a nice elbow through Ragnaar's hands, connecting with Ragnaar's forehead.
Ragnaar tries to get to full guard but Hume has control of the leg.
Hume working Ragnaar over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Erik Ragnaar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ragnaar thuds a left hand into Hume's body.
Hume takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hume uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hume was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnaar.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hume shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ragnaar pinned against the cage. Ragnaar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ragnaar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Humes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ragnaar feints and then cracks Hume's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hume down.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hume.
Ragnaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hume manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hume. That did some damage!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ragnaar, as that shot connected.
Ragnaar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ragnaar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hume pinned against the cage. Hume gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hume moves into the clinch successfully.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Hume is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
Ragnaar lands a body shot.
Hume takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ragnaar has Hume pressed against the cage.
Ragnaar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ragnaar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hume tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ragnaar smiles and moves away.
Hume takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ragnaar is looking to wear down Hume with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnaar lands a big uppercut and Hume crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hume looks OK. Ragnaar waves Hume back to his feet!
Hume is rocked!
Ragnaar is looking to slow Hume down with leg kicks.
Hume is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnaar finish him?
Ragnaar cracks Hume with a left hook right on the temple and Hume goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Ragnaar lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Hume is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erik Ragnaar!
After the fight, Erik Ragnaar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishmael Boorg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boorg is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In the Jailhouse Now. Ishmael Boorg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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222 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Pusher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ishmael Boorg!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boorg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pusher swivels and escapes.
Boorg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pusher.
Thomas Pusher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boorg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A clash of legs there as Pusher blocks the low kick.
Pusher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boorg was well out of range. Poor timing from Pusher.
Boorg clinches with his opponent.
Boorg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boorg stalling.
Pusher wants a takedown.
Pusher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boorg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pusher blocks it with crossed arms.
Pusher takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Thomas Pusher has been cut.
Pusher pushes Boorg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boorg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boorg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pusher's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boorg obliges.
Boorg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pusher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boorg looking to throw knees to the head but Pusher is blocking nicely.
Boorg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boorg is stalling here.
Boorg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boorg misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg prevents the takedown attempt.
Boorg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pusher tries to pull guard but Boorg holds him up against the cage and eventually Pusher drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Pusher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boorg lands a nice uppercut.
Pusher blocks an elbow strike from Boorg.
Boorg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pusher avoids a wild elbow strike from Boorg.
Boorg working aggressively here.
Pusher avoiding damage as Boorg throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boorg throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boorg throws an elbow that misses.
Boorg misses with a knee strike.
Pusher blocks an elbow strike from Boorg.
Pusher takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pusher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boorg prevents it.
Boorg landing knees to the body.
Boorg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pusher avoids it.
Boorg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pusher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boorg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thomas Pusher's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boorg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boorg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pusher blocks an elbow strike.
Boorg looking to throw knees to the head but Pusher is blocking nicely.
Boorg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boorg misses with a knee strike.
Pusher managing to block the knees to the body from Boorg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boorg lands a nice knee to the body.
Pusher takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ishmael Boorg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Pusher's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boorg walks into a stiff left hand from Pusher.
Boorg fails with a takedown attempt.
Pusher just misses with a punch to the body.
Pusher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boorg. Boorg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boorg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pusher finds it's way round the side to connect with Boorg's head.
Boorg tries to land a front kick but Pusher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boorg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boorg shoots in but Pusher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boorg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pusher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pusher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pusher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boorg in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Boorg.
Boorg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boorg lands a high kick to the side of Pusher's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Boorg dives into guard, looking to finish.
Pusher is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boorg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Pusher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boorg stands and throws Pusher's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boorg connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pusher some visible discomfort.
Boorg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pusher tries to escape but Boorg is in control.
Boorg in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Pusher looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Boorg turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ishmael Boorg!
Ishmael Boorg took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Wrassle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Umberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umberto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Perry Como - Magic Moments kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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24
220 lbs
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30
204 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Wrassle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Umberto!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umberto throws a jab when Wrassle was well out of range.
Umberto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Joe Wrassle has been cut.
Wrassle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Umberto tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wrassle is in Umberto's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Umberto is on top in guard.
Wrassle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Umberto on the ground.
Umberto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wrassle is trying to keep Umberto in close.
Umberto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umberto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Umberto preventing the sweep.
Wrassle is working hard here to advance position.
Wrassle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Umberto.
Umberto drops back looking for a leg! Wrassle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wrassle manages to kick Umberto off! Umberto jumps back into Wrassle's guard.
Wrassle wants to sweep here but Umberto controlling him for the moment.
Wrassle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Umberto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umberto trying to control the position from guard on top but Wrassle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wrassle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wrassle tries to get out of the position.
Umberto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Umberto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wrassle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wrassle wants to sweep here but Umberto controlling him for the moment.
Wrassle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Umberto.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Umberto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Umberto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Umberto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wrassle keeping moving, preventing Umberto from controlling successfully.
Umberto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umberto postures up.
Umberto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Umberto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wrassle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wrassle trying to keep a closed guard but Umberto is proving a slippery customer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umberto trying to control the position from guard on top but Wrassle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Umberto stands up over Wrassle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Umberto wants to control from the top but Wrassle keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roberto Umberto.
Umberto gets caught flat footed, as Wrassle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Umberto looking to control.
Wrassle wants to control from the top but Umberto keeps moving.
Umberto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wrassle manages to get himself to full guard.
Umberto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wrassle's head.
Umberto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Umberto throws a big right hand that misses.
Wrassle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Umberto.
Umberto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wrassle wants to sweep here but Umberto controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umberto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrassle trying to keep a closed guard but Umberto is proving a slippery customer.
Wrassle keeping moving, preventing Umberto from controlling successfully.
Umberto throws a big right hand that misses.
Umberto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Umberto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Umberto thows a huge punch but Wrassle dodges it nicely.
Umberto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Umberto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Umberto wants to pass the guard but Wrassle is defending well.
Umberto trying to control the action but Wrassle is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Umberto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Wrassle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wrassle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Umberto as he jumps to the side.
Umberto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Umberto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Umberto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wrassle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Umberto.
Joe Wrassle's cut is getting worse.
Wrassle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sloppy strikes there by Wrassle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umberto gets back to half guard.
Umberto wants to control but Wrassle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wrassle is pressing down on Umberto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Umberto is holding on for now.
Umberto trying to control here.
Wrassle is looking to take a break and control but Umberto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Umberto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Umberto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Umberto cracks Wrassle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Umberto landing strikes from the mount.
Wrassle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Umberto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wrassle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Umberto with a couple of short strikes.
Joe Wrassle's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umberto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
BOOM! Umberto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jeez, Joe Wrassle's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Wrassle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roberto Umberto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hazni Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Another one bites the dust as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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28
245 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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, Hazni Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Harris!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Ali misses with a double jab.
Ali shoots in but no luck this time.
Harris thows a body shot but no joy.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.
Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris misses with a hook.
Ali takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
James Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harris is fending him off so far but Ali persists. Nope, Harris circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ali takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali takes one to the chin there.
Ali on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the body from Harris misses
and Ali counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ali throws a big elbow that misses.
Ali is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ali works over Harris with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Ali is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harris is looking to stand up but Ali isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ali controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ali landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ali wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Ali throwing strikes but missing.
Ali postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
Harris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ali controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali landing some decent shots from guard.
Ali not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ali trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Ali advances position into side control!
Harris tries to escape but Ali is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali cracks Harris with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ali working the head with strikes.
Ali misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Ali.
Ali 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.
The ground and pound from Ali seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ali landing a few strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harris some visible discomfort.
Ali is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harris can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hazni Ali dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ali dives in and grabs Harris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes down on Ali's head and hops out.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Ali slips under a jab.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Ali moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Harris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harris.
Ali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ali here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
Harris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hazni Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Harris misses.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harris avoids it really well and circles away.
Harris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ali in his tracks.
Harris digs a good body shot into Ali's ribs.
Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harris tries to sprawl but Ali drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ali tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harris knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ali controlling the action here.
Harris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands strikes from half guard.
Ali throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Ali thows a huge punch but Harris dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ali connects with a nice short shot to Harris's temple.
Ali trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
Ali works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali breaks from Harris's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Harris's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ali with the ground and pound from mount.
Ali throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris is bucking up trying to escape but Ali cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ali in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
Ali scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ali working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ali scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ali putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ali is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harris can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris taking shots to the head.
Ali unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hazni Ali dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ali looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Harris.
Ali takes one to the chin there.
Ali is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harris jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ali shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harris is trying to defend but Ali finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ali working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ali not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ali trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is trying to stand up here but Ali is controlling him well.
Ali thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hazni Ali overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ali trying to mount his opponent but Harris defends it.
Ali is controlling the pace.
Ali throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Harris to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ali works over Harris with some ground and pound from guard.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ali wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Ali postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
Ali wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Ali with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali won't allow Harris to get back to his feet.
Ali postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ali working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ali sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ali throwing strikes from guard but Harris blocks nicely.
Harris wants to stand and escape but Ali is having none of it.
James Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliis looking to pass into half guard but Harris pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Harris is in guard.
Ali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
Ali is pulling down on Harris's head to control his posture.
Hazni Ali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hazni Ali just wasn't active enough.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Ali counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hazni Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ali, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hazni Ali!
An out of breath Hazni Ali thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borisov comes to the cage accompanied by Blunt - The Iron Maiden. Lamotta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Survivor - Eye of the Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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29
195 lbs
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24
195 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Borisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Lamotta!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamotta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lamotta slips under a jab from Borisov.
Lamotta throws a body punch but Borisov moves out of range.
Borisov scores with a body shot.
Lamotta throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick from Lamotta lands but Borisov takes it in his stride.
Borisov throws a shot from downtown. Lamotta moves away and avoids it.
Lamotta tries to clinch up but Borisov circles away and keeps his distance.
Lamotta moves into the clinch successfully.
Borisov lands a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borisov stopping the sweep attempt from Lamotta.
Lamotta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borisov throwing strikes from guard but Lamotta blocks nicely.
Borisov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lamotta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lamotta wants to sweep but no luck.
Borisov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lamotta's head.
Lamotta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Borisov.
Lamotta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Borisov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borisov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lamotta looking for a sweep. Not yet Lamotta, not yet.
Borisov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lamotta can't keep his opponent in guard - Borisov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lamotta is looking for a sweep. Borisov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Borisov.
Borisov not doing much here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lamotta can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borisov winds up and cracks Lamotta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lamotta tries to roll over but Borisov keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Borisov connects with a nice short shot to Lamotta's temple.
Borisov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Borisov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lamotta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Borisov 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Borisov working over Lamotta with some ground and pound. Lamotta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta has hold of Borisov's hands but Borisov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Borisov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lamotta trying to control from the bottom.
Lamotta is refusing to be controlled, as Borisov sits in half guard.
Lamotta wants to get back to full guard.
Borisov working Lamotta over with strikes.
Lamotta tries to roll over but Borisov keeps him under control.
Borisov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lamotta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Borisov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Borisov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lamotta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Borisov working Lamotta over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamotta wants to hold on but Borisov pushes him away.
Borisov working Lamotta over with strikes here.
Lamotta tries to lock up and control but Borisov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Borisov landing shots from mount.
Borisov controlling from the full mount.
Borisov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Borisov is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Borisov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ivan Borisov!
Ivan Borisov managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Down Under Supplements (AXES), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judas Lucifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lucifer's choice of entrance music: Highwayman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lan Mandragoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Judas Lucifer!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandragoran scores with a head kick. Lucifer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Judas Lucifer has been cut.
Lucifer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mandragoran scores with a head kick.
No luck for Lucifer with that takedown attempt.
Lucifer keeps the fight on the outside.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mandragoran - that will leave a mark!
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!
Good leg kick by Mandragoran there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mandragoran scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lucifer looks gassed!
Lucifer gets tackled into the cage by Mandragoran. Mandragoran maintains the clinch.
Mandragoran scores with a knee to the head.
Lucifer dodges an elbow strike from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran lands an uppercut.
Lucifer misses with a knee to the head.
Mandragoran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lucifer tries a knee to the head but Mandragoran blocks it.
Mandragoran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandragoran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lucifer's defenses.
Mandragoran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mandragoran lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Judas Lucifer's cut even more.
Mandragoran throws an elbow but it misses.
Mandragoran scores with a shot to the side of Lucifer's head.
Lucifer blocks the elbow strike.
Lucifer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lucifer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mandragoran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mandragoran.
Mandragoran lands an elbow inside.
Mandragoran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mandragoran with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mandragoran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lucifer lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Lan Mandragoran has been cut.
Mandragoran throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lucifer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mandragoran's brow.
Mandragoran misses with a punch on the inside.
Lucifer blocks an elbow strike from Mandragoran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer working Mandragoran over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucifer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lucifer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mandragoran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucifer blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lucifer blocks the elbow strike.
Lucifer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mandragoran misses with an elbow strike.
Lucifer misses with a knee to the head.
Lucifer avoids a wild elbow strike from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lucifer's defenses.
The cut above Judas Lucifer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mandragoran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mandragoran misses with an elbow strike.
Mandragoran pushes off an throws an elbow but Lucifer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lucifer lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lucifer obliges.
Mandragoran throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lucifer fails to land.
Lucifer blocks the elbow strike.
Mandragoran avoids the elbow strike from Lucifer, against the cage.
Lucifer trying to land knees to the body.
Lucifer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mandragoran swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucifer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucifer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mandragoran avoids it.
Mandragoran misses with an elbow strike.
Lucifer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lan Mandragoran's cut is getting worse.
Lucifer works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lucifer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mandragoran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mandragoran is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mandragoran on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mandragoran tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lucifer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucifer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lucifer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucifer trying to control the position from guard on top but Mandragoran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucifer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mandragoran kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lan Mandragoran 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!
Lucifer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mandragoran but Mandragoran pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lan Mandragoran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucifer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mandragoran. Mandragoran obviously looking to wear him down.
Mandragoran lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lucifer circles away quickly and effectively.
Lucifer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mandragoran is looking to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Mandragoran as he connects with a hook.
Lucifer moves forwards but Mandragoran connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mandragoran scores with a jab.
Lucifer throws a head kick but Mandragoran moves out of range.
Mandragoran explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandragoran wants to clinch up but Lucifer keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandragoran throws a chopping leg kick but Lucifer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mandragoran feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lucifer's calf.
Mandragoran wants to clinch up but Lucifer keeps it at a distance.
Mandragoran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lucifer. That did some damage!
Lucifer is breathing heavily.
Mandragoran takes the fight into the clinch.
Mandragoran misses with an elbow strike.
Mandragoran prevents the takedown attempt.
Lucifer misses with an elbow strike.
Mandragoran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mandragoran throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucifer.
Mandragoran lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandragoran avoids a wild elbow strike from Lucifer.
Mandragoran throws an elbow but it misses.
Mandragoran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mandragoran.
Lucifer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mandragoran avoids it.
Mandragoran misses with an elbow strike.
Lucifer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lucifer lands an elbow inside that Mandragoran shrugs off.
Mandragoran tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mandragoran throws an elbow that misses.
Mandragoran lands an elbow that stopped Lucifer in his tracks for a moment.
Judas Lucifer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Come on Lucifer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lan Mandragoran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lucifer avoids a wild elbow strike from Mandragoran.
Lucifer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lucifer avoids a wild elbow strike from Mandragoran.
Lucifer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mandragoran throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mandragoran.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Judas Lucifer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lan Mandragoran!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maniacal Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes to the cage accompanied by Another One Bites The Dust. Gunn has chosen Audioslave - Exploder as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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272 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maniacal Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn clinches up against the cage.
Gunn prevents Styles from breaking the clinch.
Gunn breaks the clinch.
Styles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Styles.
Gunn closes the distance and pushes Styles back into the cage.
Styles breaks from the clinch.
Styles slips a jab and a cross from Gunn.
Gunn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gunn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Styles counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn avoids the head kick by Styles.
A head kick from Styles lands but Gunn takes it in his stride.
It looks like Charles Gunn has been cut.
Styles throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gunn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gunn breaks the clinch.
Styles lands a big head kick that sends Gunn tumbling to the mat! Styles takes a step backwards and waves Gunn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gunn avoids the head kick by Styles.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Styles throws a head kick but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn tries to clinch but Styles moves out of range.
Styles lands a big head kick that sends Gunn tumbling to the mat! Styles takes a step backwards and waves Gunn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunn tries to clinch there but Styles circles away.
Gunn lands a jab to Styles's midsection.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Styles lands with a slapping head kick.
Gunn feints a jab promting Styles to slip. Gunn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Styles slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Maniacal Styles has been cut.
Gunn lands with a right hand.
Styles throws a head kick but Gunn moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Styles does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles throws a wild body kick that Gunn sees coming a mile off.
Gunn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Styles throws a front kick aimed at Gunn's knee but Gunn avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Styles.
Gunn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Styles backs up against the cage.
Gunn blocks a head kick by Styles.
Gunn darts in and clinches Styles up against the cage.
Styles has Gunn pressed against the cage, preventing Gunn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gunn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Styles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Styles's head backwards.
Maniacal Styles's cut is getting worse.
Styles misses with a head kick.
Styles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Gunn lands a head shot.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Styles circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Gunn misses.
Gunn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gunn moves into the clinch.
Styles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Styles tries a head kick but it misses.
Styles throws a wild body kick that Gunn sees coming a mile off.
Styles lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunn scores with a jab.
Maniacal Styles's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Charles Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Styles.
Gunn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn closes the distance and clinches.
Gunn prevents Styles from breaking the clinch.
Styles is trying to break the clinch but Gunn is controlling him.
Gunn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Styles avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gunn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gunn keeps control of Styles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Styles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gunn's efforts to push away.
Gunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gunn is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maniacal Styles dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Styles misses with a head kick.
Styles throws a sloppy head kick and Gunn moves out of range easily.
Gunn scores with a jab. Styles acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Styles misses with a head kick.
Styles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Styles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Styles connects with an inside leg kick.
Maniacal Styles is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Styles has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Styles there as he acknowledges the shot.
Styles is rocked!
Jeez, Maniacal Styles's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maniacal Styles's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charles Gunn!
Charles Gunn really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 159's - $75 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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