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BHFC 95: Augello vs Gunn II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyriakos Seikkeris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barack Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyriakos Seikkeris!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seikkeris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Obama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seikkeris gets a clinch.
Seikkeris scores a nice knee to the body.
Seikkeris lands a body shot.
Seikkeris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Obama is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obama is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Seikkeris lands an uppercut.
Seikkeris scores with a knee to the head.
Obama is rocked!
Seikkeris lands a nice elbow.
Oh Obama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Barack Obama has been cut.
Obama really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Seikkeris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Seikkeris jerks Obama's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Obama drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Seikkeris goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Seikkeris because Obama was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Kyriakos Seikkeris!
Kyriakos Seikkeris managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 159's - $69, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herod Otto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero comes to the cage accompanied by José the Bronx Rican - Spittin' Narcicism. Otto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Anvil of Crom. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Herod Otto!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zero is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zero tries to score a body lock takedown but Otto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Otto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Otto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Otto prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Zero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zero is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Otto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Otto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zero is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otto lands an elbow that stopped Zero in his tracks for a moment.
Otto is pressed up against the cage. Zero has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Otto down to the mat. Otto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Otto shoots in and bounces Zero off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Otto trying to control but Zero is working from the bottom.
Otto is pushing down on Zero's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zero is fighting to maintain full guard but Otto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Otto performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otto winds up and cracks Zero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zero gets full guard.
Zero has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Otto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Otto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Otto's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Zero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Otto stands and throws Zero's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otto cracks Zero with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Otto working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otto trying to control the action but Zero is working from the bottom.
Zero regains half guard.
Zero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Otto pulls his head out easily.
Otto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zero looking for submissions off his back.
Zero is trying to get back to full guard.
Zero on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Otto connects with a nice short shot to Zero's temple.
Otto wants to control but Zero is keeping him busy.
Otto winds up and cracks Zero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Otto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Otto is nestled in close to Zero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zero slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Otto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zero working for submissions but it's allowed Otto to get to half guard.
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!
Zero is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Otto jumps into side control!
Otto slows the pace down.
Zero is not content to let Otto control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otto is working Zero over with some ground and pound from side control.
Otto working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Otto's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Otto trying to control the action but Zero is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zero takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Otto lands an elbow.
Otto working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zero tries to bench press Otto off him but Otto keeps the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Otto lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Otto cracks Zero with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Zero is trying to get back to half guard.
Otto looks up at the clock and then as Zero takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Otto smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herod Otto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zero misses with a takedown attempt
and Otto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Otto.
Zero is rocked!
Otto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zero has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Otto has managed to get both his arms back between Zero's legs - danger averted.
Otto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zero is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Otto is aware though and is defending well.
Otto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zero has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Otto has managed to get both his arms back between Zero's legs - danger averted.
Zero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Otto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Otto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Otto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Otto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Otto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Otto lands a few punches from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero looks to move to half guard but instead Otto has passed into mount! Damn!
Zero is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Otto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Otto unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Zero wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Otto celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herod Otto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lath Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go Ninja-Vanilla Ice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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202 lbs
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Payton Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lath Hoy!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoy.
Wright lands a leg kick that knocks Hoy off balance momentarily.
Hoy misses the jab.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoy.
Wright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick from Wright misses.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hoy checks it.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
Lath Hoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wright 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 Hoy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wright slips under a jab from Hoy.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Hoy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Wright slips a straight right by Hoy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright lands an overhand right.
Hoy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hoy is trying to control. Wright wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy is looking for a kimura but Wright is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hoy to get the leverage.
Hoy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hoy wants to take a breather but Wright is having none of it.
Hoy working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Wright's thigh. Wright counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lath Hoy.
Hoy misses with a takedown attempt
and Wright counters with a solid body kick.
Wright takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hoy's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wright.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hoy blocks a low kick nicely.
Hoy misses with a hook.
Wright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wright connects with a crisp jab.
Hoy slips a straight right by Wright.
Hoy throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Hoy lands with a right hand.
Wright looks to land a combination but Hoy avoids it well.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoy scores with a nice right hand.
Hoy misses with an uppercut
and Wright counters with a thumping low kick.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Hoy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wright's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hoy.
Hoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Hoy misses the jab.
Hoy misses the jab.
Payton Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoy swinging wildly here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wright.
A clash of legs there as Hoy blocks the low kick.
Hoy ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Hoy shoots in looking for a takedown but Wright manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hoy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hoy with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat.
Hoy checks the leg kick.
Wright slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lath Hoy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoy.
Hoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoy dips to his left and cracks Wright with an uppercut!
Hoy avoids the body shot from Wright.
Nice cross by Hoy.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wright.
Hoy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hoy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Hoy's shoulder, as Hoy tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wright slips under a jab.
Hoy throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Wright thumps Hoy with a low kick.
Hoy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hoy dives in and grabs Wright's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes down on Hoy's head and hops out.
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hoy is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoy looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy lands a slapping body shot.
Hoy avoids the body shot from Wright.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Hoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoy throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoy throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoy.
Nice straight punches there by Wright. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wright.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wright. Hoy shrugs it off though.
Payton Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright thumps Hoy with a low kick.
Hoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoy.
Hoy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wright.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright looks to land a body kick but Hoy moved away.
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy checks a leg kick nicely.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoy.
Hoy misses with a wild body shot.
Wright scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wright.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Hoy.
A shot to the body from Hoy misses
and Wright counters with a body kick that stops Hoy in his tracks momentarily.
Wright throws a front kick that sends Hoy stumbling back into the cage.
Hoy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hoy ducks right into an uppercut from Wright.
Wright lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hoy backs up against the cage.
Wright scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright scores with a leg kick.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Hoy moves out of range easily.
Wright tries to bum rush Hoy with a series of wild strikes but Hoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright motions for Hoy to come forward. Wright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoy manages to avoid it.
Wright thumps Hoy with a low kick.
Hoy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hoy avoids a kick to the body.
Hoy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wright's waist but Wright gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hoy off to one side.
Payton Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lath Hoy.
Hoy moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wright thumps Hoy with a low kick.
Hoy works Wright's body with a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Wright.
Hoy throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wright.
Hoy misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wright throws a jab when Hoy was well out of range.
Hoy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wright.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoy blocks the leg kick.
Hoy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wright swivels and escapes.
Hoy shoots for a double leg takedown but Wright sprawls well. He's pushed Hoy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hoy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright connects with a leg kick. Hoy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hoy!
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payton Wright dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Wright thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hoy if he has to take too many more of those.
Hoy throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright pushes Hoy away with a front kick.
Wright swings for the body but Hoy moves out of range.
Hoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright is looking to slow Hoy down with leg kicks.
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wright throws a head kick but Hoy moves out of range.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Hoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoy has his takedown stuffed
and Wright counters with a nice leg kick.
Hoy throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Hoy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright scores with a nice head shot.
Wright does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoy.
Wright slips a straight right by Hoy.
Wright fakes the leg kick and cracks Hoy in the body.
Wright tries to bum rush Hoy with a series of wild strikes but Hoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
Wright darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That kick from Wright tenderised Hoy's leg. Hoy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright clobbers Hoy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoy throws out the jab.
Hoy throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Wright looks for the body kick but Hoy saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Wright wants to clinch.
Hoy connects with a body shot.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoy.
Hoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoy throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a low kick, right behind Hoy 's knee.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoy swings widly with a right hand
and Wright counters with an inside leg kick.
Hoy avoids the body shot from Wright.
Hoy lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoy.
Hoy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wright with a nice cross.
Wright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Hoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright throws a leg kick that misses.
Hoy throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hoy misses with a straight left.
Wright throws a body punch but Hoy moves out of range.
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wright - that will leave a mark!
Wright closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright tries to work over Hoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoy backwards.
Hoy can't break the clinch.
Hoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wright tries a body shot but Hoy blocks it.
Hoy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Wright as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright pushes Hoy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoy working aggressively here.
Hoy is working for takedown but Wright is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Payton Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wright 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Payton Wright!
In his post fight interview, Payton Wright started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Schkelpt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judas Lucifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucifer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Highwayman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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283 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Schkelpt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Judas Lucifer!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schkelpt throws a hook but Lucifer blocks it.
Lucifer scores a takedown into full mount!
Lucifer raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Mikey Schkelpt has been cut.
Lucifer landing shots from mount.
Mikey Schkelpt's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikey Schkelpt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Judas Lucifer!
Judas Lucifer took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Umberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umberto has chosen Perry Como - Magic Moments as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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212 lbs
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204 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Umberto!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umberto fails to land with a series of punches.
Umberto misses with a double jab.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell takes one to the chin there.
Liddell misses the shot to the body.
Liddell takes a swing at Umberto's ribcage but misses.
Umberto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell misses with a two punch combination.
Liddell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good work by Liddell as he checks the leg kick.
Umberto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Umberto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Umbertos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Liddell misses with a looping left.
Umberto misses with a low kick.
Umberto looks for a takedown but Liddell sprawls well.
Liddell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chuck Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umberto moves away from the strike by Liddell.
A jab from Liddell misses.
The fighters circling - Umberto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Umberto throws an overhand right that lands on Liddell's shoulder, as Liddell tries to avoid the shot.
Umberto is looking to land body kicks.
Umberto misses with a hook.
Liddell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umberto manages to avoid it.
Umberto shoots in and bounces Liddell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Liddell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Umberto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Umberto tries to free his leg and advance position but Liddell is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umberto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Liddell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Umberto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Umberto passes Liddell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Umberto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell is looking to improve his position.
Umberto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Umberto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Umberto misses with a head shot. Liddell uses the momentum to regain guard.
Umberto with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umberto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Liddell trying to control the position.
Umberto wants to control from the top but Liddell keeps moving.
Umberto drops back looking for a leg! Liddell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Liddell manages to kick Umberto off! Umberto jumps back into Liddell's guard.
Umberto passes Liddell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Liddell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Umberto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Umberto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umberto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Liddell defending well though.
Umberto is trying to control the action in half guard but Liddell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Umberto thows a huge punch but Liddell dodges it nicely.
Umberto working over Liddell with some ground and pound. Liddell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Umberto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Liddell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liddell tries to get out of the position.
Umberto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Liddell is just riding it out for now. Umberto eventually gives up the hold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umberto thows a huge punch but Liddell dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Umberto wants to take a breather but Liddell is having none of it.
Umberto lands with a punch from half guard.
Umberto is trying to control the action in half guard but Liddell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Umberto 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.
No joy there for Umberto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Umberto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Umberto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liddell.
Liddell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umberto manages to avoid it.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Umberto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Umberto moves out of range.
Umberto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Liddell under the eye.
Liddell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Umberto clobbers Liddell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umberto tried to score with a low kick but Liddell checks it.
Umberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Umberto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umberto throws a shot from downtown. Liddell moves away and avoids it.
Liddell throws the left hand but Umberto avoids the punch easily.
Umberto misses the jab.
Liddell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Umberto shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Liddell lands a jab.
Umberto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Umberto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Umberto shoots in and drives through. Liddell sprawls well.
Umberto looks to throw the jab but Liddell is out of range.
Umberto cracks Liddell with an open hand slap.
Umberto throws a hook but Liddell avoids it easily.
Liddell gets caught napping as Umberto dives in and scores a takedown. Liddell manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to sweep but no luck.
Roberto Umberto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Liddell wants to hit a switch here but Umberto passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Liddell there!
Umberto with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umberto working Liddell over with strikes here.
Liddell is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Umberto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Liddell is looking to escape.
Umberto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Liddell is rocked!
Umberto postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Liddell in real trouble here! The ref calls for Liddell to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Umberto!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Laguna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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149 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bucky The Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marty Laguna!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Badger misses the shot to the body.
The Badger looks to score with a jab to the body but Laguna is just out of range.
A head kick misses from The Badger.
Laguna tries to bum rush The Badger with a series of wild strikes but The Badger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Badger tries to clinch but Laguna moves out of range.
Bucky The Badger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from The Badger misses
and Laguna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laguna uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Badger has time to react.
The Badger misses with a looping right.
The Badger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Badger throws a good cross that connects.
The Badger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laguna looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Badger tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Laguna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Badger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laguna dodges the punch combination from The Badger.
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 Badger misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Badger throws out the jab.
The Badger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laguna counters with a left and a right that stings The Badger.
Laguna scores with the left hand. The Badger knows he should have avoided that one.
The Badger lands a nice hook to Laguna's body. Laguna takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Badger throws a leg kick
and Laguna counters with a nice body shot.
The Badger throws a sloppy head kick and Laguna moves out of range easily.
Laguna fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from The Badger.
The Badger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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 Badger misses with a left hand
and The Badger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Badger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Badger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laguna swinging wildly here.
Laguna misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from The Badger.
The Badger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laguna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Badger.
The Badger tries to clinch up.
The Badger throws a jab but it's blocked by Laguna.
The Badger connects with a nice looking jab.
Laguna misses with a wild body shot.
The Badger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Badger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laguna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Laguna is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The Badger tries to move into range but Laguna moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Badger throws an off balance right hand
enabling Laguna to counter with a crisp jab.
Laguna chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Badger can pounce on him.
The Badger cracks a nice hook into Laguna's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Laguna counters with a three punch combo that has The Badger backing up. The Badger nods at Laguna to acknowledge the strikes.
The Badger fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Badger misses with a wild combination.
The Badger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Badger lands a jab to the nose.
The Badger throws an overhand right that lands on Laguna's shoulder, as Laguna tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from The Badger.
Laguna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Badger closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Badger struggles to land a body shot inside as Laguna controls his hands.
A short right from The Badger.
The Badger throws a head punch that misses.
The Badger misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Badger throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Badger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Badger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laguna backwards.
The Badger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Badger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Badger lands a body shot.
Laguna has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Badger scores with a shot to the side of Laguna's head.
The Badger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laguna.
The Badger swings wildly with an uppercut but Laguna uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Badger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laguna avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Badger misses with the head strike.
The Badger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laguna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Badger tries to throw a body punch but Laguna avoids it by throwing The Badger back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bucky The Badger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The Badger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laguna. That did some damage!
Laguna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Badger.
The Badger misses with a series of wild punches.
The Badger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Badger doesn't manage to clinch there - Laguna circles away.
The Badger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laguna's sensitive parts.
A leg kick checked by Laguna.
Laguna lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some wild striking there from The Badger.
The Badger lands a lovely overhand right.
The Badger closes the distance and clinches.
The Badger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laguna avoids the elbow strike from The Badger, against the cage.
Laguna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from The Badger - that landed with a thud.
The Badger missing with knees to the body.
Laguna is trying to break the clinch but The Badger is controlling him.
Laguna blocks an uppercut.
The Badger trying to land knees to the body.
The Badger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Laguna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laguna swings wildly with an uppercut but The Badger uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Badger lands a left hand.
The Badger tries a body shot but Laguna blocks it.
The Badger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laguna lands with a right to the head.
The Badger tries a body shot but Laguna blocks it.
Laguna blocks a body shot from The Badger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger throws an elbow that misses.
The Badger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laguna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Badger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Badger throws a leg kick
and Laguna counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from The Badger.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Badger pushes Laguna up against the cage in a clinch.
Laguna avoids a wild elbow strike from The Badger.
Laguna is looking to break free of the clinch but The Badger has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laguna creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Badger misses with a punch to the body.
Laguna blocking some punches.
Laguna lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Badger backwards.
The Badger has a couple of punches blocked by Laguna.
The Badger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguna takes a shot to the head.
Laguna blocks an elbow strike.
Good body shot from The Badger.
The Badger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from The Badger fails to land.
The Badger misses with some punches.
The Badger lands a nice elbow.
Laguna is stalling here.
Laguna blocks an elbow strike.
The Badger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Badger working aggressively here.
The Badger swings wildly with an uppercut but Laguna uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Badger misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Badger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Badger misses with a punch to the body.
Laguna avoiding damage as The Badger throws knees to the body.
The Badger misses with an elbow over the top.
The Badger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Badger can't find room to land a body shot as Laguna controls the action.
The Badger misses with a punch on the inside.
Laguna is trying to break free.
The Badger throws a head punch that misses.
The Badger misses with a knee to the head.
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!
Laguna avoids a wild elbow strike from The Badger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Badger misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Laguna.
A shot in the inside from Laguna.
Laguna is trying to force a seperation but The Badger has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bucky The Badger dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Laguna lands with a hook. The Badger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Badger rushes Laguna and presses him up against the cage.
The Badger misses with the head strike.
Laguna wants to stall.
The Badger misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Badger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laguna backwards.
The Badger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Badger misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Badger.
The Badger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Badger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Badger tries to land knees in the clinch but Laguna avoids the damage to the body.
Laguna avoids a wild elbow strike from The Badger.
Laguna lands a hook that snaps the head of The Badger backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Badger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from The Badger fails to land.
The Badger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Badger misses with some punches.
The Badger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Badger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Badger misses with some punches.
The Badger misses with some punches.
The Badger takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Laguna.
The Badger throws a head punch that misses.
The Badger throws a punch but it's blocked by Laguna.
Laguna blocks the elbow strike.
The Badger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laguna's defenses.
Laguna blocking some punches.
Marty Laguna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laguna.
The Badger misses with the head strike.
Laguna lands a nice uppercut.
The Badger pushes off an throws an elbow but Laguna leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Badger misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Laguna on the inside.
The Badger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laguna lands with a short shot to the head.
The Badger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laguna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Badger lands an uppercut.
A short left from Laguna.
The Badger lands with a left to the head.
The Badger has a couple of punches blocked by Laguna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger throws an elbow but it misses.
Laguna blocks the elbow strike.
The Badger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laguna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Badger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Badger lands with a left to the head.
Bucky The Badger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Badger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Badger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Laguna.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Badger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laguna's brow.
The Badger misses with a punch to the body.
The Badger misses with a punch on the inside.
The Badger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laguna avoids it.
Laguna dodges an elbow strike from The Badger.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laguna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laguna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laguna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laguna throws a hook to the side of The Badger's head but The Badger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Badger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laguna swinging wildly here.
Laguna checks a low kick from The Badger.
The Badger throws a body kick that misses.
Laguna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Badger.
The Badger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laguna.
The Badger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Badger throws a sloppy head kick and Laguna moves out of range easily.
The Badger doesn't manage to clinch there - Laguna circles away.
The Badger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laguna.
The Badger misses with a hook. Laguna ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bucky The Badger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Badger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bucky The Badger!
Bucky The Badger made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 159's - $69 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zachery Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishmael Boorg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boorg has chosen In the Jailhouse Now as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zachery Rey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ishmael Boorg!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boorg clinches up with Rey and pushes him back against the cage.
Boorg breaks the clinch.
Boorg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rey counters with an inside leg kick.
Boorg connects with a crisp jab.
Boorg has a takedown stuffed.
Boorg lands the left hand.
Boorg misses with a hook. Rey ducked under it nicely.
Ishmael Boorg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Boorg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boorg throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rey.
Rey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Boorg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rey.
Rey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boorg throws out a leg kick but Rey moves out of range and Boorg only half commits.
Rey looks to land a left hand but Boorg moved out of range nicely.
Rey avoids the head kick by Boorg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rey misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg closes the distance and pushes Rey back into the cage.
Boorg lands an elbow inside that Rey shrugs off.
It looks like Zachery Rey has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boorg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Boorg.
Boorg has Rey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boorg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boorg lands an elbow just above Rey 's eye.
Rey is looking to control Boorg's arms but Boorg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rey has his back to the cage.
Boorg tries a knee to the head but Rey blocks it.
Boorg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boorg backwards.
Rey tries to land a knee to the head but Boorg blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boorg tries to land a knee to the head but Rey blocks with his arms.
Boorg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boorg closes the distance and pushes Rey back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg has a couple of punches blocked by Rey.
Rey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boorg lands an elbow that stopped Rey in his tracks for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Boorg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rey.
Rey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rey looking to throw knees to the head but Boorg is blocking nicely.
Rey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boorg cracks Rey with a good jab.
Boorg instigates a clinch.
Boorg lands an elbow inside.
Boorg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boorg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boorg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boorg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey jabs at Boorg's body.
Zachery Rey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boorg misses with a leg kick
and Rey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boorg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boorg closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rey's guard.
Rey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rey trying to control the position.
Boorg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boorg wants to control from the top but Rey keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boorg postures up in Rey's guard and throws a big left but Rey blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey keeping full guard, as Boorg tries to pass.
Rey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rey prevents Boorg from getting the reversal.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boorg wants to control but Rey is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rey content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boorg regains half guard.
Boorg wants to control but Rey is keeping busy.
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 Zachery Rey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boorg slips a jab and a cross from Rey.
Boorg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rey avoids it really well and circles away.
Rey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boorg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rey tries to bum rush Boorg with a series of wild strikes but Boorg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boorg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rey.
Rey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boorg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rey!
Rey is working to get back to half guard.
Rey takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rey is trying to stand up.
Boorg sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Boorg landing strikes from the mount and Rey is in trouble!
Boorg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Boorg.
Rey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ishmael Boorg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rey is squirming around, avoiding Boorg's attempts to control the action.
Boorg thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Boorg looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boorg punishing his opponent with strikes.
Boorg landing punches.
Rey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boorg on the ground.
Boorg lands a big shot there that rocks Rey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Boorg landing strikes from the mount.
Rey is rocked!
Zachery Rey's cut is getting worse.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Boorg! Rey is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ishmael Boorg!
Ishmael Boorg is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Ishmael Boorg thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauli Painija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pauli Painija!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Painija gets a clinch.
Hunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hunt avoiding damage as Painija throws knees to the body.
Painija struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Painija misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Painija lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Painija lands an elbow inside that Hunt shrugs off.
Painija using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Painija throws out a leg kick but Hunt moves out of range and Painija only half commits.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Painija.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Painija ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Painija swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Painija counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Painija happy to just control the position for now.
Painija wants to control but Hunt is keeping him busy.
Painija working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Painija is chipping away with strikes.
Hunt seems a little lost for a moment, as Painija dominates the positioning.
Hunt sneaks back into half guard.
Hunt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Painija.
Painija trying to control from Hunt's half guard. Hunt has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Painija throws an elbow that misses. Hunt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Painija's guard. Nice move by Hunt!
Painija is looking to stand back up but Hunt counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Painija.
Painija wants to get back to his feet.
Painija blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunt.
Painija looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Painija trying to hold on to Hunt's head to control him but Hunt postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is pressing down on Painija's thigh, looking to free his foot. Painija is holding on for now.
Painija trying to control but Hunt postures up.
Hunt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hunt throwing shots but Painija is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Painija tries to get to full guard but Hunt has control of the leg.
Painija has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hunt is working away from the top position though.
Painija moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Painija not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunt preventing the sweep.
Painija is pulling down on Hunt's head. It's preventing any offense from Hunt, at least for the moment.
Hunt postures up.
Pauli Painija has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Painija uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Painija counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Painija.
Hunt connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Painija.
Painija tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pauli Painija 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.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Painija sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Painija misses with a body shot.
Painija stalks Hunt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hunt's face. Hunt staggers backwards, shaken.
Painija tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Painija.
Painija tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Painija keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Painija as he jumps to the side.
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sloppy strikes from Painija. Those never looked like landing.
Pauli Painija is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Horrible takedown by Hunt or perhaps it was just good defense by Painija which made him look bad.
Hunt fails with the takedown
and Painija counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Painija scores with a shot to the body.
Painija wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Painija scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hunt is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Painija's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hunt thuds his right hand into Painija's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Painija closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hunt did well to prevent Painija getting side control.
Hunt trying to control from the bottom.
Painija decides to return to a standing position.
Hunt digs a good body shot into Painija's ribs.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Painija shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Painija closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Painija gets caught flat footed, as Hunt shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hunt connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Painija trying to control the position.
Hunt 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.
Painija wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
Painija keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Painija is trying to control the position but Hunt postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Painija avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Painija is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hunt is staying active underneath Painija, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hunt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Painija trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Painija might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hunt kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunt, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is controlling Painija's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pauli Painija was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Painija throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Painija does a little dance to reset his feet.
Painija misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Painija moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Painija sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Painija manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Painija tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pauli Painija will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Painija wants to clinch but Hunt slips to the side
and Hunt counters with a series of strikes. Painija will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hunt misses with a hook. Painija ducked under it nicely.
Painija swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Painija drives through and clinches with Hunt against the cage.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Painija.
Painija scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Painija.
A short body shot lands from Painija as the two fighters clinch.
Painija scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Painija tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Painija landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Painija displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hunt up against the cage.
Painija struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is stalling here.
Painija tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Painija scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Painija manages to get underhooks.
Painija prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt goes for a takedown attempt but Painija pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Painija.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Painija ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Painija bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Painija is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hunt rather than just go for the knockout.
Hunt misses with a hook
letting Painija counter with a right hand.
Painija tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Painija tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt digs a good body shot into Painija's ribs.
Painija swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mike Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Painija tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Hunt lands with a hook. Painija tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt has his takedown stuffed
and Painija counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt - Painija sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Painija there.
Painija tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Painija.
Hunt looks for a takedown but Painija sprawls well.
Hunt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Painija.
Painija misses with a body shot.
Painija tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pauli Painija seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Painija moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Painija ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Painija takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Painija smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Painija moves into range and connects with a jab.
Painija throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Painija.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Painija fails in his attempt to clinch.
Painija has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A swing and a miss from Painija.
Nice sprawl there from Painija as Hunt shoots in.
Painija scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Painija fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Painija connects with a body shot that sends Hunt's belly button to the back.
Painija scores with a jab. Hunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Painija comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pauli Painija really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Painija swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hunt.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Painija's head but Painija sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Painija blocks a jab.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Painija is looking to clinch.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt drops his hands momentarily and Painija takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Painija throws a right and a left that both miss.
Painija fails with an attempt to clinch.
Painija uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Painija moves away.
Painija jabs Hunt right on the nose. Hunt blinks but takes it well.
Painija misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Painija fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt tests Painija's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt connects with a single shot there.
Painija gets a double leg takedown into Hunt's guard.
Painija postures up in Hunt's guard and throws a big left but Hunt blocks it.
Pauli Painija has got the better of the ground game so far.
Painija won't allow Hunt to sweep him here.
Painija trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Painija showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Painija has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pauli Painija was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Painija is looking to land body kicks.
Painija is looking to score with low kicks.
Painija pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Painija counters with a straight right hand.
Painija moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Painija is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt tries to keep at a distance but Painija has taken the fight into the clinch.
Painija is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Painija working Hunt over with knees to the body.
Pauli Painija seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Painija slows down the pace here.
Painija misses with a knee strike.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hunt tries to pull guard but Painija holds him up against the cage and eventually Hunt drops back down to his feet.
Painija is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from Painija.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Painija lands a shot to the body.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Painija is keeping busy.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Painija tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Painija landing knees to the head.
Painija lands a nice elbow.
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!
Painija pressing his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pauli Painija dominated that fourth 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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Painija throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Painija looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice cross by Hunt.
Hunt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hunt lands in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Painija is on top in guard.
Painija trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Painija wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Painija tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Painija from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pauli Painija was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Painija shoots for a takedown but Hunt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hunt stuffs the takedown attempt from Painija. Painija gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunt is defended easily by Painija.
Hunt moves out of range as Painija strikes.
Painija clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Painija fails to land.
Painija tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunt as Painija tries to tie him up.
Painija can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Painija letting Hunt take a breather here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Painija.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Painija lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Painija throws a knee to the head but misses.
Painija fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Painija prevents Hunt from breaking the clinch.
Painija throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Painija.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Painija works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Painija lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Painija lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunt won't want to take too many of those.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pauli Painija is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Painija lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Painija stalling the fight.
Painija looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Painija lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Painija is pushing Hunt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Painija avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Painija is trying to maintain a safe position but Hunt gets an underhook and turns Painija into the cage.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hunt tries a body shot but Painija blocks it.
Hunt tries to work over Painija's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pauli Painija comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Painija 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 45:50
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pauli Painija! Pauli Painija retains his welterweight title!
A less than humble Pauli Painija misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troyer has chosen Yankee Rose as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Angus Troyer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angus Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver forces Troyer back against the cage and clinches.
Troyer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Patrick Silver has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Troyer.
Nice elbow from Troyer.
Troyer lands a damaging elbow.
Troyer managing to block the knees to the body from Silver.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Troyer throws an elbow but it misses.
Troyer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Troyer lands a knee to the head.
Silver is rocked!
Patrick Silver's cut is getting worse.
A short right from Troyer on the inside.
Oh Silver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Troyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silver's defenses.
A bit of stalling here from Silver.
Troyer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Clinched against the cage, Troyer lands a big elbow that drops Silver! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Silver is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angus Troyer!
Post fight, Angus Troyer stared into the camera and said 'I hope Mike Wallace resigns with the Pittsburgh Steelers....!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Augello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn's entrance music is Audioslave - Exploder. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Gunn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Augello!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gunn walks into a jab.
Gunn misses with a right hand
and Augello counters with a right hand to the body.
Gunn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Augello counters with a three punch combo that has Gunn backing up. Gunn nods at Augello to acknowledge the strikes.
Augello misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Gunn misses.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Augello pushes him off.
Gunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunn misses with a right hand
and Augello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augello blocks a jab.
Augello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Augello connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Augello slips under a jab from Gunn.
Augello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Augello is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gunn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gunn lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gunn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gunn throws a looping overhand right but Augello ducks down to avoid it.
Gunn looks to clinch
and Augello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunn misses with an uppercut
and Augello counters with an inside leg kick.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
Augello lands a jab to the head.
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!
Augello cracks Gunn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gunn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Augello ducks under a wild hook from Gunn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augello tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Gunn lands a body shot.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Augello throws a right and a left that both miss.
Augello is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gunn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Augello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Augello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunn moves away.
Gunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augello.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gunn trying to land knees to the body.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Augello.
Gunn is trying to force a seperation but Augello has the dominant position.
Augello unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Augello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Augello lands with a right to the head.
Gunn has a couple of punches blocked by Augello.
Gunn swings wildly with an uppercut but Augello uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gunn lands an overhand right.
Gunn lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice cross by Augello.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augello tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Augello clinches.
Augello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Augello blocks it with crossed arms.
Augello unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Augello working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Augello takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Augello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn blocks an uppercut.
Augello unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Augello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gunn blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Augello fails to land.
Gunn blocks a body shot from Augello.
Augello is leaning against Gunn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gunn connects with a knee to the head.
Augello is trying to stall.
Augello stalls.
Gunn misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Augello lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Augello.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Augello dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A shot to the liver by Augello. Beautiful body shot.
Augello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunn.
Charles Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augello manages to avoid it.
Gunn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Augello fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gunn.
Augello digs a good hook to Gunn's body.
Augello connects with a crisp jab.
Gunn throws out a loose jab but Augello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Augello moves out of range as Gunn strikes.
Gunn slips a jab and a cross from Augello.
Gunn gets tackled into the cage by Augello. Augello maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gunn dodges an elbow strike from Augello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augello lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Augello avoids a wild elbow strike from Gunn.
Gunn blocks an uppercut.
Augello misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gunn.
Gunn tries to work over Augello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Augello taking a breather.
Augello has Gunn pressed against the cage, preventing Gunn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Augello scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gunn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
James Augello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Augello lands a right hand.
Gunn misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gunn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries to clinch there but Augello circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gunn.
Gunn digs a good hook to Augello's body.
Gunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Augello is just out of range.
Augello fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Augello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Augello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Augello is looking to clinch.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Gunn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Augello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunn clinches with his opponent.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augello tries to throw a body punch but Gunn avoids it by throwing Augello back against the cage.
Augello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Augello avoids the damage to the body.
Augello softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gunn is trying to break the clinch but Augello is controlling him.
Augello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gunn takes an elbow to the temple.
Gunn landing knees to the head.
Augello avoiding damage as Gunn throws knees to the body.
Augello tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Augello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Augello can't find room to land a body shot as Gunn controls the action.
Gunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gunn presses Augello against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn blocks an uppercut.
Gunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gunn is pushing Augello up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn lands a hook that snaps the head of Augello backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Augello - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Augello throws a head punch that misses.
Gunn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Augello is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gunn is keeping busy.
Gunn misses with a body punch.
Gunn looking to slow down the pace here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Augello.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Augello lands with a short shot to the head.
Gunn looking to throw knees to the head but Augello is blocking nicely.
Gunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Charles Gunn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gunn misses with a wild body shot.
Gunn throws a hook but Augello avoids it easily.
Gunn takes a swing at Augello's ribcage but misses.
Gunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Augello is just out of range.
Augello lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Charles Gunn has been cut.
Augello swings for the body but Gunn moves out of range.
Augello moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunn swings for the body but Augello moves out of range.
Gunn misses with a straight left.
Augello will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Augello ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Augello as he connects with a hook.
Augello moves into the clinch successfully.
Gunn is trying to break the clinch but Augello has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Gunn.
Augello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Augello lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Augello.
Gunn blocks an uppercut.
Gunn is trying to maintain a safe position but Augello gets an underhook and turns Gunn into the cage.
Gunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Augello controls his hands.
Augello misses with a punch on the inside.
Augello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Gunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Augello on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Augello scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gunn tries a body shot but Augello blocks it.
Augello lands an elbow inside.
Augello lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augello tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Augello lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Augello lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Augello.
Augello blocks an elbow strike.
Augello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Augello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Augello misses with an elbow strike.
Augello missing with knees to the body.
Augello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gunn can't break the clinch.
Augello lands an elbow inside.
Augello throws an elbow but it misses.
Augello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hand to the body from Augello.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Augello.
Augello lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augello stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gunn blocks the elbow strike.
Augello throws an elbow that misses.
Augello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Augello lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Augello taking a breather.
Gunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Augello controls his hands.
Augello crunches a lovely knee into Gunn's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunn is defending well for now.
Augello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gunn lands with a left to the head.
Gunn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Augello looking to slow down the pace here.
Augello lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
James Augello seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Augello misses with a knee strike.
Augello working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Augello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Augello.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Augello ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Augello thuds his right hand into Gunn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gunn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gunn misses with a right hand
and Augello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Gunn. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Augello avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Augello jabs Gunn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gunn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Augello really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Gunn'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.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Augello moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Augello does no damage.
Augello avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Gunn looks to land a left hand but Augello moved out of range nicely.
Augello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunn.
Augello scores with a nice head shot.
Augello lands with an uppercut that bounces Gunn off the cage and back into range.
Gunn is looking to clinch but Augello is avoiding it.
Gunn tries to clinch but Augello moves out of range.
A head kick from Augello lands but Gunn takes it in his stride.
Augello throws a hook to the side of Gunn's head but Gunn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Gunn takes a swing at Augello's ribcage but misses.
Gunn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn looking to stall.
Augello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Augello.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Augello is stalling here.
Augello letting Gunn take a breather here.
Gunn looking to slow down the pace here.
Gunn misses with an elbow over the top.
Gunn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gunn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gunn trying to control the position but instead, Augello has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gunn into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Augello lands an elbow inside that Gunn shrugs off.
Augello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Augello taking a breather.
Gunn wants to get back to striking at distance but Augello won't allow it.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Augello.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gunn as Augello tries to tie him up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn prevents a body shot from Augello.
Augello misses with a body punch.
Gunn takes an elbow to the temple.
Augello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunn is defending well for now.
Augello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Augello tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunn avoiding damage as Augello throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gunn has had enough of the clinch but Augello keeps him there for the moment.
Gunn takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Augello.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Augello.
Gunn working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gunn as Augello tries to tie him up.
Augello misses with a body punch.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Augello.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Augello - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Augello throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries to work over Augello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Gunn.
Still in the clinch, Gunn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Augello lands with a left to the head.
Gunn lands a right hand.
Augello lands an elbow that stopped Gunn in his tracks for a moment.
Gunn misses with an elbow over the top.
Gunn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Augello lands a shot to the body.
Gunn is looking to break free of the clinch but Augello has double underhooks.
Gunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augello lands an elbow just above Gunn 's eye.
Augello presses Gunn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Augello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Augello lands a left hand.
Augello is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gunn is keeping busy.
Augello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Augello dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Charles Gunn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Augello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Gunn swings for the body but Augello moves out of range.
James Augello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Augello circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Augello pushes him off.
Gunn misses with a lunging right hand
and Augello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Gunn misses
and Augello counters with a series of strikes. Gunn will be more careful next time no doubt.
An inside leg kick from Augello misses.
Augello walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Augello looks to land a combination but Gunn avoids it well.
Jab from Gunn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augello throws a right and a left that Gunn avoids nicely.
Augello throws a body punch but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augello throws a right hand that Gunn ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunn also avoids with ease.
Augello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunn tries to clinch there but Augello circles away.
Gunn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Augello.
Gunn misses with a hook. Augello ducked under it nicely.
Gunn throws a big shot that misses.
Gunn looks to clinch
and Augello counters with a two punch combo.
Charles Gunn's cut is getting worse.
Gunn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Augello tries to move into range but Gunn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Augello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Augello throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gunn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Augello does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunn avoids the body shot from Augello.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Augello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunn.
Gunn darts in trying to clinch
and Augello counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Augello takes a jab right on the kisser.
Augello forces Gunn back against the cage and clinches.
Gunn breaks from the clinch.
Gunn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
James Augello is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gunn scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Augello is just out of range.
Gunn lands with a cross.
Augello is rocked!
Gunn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Augello stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Augello is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gunn misses with a hook. Augello ducked under it nicely.
Gunn looks to land a combination but Augello avoids it well.
Augello swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gunn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Augello takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Augello is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunn finish him?
Gunn measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Augello! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Charles Gunn!
Charles Gunn retains his heavyweight title!
Charles Gunn really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 159's - $69 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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