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CFA 20 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mareko Siaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo comes to the cage accompanied by I am a Nightmare Walking. Mareko Siaki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mareko Siaki!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siaki scores with a takedown into Halo's guard.
Siaki is looking to advance position but Halo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Halo avoids the attempt from Siaki to control.
Halo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Halo controlling his opponent.
Halo trying to control but Siaki is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Halo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Siaki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Siaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Halo tries to avoid it but Siaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Halo to the ground. Halo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Siaki missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Siaki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Siaki just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo has Siaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Siaki takes an elbow to the temple.
Siaki is trying to push Halo away but Halo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Halo lands a nice elbow.
Siaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Halo.
Halo trying to stall but Siaki improves his position.
Halo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Siaki momentarily.
Siaki shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Siaki throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Halo to regain full guard.
Siaki wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Siaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Siaki throws a strike but Halo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Siaki is on top in guard.
Halo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Siaki!
Halo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Siaki wants to control but Halo is having none of it.
Siaki is squirming around, avoiding Halo's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siaki wants to control but Halo is having none of it.
Halo is trying to control here but Siaki has managed to regain half guard.
Halo slows the pace down in half guard.
Halo is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo stays in close to Siaki's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mareko Siaki will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Halo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Siaki.
Siaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Siaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halo counters with a good low kick that Siaki was not able to check.
Halo scores with a nice body kick.
Siaki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Siaki takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo scores with a body shot.
Halo connects with a body shot that sends Siaki's belly button to the back.
Halo connects with a looping right hand.
Halo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Siaki is breathing heavily.
Crunch! Halo slams his shin into Siaki's torso.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halo thumps Siaki with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands with a kick to the temple. Siaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Halo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halo lands with a right hand.
Halo connects with a solid leg kick.
Mareko Siaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo punishes Siaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Siaki gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Halo gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Siaki is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Halo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allisda Fatista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Muss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Muss will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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275 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Allisda Fatista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Muss!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muss lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Allisda Fatista has been cut.
Muss lands with a straight right. Fatista didn't see that one coming.
Fatista doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fatista drops his hands momentarily and Muss takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Muss. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Muss.
Allisda Fatista's cut is getting worse.
A lazy left from Muss finds it's target.
Fatista swings for the body but Muss moves out of range.
Fatista tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muss lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Fatista falls backwards - clearly groggy! Muss dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Muss!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Le Bleu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and aj Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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271 lbs
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300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Le Bleu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, aj Hart!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart misses with a two punch combination.
Hart misses with a two punch combination.
Hart misses with a double jab.
Hart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hart swinging wildly here.
Le Bleu is looking to clinch but Hart is avoiding it.
Hart misses with the combination.
Le Bleu tries to clinch there but Hart circles away.
Le Bleu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Le Bleu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le Bleu scores with a push kick.
Hart looks gassed!
Hart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le Bleu circles away quickly and effectively.
aj Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart throws a right and a left that Le Bleu avoids nicely.
Le Bleu fails with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Le Bleu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le Bleu fails with a takedown attempt.
Le Bleu doesn't manage to clinch there - Hart circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Le Bleu.
Le Bleu moves in looking to clinch but Hart pushes him off.
Le Bleu tries a head kick but it misses.
Le Bleu could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Le Bleu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hart swinging wildly here.
Le Bleu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Le Bleu wants to clinch up but Hart keeps it at a distance.
Le Bleu doesn't manage to clinch there - Hart circles away.
Le Bleu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like aj Hart has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - Le Bleu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hart takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hart takes a kick to the side of the head.
Le Bleu tries to clinch but Hart is having none of it.
Hart avoids the head kick by Le Bleu.
Hart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Bleu.
Le Bleu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hart avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Le Bleu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le Bleu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Le Bleu.
Le Bleu tries to clinch up.
Le Bleu tries to clinch up.
aj Hart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le Bleu tries to clinch up but Hart circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Bleu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le Bleu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Le Bleu scores with a push kick.
Hart avoids the head kick by Le Bleu.
Hart tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Le Bleu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Le Bleu somewhat.
Le Bleu is looking to clinch.
Le Bleu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bleu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hart avoids it really well and circles away.
Hart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Le Bleu throws a head kick that Hart semi-blocks.
Le Bleu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le Bleu scores with a head kick.
Le Bleu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le Bleu connects with a leg kick. Hart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Le Bleu lands a head kick!
Hart throws a series of punches but Le Bleu avoids them all with ease.
Le Bleu closes the distance and clinches up with Hart, looking for a takedown. Le Bleu pushes Hart against the cage but Hart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Le Bleu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hart throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Le Bleu slams his shin into Hart's torso.
Hart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hart wants it to stay on the feet.
Le Bleu tries to clinch up.
Le Bleu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hart's head.
Le Bleu thumps Hart with a low kick.
Le Bleu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hart's head.
Le Bleu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hart has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Le Bleu.
Le Bleu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le Bleu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le Bleu shoots for a takedown but Hart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hart throws a series of punches but Le Bleu moves out of range.
Hart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le Bleu throws a sloppy head kick and Hart moves out of range easily.
Hart misses with a double jab.
Hart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Le Bleu wants to clinch up but Hart keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Le Bleu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on aj Hart's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Le Bleu. Hart shrugs it off though.
Le Bleu tries to clinch but Hart is having none of it.
Hart tries to bum rush Le Bleu with a series of wild strikes but Le Bleu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hart takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick misses from Le Bleu.
No joy there for Hart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Bleu is looking to clinch but Hart is avoiding it.
Hart takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hart throws a nice looking combination but Le Bleu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hart circles away from the clinch attempt.
James Le Bleu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le Bleu throws a head kick but Hart moves out of range.
Le Bleu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James Le Bleu is winning the standup battle so far.
Hart moves out of range as Le Bleu strikes.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Le Bleu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hart napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Le Bleu has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hart is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Le Bleu yanks on the arm and Hart is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Le Bleu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Le Bleu!
Our winner, James Le Bleu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Basher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Immanuel comes to the cage accompanied by Dragging Dead Bodies in Blue Bags Up Really Long Hills. Basher has chosen Hunt You Down- Saliva as his entrance music. James Basher looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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176 lbs
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171 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Basher!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basher leaves Immanuel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Immanuel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Basher pinned against the cage. Basher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Basher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Immanuel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Immanuel shoots for a double leg takedown but Basher sprawls well. He's pushed Immanuel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Immanuel is defended easily by Basher.
Basher shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Immanuel eats them both and turns towards Basher to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Basher throws a head kick but Immanuel moves out of range.
Immanuel gets a takedown into half guard.
Basher is in trouble now - Immanuel has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Immanuel controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Immanuel controlling from the full mount.
Immanuel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Immanuel lands a nice shot to the head.
Immanuel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Immanuel with good strikes from the mount here!
Immanuel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Basher is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Immanuel! Basher is hurt baaadly! Immanuel is firing away with more strikes - Basher is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Immanuel!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Andrew Immanuel waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ DOUBLE 160Q ®'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Shango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shango has chosen Johnny Cash - Ain't Gonna Hobo No More 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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201 lbs
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200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vinny Shango!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sakuraba throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba scores with a push kick.
Shango looks gassed!
Shango has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sakuraba.
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!
Sakuraba lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sakuraba scores with a push kick.
Sakuraba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick from Sakuraba lands but Shango takes it in his stride.
Sakuraba lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shango will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sakuraba throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sakuraba connects with a high kick.
Shango takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shango on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sakuraba has closed the distance and engaged Shango in a clinch.
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!
Shango misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Sakuraba.
A right hand to the body from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lands a body shot.
Sakuraba lands a shoulder strike.
Sakuraba lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shango or not.
A body shot lands from Sakuraba.
Still in the clinch, Sakuraba scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sakuraba scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Sakuraba.
Shango's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Sakuraba on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Sakuraba as the two fighters clinch.
Sakuraba lands a body shot.
Sakuraba lands a right hand.
Sakuraba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shango backwards.
Shango takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shango misses with some punches.
Sakuraba lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shango.
Sakuraba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sakuraba lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sakuraba lands with a light punch inside.
Shango is rocked!
Sakuraba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shango backwards.
Shango is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakuraba finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shangos head.
Sakuraba is working Shango over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shango tries for a takedown but Sakuraba manages to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sakuraba lands a nice shot to the body.
Sakuraba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shango.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sakuraba.
A body shot lands from Sakuraba.
Shango seems to have recovered his senses.
Sakuraba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shango backwards.
Sakuraba lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Shango to his knees! Sakuraba keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazushi Sakuraba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Zanotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zanotto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ben Zanotto -by- Rancid. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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189 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Zanotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesse Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zanotto 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.
Zanotto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zanotto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
Taylor tries to hold on but Zanotto postures up.
A nice elbow there by Zanotto.
Zanotto looking to finish with strikes here!
Taylor can't escape the position.
Zanotto with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor tries to hold on but Zanotto pushes him away.
Zanotto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Taylor is rocked!
Zanotto cracks Taylor with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Zanotto!
Ben Zanotto 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 Pence Apene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Jontop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Jontop will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pence Apene!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Jontop!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apene takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Apene is defended easily by Jontop.
Apene fails with a takedown attempt.
Apene takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Apene throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jontop was covering up waiting for the punch and Apene finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jontop keeping full guard, as Apene tries to pass.
Jontop wants to get back to his feet but Apene passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apene wants to control but Jontop is keeping him busy.
Jontop wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apene trying to control from half guard but Jontop is working away.
Jontop is looking for a sweep. Apene is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Apene has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jontop defend it? Apene steps over the head and cranks it - Jontop is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Apene!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pence Apene!
Pence Apene is the new light heavyweight champion!
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