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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and God Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conner comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - Time Bomb. Tim Conner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, God Devil!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devil misses with a left hand
and Conner counters with a right hand to the body.
Conner looks to score with a jab to the body but Devil is just out of range.
Conner misses with a body shot.
Devil shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A left and a right from Conner both land. Nice combination.
Devil blocks a head kick by Conner.
Conner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Devil working hard to break the clinch.
Devil tries to break the clinch but Conner is controlling the position.
Devil is trying to break the clinch but Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Conner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conner dodges the punch combination from Devil.
Conner misses with a body shot.
Devil misses with a right hand
and Conner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Conner.
Devil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Conner. Conner obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Devil lands with a straight right. Conner didn't see that one coming.
Conner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Conner wants it to stay on the feet.
Devil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Conner but Conner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tim Conner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of God Devil.
Devil misses with a left hand
and Conner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Conner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Conner moves into the clinch successfully.
Conner lands an elbow just above Devil 's eye.
Devil tries to circle away but Conner has him pinned against the cage.
Devil is trying to break free.
Conner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Devil's defenses.
It looks like God Devil has been cut.
Conner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Devil is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conner tries a body shot but Devil blocks it.
Conner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Conner lands an elbow that stopped Devil in his tracks for a moment.
Conner just leaning against Devil, taking a breather.
Conner has Devil pressed against the cage, preventing Devil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Conner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Devil has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Conner.
A combination from Conner does no damage.
Conner slaps away a takedown attempt from Devil, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Devil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Conner drives through and clinches with Devil against the cage.
Devil is trying to force a seperation but Conner has the dominant position.
Conner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Conner pushes Devil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Conner.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Conner.
Devil is looking to break free of the clinch but Conner has double underhooks.
Devil is looking to break free of the clinch but Conner has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conner.
Devil is rocked!
Conner lands a big right hand that drops Devil! The killer instinct kicks in and Conner finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Conner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Conner!
A victorious Tim Conner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cup Tea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dodson has chosen Antoine Dodson - Bed Intruder as his entrance music. 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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196 lbs
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190 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cup Tea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Dodson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tea scores with a nice head shot.
Tea drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tea looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tea advances to half guard.
Tea seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dodson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tea trying to mount his opponent but Dodson defends it.
Dodson is not content to let Tea control the position.
Tea is really struggling to control Dodson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tea tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dodson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tea will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dodson is trying to stand.
Dodson is in trouble now - Tea has advanced to mount!
Tea fails to advance to Dodson's back.
Tea looking to control but Dodson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dodson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tea. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tea sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tea is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dodson is surviving well by controlling Tea's body position as best he can.
Dodson is trying to stand up.
Tea looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Tea wants to control the pace but Dodson is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tea throws some wild stikes that Dodson manages to avoid easily.
Tea trying to control but Dodson is having none of it.
Dodson stops Tea from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Tea is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dodson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dodson shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tea misses with a head shot.
Tea unloads with some shots from mount but Dodson bucks and avoids them well.
Tea wants to control the pace but Dodson is squirming around nicely.
Tea is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dodson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dodson is controlling an arm, preventing Tea from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cup Tea dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tea throws out a powerful jab.
Dodson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tea tries a low kick but Dodson avoids it.
Dodson swinging wildly here.
Cup Tea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dodson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Dodson. No joy for Tea on that attempt.
Tea throws a series of punches but Dodson avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Dodson. Those never looked like landing.
A lazy left from Tea finds it's target.
Dodson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dodson wants it to stay on the feet.
Tea shoots in looking for a takedown. Dodson tries to sprawl out of it but Tea keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dodson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cup Tea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dodson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tea looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dodson is fending him off so far but Tea persists. Nope, Dodson circles away and we're back to standing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dodson.
Dodson throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea scores with a shot to the body.
Tea is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A shot to the liver by Tea. Beautiful body shot.
Tea shoots in for a takedown but Dodson shows good takedown defense.
Dodson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tea manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dodson on his heels. He'll look to pass Dodson's guard now, I'm sure.
Tea advances position into side control!
Tea tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tea has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dodson is not content to let Tea control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Dodson is not content to let Tea control the position.
Tea thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tea tries for a kimura but Dodson is defending well.
Tea trying to control the position but Dodson is working away.
You can see the frustration on Dodson's face as Tea controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson is not content to let Tea control the position.
Tea thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tea thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cup Tea 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!
Dodson throws a sloppy head kick and Tea moves out of range easily.
Tea misses with a body shot.
Tea tries for a takedown but Dodson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tea shoots in and drives through. Dodson sprawls well.
Dodson throws a hook but Tea blocks it.
Tea blocks the body kick.
Tea throws a big shot that misses.
Dodson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dodson throws a nice looking combination but Tea bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tea works over Dodson's head and body with a nice combination.
Tea lands with a good body shot.
Tea misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Tea misses.
Dodson misses with a body kick.
Dodson slips a jab and a cross from Tea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson walks into a stiff left hand from Tea.
Dodson misses with a head kick.
Dodson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dodson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tea circles away quickly and effectively.
Tea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dodson.
Tea fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cup Tea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dodson misses with a straight left.
Cup Tea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An inside leg kick from Tea misses.
Tea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Dodson. No joy for Tea on that attempt.
Dodson dodges the punch combination from Tea.
Sloppy strikes from Dodson. Those never looked like landing.
Antoine Dodson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tea jabs Dodson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tea shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dodson's guard.
Dodson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tea is controlling him.
Tea passes Dodson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dodson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tea moves nicely into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tea trying to control the action but Dodson is working from the bottom.
Tea advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tea trying to control but Dodson is having none of it.
Tea controlling the pace for now.
Tea with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tea controlling the pace for now.
Cup Tea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tea throwing strikes here but Dodson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tea fails to take his opponent's back.
Dodson is squirming around, avoiding Tea's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cup Tea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tea 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cup Tea!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Ul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balaur Bondoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ul Haq comes into the arena with Arkangel - Behold The Face Of Death blaring out of the sound system. Bondoc has chosen Pastor Troy - Vica Versa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Ul Haq!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Balaur Bondoc!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bondoc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bondoc throws a right and a left that Ul Haq avoids nicely.
Bondoc cracks Ul Haq with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bondoc throws a series of punches but Ul Haq moves out of range.
Ul Haq throws a leg kick but Bondoc sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bondoc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ul Haq will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ul Haq misses with a jab to the body
and Bondoc counters with a three punch combo that has Ul Haq backing up. Ul Haq nods at Bondoc to acknowledge the strikes.
Ul Haq fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bondoc checks it well.
Sloppy strikes from Bondoc. Those never looked like landing.
Bondoc looks to land a combination but Ul Haq avoids it well.
Ul Haq will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ul Haq throws a low kick but Bondoc avoids it.
Bondoc stuffs the takedown.
Bondoc checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ul Haq.
Bondoc lands with a nice combination. Ul Haq backs away looking to recover.
Ul Haq attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ul Haq tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bondoc blocks a low kick nicely.
Ul Haq throws a leg kick but Bondoc moved away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bondoc!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondoc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ul Haq circles away quickly and effectively.
Bondoc blocks a leg kick.
Ul Haq tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ul Haq throws a low kick, looking for Bondoc's leg but Bondoc calmly moves out of range.
Ul Haq throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bondoc.
Bondoc throws a series of punches but Ul Haq moves out of range.
Bondoc moves out of range of the leg kick from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq tries to land a leg kick but Bondoc saw it coming and moves away.
Bondoc gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ul Haq to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bondoc avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bondoc wants to stand up but Ul Haq is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ul Haq's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bondoc trying to keep a closed guard but Ul Haq is proving a slippery customer.
Bondoc wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq throws a big elbow that misses.
Bondoc really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ul Haq. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ul Haq wants to control from the top but Bondoc keeps moving.
Bondoc is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ul Haq 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.
Ul Haq prevents Bondoc from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ul Haq trying to control the position from guard on top but Bondoc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ul Haq blocks a head kick by Bondoc.
A telegraphed right hand from Ul Haq misses the target.
Ul Haq finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ul Haq fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq stuns Bondoc with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ul Haq wants to land a leg kick but Bondoc is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Bondoc blocks the low kick.
Ul Haq misses with a body shot.
Ul Haq throws a leg kick but Bondoc sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ul Haq misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bondoc.
Ul Haq tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bondoc is able to avoid easily.
Ul Haq throws a leg kick but Bondoc checks it.
Bondoc lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Ul Haq misses.
Bondoc checks a leg kick.
Bondoc misses with a series of wild punches.
Ul Haq throws a low kick, looking for Bondoc's leg but Bondoc calmly moves out of range.
Bondoc throws a nice looking combination but Ul Haq bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bondoc blocks a low kick nicely.
Ul Haq throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bondoc.
Ul Haq shoots in for a double leg but Bondoc sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Ul Haq. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ul Haq throws a leg kick but Bondoc checks it.
Ul Haq shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bondoc's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bondoc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bondoc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bondoc utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ul Haq preventing the sweep.
Ul Haq makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ul Haq scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bondoc trying to keep a closed guard but Ul Haq is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bondoc utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bondoc keeping moving, preventing Ul Haq from controlling successfully.
Bondoc keeping full guard, as Ul Haq tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Ul Haq dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ul Haq tries a low kick but Bondoc avoids it.
Ul Haq throws a leg kick but Bondoc sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Balaur Bondoc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bondoc misses with a wild combination.
Bondoc misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick from Ul Haq misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bondoc checks a leg kick.
Ul Haq changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bondoc tries to avoid it but Ul Haq manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bondoc to the ground. Bondoc escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mohammed Ul Haq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bondoc takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bondoc keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ul Haq takes a swing at Bondoc's ribcage but misses.
Bondoc blocks a leg kick.
Ul Haq throws a front kick aimed at Bondoc's knee but Bondoc avoids it well.
Ul Haq misses with a leg kick
and Bondoc counters with a series of strikes. Ul Haq will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ul Haq fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bondoc is out of range.
Ul Haq manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bondoc on his heels. He'll look to pass Bondoc's guard now, I'm sure.
Bondoc wants to sweep but no luck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bondoc is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ul Haq throwing strikes from guard but Bondoc blocks nicely.
Ul Haq trying to control the position from guard on top but Bondoc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bondoc is looking to stand up but Ul Haq isn't so interested in that idea.
Bondoc wants to sweep but no luck.
Ul Haq stands up over Bondoc, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bondoc has momentary wrist control but Ul Haq slips an elbow through the middle.
Ul Haq scoring with some ground and pound.
Ul Haq slips nicely into half guard.
Bondoc wants to control but Ul Haq is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!
Ul Haq is trying to control. Bondoc wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ul Haq is nestled in close to Bondoc, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ul Haq throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ul Haq working over Bondoc with some ground and pound. Bondoc looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ul Haq is nestled in close to Bondoc, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ul Haq is trying to control the action in half guard but Bondoc is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bondoc is looking for a sweep. Ul Haq is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ul Haq throwing shots but Bondoc is blocking nicely.
Bondoc tries to roll over but Ul Haq keeps him under control.
Ul Haq thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mohammed Ul Haq overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq trying to control from half guard but Bondoc is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ul Haq lands a nice short elbow.
Ul Haq wants to control but Bondoc is keeping him busy.
Bondoc is trying to stand up here but Ul Haq is controlling him well.
Bondoc is staying active underneath Ul Haq, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ul Haq not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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. Ul Haq connects with a nice short shot to Bondoc's temple.
Ul Haq throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bondoc to regain full guard.
Ul Haq connects with a couple of short punches.
Bondoc trying to control the position.
Ul Haq works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ul Haq slips a nice elbow through Bondoc's hands, connecting with Bondoc's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc tries to roll over but Ul Haq keeps him under control.
Ul Haq works his foot free and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ul Haq working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Ul Haq connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bondoc can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ul Haq cracks Bondoc with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bondoc wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ul Haq in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bondoc is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ul Haq raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bondoc is rocked!
Bondoc is bucking up trying to escape but Ul Haq cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bondoc is still in real trouble! Can Ul Haq finish him?
Ul Haq lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Bondoc! Ul Haq sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Bondoc and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mohammed Ul Haq!
Mohammed Ul Haq retains his lightweight title!
Mohammed Ul Haq seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jai Setright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Setright comes to the cage accompanied by Dante's Inferno. Williams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Paint it black kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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25
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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26
185 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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, Jai Setright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Williams!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams tries to clinch there but Setright circles away.
Williams forces Setright back against the cage and clinches.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Setright.
Setright is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Setright avoids it.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Setright tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Setright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Setright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Setright is blocking nicely.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Setright.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Setright wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Setright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Setright avoids it.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Setright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Setright misses with the head strike.
Williams working Setright over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Setright is defending well for now.
Setright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Setright avoids it.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Setright lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Setright avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Setright wants to break free but Williams has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Setright's face.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Setright's ribcage.
Setright is breathing heavily.
Williams has Setright pressed against the cage, preventing Setright from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Setright is defending well for now.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Setright blocks it.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Setright.
Williams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Setright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Setright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams darts in and clinches Setright up against the cage.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Setright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Setright keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice straight punches there by Setright. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Setright.
It looks like Frank Williams has been cut.
Setright fails to land with a series of punches.
Setright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams moves away from the strike by Setright.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Setright circles away.
Setright jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Setright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Setright throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams is looking to clinch but Setright is avoiding it.
Williams has managed to clinch.
Williams working Setright over with knees to the body.
Setright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Setright.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Setright blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Setright lands a shot to the body.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Setright avoids the damage to the body.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Setright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Williams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Setright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Setright swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Setright keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Setright.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Setright keeps the fight on the outside.
Setright swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Setright connects with a looping right hand.
Setright slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Setright circles away.
Setright thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Setright slips the punch.
Setright gets caught flat footed, as Williams shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Williams throws a strike but Setright rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Williams is pulling down on Setright's head. It's preventing any offense from Setright, at least for the moment.
Setright is looking to stand up but Williams won't let him.
Williams controlling the position.
Setright trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams seems keen to control Setright's posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Jai Setright wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Setright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams has Setright up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Setright tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Setright managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams working Setright over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Setright avoids the damage to the body.
Williams landing knees to the head.
Setright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Setright lands a nice uppercut.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Setright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Setright managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Frank Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Setright won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Setright lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Setright avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Setright avoids the damage to the body.
Setright wants to break free but Williams has control.
Setright can't break the clinch.
Williams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams scores with a knee to the head.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Setright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams tries to clinch there but Setright circles away.
Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Setright which made him look bad.
Setright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Setright.
Williams darts in and clinches Setright up against the cage.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams tightens his grip and picks Setright up, before dumping him to the ground. Setright manages to land in guard.
Williams wants to stand but Setright is controlling his posture from full guard.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Setright wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Williams postures up in Setright's guard and throws a big left but Setright blocks it.
Setright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Setright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Setright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Setright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Setright's head.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Frank Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Setright trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams throws an elbow that misses. Setright uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Williams's guard. Nice move by Setright!
Setright prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.
Williams pulls Setright in close to his closed guard and prevents Setright from doing any damage or advancing position.
Setright decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jai Setright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Setright tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Setright avoids the damage to the body.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Setright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Setright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Setright avoids it.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Setright is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Setright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Setright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Setright is blocking nicely.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Frank Williams 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.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Setright has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Setright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Setright takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams scores with a knee to the head.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Setright blocks it.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Setright pulls his leg out and moves away.
Williams takes a swing at Setright's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Williams!
Our winner, Frank Williams, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Socially Awkward Penguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney comes to the cage accompanied by Wicked. Penguin has chosen Why Cant We Be Friends as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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25
220 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Socially Awkward Penguin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penguins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Socially Awkward Penguin has been cut.
Penguin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danga de danga de dang - Toney scores with a four punch combination!
Toney connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penguin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good exchange - Toney coming out on top.
Toney fails to land with a series of punches.
Penguin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penguin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Penguin is rocked!
That has opened up Socially Awkward Penguin's cut even more.
Toney is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Toney shuts the power down on Penguin. Lights out, game over! Toney is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Toney!
James Toney took some time post fight to say the following; 'Mailetoa, I knew you weren't anything but a can crusher. This is what happens when you fight a real fighter. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ugly Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
217 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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23
205 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ugly Kid Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Aaron Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foreman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joe misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Foreman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Foreman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foreman connects with the punch.
Foreman thows a body shot but no joy.
Joe misses with an uppercut.
Foreman cracks a nice hook into Joe's ribs.
Foreman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Foreman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Foreman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joe doesn't seem bothered though.
Joe lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Aaron Foreman has been cut.
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!
Joe looks to land a left hand but Foreman moved out of range nicely.
Foreman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Foreman.
Ugly Kid Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foreman slips under a jab.
Ugly Kid Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Foreman.
Joe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Foreman on the side of the head.
Joe lands with a cross.
Joe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Foreman doesn't seem bothered though.
Joe misses with a double jab
and Foreman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Joe looks to throw the jab but Foreman is out of range.
Foreman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by Foreman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe misses with an uppercut. Foreman saw that one coming.
Foreman is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foreman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Joe rather than just go for the knockout.
Foreman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foreman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foreman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
Foreman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foreman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Joe swivels and escapes.
Joe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joe throws a shot to the body.
Joe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Foreman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from Foreman.
Joe fails to land with a series of punches.
Joe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Joe with a hook.
Joe works Foreman's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from Foreman.
Joe swinging wildly here.
Foreman moves out of range as Joe strikes.
Foreman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foreman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joe.
Joe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Foreman lands with a good body shot.
Joe slaps away a takedown attempt from Foreman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big right from Joe misses.
Foreman throws a series of punches but Joe avoids them all with ease.
Foreman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foreman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Joe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Foreman at a distance.
Foreman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That has opened up Aaron Foreman's cut even more.
Joe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foreman.
Foreman misses with an uppercut
and Joe counters with a nice body shot.
Foreman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Joe on his heels. He'll look to pass Joe's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Joe looking for a guillotine here but Foreman defends easily.
Joe has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Foreman is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Joe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joe manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ugly Kid Joe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Foreman's cut.
That's time! Joe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Joe staying out of range there.
Joe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Foreman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ugly Kid Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Joe misses with a hook.
Joe misses with a wild combination.
Ugly Kid Joe is winning the standup battle so far.
Joe misses with a double jab.
Foreman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Foreman scores with a kick to the body.
Foreman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foreman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Joe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Foreman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joe misses with a series of wild punches.
Joe wants to clinch.
Good shot there by Joe.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Foreman.
Joe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Foreman shoots in looking for a takedown. Joe tries to sprawl out of it but Foreman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Joe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A left and a right from Joe both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman just misses with a punch to the body.
Foreman lands with an uppercut that bounces Joe off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Ugly Kid Joe has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.
Foreman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joe throws a right hand that Foreman ducks under and follows up with a left that Foreman also avoids with ease.
Foreman shoots in looking for a takedown. Joe tries to sprawl out of it but Foreman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Joe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ugly Kid Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Foreman.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Foreman.
Joe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joe scores with a punch to the head.
The cut above Aaron Foreman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Joe works Foreman's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe avoids the body shot from Foreman.
Joe thuds his right hand into Foreman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Foreman shoots in and drives through. Joe sprawls well.
Joe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Foreman misses with the combination.
Foreman is breathing heavily.
A big left from Joe misses.
Joe misses with a hook.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foreman was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
A jab from Joe finds it's way through Foreman's defenses.
Foreman is rocked!
Joe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foreman.
Foreman is still on wobbly legs! Can Joe finish him?
Foreman looks up at the clock. Bad move! Joe lands a right hand from hell, dropping Foreman. Joe pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ugly Kid Joe!
After the fight, Ugly Kid Joe was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Ngo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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26
190 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Ngo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travis Barker!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Barker has knocked Ngo down with a huge combo! Barker steps away and waves a wobbly Ngo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Henry Ngo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ngo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barker sprawls well. Barker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ngo gets slowly back to his feet.
Ngo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ngo trying to control but Barker is working from the bottom.
Ngo has gone for a leg lock! Barker slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ngo's guard.
Ngo controls Barker momentarily but Barker frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker trying to control but Ngo is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Henry Ngo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Barker feints and then cracks Ngo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ngo down.
Barker lands with a nice body kick.
Barker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ngo takes a step back to recover.
Ngo has his takedown stuffed
and Barker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Travis Barker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ngo throws a hook but Barker avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker lands with a nice combination. Ngo backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ngo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Ngo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Barker.
Henry Ngo's cut is getting worse.
Barker lands with a nice combination. Ngo backs away looking to recover.
Ngo is rocked!
Barker forces Ngo back against the cage and clinches.
Barker is trying to maintain a safe position but Ngo gets an underhook and turns Barker into the cage.
Ngo has clasped his hands together around Barker's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ngo grinds an elbow into Barker's temple.
Ngo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ngo throws a strike aimed at the side of Barker's head but Barker avoids it well.
Barker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ngo is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barker is trying to keep Ngo in close.
Ngo throws a big right hand that misses.
Ngo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barker is keeping the position for now.
Barker pulls Ngo in close to his closed guard and prevents Ngo from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngo is in close to Barker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ngo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barker trying to control the position here.
Ngo throwing strikes from guard but Barker blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Barker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Ngo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ngo shoots in for a takedown but Barker shows good takedown defense.
Barker tries to land a front kick but Ngo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barker lands a high kick!
Barker lands a high kick!
Ngo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barker sprawls well. Barker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ngo gets slowly back to his feet.
Ngo with a poor takedown
and Barker counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Ngo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barker connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Barker. Those never looked like landing.
Barker sizes up Ngo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Henry Ngo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ngo misses with a few strikes there.
Ngo shoots in and drives through. Barker sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker tries to clinch but Ngo is having none of it.
Barker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ngo avoids the head kick by Barker.
Barker looks to land a combination. Ngo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oh Ngo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Barker moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Ngo! Barker continues to tee off on Ngo, landing with a left and a right! Barker connects with a right hand that leaves Ngo sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Barker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Travis Barker!
Travis Barker is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Travis Barker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taka Hana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Tharis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tharis has chosen Burning down the house as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Taka Hana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Tharis!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hana gets caught napping as Tharis dives in and scores a takedown. Hana manages to retain guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tharis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tharis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tharis tries to free his leg and advance position but Hana is retaining full guard.
Tharis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tharis throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tharis throwing strikes but missing.
Hana can't keep his opponent in guard - Tharis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tharis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
It looks like Taka Hana has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharis throws a strike but Hana avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tharis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hana looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hana looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hana!
Tharis taking a bit of punishment here - Hana scoring with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Hana wants to control but Tharis is keeping him busy.
Tharis is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hana lands some shots froms side control.
A lull in the action here.
Tharis can't do much from the bottom here.
Hana takes a little break here. Tharis wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Tharis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tharis is looking for a sweep.
Hana is looking to take a break and control but Tharis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tharis tries to improve position but can't.
Tharis sneaks back into half guard.
Tharis gets full guard.
Tharis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hana defends it easily.
Tharis keeping moving, preventing Hana from controlling successfully.
Tharis being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hana trying to control the position from guard on top but Tharis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tharis is trying to control the position but Hana postures up.
Hana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tharis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tharis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tharis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hana defends well.
Tharis has momentary wrist control but Hana slips an elbow through the middle.
Tharis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tharis wants to sweep but no luck.
Hana trying to control the position from guard on top but Tharis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tharis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tharis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hana trying to control the position from guard on top but Tharis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hana has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tharis's head.
Hana wants to control from the top but Tharis keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tharis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tharis managing to control the position.
Hana scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hana is stalling in the full guard.
Tharis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Tharis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taka Hana's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hana fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tharis to the ground. Hana is now in Tharis's guard.
Tharis throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hana lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tharis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hana's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hana wants to control from the top but Tharis keeps moving.
Tharis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hana looking to pass the guard.
Tharis keeping moving, preventing Hana from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hana scoring with some ground and pound.
Tharis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hana looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hana preventing the sweep.
Hana trying to control the position from guard on top but Tharis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tharis controls Hana momentarily but Hana frees himself.
Tharis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hana's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Taka Hana has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hana keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hana throws a body punch but Tharis moves out of range.
Tharis is looking to clinch.
Tharis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tharis tries to close the distance and clinch but Hana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hana lands a body shot.
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!
Tharis slips a jab from Hana.
Tharis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tharis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hana counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hana trying to control the action but Tharis is working from the bottom.
Hana is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tharis moves into full guard.
Tharis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hana is looking to work some ground and pound but Tharis has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hana looking to pass the guard.
Tharis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hana's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hana with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tharis is looking for a triangle but Hana pushes his legs off easily.
Hana wants to control from the top but Tharis keeps moving.
Hana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tharis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tharis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hana is one step ahead there.
Tharis keeping moving, preventing Hana from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hana landing with the ground and pound.
Tharis looking to control.
Tharis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tharis keeping moving, preventing Hana from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tharis keeping full guard, as Hana tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tharis fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tharis swings for the body but Hana moves out of range.
Tharis tries to clinch
and Hana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tharis has his takedown stuffed
and Hana counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Hana dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taka Hana's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tharis closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Hana counter with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Tharis as Hana shoots in.
A lazy left from Hana finds it's target.
Hana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hana lands with an overhand left.
Tharis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tharis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hana throws out the jab.
Hana keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tharis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tharis clinches up with Hana and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Tharis can't find room to land a body shot as Hana controls the action.
Hana takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hana stalling in the clinch.
Tharis tries to land a knee to the head but Hana blocks with his arms.
Hana blocks a body shot from Tharis.
Tharis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hana is defending well for now.
Hana works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tharis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hana passes into side control.
Tharis is trying to control Hana's posture but Hana avoids it.
Tharis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tharis throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hana is staying tight to Tharis's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tharis manages to get one leg in to regain 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!
Hana trying to control the action but Tharis is working from the bottom.
Hana landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hana keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tharis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hana stalling.
Hana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tharis keeps working.
Tharis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hana in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tharis is trying to get back to full guard.
Tharis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hana scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hana with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hana wants to take a breather but Tharis is having none of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Taka Hana.
Tharis is looking to clinch.
Tharis wants to clinch up but Hana keeps it at a distance.
Hana tries for a takedown but Tharis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Hana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tharis clinches up against the cage.
Tharis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hana.
Hana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hana avoiding damage as Tharis throws knees to the body.
Tharis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Hana.
Tharis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hana is keeping busy.
Tharis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hana's elbow.
Tharis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hana blocks it with crossed arms.
Hana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thariss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Taka Hana is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tharis moves to clinch but Hana breaks away
and Hana counters with a straight right hand.
Tharis rushes Hana and presses him up against the cage.
Hana effectively controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taka Hana showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hana 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taka Hana!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Taka Hana made sure he mentioned - - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Canedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daniels might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad to the Bone. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eugene Canedo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canedo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Canedo tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Canedo moves out of range of the leg kick from Daniels.
Daniels attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels misses with a straight left.
Daniels closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Daniels lands in his opponent's guard.
Daniels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Daniels is working Canedo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Canedo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Daniels postures up and lands a big shot to Canedo's brow.
Canedo trying to keep a closed guard but Daniels is proving a slippery customer.
Canedo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses. Canedo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Daniels's guard. Nice move by Canedo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels is pulling down on Canedo's head. It's preventing any offense from Canedo, at least for the moment.
Canedo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Daniels wants to control but Canedo is keeping him busy.
Canedo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Daniels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Daniels lands strikes from half guard.
Canedo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Daniels.
Daniels tries to pass the half guard into mount. Canedo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Daniels moves nicely into side control.
Daniels throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Daniels 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.
Daniels cracks Canedo with a big right hand but Canedo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Daniels is looking to take a break and control but Canedo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Canedo parries the strikes from Daniels easily there. Daniels is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Canedo to escape.
Canedo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daniels working the ground and pound.
It looks like Eugene Canedo has been cut.
Canedo parries the strikes from Daniels easily there. Daniels is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Canedo to escape.
Canedo wants to get back to his feet but Daniels drags him back down.
Daniels in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Canedo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Eugene Canedo's cut even more.
Daniels looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Canedo is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canedo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Daniels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels cracks Canedo with a big elbow.
The cut above Eugene Canedo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eugene Canedo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alberto Daniels!
A victorious Alberto Daniels thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zef Tanghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zef Tanghe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Zef Tanghe!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Tanghe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tanghe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tanghe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tanghe avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanghe was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook. Tanghe ducked under it nicely.
Tanghe throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Tanghe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tanghe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tanghe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tanghe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good exchange - Tanghe coming out on top.
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!
Tanghe stuffs the takedown.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanghe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tanghe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tanghe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanghe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tanghe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Tanghe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Tanghe maintains control.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Silva tries to hold on but Tanghe pushes him away.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Tanghe has control of the leg.
Silva looking for subs from the bottom but Tanghe mounts him!
Tanghe looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva wants to control but Tanghe is having none of it.
Tanghe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Silva taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Tanghe.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Tanghe's attempts to control the action.
Tanghe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tanghe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tanghe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Tanghe unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Tanghe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tanghe unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Tanghe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva regains half guard.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva wants to improve his position but Tanghe is controlling well.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Tanghe is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanghe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tanghe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tanghe is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva trying to control but Tanghe postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tanghe is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva trying to control here.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tanghe is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zef Tanghe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Tanghe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tanghe trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Tanghe looking to pass the guard.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tanghe defends it easily.
Silva is looking for a triangle here but Tanghe uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Tanghe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tanghe tries to score with some ground and pound. Silva controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Tanghe.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tanghe frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tanghe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Tanghe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Tanghe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Tanghe looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanghe looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tanghe trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Tanghe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Tanghe lands with some strikes.
Silva wants to hold on but Tanghe pushes him away.
Tanghe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Tanghe with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Junior Silva has been cut.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Tanghe's attempts to control the action.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tanghe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tanghe's back!
Silva trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Tanghe covering up well under a series of strikes from Silva.
Tanghe tries to roll but Silva sticks to his back.
Silva is riding his opponent, not letting Tanghe buck him off.
Silva is looking for the choke from the back position but Tanghe is controlling his hands well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control.
Tanghe trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanghe tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanghe is looking to get to half guard.
Silva tries to control but Tanghe wriggling away.
Tanghe tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is stalling here but it's allowed Tanghe to get half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zef Tanghe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Junior Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tanghe, as that shot connected.
Tanghe connects with a body shot.
Tanghe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanghe blocks a jab.
Tanghe looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva tries to clinch up but Tanghe circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Silva takes a swing at Tanghe's ribcage but misses.
Tanghe misses with a wild body shot.
Tanghe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Tanghe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tanghe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zef Tanghe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a body punch but Tanghe moves out of range.
Tanghe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Tanghe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanghe.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tanghe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva lands with a hook. Tanghe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tanghe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanghe misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Tanghe with a nice cross.
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!
Tanghe shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanghe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva is looking to wear down Tanghe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Tanghe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Tanghe shoots in.
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tanghe on his heels. He'll look to pass Tanghe's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva advances position into side control!
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Tanghe is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tanghe is avoiding damage well.
Silva working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tanghe is not content to let Silva control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tanghe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tanghe holds on for dear life.
Tanghe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Tanghe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Tanghe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Silva.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Tanghe.
Zef Tanghe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tanghe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tanghe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Zef Tanghe just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Junior Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tanghe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tanghe keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Silva postures up.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva is looking to advance position but Tanghe has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Tanghe looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tanghe tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Tanghe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Tanghe content just to control the position here.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Tanghe isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Tanghe working Silva over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanghe landing punches.
Tanghe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tanghe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Tanghe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tanghe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tanghe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tanghe is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tanghe unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Silva wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Tanghe celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zef Tanghe!
Zef Tanghe is the new light heavyweight champion!
Zef Tanghe managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, MMA ANIMAL, into his post fight interview.
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