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Royal Combat 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Saddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spar Bott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saddi comes to the cage accompanied by Duran Duran - The Wild Boys. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Saddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spar Bott!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saddi throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Bott stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Saddi follows into mount!
Bott is rocked!
It looks like Spar Bott has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bott is trying to stand but he's just given Saddi his back.
Bott is still in real trouble! Can Saddi finish him?
Saddi lands a series of strikes from the back and Bott goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Saddi!
Our winner, Bob Saddi, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduard Folayang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nomor Gai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Folayang kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mike Swift. Nomor Gai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eduard Folayang's chin.
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161 lbs
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153 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eduard Folayang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nomor Gai!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gai shoots for a takedown but Folayang saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gai shoots in and drives through. Folayang sprawls well.
Folayang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gai changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Folayang looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Folayang keeps working.
Gai in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Gai might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nomor Gai was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gai swings for the body but Folayang moves out of range.
Gai avoids the body shot from Folayang.
Sloppy strikes from Folayang. Those never looked like landing.
Folayang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Folayang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Folayang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Folayang looks to score with a jab to the body but Gai is just out of range.
Horrible takedown by Gai or perhaps it was just good defense by Folayang which made him look bad.
Eduard Folayang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nomor Gai.
Gai blocks a jab.
Gai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Folayang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Folayang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gai shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Folayang is trying to defend but Gai finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gai prevents Folayang from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folayang trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gai is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gai is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gai trying to control the pace.
Folayang wants to stand back up but Gai manages to pass into side control.
The ground and pound from Gai seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
A lull in the action here as Gai stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai tries to score with some ground and pound. Folayang controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Folayang keeps working.
Folayang is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gai asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Folayang is not content to let Gai control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nomor Gai dominated that round.
That's time! Folayang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gai shoots in and bounces Folayang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gai is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gai pushing down on Folayang's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Still in half guard, Gai seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nomor Gai was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Folayang looks to land a combination. Gai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gai slips a straight right by Folayang.
Folayang connects with the punch.
Gai works the jab nicely.
Gai closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Folayang to the mat! Folayang manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gai looking to pass the guard.
Folayang wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folayang looks to throw the jab but Gai is out of range.
Folayang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gai manages to avoid it.
Gai fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Folayang does it's job there.
Gai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Folayang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Folayang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gai was well out of range. Poor timing from Folayang.
Gai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Folayang lands a head shot.
Folayang slaps away a takedown attempt from Gai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gai throws a shot from downtown. Folayang moves away and avoids it.
Folayang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gai.
Eduard Folayang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nomor Gai.
Gai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Folayang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gai misses with an uppercut. Folayang saw that one coming.
Gai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Folayang ducks under a wild hook from Gai.
Eduard Folayang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Folayang to score with a decent uppercut.
A combination from Folayang does no damage.
Folayang misses the shot to the body.
Folayang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Folayang connects with a body shot.
Folayang lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Folayang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gai throws out the jab.
Folayang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gai.
Gai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Folayang lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Folayang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Folayang's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Folayang duly obliges.
Gai is rocked!
Gai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gai is still on wobbly legs! Can Folayang finish him?
Folayang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gai seems to have recovered his senses.
A left and a right from Folayang both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Folayang. Beautiful body shot.
Folayang stalks Gai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gai's face. Gai staggers backwards, shaken.
Folayang stuffs the takedown attempt from Gai. Gai gets slowly back to his feet.
Folayang misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Folayang misses.
Gai shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Folayang but Folayang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Folayang lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Eduard Folayang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gai closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Folayang to the mat! Folayang manages to get full guard.
Gai is breathing heavily.
Gai trying to control but Folayang is working from the bottom.
Gai cracks Folayang with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Folayang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eduard Folayang will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Folayang misses with the combination.
Gai throws an overhand right that lands on Folayang's shoulder, as Folayang tries to avoid the shot.
Gai takes one to the side of the head.
Gai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Folayang.
Folayang lands a nice shot that snaps Gai's head back.
A big right from Gai misses.
Decent striking displayed by Folayang there.
Folayang just misses with a punch to the body.
Folayang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Folayang gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Folayang keeping full guard, as Gai tries to pass.
Gai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai trying to control the position from guard on top but Folayang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gai won't allow Folayang to get back to his feet.
Gai showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nomor Gai.
Folayang drops his hands momentarily and Gai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Folayang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gai wants to control from the top but Folayang keeps moving.
Gai won't allow Folayang to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai trying to control the position from guard on top but Folayang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Folayang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gai.
Gai seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nomor Gai has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gai wants to control from the top but Folayang keeps moving.
Nomor Gai has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gai scores with a jab to the body.
Gai might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gai misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Folayang under the eye.
Folayang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Folayang.
Folayang misses with the combination.
Eduard Folayang is winning the standup battle so far.
Folayang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Folayang takes one to the side of the head.
Folayang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gai's corner calls for a 1-2. Gai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gai darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Gai seems content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gai prevents Folayang from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Gai has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nomor Gai.
Folayang misses with a few strikes there.
Gai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Folayang scores with a jab to the head.
Gai takes one to the side of the head.
Folayang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gai missing with a left hand there. Folayang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Folayang does no damage.
Gai looks to land a right hand but Folayang moved out of range.
Gai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gai misses with a hook.
Eduard Folayang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Folayang misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nomor Gai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nomor Gai!
A victorious Nomor Gai 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike McCallum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Kuklinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Kuklinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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232 lbs
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235 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike McCallum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Kuklinski!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from McCallum does no damage.
Kuklinski ducks under a wild hook from McCallum.
Kuklinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCallum throws out the jab.
Kuklinski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McCallum on his heels. He'll look to pass McCallum's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McCallum 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.
Kuklinski advances position into side control!
Kuklinski lands some shots froms side control.
McCallum takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
McCallum taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuklinski tries for a kimura but McCallum is defending well.
McCallum is looking for a sweep.
Kuklinski working the ground and pound.
McCallum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuklinski on the ground.
McCallum is not content to let Kuklinski control the position.
McCallum tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Kuklinski! That's hurt McCallum! Will he recover? Kuklinski fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Kuklinski!
During a confident post fight interview, Fedor Kuklinski 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Black!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snow misses with a body shot.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Black.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Snow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Black misses with a head kick.
Black avoids the body shot from Snow.
Black decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Snow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Black working over Snow with some ground and pound. Snow looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Snow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Snow wants to control but Black is keeping busy.
Snow regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Black content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Black distracts Snow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
Black drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Snow manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Black has Snow in his guard.
Snow looking to sit in guard and control but Black gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Black lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Snow's head.
Snow keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black stands up over Snow, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Snow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Black throws a big elbow that misses.
Black trying to control but Snow is working from the bottom.
Snow is adopting a defensive guard.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Snow is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Black wants to pass the guard but Snow is keeping the position.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Snow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snow working a defensive guard here.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Black stands up over Snow, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Black scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snow is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Snow, up you get!
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snow.
Snow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Snow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Black lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Snow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Black dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snow. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Snow sprawls well. Snow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Snow manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Snow working for a triangle but Black defends it easily.
Black throws a big elbow that misses.
Jack Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
Snow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Black tries to buck Snow off but he can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow avoids the attempt from Black to control.
Snow is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Black is surviving well by controlling Snow's body position as best he can.
Snow looking to control but Black is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Snow avoids the attempt from Black to control.
Snow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Snow with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Snow jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Black manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Snow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Black is trying to control Snow's posture but Snow avoids it.
Snow working the ground and pound from side control.
Snow tries for a kimura but Black is defending well.
Black is looking to regain half guard here but Snow keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow taking a breather here.
Snow tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Black is looking for a sweep.
Snow thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Black gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Black does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Black tries to kick Snow off but Snow keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Snow looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Black makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Black is defended easily by Snow.
Jon Snow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Black.
Snow looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Black throws out a powerful jab.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Snow moves out of range easily.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Snow.
Snow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
Black dives in and grabs Snow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Snow pushes down on Black's head and hops out.
Black throws a right hand that Snow ducks under and follows up with a left that Snow also avoids with ease.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Snow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Snow throws a one two combo.
It looks like Jack Black has been cut.
Black throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Snow's waist but Snow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black off to one side.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snow lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow shoots in but Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black throws a right and a left that Snow avoids nicely.
Snow tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snow throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Black shoots for a double leg takedown but Snow sprawls well. He's pushed Black's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jon Snow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Black.
Snow lands a right hook to the body.
Snow lands a nice shot to the body.
Snow swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Snow is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Snow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Black takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Black on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Snow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black avoids the body shot from Snow.
Snow misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snow, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snow circles away quickly and effectively.
Snow throws a series of strikes that have Black backpedaling.
Snow with a hook.
Black goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jack Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Black shoots and misses
and Snow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Snow thuds a left hand into Black's body.
Snow misses with a wild body shot.
Jon Snow is winning the standup battle so far.
Snow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Snow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Snow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Snow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black takes one on the button.
Snow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Snow tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Snow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Snow!
Black lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Snow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Black has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Black avoids the body shot from Snow.
A lazy left from Snow finds it's target.
Snow with a nice cross.
Black darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Black.
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snow has his feet on Black's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Snow back to the cage. Black follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice shot lands for Snow.
Donk. Snow catches Black right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Snow 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snow!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Banks's choice of entrance music: It's Not Unusual. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlton Banks!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgundy lands with a hook. Banks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Burgundy lands with a straight right. Banks didn't see that one coming.
Banks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burgundy.
Burgundy cracks the inside of Banks's front leg.
Burgundy tries to close the distance and clinch but Banks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burgundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burgundy throws a jab when Banks was well out of range.
Banks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burgundy looks to land a body kick but Banks moved away.
Banks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burgundy takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
Burgundy scores with a head kick. Banks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Banks connects with an inside leg kick.
Burgundy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banks doesn't seem bothered though.
Banks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgundy.
Banks slips a straight right by Burgundy.
Banks slips a straight right by Burgundy.
Burgundy misses with a hook to the body
letting Banks counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgundy feints and then cracks Banks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Banks down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks misses with an uppercut.
Banks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burgundy moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burgundy digs a right hand underneath Banks's ribcage. Banks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burgundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burgundy lands a shoulder strike.
Burgundy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burgundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Banks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burgundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Banks controls his hands.
Burgundy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Burgundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Burgundy tries a body shot but Banks blocks it.
Burgundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burgundy throws a solid leg kick but Banks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burgundy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Burgundy blocks the low kick.
Banks looks to land a right hand but Burgundy moved out of range.
Banks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Banks misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgundy throws a big shot that misses.
Banks lands an overhand right.
Burgundy cracks the inside of Banks's front leg.
Banks throws a leg kick but Burgundy checks it.
Banks missing with a left hand there. Burgundy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Banks misses with a looping right.
Banks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burgundy.
Burgundy cracks the inside of Banks's front leg.
Banks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burgundy lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Banks.
Burgundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banks moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burgundy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burgundy tries to close the distance and clinch but Banks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burgundy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Banks, pushing him back against the cage.
Burgundy pushes Banks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Burgundy up against the cage.
Burgundy tries to throw a body punch but Banks avoids it by throwing Burgundy back against the cage.
Burgundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burgundy throws a head punch that misses.
Burgundy misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burgundy.
Burgundy tries to throw a body punch but Banks avoids it by throwing Burgundy back against the cage.
Burgundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses with a low kick as Burgundy jumps back.
Burgundy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banks.
Burgundy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banks circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice jab there from Burgundy.
Burgundy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Banks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Banks.
Burgundy throws a hook to the side of Banks's head but Banks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burgundy throws the kick towards the body but Banks avoids it.
Burgundy wants to clinch but Banks slips to the side
and Banks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burgundy blocks a leg kick.
Banks looks to throw the jab but Burgundy is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Banks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Banks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burgundy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ron Burgundy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burgundy is looking to slow Banks down with leg kicks.
Burgundy connects with a body shot.
Banks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burgundy tries to clinch but Banks moves out of range.
Banks checks a leg kick.
Burgundy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Banks's head.
Burgundy cracks Banks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Banks misses with a lunging right hand
and Burgundy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Burgundy lands with a nice body kick.
Burgundy misses with a body kick.
Burgundy throws a push kick but Banks slaps the foot to one side.
Burgundy wants to clinch up but Banks keeps it at a distance.
Burgundy throws a wild body kick that Banks sees coming a mile off.
Burgundy throws a head kick but Banks moves out of range.
Banks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burgundy.
Banks ducks under a wild hook from Burgundy.
Banks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burgundy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Banks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body kick from Banks.
Banks tried to score with a low kick but Burgundy checks it.
Banks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burgundy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Banks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Banks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burgundy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banks looks to land a right hand but Burgundy moved out of range.
Burgundy throws the left hand but Banks avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Banks misses.
Banks blocks the body kick.
Banks throws a leg kick but Burgundy checks it.
Burgundy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Burgundy.
Burgundy scores with a body shot.
Banks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burgundy misses with a few strikes there.
Burgundy is looking to clinch.
Burgundy throws a jab but it's blocked by Banks.
Burgundy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banks throws a hook but Burgundy blocks it.
Burgundy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Banks checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Banks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burgundy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Banks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burgundy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Banks swats away the attempt to clinch by Burgundy.
Banks misses with a body shot.
Banks looks for the body kick but Burgundy saw that one coming.
Burgundy tries to clinch there but Banks circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks throws a hook but Burgundy blocks it.
Banks throws the left hand but Burgundy avoids the punch easily.
Banks misses with a double jab.
Banks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burgundy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Banks throws a jab but it's blocked by Burgundy.
Burgundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Burgundy there.
Burgundy slips a straight right by Banks.
Banks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgundy.
A head kick misses from Banks.
Banks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banks missing with a left hand there. Burgundy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burgundy misses with a wild body shot.
Banks misses with the body kick
and Burgundy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks scoring well with a low kick there.
Burgundy clobbers Banks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burgundy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burgundy throws a right hand that Banks ducks under and follows up with a left that Banks also avoids with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Banks - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks tries to score with a low kick but Burgundy moves his leg out of the way.
Banks misses with an uppercut.
Burgundy scoring well with a low kick there.
Banks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burgundy.
Banks looks to throw the jab but Burgundy is out of range.
Banks takes one to the side of the head.
Banks looks to land a left hand but Burgundy moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burgundy slips under a jab from Banks.
Burgundy moves out of range of the body kick from Banks.
Banks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burgundy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ron Burgundy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Banks swats away the attempt to clinch by Burgundy.
A combination from Banks does no damage.
Burgundy wants to slow Banks down by chopping away at his legs.
Burgundy lands a jab to the nose.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burgundy, right into the meat.
Burgundy instigates a clinch.
Banks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Banks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burgundy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Banks struggles to land a body shot inside as Burgundy controls his hands.
Banks trying to control the position but instead, Burgundy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banks into the cage.
Burgundy lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Banks as the two fighters clinch.
Burgundy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Banks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burgundy lands a body punch.
Banks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burgundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burgundy.
Burgundy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burgundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banks's elbow.
Burgundy can't find room to land a body shot as Banks controls the action.
Burgundy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good work by Burgundy as he checks the leg kick.
A combination from Burgundy does no damage.
Burgundy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banks throws a low kick, looking for Burgundy's leg but Burgundy calmly moves out of range.
Burgundy slips under a jab from Banks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses with a lunging right hand
and Burgundy counters with a three punch combo that has Banks backing up. Banks nods at Burgundy to acknowledge the strikes.
Ron Burgundy is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgundy wants to land a leg kick but Banks is out of range.
Burgundy blocks a jab.
Burgundy misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Burgundy.
Burgundy throws a body punch but Banks moves out of range.
Burgundy misses with a body kick.
Burgundy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burgundy fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Banks.
Banks misses with a low kick.
Burgundy looks to land a right hand but Banks moved out of range.
Banks tries to score with a low kick but Burgundy moves his leg out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Burgundy.
Burgundy avoids the body shot from Banks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burgundy misses the jab.
Burgundy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A leg kick checked by Burgundy.
Banks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banks connects with a leg kick. Burgundy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burgundy misses with the combination.
Burgundy clinches with his opponent.
Banks struggles to land a body shot inside as Burgundy controls his hands.
Banks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burgundy's elbow.
Banks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burgundy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Banks tries to work over Burgundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burgundy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burgundy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carlton Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burgundy's elbow.
Burgundy misses with a punch to the body.
Burgundy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ron Burgundy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgundy lands an uppercut.
Burgundy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Banks struggles to land a body shot inside as Burgundy controls his hands.
Banks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burgundy misses with some punches.
Burgundy taking a breather.
Ron Burgundy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Banks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burgundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burgundy misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burgundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Burgundy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burgundy 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Burgundy!
A very excited looking Ron Burgundy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clement Kumalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naser Al Shami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clement Kumalo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clement Kumalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Naser Al Shami!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Shami throws a nice looking combination but Kumalo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kumalo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kumalo duly obliges.
A combination from Al Shami does no damage.
Al Shami rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kumalo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al Shami throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Al Shami misses.
Al Shami falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kumalo counters with a nice right hand that sends Al Shami toppling to the canvas! Al Shami scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kumalo finish him?!
It looks like Naser Al Shami has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kumalo misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Kumalo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kumalo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Al Shami counters with a left and a right that stings Kumalo.
Kumalo throws a body punch but Al Shami moves out of range.
Al Shami throws a jab but it's blocked by Kumalo.
Al Shami misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumalo lands with a shot to the body.
Kumalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Shami is just out of range.
Kumalo misses with a few strikes there.
Al Shami misses with a two punch combination.
Kumalo stuns Al Shami with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Al Shami looks gassed!
Al Shami misses with a head kick.
Al Shami defending well as Kumalo loads up on a big left hand.
Al Shami throws the left hand but Kumalo avoids the punch easily.
Kumalo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Kumalo tries to bum rush Al Shami with a series of wild strikes but Al Shami uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kumalo is looking to wear down Al Shami with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kumalo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Al Shami at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumalo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Al Shami circles away quickly and effectively.
Kumalo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kumalo throws a poor cross that misses
and Al Shami counters with a nice uppercut.
Al Shami misses with a double jab.
A clash of legs there as Kumalo blocks the low kick.
Kumalo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Al Shami sprawling to the canvas! Al Shami rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kumalo finish him?!
Al Shami is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Al Shami.
Al Shami misses with a double jab
and Kumalo counters with a left to the body.
Kumalo misses with a wild combination.
Kumalo slips a jab from Al Shami.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Shami glances at the clock... BAM! Kumalo nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Al Shami crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Al Shami is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clement Kumalo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis deFunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ta Sau Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sau Yee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 周杰倫 - 青花瓷. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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23
204 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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28
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luis deFunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ta Sau Yee!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sau Yee ducks right into an uppercut from deFunes.
deFunes works the jab nicely.
deFunes gets tackled into the cage by Sau Yee. Sau Yee maintains the clinch.
Sau Yee misses with some punches.
Sau Yee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
deFunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Sau Yee controls his hands.
Sau Yee throws a punch but it's blocked by deFunes.
Sau Yee misses with a punch on the inside.
Sau Yee throws a head punch that misses.
Sau Yee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sau Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
deFunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
deFunes wants to stall.
Sau Yee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sau Yee misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from deFunes.
Sau Yee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of deFunes backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
deFunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sau Yee's elbow.
Sau Yee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
deFunes misses with the head strike.
Sau Yee lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Sau Yee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sau Yee.
deFunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
deFunes blocking some punches.
deFunes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sau Yee is keeping busy.
deFunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sau Yee misses with a hook from the clinch.
deFunes scores with a hook to the body.
Sau Yee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sau Yee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sau Yee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
deFunes is looking to control Sau Yee's arms but Sau Yee gets an underhook and turns him. Now deFunes has his back to the cage.
Sau Yee misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for deFunes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sau Yee.
deFunes throws a head punch that misses.
Sau Yee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yee scores with a shot to the side of deFunes's head.
deFunes misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from deFunes fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for deFunes.
Sau Yee tries to work over deFunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sau Yee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Sau Yee.
deFunes blocking some punches.
Sau Yee has a couple of punches blocked by deFunes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for deFunes.
deFunes lands a body punch in the clinch.
deFunes tries to work over Sau Yee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for deFunes.
A right hand to the body from Sau Yee.
Sau Yee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
deFunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sau Yee's elbow.
Sau Yee blocks a body shot from deFunes.
Sau Yee working aggressively here.
Sau Yee throws a punch but it's blocked by deFunes.
deFunes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
deFunes has a couple of punches blocked by Sau Yee.
deFunes blocking some punches.
deFunes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Sau Yee fails to land.
A shot in the inside from deFunes.
deFunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sau Yee lands with a right to the head.
Sau Yee lands with a right to the head.
deFunes lands a left hand.
Sau Yee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
deFunes working aggressively here.
Sau Yee throws a punch but it's blocked by deFunes.
deFunes takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
deFunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sau Yee blocking some punches.
Sau Yee lands a nice uppercut.
Sau Yee working aggressively here.
Sau Yee misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, deFunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sau Yee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sau Yee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
deFunes creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sau Yee's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sau Yee drops to his knees and deFunes pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis deFunes!
Luis deFunes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Lidae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Lero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lidae comes to the cage accompanied by Lighters. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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25
224 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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29
212 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven Lidae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taz Lero!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lero is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lidae sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lero closes the distance and clinches up with Lidae, looking for a takedown. Lero pushes Lidae against the cage but Lidae circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Lidae.
Lidae throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lero gets caught napping as Lidae dives in and scores a takedown. Lero manages to retain guard.
Lero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lidae defends it easily.
Lidae chips away with some ground and pound.
Lero has a closed guard, preventing Lidae from standing up.
Lidae wants to pass the guard but Lero is keeping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lero working for a triangle but Lidae defends it easily.
Lero is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lidae defends well.
Lidae scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidae working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lidae has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lidae stands up from Lero's guard - Lidae perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lidae as he avoids it easily.
Steven Lidae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taz Lero.
Lidae keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Lidae as Lero shoots in.
Lidae scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lidae slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lero looks gassed!
Lero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lidae.
Lidae throws a good cross that connects.
Lero is rocked!
Lero shoots in but no luck this time.
Taz Lero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lidae misses with the combination.
Lidae works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lero is still on wobbly legs! Can Lidae finish him?
Lidae moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lidae is looking to slow Lero down with leg kicks.
Lero seems to have recovered his senses.
Lidae stuns Lero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidae closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Lero! Lidae dives in looking to finish! Lero is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Lidae!
During a confident post fight interview, Steven Lidae 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between David Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 2. Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Big Bad Wolf by Duck Sauce. Rickenbacker v.2 has chosen Back Stabber! as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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23
176 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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22
180 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rickenbacker v.2 moves into the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 is stalling here.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like David Williams has been cut.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Rickenbacker v.2 has double underhooks.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Rickenbacker v.2 has double underhooks.
Rickenbacker v.2 keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing knees to the head.
Williams tries to circle away but Rickenbacker v.2 has him pinned against the cage.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands an elbow inside.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a good knee to the midsection. Williams won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 effectively controlling the action here.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Rickenbacker v.2 leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a knee to the head.
David Williams's cut is getting worse.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Rickenbacker v.2.
Knees to the body from Rickenbacker v.2.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rickenbacker v.2 looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Rickenbacker v.2 improves position.
Rickenbacker v.2 working Williams over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a knee to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 stalling against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Rickenbacker v.2 has him pressed against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a good knee to the midsection. Williams won't want to take too many of those.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores a nice knee to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 with a knee to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with a knee to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rickenbacker v.2 working Williams over with knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rickenbacker v.2 has Williams pressed against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
David Williams's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with a knee to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Rickenbacker v.2 is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Williams can't fight it off and eventually Rickenbacker v.2 manages to take the fight to the floor. Williams looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rickenbacker v.2 pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Williams, up you get!
Rickenbacker v.2 thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rickenbacker v.2 ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rickenbacker v.2 moves away.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 slips under a jab from Williams.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rickenbacker v.2 counters with a nice leg kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rickenbacker v.2 moves into the clinch successfully.
Rickenbacker v.2 with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a knee to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Rickenbacker v.2 misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a high kick!
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a body shot.
Williams feints a jab promting Rickenbacker v.2 to slip. Williams then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rickenbacker v.2 slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rickenbacker v.2 is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rickenbacker v.2.
Williams scores with a takedown into Rickenbacker v.2's guard.
Williams being controlled here momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rickenbacker v.2 swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rickenbacker v.2 works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rickenbacker v.2 preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rickenbacker v.2 has Williams pulled in close to control his posture.
Williams throws a strike but Rickenbacker v.2 rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rickenbacker v.2 is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rickenbacker v.2 wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rickenbacker v.2 stands up from Williams's guard - Rickenbacker v.2 perhaps looking for a knockout.
That kick from Rickenbacker v.2 tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rickenbacker v.2. That's going to slow Williams down.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a head kick!
Williams throws out a loose jab but Rickenbacker v.2 uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rickenbacker v.2 has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Rickenbacker v.2 is controlling the position.
Rickenbacker v.2 prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Rickenbacker v.2 stalling in the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with a knee to the head.
Jeez, David Williams's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rickenbacker v.2 stalling the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rickenbacker v.2 drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Rickenbacker v.2.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rickenbacker v.2 is pushing Williams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rickenbacker v.2 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Williams's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Rickenbacker v.2 misses the target.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Rickenbacker v.2 blocks the leg kick.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rickenbacker v.2 clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing knees to the head.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rickenbacker v.2 gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Come on Rickenbacker v.2 - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a good knee to the midsection. Williams won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at David Williams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
A less than humble Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Brigglett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiko Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keiko Lynn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
199 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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25
184 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dane Brigglett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keiko Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brigglett at a distance.
Lynn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lynn just misses with a punch to the body.
Lynn throws the left hand but Brigglett avoids the punch easily.
Lynn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Briggletts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Dane Brigglett has been cut.
Lynn throws a right and a left that Brigglett avoids nicely.
Brigglett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lynn's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brigglett wants to clinch.
A jab from Lynn finds it's way through Brigglett's defenses.
Brigglett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lynn defends it nicely.
Brigglett thuds his right hand into Lynn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Keiko Lynn has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn throws a hook to the side of Brigglett's head but Brigglett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brigglett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brigglett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brigglett moves away.
Brigglett tries to land a leg kick but Lynn saw it coming and moves away.
Brigglett misses with a body shot.
Lynn moves in looking to clinch but Brigglett pushes him off.
Brigglett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynn feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Brigglett sprawling to the canvas! Brigglett rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lynn finish him?!
Brigglett is rocked!
Dane Brigglett's cut is getting worse.
Lynn throws an overhand right that has Brigglett reeling! Lynn follows up with more punches and Brigglett is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Keiko Lynn!
Keiko Lynn is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Keiko Lynn, 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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