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Royal Combat 21 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Socially Awkward Penguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastien Le Nogue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Penguin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Why Cant We Be Friends. Le Nogue has chosen Scred Connexion - Partis de rien as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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220 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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177 cm
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215 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Socially Awkward Penguin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bastien Le Nogue!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Nogue shoots in but Penguin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Penguin tries to clinch up but Le Nogue circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Nogue shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penguin pinned against the cage. Penguin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Le Nogue shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penguin defends it nicely.
Socially Awkward Penguin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bastien Le Nogue.
Penguin tries to clinch up but Le Nogue circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Nogue misses with a takedown attempt
and Penguin counters with a head kick.
Penguin rushes Le Nogue and presses him up against the cage.
Le Nogue tries to work over Penguin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penguin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le Nogue has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penguin trying to land knees to the body.
Penguin looking to throw knees to the head but Le Nogue is blocking nicely.
Le Nogue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Nogue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le Nogue misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Le Nogue on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Le Nogue gets a takedown into half guard.
Penguin kicks off Le Nogue and gets to his feet.
Le Nogue shoots for a takedown but Penguin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Le Nogue fails to land the takedown.
Le Nogue shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penguin but Penguin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penguin dodges the punch combination from Le Nogue.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penguin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penguin tries to clinch up.
Penguin throws a series of punches but Le Nogue avoids them all with ease.
Le Nogue fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penguin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Le Nogue.
Penguin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penguin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Le Nogue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le Nogue looks to score with a jab to the body but Penguin is just out of range.
Penguin pushes Le Nogue up against the cage in a clinch.
Penguin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le Nogue has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le Nogue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penguin scores with a spinning back kick!
Penguin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Le Nogue looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Penguin is fending him off so far but Le Nogue persists. Nope, Penguin circles away and we're back to standing.
Penguin has Le Nogue up against the cage in a clinch.
Le Nogue looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Le Nogue takes a knee to the side of the body.
Le Nogue looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penguin scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bastien Le Nogue has been cut.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le Nogue avoids it.
Penguin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Le Nogue's efforts to push away.
Penguin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le Nogue has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penguin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Penguin.
Le Nogue takes a knee to the side of the body.
Penguin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Le Nogue lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Penguin missing with knees to the body.
Penguin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Le Nogue's efforts to push away.
Le Nogue tries to circle away but Penguin has him pinned against the cage.
Le Nogue takes a knee right on the jaw!
Penguin scores with a knee to the head.
Penguin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Le Nogue lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Le Nogue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penguin lands a knee to the body.
Penguin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Penguin scores a nice knee to the body.
Penguin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Penguin obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Socially Awkward Penguin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bastien Le Nogue's cut.
That's time! Penguin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Le Nogue gets tackled into the cage by Penguin. Penguin maintains the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Le Nogue as the two fighters clinch.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le Nogue avoids it.
Knees to the body from Penguin.
Le Nogue avoiding damage as Penguin throws knees to the body.
Socially Awkward Penguin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Penguin.
Le Nogue breaks the clinch.
Bastien Le Nogue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Nogue tries for a takedown but Penguin circles away easily
and Penguin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Le Nogue really felt that one!
Le Nogue doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penguin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Le Nogue is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Le Nogue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Le Nogue is breathing heavily.
Le Nogue throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Penguin's waist but Penguin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Le Nogue off to one side.
Socially Awkward Penguin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bastien Le Nogue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Nogue takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Nogue tries for a takedown but Penguin circles away easily
and Penguin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Le Nogue's knee momentarily.
Penguin darts in and clinches Le Nogue up against the cage.
Le Nogue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Penguin.
Penguin misses with a knee strike.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penguin tries to land knees in the clinch but Le Nogue avoids the damage to the body.
Penguin landing knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Penguin landing knees to the head.
Le Nogue is trying to push Penguin away but Penguin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Penguin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Penguin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le Nogue has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Le Nogue.
Le Nogue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Nogue misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penguin lands with a slapping head kick.
Le Nogue tries to score a power double leg takedown but Penguin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Le Nogue somewhat.
Penguin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penguin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Le Nogue with a poor takedown
and Penguin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Penguin.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but Le Nogue blocks with his arms.
Le Nogue has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Penguin after a bit of a struggle.
Penguin lands a good knee to the midsection. Le Nogue won't want to take too many of those.
Penguin tries to land knees in the clinch but Le Nogue avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penguin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Le Nogue is trying to break the clinch but Penguin is controlling him.
Penguin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Penguin tries a knee to the head but Le Nogue blocks it.
Penguin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Penguin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Le Nogue's face.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Le Nogue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penguin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penguin moves into the clinch.
Penguin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le Nogue can do to turn this around?
Le Nogue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penguin looking to throw knees to the head but Le Nogue is blocking nicely.
Le Nogue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le Nogue throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Penguin's waist but Penguin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Le Nogue off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Nogue misses with a takedown
and Penguin counters with a solid body kick.
Penguin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penguin tries to clinch up.
Penguin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Nogue fails with the takedown
and Penguin counters with a big head kick but Le Nogue shrugs it off.
Penguin tries to clinch up but Le Nogue circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Nogue with a poor takedown
and Penguin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penguin is looking to land body kicks.
Le Nogue doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penguin moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Socially Awkward Penguin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bastien Le Nogue's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Le Nogue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penguin pushes Le Nogue up against the cage in a clinch.
Le Nogue looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penguin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Le Nogue is defending well for now.
Le Nogue misses with a punch to the body.
Penguin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Le Nogue.
Penguin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Le Nogue has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Penguin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le Nogue avoids it.
Le Nogue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Le Nogue is trying to force a seperation but Penguin has the dominant position.
Le Nogue can't break the clinch.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Le Nogue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le Nogue changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penguin tries to avoid it but Le Nogue manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penguin to the ground. Penguin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Nogue doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penguin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Socially Awkward Penguin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bastien Le Nogue.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le Nogue takes a knee right on the jaw!
Penguin landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Penguin.
Penguin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le Nogue has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le Nogue managing to block the knees to the body from Penguin.
Le Nogue is trying to maintain a safe position but Penguin gets an underhook and turns Le Nogue into the cage.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penguin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Penguin tries a knee to the head but Le Nogue blocks it.
Le Nogue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le Nogue closes this distance looking for a takedown but Penguin circles away.
No luck for Le Nogue with that takedown attempt.
Le Nogue keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Nogue fails with the takedown
and Penguin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Socially Awkward Penguin is winning the standup battle so far.
Penguin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le Nogue closes the distance and clinches up with Penguin, looking for a takedown. Le Nogue pushes Penguin against the cage but Penguin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Nogue gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penguin counters with an inside leg kick.
Penguin pushes Le Nogue up against the cage in a clinch.
Penguin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Le Nogue is defending well for now.
Le Nogue is trying to break the clinch but Penguin is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Penguin.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Nogue tries to break the clinch but Penguin is controlling the position.
Le Nogue is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Penguin.
Penguin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Le Nogue.
Penguin lands a knee to the head.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but Le Nogue blocks with his arms.
Le Nogue tries to break the clinch but Penguin is controlling the position.
Le Nogue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Le Nogue working hard to break the clinch.
Le Nogue is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Le Nogue can't break the clinch.
Le Nogue tries to stall but Penguin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Penguin obliges.
Penguin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Le Nogue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penguin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penguin missing with knees to the body.
Le Nogue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bastien Le Nogue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Le Nogue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Nogue fails to land the takedown.
No joy there for Penguin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penguin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Le Nogue's head.
Le Nogue shoots in but no luck this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Penguin.
Le Nogue comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Socially Awkward Penguin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Le Nogue misses with a hook to the body
and Penguin moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Socially Awkward Penguin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Penguin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Socially Awkward Penguin!
After winning the bout, Socially Awkward Penguin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apache Mankiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry comes to the cage accompanied by Midnight City. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mankiller's choice of entrance music: Tribal Drums. 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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183 lbs
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178 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ian Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Apache Mankiller!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry slips under a jab.
Mankiller wants to land a leg kick but Landry is out of range.
Mankiller swats away the attempt to clinch by Landry.
Landry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Landry wants to clinch up but Mankiller keeps it at a distance.
Landry misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Landry.
Mankiller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mankiller circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mankiller counters with a one-two to the body.
Landry moves in looking to clinch but Mankiller pushes him off.
Mankiller misses with a head kick.
Landry closes the distance and clinches.
Landry lands a nice elbow.
Mankiller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mankiller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankiller blocks an elbow strike.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Landry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mankiller tries a body shot but Landry blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Landry as Mankiller tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Mankiller fails to land.
Landry tries a body shot but Mankiller blocks it.
Mankiller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mankiller blocking some punches.
Landry prevents a body shot from Mankiller.
Landry prevents a body shot from Mankiller.
Mankiller misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Landry fails to land.
Mankiller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Landry scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankiller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Mankiller fails to land.
Mankiller misses with a knee to the head.
Mankiller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mankiller tries a body shot but Landry blocks it.
Landry scores with a knee to the head.
Landry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mankiller's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mankiller misses with a knee to the head.
Mankiller tries a body shot but Landry blocks it.
Landry blocks a body shot from Mankiller.
Mankiller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mankiller misses with a punch on the inside.
Landry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mankiller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landry's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mankiller swings wildly with an uppercut but Landry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mankiller can't find room to land a body shot as Landry controls the action.
Mankiller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Landry has a couple of punches blocked by Mankiller.
Landry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mankiller's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mankiller.
Mankiller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Landry is keeping busy.
Mankiller tries to throw a body punch but Landry avoids it by throwing Mankiller back against the cage.
Landry lands a body punch.
Landry avoiding damage as Mankiller throws knees to the body.
Mankiller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Landry.
Landry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mankiller is working Landry over against the cage.
Mankiller stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mankiller has had enough of the clinch but Landry keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Mankiller.
Landry lands a nice shot to the body.
Mankiller tries to throw a body punch but Landry avoids it by throwing Mankiller back against the cage.
Mankiller slows down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mankiller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Landry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mankiller throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mankiller misses with some punches.
Mankiller looking to throw knees to the head but Landry is blocking nicely.
Landry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Landry is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mankiller is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Landry to the mat. Landry regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apache Mankiller dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Landry tries to clinch up but Mankiller circles away and keeps his distance.
Mankiller throws a sloppy head kick and Landry moves out of range easily.
Mankiller lands a nice looking body shot.
Landry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Landry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mankiller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Landry.
Nice straight punches there by Mankiller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mankiller.
Landry instigates a clinch.
Apache Mankiller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Landry has hold of one of Mankiller's legs. Mankiller is fighting the takedown attempt but Landry gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mankiller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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!
Landry 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.
Mankiller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Landry is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Apache Mankiller wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mankiller just misses with a punch to the body.
Landry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Landry tries to clinch up.
Landry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Landry cracks the inside of Mankiller's front leg.
Apache Mankiller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mankiller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry scores with a leg kick.
Landry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good shot there by Landry.
Landry moves out of range of the strikes.
Landry throws a lazy body kick
and Mankiller counters with a nice leg kick.
Mankiller checks a low kick from Landry.
Landry closes the distance and clinches.
Landry has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mankiller is looking to control Landry's arms but Landry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mankiller has his back to the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mankiller obliges.
Mankiller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mankiller tries to throw a body punch but Landry avoids it by throwing Mankiller back against the cage.
Mankiller misses with a body punch.
Mankiller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mankiller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mankiller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Mankiller.
Landry tries a body shot but Mankiller blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Landry.
Mankiller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mankiller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Landry blocks it with crossed arms.
Landry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mankiller's elbow.
Mankiller works on Landry's body with a couple of short punches.
Mankiller takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Landry.
Mankiller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mankiller stalling in the clinch but Landry improves position.
Mankiller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mankiller is looking to control Landry's arms but Landry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mankiller has his back to the cage.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Mankiller is trying to force a seperation but Landry has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry has a couple of punches blocked by Mankiller.
Mankiller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mankiller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mankiller is trying to break the clinch but Landry has him pressed against the cage.
Mankiller prevents a body shot from Landry.
Landry is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mankiller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Landry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Landry misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Landry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mankiller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mankiller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Landry wants to clinch up but Mankiller keeps it at a distance.
Landry tries to clinch up.
Mankiller throws a head kick but Landry moves out of range.
Landry is looking to clinch but Mankiller is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apache Mankiller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Landry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mankiller lands with a straight right. Landry didn't see that one coming.
Landry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mankiller counters with a left and a right that stings Landry.
Landry tests Mankiller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Landry wants to clinch up but Mankiller keeps it at a distance.
Mankiller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Landry backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mankiller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mankiller misses with a hook.
Mankiller lands a big head kick that sends Landry tumbling to the mat! Mankiller takes a step backwards and waves Landry back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Landry is rocked!
Landry dodges the punch combination from Mankiller.
Oh Landry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mankiller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Landry circles away quickly and effectively.
Landry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Landry blocks a head kick by Mankiller.
Mankiller tries a head kick but it misses.
Mankiller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankiller tries a head kick but it misses.
Landry throws a right and a left that Mankiller avoids nicely.
Mankiller keeps the fight on the outside.
Mankiller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Landry seems to have got his legs back now.
Landry wants to clinch up but Mankiller keeps it at a distance.
Mankiller gets tackled into the cage by Landry. Landry maintains the clinch.
Landry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mankiller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Landry tries to clinch but Mankiller is having none of it.
Landry tries to clinch but Mankiller is having none of it.
Landry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mankiller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Landry moves in looking to clinch but Mankiller pushes him off.
Landry moves into the clinch successfully.
Mankiller is trying to break the clinch but Landry has him pressed against the cage.
Mankiller tries a body shot but Landry blocks it.
Mankiller has had enough of the clinch but Landry keeps him there for the moment.
Mankiller misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankiller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mankiller stalling in the clinch but Landry improves position.
Landry avoiding damage as Mankiller throws knees to the body.
Mankiller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Landry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Landry misses with the head strike.
Landry tries to throw a body punch but Mankiller avoids it by throwing Landry 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!
Landry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Landry takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Landry on the inside.
Mankiller misses with a body punch.
Mankiller taking a breather.
Landry misses with the head strike.
Mankiller struggles to land a body shot inside as Landry controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mankiller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mankiller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ian Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mankiller swats away the attempt to clinch by Landry.
Mankiller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Landry rushes Mankiller and presses him up against the cage.
Landry misses with a knee to the head.
Mankiller lands with a left to the head.
Ian Landry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Landry scores with a shoulder strike.
Mankiller takes an elbow to the temple.
Mankiller misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Landry.
Landry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mankiller avoids it.
Landry swings wildly with an uppercut but Mankiller uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankiller misses with a punch to the body.
Mankiller trying to control the position but instead, Landry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mankiller into the cage.
Landry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Landry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry has a couple of punches blocked by Mankiller.
A nice left hand lands by Landry.
Landry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Landry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mankiller tries to work over Landry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Apache Mankiller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Landry ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Landry no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Apache Mankiller.
Well Mankiller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apache Mankiller!
Our winner, Apache Mankiller, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bariga Kodeinich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunny Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kodeinich comes to the cage accompanied by izraelskiy kodeinshik. The key to victory for Bariga Kodeinich has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bariga Kodeinich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sunny Day!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kodeinich shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Day won't allow Kodeinich to pass to mount.
Kodeinich has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Day bucks Kodeinich off and manages to get back to his feet!
Kodeinich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kodeinich counters with a two punch combo.
Kodeinich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Day's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kodeinich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Day scrambles back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Day.
Kodeinich connects with a body shot that sends Day's belly button to the back.
Kodeinich closes the distance and pushes Day back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day jumps guard.
Day working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kodeinich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kodeinich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kodeinich looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Day throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kodeinich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Day keeping full guard, as Kodeinich tries to pass.
Kodeinich prevents Day from getting back to his feet.
Kodeinich looking to pass the guard.
Kodeinich wants to control from the top but Day keeps moving.
Kodeinich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Day is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Bariga Kodeinich wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kodeinich misses with a few strikes there.
Kodeinich lands a glancing blow to the side of Day's head.
Day misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Day needs to keep his hands up - Kodeinich had a free shot at his head there.
Kodeinich misses with a low kick.
Kodeinich shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Day eats them both and turns towards Kodeinich to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kodeinich lands with a right hand.
Day gets caught napping as Kodeinich dives in and scores a takedown. Day manages to retain guard.
Day trying to keep a closed guard but Kodeinich is proving a slippery customer.
Kodeinich passes Day's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day is looking for a sweep. Kodeinich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kodeinich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Day keeps working.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kodeinich in particular looking to stall.
Kodeinich working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kodeinich working the head and body with strikes.
Day is trying to get back to full guard.
Day avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kodeinich.
Day is pressing down on Kodeinich's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Day manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kodeinich manages to get himself to full guard.
Kodeinich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Day is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Day wants to hold on but Kodeinich pushes him away.
Day is bucking up trying to escape but Kodeinich cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kodeinich with shots to the head and body - Day looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kodeinich with shots to the head and body - Day looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kodeinich connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kodeinich wants to control the pace but Day is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Day is looking to get to half guard.
Kodeinich controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bariga Kodeinich dominated that round.
That's time! Kodeinich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab, jab by Kodeinich - just one landing.
Kodeinich darts in and clinches Day up against the cage.
Day avoiding damage as Kodeinich throws knees to the body.
Day jumps guard but Kodeinich stands there with Day around his waist. Day gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Day fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Day is trying to pull guard but Kodeinich turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bariga Kodeinich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sunny Day.
Day managing to block the knees to the body from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kodeinich can't find room to land a body shot as Day controls the action.
Day has hold of one of Kodeinich's legs. Kodeinich is fighting the takedown attempt but Day gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Day preventing the sweep.
Kodeinich trying to keep a closed guard but Day is proving a slippery customer.
Kodeinich is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Day is controlling him.
Day is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich is trying to keep Day in close.
Kodeinich wants to sweep but no luck.
Bariga Kodeinich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Day postures up.
Kodeinich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Day trying to control but Kodeinich is working from the bottom.
Day lands a couple of elbows.
Kodeinich wants to sweep here but Day controlling him for the moment.
Day drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kodeinich manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Day has Kodeinich in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kodeinich has his hands clasped together but Day extends an breaks Kodeinich's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Day.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sunny Day!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Wufie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett comes to the cage accompanied by Stemm - Face The Pain. Wufie has chosen Beg Waves as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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162 lbs
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148 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhang Wufie!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wufie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bennett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wufie scrambles back to his feet.
Wufie slips under a jab from Bennett.
Bennett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bennett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bennett swings for the body but Wufie moves out of range.
Bennett misses with an uppercut. Wufie saw that one coming.
Wufie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bennett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bennett misses with a hook. Wufie ducked under it nicely.
Bennett scores with a jab.
Wufie defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wufie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bennett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wufie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bennett.
Brad Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett misses with a lunging right hand
and Wufie counters with a body kick.
Bennett with a hook.
Bennett is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bennett misses with a wild combination.
Wufie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.
Bennett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wufie counters with a leg kick.
Bennett throws a lazy uppercut
and Wufie counters with a head kick. That will keep Bennett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wufie counters with a body kick.
Bennett has a takedown stuffed.
Bennett moves out of range of the leg kick from Wufie.
Wufie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wufie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wufie manages to avoid it.
Bennett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Wufie.
Wufie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wufie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wufie.
Wufie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bennett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wufie somewhat.
Wufie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wufie throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wufie takes one on the button.
Bennett dives in and grabs Wufie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wufie pushes down on Bennett's head and hops out.
Wufie slips a jab and a cross from Bennett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wufie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wufie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wufie throws a wild body kick that Bennett sees coming a mile off.
Wufie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wufie fails with a takedown attempt.
Brad Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhang Wufie.
Wufie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bennett to score with a decent uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wufie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
Wufie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bennett lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Bennett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bennett lands a glancing blow to the side of Wufie's head.
Brad Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Wufie thows a leg kick but Bennett checks it
and Bennett counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wufie's guard now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bennett throws a strike but Wufie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bennett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wufie manages to get himself to full guard.
Bennett wants to control from the top but Wufie keeps moving.
Wufie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bennett defends it easily.
Bennett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bennett trying to control the position from guard on top but Wufie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bennett 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wufie has an active guard here but Bennett has managed to pass into half guard.
Wufie trying to control from the bottom.
Wufie is looking for a sweep. Bennett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bennett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bennett stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Wufie to get to his feet.
Bennett misses with a body punch
and Wufie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bennett is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wufie is defending well.
Bennett turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bennett manages to end up in side control.
Bennett works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee asks Bennett politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bennett prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett wants to control but Wufie is keeping him busy.
Bennett is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wufie tries to improve position but can't.
Bennett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wufie is trying to get back to half guard.
Wufie wants to control but Bennett postures up.
The ground and pound from Bennett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bennett trying to control the action but Wufie is working from the bottom.
Wufie dodges the ground and pound from Bennett.
Wufie is trying to improve his position.
Bennett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands some shots froms side control.
Wufie taking a bit of punishment here - Bennett scoring with strikes.
Bennett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wufie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wufie tries to improve position but can't.
Bennett is putting a hurting on Wufie here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wufie tries to buck Bennett off but Bennett is having none of it.
Bennett is working Wufie over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wufie is not content to let Bennett control the position.
Bennett working the head with strikes.
Wufie is looking for a sweep.
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!
Wufie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wufie is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennett lands an elbow.
Wufie is still in real trouble! Can Bennett finish him?
Bennett scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Wufie is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Bennett can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Bennett!
Brad Bennett thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tokugawa Kazunari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazunari's entrance music is The Seeker. A fine choice. Stanfield has chosen Call To Greatness 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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143 lbs
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130 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tokugawa Kazunari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marlo Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazunari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kazunari!
Stanfield thows a leg kick but Kazunari checks it
and Kazunari counters with a low kick, right behind Stanfield 's knee.
Kazunari shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kazunari prevents Stanfield from standing back up.
Kazunari missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kazunari landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kazunari thows a huge punch but Stanfield dodges it nicely.
Stanfield avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kazunari.
Kazunari with the ground and pound but Stanfield uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazunari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazunari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazunari lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kazunari passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kazunari tries for a kimura but Stanfield is defending well.
Kazunari trying to control the action but Stanfield is working from the bottom.
Stanfield wants to control but Kazunari postures up.
Kazunari looks up at the clock and then as Stanfield takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kazunari smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari swings around for an armbar but Stanfield sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kazunari's guard.
Kazunari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stanfield is one step ahead there.
Kazunari has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Stanfield should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kazunari has tightened it up now! Stanfield should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tokugawa Kazunari!
An out of breath Tokugawa Kazunari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 2. Rickenbacker v.2 has chosen Back Stabber! 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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212 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
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180 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Salvador Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick but Cannon moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Cannon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cannon throws a head kick but Rickenbacker v.2 moves out of range.
Rickenbacker v.2 blocks a head kick by Cannon.
Cannon throws a push kick but Rickenbacker v.2 slaps the foot to one side.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a body kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cannon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cannon, pushing him back against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 pushes off an throws an elbow but Cannon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cannon is trying to pull guard but Rickenbacker v.2 turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cannon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rickenbacker v.2 smiles and moves away.
Rickenbacker v.2 keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rickenbacker v.2.
Cannon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cannon is breathing heavily.
Cannon throws a head kick that misses.
Cannon tries to work over Rickenbacker v.2's front leg with a kick but Rickenbacker v.2 checks it.
Cannon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rickenbacker v.2 fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cannon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cannon's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rickenbacker v.2 closes the distance and pushes Cannon back into the cage.
Cannon tries to pull guard but Rickenbacker v.2 holds him up against the cage and eventually Cannon drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvador Cannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cannon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cannon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores a nice knee to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 with a knee to the head.
It looks like Salvador Cannon has been cut.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a knee to the head but Cannon blocks it.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing knees to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to stall but Cannon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cannon jumps guard but Rickenbacker v.2 stands there with Cannon around his waist. Cannon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a good knee to the midsection. Cannon won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but Cannon blocks with his arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 working Cannon over with knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores a nice knee to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cannon managing to block the knees to the body from Rickenbacker v.2.
Cannon tries to pull guard but Rickenbacker v.2 won't allow it.
Cannon letting Rickenbacker v.2 take a breather here.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cannon.
Rickenbacker v.2 using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cannon is defending well for now.
Rickenbacker v.2 with a knee to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cannon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rickenbacker v.2 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cannon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cannon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rickenbacker v.2 gets to his feet. Cannon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rickenbacker v.2 connects with a high kick.
Cannon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rickenbacker v.2. That one must have hurt.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a nice head kick!
Rickenbacker v.2 clinches up against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rickenbacker v.2 effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cannon manages to break the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 pushes Cannon away with a front kick.
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 Salvador Cannon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rickenbacker v.2 has Cannon up against the cage in a clinch.
Cannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with some punches.
Cannon gets control of Rickenbacker v.2's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cannon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rickenbacker v.2 stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rickenbacker v.2 thuds his shin into the meat of Cannon's side.
Cannon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rickenbacker v.2 counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cannon is rocked!
Rickenbacker v.2 gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with the head strike.
Rickenbacker v.2 is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cannon dodges an elbow strike from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 looking to throw knees to the head but Cannon is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for Rickenbacker v.2 to work.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to stall but Cannon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rickenbacker v.2 has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rickenbacker v.2 working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rickenbacker v.2 missing with knees to the body.
Cannon jumps guard but Rickenbacker v.2 stands there with Cannon around his waist. Cannon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rickenbacker v.2 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cannon avoiding damage as Rickenbacker v.2 throws knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a knee to the head but Cannon blocks it.
Cannon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rickenbacker v.2 just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cannon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a nice shot to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cannon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvador Cannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rickenbacker v.2 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cannon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cannon blocks a body shot from Rickenbacker v.2.
Cannon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with a knee to the head.
Cannon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cannon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land knees in the clinch but Cannon avoids the damage to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cannon avoids it.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cannon avoids it.
Cannon tries to pull guard but Rickenbacker v.2 won't allow it.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 missing with knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a good knee to the midsection. Cannon won't want to take too many of those.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cannon avoids it.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but Cannon blocks with his arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rickenbacker v.2 putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cannon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 crunches a lovely knee into Cannon's ribcage.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rickenbacker v.2 just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cannon's brow.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cannon avoids it.
Rickenbacker v.2 makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cannon wants to break free but Rickenbacker v.2 has control.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cannon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 stalling against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cannon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 trying to land knees to the body.
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 Salvador Cannon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Rickenbacker v.2.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rickenbacker v.2.
Cannon moves out of range of the body kick from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cannon. That did some damage!
Rickenbacker v.2 chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a head kick!
Rickenbacker v.2 moves into range and clinches up with Cannon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rickenbacker v.2 missing with knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 struggles to land a body shot inside as Cannon controls his hands.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannon.
Cannon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon being controlled against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to work over Cannon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rickenbacker v.2 creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cannon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rickenbacker v.2 works on Cannon's body with a couple of short punches.
Cannon blocks an uppercut.
Rickenbacker v.2 stalling.
Cannon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rickenbacker v.2 leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a knee strike.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cannon tries to pull guard but Rickenbacker v.2 won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvador Cannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but Cannon blocks with his arms.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rickenbacker v.2. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rickenbacker v.2 keeps control of Cannon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rickenbacker v.2 effectively controlling the action here.
Cannon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cannon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cannon blocks it with crossed arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a knee to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands an elbow inside.
Rickenbacker v.2 with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cannon pulls guard successfully.
Rickenbacker v.2 stands and steps away. Cannon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cannon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That kick from Rickenbacker v.2 tenderised Cannon's leg. Cannon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cannon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a front kick that sends Cannon stumbling back into the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cannon jumps guard but Rickenbacker v.2 stands there with Cannon around his waist. Cannon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cannon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rickenbacker v.2 has a couple of punches blocked by Cannon.
Rickenbacker v.2 looking to stall.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cannon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores a nice knee to the body.
Cannon jumps guard but Rickenbacker v.2 turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Salvador Cannon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cannon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rickenbacker v.2 has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Storm might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ThunderStruck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
162 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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26
158 lbs
13 - 6 - 1 |
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Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Rizzo Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Storm up against the cage.
Storm is trying to drag Rizzo Jr to the mat but Rizzo Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice elbow from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rizzo Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Rizzo Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Storm tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rizzo Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rizzo Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rizzo Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Storm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rizzo Jr is pushing Storm up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr lands a left hand.
Storm tries to pull guard but Rizzo Jr won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm avoiding damage as Rizzo Jr throws knees to the body.
Rizzo Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Storm takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rizzo Jr stalling the fight.
Rizzo Jr is pressed up against the cage. Storm has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rizzo Jr down to the mat. Rizzo Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rizzo Jr throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rizzo Jr moves into the clinch.
Storm breaks from the clinch.
Rizzo Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Storm walks into a stiff left hand from Rizzo Jr.
Storm tries to clinch up.
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!
Storm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rizzo Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rizzo Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Storm wants a takedown but no success here.
Rizzo Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Storm is breathing heavily.
Rizzo Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Storm blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Rizzo Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Storm jumps guard and drags Rizzo Jr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rizzo Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rizzo Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Storm is retaining full guard.
Storm looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rizzo Jr passes into half guard.
Storm looking for submissions off his back.
Rizzo Jr is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rizzo Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Storm looking for submissions off his back.
Storm looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizzo Jr tries to stand but can't do so whilst Storm controls his leg.
Rizzo Jr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rizzo Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Storm fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Frank Rizzo Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Storm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rizzo Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Storm being controlled against the cage.
Rizzo Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Storm avoids the damage to the body.
Rizzo Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Storm is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rizzo Jr is defending well.
Rizzo Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Storm has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rizzo Jr is trying to keep an underhook but Storm manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Storm is trying for a kimura here. Rizzo Jr looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Storm wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jim Storm!
Jim Storm 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Ul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Jules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ul Haq comes to the cage accompanied by Arkangel - Behold The Face Of Death. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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31
165 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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29
160 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Ul Haq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregory Jules!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jules throws a head kick but Ul Haq moves out of range.
Jules is looking to land body kicks.
Ul Haq avoids the head kick by Jules.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jules.
Ul Haq throws a leg kick but Jules moved away.
Jules tries a head kick but it misses.
Ul Haq finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jules throws the kick towards the body but Ul Haq avoids it.
Jules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jules throws a sloppy head kick and Ul Haq moves out of range easily.
Jules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ul Haq blocks a head kick by Jules.
Ul Haq takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jules avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ul Haq avoids the head kick by Jules.
A low kick from Ul Haq misses
and Jules counters with a body kick.
Jules lands a high kick!
Ul Haq blocks a head kick by Jules.
An inside leg kick from Ul Haq misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ul Haq feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jules's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jules blocks a leg kick.
Jules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Jules checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Jules.
Ul Haq throws a low kick but Jules avoids it.
Ul Haq wants to land a leg kick but Jules is out of range.
Jules throws a head kick that misses
and Ul Haq counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ul Haq throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jules taking some punishment here, with Ul Haq in his half guard.
Jules wants to control but Ul Haq is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jules is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ul Haq scores with a couple of nice shots.
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.
Jules looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ul Haq drops an elbow to the side of Jules's 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!
Jules on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Ul Haq.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jules regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ul Haq tries to free his leg and advance position but Jules is retaining full guard.
Ul Haq with a nice head shot there.
Ul Haq distracts Jules with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ul Haq advances position into side control!
Jules takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jules is trying to control Ul Haq's posture but Ul Haq avoids it.
Jules wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jules is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ul Haq's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ul Haq lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ul Haq moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Jules.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ul Haq scoring with punches from side control.
Ul Haq scores with punches from side control.
Ul Haq lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ul Haq in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ul Haq trying to control the position but Jules is working away.
Ul Haq lands some shots froms side control.
Jules tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ul Haq lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jules down.
Jules is looking to regain half guard here but Ul Haq keeps moving and retains side control.
Ul Haq grinds an elbow into Jules's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jules is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Check out the look on Ul Haq's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jules is rocked!
Ul Haq working away.
Ul Haq cracks Jules with a big right hand but Jules just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jules is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jules is still in real trouble! Can Ul Haq finish him?
Ul Haq wants to control but Jules is keeping him busy.
Ul Haq connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jules some visible discomfort.
Ul Haq wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jules keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ul Haq lands an elbow.
Jules pushes Ul Haq away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ul Haq gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jules seems to have recovered his senses.
Ul Haq lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Ul Haq dominated that 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.
Ul Haq throws a leg kick but Jules moved away.
Ul Haq finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ul Haq tried to score with a low kick but Jules checks it.
Jules tries to land a body kick
and Ul Haq counters with a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Jules.
Jules throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jules throws a sloppy head kick and Ul Haq moves out of range easily.
Jules throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Ul Haq.
Ul Haq throws a low kick, looking for Jules's leg but Jules calmly moves out of range.
Ul Haq wants to slow Jules down by chopping away at his legs.
Ul Haq tries to land a leg kick but Jules saw it coming and moves away.
Gregory Jules seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jules throws a head kick that misses.
Gregory Jules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ul Haq manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jules on his heels. He'll look to pass Jules's guard now, I'm sure.
Jules wants to stand but Ul Haq is controlling the position.
Mohammed Ul Haq overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jules keeping moving, preventing Ul Haq from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ul Haq slips nicely into half guard.
Jules has hold of Ul Haq's hands but Ul Haq slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jules is trying to stand.
Jules wants to improve his position but Ul Haq is controlling well.
Ul Haq scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ul Haq lands with a punch from half guard.
Ul Haq with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ul Haq drops an elbow to the side of Jules's head.
Jules wants to get back to full guard.
Jules looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq is looking to advance position but Jules won't allow it.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ul Haq lands a nice short elbow.
Jules is looking for a sweep. Ul Haq is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ul Haq is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jules trying to control from the bottom.
Jules taking some punishment here, with Ul Haq in his half guard.
Ul Haq stops Jules from getting back to his feet.
Ul Haq passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jules!
Ul Haq looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ul Haq is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jules can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A big strike lands for Ul Haq! That's really hurt Jules and he's turned his back - Ul Haq keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Ul Haq jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammed Ul Haq!
During a confident post fight interview, Mohammed Ul Haq 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 Joseph Donelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benigno Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donelly comes to the cage accompanied by Jump Around. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
170 lbs
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25
182 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Donelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benigno Aquino!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aquino throws a sloppy head kick and Donelly moves out of range easily.
Donelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aquino moves forwards but Donelly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aquino shoots in and gets a takedown into Donelly's guard.
Donelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Donelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Donelly, not yet.
Aquino working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Donelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Donelly wants to sweep but no luck.
Aquino postures up and lands a big shot to Donelly's brow.
Aquino tries to free his leg and advance position but Donelly is retaining full guard.
Aquino in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Donelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Donelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aquino tries to free his leg and advance position but Donelly is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aquino.
Aquino throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Donelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aquino drops back, looking for a kneebar! Donelly looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Donelly looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Donelly!
Aquino tries to bench press Donelly off him but Donelly keeps the position.
Aquino sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Aquino is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donelly is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Aquino tries to get to full guard but Donelly has control of the leg.
Aquino has a hand on Donelly's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Donelly takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Donelly tries to control but Aquino wriggling away.
Aquino has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquino is trying desperately to improve position.
Aquino trying desperately to get to his feet.
Donelly trying to control but Aquino is having none of it.
Aquino wants to hold on but Donelly pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donelly controlling his opponent.
Aquino is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Aquino is desperately trying to improve his position but Donelly has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donelly avoids the attempt from Aquino to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benigno Aquino 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 combination from Aquino does no damage.
Aquino takes one to the chin there.
Donelly lands a nice shot that snaps Aquino's head back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donelly.
Aquino misses with a low kick.
Donelly takes a swing at Aquino's ribcage but misses.
Aquino blocks the body kick.
Benigno Aquino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Donelly blocks a leg kick.
Aquino shoots in for a takedown but Donelly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Donelly tries to land a front kick but Aquino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aquino looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Donelly manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aquino takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aquino misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donelly throws a hook but Aquino blocks it.
Aquino takes a kick to the side of the head.
That kick from Donelly tenderised Aquino's leg. Aquino is trying to keep his angry face on.
Joseph Donelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Aquino.
Aquino manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Donelly on his heels. He'll look to pass Donelly's guard now, I'm sure.
Aquino is looking to work some ground and pound but Donelly has wrist control.
Aquino is pushing down on Donelly's leg trying to pass to half guard. Donelly is fighting to maintain full guard but Aquino has managed to sneak the leg through.
Aquino with the ground and pound but Donelly uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Aquino postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Donelly is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aquino, into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Aquino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donelly stays in close to Aquino's body and controls the position.
Aquino wants to stand up but Donelly is controlling him.
Aquino controls Donelly momentarily but Donelly frees himself.
Donelly 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joseph Donelly wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Aquino fails with a takedown attempt.
Aquino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Donelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donelly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donelly lands a two punch combo.
Aquino fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joseph Donelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benigno Aquino.
Aquino fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Donelly. No joy for Aquino on that attempt.
Aquino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donelly misses the jab.
Aquino connects with a jab.
Donelly avoids the body shot from Aquino.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aquino is defended easily by Donelly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donelly throws a shot to the body.
Aquino dives in and grabs Donelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Donelly pushes down on Aquino's head and hops out.
Aquino looks for a takedown but Donelly sprawls well.
Aquino is breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Donelly.
Aquino misses with the combination.
Aquino slips a jab from Donelly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Donelly.
A cross from Donelly lands.
Aquino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donelly, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Donelly dominated that second round.
That's time! Donelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Aquino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donelly scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jab by Donelly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donelly.
Aquino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donelly misses with a hook. Aquino ducked under it nicely.
Aquino tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Donelly swivels and escapes.
Aquino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Donelly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aquino scrambles back to his feet.
Donelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aquino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benigno Aquino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donelly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aquino tries a head kick but it misses.
Aquino will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Donelly.
Aquino changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Donelly tries to avoid it but Aquino manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Donelly to the ground. Donelly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Joseph Donelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benigno Aquino.
Donelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Donelly scores with a leg kick.
Donelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aquino will feel that in the morning.
Aquino takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aquino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Donelly scores with a jab.
Good exchange - Donelly coming out on top.
Aquino blocks a jab.
Donelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph Donelly is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Donelly misses.
Aquino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Donelly but Donelly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Donelly avoids the head kick by Aquino.
Donelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aquino.
Donelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aquino at a distance.
Aquino throws a head kick but Donelly moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Donelly.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Donelly.
Aquino's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donelly lands a nice looking body shot.
Donelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aquino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aquino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donelly.
Donelly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aquino's sensitive parts.
Donelly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aquino takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A cross from Donelly lands.
Donelly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donelly throws a lazy right hand but Aquino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Donelly scores with a jab to the head.
Donelly lands a jab to Aquino's midsection.
Aquino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aquino.
Aquino fails with a takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Donelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquino throws a sloppy head kick
and Donelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aquino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aquino throws a sloppy head kick and Donelly moves out of range easily.
Donelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aquino's calf.
Aquino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donelly.
Donelly scores with a nice right hand.
Donelly scores with a decent looking hook.
Aquino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aquino throws a series of punches but Donelly avoids them all with ease.
Donelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donelly misses with the combination.
Donelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aquino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donelly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
A combination from Aquino does no damage.
Donelly lands with a hook. Aquino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donelly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick by Aquino misses
and Donelly counters with a nice leg kick.
Donelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aquino's calf.
Donelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Decent striking displayed by Donelly there.
Donelly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aquino takes one on the button.
Aquino tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Donelly swivels and escapes.
Aquino misses with a double jab
and Donelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Donelly swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Donelly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Donelly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Donelly!
In his post fight interview, Joseph Donelly gave a big smile as he said 'I wasn't focused early in my career... I am now. Watch out! And thank you to my fans who have been with me since day 1!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Lockley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Constantine Titanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lockley's entrance music is Disney's Gummy Bears Intro (Rus). A fine choice. Titanus has chosen To Glory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Constantine Titanus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Lockley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Constantine Titanus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockley scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Constantine Titanus has been cut.
Constantine Titanus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lockley scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Titanus.
Titanus connects with a right hand. Lockley shakes it off.
It looks like Kevin Lockley has been cut.
Lockley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Titanus scores with a body shot.
Titanus is looking to score with low kicks.
Titanus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lockley misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Lockley.
Titanus throws a solid leg kick but Lockley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Titanus.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Titanus.
Titanus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lockley avoids the head kick by Titanus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lockley is out of range.
Lockley checks a low kick from Titanus.
Titanus moves out of range of the body kick.
Titanus scores with a spinning back kick!
Titanus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lockley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Titanus stuns Lockley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lockley tries to bum rush Titanus with a series of wild strikes but Titanus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A leg kick checked by Lockley.
Lockley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Titanus throws a head kick but Lockley moves out of range.
Titanus closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Titanus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Titanus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lockley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lockley taking a breather.
Titanus takes a shot to the head.
Titanus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Titanus can't find room to land a body shot as Lockley controls the action.
Titanus blocks an uppercut.
Titanus jumps guard but Lockley stands there with Titanus around his waist. Titanus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lockley throws a punch but it's blocked by Titanus.
A right hook to the body lands for Titanus.
Titanus misses with a punch on the inside.
Lockley scores with a shoulder strike.
Lockley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Titanus wants to stall.
Titanus tries a body shot but Lockley blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titanus blocks the elbow strike.
Titanus presses Lockley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Titanus tries to pull guard but Lockley won't allow it.
Titanus displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lockley up against the cage.
Lockley lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lockley.
Lockley misses with a punch on the inside.
Titanus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lockley misses with a punch on the inside.
Titanus pushes Lockley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Titanus.
Lockley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lockley takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lockley throws a hook to the side of Titanus's head but Titanus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockley misses the shot to the body.
Titanus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lockley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Titanus.
Lockley is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Lockley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Titanus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lockley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kevin Lockley's cut is getting worse.
Titanus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lockley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That has opened up Constantine Titanus's cut even more.
Titanus just misses with a punch to the body.
Lockley tries to work over Titanus's front leg with a kick but Titanus checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Titanus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lockley doesn't seem bothered though.
Titanus stuns Lockley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Lockley scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Constantine Titanus dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Titanus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lockley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Titanus.
Titanus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Titanus in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Titanus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Titanus wants to clinch up but Lockley keeps it at a distance.
Titanus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lockley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Titanus is looking to slow Lockley down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Titanus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Titanus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Titanus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lockley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kevin Lockley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Titanus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanus cracks Lockley with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Titanus has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lockley to stand back up!
Lockley is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Titanus engages and cracks Lockley with a massive lead left hook - Lockley tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Titanus is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Constantine Titanus!
Constantine Titanus is the new heavyweight champion!
Constantine Titanus decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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