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BFT-194 - Khan vs Nitschke PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between January Kwiecinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brain Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). January Kwiecinski had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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265 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, January Kwiecinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brain Damage!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damage shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Damage has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kwiecinski defend it? Damage steps over the head and cranks it - Kwiecinski is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brain Damage!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaice Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Scarlatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaice Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Scarlatti!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scarlatti. Scarlatti obviously looking to wear him down.
Scarlatti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gunn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scarlatti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Gunn. Those never looked like landing.
Gunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gunn.
Scarlatti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunn misses with a few strikes there.
Scarlatti moves in looking to clinch but Gunn pushes him off.
Scarlatti moves in looking to clinch but Gunn pushes him off.
Scarlatti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scarlatti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Scarlatti circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn throws a right hand that Scarlatti ducks under and follows up with a left that Scarlatti also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scarlatti.
It looks like Kaice Gunn has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn clinches up with Scarlatti and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but Scarlatti blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gunn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scarlatti looking to throw knees to the head but Gunn is blocking nicely.
Scarlatti avoiding damage as Gunn throws knees to the body.
Gunn crunches a lovely knee into Scarlatti's ribcage.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scarlatti is keeping busy.
Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunn avoids the head kick by Scarlatti.
Scarlatti tries to clinch up.
Gunn works the jab nicely.
Scarlatti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaice Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scarlatti darts in and clinches Gunn up against the cage.
Gunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scarlatti is defending well for now.
Scarlatti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scarlatti swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gunn tries to clinch up
and Scarlatti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Scarlatti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gunn.
Scarlatti is looking to clinch.
Gunn wants to clinch.
Gunn wants to slow Scarlatti down by chopping away at his legs.
Gunn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scarlatti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scarlatti lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti landing knees to the body.
Scarlatti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scarlatti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gunn, right into the meat.
Scarlatti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn wants to clinch up but Scarlatti keeps it at a distance.
Scarlatti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scarlatti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
Scarlatti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Gunn cracks the inside of Scarlatti's front leg.
Scarlatti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunn tries to keep at a distance but Scarlatti has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti is trying to break the clinch but Gunn is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scarlatti is trying to force a seperation but Gunn has the dominant position.
Scarlatti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunn is looking to clinch but Scarlatti is avoiding it.
Scarlatti leaves Gunn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gunn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scarlatti avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Gunn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scarlatti was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunn.
Scarlatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scarlatti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scarlatti throws a nice looking combination but Gunn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunn shoots in looking for a takedown but Scarlatti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gunn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A punch combination from Gunn misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kaice Gunn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaice Gunn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scarlatti clinches up with Gunn and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn pushes Scarlatti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Scarlatti avoiding damage as Gunn throws knees to the body.
Gunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scarlatti is defending well for now.
Gunn breaks the clinch.
Gunn tries to clinch but Scarlatti is having none of it.
Gunn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scarlatti moves into the clinch.
Scarlatti leaning against his opponent.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Scarlatti avoids the damage to the body.
Gunn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scarlatti.
Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunn misses with a straight left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti is trying to break free.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scarlatti avoids it.
Scarlatti is trying to push Gunn away but Gunn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scarlatti is keeping busy.
Scarlatti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gunn's efforts to push away.
Gunn trying to stall but Scarlatti improves his position.
Gunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scarlatti is defending well for now.
Gunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scarlatti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunn looking to slow down the pace here.
Scarlatti is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scarlatti breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gunn clinches up with Scarlatti and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn is trying to maintain a safe position but Scarlatti gets an underhook and turns Gunn into the cage.
Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scarlatti moves into the clinch.
Gunn tries to throw a body punch but Scarlatti avoids it by throwing Gunn back against the cage.
Gunn taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarlatti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scarlatti breaks the clinch.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gunn. Scarlatti shrugs it off though.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Scarlatti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunn swings for the body but Scarlatti moves out of range.
Kaice Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunn fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scarlatti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
Scarlatti moves in looking to clinch but Gunn pushes him off.
Gunn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Scarlatti is looking to clinch.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scarlatti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Scarlatti tries to clinch up.
Gunn tries to clinch but Scarlatti is having none of it.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Scarlatti avoids them all with ease.
Gunn throws a body punch but Scarlatti moves out of range.
Scarlatti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Scarlatti circles away and keeps his distance.
Scarlatti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gunn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scarlatti closes the distance and pushes Gunn back into the cage.
Scarlatti taking a breather.
Gunn takes an elbow to the temple.
Scarlatti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scarlatti is looking to break free of the clinch but Gunn has double underhooks.
Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scarlatti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
Kaice Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scarlatti pushes Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn swats away the attempt to clinch by Scarlatti.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scarlatti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gunn drives through and clinches with Scarlatti against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kaice Gunn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaice Gunn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Scarlatti wants to clinch.
Gunn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Scarlatti back to the cage. Gunn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Scarlatti doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
Gunn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scarlatti tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Scarlatti circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scarlatti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gunn throws a right hand that Scarlatti ducks under and follows up with a left that Scarlatti also avoids with ease.
Gunn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Scarlatti lands with a kick to the temple. Gunn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scarlatti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarlatti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scarlatti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gunn missing with knees to the body.
Kaice Gunn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gunn has Scarlatti pressed against the cage, preventing Scarlatti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn trying to land knees to the body.
Scarlatti managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.
Gunn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Scarlatti wants to break free but Gunn has control.
Gunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scarlatti is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scarlatti is keeping busy.
Scarlatti avoiding damage as Gunn throws knees to the body.
Scarlatti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scarlatti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunn's face.
Scarlatti misses with a knee to the head.
Gunn stalling.
Gunn tries a body shot but Scarlatti blocks it.
Scarlatti stalling.
Scarlatti breaks from the clinch.
Scarlatti blocks a leg kick.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scarlatti moves into range and clinches up with Gunn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Gunn looks to land a body kick but Scarlatti moved away.
Gunn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Scarlatti pinned against the cage. Scarlatti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gunn throws a right and a left that Scarlatti avoids nicely.
Derek Scarlatti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scarlatti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gunn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Scarlatti can't break the clinch.
Gunn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Scarlatti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gunn has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gunn throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scarlatti tries to break free but Gunn pushes him back against the cage.
Scarlatti controlling the action here for a moment.
Scarlatti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn darts in trying to clinch
and Scarlatti counters with a one-two to the body.
Scarlatti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gunn counters with a good low kick that Scarlatti was not able to check.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scarlatti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scarlatti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scarlatti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scarlatti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Scarlatti is looking to clinch.
Scarlatti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Scarlatti walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn moves into range and clinches up with Scarlatti.
A short left from Scarlatti.
Gunn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Scarlatti avoids the damage to the body.
Gunn looking to stall.
A short right from Scarlatti.
Scarlatti manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scarlattis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A combination from Gunn does no damage.
Scarlatti tries to clinch up
and Gunn counters with a low kick, right behind Scarlatti 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derek Scarlatti.
I think Gunn 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaice Gunn!
Kaice Gunn bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Gusmero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juba Numidim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Gusmero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Gusmero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juba Numidim!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusmero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gusmero throws a body punch but Numidim moves out of range.
Gusmero staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Numidim finds it's target.
A big left from Gusmero misses.
Gusmero scores with a takedown into Numidim's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gusmero throwing strikes but missing.
Numidim looking for a sweep. Not yet Numidim, not yet.
Gusmero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Numidim is keeping the position for now.
Gusmero is stalling in the full guard.
Gusmero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Numidim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numidim working a defensive guard here.
Gusmero pushes down on Numidim's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gusmero trying to control the pace.
Numidim desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gusmero controlling the action here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Numidim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gusmero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Numidim misses.
Numidim tests Gusmero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Jose Gusmero has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Gusmero.
Numidim looks to score with a jab to the body but Gusmero is just out of range.
Gusmero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Numidim blocks a low kick nicely.
Gusmero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Numidim.
Numidim misses with an uppercut
enabling Gusmero to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Numidim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gusmero on the side of the head.
Numidim moves out of range of the strikes.
Juba Numidim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Numidim throws out the jab.
Gusmero looks to throw the jab but Numidim is out of range.
Numidim blocks a jab.
Gusmero misses with an uppercut
and Numidim counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gusmero missing with punches from the bottom.
Gusmero wants to control but Numidim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gusmero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gusmero is working hard here to advance position.
Gusmero manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmero is striking off his back. Numidim thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gusmero is refusing to be controlled, as Numidim sits in half guard.
Gusmero is controlling Numidim's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Numidim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gusmero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Numidim is thwarting Gusmero's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gusmero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juba Numidim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Gusmero's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Numidim throws an overhand right that lands on Gusmero's shoulder, as Gusmero tries to avoid the shot.
Juba Numidim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gusmero slips under a jab from Numidim.
A slow jab from Gusmero misses its intended target.
Numidim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gusmero lands a right hook to the body.
Numidim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gusmero tries to land a leg kick but Numidim saw it coming and moves away.
Numidim cracks Gusmero with a good jab.
Gusmero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Numidim throws out the jab.
Gusmero looks to land a right hand but Numidim moved out of range.
Numidim throws a looping overhand right but Gusmero ducks down to avoid it.
Numidim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Numidim ducks under a wild hook from Gusmero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numidim misses the shot to the body.
Numidim takes one to the side of the head.
Gusmero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Numidim misses with an uppercut.
Gusmero swings for the body but Numidim moves out of range.
Numidim might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Numidim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gusmero in his tracks.
Gusmero misses with a hook.
A big left from Gusmero misses.
Numidim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gusmero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Numidim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Numidim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gusmero gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gusmero trying to pass the guard but Numidim defending well.
Numidim is looking to control Gusmero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Numidim avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Gusmero there.
Numidim tries to roll over but Gusmero keeps him under control.
Gusmero is trying to work for a kimura but Numidim is defending well.
Numidim is not content to let Gusmero control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmero is looking for a kimura here.
Gusmero is trying to control the action in half guard but Numidim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gusmero performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gusmero looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Numidim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Numidim wants to control but Gusmero is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gusmero is taking a breather. Numidim says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gusmero is thwarting Numidim's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmero is trying to control. Numidim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Numidim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Gusmero seems content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jose Gusmero.
Gusmero throws a jab when Numidim was well out of range.
Gusmero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Numidim moves away.
Juba Numidim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gusmero looks to score with a jab to the body but Numidim is just out of range.
Gusmero motions for Numidim to come forward. Gusmero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gusmero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Numidim checks a leg kick.
Numidim wants to clinch up but Gusmero keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Gusmero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Gusmero's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Numidim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gusmero.
Gusmero misses the shot to the body.
Numidim gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gusmero wants to control from the top but Numidim keeps moving.
Gusmero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gusmero controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gusmero seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Numidim for as long as he can get away with.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gusmero pushing down on Numidim's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Numidim trying to control here.
Jose Gusmero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gusmero is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Numidim has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gusmero is looking for a kimura but Numidim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gusmero to get the leverage.
Gusmero controlling the action here.
Gusmero trying to mount his opponent but Numidim defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmero thows a huge punch but Numidim dodges it nicely.
Numidim wants to get back to full guard.
Gusmero slows the pace down in half guard.
Numidim has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gusmero is working away from the top position though.
Gusmero is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gusmero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Numidim cracks Gusmero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Numidim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gusmero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Numidim finds it's target.
Numidim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gusmero.
Numidim checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Numidim.
Numidim throws the left hand but Gusmero avoids the punch easily.
Gusmero throws an overhand right that lands on Numidim's shoulder, as Numidim tries to avoid the shot.
Numidim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jose Gusmero's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Numidim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Numidim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gusmero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gusmero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Numidim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Numidim misses with a hook. Gusmero ducked under it nicely.
Gusmero throws out a loose jab but Numidim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gusmero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Numidim lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Numidim looks to land a right hand but Gusmero moved out of range.
Gusmero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juba Numidim.
I think Numidim has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juba Numidim!
Post fight, Juba Numidim took to the microphone: 'I will see you again... but not yet... not yet.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ball Sack Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sack Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 311 - Down. Al Mamood has chosen Mamute Pequenino as his entrance music. Ball Sack Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Iqbal Al Mamood's chin.
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27
173 lbs
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169 lbs
17 - 14 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ball Sack Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sack Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Mamood.
Sack Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Al Mamood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sack Jr thinking.
Sack Jr throws a one two combo.
Al Mamood takes a swing at Sack Jr's ribcage but misses.
Al Mamood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sack Jr connects with a body shot that sends Al Mamood's belly button to the back.
Sack Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Al Mamood in his tracks.
A left lands for Al Mamood.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Mamood misses with a wild body shot.
Sack Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sack Jr avoids the body shot from Al Mamood.
A cross from Sack Jr lands.
Sack Jr looks to land a combination but Al Mamood avoids it well.
Sack Jr misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood swings for the body but Sack Jr moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Sack Jr scores with a four punch combination!
Al Mamood is rocked!
Sack Jr throws a series of punches but Al Mamood moves out of range.
Al Mamood is still on wobbly legs! Can Sack Jr finish him?
Some wild striking there from Sack Jr.
Sack Jr connects with a nice cross there... Al Mamood is looking wobbly and Sack Jr recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Al Mamood to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Sack Jr jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ball Sack Jr!
Our winner, Ball Sack Jr, 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 Curt Warburton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warburton's entrance music is Wretch 32 ft Delilah_ Don`t Be Afraid. A fine choice. Curt Warburton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jacob Smith's chin.
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158 lbs
5 - 17 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Curt Warburton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Smith!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Warburton gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Warburton has clasped his hands together around Smith's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Smith gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Warburton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Warburton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Warburton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Warburton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Warburton defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warburton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Warburton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Warburton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith pushes a forearm under Warburton's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Warburton is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jacob Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Zanotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spartacus Gladiator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zanotto comes to the cage accompanied by Ben Zanotto -by- Rancid. Ben Zanotto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Zanotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spartacus Gladiator!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zanotto throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Spartacus Gladiator has been cut.
Gladiator avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gladiator closes the distance and clinches up with Zanotto, looking for a takedown. Gladiator pushes Zanotto against the cage but Zanotto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zanotto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gladiator changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zanotto tries to avoid it but Gladiator manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zanotto to the ground. Zanotto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gladiator tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gladiator on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zanotto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zanotto showed some decent athleticism there.
Gladiator is rocked!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zanotto 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.
Gladiator is still in real trouble! Can Zanotto finish him?
Zanotto lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Gladiator quite badly. Gladiator pulls Zanotto in close trying to recover. Zanotto postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Gladiator on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Gladiator doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Zanotto!
Ben Zanotto very nearly forgot to thank Black Hand Alliance Only Laundry Service amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chumba Wumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wumba has chosen La Bamba as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chumba Wumba!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wumba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shields scrambles back to his feet.
Wumba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wumba forces Shields back against the cage and clinches.
Wumba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Jake Shields has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wumba lands with a short shot to the head.
Wumba struggles to land a body shot inside as Shields controls his hands.
Wumba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wumba breaks the clinch.
Wumba throws a series of punches but Shields moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wumba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wumba tries to clinch but Shields is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wumba. Shields does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shields avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wumba closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wumba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wumba is looking to clinch.
Wumba misses with the combination.
Wumba misses with an uppercut.
Shields gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chumba Wumba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wumba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shields keeps the fight on the outside.
Wumba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shields.
Shields takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wumba is looking to clinch.
Shields manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wumba on his heels. He'll look to pass Wumba's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shields looking to sit in guard and control but Wumba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wumba must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shields looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wumba passes into side control.
Shields is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Wumba is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Shields sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wumba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shields. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wumba prevents Shields from improving his position.
Shields keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wumba tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Shields.
Shields looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shields manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wumba swings for the body but Shields moves out of range.
Wumba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shields manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields moves forwards but Wumba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wumba tries to close the distance and clinch but Shields swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wumba connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jake Shields's cut is getting worse.
Shields takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good shot there by Wumba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wumba is looking to clinch but Shields is avoiding it.
Wumba tries to clinch but Shields moves out of range.
Wumba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wumba looks to land a combination. Shields sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shields circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wumba rushes Shields and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chumba Wumba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Shields's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wumba tries to clinch there but Shields circles away.
Wumba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shields manages to avoid it.
Wumba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shields swats away the attempt to clinch by Wumba.
Chumba Wumba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wumba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wumba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wumba jabs Shields to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shields uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wumba.
Wumba misses with a few strikes there.
Shields bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wumba instigates a clinch.
Shields is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wumba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wumba pushes Shields back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wumba looking to slow down the pace here.
Wumba tries to work over Shields's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wumba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wumba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shields is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wumba.
Wumba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wumba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wumba slaps away a takedown attempt from Shields, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wumba wants to clinch up but Shields keeps it at a distance.
Wumba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wumba pushes Shields back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wumba stops a takedown attempt from Shields.
Shields is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wumba pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wumba is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shields is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wumba pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wumba lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wumba taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wumba scores with a shoulder strike.
Wumba misses with a body punch.
Shields drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wumba gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wumba gets through Shields's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wumba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wumba lands a right hand.
Wumba presses Shields against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wumba cracks Shields with a nice body shot.
Wumba lands with a short shot to the head.
Jake Shields's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A right hand to the body from Wumba.
Wumba presses Shields against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wumba holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wumba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wumba breaks from the clinch.
Shields takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wumba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wumba has managed to clinch.
Wumba stops a takedown attempt from Shields.
Wumba is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Wumba.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wumba leaning against his opponent.
Shields looking for a takedown.
Wumba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chumba Wumba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Shields's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Shields takes one to the side of the head.
Wumba tries to clinch there but Shields circles away.
Wumba is looking to clinch.
Wumba wants to clinch up but Shields keeps it at a distance.
Wumba moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wumba.
A right hand to the body from Wumba.
Still in the clinch, Wumba scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Wumba.
Wumba scores with a hook to the body.
Wumba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wumba wants to clinch up but Shields keeps it at a distance.
Wumba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wumba but Wumba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Wumba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shields circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chumba Wumba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wumba connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Wumba. Beautiful body shot.
Shields takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wumba lands an overhand right.
Wumba tries to clinch up but Shields circles away and keeps his distance.
Shields takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wumba jabs at Shields's body.
Shields uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wumba.
Wumba wants to clinch up but Shields keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wumba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shields takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wumba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jeez, Jake Shields's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wumba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wumba tries to clinch but Shields is having none of it.
Shields takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wumba stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wumba wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wumba scores with a jab to the head.
Wumba moves into the clinch successfully.
Wumba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shields is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jake Shields's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chumba Wumba!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chumba Wumba made sure he mentioned The Stash House Nutrition *Q159* for $50, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Nitschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amir Khan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Damian Nitschke's chin.
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192 lbs
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184 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Amir Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Nitschke!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan fails with the takedown
and Nitschke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Khan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nitschke is one step ahead there.
Khan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nitschke!
Khan moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Nitschke has worked his arm free - good work by Nitschke!
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!
Nitschke is trying to get back to half guard.
Khan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Khan misses with the ground and pound.
Khan in side control, throwing shots but Nitschke defends.
Nitschke is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitschke managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Khan.
Nitschke tries to bench press Khan off him but Khan keeps the position.
Nitschke gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nitschke has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khan is working away from the top position though.
Nitschke wants to improve his position but Khan is controlling well.
Khan is looking to take a break and control but Nitschke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Khan wants to pass to mount but Nitschke is defending the position.
Nitschke wants to improve his position but Khan is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke manages to get to full guard.
Khan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nitschke is keeping the position for now.
Khan scoring with some ground and pound.
Khan stands up over Nitschke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan wants to control from the top but Nitschke keeps moving.
Nitschke working for a triangle but Khan defends it easily.
Nitschke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Khan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nitschke keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Khan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nitschke is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nitschke has momentary wrist control but Khan slips an elbow through the middle.
Nitschke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nitschke has momentary wrist control but Khan slips an elbow through the middle.
Khan pushes down on Nitschke's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nitschke looking for submissions off his back.
Khan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nitschke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Khan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nitschke tries to roll over but Khan keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nitschke defending well though.
Khan lands strikes from half guard.
Nitschke is pressing down on Khan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Khan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nitschke looking for a guillotine here but Khan defends easily.
Khan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khan passes Nitschke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Amir Khan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Khan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nitschke counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nitschke.
Nitschke lands a couple of digs.
Nitschke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nitschke throwing strikes from guard but Khan blocks nicely.
Nitschke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nitschke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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!
Nitschke won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
Khan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nitschke is aware though and is defending well.
Nitschke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Khan's head.
Nitschke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khan wants to improve his position but instead Nitschke has moved into half guard.
Damian Nitschke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nitschke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nitschke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nitschke lands with a punch from half guard.
Khan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Khan wants to improve his position but Nitschke is controlling well.
Khan is pressing down on Nitschke's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitschke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Khan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nitschke is one step ahead there.
Nitschke connects with a couple of short punches.
Nitschke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Nitschke trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nitschke throws a big right hand that misses.
Nitschke throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khan wants to improve his position but instead Nitschke has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nitschke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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!
Nitschke slips a nice elbow through Khan's hands, connecting with Khan's forehead.
Khan tries to roll over but Nitschke keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nitschke connects with a nice short shot to Khan's temple.
Khan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nitschke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nitschke's back!
Nitschke staying busy and making it hard for Khan to control.
Nitschke is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Khan scores with strikes from the back.
Nitschke is trying to break free.
Nitschke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke turns into Khan and is now in his guard.
Khan wants to sweep but no luck.
Khan is looking for a triangle but Nitschke pushes his legs off easily.
Khan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nitschke has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nitschke lands with a punch from half guard.
Khan has hold of Nitschke's hands but Nitschke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nitschke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Khan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Khan has hold of Nitschke's hands but Nitschke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Khan tries to get to full guard but Nitschke has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Nitschke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nitschke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to get back to full guard.
Khan taking some punishment here, with Nitschke in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Nitschke there.
Nitschke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nitschke uses his free foot to push down on Khan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Khan.
Nitschke has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Khan's face.
Nitschke cracks Khan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nitschke lands with some strikes.
Khan is rocked!
Nitschke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Khan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Khan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nitschke drops a big elbow. That's hurt Khan! More shots from Nitschke and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Nitschke!
Damian Nitschke is the new middleweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Damian Nitschke said 'Thanks to everyone that supported me when I was going through rough times. I'm back, baby!'.
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FIGHT
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