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The Return of Royal Rumble PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zen Yi Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phill Bunce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zen Yi Lee looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zen Yi Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phill Bunce!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bunce works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Bunce lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooh!!! Bunce has knocked Lee down with a huge combo! Bunce steps away and waves a wobbly Lee back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Zen Yi Lee has been cut.
Bunce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bunce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bunce jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bunce cracks Lee with a hook to the temple - Lee is on wobbly legs here! Bunce swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lee falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bunce wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phill Bunce!
During a confident post fight interview, Phill Bunce 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jok Douhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yo Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daddy has chosen Finally Moving as his entrance music. Yo Daddy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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247 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jok Douhl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yo Daddy!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daddy scores with a sloppy right hand. Douhl should have avoided that one.
It looks like Jok Douhl has been cut.
Douhl looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Daddy shoots for a double leg takedown but Douhl sprawls well. He's pushed Daddy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daddy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Douhl as he jumps to the side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daddy lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Daddy misses.
Douhl takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Daddy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douhl manages to avoid it.
Daddy drops Douhl with a straight right hand, right on the button! Daddy follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yo Daddy!
Yo Daddy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen MGK as his entrance music. Tommy Thompson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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283 lbs
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281 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Thompson misses
and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thompson's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
Jackson trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Thompson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Jackson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thompson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jackson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thompson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Thompson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Thompson wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Thompson is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Jackson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Swe Dish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett has chosen Shipping Up to Boston as his entrance music. Brad Bennett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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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
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Swe Dish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Bennett!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett scores with a hook.
Bennett lands a slapping body shot.
Bennett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bennett misses with a straight left.
Bennett misses with an uppercut. Dish saw that one coming.
Jab from Bennett.
Dish fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bennett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bennett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dish's corner calls for a 1-2. Dish obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dish lands a two punch combo.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dish was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Bennett keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dish.
Dish tries to clinch up
and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dish tries a head kick but it misses.
Dish gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dish breaks the clinch.
Dish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dish blocks a jab.
Dish wants to clinch up but Bennett keeps it at a distance.
Dish fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Dish pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bennett is out of range and Dish settles back down.
Dish tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bennett counters with a straight right hand.
Dish closes the distance but Bennett moves to the side
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
Dish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bennett misses with a lunging right hand
and Dish finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bennett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bennett closes the distance and clinches up with Dish, looking for a takedown. Bennett pushes Dish against the cage but Dish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bennett takes a swing at Dish's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennett misses with a shot to the body
and Dish counters with a body kick that stops Bennett in his tracks momentarily.
Dish on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bennett connects with a looping right hand.
Bennett cracks Dish with a good jab.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dish but Dish pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A shot to the liver by Bennett. Beautiful body shot.
Dish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett keeps the fight on the outside.
Bennett jabs at Dish's body.
Dish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dish fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Dish misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab lands there for Bennett.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
Dish lands a head kick!
Dish fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dish takes the fight into the clinch.
Dish tries for a takedown but Bennett manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bennett.
Bennett has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dish regains guard immediately.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dish working a defensive guard but Bennett manages to pass into side control anyway.
Dish is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bennett remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dish is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Bennett dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dish throws a sloppy head kick and Bennett moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Dish 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Dish avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Bennett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dish has time to react.
Dish is looking to clinch.
Dish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dish tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bennett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dish takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bennett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dish counters with a big head kick but Bennett shrugs it off.
It looks like Brad Bennett has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Dish misses.
Bennett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dish throws a push kick but Bennett slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Dish.
Dish tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bennett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Swe Dish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dish has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dish there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dish moves in looking to clinch but Bennett pushes him off.
Bennett misses with a looping left.
Dish tries to land a front kick but Bennett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dish lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dish tries to clinch up.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dish lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett misses with an uppercut
and Dish counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dish lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dish closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bennett counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Dish moved out of range nicely.
Dish darts in trying to clinch
and Dish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dish misses with a body shot.
Bennett throws a hook but Dish blocks it.
Bennett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a slapping body shot.
Dish tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bennett with a jab.
Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dish tries to clinch up.
Dish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.
Dish doesn't manage to clinch there - Bennett circles away.
Bennett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Dish gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bennett lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett looks to land a strike but Dish avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dish is pulling down on Bennett's head. It's preventing any offense from Bennett, at least for the moment.
Bennett trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dish manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dish missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dish wants to control from the top but Bennett keeps moving.
Bennett wants to sweep here but Dish controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brad Bennett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brad Bennett'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bennett lands a nice shot to the body.
Bennett throws a lazy uppercut
and Dish counters with a left to the body.
Bennett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bennett lands a head shot.
Dish wants to clinch.
Dish moves in looking to clinch but Bennett pushes him off.
Dish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dish fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dish fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bennett, pushing him back against the cage.
Dish leaning against his opponent.
Dish throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dish is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bennett gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bennett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dish pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dish's corner calls for a 1-2. Dish obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dish tries to clinch
and Bennett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bennett clobbers Dish with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dish tries to clinch up but Bennett circles away and keeps his distance.
Dish tries a head kick but it misses.
Dish tries to clinch up
and Dish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Dish looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dish tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bennett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dish lands a high kick!
Bennett scores with a hook.
Dish wants to clinch but Bennett slips to the side
and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Dish.
Jab by Bennett.
Bennett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dish stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dish staying out of range there.
Bennett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bennett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dish on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dish doesn't manage to clinch there - Bennett circles away.
Swe Dish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dish tries to clinch up but Bennett circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dish tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett throws a lazy uppercut
and Dish counters with a big head kick but Bennett shrugs it off.
Bennett swats away the attempt to clinch by Dish.
Bennett misses with an uppercut. Dish saw that one coming.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Bennett tries for a takedown but Dish sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Swe Dish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Bennett.
Dish blocks a jab.
Dish forces Bennett back against the cage and clinches.
Bennett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dish missing with knees to the body.
Dish gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bennett tries to get to full guard but Dish has control of the leg.
Bennett is refusing to be controlled, as Dish sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bennett wants to control but Dish is keeping busy.
It looks like Dish is going to stand back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Swe Dish showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bennett 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Bennett!
After winning the bout, Brad Bennett 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jin Kazama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Russo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kazama enables Russo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kazama manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Russo works over Kazama with some ground and pound from guard.
Kazama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Russo defends well.
Russo stopping the sweep attempt from Kazama.
Russo with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazama trying to keep a closed guard but Russo is proving a slippery customer.
Russo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kazama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kazama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Russo defends it easily.
Russo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Russo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Russo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo landing with the ground and pound.
Russo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Russo cracks Kazama with a solid left hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kazama is on top in guard.
Russo controlling the position.
Russo looking for a sweep. Not yet Russo, not yet.
Kazama trying to control the position from guard on top but Russo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazama being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Russo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kazama to the ground. Russo is now in Kazama's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Russo works over Kazama with some ground and pound from guard.
Russo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Russo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Russo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Russo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Russo works over Kazama with some ground and pound from guard.
Kazama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Russo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Russo working some strikes from top position.
Russo wants to control from the top but Kazama keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Russo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Russo with a nice head shot there.
Kazama looking to control.
Kazama looking for a sweep. Not yet Kazama, not yet.
Russo wants to control from the top but Kazama keeps moving.
Russo is working Kazama over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Russo is pushing down on Kazama's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kazama is fighting to maintain full guard but Russo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Russo lands strikes from half guard.
Russo 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.
Russo working over Kazama with some ground and pound. Kazama looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kazama is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo is trying to control. Kazama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oh Kazama is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Russo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Russo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Russo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Russo lands a big elbow - Kazama is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Russo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Russo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huma Krynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokhtakhounov comes to the cage accompanied by Ministry - Thieves. Krynn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thunderstruck. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Huma Krynn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krynn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tokhtakhounov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Krynn ducks under a wild hook from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a straight left.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krynn checks it well.
Krynn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Krynn moves out of range of the strikes.
Krynn misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krynn. Tokhtakhounov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krynn looks to land a right hand but Tokhtakhounov moved out of range.
Tokhtakhounov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tokhtakhounov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Tokhtakhounov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tokhtakhounov lands the left hand.
Krynn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tokhtakhounov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokhtakhounov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Krynn throws a chopping leg kick but Tokhtakhounov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Krynn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krynn. Tokhtakhounov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Tokhtakhounov.
Krynn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tokhtakhounov throws out the jab.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice shot to the body.
Tokhtakhounov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tokhtakhounov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tokhtakhounov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Krynn is able to avoid easily.
Krynn is looking to chop away at Tokhtakhounov's legs.
Tokhtakhounov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krynn.
Tokhtakhounov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krynn slips a straight right by Tokhtakhounov.
Krynn throws a wild body kick that Tokhtakhounov sees coming a mile off.
Krynn motions for Tokhtakhounov to come forward. Krynn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tokhtakhounov throws a push kick but Krynn slaps the foot to one side.
Krynn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tokhtakhounov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tokhtakhounov digs a good hook to Krynn's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krynn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Krynn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Krynn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tokhtakhounov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Krynn scrambles back to his feet.
Tokhtakhounov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krynn is looking to clinch.
Krynn moves out of range of the body kick from Tokhtakhounov.
A swing and a miss from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a kick to the body.
Krynn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov moves out of range as Krynn strikes.
Krynn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Krynn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krynn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krynn avoids the head kick by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov is looking to land body kicks.
Krynn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krynn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov misses with an uppercut. Krynn saw that one coming.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick but Krynn moved away.
Krynn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tokhtakhounov checks it well.
Krynn scores with a body shot.
Tokhtakhounov ducks under a wild hook from Krynn.
Tokhtakhounov slips under a jab from Krynn.
Tokhtakhounov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krynn manages to avoid it.
Krynn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a decent looking hook.
Tokhtakhounov throws a big shot that misses.
Tokhtakhounov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tokhtakhounov connects with a leg kick. Krynn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Tokhtakhounov as he connects with a hook.
Tokhtakhounov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Krynn throws a hook but Tokhtakhounov blocks it.
Krynn blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov scoring well with a low kick there.
Krynn misses with a double jab.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krynn was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokhtakhounov.
Krynn tries a head kick but it misses.
Krynn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tokhtakhounov throws the kick towards the body but Krynn avoids it.
Krynn's corner calls for a 1-2. Krynn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Krynn cracks Tokhtakhounov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Krynn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Krynn moves into the clinch successfully.
Krynn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krynn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Krynn.
Tokhtakhounov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krynn tries to land knees in the clinch but Tokhtakhounov avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tokhtakhounov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krynn misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Tokhtakhounov. That's going to slow Krynn down.
Tokhtakhounov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krynn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tokhtakhounov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Krynn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Krynn. Those never looked like landing.
Tokhtakhounov blocks a head kick by Krynn.
Krynn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Krynn misses with an uppercut.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick that misses.
Krynn throws a leg kick but Tokhtakhounov sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krynn. That's going to slow Tokhtakhounov down.
Tokhtakhounov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krynn misses with a low kick as Tokhtakhounov jumps back.
Tokhtakhounov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Krynn counters with a series of strikes. Tokhtakhounov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tokhtakhounov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick but Krynn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick but Krynn moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krynn jabs at Tokhtakhounov's body.
Krynn is looking to chop away at Tokhtakhounov's legs.
Krynn thuds a left hand into Tokhtakhounov's body.
A shot to the liver by Tokhtakhounov. Beautiful body shot.
Krynn closes the distance and clinches.
Krynn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokhtakhounov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tokhtakhounov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tokhtakhounov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokhtakhounov throws a lazy right hand but Krynn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krynn throws a series of punches but Tokhtakhounov avoids them all with ease.
Tokhtakhounov 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tokhtakhounov checks a leg kick.
Krynn misses the jab.
Krynn misses with a looping left.
Tokhtakhounov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tokhtakhounov lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krynn lands a slapping body shot.
Tokhtakhounov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Krynn if he has to take too many more of those.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a punch to the head.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a leg kick.
Krynn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Krynn lands with a nice body punch.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a jab.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krynn's sensitive parts.
Krynn is breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Tokhtakhounov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tokhtakhounov tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov staying out of range there.
Tokhtakhounov throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Krynn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tokhtakhounov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tokhtakhounov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krynn.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick which misses Krynn's front leg but catches the back leg as Krynn tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Krynn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krynn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tokhtakhounov looks to land a body kick but Krynn moved away.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Tokhtakhounov misses.
Krynn loads up on a big right hand but Tokhtakhounov slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tokhtakhounov. Krynn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tokhtakhounov is looking to land body kicks.
Tokhtakhounov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krynn misses the shot to the body.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick but Krynn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokhtakhounov checks a low kick from Krynn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krynn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tokhtakhounov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tokhtakhounov thows a body shot but no joy.
Tokhtakhounov ducks under a wild hook from Krynn.
Krynn looks to land a left hand but Tokhtakhounov moved out of range nicely.
Krynn slips under a jab.
Tokhtakhounov throws a hook but Krynn avoids it easily.
Tokhtakhounov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krynn.
Tokhtakhounov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tokhtakhounov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tokhtakhounov throws a hook but Krynn avoids it easily.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krynn was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokhtakhounov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokhtakhounov misses with a hook.
Krynn blocks a low kick nicely.
Krynn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krynn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krynn slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Krynn throws a shot from downtown. Tokhtakhounov moves away and avoids it.
Tokhtakhounov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tokhtakhounov throws an overhand right that lands on Krynn's shoulder, as Krynn tries to avoid the shot.
Krynn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tokhtakhounov moves out of range as Krynn throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov digs a good hook to Krynn's body.
Tokhtakhounov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Krynn tries a head kick but it misses.
Tokhtakhounov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick but Krynn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tokhtakhounov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krynn.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a body kick.
Krynn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a leg kick.
Krynn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tokhtakhounov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krynn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tokhtakhounov slips a jab from Krynn.
Tokhtakhounov checks a leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Krynn in his tracks.
Krynn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tokhtakhounov swats away the attempt to clinch by Krynn.
Tokhtakhounov throws a big shot that misses.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Krynn 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 Tokhtakhounov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tokhtakhounov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Krynn avoids a kick to the body.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a low kick.
Tokhtakhounov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krynn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Krynn throws a lazy right hand but Tokhtakhounov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krynn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krynn swings for the body but Tokhtakhounov moves out of range.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krynn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab lands there for Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov lands a big head kick that sends Krynn tumbling to the mat! Tokhtakhounov takes a step backwards and waves Krynn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Krynn is rocked!
Tokhtakhounov closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Krynn! Tokhtakhounov dives in looking to finish! Krynn is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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