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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wietrzny has chosen Hunter-Fallen as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wietrzny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wietrzny fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre avoids it really well and circles away.
Wietrzny tries to score with a low kick but St Pierre moves his leg out of the way.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Wietrzny circles away.
Wietrzny is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre instigates a clinch.
We've been informed that Wietrzny has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wietrzny tries to land knees in the clinch but St Pierre avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it misses.
St Pierre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wietrzny working hard to break the clinch.
Wietrzny avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
St Pierre prevents a body shot from Wietrzny.
St Pierre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wietrzny backwards.
St Pierre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wietrzny's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Pierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wietrzny's brow.
St Pierre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Pierre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wietrzny's defenses.
St Pierre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.
Wietrzny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wietrzny can't find room to land a body shot as St Pierre controls the action.
Wietrzny takes an elbow to the temple.
Wietrzny blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wietrzny backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Pierre.
Wietrzny takes an elbow to the forehead.
St Pierre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wietrzny is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Pierre is defending well for now.
Wietrzny has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wietrzny struggles to land a body shot inside as St Pierre controls his hands.
Come on Wietrzny - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good body shot from Wietrzny.
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Pierre.
Wietrzny's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St Pierre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre misses with an elbow strike.
St Pierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wietrzny.
St Pierre lands a hook that snaps the head of Wietrzny backwards.
St Pierre throws an elbow that misses.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Wietrzny blocks it.
Wietrzny tries to pull guard but St Pierre forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wietrzny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it misses.
St Pierre prevents a takedown attempt there.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Wietrzny.
St Pierre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
St Pierre throws an elbow that misses.
Wietrzny dodges an elbow strike from St Pierre.
St Pierre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wietrzny's efforts to push away.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Pierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wietrzny's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre blocks a body shot from Wietrzny.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.
Wietrzny is trying to break the clinch but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
Wietrzny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wietrzny is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Pierre is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow.
Wietrzny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Pierre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wietrzny blocks an elbow strike from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with an elbow over the top.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Wietrzny blocks it.
St Pierre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wietrzny jumps guard but St Pierre stands there with Wietrzny around his waist. Wietrzny gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it misses.
St Pierre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wietrzny backwards.
St Pierre pushes off an throws an elbow but Wietrzny leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Pierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wietrzny's brow.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside that Wietrzny shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wietrzny stalling in the clinch but St Pierre improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Pierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wietrzny's brow.
Wietrzny successfully pulls guard.
St Pierre trying to control but Wietrzny is working from the bottom.
Wietrzny wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wietrzny is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wietrzny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wietrzny tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St Pierre is able to avoid easily.
Wietrzny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre gets caught napping as Wietrzny dives in and scores a takedown. St Pierre manages to retain guard.
Wietrzny is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wietrzny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wietrzny drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wietrzny jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wietrzny wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny postures up in St Pierre's guard and throws a big left but St Pierre blocks it.
Wietrzny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wietrzny trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if St Pierre tries to get out of the position.
St Pierre working a defensive guard here.
Wietrzny gets to his feet. St Pierre looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wietrzny tries to clinch up
and St Pierre counters with a three punch combo that has Wietrzny backing up. Wietrzny nods at St Pierre to acknowledge the strikes.
Wietrzny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A cross from Wietrzny lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wietrzny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wietrzny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wietrzny has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Georges St Pierre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Pierre scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Pierre pushes Wietrzny back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from St Pierre on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.
Wietrzny tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
St Pierre misses with an elbow strike.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre blocks an uppercut.
Wietrzny blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from St Pierre.
Wietrzny tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St Pierre just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wietrzny breaks from the clinch.
Wietrzny throws a one two combo.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wietrzny tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny misses with a hook.
Wietrzny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wietrzny looks to throw a body kick
and St Pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wietrzny scores with the left hand. St Pierre knows he should have avoided that one.
Wietrzny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by St Pierre.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wietrzny will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Wietrzny.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wietrzny.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wietrzny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wietrzny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wietrzny is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wietrzny wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Pierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wietrzny's brow.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Wietrzny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Wietrzny connects with a crisp jab.
Wietrzny swings widly with a right hand
and St Pierre moves into the clinch.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Igor Wietrzny has been cut.
A short left from St Pierre.
Wietrzny missing with knees to the body.
St Pierre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wietrzny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Pierre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St Pierre pushes off an throws an elbow but Wietrzny leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
St Pierre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Wietrzny pushes St Pierre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St Pierre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St Pierre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wietrzny's defenses.
St Pierre throws an elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wietrzny dodges an elbow strike from St Pierre.
St Pierre pushes off an throws an elbow but Wietrzny leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wietrzny pulls guard effortlessly.
Wietrzny is looking for a triangle but St Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
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.
St Pierre stays in close to Wietrzny's body and controls the position.
St Pierre trying to control but Wietrzny is working from the bottom.
St Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wietrzny working a defensive guard here.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Wietrzny keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Georges St Pierre wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wietrzny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny is looking to clinch.
Wietrzny stuns St Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wietrzny throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wietrzny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wietrzny fails with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a three punch combo that has Wietrzny backing up. Wietrzny nods at St Pierre to acknowledge the strikes.
Wietrzny misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
Wietrzny misses with a straight left.
St Pierre moves into the clinch.
Wietrzny blocks an elbow strike.
St Pierre lands an elbow that stopped Wietrzny in his tracks for a moment.
Wietrzny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St Pierre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wietrzny's defenses.
Wietrzny avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
Wietrzny is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables St Pierre to keep the fight standing.
Wietrzny tries to circle away but St Pierre has him pinned against the cage.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wietrzny avoids it.
Wietrzny can't find room to land a body shot as St Pierre controls the action.
Wietrzny tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Wietrzny.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Pierre.
Wietrzny fails to pull guard.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Pierre misses with an elbow strike.
St Pierre has Wietrzny pressed against the cage, preventing Wietrzny from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from St Pierre.
Wietrzny pulls guard effortlessly.
Wietrzny keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Wietrzny is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
St Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wietrzny looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Georges St Pierre.
Wietrzny smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wietrzny fails to land the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Pierre 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges St Pierre!
An out of breath Georges St Pierre thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yama Mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Growwoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mama comes to the cage accompanied by What's Up People by Maximum The Hormone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yama Mama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remy Growwoo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Growwoo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mama closes the distance and clinches.
Mama tries a body shot but Growwoo blocks it.
Growwoo pushes Mama back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mama tries to work over Growwoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Growwoo's brow.
Mama has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Growwoo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Growwoo prevents the takedown attempt.
Growwoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mama goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Remy Growwoo has been cut.
Growwoo closes the distance and clinches.
Growwoo looking to slow down the pace here.
Mama avoids a wild elbow strike from Growwoo.
Growwoo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mama tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yama Mama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mama looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mama.
Mama throws an elbow that misses.
Growwoo avoids the elbow strike from Mama, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mama tries to pull guard but Growwoo won't allow it.
Mama tries for a takedown but Growwoo manages to get underhooks.
Growwoo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Growwoo lands a hook that snaps the head of Mama backwards.
Mama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Growwoo's elbow.
We've been hearing reports that Mama has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Growwoo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mama in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mama is breathing heavily.
Growwoo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mama letting Growwoo take a breather here.
Growwoo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Yama Mama has been cut.
Growwoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mama is defending well for now.
Mama takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mama manages to pull guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Growwoo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mama can't keep his opponent in guard - Growwoo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Growwoo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Growwoo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Growwoo is looking to advance position but Mama won't allow it.
Growwoo working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Mama's thigh. Mama counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Growwoo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Growwoo defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mama working for a triangle but Growwoo defends it easily.
Growwoo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Growwoo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Growwoo has managed to get both his arms back between Mama's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mama has his foot on Growwoo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Growwoo works his way back into a safe position though.
Mama has his foot on Growwoo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Growwoo works his way back into a safe position though.
Growwoo content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Growwoo trying to control but Mama is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Growwoo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Growwoo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Growwoo lands with a kick to the temple. Mama shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mama closes the distance and pushes Growwoo back into the cage.
Growwoo avoiding damage.
Mama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Growwoo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Growwoo's elbow.
Mama gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Growwoo trying to control but Mama postures up.
Mama is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Growwoo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mama is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Growwoo defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mama is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Growwoo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mama.
Growwoo keeping hold of Mama's head, controlling as best he can.
Growwoo is trying to control but can't.
Growwoo tries to get to full guard but Mama has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mama moves nicely into side control.
Mama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Growwoo struggling a bit here.
Mama is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Growwoo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mama working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Growwoo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Growwoo trying to control from the bottom.
Mama is looking for a kimura but Growwoo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mama to get the leverage.
Mama wants to pass the guard but Growwoo is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mama is looking for a kimura but Growwoo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mama to get the leverage.
Growwoo gets full guard.
Mama tries to free his leg and advance position but Growwoo is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo looking to control.
Growwoo looking for a sweep. Not yet Growwoo, not yet.
Mama tries to free his leg and advance position but Growwoo is retaining full guard.
Mama preventing the sweep.
Growwoo seems keen to control Mama's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Remy Growwoo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mama keeps the fight on the outside.
Growwoo connects with a leg kick. Mama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mama darts in and clinches Growwoo up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Come on Mama - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Growwoo lands a nice uppercut.
Growwoo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mama lands a shot to the body.
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 Yama Mama will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mama connects with a jab.
Growwoo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Growwoo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mama drives through and clinches with Growwoo against the cage.
Mama throws a punch but it's blocked by Growwoo.
Mama misses with an elbow over the top.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Growwoo obliges.
Growwoo lands an elbow that stopped Mama in his tracks for a moment.
Growwoo blocks an elbow strike from Mama.
Mama tries to throw a body punch but Growwoo avoids it by throwing Mama back against the cage.
Growwoo is pressed up against the cage. Mama has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Growwoo down to the mat. Growwoo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Growwoo connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mama drives through and clinches with Growwoo against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mama swings wildly with an uppercut but Growwoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Growwoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mama avoids the damage to the body.
Growwoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Growwoo lands a big head kick that sends Mama tumbling to the mat! Growwoo takes a step backwards and waves Mama back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mama is rocked!
Yama Mama's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Growwoo throws an uppercut from hell that sends Mama clean off his feet! He's out cold! Growwoo stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remy Growwoo!
A victorious Remy Growwoo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hermio Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Dravinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Dravinski acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hermio Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Dravinski!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior misses with a double jab
and Dravinski counters with a low kick, right behind Junior 's knee.
We've been told by Junior's head coaches at Blunt Force Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Some wild striking there from Junior.
Junior lands with an overhand left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Junior.
Dravinski misses with a kick to the body.
Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dravinski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Dravinski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Junior pinned against the cage. Junior gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Junior misses with a right hand
and Dravinski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Junior fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dravinski, pushing him back against the cage.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Dravinski won't allow it.
Junior has had enough of the clinch but Dravinski keeps him there for the moment.
Dravinski jumps guard but Junior turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior struggles to land a body shot inside as Dravinski controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Junior.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Junior.
Junior is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Junior.
Dravinski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dravinski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Junior seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dravinski can turn it around.
Junior is trying to force a seperation but Dravinski has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Junior as the two fighters clinch.
Junior breaks from the clinch.
Junior swinging wildly here.
Junior lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Junior throws a right and a left that both miss.
Junior takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior misses with an uppercut. Dravinski saw that one coming.
Dravinski throws a push kick but Junior slaps the foot to one side.
Junior catches Dravinski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dravinski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Junior looks to land a body kick but Dravinski moved away.
Junior swings for the body but Dravinski moves out of range.
Junior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Junior moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Dravinski! Junior continues to tee off on Dravinski, landing with a left and a right! Junior connects with a right hand that leaves Dravinski sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Junior!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hermio Junior!
During a confident post fight interview, Hermio Junior 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Sir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sir comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kickstart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ben Stien has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
17 - 17 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Stien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Sir!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sir gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stien to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stien throws a big right hand that misses.
Sir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stien's guard.
Sir connects with a couple of short punches.
Stien looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stien has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stien works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sir throws a big elbow that misses.
Stien has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sir throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sir throws a strike but Stien rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stien gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sir has momentary wrist control but Stien slips an elbow through the middle.
Sir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stien defends well.
Stien working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stien is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sir keeping moving, preventing Stien from controlling successfully.
Stien trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stien wants to control from the top but Sir keeps moving.
Stien distracts Sir with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stien is working Sir over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stien stands up over Sir, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stien is aware though and is defending well.
Sir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sir is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stien passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stien cracks Sir with a big right hand but Sir just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stien landing a few strikes.
Sir is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stien connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sir taking punishment in the form of punches.
Stien scores with punches from side control.
Stien working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sir tries to bench press Stien off him but Stien keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sir takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stien lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sir down.
Stien working the head with strikes.
Sir is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stien tries for a kimura but Sir is defending well.
Stien is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sir is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stien tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stien has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sir is looking for a sweep.
Sir sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Stien working over Sir with some ground and pound. Sir looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sir actively working from the bottom here.
Stien is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sir has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Team Hopkins. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Sir wants to improve his position but Stien is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stien is keen to just control but Sir is a slippery customer.
Stien is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sir has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stien dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stien's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sir connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stien scrambles back to his feet.
Sir throws a lazy right hand but Stien sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sir.
Stien closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sir quickly recovers to half guard.
Stien lands strikes from half guard.
Sir wants to get back to full guard.
Stien is looking to stall here but Sir recovers full guard.
Stien stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stien working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sir's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stien trying to control the position from guard on top but Sir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stien trying to control but Sir is working from the bottom.
Stien scoring with some ground and pound.
Stien passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sir gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stien working Sir over with strikes.
Stien looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sir with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stien seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stien working Sir over with strikes.
Sir is still in real trouble! Can Stien finish him?
Stien is looking to take a break and control but Sir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sir seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sir looking for submissions off his back.
Stien is trying to control the action in half guard but Sir is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stien is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sir defends it well.
Ground and pound from Stien.
Stien looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sir with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sir wants to get back to full guard.
Sir is refusing to be controlled, as Stien sits in half guard.
Stien slips a nice elbow through Sir's hands, connecting with Sir's forehead.
Stien is looking for a kimura but Sir is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stien to get the leverage.
Sir is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stien's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stien's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stien is trying to get back to his feet but Sir has full control of the position and if anything, Stien has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Sir controlling well, preventing Stien from escaping the position.
Sir working for the choke.
Sir goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Stien escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Sir on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stien landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stien prevents Sir from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sir has hold of Stien's hands but Stien slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stien working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sir is breathing heavily.
Stien with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stien is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stien postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Sir covers up, he's hurt! Stien keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Stien and the ref steps in to end the fight! Stien can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Stien!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Stien thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Kampmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pot comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Showering of Money kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Pot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Kampmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Pot!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pot checks a low kick from Kampmann.
Kampmann attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kampmann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kampmann moves in looking to clinch but Pot pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pot.
Kampmann throws a low kick, looking for Pot's leg but Pot calmly moves out of range.
Pot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kampmann was well out of range. Poor timing from Pot.
Kampmann attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pot throws a series of strikes that have Kampmann backpedaling.
Kampmann misses with a few strikes there.
Kampmann throws a series of punches but Pot moves out of range.
Martin Kampmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampmann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pot takes a swing at Kampmann's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pot checks a leg kick.
Pot blocks a low kick nicely.
Kampmann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kampmann fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pot checks it well.
Kampmann throws a leg kick but Pot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kampmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pot manages to avoid it.
Kampmann closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kampmann manages to avoid it.
Kampmann looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Kampmann.
Kampmann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pot checks the leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pot has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann is looking to chop away at Pot's legs.
Pot moves out of range of the strikes.
Pot shoots in but no luck this time.
Pot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kampmann misses with an uppercut. Pot saw that one coming.
Pot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Kampmann finds it's way through Pot's defenses.
Pot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kampmann counters with a good low kick that Pot was not able to check.
Kampmann pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pot is out of range and Kampmann settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Pot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kampmann connects with a jab.
Pot is rocked!
Kampmann throws an overhand right that drops Pot like a sack of potatoes! Kampmann dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Kampmann!
During a confident post fight interview, Martin Kampmann thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Daigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daigle comes to the cage accompanied by Molesta Ewenement - Wszystko wporzo. Duran has chosen Hatebreed - Live for this as his entrance music. Luke Daigle had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Daigle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Umberto Duran!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Daigle misses.
Daigle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daigle thuds his right hand into Duran's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Duran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daigle.
Duran lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Daigle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duran.
Daigle tries to clinch up but Duran circles away and keeps his distance.
Daigle takes one on the button.
Luke Daigle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Daigle coming out on top.
It looks like Umberto Duran has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duran throws out a powerful jab.
Nice body punch from Duran.
Duran moves away from the strike by Daigle.
Duran scores with a hook to the body. Daigle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Daigle throws a shot from downtown. Duran moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran throws a series of strikes that have Daigle backpedaling.
Duran lands the left hand.
Daigle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Daigle connects with an inside leg kick.
Daigle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Daigle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daigle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duran has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duran connects with a body shot that sends Daigle's belly button to the back.
Duran tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Daigle wants to clinch up but Duran keeps it at a distance.
Daigle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duran's calf.
Daigle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daigle throws a nice looking combination but Duran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daigle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duran moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Duran fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Daigle checks it well.
Duran shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daigle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Duran is able to avoid easily.
Daigle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duran was well out of range. Poor timing from Daigle.
Daigle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Daigle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duran throws a big shot that misses.
Daigle scores with a hook to the body. Duran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daigle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duran throws a right and a left that Daigle avoids nicely.
Daigle tried to score with a low kick but Duran checks it.
Daigle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duran throws a right hand that Daigle ducks under and follows up with a left that Daigle also avoids with ease.
Duran cracks Daigle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Daigle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jab by Duran.
A big left from Daigle misses.
Duran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daigle.
Daigle throws a push kick but Duran slaps the foot to one side.
Daigle fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran works the jab nicely.
Duran is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Daigle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Duran throws a leg kick which misses Daigle's front leg but catches the back leg as Daigle tries to avoid it.
Daigle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daigle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duran.
Daigle is looking to land body kicks.
Good exchange - Daigle coming out on top.
Duran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daigle was well out of range. Poor timing from Duran.
Daigle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duran thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duran just misses with a punch to the body.
Daigle has Duran up against the cage in a clinch.
Duran swings wildly with an uppercut but Daigle uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Luke Daigle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Umberto Duran's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Daigle scores with a leg kick.
Duran misses with a wild combination.
Daigle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daigle.
Daigle lands a nice looking kick to the body. Duran takes a step back to recover.
A low kick from Duran is predictable there
and Daigle counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daigle pushes Duran up against the cage in a clinch.
Daigle tries to work over Duran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daigle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duran backwards.
Daigle working aggressively here.
Daigle cracks Duran with a nice body shot.
Daigle misses with a punch to the body.
Daigle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duran's efforts to push away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Daigle here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran swings wildly with an uppercut but Daigle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran pushes Daigle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duran wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daigle has him pressed against the cage.
Daigle misses with the head strike.
Duran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daigle looks to score with a jab to the body but Duran is just out of range.
Daigle 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.
Daigle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daigle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duran is breathing heavily.
Duran swings for the body but Daigle moves out of range.
Daigle checks a low kick from Duran.
Daigle digs a good body shot into Duran's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daigle scoring well with a low kick there.
Daigle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Daigle throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range.
Daigle tries to clinch up.
Duran takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daigle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daigle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Duran connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Daigle scrambles back to his feet.
Daigle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Daigle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Daigle throws a leg kick which misses Duran's front leg but catches the back leg as Duran tries to avoid it.
Daigle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daigle connects with a jab.
Daigle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duran.
Daigle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot lands for Daigle.
Daigle lands a nice hook to Duran's body. Duran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Daigle swings for the body but Duran moves out of range.
Daigle feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Duran sprawling to the canvas! Duran rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Daigle finish him?!
Duran is rocked!
Daigle lands a leg kick that knocks Duran off balance momentarily.
Duran takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Daigle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Daigle.
Daigle is working Duran over against the cage.
Daigle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daigle lands a nice uppercut.
Duran is still on wobbly legs! Can Daigle finish him?
A shot in the inside from Daigle.
A right hook to the body lands for Daigle.
A hook to the body from Daigle.
Daigle controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daigle.
Daigle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duran can do to turn this around?
Daigle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Daigle.
Daigle lands with a left to the head.
Daigle lands a hook that snaps the head of Duran backwards.
Duran blocks an uppercut.
Daigle throws a big uppercut that drops Duran! More strikes from Daigle and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Duran lies dazed against the cage as Daigle celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Daigle!
Luke Daigle tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Van Dijk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by We are the Champions. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Van Dijk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dijk avoids the body shot from Hammer.
Hammer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hammer showed some decent athleticism there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Van Dijk actively working from the bottom here.
Van Dijk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hammer is looking to advance position but Van Dijk won't allow it.
Hammer not doing much here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Van Dijk is looking to improve his position.
Van Dijk actively working from the bottom here.
Van Dijk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hammer pulls his head out easily.
Van Dijk tries to get to full guard but Hammer has control of the leg.
Hammer controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dijk is not content to let Hammer control the position.
Hammer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Van Dijk is just riding it out for now. Hammer eventually gives up the hold.
Van Dijk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hammer tries to pass to full mount but Van Dijk defends it.
Hammer is trying to control the action in half guard but Van Dijk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hammer moves into full mount! Van Dijk won't be happy about that!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hammer mounts Van Dijk! Really nice guard pass there!
Van Dijk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries to control but Van Dijk wriggling away.
Van Dijk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Van Dijk gets back to half guard.
Hammer wants to take a breather but Van Dijk is having none of it.
Van Dijk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hammer pulls his head out easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Van Dijk knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Van Dijk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Van Dijk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
My spies in BigMouth Cabrons inform me that Hammer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Van Dijk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Van Dijk is looking for a sweep. Hammer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer slows the pace down in half guard.
Hammer uses his free foot to push down on Van Dijk's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Van Dijk.
Hammer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer dominating with strikes here.
Van Dijk bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We've been hearing that Van Dijk has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Dijk defends well.
Van Dijk tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammer is retaining full guard.
Hammer trying to keep a closed guard but Van Dijk is proving a slippery customer.
Van Dijk stopping the sweep attempt from Hammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Van Dijk drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hammer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Van Dijk has Hammer in his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hammer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Dijk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Dijk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Dijk looking for a guillotine here but Hammer defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Van Dijk keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hammer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Dijk shoots and misses
and Hammer counters with a takedown into side control.
Hammer tries to move into full mount but can't pass Van Dijk's legs.
Hammer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Van Dijk is looking to reverse the position.
Hammer advances to mount.
Hammer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hammer moves to the back position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Dijk wants to escape the position.
Van Dijk showing good submission defense here.
Hammer controls the position.
Hammer looking for the RNC.
Hammer is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer struggling to keep hold of the position.
Van Dijk manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hammer's guard. Nice work there by Van Dijk.
Hammer looking for a guillotine here but Van Dijk defends easily.
Van Dijk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Van Dijk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Frank Hammer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Dijk stands and throws Hammer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hammer is looking to regain half guard here but Van Dijk keeps moving and retains side control.
Van Dijk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hammer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Van Dijk is trying to get an arm triangle but Hammer is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Van Dijk's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hammer moves into full guard.
Van Dijk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Dijk has gone for a leg lock! Hammer slips out almost immediately though and dives into Van Dijk's guard.
Van Dijk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hammer defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Dijk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hammer defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Dijk is keeping the position for now.
Hammer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammer advances to half guard.
Hammer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Dijk keeps working.
Van Dijk is looking to improve his position.
Hammer is looking to take a break and control but Van Dijk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Dijk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hammer wants to pass to mount but Van Dijk is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hammer uses his free foot to push down on Van Dijk's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Van Dijk.
Hammer wants to control the pace but Van Dijk is squirming around nicely.
Van Dijk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hammer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van Dijk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hammer controlling his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Dijk is trying to escape the mount.
Hammer controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hammer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Dijk's head backwards.
Van Dijk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Dijk walks into a straight right hand from Hammer.
Hammer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Van Dijk on his heels. He'll look to pass Van Dijk's guard now, I'm sure.
Hammer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hammer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Van Dijk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hammer is working for a kimura but Van Dijk is defending it quite comfortably.
Hammer lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Van Dijk!
Van Dijk is trying to escape the mount.
Hammer controlling from mount.
Van Dijk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hammer is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Van Dijk to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Van Dijk shrugs it off.
Van Dijk slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hammer passes to full mount!
Hammer prevents Van Dijk from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hammer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Van Dijk to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Van Dijk shrugs it off.
Hammer wants to take his opponent's back but Van Dijk doesn't allow it.
Van Dijk bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Van Dijk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Van Dijk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Van Dijk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hammer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Van Dijk, into his guard.
Van Dijk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hammer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammer advances position into side control!
Hammer takes a little break here. Van Dijk wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hammer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Van Dijk is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van Dijk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Van Dijk is trying to get back to half guard.
Hammer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hammer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Van Dijk, who protects the arm well.
Hammer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hammer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Dijk is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hammer off and has taken his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Hammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hammer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Hammer!
Frank Hammer decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Nick Van Dijk spoke after the fight, saying 'F*ck this shit i wasn't even out! I want a rematch without gloves!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Obworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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280 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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28 - 16 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Obworth!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obworth darts in looking for a takedown but Mir gets double underhooks and turns Obworth into the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Obworth has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Obworth is working for takedown but Mir is calmly controlling the position for now.
Still in the clinch, Mir scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Obworth shoots in and drives through. Mir sprawls well.
Frank Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Obworth.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Obworth.
Obworth scoring with punches and elbows.
Obworth is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mir knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mir struggling a bit here.
Obworth in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir prevents Obworth from moving into mount.
Mir has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Obworth is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mir knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Obworth working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mir's legs.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mir is looking to regain half guard here but Obworth keeps moving and retains side control.
Obworth in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obworth tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mir manages to work his way to half guard, despite Obworth's best efforts.
Obworth is nestled in close to Mir, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mir trying to control from the bottom.
Obworth prevents Mir from improving his position.
Obworth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir wants to get back to his feet.
Mir is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir trying to control here.
Mir wants to get back to his feet.
Obworth blocks the strikes from Mir.
Obworth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mir wants to get back to his feet.
Obworth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mir's head.
Mir looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Obworth seems to be looking for submissions.
Obworth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Obworth working Mir over with strikes.
Obworth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mir is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir looking for submissions off his back.
Obworth is looking for a kimura here.
Obworth prevents Mir from improving his position.
Mir kicks Obworth off and gets back to his feet.
Obworth dives in and grabs Mir's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mir pushes down on Obworth's head and hops out.
Obworth circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Obworth counter with a right hand.
Horrible takedown by Obworth or perhaps it was just good defense by Mir which made him look bad.
Obworth tries to sprawl but Mir drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir trying to mount his opponent but Obworth defends it.
Obworth is defending against the submission attempts here by Mir.
Mir is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Obworth has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mir is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Obworth is trying to get back to full guard.
Mir is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Obworth dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Obworth shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mir.
Mir swings wildly with an uppercut but Obworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mir drags the fight down to the ground.
Obworth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Obworth forces his way into half guard.
Obworth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Obworth passes to full mount!
Obworth with shots to the head and body - Mir looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mir is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obworth lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Mir! Obworth sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Mir and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jacob Obworth!
Our winner, Jacob Obworth, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura comes to the cage accompanied by Seek and Destroy . 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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265 lbs
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kimura's guard.
Lesnar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kimura working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lesnar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lesnar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lesnar landing with the ground and pound.
Kimura had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lesnar defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lesnar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kimura has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lesnar has managed to get both his arms back between Kimura's legs - danger averted.
Lesnar lands a couple of digs.
Lesnar with a nice head shot there.
Kimura looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lesnar looking to pass the guard.
Kimura seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kimura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lesnar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is working Kimura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kimura is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lesnar frees his head nicely. Oh but Kimura has switched to an armbar! Lesnar is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Joe Kimura!
A relieved looking Joe Kimura thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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