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BHFC 40 - Boorg vs Tua 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chase Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Tatarata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tatarata's choice of entrance music: Dr Dre feat Snoop Dogg - Next Episode. Krzysztof Tatarata will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chase Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krzysztof Tatarata!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tatarata circles away.
Young fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tatarata is looking to clinch.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown but Tatarata manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Young's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young shoots in but Tatarata avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Young is aggressively charging in as Tatarata backs up avoiding any damage. Tatarata tosses out a jab and Young runs right into it face first! Young is out cold! Tatarata dropped down on all fours and is barking in Young's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krzysztof Tatarata!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vince Boudreau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Tutankhamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudreau comes to the cage accompanied by Mad World. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vince Boudreau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Young Tutankhamon!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutankhamon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boudreau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tutankhamon tries to clinch but Boudreau moves out of range.
Boudreau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tutankhamon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young Tutankhamon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boudreau looks to land a left hand but Tutankhamon moved out of range nicely.
Boudreau misses with a hook.
A big left from Boudreau misses.
Sloppy strikes from Boudreau. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tutankhamon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tutankhamon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tutankhamon is defended easily by Boudreau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutankhamon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boudreau sprawls well initially but Tutankhamon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Boudreau blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tutankhamon.
Tutankhamon slows the pace down in half guard.
Boudreau moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Boudreau is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Boudreau has escaped and now he's on top!
Tutankhamon is looking to stand up but Boudreau isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon keeping full guard, as Boudreau tries to pass.
Tutankhamon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boudreau defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tutankhamon is looking for a triangle but Boudreau pushes his legs off easily.
Tutankhamon working for a triangle but Boudreau defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tutankhamon keeping moving, preventing Boudreau from controlling successfully.
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 Vince Boudreau will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tutankhamon pushes Boudreau up against the cage in a clinch.
Boudreau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boudreau tries to work over Tutankhamon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tutankhamon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boudreau misses with a hook.
Tutankhamon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boudreau defends it nicely.
Boudreau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreau lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tutankhamon shoots in looking for a takedown. Boudreau tries to sprawl out of it but Tutankhamon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boudreau manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreau throws a jab when Tutankhamon was well out of range.
Tutankhamon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boudreau as he jumps to the side.
Vince Boudreau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Tutankhamon.
Tutankhamon dives in and grabs Boudreau's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boudreau pushes down on Tutankhamon's head and hops out.
Tutankhamon is breathing heavily.
Tutankhamon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boudreau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tutankhamon moves away.
Boudreau throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boudreau cracks Tutankhamon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boudreau misses with a looping left.
Boudreau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tutankhamon.
Boudreau throws a jab but it's blocked by Tutankhamon.
Tutankhamon shoots in and drives through. Boudreau sprawls well.
Tutankhamon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boudreau throws out the jab.
Tutankhamon checks a leg kick.
Boudreau jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boudreau punishes Tutankhamon's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreau cracks Tutankhamon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boudreau jabs at Tutankhamon's body.
Boudreau cracks Tutankhamon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tutankhamon blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Boudreau.
A swing and a miss from Boudreau.
Tutankhamon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boudreau cracks a nice hook into Tutankhamon's ribs.
Boudreau lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tutankhamon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boudreau.
Boudreau misses with a head kick.
Vince Boudreau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tutankhamon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Tutankhamon.
Tutankhamon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tutankhamon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boudreau finds it's way round the side to connect with Tutankhamon's head.
Young Tutankhamon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tutankhamon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tutankhamon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Boudreau dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Boudreau jabs Tutankhamon right on the nose. Tutankhamon blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Boudreau misses.
Tutankhamon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tutankhamon shoots in looking for a takedown but Boudreau manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tutankhamon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tutankhamon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boudreau.
Tutankhamon pushes Boudreau up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boudreau as Tutankhamon tries to tie him up.
Tutankhamon blocks an uppercut.
Tutankhamon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boudreau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boudreau working aggressively here.
Boudreau misses with a knee strike.
Boudreau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutankhamon closes the distance and clinches up with Boudreau, looking for a takedown. Tutankhamon pushes Boudreau against the cage but Boudreau circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boudreau connects with a jab.
A big left from Boudreau misses.
Boudreau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vince Boudreau is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Boudreau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tutankhamon staying out of range there.
Boudreau scores with a hook.
Tutankhamon takes one on the button.
Tutankhamon fails with a takedown attempt.
Vince Boudreau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Tutankhamon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boudreau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tutankhamon.
Boudreau lands a head shot.
Boudreau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boudreau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boudreau darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tutankhamon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boudreau catches Tutankhamon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreau lands with a hook. Tutankhamon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boudreau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boudreau lands a slapping body shot.
Tutankhamon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boudreau with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boudreau lands with a shot to the body.
Boudreau misses with an uppercut.
Boudreau is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A cross from Boudreau lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreau misses with a looping left.
Boudreau throws a lazy right hand but Tutankhamon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tutankhamon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boudreau throws an overhand right that lands on Tutankhamon's shoulder, as Tutankhamon tries to avoid the shot.
Boudreau uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tutankhamon has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tutankhamon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boudreau to score with a decent uppercut.
Boudreau lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Boudreau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boudreau, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vince Boudreau!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Kiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiki comes to the cage accompanied by Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Carlos Ferreira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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280 lbs
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Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fernando Kiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kiki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ferreira tries to sprawl but Kiki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ferreira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kiki looking to pass the guard.
Kiki trying to control but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiki trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ferreira manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ferreira stands and throws Kiki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ferreira misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a strike aimed at the side of Kiki's head but Kiki avoids it well.
Ferreira fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kiki tries to buck Ferreira off but Ferreira is having none of it.
Ferreira decides to stand back up. Ferreira steps back and let's Kiki get back to his feet.
Ferreira tries to clinch there but Kiki circles away.
Ferreira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ferreira scores a nice knee to the body.
Kiki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferreira controlling the action here for a moment.
Kiki has clasped his hands together around Ferreira's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ferreira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ferreira lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ferreira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ferreira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kiki is trying to stand back up but Ferreira is controlling him
Kiki is breathing heavily.
Kiki manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira drives through and clinches with Kiki against the cage.
Kiki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ferreira walks away with a smile on his face. Kiki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ferreira moves in looking to clinch but Kiki pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Kiki or perhaps it was just good defense by Ferreira which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Kiki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Ferreira.
Kiki has closed the distance and engaged Ferreira in a clinch.
Ferreira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kiki is trying to drag Ferreira to the mat but Ferreira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ferreira connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Fernando Kiki has been cut.
Ferreira landing knees to the head.
Ferreira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferreira taking a breather.
Kiki tries for a takedown but Ferreira manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ferreira 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferreira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferreira wants to control from the top but Kiki keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferreira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferreira is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ferreira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ferreira distracts Kiki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ferreira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Kiki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ferreira looks to clinch
and Kiki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ferreira pulls Kiki in to control the position.
Ferreira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ferreira keeping moving, preventing Kiki from controlling successfully.
Ferreira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kiki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ferreira keeping full guard, as Kiki tries to pass.
Kiki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiki looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ferreira can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kiki throwing strikes from guard but Ferreira blocks nicely.
Ferreira has a closed guard, preventing Kiki from standing up.
Kiki wants to control from the top but Ferreira keeps moving.
Ferreira is trying to keep Kiki in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fernando Kiki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kiki shoots in and drives through. Ferreira sprawls well.
Kiki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kiki.
Kiki throws a push kick but Ferreira slaps the foot to one side.
Fernando Kiki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiki closes the distance and clinches up with Ferreira, looking for a takedown. Kiki pushes Ferreira against the cage but Ferreira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Kiki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferreira throws a push kick but Kiki slaps the foot to one side.
Ferreira throws the left hand but Kiki avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira clinches up against the cage.
Kiki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a knee strike.
Ferreira lands a good knee to the midsection. Kiki won't want to take too many of those.
Kiki tries to pull guard but Ferreira won't allow it.
Ferreira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kiki jumps guard but Ferreira stands there with Kiki around his waist. Kiki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kiki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kiki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ferreira misses with a knee strike.
Kiki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ferreira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kiki prevents the takedown attempt.
Ferreira landing knees to the body.
Ferreira landing knees to the head.
Kiki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ferreira wants a takedown but no success here.
Kiki has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ferreira clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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!
Ferreira is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiki missing with strikes from the back.
Kiki controlling well, preventing Ferreira from escaping the position.
Kiki just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kiki thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Ferreira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Fernando Kiki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ferreira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kiki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ferreira won't be happy with that.
Kiki working the head and body with strikes.
Ferreira parries the strikes from Kiki easily there. Kiki is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ferreira to escape.
Kiki lands a nice forearm strike.
Kiki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kiki sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ferreira is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiki advances to full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferreira holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kiki tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kiki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ferreira in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kiki has control of Ferreira's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ferreira regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiki lands a big elbow.
Kiki looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kiki working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Carlos Ferreira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferreira is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fernando Kiki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiki is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ferreira has managed to escape the submission attempt.
A nice elbow there by Kiki.
Ferreira swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kiki jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ferreira is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ferreira and Kiki has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira wants to control but Kiki is keeping busy.
Kiki wants to take a breather but Ferreira is having none of it.
Kiki is working for a kimura but Ferreira is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Kiki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ferreira 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Ferreira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Augello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximum Mainiac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximum Mainiac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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255 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Augello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maximum Mainiac!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mainiac thows a body shot but no joy.
Augello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mainiac avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mainiac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maximum Mainiac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augello slips under a jab.
Augello throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mainiac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Augello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Augello looks to land a combination but Mainiac avoids it well.
Augello throws a body punch but Mainiac moves out of range.
Mainiac throws a big shot that misses.
Augello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mainiac throws a right hand that Augello ducks under and follows up with a left that Augello also avoids with ease.
Augello instigates a clinch.
Mainiac blocks an elbow strike from Augello.
Augello throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mainiac misses with a punch on the inside.
Mainiac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Augello throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Augello.
Augello throws an elbow but it misses.
Augello misses with a knee strike.
Augello tries to land a knee to the head but Mainiac blocks with his arms.
Mainiac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Augello using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mainiac lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mainiac gets through Augello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mainiac tries to throw a body punch but Augello avoids it by throwing Mainiac back against the cage.
Augello trying to control the position but instead, Mainiac has worked for underhooks and has pushed Augello into the cage.
Augello effectively controlling the action here.
Augello digs a right hand underneath Mainiac's ribcage. Mainiac let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mainiac lands with a light punch inside.
Mainiac landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Augello is breathing heavily.
Mainiac cracks Augello with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Augello.
Mainiac misses with a body punch.
Mainiac wants to get back to striking at distance but Augello won't allow it.
Augello stalling in the clinch.
Augello prevents Mainiac from breaking the clinch.
Mainiac is trying to break the clinch but Augello has him pressed against the cage.
Mainiac lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Augello makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Augello managing to block the knees to the body from Mainiac.
Mainiac working aggressively here.
Augello tries a knee to the head but Mainiac blocks it.
Mainiac misses with an elbow strike.
Augello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mainiac misses with an elbow over the top.
Augello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mainiac's defenses.
Augello lands an elbow that stopped Mainiac in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augello throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mainiac blocks it with crossed arms.
Mainiac tries a knee to the head but Augello blocks it.
Nice body punch from Augello.
A short right from Augello on the inside.
Mainiac lands a body punch in the clinch.
Augello is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Augello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Augello crunches a lovely knee into Mainiac's ribcage.
Augello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mainiac tries to work over Augello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mainiac lands a body punch.
Mainiac landing knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mainiac as Augello tries to tie him up.
Mainiac scores with a shot to the side of Augello's head.
Nice body punch from Mainiac.
Mainiac lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Mainiac.
Mainiac throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mainiac lands an elbow inside that Augello shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mainiac obliges.
Mainiac swings wildly with an uppercut but Augello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mainiac connects with a nasty looking knee right to Augello's face.
Mainiac throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Mainiac.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mainiac.
Augello lands a right hand.
Augello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mainiac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Augello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mainiac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Augello with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Augello throws a punch but it's blocked by Mainiac.
Mainiac throws a head punch that misses.
Augello is leaning against Mainiac and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mainiac working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Augello lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mainiac backwards.
Mainiac avoids the elbow strike from Augello, against the cage.
Mainiac with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Augello crunches a lovely knee into Mainiac's ribcage.
Mainiac comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Augello scores with a hook to the body.
Augello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mainiac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Augello lands with a right to the head.
Augello avoiding damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mainiac.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augello throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Augello working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mainiac trying to land knees to the body.
Mainiac dodges an elbow strike from Augello.
The referee calls for Augello to work.
Mainiac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hook to the body lands for Mainiac.
Augello lands an elbow just above Mainiac 's eye.
Augello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Augello scores with a knee to the head.
Mainiac is working Augello over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mainiac throws a punch but it's blocked by Augello.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mainiac just misses with a elbow thrown towards Augello's brow.
Augello misses with an elbow over the top.
Augello with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Augello slowing the pace effectively.
Mainiac blocks the elbow strike.
Augello lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Augello tries to land a knee to the head but Mainiac blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mainiac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Augello struggles to land a body shot inside as Mainiac controls his hands.
Mainiac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Augello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mainiac managing to block the knees to the body from Augello.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mainiac creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 James Augello will probably get the nod.
That's time! Augello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mainiac lands a nice shot that snaps Augello's head back.
Augello swings for the body but Mainiac moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Augello.
Mainiac throws a hook but Augello blocks it.
Augello misses with a low kick.
Mainiac throws a combination that misses
and Augello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Augello walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mainiac tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Augello counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mainiac just misses with a punch to the body.
Mainiac misses with the combination.
Mainiac swings for the body but Augello moves out of range.
James Augello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mainiac dodges the punch combination from Augello.
Mainiac is breathing heavily.
Augello's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mainiac connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Augello scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Augello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augello swings for the body but Mainiac moves out of range.
Augello keeps the fight on the outside.
Mainiac scores with a head kick. Augello tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mainiac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mainiac, as that shot connected.
Mainiac misses the shot to the body.
Augello blocks a head kick by Mainiac.
Augello is looking to chop away at Mainiac's legs.
Mainiac tries to work over Augello's front leg with a kick but Augello checks it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mainiac. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Augello rushes Mainiac and presses him up against the cage.
Augello throws an elbow that misses.
Mainiac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Augello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mainiac backwards.
Mainiac trying to land knees to the body.
Augello is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees in the clinch landing for Augello.
Mainiac throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mainiac tries to work over Augello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mainiac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Augello makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augello avoids the elbow strike from Mainiac, against the cage.
Augello working Mainiac over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mainiac takes a shot to the head.
Augello scores with a shot to the side of Mainiac's head.
Augello lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Augello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Maximum Mainiac has been cut.
Augello taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mainiac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Augello's elbow.
A hook to the body from Augello.
Mainiac takes a knee right on the jaw!
Augello landing knees to the head.
Augello's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Mainiac fails to land.
Augello pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mainiac misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Augello.
Augello tries to stall but Mainiac uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mainiac lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mainiac lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Augello lands a shot to the body.
Mainiac takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Augello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augello landing knees to the head.
Mainiac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Mainiac.
Mainiac dodges an elbow strike from Augello.
Mainiac being controlled against the cage.
Augello lands an uppercut.
Augello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mainiac scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mainiac trying to land knees to the body.
Augello pushes off an throws an elbow but Mainiac leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mainiac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Augello blocks an elbow strike from Mainiac.
Augello lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Augello.
Mainiac misses with a body punch.
Augello lands an elbow inside that Mainiac shrugs off.
Mainiac lands with a left to the head.
Augello blocks a body shot from Mainiac.
Augello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Augello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mainiac backwards.
Mainiac pushes Augello back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Augello scores with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mainiac.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mainiac.
Augello managing to block the knees to the body from Mainiac.
Mainiac avoiding damage as Augello throws knees to the body.
Mainiac on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Augello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mainiac takes a shot to the head.
Mainiac lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mainiac.
James Augello has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Augello lands a right hand.
Augello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mainiac blocks the elbow strike.
Mainiac has a couple of punches blocked by Augello.
Mainiac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augello throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mainiac connects with a knee to the head.
Mainiac takes an elbow to the forehead.
Augello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Augello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Augello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Augello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mainiac stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mainiac with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Mainiac scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mainiac misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Augello.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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 James Augello will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maximum Mainiac's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mainiac dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mainiac has Augello up against the cage in a clinch.
Augello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mainiac avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Augello.
Mainiac misses with an elbow over the top.
Mainiac avoiding damage as Augello throws knees to the body.
Mainiac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Augello stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mainiac throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mainiac lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Mainiac on the inside.
Mainiac struggles to land a body shot inside as Augello controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Augello - that landed with a thud.
Augello lands a right hand.
Augello pushes Mainiac back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Augello leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Augello.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Augello pushes Mainiac back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Augello.
Augello is looking to control Mainiac's arms but Mainiac gets an underhook and turns him. Now Augello has his back to the cage.
Augello throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mainiac blocks it with crossed arms.
Mainiac misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Mainiac.
Augello avoids the elbow strike from Mainiac, against the cage.
Mainiac throws a knee to the head but misses.
Augello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mainiac lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Augello is looking to control Mainiac's arms but Mainiac gets an underhook and turns him. Now Augello has his back to the cage.
Mainiac lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mainiac tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Augello avoids it.
Augello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mainiac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mainiac lands a right hand that snaps the head of Augello backwards.
Augello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mainiac lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Augello.
Mainiac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Augello checks a leg kick nicely.
Augello misses with a double jab
and Mainiac counters with a body kick that stops Augello in his tracks momentarily.
Mainiac swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Augello counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Augello pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mainiac back to the cage. Augello follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jab, jab by Mainiac - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augello is looking to slow Mainiac down with leg kicks.
Mainiac throws a leg kick
and Augello counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Augello.
Augello lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mainiac misses with the head strike.
Augello taking a breather.
Mainiac misses with the head strike.
Mainiac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Augello's elbow.
Augello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mainiac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Augello with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mainiac misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Augello.
Mainiac using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Augello has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Augello lands a shoulder strike.
Augello lands a nice shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mainiac looking to throw knees to the head but Augello is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Augello.
Augello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Augello misses with an elbow strike.
Augello lands a hook that snaps the head of Mainiac backwards.
Augello lands a nice shot to the body.
James Augello is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A knee to the head by Augello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mainiac struggles to land a body shot inside as Augello controls his hands.
Mainiac missing with knees to the body.
Augello throws an elbow that misses.
Augello lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mainiac is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mainiac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Augello.
Augello tries a knee to the head but Mainiac blocks it.
Augello working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Augello with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Augello lands with a light punch inside.
Augello taking a breather.
Augello lands an elbow inside that Mainiac shrugs off.
Augello lands a damaging elbow.
Mainiac missing with knees to the body.
Mainiac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Augello moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mainiac takes a swing at Augello's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mainiac looks to clinch
and Augello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mainiac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Augello.
Mainiac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Augello cracks Mainiac with a right hand to the side of the head.
Augello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Augello scores with a three punch combo!
Maximum Mainiac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mainiac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Augello.
Mainiac misses with a jab to the body
and Augello counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Augello.
Augello fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mainiac, pushing him back against the cage.
Augello is struggling to control the position.
Augello looking to throw knees to the head but Mainiac is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mainiac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Augello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Augello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augello managing to block the knees to the body from Mainiac.
Augello lands an elbow inside.
Mainiac tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Augello avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Augello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Augello, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Augello!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Penagos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penagos comes to the cage accompanied by Somebody Gonna Get Their Ass Whooped!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Penagos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Wright!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penagos punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
Wright digs a good body shot into Penagos's ribs.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Penagos moved out of range.
A punch combination from Wright misses.
Penagos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penagos's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Penagos duly obliges.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Wright misses with a shot to the body
and Penagos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Penagos.
Penagos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wright avoids it.
Wright letting Penagos take a breather here.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penagos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wright up against the cage.
Wright can't break the clinch.
Wright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penagos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright is trying to push Penagos away but Penagos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Penagos.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wright throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Penagos to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Penagos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Penagos counter with a right hand.
It looks like Kyle Wright has been cut.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Penagos ducks down to avoid it.
Penagos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright looks gassed!
Penagos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penagos lands a slapping body shot.
Wright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penagos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Penagos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.
Wright misses with a combination
and Penagos counters with a three punch combo that has Wright backing up. Wright nods at Penagos to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penagos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wright's calf.
Wright is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Penagos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Penagos clinches.
Penagos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Penagos digs a right hand into Wright's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wright's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for Penagos.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Penagos obliges.
Penagos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Penagos to work.
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Penagos keeps him there for the moment.
Penagos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Penagos.
Penagos works on Wright's body with a couple of short punches.
Penagos lands with a light punch inside.
Penagos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penagos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wright takes a knee to the side of the body.
Penagos lands a nice knee to the body.
Penagos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Penagos as the two fighters clinch.
Penagos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wright lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Penagos leaning against his opponent.
Penagos keeps control of Wright as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penagos trying to land knees to the body.
Wright being controlled against the cage.
Penagos lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Penagos - that landed with a thud.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Penagos.
Penagos just leaning against Wright, taking a breather.
Penagos lands a good knee to the midsection. Wright won't want to take too many of those.
Penagos lands a hook that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Penagos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wright's efforts to push away.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Penagos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Penagos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penagos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wright or not.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penagos crunches a lovely knee into Wright's ribcage.
Wright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penagos has him pressed against the cage.
Wright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penagos has him pressed against the cage.
Penagos crunches a lovely knee into Wright's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Penagos.
Penagos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Penagos.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Penagos obliges.
Penagos is leaning against Wright and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penagos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Penagos leaning against his opponent.
Penagos lands an elbow inside that Wright shrugs off.
Penagos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penagos lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penagos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Penagos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Penagos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wright.
Wright is trying to force a seperation but Penagos has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Penagos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wright can't break the clinch.
Penagos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Penagos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wright's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Penagos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Wright's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Penagos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penagos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Penagos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wright in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Wright managing to block the knees to the body from Penagos.
Penagos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wright avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Wright is trying to push Penagos away but Penagos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carlos Penagos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Penagos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Wright is trying to break free.
Penagos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wright's efforts to push away.
Penagos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penagos lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penagos controlling the action here for a moment.
Penagos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright breaks the clinch.
Wright takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Penagos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wright is trying to push Penagos away but Penagos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Wright's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penagos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Penagos avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
Penagos is leaning against Wright and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wright avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Penagos lands a damaging elbow.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wright in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Penagos keeps control of Wright as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Penagos.
A short right from Penagos.
Penagos lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Wright's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penagos lands a shot to the body.
Penagos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Penagos cracks Wright with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Penagos lands an elbow inside that Wright shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wright in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Penagos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wright up against the cage.
Penagos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wright avoids it.
Penagos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penagos lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Wright's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penagos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penagos has him pressed against the cage.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penagos is working Wright over against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Penagos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Penagos.
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Penagos keeps him there for the moment.
Wright tries to circle away but Penagos has him pinned against the cage.
Penagos lands a good knee to the midsection. Wright won't want to take too many of those.
Penagos stalling against the cage.
Wright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wright tries to break the clinch but Penagos is controlling the position.
Penagos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wright's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penagos lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Penagos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Penagos lands a body punch.
Penagos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from Penagos.
Penagos cracks Wright with a nice body shot.
Penagos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penagos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Penagos.
Penagos is leaning against Wright and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penagos avoiding damage.
Penagos lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Penagos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penagos lands an elbow inside that Wright shrugs off.
Penagos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Penagos.
A right hand to the body from Penagos.
Penagos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright tries to break the clinch but Penagos is controlling the position.
Penagos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Penagos.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Penagos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Penagos lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Penagos.
Penagos lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Penagos as the two fighters clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Penagos.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Penagos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penagos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wright lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penagos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Penagos throws a combination that misses
and Wright counters with a three punch combo that has Penagos backing up. Penagos nods at Wright to acknowledge the strikes.
Penagos's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Penagos duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Penagos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Wright's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Penagos clinches.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Penagos has him pressed against the cage.
Penagos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Wright takes a knee to the side of the body.
Penagos has Wright pressed against the cage, preventing Wright from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penagos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wright's efforts to push away.
Penagos scores with a hook to the body.
Penagos scores with a knee to the head.
Wright being controlled against the cage.
Penagos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Penagos working Wright over with knees to the body.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penagos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wright is looking to break free of the clinch but Penagos has double underhooks.
Penagos landing knees to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penagos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Penagos.
Penagos lands an elbow that stopped Wright in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penagos lands a nice knee to the body.
Penagos landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penagos drives through and clinches with Wright against the cage.
A body shot lands from Penagos.
Wright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wright is looking to break free of the clinch but Penagos has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Penagos.
Penagos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wright lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Penagos.
Penagos crunches a lovely knee into Wright's ribcage.
Penagos lands a nice knee to the body.
Penagos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wright lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A body shot lands from Penagos.
Nice body punch from Penagos.
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Wright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wright moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Penagos has managed to clinch.
Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penagos was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penagos moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos keeps control of Wright as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Penagos is controlling him.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penagos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wright tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Penagos scores with a one two! Wright had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Penagos saw that one coming.
Penagos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carlos Penagos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penagos connects with a single shot there.
Penagos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Penagos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penagos lands a really nice looking cross but Wright seems unphased.
Penagos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penagos closes the distance and presses his opponent 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!
Penagos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penagos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penagos lands a damaging elbow.
Penagos lands a body shot.
Penagos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wright up against the cage.
Penagos lands a nice uppercut.
Penagos lands an uppercut.
Penagos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Penagos lands an elbow that stopped Wright in his tracks for a moment.
Penagos lands a body shot.
Wright can't break the clinch.
Penagos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Penagos keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Penagos.
Penagos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Penagos.
Penagos scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Penagos misses with a knee to the head.
Penagos trying to control the position but instead, Wright has worked for underhooks and has pushed Penagos into the cage.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penagos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penagos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Kyle Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penagos moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Penagos to score with a decent uppercut.
Penagos clinches up with Wright and pushes him back against the cage.
Penagos crunches a lovely knee into Wright's ribcage.
Penagos lands a body shot.
Penagos lands an elbow just above Wright 's eye.
Penagos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Penagos.
Penagos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Penagos keeps control of Wright as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penagos effectively controlling the action here.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Penagos slows down the pace here.
Carlos Penagos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Penagos keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Penagos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penagos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Penagos!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryfus Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Spaceboy. Madison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jizz In My Pants kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryfus Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Madison!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Madison is out of range and Kelly settles back down.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Madison.
Kelly throws a leg kick that misses.
Kelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Madison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly throws a leg kick that misses.
Madison with a nice cross.
A cross from Madison lands.
Madison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Madison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Madison fails to land with a series of punches.
Madison works over Kelly's head and body with a nice combination.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Madison throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily.
Madison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Madison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Madison.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a head kick but Madison moves out of range.
Madison tests Kelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryfus Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Madison pushes him off.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Madison circles away.
Madison loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Madison swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Ryfus Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice combination there by Kelly.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Madison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kelly lands with a kick to the temple. Madison shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Madison checks the leg kick.
Madison stalks Kelly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kelly's face. Kelly staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kelly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Madison.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Madison.
Kelly throws out a leg kick but Madison moves out of range and Kelly only half commits.
Kelly misses with a shot to the body
and Madison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Madison cracks Kelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kelly wants to clinch
and Madison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Madison defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kelly 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 Madison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Madison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Madison throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.
Madison is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kelly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Madison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Madison counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly takes a swing at Madison's ribcage but misses.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Kelly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Madison counters with a right hand to the body.
Madison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Madison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kelly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Madison fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kelly is out of range.
Madison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kelly. Kelly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A lazy left from Madison finds it's target.
Kelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Kelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Madison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Madison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good exchange - Madison coming out on top.
Madison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Kelly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Madison jabs at Kelly's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madison lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Madison misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Madison dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kelly tries to clinch up
and Madison counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly tries to clinch but Madison moves out of range.
Madison catches Kelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Kelly is predictable there
and Madison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Madison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Madison checks a leg kick.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly moves out of range as Madison strikes.
Kelly tries to clinch up
and Madison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries to clinch but Madison moves out of range.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack Madison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Madison connects with a body shot that sends Kelly's belly button to the back.
Kelly takes one to the chin there.
Madison catches Kelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Madison misses the shot to the body.
Madison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Kelly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Madison.
Madison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Madison has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Madison is avoiding it.
Kelly is looking to wear down Madison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A shot to the liver by Madison. Beautiful body shot.
Madison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Madison.
Madison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kelly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Madison.
Madison controlling the action here.
Madison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to improve his position but Madison is controlling well.
Kelly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Madison.
Madison 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.
Madison wants to stand but Kelly has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Madison uses his free foot to push down on Kelly's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kelly.
Kelly is squirming around, avoiding Madison's attempts to control the action.
Madison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Madison controlling his opponent.
Kelly bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kelly seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Madison wants to stand up but Kelly is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Madison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Madison.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Madison moves out of range easily.
Kelly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kelly throws a leg kick that misses.
Kelly throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Madison counter with a right hand.
Kelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kelly moves to clinch but Madison breaks away
and Madison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Madison's head but Madison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kelly misses with a hook. Madison ducked under it nicely.
Kelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Madison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Madison uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kelly moves into the clinch.
Kelly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Madison breaks from the clinch.
Kelly throws a front kick aimed at Madison's knee but Madison avoids it well.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Madison.
Kelly tries to clinch up
and Madison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Madison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Madison swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelly.
Kelly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison looks to land a combination. Kelly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kelly wants to slow Madison down by chopping away at his legs.
Donk. Madison catches Kelly right on the button with a cross.
Kelly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madison moves away.
Kelly darts in trying to clinch
and Madison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madison scores a takedown into full mount!
Kelly taking shots to the head.
Oh Kelly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Kelly wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Madison celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Madison! Jack Madison retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maipazong Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers has chosen Superbeast as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maipazong Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee avoids the body shot from Rivers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Rivers.
Rivers throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee slips a straight right by Rivers.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rivers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers throws a shot to the body.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Lee.
Rivers misses with the combination.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Rivers.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivers.
Rivers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rivers counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rivers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rivers counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Lee throws the left hand but Rivers avoids the punch easily.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Rivers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rivers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Rivers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivers misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee is looking to wear down Rivers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Rivers counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Rivers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lee if he has to take too many more of those.
Rivers throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Rivers sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rivers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rivers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Rivers connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Danga de danga de dang - Rivers scores with a four punch combination!
Rivers lands a slapping body shot.
Rivers is looking to land body kicks.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Rivers counters with an outside leg kick.
Rivers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Nice uppercut there from Rivers.
Rivers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivers.
Decent striking displayed by Rivers there.
Nice body kick there by Rivers.
Rivers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivers throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Rivers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
Rivers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivers throws a shot to the body.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rivers scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rivers throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Rivers misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rivers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rivers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lee avoids the body shot from Rivers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Rivers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rivers. That one must have hurt.
Rivers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivers digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Rivers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivers.
Rivers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivers cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers works the jab nicely.
Rivers feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Rivers with a hook.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Rivers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rivers lands an overhand right.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Rivers.
Rivers lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Rivers.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rivers connects with a looping right hand.
Rivers misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Rivers lands the left hand.
Lee is rocked!
A combination from Rivers does no damage.
Lee takes one on the button.
Rivers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Rivers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Rivers.
Rivers lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rivers in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Rivers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rivers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rivers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rivers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rivers is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
A head kick from Rivers lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Rivers throws a combination that misses
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rivers finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers misses with a head kick.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rick Rivers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rivers.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rivers digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Rivers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivers.
Rivers cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rivers!
Rivers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lee if he has to take too many more of those.
Lee slips a straight right by Rivers.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rivers lands a left and a right that send Lee crashing to the mat, dazed. Rivers thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivers scores with a spinning back kick!
Rivers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivers cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Rivers scores with a leg kick.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Rivers scores with a hook.
Rivers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivers.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rivers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivers jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivers.
Both fighters circling a little - Rivers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rivers.
Rivers throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Rivers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rivers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rivers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decent striking displayed by Rivers there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rivers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivers, right into the meat.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
Rivers sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rivers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rivers thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Rivers. Beautiful body shot.
Rivers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rivers slips a straight right by Lee.
Jab from Rivers.
Rivers misses with an uppercut.
Rivers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rivers digs a good hook to Lee's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivers.
Rivers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Rivers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivers throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rivers scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee avoids the head kick by Rivers.
Rivers lands a left and a right that send Lee crashing to the mat, dazed. Rivers thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Rivers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rivers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body kick there by Rivers.
A head kick misses from Rivers.
Rivers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rivers throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Rivers tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivers delivers a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivers.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Rivers finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers lands a big head kick that sends Lee tumbling to the mat! Rivers takes a step backwards and waves Lee back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rivers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivers counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivers, right into the meat.
Rivers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivers.
Rivers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rivers feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rivers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee moves forwards but Rivers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rivers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rivers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rivers lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into rage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivers.
Rivers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rivers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rivers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Rivers punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rivers counters with a solid body kick.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivers.
Rivers thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Rivers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut there from Rivers.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivers.
Rivers swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivers.
Rivers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rivers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivers cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Rivers.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rivers - the referee stops the clock and Lee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rivers. Lee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rivers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivers.
Rivers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivers lands the left hand.
Rivers blocks a jab.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Rivers.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rivers!
Rivers throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rivers.
Rivers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rivers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Rivers.
Rivers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rivers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rivers connects with a solid leg kick.
Crunch! Rivers slams his shin into Lee's torso.
Rivers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivers connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Rivers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rivers lands with an overhand left.
Rivers's corner calls for a 1-2. Rivers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rivers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee tries to move into range but Rivers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rivers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rivers. Lee shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivers tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivers throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Rivers really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rivers lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
A left lands for Rivers.
Rivers connects with a high kick.
Rivers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Lee walks into a jab.
Rivers connects with a nice looking jab.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivers.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivers throws out the jab.
Rivers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee moves forwards but Rivers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rivers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivers. That's going to slow Lee down.
Rivers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rivers lands a body shot.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rivers connects with a looping right hand.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rivers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Rivers scores with a jab.
Jab from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers pushes Lee away with a front kick.
Rivers connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivers.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivers.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rivers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rivers misses with a wild body shot.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Rivers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rivers lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Rivers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivers connects with a nice looking jab.
Rivers lands a right hook to the body.
Rivers scores with a kick to the body.
Rivers thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lee if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rivers. That one must have hurt.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivers.
Rivers lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rivers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rivers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivers misses with a wild body shot.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rivers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four 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!
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Rivers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivers.
Rivers dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Rivers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Rivers.
Rivers thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Rivers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivers cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Rivers dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rivers lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Rivers throws a shot to the body.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Rivers misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rivers counters with a leg kick.
Rivers lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivers. That's going to slow Lee down.
Rivers throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Rivers lands a slapping body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Rivers as he connects with a hook.
Rivers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rivers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Lee walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivers lands a nice looking body kick.
Rivers misses with a looping right.
Rivers swinging wildly here.
Rivers lands a lovely overhand right.
Rivers thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rivers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivers.
Rivers sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Maipazong Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivers lands a slapping body shot.
Rivers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Rivers settles back down.
Rivers scores with a shot to the body.
Rivers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rivers. That one must have hurt.
Rivers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rivers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Rivers scores with a kick to the body.
Rivers tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Rivers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rivers punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rivers lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rivers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Lee misses.
Rivers lands a slapping body shot.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivers.
Rivers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rick Rivers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Rivers.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivers. That's going to slow Lee down.
Rivers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rivers throws a shot to the body.
Rivers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivers. Rivers obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Rivers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rivers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rivers scores with a kick to the body.
Rivers lands with a nice body kick.
Rivers lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover.
Rivers digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rivers catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rivers throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivers.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Rivers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rivers 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 41:50
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 41:50
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 41:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Rivers! Rick Rivers retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ishmael Boorg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakishi Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boorg's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eye of the Tiger. Tua is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Not Afraid-Eminem. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ishmael Boorg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rakishi Tua!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Tua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boorg circles away quickly and effectively.
Boorg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Boorg or perhaps it was just good defense by Tua which made him look bad.
Boorg throws a head kick that misses.
Tua lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Ishmael Boorg has been cut.
That kick from Boorg tenderised Tua's leg. Tua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tua moves out of range of the leg kick from Boorg.
Tua tries to bum rush Boorg with a series of wild strikes but Boorg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rakishi Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua loads up on a big right hand but Boorg slips the punch.
Boorg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Tua.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boorg!
Tua looks gassed!
A solid body kick from Boorg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boorg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
Boorg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boorg.
Boorg just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Boorg misses the target.
Tua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boorg tries a head kick but it misses.
Tua throws out a loose jab but Boorg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boorg tries to clinch but Tua is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a series of punches but Boorg moves out of range.
Boorg connects with a solid leg kick.
Tua misses with a looping right.
Tua moves out of range of the body kick.
Boorg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tua.
Boorg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rakishi Tua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tua missing with a left hand there. Boorg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boorg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boorg wants to clinch up but Tua keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg moves away from the strike by Tua.
Boorg misses with a head kick.
Tua takes a swing at Boorg's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tua misses the target.
Boorg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tua throws out a loose jab but Boorg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ishmael Boorg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ishmael Boorg'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.
Tua pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Boorg back to the cage. Tua follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tua might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boorg lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Rakishi Tua has been cut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Boorg here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tua misses with a combination
and Boorg counters with a low kick, right behind Tua 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boorg shoots in looking for a takedown but Tua manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boorg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tua is breathing heavily.
Boorg tries to land a front kick but Tua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tua throws a right and a left that Boorg avoids nicely.
Tua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Boorg.
Rakishi Tua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Tua misses.
Tua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tua throws out a powerful jab.
Ishmael Boorg is winning the standup battle so far.
Tua misses with a looping right.
Boorg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tua looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boorg trying to control the position but Tua is working away.
Boorg throws an elbow but Tua slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua tries to buck Boorg off but Boorg is having none of it.
Boorg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tua keeps working.
Tua tries to bench press Boorg off him but Boorg keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boorg is looking to take a break and control but Tua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Tua's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tua sneaks back into half guard.
Boorg wants to control but Tua is keeping him busy.
Tua regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boorg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tua wants to sweep here but Boorg controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tua looking to control.
Tua is adopting a defensive guard.
Boorg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boorg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boorg is looking to work some ground and pound but Tua has wrist control.
Tua is trying to control the position but Boorg postures up.
Tua looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Boorg puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ishmael Boorg dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boorg ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Boorg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tua sprawls well. Tua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boorg gets slowly back to his feet.
Tua avoids a kick to the body.
Boorg throws a leg kick which misses Tua's front leg but catches the back leg as Tua tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boorg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boorg tries to move into range but Tua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua lands with a nice body punch.
Boorg closes the distance and clinches up with Tua, looking for a takedown. Boorg pushes Tua against the cage but Tua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tua misses with a looping left.
Boorg tries to clinch but Tua is having none of it.
Tua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boorg momentarily.
Boorg misses with a head kick.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Tua does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg wants to clinch.
Boorg misses with a body kick.
Tua lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Tua misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tua, as that shot connected.
Boorg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tua is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boorg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tua throws a series of strikes that have Boorg backpedaling.
Boorg throws a head kick but Tua moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boorg 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 Tua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boorg misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boorg moves in looking to clinch but Tua pushes him off.
Tua checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg is looking to clinch but Tua is avoiding it.
Boorg throws a front kick aimed at Tua's knee but Tua avoids it well.
Tua misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Tua misses.
Tua connects with a looping right hand.
Boorg looks for a takedown but Tua sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rakishi Tua really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice shot by Tua.
Tua misses with a wild combination.
Boorg is looking to clinch but Tua is avoiding it.
Boorg throws a head kick that Tua semi-blocks.
Boorg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tua throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua missing with a left hand there. Boorg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tua thows a body shot but no joy.
Tua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boorg swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boorg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Tua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boorg.
Tua thows a body shot but no joy.
Tua lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Boorg's shoulder, as Boorg tries to avoid the shot.
Tua throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boorg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tua tries to bum rush Boorg with a series of wild strikes but Boorg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boorg connects with a leg kick. Tua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tua is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Boorg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Tua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua tests Boorg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tua wants it to stay on the feet.
Boorg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boorg tries a head kick but it misses.
Boorg walks into a straight right hand from Tua.
Tua with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ishmael Boorg's cut is getting worse.
Boorg moves out of range of the strikes.
Boorg scoring well with a low kick there.
Boorg throws a sloppy head kick and Tua moves out of range easily.
Boorg takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from Tua does no damage.
Boorg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boorg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tua is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rakishi Tua dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot by Tua.
Boorg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A left lands for Tua.
Tua just misses with a punch to the body.
Boorg has a takedown stuffed.
Boorg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tua tries to bum rush Boorg with a series of wild strikes but Boorg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua lands a two punch combo.
Boorg misses with a wild combination.
Tua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tua misses with the combination.
Boorg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boorg counters with a low kick, right behind Tua 's knee.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Boorg ducks down to avoid it.
Boorg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice defenses there by Boorg.
Boorg doesn't manage to clinch there - Tua circles away.
Tua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boorg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tua.
Boorg throws a push kick but Tua slaps the foot to one side.
Tua slaps away a takedown attempt from Boorg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boorg circles away quickly and effectively.
Tua avoids the head kick by Boorg.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tua connects with a body shot that sends Boorg's belly button to the back.
Tua blocks a head kick by Boorg.
Tua lunges at Boorg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boorg's hand.
Tua blocks a head kick by Boorg.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tua misses with a straight left.
Tua lands a jab to the head.
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tua connects with a single shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rakishi Tua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tua 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 47:48
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rakishi Tua! Rakishi Tua retains his heavyweight title!
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