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MFC VII : Donk vs LeBron PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Abbott Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbott Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Master of Puppets. Dominick Cruz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Abbott Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dominick Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott Jr shoots and misses
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Abbott Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cruz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Abbott Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cruz throws a body kick that misses.
Cruz scores with a head kick.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Abbott Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Cruz counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Abbott Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott Jr misses with a takedown
and Cruz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cruz gets to his feet - Abbott Jr follows without any prompting.
Cruz lands with a slapping head kick.
Cruz looks gassed!
Abbott Jr moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Abbott Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abbott Jr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott Jr is stalling here. Cruz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Abbott Jr seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cruz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Abbott Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cruz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz is trying to get back to half guard.
Abbott Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Abbott Jr tries for a kimura but Cruz is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Abbott Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Abbott Jr swings around for an armbar but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Abbott Jr's guard.
Abbott Jr has his foot on Cruz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cruz works his way back into a safe position though.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Abbott Jr won't let him.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott Jr looking for a triangle here. Cruz is fighting it but it looks tight! Abbott Jr pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Cruz is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Frank Abbott Jr!
Frank Abbott Jr is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain HM Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by A-Team . Captain HM Murdock is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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179 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Neil Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Captain HM Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock swinging wildly here.
Murdock misses with an uppercut. Fisher saw that one coming.
Murdock missing with a left hand there. Fisher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fisher could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fisher feints and as Murdock raises his hands in defense, Fisher changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fisher is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Neil Fisher.
Murdock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fisher passes to side control.
Fisher slows the pace down.
Murdock is trying to get back to his feet.
Fisher takes a little break here. Murdock wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Murdock is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fisher asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fisher is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Neil Fisher just wasn't active enough.
A telegraphed right hand from Murdock misses the target.
Murdock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murdock throws a shot from downtown. Fisher moves away and avoids it.
Murdock misses with a double jab.
Murdock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murdock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Captain HM Murdock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murdock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fisher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Murdock!
Fisher looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher get's back to his feet.
Fisher moves in looking to clinch but Murdock pushes him off.
Murdock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fisher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murdock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murdock misses with a two punch combination.
Murdock misses with a series of wild punches.
Murdock looks gassed!
Fisher shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Murdock manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fisher forces his way into half guard.
Fisher sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Fisher dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murdock throws the left hand but Fisher avoids the punch easily.
Fisher closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fisher sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fisher's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fisher tries to pass to full mount but Murdock defends it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Neil Fisher wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fisher misses with a takedown attempt
and Murdock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Neil Fisher has been cut.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Fisher scores with a takedown into Murdock's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fisher decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Murdock, up you get!
Murdock throws a right hand that Fisher ducks under and follows up with a left that Fisher also avoids with ease.
Fisher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fisher dodges the punch combination from Murdock.
Murdock misses with an uppercut.
Murdock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fisher.
Captain HM Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Murdock does no damage.
Fisher feints and as Murdock raises his hands in defense, Fisher changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Murdock wants to get back to his feet but Fisher is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Murdock is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fisher controls the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Neil Fisher wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Some wild striking there from Murdock.
Murdock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fisher misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock misses with an uppercut. Fisher saw that one coming.
Murdock swinging wildly here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Murdock enables Fisher to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Murdock manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fisher content to stall in guard here.
Fisher has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil Fisher has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fisher misses with a takedown attempt - Murdock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Fisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fisher moves away from the strike by Murdock.
Murdock looks to land a right hand but Fisher moved out of range.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fisher was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fisher sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Murdock can do anything to dispel that myth.
Murdock wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Fisher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Neil Fisher's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Murdock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fisher takes one on the button.
Fisher takes a swing at Murdock's ribcage but misses.
Murdock misses with a series of wild punches.
Murdock throws a jab when Fisher was well out of range.
Fisher misses with a takedown attempt - Murdock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murdock throws a right and a left that Fisher avoids nicely.
Murdock misses with a straight right.
Murdock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fisher moves out of range of the strikes.
Murdock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murdock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fisher throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Murdock tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fisher is in Murdock's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher stops Murdock from standing up.
Fisher controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Neil Fisher wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fisher has managed to clinch.
Fisher tries to score a body lock takedown but Murdock shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Murdock gets underhooks to prevent Fisher's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Fisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murdock manages to break the clinch.
Murdock throws a nice looking combination but Fisher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murdock misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fisher closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Murdock did well to prevent Fisher getting side control.
Murdock looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fisher controlling the action here.
Murdock tries to kick Fisher off but Fisher keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fisher controlling the action here.
Fisher seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Murdock is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Neil Fisher!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Livad L aspinatour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Blank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Livad L aspinatour could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joey Blank's chin.
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300 lbs
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314 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Livad L aspinatour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Blank!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blank scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
L aspinatour rushes Blank and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
L aspinatour tries to land a knee to the head but Blank blocks with his arms.
L aspinatour has Blank pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. L aspinatour pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Blank tumbling to the mat - L aspinatour dives into Blank's guard.
Blank throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blank should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
L aspinatour is in close to Blank's body, working some short punches and elbows.
It looks like Joey Blank has been cut.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as L aspinatour accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
L aspinatour throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blank works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with L aspinatour. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
L aspinatour works over Blank with some ground and pound from guard.
Blank looking to hit a scissor sweep but L aspinatour is one step ahead there.
L aspinatour is working Blank over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That has opened up Joey Blank's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
L aspinatour in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
L aspinatour lands a couple of elbows.
Joey Blank's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joey Blank's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Livad L aspinatour!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mod Afra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Linus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Linus looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mod Afra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Linus!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Afra shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Linus is looking to escape.
Afra wants to pass the guard but Linus is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Afra prevents Linus from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linus is looking to get back to is feet but Afra passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linus looks gassed!
Afra working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Afra in side control, throwing shots but Linus defends.
Afra lands a few punches from side control.
Linus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Afra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Linus on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afra working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Afra cracks Linus with an elbow. That is naaassty.
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!
Afra tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Afra lands a few punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Afra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Afra.
Afra creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Afra in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Linus gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Afra lands a big shot there that rocks Linus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Afra lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Afra landing strikes from the mount and Linus is in trouble!
The referee warns Linus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Linus is rocked!
Afra scoring with strikes but Linus is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Afra is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Linus can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mod Afra dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Linus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Linus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Afra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Afra closes the distance and clinches.
Afra decides to pull guard.
Afra had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Linus defends it easily.
Afra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mod Afra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Afra looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Afra escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Linus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Linus is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afra has his feet on Linus's thighs here. He's pushed Linus off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Linus screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mod Afra!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat Donk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeBron Manhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeBron Manhaes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Donk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, LeBron Manhaes!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhaes looks to clinch
and Donk counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like LeBron Manhaes has been cut.
Manhaes tries to clinch but Donk moves away
and Donk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Manhaes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Donk wants a takedown.
Manhaes has a couple of punches blocked by Donk.
Manhaes can't break the clinch.
Manhaes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donk has him pressed against the cage.
Manhaes is trying to break the clinch but Donk is controlling him.
Manhaes is working for takedown but Donk is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manhaes.
Donk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Donk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manhaes lands a right hand.
Donk'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.
Donk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Donk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Manhaes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Manhaes wants to clinch but Donk slips to the side
and Donk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
LeBron Manhaes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhaes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Donk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up LeBron Manhaes's cut even more.
Manhaes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Pat Donk has been cut.
Manhaes wants to clinch
and Manhaes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manhaes counters with a nice 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!
Manhaes clinches up with Donk and pushes him back against the cage.
Manhaes tries to throw a body punch but Donk avoids it by throwing Manhaes back against the cage.
Donk prevents Manhaes from breaking the clinch.
Donk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manhaes misses with the combination.
Donk misses with a wild body shot.
Donk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhaes manages to avoid it.
Manhaes misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhaes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Donk counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Manhaes down! Donk is looking to finish but Manhaes is intelligently defending himself.
Manhaes looks gassed!
Donk trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Manhaes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Donk controlling Manhaes's posture.
Donk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhaes stands up and waves to Donk to follow him.
Donk misses with a few strikes there.
Manhaes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Donk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Manhaes tries to clinch up
and Donk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Manhaes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donk has him pressed against the cage.
Donk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manhaes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Donk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk is trying to break the clinch but Manhaes has him pressed against the cage.
Manhaes tries to break the clinch but Donk is controlling the position.
Manhaes swings wildly with an uppercut but Donk uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk manages to break the clinch.
Manhaes avoids the head kick by Donk.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manhaes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donk misses with a double jab.
Manhaes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Donk counters with a body kick.
Manhaes tries to clinch there but Donk circles away.
Donk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Donk counters with a shoot takedown. Manhaes fights it but they end up in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhaes has his feet on Donk's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Donk throws the left hand but Manhaes avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Donk dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Manhaes moves to clinch but Donk breaks away
and Donk counters with a stiff right hand.
Manhaes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Donk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The cut above LeBron Manhaes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Donk needs to keep his hands up - Manhaes had a free shot at his head there.
Manhaes tries to clinch up but Donk circles away and keeps his distance.
Manhaes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Donk misses the target.
Manhaes slips under a jab.
Donk shoots for a takedown but Manhaes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Manhaes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Donk.
Manhaes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Donk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manhaes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Donk.
Manhaes misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk misses with a combination
and Manhaes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Manhaes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Manhaes.
Manhaes has Donk pressed against the cage, preventing Donk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donk keeps control of Manhaes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donk prevents Manhaes from breaking the clinch.
Manhaes tries to circle away but Donk has him pinned against the cage.
Manhaes lands a body shot.
Manhaes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Manhaes 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.
Manhaes tries to clinch
and Donk counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk misses with a jab to the body
and Manhaes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manhaes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manhaes throws a combination. Donk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manhaes is looking to clinch.
Manhaes rushes Donk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhaes tries to break the clinch but Donk is controlling the position.
Donk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Donk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Donk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manhaes.
Manhaes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donk prevents a body shot from Manhaes.
Manhaes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manhaes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donk is trying to break free.
Manhaes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donk has him pressed against the cage.
Manhaes tries to break free but Donk pushes him back against the cage.
Manhaes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Manhaes fails to land.
Manhaes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donk keeps control of Manhaes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhaes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manhaes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manhaes lands a left hand.
Donk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manhaes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Manhaes tries a body shot but Donk blocks it.
Manhaes keeps control of Donk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Manhaes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Manhaes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manhaes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donk has him pressed against the cage.
Manhaes misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Donk breaks from the clinch.
Donk circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Donk counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Manhaes misses.
Donk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manhaes avoids it really well and circles away.
Manhaes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manhaes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Donk counters with a one-two to the body.
Manhaes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pat Donk's cut is getting worse.
LeBron Manhaes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manhaes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manhaes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manhaes wants to clinch
and Donk counters with a left and a right that stings Manhaes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but LeBron Manhaes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Donk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manhaes tries to clinch
and Donk counters with a stiff right hand.
Manhaes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donk.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Manhaes enables Donk to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Manhaes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Donk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manhaes wants to stand up but Donk is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donk looking to sit in guard and control but Manhaes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Manhaes throws a strike but Donk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhaes wants to stand and escape but Donk is having none of it.
Manhaes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Donk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two 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.
Manhaes is looking to stand up but Donk isn't so interested in that idea.
Donk trying to control but Manhaes is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Pat Donk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Manhaes looks to clinch
and Donk counters with a straight right hand.
Donk misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk scores with a takedown into Manhaes's guard.
Donk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Manhaes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Donk wants to control from the top but Manhaes keeps moving.
Donk with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk trying to control the position from guard on top but Manhaes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manhaes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manhaes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Donk clearly takes that 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!
Manhaes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Donk counters with a right hand to the body.
Donk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donk throws a hook to the side of Manhaes's head but Manhaes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manhaes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Donk.
Manhaes tries to clinch but Donk moves away
and Donk counters with a nice uppercut.
Donk throws a series of punches but Manhaes moves out of range.
Manhaes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manhaes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donk, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Manhaes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A head punch on the inside from Manhaes fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk wants a takedown but no success here.
Manhaes wants to break free but Donk has control.
Donk is trying to force a seperation but Manhaes has the dominant position.
Manhaes misses with the head strike.
Manhaes has a couple of punches blocked by Donk.
Manhaes prevents the takedown attempt.
Manhaes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donk backwards.
A short left from Manhaes.
Manhaes digs a right hand into Donk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donk's gas tank.
Manhaes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Donk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Donk counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Manhaes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Manhaes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhaes tries to clinch up but Donk circles away and keeps his distance.
Manhaes wants to clinch.
Manhaes wants to clinch but Donk slips to the side
and Donk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk misses with a looping left.
Donk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manhaes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Donk counters with a three punch combo that has Manhaes backing up. Manhaes nods at Donk to acknowledge the strikes.
Pat Donk is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Manhaes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Donk counters with a shoot takedown. Manhaes fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manhaes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Donk off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Donk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhaes moves to clinch but Donk breaks away
letting Donk counter with a right hand.
Manhaes tries to clinch but Donk moves away
and Donk counters with a straight right hand.
Manhaes tries to clinch up
enabling Donk to counter with a crisp jab.
Manhaes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Manhaes scores with a shot to the body.
Manhaes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Manhaes moves in looking to clinch but Donk pushes him off.
Manhaes tries to clinch
and Donk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manhaes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Manhaes.
Donk throws a jab when Manhaes was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhaes tries to clinch up but Donk circles away and keeps his distance.
Donk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manhaes counters with a series of strikes. Donk will be more careful next time no doubt.
Donk misses with a head kick.
Manhaes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manhaes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manhaes tries to clinch up.
Manhaes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Donk counters with a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manhaes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manhaes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manhaes tries to clinch up.
Manhaes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donk throws an overhand right that lands on Manhaes's shoulder, as Manhaes tries to avoid the shot.
Manhaes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Pat Donk will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Manhaes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Donk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Donk keeps the fight on the outside.
Manhaes avoids a kick to the body.
Manhaes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manhaes tries to clinch but Donk moves away
and Donk counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Manhaes. Those never looked like landing.
Donk keeps the fight on the outside.
Donk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Manhaes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Manhaes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manhaes tries to clinch but Donk moves away
and Donk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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.
Manhaes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Donk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhaes tries to clinch but Donk moves out of range.
Manhaes tries to clinch up
and Donk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manhaes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Donk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Manhaes tries to clinch but Donk moves out of range.
Manhaes tries to clinch up
and Donk counters with a left and a right that stings Manhaes.
Donk tries a head kick but it misses.
Donk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Manhaes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Donk somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhaes tries to clinch up but Donk circles away and keeps his distance.
Manhaes tries to clinch there but Donk circles away.
Manhaes wants to clinch
and Donk counters with a three punch combo that has Manhaes backing up. Manhaes nods at Donk to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manhaes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manhaes moves in looking to clinch but Donk pushes him off.
Manhaes is looking to clinch.
Manhaes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donk.
Nice takedown defense from Manhaes. No joy for Donk on that attempt.
Manhaes throws a combination. Donk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manhaes is looking to clinch but Donk is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhaes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Donk throws a head kick that misses.
Donk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donk tries a head kick but it misses.
Manhaes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Donk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manhaes wants to clinch up but Donk keeps it at a distance.
Manhaes scores with a three punch combo!
Manhaes tries to close the distance and clinch but Donk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donk swats away the attempt to clinch by Manhaes.
Manhaes is looking to clinch but Donk is avoiding it.
Manhaes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manhaes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Donk counters with a right hand to the body.
Donk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Donk counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhaes lands a jab-cross combination.
Pat Donk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pat Donk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manhaes wants to clinch.
Manhaes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pat Donk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manhaes tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Donk counter with a right hand.
Manhaes tries to clinch up
and Donk counters with a big head kick but Manhaes shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manhaes doesn't manage to clinch there - Donk circles away.
Manhaes looks to clinch
and Donk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
LeBron Manhaes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Donk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pat Donk.
I think Donk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:46
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Donk!
Pat Donk is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bran Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera has chosen call to prayer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bran Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dominic Vera!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera throws a jab but it's blocked by Li.
Vera shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Li is trying to defend but Vera finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vera working Li over with strikes.
Vera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vera working over Li with some ground and pound. Li looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vera.
Vera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vera uses his free foot to push down on Li's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Li.
Li has left one of his arms exposed and Vera doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Li screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dominic Vera!
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