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Legacy 36 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Pounder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Hope!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hope wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Pounder.
Pounder misses with a double jab.
Pounder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Hope with that takedown attempt.
Hope will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pounder.
Hope doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pounder counters with a nice body shot.
Robert Pounder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hope.
Hope scores a takedown into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Hope.
Hope trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pounder defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hope.
Pounder is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder is in a horrible position here. Hope smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hope stands up from mount. Strange move.
Pounder stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hope shoots in for a takedown but Pounder shows good takedown defense.
Pounder is breathing heavily.
Hope clinches but Pounder breaks the clinch
and Pounder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pounder throws a series of strikes that have Hope backpedaling.
Both fighters circling a little - Pounder finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pounder drives through and clinches with Hope against the cage.
Pounder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hope tries for a takedown but Pounder manages to get underhooks.
Pounder lands a nice uppercut.
Pounder lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pounder - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pounder digs a right hand into Hope's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hope's gas tank.
Pounder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hope backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Pounder.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pounder.
Pounder is pressed up against the cage. Hope has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pounder down to the mat. Pounder avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pounder moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pounder 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.
Hope looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pounder lands with a straight right. Hope didn't see that one coming.
Robert Pounder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Pounder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hope closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hope lands in his opponent's guard.
Hope controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hope wants to control from the top but Pounder keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pounder is striking from the bottom but Hope uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pounder tries to roll over but Hope keeps him under control.
Pounder is not content to let Hope control the position.
Hope is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pounder!
Hope takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hope wants to control the pace but Pounder is squirming around nicely.
Pounder is trying to escape the mount.
Hope looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hope is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pounder can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Hope connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hope has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hope wants to control the pace but Pounder is squirming around nicely.
Pounder working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Pounder dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hope tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pounder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hope looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pounder is fending him off so far but Hope persists. Nope, Pounder circles away and we're back to standing.
Hope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pounder closes the distance and clinches.
Pounder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hope wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pounder lands with a light punch inside.
Pounder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pounder.
Hope breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hope fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pounder lands a two punch combo.
No joy there for Pounder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hope looks for a takedown but Pounder sprawls well.
Robert Pounder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hope.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hope will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hope changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pounder tries to avoid it but Hope manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pounder to the ground. Pounder escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pounder stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope shoots in but Pounder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Robert Pounder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pounder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hope misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hope tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pounder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hope looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pounder is fending him off so far but Hope persists. Nope, Pounder circles away and we're back to standing.
A right-left combo lands from Pounder.
Pounder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Hope - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hope crunches a lovely knee into Pounder's ribcage.
Hope manages to break the clinch.
Pounder throws a series of punches but Hope moves out of range.
Hope misses with a takedown
and Pounder counters with a nice body shot.
Robert Pounder is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pounder as he jumps to the side.
Pounder shoots for a double leg takedown but Hope sprawls well. He's pushed Pounder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hope fails to land the takedown.
Hope gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pounder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pounder misses with the combination.
Hope fails with the takedown
and Pounder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pounder!
Hope darts in trying to clinch
and Hope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope tries for a takedown but Pounder sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pounder swinging wilding here.
Hope scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hope decides to return to a standing position.
Pounder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hope, pushing him back against the cage.
Pounder gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hope.
Pounder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hope pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pounder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hope tries to clinch but Pounder is having none of it.
Hope looks for a takedown but Pounder sprawls well.
Hope drops his hands momentarily and Pounder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pounder misses with a few strikes there.
Hope misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pounder misses with a series of wild punches.
Hope shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pounder counters with a nice uppercut.
Hope shoots and misses
and Pounder counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Pounder misses.
Hope decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hope is tying to control. Pounder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hope winds up and cracks Pounder with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hope works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hope wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pounder keeps working.
Hope lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Pounder dominated that second 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!
Hope dodges the punch combination from Pounder.
Pounder's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pounder duly obliges.
Hope with a poor takedown
and Pounder counters with a nice uppercut.
Hope gets the takedown into side control.
Hope moves into full mount!
Pounder wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hope fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pounder wants to hold on but Hope pushes him away.
Pounder is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hope postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pounder looks a forlorn figure.
Dan Hope has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pounder tries to reverse the position but Hope maintains control.
Hope can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pounder is looking to escape.
Pounder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Hope looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hope prevents Pounder from getting the reversal.
Hope lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pounder hang on?
Hope controlling from the full mount.
Hope landing strikes from the mount and Pounder is in trouble!
Pounder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pounder can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pounder is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hope trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hope lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hope with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hope looking to finish with strikes here!
Hope working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pounder throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hope. What's that going to do exactly?
Hope wants to control the pace but Pounder is squirming around nicely.
Dan Hope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hope is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pounder working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hope trying to control but Pounder is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pounder has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Pounder!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between eddie lavelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, eddie lavelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Cross!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
lavelle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cross avoids the head kick by lavelle.
Cross scores with a takedown into lavelle's guard.
Cross is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cross throwing strikes but missing.
lavelle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cross is controlling him.
Cross is stalling in the full guard.
lavelle wants to stand up but Cross is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross with a flurry of punches that miss.
lavelle keeping moving, preventing Cross from controlling successfully.
Cross wants to pass the guard but lavelle is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cross looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cross steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from lavelle. That one must have hurt.
Cross looks gassed!
lavelle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cross counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
lavelle is trying to stand.
lavelle is not content to let Cross control the position.
Cross working over lavelle with some ground and pound. lavelle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cross has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cross sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. lavelle defending well though.
Cross is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, lavelle has managed to free his arm - good work.
lavelle is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Cross pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross stops lavelle from getting back to his feet.
Cross is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cross gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so lavelle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
eddie lavelle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross working for submissions but it's allowed lavelle to get to half guard.
Cross is holding on to half guard well.
lavelle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cross does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cross is trying to get back to full guard.
Cross tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
lavelle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cross on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lavelle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cross does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cross is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
lavelle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cross's head.
Cross is refusing to be controlled, as lavelle sits in half guard.
lavelle could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cross shoots and misses
and lavelle counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cross is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cross closes this distance looking for a takedown but lavelle circles away.
lavelle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
lavelle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cross shoots in and bounces lavelle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cross's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross passes into half guard.
Cross not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cross slips a nice elbow through lavelle's hands, connecting with lavelle's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cross controlling the pace.
lavelle trying to control but Cross postures up.
Cross throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cross sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. lavelle defending well though.
lavelle wants to control but Cross is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Cross will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cross fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. lavelle sprawls well initially but Cross persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cross trying to control the pace.
Cross moves into full mount! lavelle won't be happy about that!
lavelle wants to hold on but Cross pushes him away.
lavelle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cross working the ground and pound effectively.
Cross landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
lavelle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross lands a big shot there that rocks lavelle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cross lands a big shot there that rocks lavelle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
lavelle tries to lock up and control but Cross gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cross is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Cross!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joe Cross!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Rum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cole Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Red Rum!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rum clinches.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Rum.
Rum is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rum has his back to the cage.
Rum lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rum.
Rum taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rum with a knee to the head.
It looks like Cole Jackson has been cut.
Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rum misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rum prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Rum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rum is keeping busy.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson taking a breather.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Rum lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jackson takes a step back to recover.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rum darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Rum lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rum.
Rum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rum with a knee to the head.
Rum controlling the action here for a moment.
Rum receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Red Rum.
Rum scores with a leg kick.
Rum closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rum misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Rum.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rum.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Rum lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Rum.
Rum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rum scores with a knee to the head.
Rum crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rum.
Rum scores a nice knee to the body.
Rum scores a nice knee to the body.
Rum lands a knee to the head.
Rum leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rum lands a nice knee to the body.
Rum stalls.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Rum.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rum tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Rum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rum.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Rum has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rum has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rum avoiding damage.
Rum blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Rum.
Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson letting Rum take a breather here.
Rum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Rum taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Rum's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Rum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rum stalling the fight.
Jackson avoiding damage as Rum throws knees to the body.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rum backwards.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
Rum prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rum leaning against his opponent.
Rum scores with a knee to the head.
Rum tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rum crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rum taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rum trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Rum tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Rum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cole Jackson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Donk. Rum catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Jackson clinches but Rum breaks the clinch
and Rum counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rum.
Red Rum seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Rum has double underhooks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rum 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.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Rum improves position.
Rum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Rum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Rum has him pressed against the cage.
Rum takes a shot to the head.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Rum blocks an uppercut.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rum has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rum landing knees to the head.
Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rum taking a breather.
Rum connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rum is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rum prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Rum lands a knee to the body.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Rum.
Rum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rum lands a nice knee to the body.
Rum content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rum stalling against the cage.
Rum crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Rum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rum'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.
Rum scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rum moves into the clinch.
Rum crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rum tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rum.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson tries a body shot but Rum blocks it.
Rum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Rum won't allow it.
Rum lands a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rum.
Rum prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Rum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushes Rum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Rum improves position.
Rum crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Rum holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Rum landing knees to the body.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rum tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Rum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rum effectively controlling the action here.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Rum blocking some punches.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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.
Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rum taking a breather.
Jackson wants the takedown. Rum is fighting it off but Jackson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rum's guard against the cage.
Rum is pulling down on Jackson's head to control his posture.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rum is retaining full guard.
Rum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Rum 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.
Red Rum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cole Jackson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rum lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rum has managed to clinch.
Rum leaning against his opponent.
Rum lands a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rum.
Rum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Come on Rum - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rum scores with a knee to the head.
Rum avoiding damage.
Rum crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Rum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rum taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Red Rum.
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rum.
Rum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rum checks a leg kick.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rum.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rum.
Rum forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Rum lands a knee to the body.
Rum landing knees to the body.
Rum displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Rum is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson avoiding damage as Rum throws knees to the body.
Jackson is trying to drag Rum to the mat but Rum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rum lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rum.
Rum crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Rum blocking some punches.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rum displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage.
Rum looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rum.
Rum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rum can't fight it off and eventually Jackson manages to take the fight to the floor. Rum looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackson is fighting to break Rum's control of his arms but Rum is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson trying to control but Rum is working from the bottom.
Jackson is really struggling to control Rum but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rum scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cole Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rum moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Red Rum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rum winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Rum!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Lennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, George McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christopher Lennon!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from McFly.
McFly scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McFly throws some wild stikes that Lennon manages to avoid easily.
McFly pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McFly takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lennon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Poor strikes thrown by McFly there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McFly throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McFly punching from mount but Lennon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McFly cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Christopher Lennon has been cut.
McFly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lennon hang on?
McFly looking to control but Lennon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McFly in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That has opened up Christopher Lennon's cut even more.
Lennon looks gassed!
McFly tries to control but Lennon wriggling away.
McFly controlling his opponent.
McFly punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly content just to control the position here.
McFly throwing strikes here but Lennon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lennon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McFly tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McFly throws a wild left hand from mount and Lennon manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
McFly tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lennon controls his leg.
McFly throwing shots but Lennon is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly stalling.
Lennon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McFly is working away from the top position though.
McFly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McFly clinches with his opponent.
McFly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Christopher Lennon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lennon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McFly cracks Lennon with a nice body shot.
McFly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McFly jumps guard.
McFly pulls Lennon in close to his closed guard and prevents Lennon from doing any damage or advancing position.
McFly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lennon!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFly landing punches.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Christopher Lennon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George McFly!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hassan i Sabbah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Dreyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hassan i Sabbah had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hassan i Sabbah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rufus Dreyer!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dreyer misses with a wild combination.
Sabbah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dreyer.
Dreyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sabbah tries to clinch up but Dreyer circles away and keeps his distance.
A clash of legs there as Sabbah blocks the low kick.
Sabbah checks a low kick from Dreyer.
Dreyer throws a hook but Sabbah blocks it.
Dreyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabbah.
Dreyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dreyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dreyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabbah manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sabbah.
Dreyer lands a body shot.
Dreyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dreyer misses with a few strikes there.
Sabbah clobbers Dreyer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreyer misses with a body kick.
Dreyer pushes Sabbah away with a front kick.
Sabbah is breathing heavily.
Dreyer misses with a wild combination.
Dreyer wants to land a leg kick but Sabbah is out of range.
Sabbah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dreyer.
Dreyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Sabbah ducks under a wild hook from Dreyer.
Dreyer scores with a nice head shot.
Dreyer misses with a head kick.
Dreyer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dreyer misses with a low kick.
Sabbah is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreyer swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Sabbah counter with a right hand.
Dreyer throws a right hand that Sabbah ducks under and follows up with a left that Sabbah also avoids with ease.
Dreyer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sabbah counters with a straight right hand.
Sabbah connects with a single shot there.
Sabbah scores with a shot to the body.
Sabbah wants to clinch up but Dreyer keeps it at a distance.
Sabbah just misses with a punch to the body.
Dreyer throws a head kick that misses.
Dreyer ducks right into an uppercut from Sabbah.
A jab from Sabbah misses.
Dreyer misses with a body shot.
A jab from Dreyer misses.
Dreyer falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Sabbah to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah misses with a hook. Dreyer ducked under it nicely.
Dreyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sabbah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sabbah loads up on a big right hand but Dreyer slips the punch.
A jab lands there for Sabbah.
Dreyer throws a sloppy head kick and Sabbah moves out of range easily.
Sabbah moves into the clinch successfully.
Dreyer prevents Sabbah from breaking the clinch.
Sabbah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dreyer wants to break free but Sabbah has control.
Sabbah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sabbah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sabbah misses with the head strike.
Sabbah working aggressively here.
Dreyer is trying to break the clinch but Sabbah has him pressed against the cage.
Dreyer misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sabbah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sabbah throws a hook to the side of Dreyer's head but Dreyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah looks to throw the jab but Dreyer is out of range.
Sabbah looks to throw the jab but Dreyer is out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Dreyer scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Hassan i Sabbah has been cut.
Sabbah is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dreyer throws a right hand that Sabbah ducks under and follows up with a left that Sabbah also avoids with ease.
Dreyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dreyer misses with a few strikes there.
Dreyer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dreyer misses with a combination
and Sabbah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Dreyer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dreyer misses with the combination.
Sabbah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dreyer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Dreyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hassan i Sabbah's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dreyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dreyer slips under a jab.
Dreyer ducks under a wild hook from Sabbah.
Sabbah jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dreyer misses with the combination.
Dreyer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dreyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Dreyer misses with a two punch combination.
Sabbah throws a hook but Dreyer blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dreyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sabbah.
Dreyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dreyer is breathing heavily.
Dreyer wants to land a leg kick but Sabbah is out of range.
Sabbah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dreyer.
A big left from Sabbah misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabbah tries to bum rush Dreyer with a series of wild strikes but Dreyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dreyer tries to bum rush Sabbah with a series of wild strikes but Sabbah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sabbah misses with the combination.
Sabbah slips under a jab from Dreyer.
Dreyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabbah.
Sabbah is looking to clinch.
Sabbah works Dreyer's body with a nice hook.
Dreyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabbah.
Rufus Dreyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabbah has managed to clinch.
Dreyer blocks an uppercut.
Dreyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dreyer tries a knee to the head but Sabbah blocks it.
Sabbah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sabbah pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dreyer keeps control of Sabbah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sabbah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sabbah tries to stall but Dreyer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sabbah throws a head punch that misses.
Dreyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dreyer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sabbah.
Sabbah wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dreyer blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabbah.
Dreyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dreyer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sabbah avoids a wild elbow strike from Dreyer.
Sabbah lands a nice uppercut.
Dreyer misses with a knee to the head.
Dreyer takes a shot to the head.
Sabbah wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dreyer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sabbah's brow.
Dreyer misses with a punch to the body.
Sabbah can't break the clinch.
Sabbah working aggressively here.
Sabbah throws a head punch that misses.
Dreyer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah can't break the clinch.
Dreyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sabbah's defenses.
Sabbah holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sabbah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dreyer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sabbah.
Dreyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dreyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sabbah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sabbah is looking to clinch but Dreyer is avoiding it.
Dreyer looks to land a right hand but Sabbah moved out of range.
Dreyer slips a jab from Sabbah.
A combination from Sabbah does no damage.
Sabbah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dreyer.
Sabbah tries to clinch but Dreyer moves out of range.
Dreyer throws a right and a left that Sabbah avoids nicely.
A jab from Sabbah misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A head kick misses from Dreyer.
Sabbah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sabbah defending well as Dreyer loads up on a big left hand.
Dreyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabbah.
A punch lands to the side of Dreyer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dreyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabbah.
Dreyer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sabbah throws a jab but it's blocked by Dreyer.
Sabbah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dreyer.
A slow jab from Dreyer misses its intended target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sabbah slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sabbah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dreyer moves away from the strike by Sabbah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan i Sabbah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hassan i Sabbah's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sabbah looks to land a right hand but Dreyer moved out of range.
Sabbah tries to clinch up but Dreyer circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Dreyer.
Dreyer swinging wilding here.
Dreyer misses with a few strikes there.
Sabbah moves into range and clinches up with Dreyer.
Dreyer blocking some punches.
Sabbah avoiding damage as Dreyer throws knees to the body.
Dreyer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sabbah blocks it with crossed arms.
Sabbah throws a punch but it's blocked by Dreyer.
Sabbah working aggressively here.
Dreyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabbah swings wildly with an uppercut but Dreyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Sabbah - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sabbah is trying to break the clinch but Dreyer has him pressed against the cage.
Dreyer missing with knees to the body.
Dreyer tries to land knees in the clinch but Sabbah avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dreyer.
A head punch on the inside from Sabbah fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabbah has a couple of punches blocked by Dreyer.
Sabbah throws a head punch that misses.
Dreyer tries a knee to the head but Sabbah blocks it.
Sabbah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dreyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sabbah checks the leg kick.
Sabbah loads up on a big right hand but Dreyer slips the punch.
Sabbah throws out a loose jab but Dreyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rufus Dreyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dreyer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rufus Dreyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sabbah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sabbah has closed the distance and engaged Dreyer in a clinch.
Sabbah throws a head punch that misses.
Dreyer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sabbah avoiding damage as Dreyer throws knees to the body.
Sabbah wants to break free but Dreyer has control.
Sabbah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sabbah moves out of range of the leg kick from Dreyer.
Dreyer throws a hook to the side of Sabbah's head but Sabbah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dreyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sabbah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sabbah can't break the clinch.
Sabbah blocks an elbow strike.
Sabbah holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sabbah throws a punch but it's blocked by Dreyer.
Sabbah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sabbah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dreyer breaks the clinch.
Sabbah doesn't manage to clinch there - Dreyer circles away.
Sabbah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dreyer.
Dreyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sabbah.
Dreyer throws out a leg kick but Sabbah moves out of range and Dreyer only half commits.
Sabbah staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah looks to throw the jab but Dreyer is out of range.
Dreyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabbah.
Dreyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Sabbah waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dreyer.
Sabbah just misses with a punch to the body.
Dreyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dreyer throws a hook to the side of Sabbah's head but Sabbah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dreyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sabbah closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sabbah fails to land.
Dreyer scores a nice knee to the body.
Dreyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sabbah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sabbah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dreyer is keeping busy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dreyer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dreyer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sabbah misses with some punches.
Dreyer blocking some punches.
Sabbah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dreyer missing with knees to the body.
Sabbah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dreyer is keeping busy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dreyer throws an elbow but misses.
Dreyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dreyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sabbah blocks the elbow strike.
Sabbah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sabbah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sabbah misses with a wild combination.
Dreyer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sabbah at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sabbah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sabbah wants to clinch up but Dreyer keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hassan i Sabbah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sabbah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hassan i Sabbah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chew Backer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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178 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chew Backer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damon Newton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chew Backer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Newton with that takedown attempt.
Newton throws a head kick that misses.
Backer moves in looking to clinch but Newton pushes him off.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Backer is just out of range.
Backer swats away the attempt to clinch by Newton.
Backer tries to close the distance and clinch but Newton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newton has Backer up against the cage in a clinch.
Newton is looking to break free of the clinch but Backer has double underhooks.
Backer lands an elbow inside.
Newton tries to work over Backer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Backer breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton misses with a double jab.
Newton has a takedown stuffed.
Newton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Backer wants to sweep here but Newton controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Backer is on top in guard.
Backer wants to pass the guard but Newton is keeping the position.
Backer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Backer advances to half guard.
Newton is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Backer.
Well, if Backer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Backer is pressing down on Newton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Newton is holding on for now.
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.
Newton tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Newton is refusing to be controlled, as Backer sits in half guard.
Backer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Newton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Newton trying to control but Backer postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Backer tries to clinch but Newton moves away
and Newton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Backer!
Newton looks gassed!
Backer regains half guard.
Backer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Newton wants to get up but he can't break Backer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backer trying to control the position.
Newton preventing the sweep.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Backer trying to control the position.
Backer is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Newton has his hands clasped together but Backer extends an breaks Newton's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Backer.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chew Backer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hazlitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kev smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). smith has chosen summertime as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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200 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Hazlitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, kev smith!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlitt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hazlitt throws a nice looking combination but smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hazlitt misses with a wild body shot.
Hazlitt lands a nice looking kick to the body. smith takes a step back to recover.
smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hazlitt is fending him off so far but smith persists. Nope, Hazlitt circles away and we're back to standing.
Hazlitt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Hazlitt.
smith avoids the head kick by Hazlitt.
Hazlitt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hazlitt lands with a shot to the body.
smith looks gassed!
Hazlitt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hazlitt knocks smith to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
It looks like kev smith has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Hazlitt seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hazlitt decides to stand up, so the ref orders smith to his feet.
Hazlitt grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! smith takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Hazlitt cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Henry Hazlitt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donal Drew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Shaun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaun has chosen The Soviettes - "#1 Is Number Two" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donal Drew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Shaun!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drew misses with a looping left.
Shaun fails to land the takedown.
Drew swinging wilding here.
Drew connects with a solid leg kick.
Shaun moves out of range of the leg kick from Drew.
Shaun misses with a takedown attempt - Drew sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drew 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaun fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Donal Drew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Shaun.
Drew gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaun fails to pull guard.
Shaun tries a knee to the head but Drew blocks it.
Drew is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drew manages to break the clinch.
Shaun scores with a hook.
Shaun looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drew is fending him off so far but Shaun persists. Nope, Drew circles away and we're back to standing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drew.
Shaun shoots in looking for a takedown. Drew tries to sprawl out of it but Shaun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drew manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drew throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaun dodges the punch combination from Drew.
Drew throws a body punch but Shaun moves out of range.
Drew connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shaun shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shaun showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drew throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Drew makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Drew.
Shaun wants to pass the guard but Drew is keeping the position.
Drew wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drew is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shaun slips nicely into half guard.
Drew is looking to improve his position.
Drew has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shaun is working away from the top position though.
Drew punching from the bottom.
Shaun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Drew does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drew swings for the body but Shaun moves out of range.
Drew wants to clinch.
Donal Drew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drew fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drew shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shaun closes the distance and clinches.
Drew lands a body punch.
Shaun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shaun gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Shaun is looking for a kimura but Drew is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shaun to get the leverage.
Shaun missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drew throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Drew flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Shaun wants to pass to mount but Drew is defending the position.
Shaun looks gassed!
The fighters are battling for position here. Drew manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 Donal Drew will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drew digs a good hook to Shaun's body.
Drew throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drew lands with a nice combination. Shaun backs away looking to recover.
Donal Drew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drew throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shaun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Drew lands a jab to the head.
Drew throws a nice looking combination but Shaun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drew misses the shot to the body.
Shaun on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Shaun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shaun is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drew wants to land a leg kick but Shaun is out of range.
Shaun dodges the punch combination from Drew.
Donal Drew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaun takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drew misses with a body shot.
Drew misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shaun checks a leg kick.
Drew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaun fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drew misses with a wild combination.
Shaun shoots in and drives through. Drew sprawls well.
Shaun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shaun closes the distance and clinches.
Drew is working Shaun over against the cage.
Drew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shaun misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drew blocks an uppercut.
Drew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shaun takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Drew.
Shaun drags the fight down to the ground.
Shaun keeping moving, preventing Drew from controlling successfully.
Shaun trying to keep a closed guard but Drew is proving a slippery customer.
Drew with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drew works over Shaun with some ground and pound from guard.
Drew sitting in guard here, content to control.
Drew knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaun on the ground.
Drew wants to pass the guard but Shaun is keeping the position.
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.
Drew trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drew throws a leg kick but Shaun moved away.
Drew clinches but Shaun breaks the clinch
and Shaun counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shaun.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaun gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drew clobbers Shaun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drew just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaun shoots for a double leg takedown but Drew sprawls well. He's pushed Shaun's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donal Drew dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Drew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drew throws a series of punches but Shaun moves out of range.
Drew fails to land with a series of punches.
Drew lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shaun moves out of range of the body kick.
Drew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shaun stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A leg kick checked by Shaun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaun closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Drew to the mat! Drew manages to get full guard.
Shaun sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Drew's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shaun seems to be looking for submissions.
Drew wants to control but Shaun is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaun is tying to control. Drew wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Drew is looking for a sweep. Shaun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shaun is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Drew defends it well.
Drew trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Shaun working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Drew really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shaun is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Drew can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
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.
Drew is looking to improve his position but Shaun isn't that keen on the idea.
Drew is working hard here to advance position.
Shaun blocks Drew's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Shaun looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Drew can't escape the position.
Drew tries to lock up and control but Shaun gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shaun moves to the back position.
Shaun lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Shaun.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drew tries to escape the position.
Shaun has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Drew is defending well but eventually Shaun manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Drew has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mark Shaun!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sir Lancelot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lancelot's entrance music is Headstrong. A fine choice. Sir Lancelot has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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167 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sir Lancelot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, BJ Howard!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howard swats away the attempt to clinch by Lancelot.
Lancelot tries to clinch but Howard moves out of range.
Lancelot wants to clinch up but Howard keeps it at a distance.
Lancelot lands a head kick that stumbles Howard and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like BJ Howard has been cut.
Howard working for a triangle but Lancelot defends it easily.
Howard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Howard has his feet on Lancelot's thighs here. He's pushed Lancelot 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! Lancelot screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). BJ Howard!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes comes to the cage accompanied by The Blood of Cuchulainn - Mychael & Jeff Danna. John Hayes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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250 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hayes drops Michaels with a right and a left! Hayes comes rushing in but Michaels regains his composure and manages to keep Hayes in guard.
Michaels is rocked!
It looks like Jack Michaels has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hayes controls the pace.
Michaels is still in real trouble! Can Hayes finish him?
Michaels lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Michaels seems to have recovered his senses.
Hayes stands up from Michaels's guard - Hayes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hayes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayes looks to land a combination but Michaels avoids it well.
Michaels tries to clinch but Hayes moves out of range.
Michaels 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.
Michaels buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Michaels moves into the clinch successfully.
Michaels drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hayes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Michaels looks gassed!
Hayes misses with a few strikes there.
Michaels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hayes's waist but Hayes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Michaels off to one side.
Michaels tries to move into range but Hayes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hayes.
BOOM! Hayes lands a beautiful left hook that drops Michaels. Michaels tries to recover but Hayes is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Michaels lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Hayes!
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energy
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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