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PS 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Inoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Henning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henning is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In For the Count ( Perfect Twist). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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272 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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224 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Inoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Henning!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoki has a takedown stuffed.
Inoki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Inoki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Inoki working away.
Inoki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Inoki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Inoki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henning is looking for a sweep.
Inoki connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Henning some visible discomfort.
Henning sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Inoki wants to stand up but Henning is controlling the position.
Inoki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henning can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoki is trying to control the action in half guard but Henning is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henning tries to roll over but Inoki keeps him under control.
Henning has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Inoki is working away from the top position though.
Inoki wants to work for an arm triangle but Henning is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Inoki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Inoki performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Inoki seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henning is trying to maintain the position but Inoki is very close to passing his half guard.
Inoki is controlling the pace.
Inoki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Henning is looking to escape.
Inoki wants to free his trapped foot but Henning is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoki is looking for a kimura but Henning is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Inoki to get the leverage.
Henning trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Inoki manages to pass to mount!
Henning is in all sorts of trouble here.
Inoki lands a heavy elbow.
Henning is looking to improve his position but Inoki isn't that keen on the idea.
Inoki controlling his opponent.
Inoki'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henning keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Inoki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Inoki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henning keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Inoki is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Henning looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Inoki as Henning shoots in.
Inoki gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Inoki dominated that round.
That's time! Inoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Henning tries to clinch up but Inoki circles away and keeps his distance.
Henning throws a lazy right hand but Inoki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Inoki shoots in for a takedown but Henning shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Inoki cracks a nice hook into Henning's ribs.
Inoki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henning sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Inoki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Inoki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henning closes this distance looking for a takedown but Inoki circles away.
Henning throws a left and a right that both miss
and Inoki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Henning is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inoki chips away with some ground and pound.
Inoki landing some decent shots from guard.
Inoki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Inoki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoki stands up over Henning, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Inoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Inoki forces his way into half guard.
Inoki works his way into side control.
Inoki taking a breather here.
Henning gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henning trying to control but Inoki postures up.
Inoki stands up out of the half guard.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Henning lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Inoki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Inoki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Inoki shoots in looking for a takedown but Henning manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Inoki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Inoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henning tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Inoki shoots in for a takedown but Henning shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoki works over Henning's head and body with a nice combination.
Henning tries to score a power double leg takedown but Inoki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henning somewhat.
Inoki closes the distance and clinches up with Henning, looking for a takedown. Inoki pushes Henning against the cage but Henning circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henning displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Inoki.
Henning tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Inoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Antonio Inoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henning throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Inoki's waist but Inoki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henning off to one side.
Inoki closes the distance and clinches.
Henning tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Inoki smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henning looks for a takedown but Inoki sprawls well.
Inoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inoki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henning sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Inoki somewhat.
Henning throws a nice looking combination but Inoki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henning misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Inoki 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!
Inoki fails with the takedown.
Inoki tries a low kick but Henning avoids it.
Inoki throws a nice looking combination but Henning bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Inoki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henning sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henning gets a clinch.
Henning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henning misses with a head kick.
Inoki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henning sprawls well. Henning wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Inoki gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Inoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henning closes this distance looking for a takedown but Inoki circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henning shoots in for a takedown but Inoki shows good takedown defense.
Inoki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Inoki tries for a takedown but Henning sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henning bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Inoki is looking to reverse the position.
Henning looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Henning tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoki sneaks back into half guard.
Henning throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Inoki wants to control but Henning is keeping busy.
Henning wants to lay and pray for a moment but Inoki keeps working.
Henning trying to control from Inoki's half guard. Inoki has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Henning in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoki scores with a nice shot.
Inoki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henning manages to get himself to full guard.
Inoki throwing strikes but missing.
Inoki decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Henning, up you get!
Inoki throws the kick towards the body but Henning avoids it.
Inoki swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoki keeps the fight on the outside.
Henning moves in looking to clinch but Inoki pushes him off.
Henning feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Henning pushes down on Inoki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Inoki wants to control but Henning is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Inoki looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henning prevents Inoki from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Henning.
Well Inoki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Inoki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Racken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez comes to the cage accompanied by Edge. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamie Racken!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez darts in and clinches Racken up against the cage.
Velasquez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Racken.
Racken gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Velasquez.
Velasquez looking for a takedown.
Velasquez is trying to push Racken away but Racken has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Racken breaks the clinch.
Racken moves into the clinch.
Racken is trying to break the clinch but Velasquez has him pressed against the cage.
Velasquez goes for a takedown attempt but Racken pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Velasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Racken slaps away a takedown attempt from Velasquez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Racken tries to clinch there but Velasquez circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez feints and as Racken raises his hands in defense, Velasquez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Velasquez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Velasquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Racken manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Velasquez manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Racken accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Racken is fighting to break Velasquez's control of his arms but Velasquez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Velasquez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Racken can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Velasquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Velasquez is controlling Racken's posture.
Racken is looking to work some ground and pound but Velasquez has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Racken postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velasquez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Racken drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Racken jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Velasquez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Velasquez trying to keep a closed guard but Racken is proving a slippery customer.
Velasquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Velasquez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Velasquez tries to get out of the position.
Racken trying to control but Velasquez is working from the bottom.
Velasquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Velasquez wants to stand but Racken is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Velasquez, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Racken drops back looking for a leg! Velasquez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Velasquez manages to kick Racken off! Racken jumps back into Velasquez's guard.
Racken looks gassed!
Velasquez wants to hit a switch here but Racken passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Velasquez there!
Velasquez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Racken working the ground and pound effectively.
Velasquez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Velasquez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Velasquez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Racken scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Velasquez?
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Racken breaks from Velasquez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Velasquez can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jamie Racken will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Velasquez misses with a takedown attempt
and Racken counters with a three punch combo that has Velasquez backing up. Velasquez nods at Racken to acknowledge the strikes.
Velasquez closes the distance and pushes Racken back into the cage.
Velasquez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Racken gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Racken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Racken tries to avoid it but Velasquez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Racken to the ground. Racken escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Velasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velasquez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Velasquez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Racken on the ground.
Velasquez wants to pass to mount but Racken is defending the position.
Racken moves into full guard.
Racken has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Racken is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Velasquez is controlling him.
Racken is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Racken keeping full guard, as Velasquez tries to pass.
Velasquez is working hard here to advance position.
Racken trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Velasquezis looking to pass into half guard but Racken pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Racken is in guard.
Velasquez is pulling down on Racken's head. It's preventing any offense from Racken, at least for the moment.
Velasquez keeping moving, preventing Racken from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Racken missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Velasquez has control of Racken's left arm, preventing Racken from doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Velasquez controls Racken momentarily but Racken frees himself.
Velasquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Velasquez, not yet.
We're going to have a standup here because Cain Velasquez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Velasquez has a takedown stuffed.
Velasquez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Racken tries to avoid it but Velasquez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Racken to the ground. Racken escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Velasquez tries to keep at a distance but Racken has taken the fight into the clinch.
Racken has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Velasquez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Racken is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Racken has Velasquez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Velasquez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Velasquez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Racken avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Velasquez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Racken gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Come on Velasquez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Velasquez wants to break free but Racken has control.
Racken successfully pulls guard.
Velasquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Racken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Racken keeping full guard, as Velasquez tries to pass.
Velasquez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Velasquez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Velasquez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Velasquez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Racken is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velasquez won't allow Racken to sweep him here.
Velasquez tries to free his leg and advance position but Racken is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Velasquez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Velasquez drives through with a takedown into Racken's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Velasquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Racken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Racken looking to control.
Velasquez wants to pass the guard but Racken is keeping the position.
Racken looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Velasquez wants to pass the guard but Racken is keeping the position.
Racken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez scoring with some ground and pound.
Racken keeping full guard, as Velasquez tries to pass.
Racken escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Velasquez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Racken keeping full guard, as Velasquez tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Racken throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Velasquez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Velasquez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Racken is keeping the position for now.
Velasquez is pushing down on Racken's leg trying to pass to half guard. Racken is fighting to maintain full guard but Velasquez has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Racken won't allow Velasquez to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez lands strikes from half guard.
Velasquez wants to free his trapped foot but Racken is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nice strikes from Velasquez there.
Velasquez wants to pass the guard but Racken is defending well.
Velasquez lands with a punch from half guard.
Velasquez trying to mount his opponent but Racken defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Velasquez wants to free his trapped foot but Racken is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Racken wants to control but Velasquez is keeping busy.
Velasquez wants to pass the guard but Racken is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Velasquez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Velasquez 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Velasquez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Choo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Ponting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Choo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponting bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Choo's head.
Ponting scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ponting misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Ponting misses its intended target.
Ponting throws the left hand but Choo avoids the punch easily.
Ponting throws a series of punches but Choo moves out of range.
Choo ducks under a wild hook from Ponting.
Some wild striking there from Ponting.
Ricky Ponting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ponting slaps away a takedown attempt from Choo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Choo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ponting is looking to control Choo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ponting avoid being mounted?
Choo is trying to work for a kimura but Ponting is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting trying to control here.
Choo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ponting trying to control but Choo postures up.
Choo is looking to take a break and control but Ponting is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting wants to control but Choo is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ricky Ponting.
Ponting looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Choo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ponting throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ponting misses with a wild combination.
Ponting throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Choo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Choo fails with a takedown attempt.
Ricky Ponting is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ponting throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponting waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Choo.
Ponting throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ponting throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ponting misses with a wild combination.
Ponting is breathing heavily.
Choo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Choo lands in his opponent's guard.
Choo passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Choo slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting is controlling Choo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Choo trying to control the pace.
Choo passes to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Choo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Choo dominated that round.
That's time! Ponting's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ponting fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ponting throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Choo.
A leg kick checked by Choo.
Choo lands a leg kick that knocks Ponting off balance momentarily.
Ponting throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Choo.
Ponting throws a right and a left that Choo avoids nicely.
Choo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ponting works the jab nicely.
Ponting tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ponting misses with a few strikes there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ponting, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ponting smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Choo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ponting throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ponting throws a right hand that Choo ducks under and follows up with a left that Choo also avoids with ease.
Choo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ponting sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Choo somewhat.
Ricky Ponting has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Choo.
Ponting throws the left hand but Choo avoids the punch easily.
Ponting moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Choo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ponting circles away.
Ponting throws a nice looking combination but Choo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ponting swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Choo.
Ponting throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ponting cracks Choo with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Ponting, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ponting cracks Choo with a good jab.
Ponting misses with the combination.
Ponting throws a series of punches but Choo moves out of range.
Ponting scores with the left hand. Choo knows he should have avoided that one.
Ponting throws a right hand that Choo ducks under and follows up with a left that Choo also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ponting throws a right and a left that both miss.
Choo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ponting quickly recovers to half guard.
Choo is keen to just control but Ponting is a slippery customer.
Choo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ponting knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Choo is looking for a kimura here.
Choo prevents Ponting from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choo controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Choo wants to control but Ponting is keeping him busy.
Choo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ponting sees it coming and defends easily.
Ponting trying to hold on to Choo's head to control him but Choo postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ponting won't allow Choo to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ricky Ponting will probably get the nod.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ponting lands with a shot to the body.
Choo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ponting but Ponting pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ponting throws a nice looking combination but Choo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Choo misses with a takedown attempt
and Ponting counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ponting throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Choo.
Choo dodges the punch combination from Ponting.
A combination from Ponting does no damage.
Ponting scores with a one two! Choo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ponting works over Choo's head and body with a nice combination.
Choo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ricky Ponting has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Choo.
Choo dodges the punch combination from Ponting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ponting manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ponting is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ponting tries to strike from the bottom.
Ponting throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ponting is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ponting looking to hit a scissor sweep but Choo is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting keeping full guard, as Choo tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Choo pushes down on Ponting's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ponting keeping control of the position.
Ponting keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo works his way into full mount!
Ponting tries to lock up and control but Choo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Choo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Choo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ponting is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting tries to control Choo's body but Choo pushes him off. Ponting squirms to his side and now Choo has his back!
Ponting is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choo avoiding Ponting 's attempts to control his hands.
Choo is looking for the choke from the back position but Ponting is controlling his hands well.
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 Ricky Ponting.
I think Ponting 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Ponting!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ari Irving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irving's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thunder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ari Irving!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Sims!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sims has a takedown stuffed.
Irving avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Irving misses with the combination.
Sims scores with a jab. Irving acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Irving thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sims scores with a shot to the body.
Irving throws a right hand that Sims ducks under and follows up with a left that Sims also avoids with ease.
Sims tries to clinch but Irving moves out of range.
Irving closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sims's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sims looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sims looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Irving is defending well. Sims quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Irving has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sims celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Sims!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Egill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (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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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Egill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Velasquez's sensitive parts.
Velasquez shoots in but no luck this time.
Velasquez get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Velasquez stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Egill runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Egill!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaqen Hghar (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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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaqen Hghar!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirby. Hghar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirby misses with a hook
and Kirby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kirby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hghar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hghar is looking to clinch but Kirby is avoiding it.
Hghar is looking to clinch but Kirby is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut there from Kirby.
Kirby connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hghar. Hghar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kirby scores with a hook.
Kirby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hghar manages to avoid it.
Hghar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kirby misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirby stops a takedown attempt from Hghar.
Kirby prevents a body shot from Hghar.
Kirby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hghar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kirby pinned against the cage. Kirby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hghar closes the distance and clinches up with Kirby, looking for a takedown. Hghar pushes Kirby against the cage but Kirby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
John Kirby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaqen Hghar.
Hghar slips under a jab from Kirby.
Kirby throws an overhand right that lands on Hghar's shoulder, as Hghar tries to avoid the shot.
Hghar dodges the punch combination from Kirby.
Hghar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kirby misses with a left hand
and Hghar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hghar fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hghar is defended easily by Kirby.
Hghar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kirby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hghar scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hghar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John Kirby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hghar shoots in looking for a takedown. Kirby tries to sprawl out of it but Hghar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kirby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hghar.
Kirby keeps the fight on the outside.
Hghar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kirby counters with a left and a right that stings Hghar.
Kirby scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Kirby throws an overhand right that lands on Hghar's shoulder, as Hghar tries to avoid the shot.
Kirby connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby stuffs the takedown.
Hghar is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kirby is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hghar.
Kirby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hghar was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirby.
Kirby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hghar moves away.
Hghar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kirby pinned against the cage. Kirby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hghar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kirby to score with a decent uppercut.
Kirby misses with a right hand
and Hghar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kirby!
Hghar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hghar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hghar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hghar is working for a guillotine from mount but Kirby frees his head quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hghar throws some wild stikes that Kirby manages to avoid easily.
Hghar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kirby can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirby defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hghar.
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 John Kirby will probably get the nod.
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.
Hghar slips a straight right by Kirby.
No joy there for Kirby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kirby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kirby swings widly with a right hand
and Hghar counters with a takedown into side control.
Hghar is looking to take a break and control but Kirby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hghar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hghar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hghar working away.
Kirby is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hghar wants to control but Kirby is keeping him busy.
Kirby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hghar on the ground.
Hghar swings around for an armbar but Kirby sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hghar's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is looking to advance position but Hghar has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hghar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kirby's face.
Hghar misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hghar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kirby hang on?
Hghar looking to finish with strikes here!
Hghar is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kirby is surviving well by controlling Hghar's body position as best he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hghar unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hghar landing shots from mount.
Hghar throwing strikes here but Kirby is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kirby defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hghar.
Kirby avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hghar.
Hghar prevents Kirby from getting the reversal.
Hghar trying to control but Kirby is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hghar jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kirby manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hghar cracks Kirby with a big elbow.
Kirby is not content to let Hghar control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hghar has control of an arm but Kirby manages to advance to Hghar's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaqen Hghar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hghar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kirby sprawls well. Kirby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hghar gets slowly back to his feet.
Hghar avoids the body shot from Kirby.
Kirby works Hghar's body with a nice hook.
Hghar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hghar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hghar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
John Kirby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaqen Hghar.
Kirby prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kirby is trying to stall.
Kirby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hghar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hghar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kirby fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hghar ducks under a wild hook from Kirby.
Jaqen Hghar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hghar blocks a jab.
Kirby scores with a decent looking hook.
Kirby thows a body shot but no joy.
Hghar needs to keep his hands up - Kirby had a free shot at his head there.
Kirby jabs Hghar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kirby throws a hook but Hghar blocks it.
Kirby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hghar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hghar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hghar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hghar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hghar lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hghar trying to control but Kirby is working from the bottom.
Hghar stopping the sweep attempt from Kirby.
Hghar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hghar wants to control from the top but Kirby keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jaqen Hghar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hghar wants to clinch up but Kirby keeps it at a distance.
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.
Hghar closes the distance and clinches up with Kirby, looking for a takedown. Hghar pushes Kirby against the cage but Kirby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hghar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Hghar with that takedown attempt.
Kirby lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hghar backs up against the cage.
Hghar shoots in for a double leg but Kirby sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hghar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hghar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kirby displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Jaqen Hghar has been cut.
Hghar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
John Kirby 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.
Kirby displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hghar moves in looking to clinch but Kirby pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Kirby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kirby 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Kirby!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Vaughn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
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27
169 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker throws a wild body kick that Vaughn sees coming a mile off.
Striker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bob Striker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Striker with a poor takedown
and Vaughn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vaughn thows a huge punch but Striker dodges it nicely.
Striker trying to control here.
Vaughn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Striker is trying to maintain the position but Vaughn is very close to passing his half guard.
Striker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vaughn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vaughn lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Striker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vaughn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vaughn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vaughn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Striker wants to sweep here but Vaughn controlling him for the moment.
Striker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vaughn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vaughn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Striker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vaughn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Striker's head.
Vaughn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vaughn passes into half guard.
Vaughn is trying to control. Striker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker is trying to control but Vaughn passes into side control!
Striker is positioning himself to get back to half 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 fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vaughn working the ground and pound.
Vaughn in side control, throwing shots but Striker defends.
Vaughn working the body and head with strikes.
Striker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Striker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaughn working the body and head with strikes.
Striker is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn landing a few strikes.
Vaughn is looking to take a break and control but Striker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vaughn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vaughn throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Striker works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Striker trying to control but Vaughn postures up.
Striker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Striker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vaughn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vaughn's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn holding on to Striker's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Striker throwing sloppy strikes.
Vaughn tries to roll but Striker sticks to his back.
A lull in the action here.
Vaughn is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vaughn trying to control the hands but Striker won't let him.
Vaughn showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Vaughn 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.
Striker misses with a straight right.
Vaughn lands a two punch combo.
Vaughn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Striker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Striker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vaughn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vaughn.
Vaughn wants to pass the guard but Striker is keeping the position.
Vaughn throws a big right hand that misses.
Vaughn connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaughn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker looking for a guillotine here but Vaughn defends easily.
Vaughn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vaughn stands and throws Striker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Striker is trying to control Vaughn's posture but Vaughn avoids it.
Vaughn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Victor Vaughn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vaughn gets to mount! Striker was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Vaughn avoids the attempt from Striker to control.
Striker is desperately trying to improve his position but Vaughn has a good base and remains in mount.
Vaughn with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Striker is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Striker wants to control but Vaughn is having none of it.
Vaughn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vaughn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vaughn landing strikes from the mount.
Vaughn with shots to the head and body - Striker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vaughn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vaughn landing punches.
Striker is rocked!
It looks like Bob Striker has been cut.
Vaughn raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Striker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vaughn unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Striker wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Vaughn celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Vaughn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Quall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tappy McOut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beach Blast. 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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25
196 lbs
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26
192 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Quall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tappy McOut!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quall misses the shot to the body.
Quall catches McOut with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McOut's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McOut duly obliges.
McOut closes the distance and clinches up with Quall, looking for a takedown. McOut pushes Quall against the cage but Quall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tappy McOut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quall moves forwards but McOut connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McOut shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Quall napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McOut misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McOut misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McOut tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McOut has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McOut is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Quall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Quall keeping his opponent close.
McOut has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from McOut crashes against the mat.
McOut is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Quall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McOut working the ground and pound but Quall is defending the strikes.
McOut decides to stand back up. McOut steps back and let's Quall get back to his feet.
McOut throws a right hand that Quall ducks under and follows up with a left that Quall also avoids with ease.
McOut misses with a takedown attempt - Quall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McOut throws a looping overhand right but Quall ducks down to avoid it.
Quall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McOut.
McOut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quall manages to avoid it.
McOut gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quall.
McOut throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quall counters with a nice low kick that buckles McOut's knee momentarily.
Quall throws a series of punches but McOut avoids them all with ease.
Quall throws a low kick but it's checked well by McOut.
McOut is trying hard to land a takedown here. Quall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James Quall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tappy McOut.
McOut gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McOut fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McOut looks gassed!
McOut fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Quall swinging wildly here.
James Quall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McOut misses with an uppercut. Quall saw that one coming.
Quall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quall dodges the punch combination from McOut.
Quall's corner calls for a 1-2. Quall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Quall throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Quall tests McOut's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McOut misses with a double jab.
McOut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quall moves away.
McOut bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McOut wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Quall, who protects the arm well.
McOut thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McOut throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
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.
Quall is trying to improve his position.
Quall is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McOut's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McOut thows a huge punch but Quall dodges it nicely.
Quall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McOut tries to free his leg and advance position but Quall is retaining full guard.
McOut stands up from Quall's guard - McOut perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tappy McOut dominated that round.
That's time! Quall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Quall thuds a left hand into McOut's body.
McOut closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quall is pressed up against the cage. McOut has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Quall down to the mat. Quall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Quall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McOut connects with a body shot.
McOut misses with a takedown attempt - Quall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
James Quall is winning the standup battle so far.
Quall clinches with his opponent.
McOut drops down looking for an ankle pick but Quall pulls his leg out and moves away.
James Quall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tappy McOut.
McOut connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Quall digs a good hook to McOut's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McOut lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quall lands a jab to the head.
McOut is breathing heavily.
McOut walks into a straight right hand from Quall.
McOut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quall is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Quall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Quall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Quall.
McOut takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Quall.
Quall misses with a few strikes there.
McOut throws a jab when Quall was well out of range.
McOut misses with a few strikes there.
McOut misses with a low kick.
Quall lands a jab to the head.
Quall scores with a hook to the body. McOut takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quall swinging wildly here.
Quall is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Quall moves out of range as McOut strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quall digs a good body shot into McOut's ribs.
Quall misses with a leg kick.
McOut moves into the clinch.
McOut has picked Quall up - he's going for a ride! McOut dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
McOut passes to full mount!
Quall tries to reverse the position but McOut maintains control.
McOut punching from mount but Quall doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Quall blocking the ground and pound.
McOut punching from mount but Quall doing a good job of avoiding damage.
McOut trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McOut thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
McOut is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McOut content just to control the position here.
McOut lands a heavy elbow.
McOut looking to finish with strikes here!
McOut goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Quall turns into him and now he's in McOut's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quall prevents McOut from getting back to his feet.
McOut 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McOut is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McOut throws a strike but Quall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Quall will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McOut misses with a two punch combination.
McOut swings for the body but Quall moves out of range.
McOut thows a body shot but no joy.
McOut throws a jab but it's blocked by Quall.
Quall lands with a hook. McOut tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Quall throws a low kick but it's checked well by McOut.
Quall misses with an attempted mid kick.
McOut just misses with a punch to the body.
Quall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quall wants it to stay on the feet.
Quall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Quall digs a good hook to McOut's body.
McOut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quall moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quall jabs McOut to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quall jabs McOut to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quall lands with a right hand.
Quall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Quall connects with the punch.
McOut takes a swing at Quall's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Quall both land. Nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from Quall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Quall.
Quall scores with a leg kick.
McOut takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McOut tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Quall swivels and escapes.
McOut gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McOut has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quall digs a good hook to McOut's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quall's corner calls for a 1-2. Quall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Quall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McOut is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McOut pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Quall tried to score with a low kick but McOut checks it.
McOut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quall lands a jab.
McOut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quall moves away.
McOut throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quall lands a right hook to the body.
Quall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McOut has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McOut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quall manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Quall. That's going to slow McOut down.
Quall stalks McOut and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McOut's face. McOut staggers backwards, shaken.
Quall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McOut fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James Quall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tappy McOut.
Quall with a hook.
Quall lands with a hook. McOut tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McOut on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McOut misses with a body shot.
McOut has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McOut there as he acknowledges the shot.
Quall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McOut manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quall stuffs the takedown.
McOut takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McOut fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quall avoids it really well and circles away.
Quall scores with a jab to the head.
Quall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Quall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Quall lands a jab.
McOut tries to score a power double leg takedown but Quall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McOut somewhat.
Quall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McOut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quall thumps McOut with a low kick.
McOut swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Quall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McOut throws a series of punches but Quall avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Quall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Quall 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tappy McOut!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnum Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gravas comes to the cage accompanied by Victory. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gunn's choice of entrance music: State of Massachsetts-Dropkick Murphys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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198 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Latka Gravas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Magnum Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gravas keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunn misses with a right hand
and Gravas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gravas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Gunn misses its intended target.
Gunn is looking to land body kicks.
Magnum Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn missing with a left hand there. Gravas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gunn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Gunn drives through and clinches with Gravas against the cage.
Gravas pulls Gunn into guard.
Gravas working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gravas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gravas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gunn has managed to get both his arms back between Gravas's legs - danger averted.
Gravas is trying to control the position but Gunn postures up.
Gunn throws a strike but Gravas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gravas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas tries to free his leg and advance position but Gunn is retaining full guard.
Gunn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gravas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gunn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gunn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gravas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gravas stands and throws Gunn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gunn regains half guard, as Gravas was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is doing well to control the position and prevent Gravas from advancing to side control.
Gunn wants to control but Gravas is keeping busy.
Gunn is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gravas is staying active.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gravas is looking to advance position but Gunn won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gunn's thigh. Gunn counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Gunn can't keep his opponent in guard - Gravas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gunn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gravas.
Gunn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gravas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gravas thows a huge punch but Gunn dodges it nicely.
Gunn trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Magnum Gunn will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gunn pushes Gravas up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gravas goes for a takedown attempt but Gunn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gravas staying out of range there.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Gravas is out of range.
Gunn stuffs the takedown.
Gravas shoots in for a takedown but Gunn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Latka Gravas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunn stuffs the takedown.
Gunn tries to clinch but Gravas moves out of range.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gunn wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gunn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gravas in his tracks.
Gunn cracks a nice hook into Gravas's ribs.
Gravas checks the leg kick.
Gunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gravas.
Gravas takes one on the button.
A cross from Gunn lands.
Gunn misses with a hook. Gravas ducked under it nicely.
Gunn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gravas is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Gravas takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Gunn cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Magnum Gunn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Shannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shannigan comes to the cage accompanied by Slaughtered. Shannigan has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. This should be fireworks!
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26
213 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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205 lbs
14 - 4 - 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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Shannigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darius Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas scores with a nice right hand.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shannigan. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Shannigan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Shannigan throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Shannigan.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas cracks Shannigan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shannigan is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shannigan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tommy Shannigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shannigan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas lands a jab to Shannigan's midsection.
Thomas lands a jab-cross combination.
Thomas feints with a jab and clips Shannigan right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Shannigan is sent crashing into the canvas and Thomas leaps in for the kill! Shannigan tries to get to his feet but Thomas is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Shannigan is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Thomas!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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