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MFC XVII : LeBron vs Hopachai PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crafty Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crafty Dog will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crafty Dog!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Morgan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A combination from Dog does no damage.
Dog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Morgan moves into range and clinches up with Dog.
Dog tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morgan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dog drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morgan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dog takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dog misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan clinches up with Dog and pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dog takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Morgan cracks Dog with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dog blocks a jab.
Dog wants to clinch but Morgan slips to the side
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morgan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dog connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morgan scrambles back to his feet.
Dog darts in trying to clinch
and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog is trying to break the clinch but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Dog misses with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dog's knee momentarily.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Morgan takes the fight into the clinch.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Dog misses with a looping left.
Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Dog darts in trying to clinch
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Dog tries to clinch up
and Morgan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan darts in and clinches Dog up against the cage.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dog fails to land with a series of punches.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dog.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan darts in and clinches Dog up against the cage.
Morgan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dog is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Dog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan slips a jab from Dog.
Morgan has Dog up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dog takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morgan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Morgan ducks right into an uppercut from Dog.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dog misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dog.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dog throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Dog looks gassed!
Morgan connects with a nice looking jab.
Dog is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dog throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
Morgan connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dog's head.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Dog's head but Dog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morgan has closed the distance and engaged Dog in a clinch.
Morgan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dog's efforts to push away.
Dog tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morgan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Trent Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crafty Dog.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Dog misses with a body shot.
Dog misses with a left hand
and Morgan counters with a big head kick but Dog shrugs it off.
Morgan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morgan thuds a left hand into Dog's body.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dog.
A shot to the liver by Dog. Beautiful body shot.
Morgan dips to his left and cracks Dog with an uppercut!
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dog misses with an uppercut.
Dog with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morgan to score with a decent uppercut.
Dog thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crunch! Morgan slams his shin into Dog's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morgan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan lands with a kick to the temple. Dog shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morgan drives through and clinches with Dog against the cage.
Morgan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dog darts in trying to clinch
and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dog swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Dog swings widly with a right hand
and Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dog misses with a body shot.
Dog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Dog.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Dog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Morgan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dog throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan has closed the distance and engaged Dog in a clinch.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
A combination from Dog does no damage.
Dog looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dog. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dog wants to clinch but Morgan slips to the side
and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch.
Dog tries to pull guard but Morgan holds him up against the cage and eventually Dog drops back down to his feet.
Morgan drops Dog with a big knee straight up the middle! Dog is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Dog is rocked!
It looks like Crafty Dog has been cut.
Dog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Dog is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
Trent Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Dog swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Dog! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Trent Morgan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael da Silva (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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140 lbs
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138 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafael da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner misses with a right hand
and da Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turner takes a shot to the head.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva pushes Turner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
da Silva lands an uppercut.
da Silva keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
da Silva lands a shot to the body.
Turner misses with a body punch.
da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
da Silva wants to clinch
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
da Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
da Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with da Silva but da Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from da Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Turner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but da Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
da Silva is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
da Silva clinches up against the cage.
da Silva lands a body shot.
Turner misses with a knee strike.
da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and da Silva avoids it.
da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Turner's head.
A body shot lands from da Silva.
Turner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
da Silva breaks from the clinch.
Turner shoots for a double leg takedown but da Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Turner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
da Silva moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from da Silva.
da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva breaks from the clinch.
da Silva moves into the clinch.
da Silva is trying to break free.
Turner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
da Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
da Silva breaks the clinch.
A jab from Turner misses.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
da Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
da Silva wants to clinch.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
da Silva forces Turner back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from da Silva on the inside.
Turner is trying to force a seperation but da Silva has the dominant position.
A short right from da Silva on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by da Silva.
da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
da Silva throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
da Silva wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
da Silva tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
da Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turner, pushing him back against the cage.
Turner working hard to break the clinch.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from da Silva.
da Silva lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, da Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
da Silva lands a right hand.
Turner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
da Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
da Silva wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
da Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turner circles away quickly and effectively.
Turner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
da Silva misses with a few strikes there.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
da Silva blocks a leg kick.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
da Silva tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Turner with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael da Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Turner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
da Silva scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Michael Turner has been cut.
da Silva misses with an uppercut.
da Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
da Silva drops Turner with a beautiful combination! Turner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - da Silva is looking for the KO!
Turner is rocked!
A combination from da Silva does no damage.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva wants to clinch.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turner staying out of range there.
da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
da Silva clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from da Silva on the inside.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
da Silva wants to clinch but Turner slips to the side
and Turner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Turner.
da Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Turner wants to control from the top but da Silva keeps moving.
da Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
da Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turner trying to control but da Silva is working from the bottom.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Turner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
da Silva misses with the combination.
Turner misses with a two punch combination.
Turner misses with a double jab.
da Silva wants to clinch.
Turner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Turner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
Turner with a poor takedown
and da Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner shoots in for a double leg but da Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
da Silva wants to clinch.
da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
da Silva has Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from da Silva.
da Silva lands with a right to the head.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by da Silva.
da Silva manages to break the clinch.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Turner. Those never looked like landing.
Turner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
da Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rafael da Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
da Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
Turner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by da Silva.
da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
da Silva lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Turner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
da Silva throws a nice looking combination but Turner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
da Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
da Silva closes the distance and pushes Turner back into the cage.
da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva throws a combination that misses
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
da Silva pushes Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
da Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turner lands an elbow that stopped da Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from da Silva.
da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
da Silva lands with a light punch inside.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
da Silva is looking to clinch.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
da Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
da Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
da Silva is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
da Silva throws a right and a left that Turner avoids nicely.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Silva is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Turner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice cross by Turner.
Turner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but da Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
da Silva misses with a combination
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
Turner looks for a takedown but da Silva sprawls well.
da Silva has closed the distance and engaged Turner in a clinch.
Turner tries to break the clinch but da Silva is controlling the position.
da Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva breaks from the clinch.
Turner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as da Silva sprawls well. da Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turner gets slowly back to his feet.
Turner throws a combination that misses
and da Silva counters by clinching up.
da Silva digs a right hand into Turner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turner's gas tank.
da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.
da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Turner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as da Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Turner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
da Silva throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Turner throws a right and a left that da Silva avoids nicely.
da Silva tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
da Silva rushes Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva closes the distance but Turner moves to the side
and Turner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva throws a combination that misses
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
da Silva tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
da Silva tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
da Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Turner.
Turner looks to land a body kick but da Silva moved away.
da Silva tries to clinch
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
Turner misses with a double jab.
da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
da Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
da Silva tries to clinch up
and Turner counters with a series of strikes. da Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Turner tries for a takedown but da Silva circles away easily
and da Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Michael Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner digs a right hand underneath da Silva's ribcage. da Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
da Silva lands a body shot.
da Silva breaks the clinch.
da Silva is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva throws a combination that misses
and Turner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps da Silva thinking.
Rafael da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Turner.
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
da Silva looks to land a combination. Turner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
da Silva tries to clinch
and Turner counters with a left and a right that stings da Silva.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Turner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rafael da Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got da Silva 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael da Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Balil Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joker Goth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Balil Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joker Goth!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goth throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boy's waist but Boy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goth off to one side.
Boy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boy cracks Goth with a good jab.
Boy misses with a head kick.
Boy scores with a jab to the body.
Goth fails to land the takedown.
Goth is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Boy circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Goth drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Boy follows Goth to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balil Boy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Horton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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195 lbs
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World class 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Horton!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida lands a nice looking body shot.
Tim Horton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Horton throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Tim Horton has been cut.
Horton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horton misses with a series of wild punches.
Horton misses with a body punch
and Machida counters with a nice leg kick.
Horton looks gassed!
Machida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Machida dances in with a quick combination. Horton is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Machida snaps Horton's head back. Horton stumbles backwards against the cage. Machida steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Horton's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Horton just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lyoto Machida!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Captain Insano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Insano's entrance music is Insano Laugh. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ White 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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Captain Insano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeshi Yuudai!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Insano misses
and Yuudai counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Insano trying to get back to full guard but Yuudai takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Yuudai in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yuudai lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Insano is rocked!
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!
Yuudai lands a big shot to the head and Insano winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Takeshi Yuudai!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sketor Cyrax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Randale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyrax's entrance music is I Am a Cybernetic Organism, Living Tissue Over (Metal) Endoskeleton. A fine choice. Randale has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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257 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sketor Cyrax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Randale!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyrax is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Randale's half guard.
Randale is trying to get back to full guard.
Cyrax seems to be working for a kimura but Randale defends the submission attempt.
Cyrax is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Randale is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Cyrax locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Randale is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sketor Cyrax!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Heero Yuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuy comes to the cage accompanied by Coma Black - Marilyn Manson. Troyer has chosen Yankee Rose as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Heero Yuy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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132 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heero Yuy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angus Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuy throws a combination that misses
and Troyer counters with an inside leg kick.
Troyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yuy.
Yuy throws a right hand that misses
and Troyer moves into the clinch.
Troyer lands an elbow that stopped Yuy in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Heero Yuy has been cut.
Yuy is trying to drag Troyer to the mat but Troyer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Troyer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Troyer lands an elbow inside.
Troyer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yuy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Troyer smiles and moves away.
Troyer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yuy's sensitive parts.
Yuy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Troyer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yuy is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troyer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Troyer scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Troyer throws a head kick that misses.
Troyer clinches up with Yuy and pushes him back against the cage.
Troyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heero Yuy's cut is getting worse.
Yuy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Troyer stops a takedown attempt from Yuy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heero Yuy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troyer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Troyer lands a damaging elbow.
Heero Yuy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Troyer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Troyer lands a good knee to the midsection. Yuy won't want to take too many of those.
Troyer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Troyer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Troyer crunches a lovely knee into Yuy's ribcage.
Troyer lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troyer scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troyer lands an elbow inside.
Troyer scores a nice knee to the body.
Troyer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yuy is rocked!
Troyer working the clinch nicely. Yuy is working for position but Troyer cracks him with a big knee to the head! Yuy crumples up against the cage and Troyer lands two more shots before the ref can save Yuy! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Angus Troyer!
Angus Troyer is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between LeBron Manhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aphachai Hopachai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhaes comes to the cage accompanied by Back in Black. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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21
264 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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22
280 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, LeBron Manhaes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aphachai Hopachai!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopachai lands a nice looking body kick.
Aphachai Hopachai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopachai connects with a leg kick. Manhaes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hopachai.
Manhaes is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopachai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like LeBron Manhaes has been cut.
Manhaes avoids the head kick by Hopachai.
Hopachai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manhaes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hopachai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manhaes looks for a takedown but Hopachai sprawls well.
Hopachai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Manhaes.
Hopachai throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Manhaes crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aphachai Hopachai!
Aphachai Hopachai is the new heavyweight champion!
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