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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cabbat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Cabbat!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Wright misses.
Wright swinging wildly here.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Cabbat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Wright misses with a combination
and Cabbat counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cabbat.
Cabbat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cabbat throws a big right hand that misses.
Cabbat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wright is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cabbat is controlling him.
Cabbat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cabbat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cabbat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cabbat prevents Wright from getting back to his feet.
Cabbat working some strikes from top position.
Wright knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cabbat on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabbat won't allow Wright to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabbat is looking to work some ground and pound but Wright has wrist control.
Wright is looking to stand up but Cabbat isn't so interested in that idea.
Cabbat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cabbat is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wright pushes Cabbat off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wright looks to land a combination but Cabbat avoids it well.
Wright defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cabbat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cabbat is defended easily by Wright.
Wright throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cabbat counters with a single leg into guard. Wright didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabbat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabbat won't allow Wright to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabbat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cabbat passes Wright's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wright tries to kick Cabbat off but Cabbat keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cabbat is trying for a kimura here. Wright looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Cabbat wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eric Cabbat!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ming Hie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hettie Kate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kate has chosen Peanuts Theme as his entrance music. Hettie Kate is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ming Hie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hettie Kate!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kate gets tackled into the cage by Hie. Hie maintains the clinch.
Hie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kate walks away with a smile on his face. Hie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kate throws a nice head kick!
Hie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hie closes the distance and clinches.
Kate tries a knee to the head but Hie blocks it.
Kate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kate pushes off an throws an elbow but Hie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hie avoids it.
Hie avoiding damage as Kate throws knees to the body.
Kate lands a good knee to the midsection. Hie won't want to take too many of those.
Hie is trying to force a seperation but Kate has the dominant position.
Kate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hie misses with an elbow strike.
Kate missing with knees to the body.
Kate landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ming Hie has been cut.
Hie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kate smiles and moves away.
Kate closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kate lands an elbow inside that Hie shrugs off.
Kate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hie manages to break the clinch.
Hie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Hie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kate.
Kate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hie lands a nice shot to the body.
Kate throws a head kick but Hie moves out of range.
Hie blocks a head kick by Kate.
Kate moves into the clinch.
Kate misses with a knee strike.
Kate lands an elbow just above Hie 's eye.
Kate throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kate.
Kate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hie avoids it.
Kate tries a knee to the head but Hie blocks it.
Kate looks gassed!
Kate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kate just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hie is defending well for now.
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!
Hie blocks the elbow strike.
Kate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hie avoids it.
Hie manages to break the clinch.
Hie avoids a kick to the body.
Kate misses with a series of wild punches.
Hie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hie has had enough of the clinch but Kate keeps him there for the moment.
Kate throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hie is trying to drag Kate to the mat but Kate just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hie tries to work over Kate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hie tries for a takedown but Kate manages to get underhooks.
Hie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kate tries a knee to the head but Hie blocks it.
Kate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hie throws a head punch that misses.
Kate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kate missing with knees to the body.
Kate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kate tries to land a knee to the head but Hie blocks with his arms.
Hie avoids a wild elbow strike from Kate.
Kate trying to land knees to the body.
Kate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kate circles away.
Kate throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kate has Hie up against the cage in a clinch.
Hie is stalling here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Kate.
Hie takes an elbow to the temple.
Hie blocks an elbow strike from Kate.
Kate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hie looking to slow down the pace here.
Hie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kate just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kate lands a good knee to the midsection. Hie won't want to take too many of those.
Kate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hie avoids the elbow strike from Kate, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hie jumps guard but Kate stands there with Hie around his waist. Hie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kate looking to throw knees to the head but Hie is blocking nicely.
Hie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kate uses from the top position.
Hie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kate is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hettie Kate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ming Hie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hie shoots for a takedown but Kate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kate moves into the clinch.
Hie looking for a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hie avoiding damage as Kate throws knees to the body.
Kate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hie blocks it with crossed arms.
Kate misses with a knee to the head.
Kate misses with an elbow strike.
Hie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kate is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Hie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hie is trying to break the clinch but Kate has him pressed against the cage.
Hettie Kate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kate lands an elbow just above Hie 's eye.
Kate tries to land knees in the clinch but Hie avoids the damage to the body.
Kate misses with an elbow over the top.
Hie tries for a takedown but Kate manages to get underhooks.
Hie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kate prevents it.
Hie is trying to break the clinch but Kate has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kate pushes off an throws an elbow but Hie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kate trying to land knees to the body.
Hie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kate walks away with a smile on his face. Hie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hettie Kate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kate tries to clinch there but Hie circles away.
Hie gets tackled into the cage by Kate. Kate maintains the clinch.
Kate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hie's face.
Hie tries to pull guard but Kate won't allow it.
Kate scores a nice knee to the body.
Kate tries to land a knee to the head but Hie blocks with his arms.
Kate misses with an elbow over the top.
Kate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hie taking a breather.
Kate leaning against his opponent.
Kate trying to land knees to the body.
Kate missing with knees to the body.
Hie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hie's efforts to push away.
Kate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hie leaning against his opponent.
Kate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hie pulls Kate into guard.
Kate must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hie has a closed guard, preventing Kate from standing up.
Kate stopping the sweep attempt from Hie.
Kate wanted to stand there but Hie had control of the position.
Hie is trying to control the position but Kate postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kate wants to stand but Hie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hie has control of Kate's left arm, preventing Kate from doing any damage.
Ming Hie has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Kate.
Kate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hie keeps the fight on the outside.
Hie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kate's waist but Kate gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hie off to one side.
Hie forces Kate back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kate smiles and moves away.
Hie swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ming Hie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kate wants to clinch up but Hie keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hie scores with a three punch combo!
Hie avoids a kick to the body.
Hie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hettie Kate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ming Hie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kate lands with a nice combination. Hie backs away looking to recover.
Kate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kate wants it to stay on the feet.
Kate clinches with his opponent.
Kate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hie avoiding damage as Kate throws knees to the body.
Kate looking to throw knees to the head but Hie is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Kate.
Nice elbow from Kate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kate throws an elbow but misses.
Hie taking a breather.
Hie struggles to land a body shot inside as Kate controls his hands.
Kate keeps control of Hie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hie pulls guard effortlessly.
Hie looking to control.
Kate trying to control but Hie is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hie has his foot on Kate's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kate works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hie trying to control the position.
Kate wanted to stand there but Hie had control of the position.
Kate controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kate wants to stand but Hie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kate stops Hie from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kate has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hie is proving hard to escape from.
Kate wants to control from the top but Hie keeps moving.
Hie is trying to control the position but Kate postures up.
Hettie Kate has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hie tries to keep at a distance but Kate has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hie has Kate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kate pushes Hie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kate gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Hie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hie avoids it.
Kate crunches a lovely knee into Hie's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hie avoiding damage as Kate throws knees to the body.
Kate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kate's elbow.
Kate lands an elbow inside that Hie shrugs off.
Kate tries a knee to the head but Hie blocks it.
Hie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kate misses with a knee strike.
Hie looking to slow down the pace here.
Kate misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Kate.
Kate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hie tries to score a body lock takedown but Kate shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kate tries a knee to the head but Hie blocks it.
Kate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hie is defending well for now.
Hie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hie tries to pull guard but Kate won't allow it.
Hie blocks an elbow strike from Kate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kate throws an elbow that misses.
Hie has a couple of punches blocked by Kate.
Hie working hard to break the clinch.
Hie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hie's brow.
Kate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hie blocks it with crossed arms.
Kate throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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!
Hie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kate tries to land a knee to the head but Hie blocks with his arms.
Kate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Kate.
Hie is trying to break the clinch but Kate is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kate connects with a knee to the head.
Hie goes for a takedown attempt but Kate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ming Hie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hettie Kate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kate checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hettie Kate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kate winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hettie Kate!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miles OToole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miles OToole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Wang!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OToole fails with a takedown attempt.
OToole dodges the punch combination from Wang.
OToole dives in and grabs Wang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wang pushes down on OToole's head and hops out.
Wang throws a nice looking combination but OToole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
OToole shoots in looking for a takedown. Wang tries to sprawl out of it but OToole keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles OToole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang stalks OToole and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into OToole's face. OToole staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OToole closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wang circles away.
Wang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and OToole counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wang!
Wang taking shots to the head.
OToole throwing strikes here but Wang is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
OToole lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Wang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wang wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by OToole.
OToole wants to finish this one by submission but Wang is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from OToole.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang avoids a series of strikes thrown by OToole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OToole looking to finish with strikes here!
Wang avoids a series of strikes thrown by OToole.
OToole connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, OToole cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wang in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
OToole unloads with some shots from mount but Wang bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OToole controlling from the full mount.
OToole thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by OToole there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wang is bucking up trying to escape but OToole cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wang looks gassed!
Wang blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang blocking the ground and pound.
OToole tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
OToole looking to finish with strikes here!
OToole lands a big elbow.
Wang blocking the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OToole lands a big shot there that rocks Wang but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as OToole tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles OToole dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wang throws a right hand that OToole ducks under and follows up with a left that OToole also avoids with ease.
Wang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by OToole.
OToole fails with the takedown.
Wang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by OToole or perhaps it was just good defense by Wang which made him look bad.
OToole shoots and misses
and Wang counters with a series of strikes. OToole will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles OToole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OToole shoots in looking for a takedown. Wang tries to sprawl out of it but OToole keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang throws a nice looking combination but OToole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wang misses with a double jab
and OToole counters with a single leg into guard. Wang didn't expect that.
Wang is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as OToole accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miles OToole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
OToole is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
OToole is working Wang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OToole chips away with some ground and pound.
OToole trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OToole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
OToole pushing down on Wang's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OToole lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wang blocking the ground and pound attempt from OToole.
OToole throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from OToole.
OToole tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wang knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with OToole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OToole content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nice strikes from OToole there.
OToole decides to stand and escape the position.
OToole misses with a takedown attempt - Wang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OToole shoots in for a double leg but Wang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles OToole dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
OToole looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wang regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from OToole.
OToole trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wang manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
OToole looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
OToole is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
OToole throws a strike but Wang avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OToole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
OToole wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Wang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
OToole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.
OToole pushing down on Wang's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
OToole sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wang defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OToole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wang's head.
OToole thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
OToole thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
OToole winds up and cracks Wang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
OToole not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
OToole throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
OToole has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
OToole with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OToole content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Wang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Miles OToole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
OToole scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wang?
OToole controlling from mount.
Wang trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OToole controlling his opponent.
OToole with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OToole tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miles OToole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for OToole, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles OToole!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Stevens will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Stevens.
It looks like Tony Hunt has been cut.
Stevens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Justin Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stevens.
Stevens is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
Hunt is struggling to control the position.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevens avoids it.
Stevens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stevens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Hunt.
Stevens blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Stevens tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Stevens back against the cage.
Hunt lands an elbow inside that Stevens shrugs off.
Stevens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stevens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens throws a combination. Hunt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stevens shoots in but Hunt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevens's calf.
Stevens looks gassed!
Stevens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hunt is fending him off so far but Stevens persists. Nope, Hunt circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevens lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt - Hunt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tony Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Stevens.
Hunt clinches up with Stevens and pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt lands an elbow inside that Stevens shrugs off.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hunt.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Stevens.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stevens lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hunt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt slowing the pace effectively.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Hunt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hunt for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Hunt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hunt.
Hunt has Stevens pushed against the cage.
Hunt lands a nice knee to the body.
Hunt scores a nice knee to the body.
Stevens being controlled against the cage.
Stevens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stevens.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt crunches a lovely knee into Stevens's ribcage.
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!
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunt lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hunt gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Hunt.
Stevens lands a slapping body shot.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunt lands a front kick.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt scores with a one two! Stevens had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hunt instigates a clinch.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Hunt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hunt digs a good hook to Stevens's body.
Stevens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Stevens swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Hunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stevens.
Stevens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt lands a jab to Stevens's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a jab to the head.
Stevens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Hunt gets a clinch.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stevens's face.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Hunt.
Hunt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tony Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevens's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stevens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stevens can do to turn this around?
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Stevens off balance momentarily.
Hunt jabs Stevens right on the nose. Stevens blinks but takes it well.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Stevens avoids them all with ease.
Stevens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stevens's head.
Stevens chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Hunt stuns Stevens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body. Stevens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevens's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens connects with a right hand. Hunt shakes it off.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Stevens with that takedown attempt.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Stevens moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Hunt tries to score with a low kick but Stevens moves his leg out of the way.
Stevens avoids a kick to the body.
Stevens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab by Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt gets a clinch.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Stevens won't want to take too many of those.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stevens's face.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Stevens misses with a body punch.
Stevens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stevens up against the cage.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Hunt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stevens is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Hunt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Hunt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
Stevens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stevens blocks a low kick nicely.
Stevens moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Stevens jabs Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stevens. That did some damage!
Stevens shoots in looking for a takedown but Hunt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stevens's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hunt tests Stevens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt lands with a slapping head kick.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Stevens.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt landing knees to the body.
Stevens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hunt.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Stevens.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Knees to the body from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.
Stevens tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Knees to the body from Hunt.
Stevens takes an elbow to the temple.
Hunt stalling.
Stevens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stevens takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stevens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevens's efforts to push away.
Stevens tries to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling the position.
Stevens being controlled against the cage.
Stevens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tony Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Come on Hunt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt working Stevens over with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stevens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hunt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stevens in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hunt is working Stevens over against the cage.
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Stevens.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stevens is defended easily by Hunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hunt slaps away a takedown attempt from Stevens, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tony Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Stevens.
Hunt works Stevens's body with a nice hook.
Tony Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stevens with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hunt counters with an outside leg kick.
Hunt rushes Stevens and presses him up against the cage.
Hunt lands a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Hunt digs a right hand into Stevens's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stevens's gas tank.
Stevens has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
A head kick from Hunt lands but Stevens takes it in his stride.
Stevens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt tries to clinch but Stevens is having none of it.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt rushes Stevens and presses him up against the cage.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevens avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevens tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Hunt!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hairy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Tutankhamon (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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154 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hairy Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Young Tutankhamon!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutankhamon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tutankhamon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tutankhamon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bear, pushing him back against the cage.
Bear ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bear no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bear looking for a guillotine here but Tutankhamon defends easily.
Bear trying to keep a closed guard but Tutankhamon is proving a slippery customer.
Bear is pulling down on Tutankhamon's head. It's preventing any offense from Tutankhamon, at least for the moment.
Bear manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tutankhamon manages to get himself to full guard.
Tutankhamon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tutankhamon has his hands on Bear's head, controlling the position.
Tutankhamon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bear manages to get himself to full guard.
Bear will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutankhamon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bear has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tutankhamon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bear is looking for a triangle but Tutankhamon pushes his legs off easily.
Tutankhamon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tutankhamon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tutankhamon throwing strikes from guard but Bear blocks nicely.
Bear working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tutankhamon.
Bear has a closed guard, preventing Tutankhamon from standing up.
Bear looking for a guillotine here but Tutankhamon defends easily.
Tutankhamon stands up and waves to Bear to follow him.
Tutankhamon rushes Bear and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bear regains guard.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Tutankhamon from controlling successfully.
Bear throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tutankhamon stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Bear throws up his legs and catches Tutankhamon in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Tutankhamon tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Bear! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hairy Bear!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Gunn.
Oooooh!!! Gunn has knocked Ferreira down with a huge combo! Gunn steps away and waves a wobbly Ferreira back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ferreira is rocked!
It looks like Carlos Ferreira has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Gunn blocks the leg kick.
Ferreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferreira throws a leg kick but Gunn moved away.
Ferreira misses with a head kick.
Ferreira doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
Gunn is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Gunn shuts the power down on Ferreira. Lights out, game over! Gunn is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charles Gunn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Nuclear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howell has chosen Machine Spiritual as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Nuclear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Howell!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell scores with a jab to the body.
Nuclear throws a right hand that Howell ducks under and follows up with a left that Howell also avoids with ease.
Nuclear misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Howell as he connects with a hook.
Howell misses with a straight left.
Howell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Howell misses with a two punch combination.
Nuclear with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Howell to score with a decent uppercut.
Nuclear keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howell.
Nuclear on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nuclear swings for the body but Howell moves out of range.
Howell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nuclear avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Howell does no damage.
Howell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Howell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nuclear counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Howell thinking.
Howell throws a lazy right hand but Nuclear sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nuclear throws a nice looking combination but Howell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Howell throws a hook but Nuclear blocks it.
Howell misses with a two punch combination.
Nuclear takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Howell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nuclear circles away quickly and effectively.
Howell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howell misses with an uppercut. Nuclear saw that one coming.
Howell cracks a nice hook into Nuclear's ribs.
Howell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nuclear counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howell walks into a stiff left hand from Nuclear.
Howell throws a combination that misses
letting Nuclear counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nuclear avoids the body shot from Howell.
Howell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nuclear displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Howell stalks Nuclear and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nuclear's face. Nuclear staggers backwards, shaken.
Howell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Howell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Howell.
Nuclear fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howell manages to avoid it.
Howell throws a series of punches but Nuclear avoids them all with ease.
Nuclear tries to bum rush Howell with a series of wild strikes but Howell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nuclear shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Howell eats them both and turns towards Nuclear to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Thomas Howell has been cut.
Nuclear moves away from the strike by Howell.
Howell looks to land a combination but Nuclear avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nuclear counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Howell looks gassed!
Nuclear listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nuclear scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Howell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nuclear.
Howell misses with a series of wild punches.
Howell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nuclear.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nuclear.
Nuclear misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Howell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nuclear looks to land a combination. Howell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Howell scores with a jab to the body.
Howell swings for the body but Nuclear moves out of range.
Nuclear looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Howell.
Howell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nuclear misses with a two punch combination.
Nuclear lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nuclear tries to bum rush Howell with a series of wild strikes but Howell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nuclear is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nuclear cracks Howell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No joy there for Howell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nuclear slips a jab and a cross from Howell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Nuclear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Howell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Howell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nuclear misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Howell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Howell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nuclear.
Howell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Howell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nuclear throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howell.
Thomas Howell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nuclear moves away.
Some wild striking there from Nuclear.
David Nuclear is winning the standup battle so far.
Nuclear staying out of range there.
Nuclear misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Nuclear - just one landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Howell in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Howell looks to score with a jab to the body but Nuclear is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuclear lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howell circles away quickly and effectively.
Howell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nuclear's head backwards.
Howell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nuclear at a distance.
Howell jabs at Nuclear's body.
Howell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nuclear was well out of range. Poor timing from Howell.
Howell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nuclear circles away quickly and effectively.
Nuclear scores with a body shot.
Nuclear misses with a few strikes there.
Howell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nuclear counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nuclear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howell.
Howell just misses with a punch to the body.
Howell jabs Nuclear right on the nose. Nuclear blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nuclear moves away.
Nuclear closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nuclear digs a good hook to Howell's body.
Howell slips a jab and a cross from Nuclear.
Nuclear blocks a jab.
Howell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Howell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nuclear scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Howell throws a poor cross that misses
and Nuclear counters with a left and a right that stings Howell.
David Nuclear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nuclear misses with an uppercut. Howell saw that one coming.
Howell misses with a looping left.
Nuclear scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nuclear, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws a hook but Nuclear avoids it easily.
No joy there for Nuclear, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Howell misses with the combination.
Howell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howell misses with a hook. Nuclear ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Nuclear, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nuclear swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Howell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howell misses with a body shot.
Howell works the jab nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Howell, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuclear misses with a wild body shot.
Nuclear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howell was well out of range. Poor timing from Nuclear.
Howell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nuclear has time to react.
Howell looks to score with a jab to the body but Nuclear is just out of range.
No joy there for Nuclear, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Howell misses with a wild body shot.
Howell throws an overhand right that lands on Nuclear's shoulder, as Nuclear tries to avoid the shot.
Howell misses with a shot to the body
and Nuclear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nuclear slips a jab and a cross from Howell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howell misses with a few strikes there.
Nuclear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howell.
Howell avoids the body shot from Nuclear.
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 David Nuclear will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Howell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nuclear dodges the punch combination from Howell.
Howell misses with a double jab.
Nuclear moves out of range of the strikes.
Howell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Howell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nuclear counters with a three punch combo that has Howell backing up. Howell nods at Nuclear to acknowledge the strikes.
Nuclear takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nuclear's corner calls for a 1-2. Nuclear obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Howell throws a lazy right hand but Nuclear sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howell misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howell slips a jab and a cross from Nuclear.
Howell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell throws a series of punches but Nuclear moves out of range.
Howell misses with a double jab
and Nuclear counters with a crisp one two that drops Howell! Nuclear thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Howell to his feet! Howell is in big trouble!
Howell is rocked!
Howell just misses with a punch to the body.
Howell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oooooh!!! Nuclear has knocked Howell down with a huge combo! Nuclear steps away and waves a wobbly Howell back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Howell is still on wobbly legs! Can Nuclear finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nuclear throws a monster overhand right that drops Howell! Nuclear follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Nuclear!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kos Pellegrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pellegrino comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Meiju Suvas - Pure Mua kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lincoln Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kos Pellegrino!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk 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.
Hawk looks for a takedown but Pellegrino sprawls well.
Pellegrino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pellegrino defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hawk.
Hawk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pellegrino swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk shoots for a double leg takedown but Pellegrino sprawls well. He's pushed Hawk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lincoln Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pellegrino sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawk is breathing heavily.
Hawk fails with the takedown
and Pellegrino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hawk's knee momentarily.
Pellegrino lands a leg kick that knocks Hawk off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Pellegrino.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk walks into a left hand.
Pellegrino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pellegrino feints and then cracks Hawk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawk down.
Pellegrino fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hawk.
Pellegrino scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kos Pellegrino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pellegrino throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pellegrino jabs Hawk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hawk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pellegrino.
Pellegrino closes the distance and clinches.
Pellegrino lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pellegrino landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pellegrino stalling in the clinch.
Pellegrino crunches a lovely knee into Hawk's ribcage.
Pellegrino leaning against his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pellegrino.
Pellegrino lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pellegrino crunches a lovely knee into Hawk's ribcage.
A short uppercut from Pellegrino.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pellegrino.
Pellegrino lands a damaging elbow.
A right hand to the body from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino just leaning against Hawk, taking a breather.
Pellegrino landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino scores with a shoulder strike.
Pellegrino lands a damaging elbow.
Pellegrino slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on Pellegrino's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Pellegrino.
Pellegrino will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hawk up against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hawk. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A knee to the head by Pellegrino.
Pellegrino tries to work over Hawk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hawk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pellegrino lands with a short shot to the head.
Pellegrino gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hawk.
Pellegrino lands a knee to the head.
Pellegrino lands an elbow inside.
Pellegrino lands a good knee to the midsection. Hawk won't want to take too many of those.
Pellegrino lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pellegrino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hawk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hawk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pellegrino avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pellegrino landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pellegrino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawk or not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hawk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pellegrino scores with a shoulder strike.
Pellegrino with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pellegrino lands a knee to the body.
Pellegrino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pellegrino slows down the pace here.
Pellegrino using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pellegrino crunches a lovely knee into Hawk's ribcage.
Pellegrino crunches a lovely knee into Hawk's ribcage.
Pellegrino pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hawk wants a takedown.
Pellegrino lands an elbow inside that Hawk shrugs off.
Pellegrino stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino lands an elbow inside.
Pellegrino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Pellegrino lands a good knee to the midsection. Hawk won't want to take too many of those.
Pellegrino lands a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pellegrino lands a shoulder strike.
Pellegrino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Pellegrino stalls.
Hawk tries to pull guard but Pellegrino holds him up against the cage and eventually Hawk drops back down to his feet.
Pellegrino gets through Hawk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pellegrino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hawk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pellegrino just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pellegrino works on Hawk's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pellegrino with a knee to the head.
Pellegrino is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pellegrino lands a right hand.
Pellegrino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hawk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees to the body from Pellegrino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kos Pellegrino dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hawk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pellegrino misses with a wild combination.
Pellegrino punishes Hawk's body with a nice straight punch.
Hawk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pellegrino pinned against the cage. Pellegrino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good leg kick by Pellegrino there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pellegrino lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hawk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hawk's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pellegrino clinches.
Pellegrino lands a good knee to the midsection. Hawk won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino slowing the pace effectively.
Kos Pellegrino seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hawk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pellegrino landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Pellegrino to work.
Hawk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pellegrino smiles and moves away.
Nice body punch from Pellegrino.
Hawk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino lands a nice hook to Hawk's body. Hawk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pellegrino lands with a nice body punch.
Hawk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pellegrino.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pellegrino misses with a two punch combination.
Pellegrino tries to clinch there but Hawk circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino clinches.
Pellegrino utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pellegrino lands an elbow inside that Hawk shrugs off.
Still in the clinch, Pellegrino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pellegrino utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pellegrino lands a damaging elbow.
Pellegrino taking a breather.
Pellegrino crunches a lovely knee into Hawk's ribcage.
Pellegrino landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pellegrino lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pellegrino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hawk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pellegrino has Hawk pushed against the cage.
Pellegrino lands a shot to the body.
Pellegrino is struggling to control the position.
Pellegrino lands an elbow inside that Hawk shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kos Pellegrino.
Hawk shoots for a takedown but Pellegrino saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pellegrino closes the distance and pushes Hawk back into the cage.
Hawk successfully pulls guard.
Pellegrino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hawk wants to control the position but Pellegrino says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hawk wants to get back to full guard.
Hawk is trying to escape back to his feet but Pellegrino uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Pellegrino slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk tries to bench press Pellegrino off him but Pellegrino keeps the position.
Pellegrino takes a little break here. Hawk wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
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!
Hawk is trying to work for a sweep but Pellegrino has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kos Pellegrino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hawk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pellegrino sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Pellegrino to counter with a crisp jab.
Kos Pellegrino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pellegrino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pellegrino, right into the meat.
Pellegrino throws a front kick that sends Hawk stumbling back into the cage.
Pellegrino chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pellegrino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pellegrino lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pellegrino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That kick from Pellegrino tenderised Hawk's leg. Hawk is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Pellegrino tenderised Hawk's leg. Hawk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pellegrino lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hawk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pellegrino is looking to clinch but Hawk is avoiding it.
Lincoln Hawk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pellegrino.
Hawk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pellegrino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pellegrino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pellegrino catches Hawk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pellegrino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pellegrino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pellegrino thuds a left hand into Hawk's body.
A good leg kick by Pellegrino.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pellegrino scores with a leg kick.
Hawk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid body kick from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hawk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pellegrino lands a body punch.
Pellegrino lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Pellegrino.
Pellegrino taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pellegrino obliges.
Pellegrino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pellegrino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Pellegrino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hawk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pellegrino connects with a knee to the head.
Pellegrino utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Pellegrino manages to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pellegrino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pellegrino lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino is pressed up against the cage. Hawk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pellegrino down to the mat. Pellegrino avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pellegrino slaps away a takedown attempt from Hawk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pellegrino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hawk rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body punch from Pellegrino.
Hawk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pellegrino.
Hawk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawk shoots in but Pellegrino avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pellegrino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pellegrino works the jab nicely.
Hawk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawk dives in and grabs Pellegrino's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pellegrino pushes down on Hawk's head and hops out.
Pellegrino lands a nice looking body shot.
Hawk 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Pellegrino catches Hawk right on the button with a cross.
Hawk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Pellegrino tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pellegrino swivels and escapes.
Pellegrino moves into the clinch.
Hawk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pellegrino fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pellegrino doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawk circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pellegrino.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Pellegrino.
Pellegrino closes the distance and clinches.
Lincoln Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Come on Pellegrino - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pellegrino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kos Pellegrino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pellegrino has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kos Pellegrino!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Tweedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tweedy's choice of entrance music: Hard Act To Follow. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Tweedy!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tweedy is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Tweedy circles away and we're back to standing.
Tweedy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Tweedy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tweedy as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Tweedy.
Tweedy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Tweedy, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Tweedy against the cage but Tweedy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Tweedy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Tweedy, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Tweedy against the cage but Tweedy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fails with the takedown
letting Tweedy counter with a right hand.
Tweedy lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Tweedy lands with a right hand.
Tweedy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Tweedy sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Tweedy misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Tweedy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tweedy.
Tweedy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tweedy working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie is not content to let Tweedy control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tweedy is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy working the head and body with strikes.
Tweedy slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Tweedy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is staying active underneath Tweedy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tweedy throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie is pressing down on Tweedy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tweedy trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Tweedy throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Tweedy slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tweedy defends well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tweedy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tweedy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Tweedy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Tweedy defending well.
Tweedy manages to get to full guard.
Tweedy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Tweedy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Tweedy is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tweedy throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tweedy is aware though and is defending well.
Tweedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie has an active guard here but Tweedy has managed to pass into half guard.
Tweedy is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Tweedy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tweedy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tweedy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Tweedy landing strikes from the mount.
Tweedy tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but Tweedy keeps him under control.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tweedy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweedy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tweedy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tweedy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tweedy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tweedy is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tweedy trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Tweedy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tweedy postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Tweedy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tweedy works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has an active guard here but Tweedy has managed to pass into half guard.
Tweedy stalling.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tweedy connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Tweedy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tweedy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Tweedy sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tweedy controlling the action here.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tweedy is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Tweedy winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Tweedy is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tweedy is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Tweedy working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tweedy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ben Tweedy has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tweedy is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tweedy to get the leverage.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tweedy is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Tweedy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tweedy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tweedy throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Tweedy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tweedy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie dives in and grabs Tweedy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tweedy pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Tweedy shoots in.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tweedy but Tweedy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tweedy defends it nicely.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tweedy swivels and escapes.
Tweedy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tweedy counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Tweedy does no damage.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tweedy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Tweedy on that attempt.
A good leg kick by Tweedy.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tweedy scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tweedy throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Tweedy stuffs the takedown.
Tweedy throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Tweedy.
Nice sprawl there from Tweedy as Gracie shoots in.
No luck for Tweedy with that takedown attempt.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tweedy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie moves into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tweedy is now in Gracie's guard. A big mistake from Gracie there, giving up the dominant position!
Tweedy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tweedy has passed into half guard!
Tweedy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tweedy pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Tweedy.
Tweedy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Tweedy throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Tweedy prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tweedy pulls his head out easily.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Tweedy moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Gracie.
Ben Tweedy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tweedy has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tweedy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Royce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Tweedy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Tweedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Tweedy.
Well Tweedy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Tweedy!
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