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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Salamador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaq Wu Sang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wu Sang has chosen Europe - Rock the Night as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Salamador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zaq Wu Sang!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu Sang moves away from the strike by Salamador.
Wu Sang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salamador misses with an uppercut.
Salamador gets caught napping as Wu Sang dives in and scores a takedown. Salamador manages to retain guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wu Sang sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wu Sang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salamador works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salamador working for a triangle but Wu Sang defends it easily.
Salamador has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wu Sang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wu Sang seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu Sang stands up over Salamador, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wu Sang stopping the sweep attempt from Salamador.
Wu Sang is looking to work some ground and pound but Salamador has wrist control.
Salamador throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wu Sang uses it to pass to side control.
Salamador is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamador is working hard here to advance position.
Wu Sang is looking to take a break and control but Salamador is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wu Sang throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wu Sang lands an elbow.
Salamador is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wu Sang off and has taken his back!
Wu Sang trying to control the position but Salamador manages to sink in the hooks.
Wu Sang covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Salamador misses with punches from the back.
Salamador missing with punches from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu Sang trying to control the hands but Salamador won't let him.
Salamador throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Salamador doesn't have the hooks in and Wu Sang manages to turn into his guard.
Wu Sang sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wu Sang trying to control but Salamador is working from the bottom.
Wu Sang connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu Sang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Salamador had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wu Sang defends it easily.
Wu Sang trying to control but Salamador is working from the bottom.
Wu Sang showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wu Sang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wu Sang sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Salamador's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaq Wu Sang dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wu Sang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamador throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salamador moves in looking to clinch but Wu Sang pushes him off.
Salamador tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salamador scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wu Sang manages to get back to half guard.
Wu Sang has a hand on Salamador's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Salamador takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Wu Sang regains half guard.
Wu Sang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salamador.
Wu Sang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Salamador scores with a couple of nice shots.
Salamador is keen to just control but Wu Sang is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu Sang tries to get to full guard but Salamador has control of the leg.
Wu Sang regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wu Sang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salamador is one step ahead there.
Wu Sang keeping moving, preventing Salamador from controlling successfully.
Salamador throws an elbow that misses. Wu Sang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Salamador's guard. Nice move by Wu Sang!
Salamador escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wu Sang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Salamador keeping full guard, as Wu Sang tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu Sang is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Salamador has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Wu Sang is looking to defend but Salamador has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Wu Sang! Salamador pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Wu Sang taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jack Salamador!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derka Derka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derka Derka!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derka throws a shot to the body.
No luck for Derka with that takedown attempt.
Derka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Derka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Derka Derka has been cut.
Derka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Derka.
The fight stays on the outside here - Derka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Derka moved out of range nicely.
Derka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Derka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derka shoots in looking for a takedown but Walker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Derka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Derka cracks Walker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A bone on bone clash there as Derka blocks the leg kick.
Walker cracks Derka with an open hand slap.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Derka moves away and avoids it.
Walker catches Derka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Derka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kevin Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derka Derka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Walker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Derka.
Derka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Derka being controlled here momentarily.
Walker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Derka.
Derka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Derka trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Walker manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Walker stays in close to Derka's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derka is trying to hold Walker in close to prevent damage but Walker has managed to pass into half guard.
Derka is controlling Walker's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Walker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Derka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walker is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka regains full guard. Nicely done.
Walker trying to control but Derka is working from the bottom.
Walker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Walker stays in close to Derka's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kevin Walker wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Derka's shoulder, as Derka tries to avoid the shot.
Derka tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Derka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Poor strikes thrown by Derka there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Walker blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by Derka there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Derka raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Derka working Walker over with strikes here.
Derka has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Walker's face.
Walker is rocked!
Derka drops a big elbow. That's hurt Walker! More shots from Derka and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derka Derka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aragorn Arathorm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arathorm comes to the cage accompanied by Aragorn Soundtrack. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aragorn Arathorm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jakob Juarez!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juarez misses with a looping left.
Juarez tries to clinch but Arathorm is having none of it.
Arathorm moves out of range of the strikes.
Juarez stuffs the takedown.
Juarez tries to land a leg kick but Arathorm saw it coming and moves away.
Juarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juarez connects with a solid leg kick.
Arathorm slips a straight right by Juarez.
Arathorm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez throws a shot from downtown. Arathorm moves away and avoids it.
Juarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Arathorm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arathorm counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Arathorm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Juarez is looking to improve his position.
Arathorm lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Arathorm throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Juarez to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm won't allow Juarez to sweep him here.
Juarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arathorm.
Juarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arathorm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arathorm postures up in Juarez's guard and throws a big left but Juarez blocks it.
Juarez has momentary wrist control but Arathorm slips an elbow through the middle.
Juarez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arathorm passes Juarez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Arathorm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Juarez's head.
Juarez has hold of Arathorm's hands but Arathorm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arathorm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arathorm with the ground and pound but Juarez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Arathorm working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Arathorm postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Juarez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Arathorm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arathorm is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Arathorm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arathorm trying to control but Juarez is working from the bottom.
Juarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Juarez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Juarez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arathorm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Juarez is adopting a defensive guard.
Arathorm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arathorm postures up in Juarez's guard and throws a big left but Juarez blocks it.
Juarez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least 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!
Arathorm throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arathorm throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aragorn Arathorm dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Juarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Juarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arathorm counters with a left to the body.
Arathorm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Juarez stuffs the takedown attempt from Arathorm. Arathorm gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Juarez.
Nice defenses there by Arathorm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Arathorm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Juarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Juarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arathorm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Juarez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arathorm throws a sloppy body shot
and Juarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Juarez.
Jakob Juarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juarez swings for the body but Arathorm moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juarez throws the left hand but Arathorm avoids the punch easily.
Juarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juarez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Juarez misses with an uppercut.
Arathorm fails to land the takedown.
Arathorm shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Juarez but Juarez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aragorn Arathorm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juarez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Juarez scores with a sloppy right hand. Arathorm should have avoided that one.
Arathorm tries to move into range but Juarez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Juarez lands with a right hand.
Jakob Juarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Juarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Juarez. That snapped Arathorm's head back.
Juarez thows a body shot but no joy.
Juarez works the jab nicely.
Jab, jab by Juarez - just one landing.
Juarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Juarez misses with a right hand
and Arathorm counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arathorm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aragorn Arathorm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Juarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakob Juarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Juarez forces Arathorm back against the cage and clinches.
Juarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Aragorn Arathorm has been cut.
Juarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Arathorm.
Arathorm is looking to take this one to the mat.
Juarez gets through Arathorm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Juarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arathorm backwards.
Juarez throws a head punch that misses.
Juarez tries to work over Arathorm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Juarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arathorm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juarez misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Arathorm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juarez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Juarez prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aragorn Arathorm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juarez stalling in the clinch.
Juarez digs a right hand underneath Arathorm's ribcage. Arathorm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Juarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arathorm or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm goes for a takedown attempt but Juarez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Juarez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Juarez lands a jab.
A punch combination from Juarez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juarez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Juarez. That's going to slow Arathorm down.
Juarez lands with a straight right. Arathorm didn't see that one coming.
Arathorm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Juarez pinned against the cage. Juarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Arathorm tries to keep at a distance but Juarez has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juarez digs a right hand underneath Arathorm's ribcage. Arathorm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Juarez.
Juarez misses with a body punch.
Juarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Juarez on the inside.
Juarez misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Juarez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arathorm has Juarez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Juarez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Juarez lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakob Juarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Juarez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakob Juarez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dewey Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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189 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dewey Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire scores with a hook.
Zaire shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zaire is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cox reverses the position - he's now on top in Zaire's guard.
Cox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cox stopping the sweep attempt from Zaire.
Cox throws an elbow that misses. Zaire uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cox's guard. Nice move by Zaire!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire stops Cox from standing up.
Zaire keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cox's head.
Zaire forces his way into half guard.
Zaire missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zaire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zaire trying to mount his opponent but Cox defends it.
Zaire misses with a head shot. Cox uses the momentum to regain guard.
Zaire distracts Cox with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zaire.
Zaire throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zaire looking to sit in guard and control but Cox gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zaire keeping moving, preventing Cox from controlling successfully.
Zaire is adopting a defensive guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire looking for a sweep. Not yet Zaire, not yet.
Zaire has momentary wrist control but Cox slips an elbow through the middle.
Zaire is looking for a triangle but Cox pushes his legs off easily.
Zaire keeping full guard, as Cox tries to pass.
Cox is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cox is looking to stand up but Zaire won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox stopping the sweep attempt from Zaire.
Cox looking to sit in guard and control but Zaire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zaire tries to free his leg and advance position but Cox is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaire passes Cox's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zaire landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire 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.
Cox defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zaire.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zaire.
Cox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zaire sizes up Cox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Dewey Cox has been cut.
Cox avoids a kick to the body.
Zaire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cox jabs at Zaire's body.
Cox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zaire tries to avoid it but Cox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zaire to the ground. Zaire escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zaire shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cox as he avoids it easily.
Zaire misses with a straight left.
Cox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cox checks a leg kick nicely.
Zaire scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zaire throws an elbow but Cox slips to the side and avoids it well.
Zaire throws an elbow but Cox slips to the side and avoids it well.
Zaire throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Zaire seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zaire working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zaire landing a few strikes.
Cox is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zaire missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cox regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zaire.
Zaire is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zaire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zaire throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaire throws a strike but Cox rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zaire controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zaire is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zaire wants to control from the top but Cox keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zaire stands and throws Cox's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zaire landing strikes.
Cox is not content to let Zaire control the position.
Zaire tries to score with some ground and pound. Cox controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zaire in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Zaire scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cox to his feet.
Zaire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cox's calf.
Zaire dives in and grabs Cox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cox pushes down on Zaire's head and hops out.
Dewey Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdullah Zaire.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zaire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaire throws a nice looking combination but Cox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zaire fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zaire thows a body shot but no joy.
Cox stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cox wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zaire feints and then cracks Cox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cox down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dewey Cox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zaire is fending him off so far but Cox persists. Nope, Zaire circles away and we're back to standing.
Zaire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Zaire or perhaps it was just good defense by Cox which made him look bad.
Zaire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cox misses with a straight right.
Zaire throws a chopping leg kick but Cox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zaire fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cox avoids it really well and circles away.
Cox tries to clinch but Zaire moves away
enabling Zaire to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Zaire misses.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cox tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cox lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cox lands a jab.
Zaire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cox.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cox.
Cox tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zaire looks to land a combination but Cox avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zaire.
Dewey Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdullah Zaire.
Zaire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zaire scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zaire misses with a straight right.
Cox throws the left hand but Zaire avoids the punch easily.
Cox moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cox scores with a head kick. Zaire tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dewey Cox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cox throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zaire counters with a two punch combo.
Zaire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cox at a distance.
Cox connects with a leg kick. Zaire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cox leaves Zaire with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zaire throws a low kick but Cox avoids it.
Zaire shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cox as he jumps to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Cox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cox clinches.
Cox can't get the takedown.
Cox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaire missing with knees to the body.
Cox blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cox tries to work over Zaire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaire misses with a punch on the inside.
Cox working hard to break the clinch.
Zaire misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zaire trying to land knees to the body.
Cox blocks an elbow strike.
Cox has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zaire after a bit of a struggle.
Zaire lands a good knee to the midsection. Cox won't want to take too many of those.
Zaire lands a right hand.
Zaire tries a body shot but Cox blocks it.
Zaire throws an elbow but it misses.
Cox breaks from the clinch.
Zaire tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cox swivels and escapes.
A leg kick checked by Cox.
Jab, jab by Zaire - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaire.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cox.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaire checks a leg kick.
Cox throws a leg kick but Zaire checks it.
Zaire scores with a nice body kick.
Zaire darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Abdullah Zaire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zaire is trying to control the action in half guard but Cox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cox is controlling Zaire's trapped leg to prevent Zaire from advancing to side control.
Zaire trying to control from half guard but Cox is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdullah Zaire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zaire 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!
Abdullah Zaire very nearly forgot to thank Down Under Supplements (AXES) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam comes to the cage accompanied by Grateful Deads- Truckin'. Koch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Danzig - Circle of Snakes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 lbs
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197 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Koch!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koch misses with a body shot
and Adam counters with an outside leg kick.
Adam throws a jab but it's blocked by Koch.
Adam tries to land a front kick but Koch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adam throws out a leg kick but Koch moves out of range and Adam only half commits.
Koch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adam connects with a looping right hand.
Koch looks to score with a jab to the body but Adam is just out of range.
Adam missing with a left hand there. Koch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adam tests Koch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koch thows a body shot but no joy.
Adam thows a body shot but no joy.
Adam throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adam lands a body shot.
Koch lands with a nice body punch.
Adam throws a push kick but Koch slaps the foot to one side.
Koch staying out of range there.
Koch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adam throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Adam rather than just go for the knockout.
Adam loads up on a big right hand but Koch slips the punch.
Koch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adam finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Adam lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Koch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adam tries to bum rush Koch with a series of wild strikes but Koch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koch circles away quickly and effectively.
Adam connects with a right hand. Koch shakes it off.
Adam thows a body shot but no joy.
Adam misses with a straight right.
Koch looks to score with a jab to the body but Adam is just out of range.
Koch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adam was well out of range. Poor timing from Koch.
Koch scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koch.
Koch throws a looping overhand right but Adam ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch misses the shot to the body.
Adam lands a body shot.
Adam connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koch. Koch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Koch misses the jab.
Adam avoids the body shot from Koch.
Koch throws a series of punches but Adam avoids them all with ease.
Adam throws an overhand right that lands on Koch's shoulder, as Koch tries to avoid the shot.
Rob Adam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koch.
Adam connects with a jab.
Adam scores with a jab to the head.
Adam misses with a low kick.
Adam is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Adam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Koch thows a body shot but no joy.
Koch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Adam throws a right and a left that Koch avoids nicely.
Adam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koch.
Koch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam tries to land a front kick but Koch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koch shoots in but Adam avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Koch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adam throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Koch's head.
Koch slips a jab and a cross from Adam.
Koch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koch misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Adam misses the target.
Adam throws a shot from downtown. Koch moves away and avoids it.
Adam just misses with a punch to the body.
Koch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adam thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Adam misses.
Koch scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch throws the left hand but Adam avoids the punch easily.
Adam avoids the body shot from Koch.
Koch scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adam's hands.
Adam lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Adam misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Koch misses.
A shot to the liver by Koch. Beautiful body shot.
Adam scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Koch slips a straight right by Adam.
Adam dodges the punch combination from Koch.
Koch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adam looks to score with a jab to the body but Koch is just out of range.
Koch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koch throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Adam dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koch moves away.
Koch throws a series of punches but Adam avoids them all with ease.
Koch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Adam takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adam throws a sloppy head kick and Koch moves out of range easily.
Koch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adam.
Adam throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Adam walks into a left hand.
Adam takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koch misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Koch. That snapped Adam's head back.
A jab from Adam misses.
Adam misses with a straight right.
Adam throws a hook but Koch blocks it.
Koch moves out of range as Adam strikes.
Koch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch lands the left hand.
Adam misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koch thows a body shot but no joy.
Adam lands a jab-cross combination.
Adam takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koch blocks a low kick nicely.
Koch lands a nice hook to Adam's body. Adam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adam tries to move into range but Koch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koch scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adam lands a leg kick that knocks Koch off balance momentarily.
Koch throws a nice looking combination but Adam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koch.
Koch is breathing heavily.
Koch digs a good body shot into Adam's ribs.
Adam lunges at Koch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Koch's hand.
Adam throws a body punch but Koch moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam thuds a left hand into Koch's body.
Koch just misses with a punch to the body.
Adam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adam.
Adam clobbers Koch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adam connects with a single shot there.
Koch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Koch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adam.
Adam misses with a jab to the body
and Koch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adam throws a body punch but Koch moves out of range.
Koch looks to land a right hand but Adam moved out of range.
Koch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adam's head backwards.
Koch throws out a loose jab but Adam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adam manages to avoid it.
Adam uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koch has time to react.
Koch throws a right hand that Adam ducks under and follows up with a left that Adam also avoids with ease.
Koch throws a body punch but Adam moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch looks to land a combination but Adam avoids it well.
Adam scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Adam stuns Koch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adam throws a big shot that misses.
Adam works over Koch's head and body with a nice combination.
Koch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koch thows a body shot but no joy.
Adam ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adam ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adam lands a body shot.
Rob Adam is winning the standup battle so far.
Adam cracks Koch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Adam stuns Koch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adam lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Adam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adam connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Adam.
Adam scores with a one two! Koch had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Koch throws a lazy right hand but Adam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adam scores with a leg kick.
Adam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adam throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Adam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koch.
A punch combination from Adam misses.
Adam delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Adam dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Adam scores with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Adam, right into the meat.
Koch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Adam lands with an overhand left.
Adam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adam misses with a hook. Koch ducked under it nicely.
Adam lands a slapping body shot.
Adam misses with a body shot.
Adam misses with a two punch combination.
Koch scores with a shot to the body.
Koch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adam counters with a good low kick that Koch was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Koch might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Adam has got the better of the exchanges.
Adam connects with a body shot.
Koch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adam throws out a loose jab but Koch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adam jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adam.
Koch scores with a nice right hand.
Koch thows a body shot but no joy.
Koch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adam.
Koch throws a series of punches but Adam avoids them all with ease.
Adam fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koch on the side of the head.
Koch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adam connects with a nice looking jab.
Adam tried to score with a low kick but Koch checks it.
Koch throws a body punch but Adam moves out of range.
Koch lands with a shot to the body.
A combination from Adam does no damage.
Michael Koch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rob Adam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adam darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adam cracks Koch with an open hand slap.
Adam scores with a kick to the body.
Koch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adam scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Adam there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adam avoids the body shot from Koch.
Koch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Adam counters with a leg kick.
Adam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koch manages to avoid it.
Koch misses with a body shot.
Adam lands with an uppercut that bounces Koch off the cage and back into range.
Koch swings for the body but Adam moves out of range.
Koch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adam moves away.
Adam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koch's sensitive parts.
That kick from Adam tenderised Koch's leg. Koch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adam moves away.
Adam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koch thows a body shot but no joy.
Adam works Koch's body with a nice hook.
Adam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koch.
Adam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Adam scores with a sloppy right hand. Koch should have avoided that one.
Koch walks into a stiff left hand from Adam.
Koch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adam to score with a decent uppercut.
Adam throws the kick towards the body but Koch avoids it.
Koch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koch misses with a double jab
enabling Adam to counter with a crisp jab.
Rob Adam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam cracks a nice hook into Koch's ribs.
Adam misses with a wild combination.
Adam scores with a hook to the body. Koch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adam scores with a punch to the head.
Adam lands with a nice combination. Koch backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koch moves forwards but Adam connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Koch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Adam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adam lands a body shot.
Koch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adam scores with a sloppy right hand. Koch should have avoided that one.
Koch looks to throw the jab but Adam is out of range.
Adam looks to land a combination. Koch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Adam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adam 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 Skip Squint 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... Rob Adam!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rob Adam thanked -OVERDOSE Factory- for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gump kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Louie Armstrong - What a Wonderful World. Mikey Capone has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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201 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Capone!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capone misses with a straight right.
Gump looks to throw the jab but Capone is out of range.
Forrest Gump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Capone misses with a wild combination.
Capone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gump thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Capone if he has to take too many more of those.
Capone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gump throws a leg kick but Capone moved away.
Gump tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gump connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capone misses with a hook. Gump ducked under it nicely.
Capone thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Gump.
Gump takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Capone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Capone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Capone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone with a hook.
Capone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Capone misses.
Gump lands a jab.
Capone misses with a series of wild punches.
Gump circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Capone to the canvas! Capone doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Gump keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Forrest Gump!
Forrest Gump took some time post fight to say the following; 'I just want to give a shout out to everyone at The Disciples of Pain. My mentor, Face Kicker and my sponsor, Rivers Edge Nutrition [ http://www.mmatycoon.com/nutritionpublic.php?ncid=984 ]
Much love to all my fans, until next time.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalifa Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Quadros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalifa comes to the cage accompanied by Random Arab Music. Quadros has chosen Pride Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalifa Khalifa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stephen Quadros!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Quadros as Khalifa shoots in.
Khalifa shoots for a takedown but Quadros saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Quadros lands a jab.
Khalifa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quadros's waist but Quadros gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khalifa off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalifa Khalifa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Quadros.
Khalifa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quadros. Quadros obviously looking to wear him down.
Quadros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khalifa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khalifa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Quadros. That one must have hurt.
Khalifa is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quadros throws a nice head kick!
Khalifa shoots in looking for a takedown but Quadros manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khalifa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Quadros throws a head kick that Khalifa semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros cracks the inside of Khalifa's front leg.
Khalifa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Quadros scores with a spinning back kick!
Quadros fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khalifa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quadros lands a big head kick that sends Khalifa tumbling to the mat! Quadros takes a step backwards and waves Khalifa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Khalifa is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Quadros.
Oh Khalifa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quadros throws a powerful right kick. Khalifa tried to block low but the kick was high! Khalifa was taken right off of his feet! Quadros jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stephen Quadros!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Leighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moreira comes to the cage accompanied by Samba de janeiro - bellini. Leighty is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cowboy Dan. 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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Felipe Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Leighty!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moreira tries to clinch but Leighty is having none of it.
Leighty misses with a low kick.
Moreira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moreira tries to clinch there but Leighty circles away.
Leighty clinches with his opponent.
Moreira prevents a body shot from Leighty.
Moreira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Leighty just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leighty lands an elbow that stopped Moreira in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Felipe Moreira has been cut.
Moreira tries for a takedown but Leighty manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Leighty on the inside.
Moreira jumps into guard, dragging Leighty to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leighty postures up.
Moreira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leighty can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leighty stands and throws Moreira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Moreira is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Leighty's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Leighty decides to return to a standing position.
Moreira fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Moreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leighty tests Moreira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leighty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leighty tried to score with a low kick but Moreira checks it.
Moreira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leighty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moreira tries to clinch up but Leighty circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighty lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Moreira throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moreira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leighty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moreira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leighty sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moreira somewhat.
Moreira throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Leighty was covering up waiting for the punch and Moreira finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Leighty is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moreira is aware though and is defending well.
Moreira won't allow Leighty to sweep him here.
Moreira postures up in Leighty's guard and throws a big left but Leighty blocks it.
Moreira throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira drops back, looking for a kneebar! Leighty looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Leighty looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Leighty!
Leighty working away.
Moreira is looking to regain half guard here but Leighty keeps moving and retains side control.
Leighty wants to stand but Moreira has his arm trapped.
Moreira is not content to let Leighty control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moreira gets back to half guard.
Moreira tries to get to full guard but Leighty has control of the leg.
Moreira is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira trying to control from the bottom.
Leighty takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Moreira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Leighty slips a nice elbow through Moreira's hands, connecting with Moreira's forehead.
Leighty decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Dan Leighty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moreira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leighty pinned against the cage. Leighty gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moreira has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leighty lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick from Leighty misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Leighty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felipe Moreira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leighty stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leighty wants it to stay on the feet.
Jab by Leighty.
Leighty misses with a hook. Moreira ducked under it nicely.
Leighty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moreira's head.
Leighty misses with a kick to the body.
Moreira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moreira closes the distance and clinches up with Leighty, looking for a takedown. Moreira pushes Leighty against the cage but Leighty circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Moreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leighty is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leighty throws a combination. Moreira tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Leighty feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moreiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leighty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leighty misses with a body kick.
Moreira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moreira closes the distance and clinches up with Leighty, looking for a takedown. Moreira pushes Leighty against the cage but Leighty circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leighty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moreira.
No joy there for Leighty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Leighty is just out of range.
Leighty connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moreira momentarily.
Moreira drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Leighty wants to get back to his feet.
Moreira fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Leighty is looking for a sweep.
Moreira trying to control the position but Leighty is working away.
Leighty parries the strikes from Moreira easily there. Moreira is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Leighty to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira is trying to get an arm triangle but Leighty is defending well.
Leighty dodges the ground and pound from Moreira.
Moreira with the ground and pound but Leighty regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moreira wants to control but Leighty is keeping him busy.
Moreira is really struggling to control Leighty but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Leighty avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moreira.
Moreira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leighty sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighty slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moreira throwing strikes but missing.
Moreira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leighty is keeping the position for now.
Moreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Leighty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moreira being controlled here momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moreira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Leighty dives on top into guard.
Leighty trying to control but Moreira is working from the bottom.
Moreira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moreira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leighty won't allow Moreira to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Leighty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Felipe Moreira's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Leighty connects with a leg kick. Moreira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leighty throws a head kick that misses.
Leighty is looking to clinch but Moreira is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moreira is defended easily by Leighty.
Moreira fails with a takedown attempt.
Leighty lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leighty throws a leg kick but Moreira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leighty misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Moreira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Leighty as Moreira shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Moreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moreira walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira tries to clinch there but Leighty circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leighty.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leighty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Moreira misses with a head kick.
Leighty is looking to slow Moreira down with leg kicks.
Moreira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Leighty lands a nice looking body shot.
Moreira takes a kick to the side of the head.
Moreira fails to land the takedown.
Leighty moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leighty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leighty with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighty displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Moreira shoots for a takedown but Leighty saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leighty changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leighty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Moreira crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leighty - the referee stops the clock and Moreira gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leighty. Moreira manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Moreira takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Leighty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moreira.
Leighty misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moreira fails with a takedown attempt.
Leighty connects with a solid leg kick.
Leighty throws a body punch but Moreira moves out of range.
Moreira is looking to clinch but Leighty is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Leighty.
Leighty misses with a wild body shot.
Leighty lands a right hook to the body.
Leighty throws a series of punches but Moreira moves out of range.
Moreira wants to clinch.
Moreira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leighty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leighty jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leighty loads up on a big right hand but Moreira slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Leighty.
Moreira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leighty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leighty throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira drives through and clinches with Leighty against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Leighty.
A hook to the body from Leighty.
Moreira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leighty feints and then cracks Moreira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moreira down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leighty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leighty scores with a body shot.
Leighty scores with a hook.
Moreira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leighty.
Moreira tries to land a front kick but Leighty steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leighty lands a nice looking kick to the body. Moreira takes a step back to recover.
Moreira tries to clinch up
enabling Leighty to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Leighty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leighty 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Leighty!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Leighty thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devan Dubnyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Lytle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dubnyk comes to the cage accompanied by Obnoxious - Immortal Technique. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devan Dubnyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Lytle!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubnyk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dubnyk moves away from the strike by Lytle.
Dubnyk has Lytle up against the cage in a clinch.
Dubnyk tries to work over Lytle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dubnyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lytle misses with a kick to the body.
Dubnyk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dubnyk staying out of range there.
Dubnyk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lytle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lytle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dubnyk slips a jab and a cross from Lytle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lytle.
Lytle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Dubnyk.
Lytle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lytle dodges the punch combination from Dubnyk.
James Lytle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Lytle misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubnyk misses with a wild combination.
Dubnyk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dubnyk.
Dubnyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lytle moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lytle. Dubnyk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dubnyk moves away from the strike by Lytle.
Dubnyk moves into the clinch successfully.
Dubnyk is leaning against Lytle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lytle has a couple of punches blocked by Dubnyk.
Lytle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dubnyk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dubnyk breaks from the clinch.
Dubnyk moves out of range as Lytle throws a body kick.
Lytle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dubnyk throws a body punch but Lytle moves out of range.
Lytle tries a head kick but it misses.
Lytle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lytle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Dubnyk does no damage.
Dubnyk scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk throws a series of punches but Lytle avoids them all with ease.
Dubnyk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dubnyk tries to clinch but Lytle moves out of range.
Dubnyk misses with a straight right.
Dubnyk with a hook.
Lytle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dubnyk.
Dubnyk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lytle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lytle misses with a double jab.
Lytle scores with a body shot.
Lytle gets tackled into the cage by Dubnyk. Dubnyk maintains the clinch.
Lytle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dubnyk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dubnyk manages to break the clinch.
Dubnyk keeps the fight on the outside.
Dubnyk is looking to clinch but Lytle is avoiding it.
Dubnyk blocks the body kick.
Lytle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dubnyk on the side of the head.
Lytle and Dubnyk are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Lytle throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Dubnyk into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Lytle knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). James Lytle!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, James Lytle made sure he mentioned MMA ANIMAL, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onufry Zagloba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton has chosen Land downunder - Men at work as his entrance music. Les Norton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Onufry Zagloba's chin.
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245 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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192 cm
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275 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Onufry Zagloba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Les Norton!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zagloba moves out of range as Norton strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zagloba.
Zagloba avoids the body shot from Norton.
Norton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norton slips a straight right by Zagloba.
Zagloba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norton.
Zagloba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zagloba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Norton throws the left hand but Zagloba avoids the punch easily.
Norton lands a glancing blow to the side of Zagloba's head.
Zagloba blocks a jab.
Norton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zagloba.
A slow jab from Norton misses its intended target.
Zagloba misses with a body shot.
Zagloba shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zagloba was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norton tries to reverse the position but Zagloba maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zagloba misses with a head shot.
Zagloba throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Norton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zagloba tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Norton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norton is desperately trying to improve his position but Zagloba has a good base and remains in mount.
Zagloba throws some wild stikes that Norton manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zagloba thowing shots but they're missing.
Zagloba working Norton over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zagloba raining down shots from the mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zagloba tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Zagloba lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Norton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Zagloba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zagloba misses with a head shot.
Zagloba thowing shots but they're missing.
Zagloba controlling from mount.
Zagloba misses with a head shot.
Zagloba raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zagloba.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zagloba throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Norton tries to lock up and control but Zagloba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zagloba misses with a head shot.
Norton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Zagloba.
Norton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zagloba 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.
Onufry Zagloba 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.
Zagloba takes a swing at Norton's ribcage but misses.
Norton connects with a jab.
Zagloba misses with a straight left.
Norton lands with a good body shot.
Norton stuffs the takedown attempt from Zagloba. Zagloba gets slowly back to his feet.
Zagloba misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Zagloba.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zagloba moves away.
Les Norton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norton scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton misses with a few strikes there.
Norton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zagloba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton lands a jab to the head.
Norton scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zagloba lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Norton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Norton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zagloba blocks a jab.
Zagloba throws the left hand but Norton avoids the punch easily.
Norton slaps away a takedown attempt from Zagloba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zagloba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zagloba there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norton throws a combination. Zagloba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norton swings for the body but Zagloba moves out of range.
Norton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norton misses with a hook.
Zagloba misses the shot to the body.
Norton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zagloba.
Zagloba looks to throw the jab but Norton is out of range.
Zagloba throws a solid leg kick but Norton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zagloba.
Les Norton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Zagloba.
Zagloba misses with a takedown attempt - Norton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Onufry Zagloba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zagloba sprawls well initially but Norton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zagloba actively working from the bottom here.
Norton misses with a head shot. Zagloba uses the momentum to regain guard.
Zagloba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zagloba looking to control.
Norton throwing strikes from guard but Zagloba blocks nicely.
Zagloba has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Norton doesn't defend quickly enough and Zagloba has managed to lock this one up! Can Norton escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Zagloba on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Onufry Zagloba!
Onufry Zagloba very nearly forgot to thank [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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