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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rooster Cogburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong Dong has chosen Aegukka as his entrance music. Kim Jong Dong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rooster Cogburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Jong Dong!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong Dong tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cogburn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jong Dong somewhat.
Jong Dong keeps the fight on the outside.
Jong Dong shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jong Dong was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jong Dong scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cogburn trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jong Dong scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Rooster Cogburn has been cut.
Jong Dong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jong Dong looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jong Dong dominating with strikes here.
Jong Dong sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jong Dong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cogburn wants to try and get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jong Dong landing strikes from the mount.
Cogburn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jong Dong on the ground.
Jong Dong tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jong Dong wants to finish this one by submission but Cogburn is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jong Dong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Dong working the ground and pound effectively.
Cogburn is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cogburn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cogburn tries to get out of the position.
Jong Dong lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jong Dong looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cogburn is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cogburn bucks up and throws Jong Dong to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Cogburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jong Dong counters with a double leg. Cogburn bangs his head on the mat and seems to be on queer street here... Jong Dong follows up with punches and the ref steps in to end the fight! It was the slam that caused all the problems.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Kim Jong Dong!
In his post fight interview, Kim Jong Dong started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Tippin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fat by Weird Al Yankovic kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! George Rose is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Tippin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Rose!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tippin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rose moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Pete Tippin has been cut.
Rose stuffs the takedown.
Rose works over Tippin's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tippin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
Tippin is rocked!
Rose drops Tippin with a naaaaasty hook - Tippin is in real trouble here! Rose dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Rose!
George Rose thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo Child. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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177 lbs
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177 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Robert York!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - York looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas shoots in but no luck this time.
York misses with a body shot.
Thomas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and York connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas walks into a left hand.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from York.
Thomas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
York works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
York getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says York as he avoids it easily.
A big right from York misses.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts York as he jumps to the side.
York rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in and drives through. York sprawls well.
Thomas walks into a left hand.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from York.
Thomas looking to score a takedown here. York is defending well but Thomas drives through and ends up in York's guard.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. York is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if York can do anything to dispel that myth.
York preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thomas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but York is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
York has Thomas pulled in close to control his posture.
Thomas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
York avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thomas throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
York looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
York pushes Thomas off and scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as York throws out the jab.
Robert York is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas fails with the takedown
and York counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
York goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
York throws a nice head kick!
York throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from York does no damage.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
York lands a high kick!
York is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from York misses.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and York counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas gets tackled into the cage by York. York maintains the clinch.
York dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
York pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on York - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
York receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. York fights it off and pushes away nicely.
York scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
York moves into range and clinches up with Thomas.
A short left from York.
York pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert York dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
York has managed to clinch.
Thomas drops down looking for an ankle pick but York pulls his leg out and moves away.
Robert York seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas dives in and scores a takedown into York's guard.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but York is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas prevents York from getting back to his feet.
Thomas preventing the sweep.
Thomas postures up.
Thomas lands a couple of elbows.
York working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thomas.
York controls Thomas momentarily but Thomas frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
York is looking to stand up but Thomas isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thomas's guard.
York being controlled here momentarily.
Thomas is trying to keep York in close.
Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thomas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. York manages to get himself to full guard.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but York is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thomas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thomas with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas won't allow York to sweep him here.
York wants to stand and escape but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but York is retaining full guard.
Thomas is looking to work some ground and pound but York has wrist control.
Michael Thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thomas trying to control but York is working from the bottom.
York wants to sweep but no luck.
Thomas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thomas landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas throws an elbow that misses. York uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thomas's guard. Nice move by York!
Thomas keeping moving, preventing York from controlling successfully.
Thomas wants to hit a switch here but York passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Thomas there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by York.
Thomas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
York is stalling here. Thomas is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! York seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Thomas has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
York looks to move to half guard but instead Thomas has passed into mount! Damn!
York working to try and regain half guard.
You get the feeling that York really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
York is looking to improve his position but Thomas isn't that keen on the idea.
York is in a horrible position here. Thomas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
York takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
York tries to lock up and control but Thomas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
York wants to try and get back to his feet.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Robert York has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now York is on top in guard.
Thomas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. York is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
York trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Thomas connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert York's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
York throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by York there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
York has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from York there as he acknowledges the shot.
York misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Thomas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thomas fails to land the takedown.
Thomas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good exchange - York coming out on top.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from York. Thomas shrugs it off though.
A shot to the liver by York. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas fails with the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - York scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
York throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but York sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
York is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
York displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thomas tries to score a power double leg takedown but York sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thomas somewhat.
Thomas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
York ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has York pinned against the cage. York gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
York showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swings for the body but York moves out of range.
York throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
A combination from York does no damage.
York lands a really nice looking cross but Thomas seems unphased.
York lands a front kick.
Thomas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by York.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
York misses with a wild combination.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from York.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by York which made him look bad.
A right-left combo lands from York.
York delivers a nice body kick.
York throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas tries for a takedown but York sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thomas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but York avoids it really well and circles away.
Thomas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
York throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
York moves into range and clinches up with Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
York breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
York throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
York looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
York looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
York swinging wildly here.
York tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from York.
A slapping body kick lands there for York.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
York throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
York misses with a head kick.
York lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by York.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but York shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert York comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think York 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert York!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Johnny Woo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Woo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woo slips a jab and a cross from Jimenez.
Woo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jimenez but Jimenez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jimenez stuns Woo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jimenez clinches with his opponent.
Jimenez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Woo can't get the takedown.
Jimenez gets underhooks to prevent Woo's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Woo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woo wants a takedown.
Jimenez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jimenez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jimenez throws a right and a left that Woo avoids nicely.
Woo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut.
Jimenez lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Woo doesn't seem bothered though.
Woo fails to land the takedown.
Woo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jimenez but Jimenez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jimenez lands a nice shot to the body.
Woo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jimenez pinned against the cage. Jimenez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jimenez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jimenez.
Henry Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez swings for the body but Woo moves out of range.
Jimenez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jimenez is looking to clinch but Woo is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jimenez.
Jimenez connects with a right hand. Woo shakes it off.
Woo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimenez scores with a hook.
Woo looks for a takedown but Jimenez sprawls well.
Woo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Woo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jimenez is looking to improve his position.
Jimenez trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Woo with the ground and pound from mount.
Woo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Woo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jimenez is rocked!
Jimenez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Woo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jimenez working to try and regain half guard.
Jimenez is still in real trouble! Can Woo finish him?
Jimenez takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Woo's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Woo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haral Dir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Snuffed Out by Streetlife. The key to victory for Leonard Washington has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Haral Dir!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dir blocks a jab.
Washington connects with a crisp jab.
Dir takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Haral Dir has been cut.
Dir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Washington lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dir shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Washington keeps working.
Washington avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dir.
Dir takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Dir.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Washington is not content to let Dir control the position.
Washington taking some punishment here, with Dir in his half guard.
Washington wants to get back to full guard.
Washington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dir.
Dir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dir tries to pass to full mount but Washington defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dir wants to take a breather but Washington is having none of it.
Washington regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dir throws a strike but Washington rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Washington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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!
Washington looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Washington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Washington throwing strikes from guard but Dir blocks nicely.
Dir manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dir looking to ground and pound but Washington is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dir throws some wild stikes that Washington manages to avoid easily.
Dir with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
Dir throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Washington because Dir loaded up on that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Washington holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dir tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dir throwing strikes here but Washington is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haral Dir dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Dir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Washington tries to avoid it but Dir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Washington to the ground. Washington escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A jab from Washington does it's job there.
Dir shoots in and drives through. Washington sprawls well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dir crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Washington - the referee stops the clock and Dir gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Washington. Dir manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington 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.
Dir is rocked!
Washington is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Washington shuts the power down on Dir. Lights out, game over! Washington is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leonard Washington!
Post fight, Leonard Washington stared into the camera and said 'L. Washington is fo reals and is here to stay...anyone that wants to stand and throw them thangs is headed for a quick nap, courtesy of Streetlife'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao has chosen Its Time for War as his entrance music. Manny Pacquiao 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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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonifacio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonifacio misses with a hook. Pacquiao ducked under it nicely.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Bonifacio avoids it well.
No joy there for Bonifacio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonifacio darts in and clinches Pacquiao up against the cage.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio has Pacquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pacquiao lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao - that landed with a thud.
Bonifacio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pacquiao up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pacquiao.
Bonifacio effectively controlling the action here.
Bonifacio tries a body shot but Pacquiao blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Bonifacio tries to clinch
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bonifacio moves to clinch but Pacquiao breaks away
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Bonifacio wants to clinch but Pacquiao slips to the side
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pacquiao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonifacio. Bonifacio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pacquiao counters with a one-two to the body.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonifacio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonifacio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bonifacio gets a clinch.
Bonifacio stalling in the clinch but Pacquiao improves position.
Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws out a powerful jab.
Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonifacio rushes Pacquiao and presses him up against the cage.
Bonifacio misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonifacio struggles to land a body shot inside as Pacquiao controls his hands.
Bonifacio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Pacquiao.
Bonifacio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pacquiao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Pacquiao is trying to break free.
Bonifacio tries to stall but Pacquiao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bonifacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacquiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio lands with a left to the head.
Bonifacio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pacquiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio tries to circle away but Pacquiao has him pinned against the cage.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio missing with a left hand there. Pacquiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonifacio tries to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a series of strikes. Bonifacio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pacquiao scores with a nice strike.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up
and Pacquiao counters with a left and a right that stings Bonifacio.
Bonifacio doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacquiao.
Bonifacio is looking to clinch but Pacquiao is avoiding it.
Bonifacio closes the distance but Pacquiao moves to the side
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combo that has Bonifacio backing up. Bonifacio nods at Pacquiao to acknowledge the strikes.
Bonifacio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonifacio moves away.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Bonifacio ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonifacio also avoids with ease.
Bonifacio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonifacio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Bonifacio keeps him there for the moment.
Bonifacio trying to control the position but instead, Pacquiao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bonifacio into the cage.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacquiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bonifacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonifacio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio is looking to clinch.
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pacquiao duly obliges.
Bonifacio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Victor Bonifacio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bonifacio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bonifacio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacquiao connects with a right hand. Bonifacio shakes it off.
Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but Bonifacio ducks down to avoid it.
Bonifacio tries to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonifacio wants to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Pacquiao there.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Bonifacio misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonifacio moves away from the strike by Pacquiao.
Bonifacio looks to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonifacio tries to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonifacio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonifacio is looking to clinch.
Bonifacio clinches up with Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage.
Pacquiao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Pacquiao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch.
Bonifacio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Bonifacio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bonifacio prevents a body shot from Pacquiao.
Bonifacio can't find room to land a body shot as Pacquiao controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Pacquiao scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Bonifacio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao scores with a shoulder strike.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Pacquiao as he connects with a hook.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bonifacio thinking.
Bonifacio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonifacio staying out of range there.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonifacio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bonifacio walks into a stiff left hand from Pacquiao.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonifacio wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonifacio lands a body shot.
Bonifacio moves into the clinch successfully.
Bonifacio effectively controlling the action here.
Bonifacio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
Bonifacio misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonifacio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bonifacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pacquiao.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonifacio forces Pacquiao back against the cage and clinches.
Bonifacio misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao effectively controlling the action here.
Pacquiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pacquiao taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bonifacio misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacquiao tries to break free but Bonifacio pushes him back against the cage.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Bonifacio wants to clinch but Pacquiao slips to the side
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bonifacio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonifacio moves out of range as Pacquiao strikes.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonifacio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pacquiao.
Bonifacio instigates a clinch.
Bonifacio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Bonifacio dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bonifacio moves in looking to clinch but Pacquiao pushes him off.
A left and a right from Pacquiao both land. Nice combination.
Bonifacio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonifacio doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Bonifacio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonifacio clinches up with Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pacquiao.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pacquiao as Bonifacio tries to tie him up.
Bonifacio leaning against his opponent.
Bonifacio taking a breather.
Bonifacio lands a right hand.
Bonifacio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bonifacio pushes Pacquiao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio pushes Pacquiao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Bonifacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao jabs at Bonifacio's body.
Bonifacio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonifacio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonifacio wants to clinch.
Pacquiao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Victor Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio wants to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combo that has Bonifacio backing up. Bonifacio nods at Pacquiao to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonifacio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bonifacio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonifacio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pacquiao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bonifacio scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonifacio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio connects with a jab.
Bonifacio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonifacio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Bonifacio misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonifacio wants to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonifacio slips under a jab.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonifacio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pacquiao tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonifacio avoids the damage to the body.
Pacquiao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonifacio lands a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Bonifacio is trying to break the clinch but Pacquiao is controlling him.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike.
Pacquiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pacquiao manages to break the clinch.
Victor Bonifacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao gets tackled into the cage by Bonifacio. Bonifacio maintains the clinch.
Bonifacio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Pacquiao.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio.
Pacquiao tries to throw a body punch but Bonifacio avoids it by throwing Pacquiao back against the cage.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Pacquiao lands with a nice body punch.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pacquiao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio wants to clinch.
Bonifacio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Bonifacio with a series of wild strikes but Bonifacio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonifacio tries to clinch there but Pacquiao circles away.
Bonifacio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Bonifacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonifacio, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Bonifacio!
After winning the bout, Victor Bonifacio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun BDown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Harry Cross was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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220 lbs
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28
220 lbs
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shogun BDown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Cross!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BDown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cross throws a shot from downtown. BDown moves away and avoids it.
BDown moves forwards but Cross connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
BDown takes the fight into the clinch.
Cross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cross is trying to maintain a safe position but BDown gets an underhook and turns Cross into the cage.
Cross working hard to break the clinch.
The referee calls for BDown to work.
BDown scores with a knee to the head.
BDown has Cross pressed against the cage, preventing Cross from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, BDown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cross is trying to break the clinch but BDown has him pressed against the cage.
BDown lands a big knee! That's hurt Cross! Oh, he's all over the place! BDown lands another knee that sends Cross to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shogun BDown!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Legionarivs Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by NoMeansNo - I'm an Asshole. Sakara has chosen The Rise of Sakara as his entrance music. Mark Edwards has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Legionarivs Sakara!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sakara lands a lovely overhand right.
Sakara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edwards. Edwards obviously looking to wear him down.
Sakara with a hook.
Sakara misses with a two punch combination.
Sakara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edwards throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sakara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sakara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakara moves away.
Edwards scores with a leg kick.
Sakara looks gassed!
Edwards just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Edwards finds it's target.
Edwards tries to bum rush Sakara with a series of wild strikes but Sakara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edwards connects with an inside leg kick.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edwards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edwards connects with a jab.
Edwards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Edwards misses with a hook. Sakara ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mark Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Edwards thuds his shin into the meat of Sakara's side.
Edwards thuds a left hand into Sakara's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sakara takes a step back to recover.
Edwards connects with the punch.
Sakara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Edwards thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Edwards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edwards looks to land a left hand but Sakara moved out of range nicely.
Edwards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edwards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edwards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sakara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edwards.
Sakara just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakara's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sakara duly obliges.
Edwards throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sakara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Edwards misses the jab.
Sakara throws out a loose jab but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakara takes a kick to the side of the head.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Sakara jabs Edwards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Edwards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakara.
Edwards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards slips a straight right by Sakara.
Edwards swinging wildly here.
Edwards is looking to wear down Sakara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sakara takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sakara misses with an uppercut. Edwards saw that one coming.
Sakara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edwards can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edwards.
A swing and a miss from Edwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakara. Edwards does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Edwards connects with an inside leg kick.
Edwards closes the distance and pushes Sakara back into the cage.
Edwards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Edwards.
Edwards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Edwards lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Edwards cracks Sakara with a nice body shot.
Edwards comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Edwards can't find room to land a body shot as Sakara controls the action.
Edwards lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Edwards lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards lands a shoulder strike.
Sakara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakara is defending well for now.
Edwards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sakara is trying to maintain a safe position but Edwards gets an underhook and turns Sakara into the cage.
Sakara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sakara is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Edwards lands a damaging elbow.
Edwards lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edwards.
Edwards lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakara backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Edwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Edwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Edwards as Sakara tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Edwards dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sakara digs a good body shot into Edwards's ribs.
Sakara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edwards circles away quickly and effectively.
Edwards takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sakara blocks a head kick by Edwards.
A big left from Edwards misses.
Sakara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edwards.
Sakara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edwards. Edwards obviously looking to wear him down.
Sakara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edwards.
Edwards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edwards circles away quickly and effectively.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Edwards. Sakara shrugs it off though.
Edwards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Sakara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sakara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edwards can pounce on him.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Edwards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sakara is breathing heavily.
Edwards lands a leg kick that knocks Sakara off balance momentarily.
Edwards feints and then cracks Sakara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sakara down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Edwards misses.
Legionarivs Sakara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edwards has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Edwards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards takes a swing at Sakara's ribcage but misses.
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick and Sakara moves out of range easily.
Edwards scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A combination from Edwards does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edwards.
Sakara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edwards lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edwards uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mark Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakara throws a right hand that Edwards ducks under and follows up with a left that Edwards also avoids with ease.
Edwards scores with a punch to the head.
Edwards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards connects with a solid leg kick.
Edwards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakara can do to turn this around?
Sakara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Sakara ducks right into an uppercut from Edwards.
Edwards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sakara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Edwards misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sakara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Edwards moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sakara is rocked!
Whack! Edwards lands a heavy head kick that drops Sakara. The ref tackles Edwards to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Sakara was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mark Edwards!
Mark Edwards decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Small will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Small!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Small. No joy for Tatsuhiko Jr on that attempt.
Small throws a hook to the side of Tatsuhiko Jr's head but Tatsuhiko Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Small with a nice cross.
It looks like Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr has been cut.
Small misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Small. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Small.
Nice shot lands for Small.
Small misses the jab.
Tatsuhiko Jr staying out of range there.
Tatsuhiko Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Small throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Small - just one landing.
Small connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tatsuhiko Jr is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Small throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot by Small.
Oh Tatsuhiko Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Small thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tatsuhiko Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small misses with an uppercut. Tatsuhiko Jr saw that one coming.
Small might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Small darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Small lands with a good body shot.
Tatsuhiko Jr cracks the inside of Small's front leg.
Small smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Small scores with a shot to the body.
Tatsuhiko Jr moves out of range as Small strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tatsuhiko Jr.
Tatsuhiko Jr moves out of range as Small strikes.
Small fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatsuhiko Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Small scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small swings widly with a right hand
and Tatsuhiko Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Small throws a jab when Tatsuhiko Jr was well out of range.
Tatsuhiko Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Small 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.
Small with a nice cross.
Tatsuhiko Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Small!
Small is trying desperately to improve position.
Small is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tatsuhiko Jr throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tatsuhiko Jr throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Small manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tatsuhiko Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tatsuhiko Jr fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tatsuhiko Jr working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tatsuhiko Jr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Tatsuhiko Jr crashes against the mat.
Small on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Small really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tatsuhiko Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Small is looking for a sweep.
Small parries the strikes from Tatsuhiko Jr easily there. Tatsuhiko Jr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Small to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatsuhiko Jr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatsuhiko Jr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Small is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws an elbow but Small slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tatsuhiko Jr goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Small has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tatsuhiko Jr but great work by Small.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Small dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Small throws a shot from downtown. Tatsuhiko Jr moves away and avoids it.
Small misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Small.
Tatsuhiko Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Small throws out the jab.
Tatsuhiko Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Small throws a hook to the side of Tatsuhiko Jr's head but Tatsuhiko Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws out a leg kick but Small moves out of range and Tatsuhiko Jr only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Small.
Small lands a head shot.
Small tries to clinch but Tatsuhiko Jr moves out of range.
Tatsuhiko Jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr working over Small with some ground and pound. Small looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tatsuhiko Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Small is trying to control but can't.
Tatsuhiko Jr is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Small!
Small keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr unloading with bombs!
Tatsuhiko Jr lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tatsuhiko Jr looking to finish Small with some ground and pound. This is bad for Small!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatsuhiko Jr lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Small tries to hold on but Tatsuhiko Jr postures up.
Small in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tatsuhiko Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tatsuhiko Jr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Small?
Small is rocked!
Small is breathing heavily.
Oooh a big shot lands for Tatsuhiko Jr! Small is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr!
Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricco El Suave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Guerreiro by Curumin. Ricco El Suave acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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183 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guilherme Alves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricco El Suave!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Suave throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.
El Suave scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
El Suave ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
Alves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alves lands a jab to the nose.
El Suave ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
El Suave misses with a jab, cross combination.
El Suave avoids the body shot from Alves.
El Suave misses the jab.
Alves throws a hook but El Suave avoids it easily.
Alves throws a hook to the side of El Suave's head but El Suave sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
Alves jabs El Suave right on the nose. El Suave blinks but takes it well.
El Suave connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
El Suave throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.
El Suave defending well as Alves loads up on a big left hand.
El Suave gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alves.
Alves fails with the takedown.
Alves closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. El Suave knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alves cracks El Suave with a big right hand but El Suave just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
El Suave really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The strikes coming from Alves are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alves has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alves is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt El Suave will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a strike aimed at the side of El Suave's head but El Suave avoids it well.
Alves cracks El Suave with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Alves moves into full mount!
Alves lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves avoids the attempt from El Suave to control.
Alves goes for an armbar but he's not got it… El Suave turns into him and now he's in Alves's guard.
Alves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but El Suave can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alves is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. El Suave is aware though and is defending well.
Alves is looking for a triangle but El Suave pushes his legs off easily.
Alves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in El Suave's guard.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. El Suave swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves passes El Suave's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves prevents El Suave from improving his position.
Alves missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Alves dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
El Suave fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alves manages to avoid it.
El Suave misses with a double jab.
El Suave tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
El Suave waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alves.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alves.
Alves clinches up with El Suave and pushes him back against the cage.
El Suave goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alves prevents a body shot from El Suave.
Alves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of El Suaves head.
El Suave misses with a shot to the kidneys.
El Suave doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of El Suave backwards.
A short body shot lands from Alves as the two fighters clinch.
Alves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
El Suave stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Alves blocks a body shot from El Suave.
Nice body punch from Alves.
Alves scores with a shot to the side of El Suave's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Suave scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alves.
El Suave is breathing heavily.
Alves lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Alves.
Alves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
El Suave's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alves tries for a takedown but El Suave manages to get underhooks.
Alves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alves turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Guilherme Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves tries to advance to mount but El Suave denies him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Alves has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alves landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to finish this one by submission but El Suave is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Alves.
Alves moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, El Suave has worked his arm free - good work by El Suave!
Alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but El Suave keeps working.
El Suave defending against the ground and pound.
Alves throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Alves cracks El Suave with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to move into full mount but can't pass El Suave's legs.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that El Suave can do to turn this around?
Alves has hold of El Suave's arm. He's looking for a kimura. El Suave seems comfortable defending it but Alves has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! El Suave is real pain and he's forced to tap out! El Suave is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Alves couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Guilherme Alves!
Guilherme Alves retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Guilherme Alves thanked Down Under! - Supplements (AXES) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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