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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Delo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sahebt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delo Santos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Last Resort. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Delo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Sahebt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sahebt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Delo Santos tries to avoid it but Sahebt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Delo Santos to the ground. Delo Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Delo Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Delo Santos lands the left hand.
Delo Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sahebt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Delo Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Sahebt moves out of range easily.
Delo Santos misses with the combination.
Delo Santos throws a one two combo.
Delo Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sahebt.
Diego Delo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Sahebt.
Sahebt tries to clinch there but Delo Santos circles away.
Delo Santos sizes up Sahebt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delo Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Sahebt's head.
Sahebt is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Delo Santos throws a series of punches but Sahebt moves out of range.
Sahebt is still on wobbly legs! Can Delo Santos finish him?
Jab, jab by Delo Santos - just one landing.
Delo Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sahebt closes the distance and clinches.
Sahebt manages to pull guard.
Delo Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Delo Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delo Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Delo Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sahebt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delo Santos.
Sahebt seems to have recovered his senses.
Delo Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sahebt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sahebt managing to control the position.
Delo Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sahebt is keeping the position for now.
Delo Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sahebt, up you get!
James Sahebt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sahebt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Delo Santos but Delo Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sahebt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Delo Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sahebt looks gassed!
Delo Santos scores with a jab to the head.
Delo Santos lunges at Sahebt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sahebt's hand.
Sahebt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Delo Santos as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delo Santos connects with a combination that backs up Sahebt into the cage. Delo Santos lands a flurry of punches that gets past Sahebt's guard. Sahebt is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Delo Santos bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Delo Santos!
Diego Delo Santos made sure to mention his sponsor, MMA ANIMAL in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beardy Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forest Speyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett comes to the cage accompanied by Shamrocks and Shenanigans- House of Pain. Beardy Bennett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Forest Speyer's chin.
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157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Beardy Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forest Speyer!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Speyer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Beardy Bennett has been cut.
Speyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
Speyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Speyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bennett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett lands the left hand.
Bennett digs a good body shot into Speyer's ribs.
A jab from Speyer misses.
Bennett looks to land a combination. Speyer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bennett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Bennett moves in looking to clinch but Speyer pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Speyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Speyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett swats away the attempt to clinch by Speyer.
Bennett walks into a left hand.
Bennett swings for the body but Speyer moves out of range.
Bennett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bennett connects with a nice looking jab.
Bennett throws a hook but Speyer avoids it easily.
Speyer scores with a body shot.
Speyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Speyer lands the left hand.
Speyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett throws a jab but it's blocked by Speyer.
Speyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bennett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bennett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the 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!
Bennett tries to bum rush Speyer with a series of wild strikes but Speyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Speyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett tries to clinch but Speyer is having none of it.
Bennett throws out a leg kick but Speyer moves out of range and Bennett only half commits.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Bennett. Those never looked like landing.
Speyer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bennett shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Speyer eats them both and turns towards Bennett to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bennett tried to score with a low kick but Speyer checks it.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Bennett fails to land with a series of punches.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speyer blocks a jab.
Speyer throws a right hand that Bennett ducks under and follows up with a left that Bennett also avoids with ease.
Speyer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Speyer misses with a two punch combination.
Speyer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Beardy Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett with a nice cross.
Bennett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Speyer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Speyer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bennett misses with an uppercut. Speyer saw that one coming.
Speyer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Speyer lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Bennett.
Bennett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speyer throws a sloppy head kick and Bennett moves out of range easily.
Bennett cracks Speyer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Speyer.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Speyer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Speyer.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Speyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett blocks a body shot from Speyer.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
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 Beardy Bennett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Beardy Bennett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Speyer misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Speyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett rushes Speyer and presses him up against the cage.
Bennett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennett is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Speyer is defending well.
Speyer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Speyer tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Speyer.
Nice body punch from Speyer - that landed with a thud.
Bennett looking to slow down the pace here.
Speyer keeps control of Bennett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bennett lands a left hand.
Speyer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Speyer lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Speyer avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
Speyer taking a breather.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Speyer controls the action.
Speyer lands a body punch.
Speyer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Speyer.
Speyer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett misses with some punches.
Speyer stalls.
Speyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speyer stalls.
Speyer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is working for takedown but Speyer is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
A short right from Speyer on the inside.
Speyer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Speyer scores with a shoulder strike.
Bennett tries to score a body lock takedown but Speyer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beardy Bennett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head.
Speyer scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Speyer.
Speyer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Speyer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Speyer after a bit of a struggle.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Speyer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Speyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speyer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Speyer can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
Bennett working hard to break the clinch.
Speyer avoiding damage.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Speyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speyer is leaning against Bennett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Speyer lands a shoulder strike.
Bennett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Speyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Speyer's sensitive parts.
Bennett tries to clinch up.
Bennett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Speyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Beardy Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennett throws a leg kick that misses.
Bennett lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Speyer walks into a straight right hand from Bennett.
Bennett avoids the body shot from Speyer.
Speyer lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett with a hook.
Bennett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Speyer counters by moving into the clinch.
Speyer wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forest Speyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Beardy Bennett's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Speyer throws a series of strikes that have Bennett backpedaling.
Decent striking displayed by Bennett there.
A nice combination there by Bennett.
Bennett lands with a straight right. Speyer didn't see that one coming.
Speyer tries to clinch but Bennett moves out of range.
Speyer clobbers Bennett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Speyer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Speyer throws a sloppy head kick and Bennett moves out of range easily.
Speyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Speyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Speyer.
Beardy Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Speyer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speyer moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Speyer.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Speyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Speyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett looks to land a body kick but Speyer moved away.
Bennett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Speyer sizes up Bennett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bennett moves in looking to clinch but Speyer pushes him off.
Bennett scores with a three punch combo!
Nice uppercut there from Bennett.
Speyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bennett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speyer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bennett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Speyer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Speyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bennett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bennett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Speyer blocks the low kick.
Bennett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bennett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Speyer on the side of the head.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Speyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bennett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speyer misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bennett.
Some bone on bone action there as Speyer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Speyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bennett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Speyer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Speyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Speyer takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Bennett slips a jab and a cross from Speyer.
Speyer misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch lands to the side of Speyer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Speyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Speyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bennett.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Bennett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Speyer is out of range and Bennett settles back down.
Bennett looks to land a combination but Speyer avoids it well.
Bennett closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Speyer counter with a right hand.
Beardy Bennett's cut is getting worse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Speyer thows a body shot but no joy.
Bennett misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Forest Speyer.
I think Speyer 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forest Speyer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nefertum Imhotep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zbigniew Ciosek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nefertum Imhotep!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imhotep has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ciosek.
Imhotep clinches up with Ciosek and pushes him back against the cage.
Imhotep turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Imhotep manages to end up in side control.
Ciosek wants to get back to his feet but Imhotep drags him back down.
Imhotep throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ciosek wants to get back to his feet.
Imhotep content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ciosek wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Imhotep wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ciosek keeps working.
Imhotep content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nefertum Imhotep was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ciosek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek dodges an elbow strike from Imhotep.
Ciosek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Imhotep prevents Ciosek from breaking the clinch.
Ciosek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ciosek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Imhotep is defending well for now.
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
Imhotep gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Imhotep stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ciosek to get to his feet.
Imhotep staying out of range there.
Imhotep moves into range and clinches up with Ciosek.
Imhotep successfully pulls guard.
Imhotep utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Imhotep manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imhotep thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ciosek wants to try and get back to his feet.
Imhotep is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ciosek to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ciosek shrugs it off.
Ciosek is squirming around, avoiding Imhotep's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imhotep is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ciosek can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Imhotep throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Imhotep tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Imhotep punching from mount but Ciosek doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Imhotep looking to ground and pound but Ciosek is blocking nicely.
Ciosek tries to buck Imhotep off but he can't manage it.
Imhotep sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Imhotep 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.
Ciosek wants to try and get back to his feet.
Imhotep lands a heavy elbow.
Ciosek wants to try and get back to his feet.
Imhotep throws some wild stikes that Ciosek manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imhotep controlling from the full mount.
Imhotep cracks Ciosek with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Zbigniew Ciosek has been cut.
Ciosek is trying to stand up.
Imhotep looking to ground and pound but Ciosek is blocking nicely.
Ciosek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Imhotep on the ground.
Imhotep is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ciosek can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Imhotep controlling the position easily from mount.
Ciosek is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Imhotep trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Imhotep controlling his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imhotep wants to control the pace but Ciosek is squirming around nicely.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nefertum Imhotep wasn't active enough on the ground.
Imhotep has Ciosek up against the cage in a clinch.
Imhotep tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Imhotep lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ciosek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Imhotep blocks it with crossed arms.
Ciosek lands a good knee to the midsection. Imhotep won't want to take too many of those.
Imhotep pulls guard.
Imhotep pushes Ciosek off and gets back to his feet.
Imhotep feints and as Ciosek raises his hands in defense, Imhotep changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Imhotep won't allow Ciosek to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Imhotep throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ciosek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Imhotep is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nefertum Imhotep dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ciosek cracks Imhotep with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ciosek rushes Imhotep and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Imhotep jumps guard and drags Ciosek to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ciosek throws a strike but Imhotep rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ciosek is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Imhotep won't allow Ciosek to get back to his feet.
Imhotep gets to his feet - Ciosek follows without any prompting.
Imhotep closes the distance and pushes Ciosek back into the cage.
Imhotep tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ciosek smiles and moves away.
Imhotep rushes Ciosek and presses him up against the cage.
Ciosek trying to land knees to the body.
Imhotep works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Imhotep wants to control from the top but Ciosek keeps moving.
Ciosek being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imhotep passes Ciosek's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Imhotep not doing much here.
Ciosek is refusing to be controlled, as Imhotep sits in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Imhotep working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Imhotep works his foot free and advances to mount.
Imhotep throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ciosek tries to buck Imhotep off but he can't manage it.
Imhotep sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ciosek is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ciosek is squirming around, avoiding Imhotep's attempts to control the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Imhotep 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.
Imhotep has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Imhotep misses with a head shot.
Imhotep can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ciosek is looking to escape.
Imhotep landing strikes from the mount and Ciosek is in trouble!
Zbigniew Ciosek's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Imhotep looking to secure an arm triangle but Ciosek defends it well.
Imhotep is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ciosek is surviving well by controlling Imhotep's body position as best he can.
Imhotep throws some wild stikes that Ciosek manages to avoid easily.
Imhotep with good strikes from the mount here!
Jeez, Zbigniew Ciosek's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zbigniew Ciosek's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nefertum Imhotep!
Nefertum Imhotep was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mortimer Plumbtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plumbtree comes to the cage accompanied by White and Nerdy. Lloyd has chosen The Hives - Tick Tick Boom as his entrance music. Mortimer Plumbtree has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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29
130 lbs
8 - 15 - 0 |
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167 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mortimer Plumbtree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plumbtree stuffs the takedown attempt from Lloyd. Lloyd gets slowly back to his feet.
Lloyd shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Plumbtree as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Plumbtree.
Lloyd fails with the takedown
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick. That will keep Lloyd thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mortimer Plumbtree has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Lloyd.
Lloyd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Plumbtree but Plumbtree pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lloyd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Plumbtree avoids it really well and circles away.
Lloyd shoots and misses
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick. That will keep Lloyd thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lloyd tries for a takedown but Plumbtree circles away easily
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick.
Lloyd shoots in for a takedown but Plumbtree shows good takedown defense.
Lloyd looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd with a lazy takedown attempt
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick.
Plumbtree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Plumbtree stuffs the takedown.
Lloyd tries for a takedown but Plumbtree sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plumbtree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Plumbtree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lloyd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick. That will keep Lloyd thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Plumbtree lands a head kick!
Plumbtree misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plumbtree defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lloyd.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plumbtree lands with a slapping head kick.
Lloyd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Plumbtree sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lloyd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lloyd is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Plumbtree throws a sloppy head kick and Lloyd moves out of range easily.
Plumbtree throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lloyd.
Lloyd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Plumbtree but Plumbtree pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Plumbtree is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lloyd has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lloyd wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Plumbtree, who protects the arm well.
Lloyd is trying to get an arm triangle but Plumbtree is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Plumbtree tries to escape but Lloyd is in control.
Lloyd has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Plumbtree!
Lloyd jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Plumbtree manages to avoid the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lloyd prevents Plumbtree from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Plumbtree is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lloyd has hold of Plumbtree's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Plumbtree tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lloyd cranks the arm and Plumbtree screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Plumbtree, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tom Lloyd!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tom Lloyd made sure he mentioned ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Haws (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haws has chosen The Garden's All Nighters as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
172 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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183 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Haws!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haws falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Haws misses the target.
Smith looks for a takedown but Haws sprawls well.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Haws sprawls well.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Haws pushes him off.
Haws defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haws throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haws.
Haws fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haws closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haws throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Haws saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mike Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haws throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Haws, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Haws looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Haws's head.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Smith 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.
Smith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith working over Haws with some ground and pound. Haws looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith working Haws over with strikes.
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haws won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Smith trying to control the action but Haws is working from the bottom.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith slips a nice elbow through Haws's hands, connecting with Haws's forehead.
Haws wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Haws wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Haws trying to control but Smith postures up.
Haws is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith slips a nice elbow through Haws's hands, connecting with Haws's forehead.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Haws defends it.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smith is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Haws is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith breaks from Haws's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smith prevents Haws from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haws tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith landing strikes from the mount and Haws is in trouble!
Haws is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
Haws is rocked!
Smith lands a big elbow - Haws is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Haws is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mike Smith!
A relieved looking Mike Smith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naser Al Shami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naser Al Shami has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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25
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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21
255 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tobias Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Naser Al Shami!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson tries to clinch there but Al Shami circles away.
Al Shami throws a wild body kick that Larsson sees coming a mile off.
Larsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Al Shami counters with a nice body shot.
Al Shami dodges the punch combination from Larsson.
Larsson tries to clinch but Al Shami is having none of it.
Al Shami misses with a wild combination.
Al Shami avoids the body shot from Larsson.
Larsson wants to clinch.
Larsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Al Shami sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Larsson somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Shami scores with the left hand. Larsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Larsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Al Shami counters with a nice uppercut.
Larsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Al Shami swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Shami is just out of range.
Al Shami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Shami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Al Shami!
Naser Al Shami is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Shami dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Al Shami walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Larsson does no damage.
A big left from Al Shami misses.
Larsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Shami.
Larsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Larsson throws a right and a left that Al Shami avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Larsson is defended easily by Al Shami.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobias Larsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Tobias Larsson has been cut.
Larsson fails with the takedown
enabling Al Shami to counter with a crisp jab.
Larsson shoots in and drives through. Al Shami sprawls well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Al Shami!
Larsson wants to clinch
and Larsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Shami.
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!
Larsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Al Shami as he connects with a hook.
Al Shami works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Larsson staying out of range there.
Larsson swings for the body but Al Shami moves out of range.
Larsson fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naser Al Shami dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Larsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Al Shami throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Larsson on the side of the head.
Larsson tries to clinch but Al Shami is having none of it.
Al Shami lands with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Al Shami.
Larsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Al Shami slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A combination from Al Shami does no damage.
Tobias Larsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al Shami moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al Shami avoids a punch combination nicely.
Larsson feints a jab promting Al Shami to slip. Larsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Al Shami slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Naser Al Shami seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Shami throws a jab when Larsson was well out of range.
Al Shami listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Larsson throws an off balance right hand
and Al Shami counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Al Shami does no damage.
Al Shami tests Larsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Larsson dodges the punch combination from Al Shami.
A jab from Al Shami finds it's way through Larsson's defenses.
Tobias Larsson's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larsson prevents Al Shami from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Al Shami keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Larsson controlling the action here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Al Shami. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Al Shami tries to kick Larsson off but Larsson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Larsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Al Shami is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Shami taking some punishment here, with Larsson in his half guard.
Al Shami really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Larsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Larsson is nestled in close to Al Shami, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Al Shami wants to get back to his feet.
Larsson trying to control from Al Shami's half guard. Al Shami has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Larsson slips nicely into half guard.
Larsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Larsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Larsson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsson wants to take a breather but Al Shami is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Larsson works his way into full mount!
Al Shami wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Larsson working the ground and pound effectively.
Al Shami is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson controlling the pace for now.
Larsson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Larsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Larsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Al Shami feints and then cracks Larsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Larsson down.
Al Shami needs to keep his hands up - Larsson had a free shot at his head there.
Larsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Larsson shoots in but Al Shami avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Larsson moves in looking to clinch but Al Shami pushes him off.
Al Shami dodges the punch combination from Larsson.
Larsson shoots in but Al Shami avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Larsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Shami uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Larsson takes a swing at Al Shami's ribcage but misses.
Al Shami lands with an overhand left.
Larsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobias Larsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Shami.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al Shami.
Larsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Al Shami counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Shami throws a looping overhand right but Larsson ducks down to avoid it.
Larsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Al Shami stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A cross from Larsson lands.
Al Shami bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Larsson's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Shami gets caught flat footed, as Larsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Larsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Shami avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Larsson 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.
Larsson trying to control but Al Shami is working from the bottom.
Al Shami wants to stand and escape but Larsson is having none of it.
Larsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Larsson chips away with some ground and pound.
Larsson looking to pass the guard.
Tobias Larsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Larsson won't allow Al Shami to get back to his feet.
Larsson lands a couple of elbows.
Larsson lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Shami wants to stand up but Larsson is controlling him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsson 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.
Larsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Al Shami has momentary wrist control but Larsson slips an elbow through the middle.
Larsson stands up over Al Shami, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Larsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larsson prevents Al Shami from getting back to his feet.
Larsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Shami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Larsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Larsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Larsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Larsson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase comes to the cage accompanied by Who Made Who. Charlie Murphy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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26
240 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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30
265 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a head kick but Chase moves out of range.
Murphy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chase's calf.
Chase tries to clinch up.
Chase wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Chase moves out of range easily.
Chase avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chase moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Chase fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chase circles away quickly and effectively.
Chase throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chase takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body
and Chase counters with a one-two 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!
Chase looks to land a combination. Murphy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Charlie Murphy has been cut.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Chase throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy tries to land a body kick
and Chase counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Murphy is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eric Chase!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Denny Prestol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bariga Kodeinich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kodeinich has chosen izraelskiy kodeinshik as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Denny Prestol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bariga Kodeinich!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kodeinich rushes Prestol and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kodeinich missing with knees to the body.
Kodeinich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kodeinich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kodeinich breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Prestol misses.
Prestol really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Prestol moves out of range of the leg kick from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kodeinich tries to clinch but Prestol moves out of range.
Prestol takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Prestol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Prestol is looking to clinch.
Kodeinich fails to land with a series of punches.
Prestol shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kodeinich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kodeinich forces Prestol back against the cage and clinches.
Prestol has hold of one of Kodeinich's legs. Kodeinich is fighting the takedown attempt but Prestol gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Prestol won't allow Kodeinich to sweep him here.
Kodeinich looking for a guillotine here but Prestol defends easily.
Prestol knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kodeinich on the ground.
Kodeinich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Prestol can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prestol is working Kodeinich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prestol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kodeinich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Prestol is working Kodeinich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kodeinich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Prestol stopping the sweep attempt from Kodeinich.
Prestol has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Prestol lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kodeinich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kodeinich bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Prestol's guard.
Kodeinich throwing strikes but missing.
Kodeinich pushing down on Prestol's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kodeinich is looking to advance position but Prestol won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Prestol pushes Kodeinich off looking to stand but Kodeinich dives back in and keeps control.
Kodeinich passes to full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kodeinich wants to control the pace but Prestol is squirming around nicely.
Kodeinich moves to the back position.
Prestol is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kodeinich.
Kodeinich trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich is controlling the position but Prestol somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Prestol won't allow Kodeinich to pass to mount.
Prestol wants to get back to his feet.
Kodeinich works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prestol is squirming around, avoiding Kodeinich's attempts to control the action.
Kodeinich with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Poor strikes thrown by Kodeinich there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prestol is squirming around, avoiding Kodeinich's attempts to control the action.
Kodeinich throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bariga Kodeinich dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Prestol lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kodeinich circles away quickly and effectively.
Denny Prestol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kodeinich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prestol. Prestol circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Prestol fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kodeinich avoids it really well and circles away.
Kodeinich works Prestol's body with a nice hook.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kodeinich. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Prestol will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Prestol sizes up Kodeinich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kodeinich lands with a right hand.
Kodeinich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kodeinich tries to clinch there but Prestol circles away.
Kodeinich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Kodeinich as Prestol shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denny Prestol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Kodeinich. Beautiful body shot.
Prestol wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prestol tries to clinch up.
Kodeinich tests Prestol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kodeinich throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Kodeinich does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich lands a head shot.
Kodeinich keeps the fight on the outside.
Kodeinich lands with an uppercut that bounces Prestol off the cage and back into range.
Kodeinich takes a swing at Prestol's ribcage but misses.
Prestol tries for a takedown but Kodeinich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Prestol scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kodeinich really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kodeinich is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Prestol lands a heavy elbow.
Prestol unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kodeinich is in a horrible position here. Prestol smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Prestol looking to control but Kodeinich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Prestol has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kodeinich's face.
Kodeinich is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich 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.
Kodeinich gets back to full guard.
Kodeinich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kodeinich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Prestol gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kodeinich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prestol stopping the sweep attempt from Kodeinich.
Prestol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kodeinich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kodeinich wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prestol is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Kodeinich locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Prestol is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bariga Kodeinich!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boom Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boom comes to the cage accompanied by Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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179 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boom Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devon James!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boom.
Boom Boom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom shoots in looking for a takedown but James manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boom's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boom tries to clinch there but James circles away.
Boom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
James lands a jab to the nose.
Boom moves into range and clinches up with James.
Boom working James over with knees to the body.
Boom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boom Boom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
Boom has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boom missing with knees to the body.
Boom drops down looking for an ankle pick but James pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boom tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom shoots for a double leg takedown but James sprawls well. He's pushed Boom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boom closes this distance looking for a takedown but James circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming James to the mat! James manages to get full guard.
Boom preventing the sweep.
Boom trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boom makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boom defends it easily.
Boom is stalling in the full guard.
James wants to get back to his feet but Boom is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Boom misses with a hook
and James counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom moves forwards but James connects with a nice, crisp jab.
James misses with a two punch combination.
Boom shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in James's guard.
Boom scoring with some ground and pound.
Boom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boom wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James working a defensive guard here.
Boom prevents James from getting back to his feet.
Boom stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Boom throwing strikes but missing.
Boom trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boom is looking to stand up but James won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James pulls Boom in close to prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boom is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
Boom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and James counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Boom.
James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
James is trying to force a seperation but Boom has the dominant position.
Boom is looking to take this one to the mat.
Boom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boom is defended easily by James.
Boom fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands a left and a right that send Boom crashing to the mat, dazed. James thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Boom Boom has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
James moves into range and clinches up with Boom.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
James lands with a hook. Boom tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boom is rocked!
James drops Boom with a huge uppercut! Boom drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. James is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon James!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yang Morks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Donatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morks comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ. Donatelli has chosen I Sell Comics - Courage My Love as his entrance music. Yang Morks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Morks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirk Donatelli!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morks pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Donatelli back to the cage. Morks follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Donatelli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donatelli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Donatelli jumps guard but Morks stands there with Donatelli around his waist. Donatelli gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Donatelli tries for a takedown but Morks manages to get underhooks.
Donatelli has Morks pressed against the cage, preventing Morks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donatelli is struggling to control the position.
Donatelli has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morks after a bit of a struggle.
Yang Morks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk Donatelli.
Morks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donatelli has him pressed against the cage.
Donatelli tries to pull guard but Morks won't allow it.
Donatelli changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donatelli throws out the jab.
Donatelli throws a series of punches but Morks moves out of range.
Kirk Donatelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donatelli avoids the head kick by Morks.
Donatelli moves out of range of the body kick from Morks.
Morks scores with a head kick.
Morks misses with a few strikes there.
Donatelli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Donatelli on the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Donatelli is looking for a takedown.
Morks is trying to force a seperation but Donatelli has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donatelli jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morks walks away with a smile on his face. Donatelli gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morks blocks a head kick by Donatelli.
Yang Morks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donatelli tries to work over Morks's front leg with a kick but Morks checks it.
Donatelli tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Donatelli as he checks the leg kick.
Morks misses with a wild combination.
Morks looks to land a combination but Donatelli avoids it well.
Morks throws an overhand right that lands on Donatelli's shoulder, as Donatelli tries to avoid the shot.
Donatelli ducks right into an uppercut from Morks.
Donatelli has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Donatelli with a nice cross.
Donatelli misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morks lands a nice looking body kick.
Donatelli takes a kick to the side of the head.
Donatelli throws a head kick but Morks moves out of range.
Morks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donatelli was well out of range. Poor timing from Morks.
Morks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donatelli moves away.
Morks tries to land a front kick but Donatelli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morks blocks a leg kick.
Donatelli tries a head kick but it misses.
Donatelli fails with the takedown.
Donatelli throws a sloppy head kick and Morks moves out of range easily.
Morks fails to land with a series of punches.
Morks throws a nice looking combination but Donatelli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donatelli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A head kick from Donatelli lands but Morks takes it in his stride.
Morks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donatelli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donatelli darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morks is breathing heavily.
Donatelli landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morks is trying to stand up here but Donatelli is controlling him well.
Morks is not content to let Donatelli control the position.
Morks is trying to stand up here but Donatelli is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donatelli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, if Donatelli is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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 Yang Morks will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donatelli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Donatelli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morks throws a chopping leg kick but Donatelli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Donatelli connects with a body shot that sends Morks's belly button to the back.
Donatelli rushes Morks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morks works over Donatelli's head and body with a nice combination.
Donatelli misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Donatelli misses.
Morks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donatelli circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Donatelli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morks throws a head kick that misses.
Donatelli throws a head kick but Morks moves out of range.
Morks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donatelli tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Morks lands but Donatelli takes it in his stride.
Morks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donatelli misses with a head kick.
Donatelli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morks but Morks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morks swings for the body but Donatelli moves out of range.
Donatelli throws a lazy head kick
and Morks counters with a left to the body.
Donatelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Morks is just out of range.
No joy there for Morks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donatelli drives through and clinches with Morks against the cage.
Morks stops a takedown attempt from Donatelli.
Yang Morks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk Donatelli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli looking for a takedown.
Donatelli is breathing heavily.
Donatelli tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morks just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Morks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donatelli is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morks to keep the fight standing.
Morks can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Morks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donatelli keeps control of Morks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donatelli has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morks after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Morks blocks the leg kick.
Morks punishes Donatelli's body with a nice straight punch.
Donatelli tests Morks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donatelli slips a jab and a cross from Morks.
Donatelli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morks is looking to wear down Donatelli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morks throws the left hand but Donatelli avoids the punch easily.
Donatelli lands a jab-cross combination.
A low kick from Donatelli is predictable there
and Morks counters with a head kick.
Morks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Donatelli.
Donatelli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yang Morks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morks takes a swing at Donatelli's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morks blocks a head kick by Donatelli.
Morks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donatelli moves away.
Yang Morks is winning the standup battle so far.
Morks looks for the body kick but Donatelli saw that one coming.
Donatelli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Donatelli is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Donatelli is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Morks is trying to break the clinch but Donatelli has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morks working hard to break the clinch.
Morks wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yang Morks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Morks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Donatelli tries a head kick but it misses.
Donatelli attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Morks - just one landing.
Donatelli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morks checks a leg kick.
Donatelli lands with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Morks misses.
Morks avoids the head kick by Donatelli.
Donatelli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morks throws a body punch but Donatelli moves out of range.
Morks looks to score with a jab to the body but Donatelli is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Donatelli.
Morks looks to land a combination but Donatelli avoids it well.
Donatelli tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donatelli moves into range and clinches up with Morks.
Donatelli is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morks to keep the fight standing.
Donatelli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Donatelli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donatelli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donatelli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morks checks a low kick from Donatelli.
Morks misses with a looping left.
Donatelli misses with a head kick.
Donatelli throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Morks tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Donatelli is in Morks's guard.
Morks pushes Donatelli off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Donatelli stalks Morks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morks's face. Morks staggers backwards, shaken.
Morks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morks feints a jab promting Donatelli to slip. Morks then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Donatelli slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morks misses with a few strikes there.
Donatelli tries to work over Morks's front leg with a kick but Morks checks it.
Morks looks to land a combination but Donatelli avoids it well.
Morks throws a big shot that misses.
Morks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donatelli thuds his right hand into Morks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donatelli.
Donatelli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morks.
Donatelli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morks.
Donatelli lands a body shot.
Morks dodges the punch combination from Donatelli.
Donatelli lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli works Morks's body with a nice hook.
Donatelli moves out of range of the body kick.
Donatelli misses with a double jab.
Morks gets tackled into the cage by Donatelli. Donatelli maintains the clinch.
Morks working hard to break the clinch.
Donatelli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donatelli throws a sloppy head kick and Morks moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Donatelli.
Donatelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morks.
Kirk Donatelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A good leg kick by Morks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Morks.
Morks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donatelli throws a sloppy head kick and Morks moves out of range easily.
Morks checks a low kick from Donatelli.
Donatelli swings for the body but Morks moves out of range.
Morks avoids the head kick by Donatelli.
Donatelli staying out of range there.
Donatelli throws a lazy right hand but Morks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donatelli scores with a head kick. Morks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Donatelli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donatelli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morks misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donatelli misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yang Morks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk Donatelli.
Morks lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kirk Donatelli.
I think Morks has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Morks!
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