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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bat Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Canedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slade's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon. This should be a great matchup!
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bat Slade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eugene Canedo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Slade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Eugene Canedo has been cut.
Slade scores with a head kick. Canedo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Canedo connects with a body shot that sends Slade's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slade misses with a combination
and Canedo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canedo.
Good standup being displayed there by Slade as he connects with a hook.
Eugene Canedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Canedo.
Slade throws a sloppy head kick and Canedo moves out of range easily.
Canedo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Canedo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canedo thuds his right hand into Slade's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Bat Slade has been cut.
Canedo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slade.
Canedo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slade.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Canedo, right into the meat.
Jab from Canedo.
Canedo misses with a leg kick
and Slade counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slade checks a leg kick.
Slade checks a leg kick nicely.
Canedo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Canedo just misses with a punch to the body.
Canedo throws out a loose jab but Slade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canedo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canedo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Canedo tries to clinch but Slade moves out of range.
Canedo scores with a body shot.
Slade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Canedo lands a lovely overhand right.
Canedo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Slade slips a jab and a cross from Canedo.
Canedo connects with a crisp jab.
Slade throws a looping overhand right but Canedo ducks down to avoid it.
Canedo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Slade throws a lazy head kick
and Canedo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bat Slade's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canedo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slade shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Canedo closes the distance but Slade moves to the side
and Slade counters with a left and a right that stings Canedo.
Slade takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Canedo drops Slade with a big left hand! Slade is injured, injured bad! Canedo jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugene Canedo!
Eugene Canedo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kobra Clothing Inc., into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Watcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercito Gesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Watcher is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Watcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mercito Gesta!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gesta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watcher leaves Gesta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Watcher - just one landing.
Watcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Watcher avoids the head kick by Gesta.
Gesta throws a low kick, looking for Watcher's leg but Watcher calmly moves out of range.
Watcher scores with a jab to the head.
Watcher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gesta tries a head kick but it misses.
Watcher is looking to clinch.
Watcher digs a good body shot into Gesta's ribs.
Gesta misses with a head kick.
Donk. Watcher catches Gesta right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watcher lands with a cross.
Gesta keeps the fight on the outside.
Gesta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Watcher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gesta at a distance.
Gesta misses with a takedown attempt - Watcher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Watcher, as that shot connected.
Andy Watcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Watcher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gesta doesn't seem phased though.
Watcher stuffs the takedown.
Andy Watcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mercito Gesta.
Good work by Watcher as he checks the leg kick.
Andy Watcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watcher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Watcher lands a jab to Gesta's midsection.
Gesta is trying desperately to land a takedown but Watcher is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gesta.
Gesta closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Watcher manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Watcher wants to control but Gesta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gesta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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!
Watcher works his way to full guard. Good work.
Watcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watcher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Watcher is trying to control the position but Gesta postures up.
Gesta drops back looking for a leg! Watcher is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Watcher manages to kick Gesta off! Gesta jumps back into Watcher's guard.
Gesta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watcher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gesta lands a couple of digs.
Gesta stopping the sweep attempt from Watcher.
Gesta wants to control from the top but Watcher keeps moving.
Watcher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gesta on the ground.
Gesta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gesta passes into half guard.
Gesta is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Watcher is just riding it out for now. Gesta eventually gives up the hold.
Watcher is looking to control Gesta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Watcher avoid being mounted?
Gesta is trying to control. Watcher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watcher tries to get to full guard but Gesta has control of the leg.
Gesta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gesta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gesta connects with a nice short shot to Watcher's temple.
Gesta is looking to take a break and control but Watcher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gesta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gesta is thwarting Watcher's attempts to control the position.
Watcher is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Gesta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gesta looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gesta trying to control from half guard but Watcher is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gesta is looking for a kimura but Watcher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gesta to get the leverage.
Watcher is trying to get back to full guard.
Gesta trying to control the action but Watcher is working from the bottom.
Watcher is trying to maintain the position but Gesta is very close to passing his half guard.
Watcher is pressing down on Gesta's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed 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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watcher wants to sweep but no luck.
Gesta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gesta throws a big right hand that misses.
Gesta wants to control from the top but Watcher keeps moving.
Gesta landing some decent shots from guard.
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 Andy Watcher will probably get the nod.
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.
Watcher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gesta on the side of the head.
Watcher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gesta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gesta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gesta dodges the punch combination from Watcher.
Watcher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gesta on the side of the head.
Watcher is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gesta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Watcher lands a really nice looking cross but Gesta seems unphased.
Watcher avoids the head kick by Gesta.
Gesta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Watcher sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gesta somewhat.
Andy Watcher is winning the standup battle so far.
Watcher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gesta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watcher works Gesta's body with a nice hook.
Gesta misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gesta throws a head kick but Watcher moves out of range.
Watcher throws out a powerful jab.
Gesta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Watcher clinches.
Watcher misses with an elbow over the top.
Watcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watcher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gesta is trying to drag Watcher to the mat but Watcher just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Andy Watcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mercito Gesta.
Gesta takes a shot to the head.
Gesta wants to get back to striking at distance but Watcher won't allow it.
Watcher scores with a shoulder strike.
Watcher lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Watcher on the inside.
Gesta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watcher gets through Gesta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watcher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gesta can't break the clinch.
Watcher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gesta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Watcher avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gesta is trying to drag Watcher to the mat but Watcher just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Watcher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gesta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gesta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watcher lands a nice elbow.
Watcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Gesta avoids the damage to the body.
Watcher lands a left hand.
Gesta wants to stall.
Gesta avoids the elbow strike from Watcher, against the cage.
Gesta tries to break free but Watcher pushes him back against the cage.
Gesta wants to break free but Watcher has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gesta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watcher lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Watcher on the inside.
Watcher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gesta jumps guard but Watcher turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Watcher lands with a left to the head.
Gesta misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Watcher on the inside.
Gesta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Watcher stalling the fight.
Watcher scores with a shoulder strike.
Gesta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Watcher pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gesta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watcher connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gesta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watcher wants to clinch.
Watcher thuds his right hand into Gesta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gesta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gesta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Watcher throws a series of strikes that have Gesta backpedaling.
Watcher throws a one two combo.
A lazy left from Watcher finds it's target.
Watcher lands with a nice body punch.
Watcher lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gesta shoots for a takedown but Watcher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watcher cracks Gesta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Watcher lands the left hand.
Watcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gesta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gesta is breathing heavily.
Watcher works Gesta's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Watcher dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gesta has a takedown stuffed.
Gesta throws a push kick but Watcher slaps the foot to one side.
Watcher avoids the head kick by Gesta.
Gesta shoots for a takedown but Watcher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gesta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab lands there for Watcher.
Watcher scores with a jab to the body.
Watcher lands a nice looking body shot.
Watcher instigates a clinch.
Watcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watcher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Watcher scores with a shoulder strike.
Gesta avoids a wild elbow strike from Watcher.
Gesta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gesta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Watcher just stands there and leans against the cage.
Andy Watcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mercito Gesta.
With the fighters up against the cage, Watcher throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Watcher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gesta is trying to break the clinch but Watcher has him pressed against the cage.
Watcher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gesta is keeping busy.
Watcher lands a nice uppercut.
Watcher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Watcher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Andy Watcher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Watcher cracks Gesta with a nice body shot.
Watcher lands a left hand.
Watcher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gesta takes an elbow to the temple.
Watcher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gesta tries for a takedown but Watcher manages to get underhooks.
Gesta avoids the elbow strike from Watcher, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watcher.
Watcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gesta is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watcher lands a body shot in the clinch.
Watcher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watcher scores with a shot to the side of Gesta's head.
Watcher leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gesta avoids the elbow strike from Watcher, against the cage.
Gesta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Watcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gesta can do to turn this around?
Watcher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Watcher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gesta takes a shot to the head.
Watcher misses with an elbow over the top.
Watcher lands a right hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Watcher.
Watcher pushes Gesta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gesta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Watcher is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Watcher trying to stall but Gesta improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watcher lands a damaging elbow.
Watcher pushes Gesta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gesta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watcher is keeping busy.
Gesta is looking for a takedown.
Watcher scores with a shoulder strike.
Watcher throws an elbow but it misses.
Andy Watcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gesta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gesta avoids the elbow strike from Watcher, against the cage.
Gesta has Watcher pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watcher manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gesta wants to break free but Watcher has control.
Watcher lands an elbow just above Gesta 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watcher.
Gesta jumps guard but Watcher stands there with Gesta around his waist. Gesta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gesta taking a breather.
Gesta is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gesta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watcher is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gesta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mercito Gesta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watcher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Watcher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watcher, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Watcher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between God Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Rowlah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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, God Devil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonah Rowlah!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devil missing with a left hand there. Rowlah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rowlah is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Devil.
It looks like Jonah Rowlah has been cut.
Devil slips under a jab.
Devil throws a jab when Rowlah was well out of range.
Rowlah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Devil lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rowlah gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rowlah is working Devil over with some ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Devil tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rowlah wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Devil tries to escape but Rowlah is in control.
Devil holds on to Rowlah's head and controls the position momentarily.
Devil is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Devil is looking for a sweep.
Devil parries the strikes from Rowlah easily there. Rowlah is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Devil to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowlah is working Devil over with some ground and pound from side control.
Devil is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rowlah off and has taken his back!
Rowlah prevents Devil from getting a body triangle.
Rowlah is taking damage to the body and head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rowlah rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rowlah moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rowlah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rowlah misses with a head shot. Devil uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rowlah working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Devil manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rowlah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rowlah working to try and regain half guard.
Devil is landing with some decent strikes but Rowlah is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rowlah is trying desperately to improve position.
Devil controlling his opponent.
Devil blocks Rowlah's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowlah is squirming around, avoiding Devil's attempts to control the action.
Rowlah is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rowlah 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.
Devil tries to pass to full mount but Rowlah defends it.
Rowlah wants to improve his position but Devil is controlling well.
Devil performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. God Devil wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Devil lands with an overhand left.
Rowlah takes a swing at Devil's ribcage but misses.
Rowlah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Devil tries to avoid it but Rowlah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Devil to the ground. Devil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
God Devil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devil throws a jab but it's blocked by Rowlah.
Rowlah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Devil.
Devil connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rowlah defending well as Devil loads up on a big left hand.
Devil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Devil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rowlah.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rowlah slips under a jab from Devil.
Devil lands a lovely overhand right.
Devil rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rowlah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Devil feints a jab promting Rowlah to slip. Devil then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rowlah slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Devil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rowlah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Devil.
Devil throws a lazy right hand but Rowlah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Devil loads up on a big right hand but Rowlah slips the punch.
Devil lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
God Devil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonah Rowlah'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.
Rowlah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rowlah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Devil manages to avoid it.
Rowlah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Devil pinned against the cage. Devil gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rowlah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Devil.
Devil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Devil throws a combination. Rowlah tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jab, jab by Devil - just one landing.
Rowlah throws a right hand that Devil ducks under and follows up with a left that Devil also avoids with ease.
Rowlah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Devil misses with a hook. Rowlah ducked under it nicely.
God Devil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devil fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rowlah on the side of the head.
Rowlah ducks under a wild hook from Devil.
Rowlah shoots for a double leg takedown but Devil sprawls well. He's pushed Rowlah's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Devil misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowlah ducks under a wild hook from Devil.
Devil throws a hook but Rowlah blocks it.
Rowlah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rowlah.
Devil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rowlah lands with a shot to the body.
Devil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rowlah throws a right hand that misses
and Devil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Devil throws a hook but Rowlah avoids it easily.
Devil throws a big shot that misses.
Rowlah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice straight punches there by Devil. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Devil.
Devil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rowlah.
Devil stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Devil wants it to stay on the feet.
God Devil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonah Rowlah.
Devil throws a jab but it's blocked by Rowlah.
Nice body punch from Rowlah.
Devil fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowlah lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Devil misses with a straight left.
Rowlah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Devil doesn't seem bothered though.
Devil missing with a left hand there. Rowlah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Devil keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Devil moves away from the strike by Rowlah.
Devil misses with a looping right.
Rowlah walks into a left hand.
Rowlah tries for a takedown but Devil sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Devil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rowlah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Devil.
Rowlah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rowlah blocks a jab.
God Devil is winning the standup battle so far.
Devil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Devil misses with a lunging right hand
and Rowlah counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Devil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Devil misses with a looping right.
Rowlah lands with a nice body punch.
Devil throws a jab but it's blocked by Rowlah.
Devil rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rowlah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rowlah throws a looping overhand right but Devil ducks down to avoid it.
Devil misses with an uppercut.
Rowlah slips under a jab.
Rowlah gets a takedown into half guard.
Devil gets full guard.
Devil trying to keep a closed guard but Rowlah is proving a slippery customer.
Rowlah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowlah has gone for a leg lock! Devil slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rowlah's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rowlah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Devil's guard.
Rowlah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rowlah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rowlah won't allow Devil to sweep him here.
Devil not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Devil has his hands on Rowlah's head, controlling the position.
Devil looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rowlah is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rowlah throwing strikes from guard but Devil blocks nicely.
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 God Devil will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonah Rowlah'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!
Devil takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rowlah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Devil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rowlah.
Rowlah thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Devil misses the target.
Devil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Devil throws a right hand that misses
and Rowlah counters with a nice body shot.
Rowlah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Devil.
Devil throws a looping overhand right but Rowlah ducks down to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Devil scores with a four punch combination!
Devil throws a shot from downtown. Rowlah moves away and avoids it.
Rowlah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Devil is fending him off so far but Rowlah persists. Nope, Devil circles away and we're back to standing.
Rowlah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
God Devil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonah Rowlah.
Rowlah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Devil throws out the jab.
Devil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rowlah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowlah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Devil.
Devil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rowlah scores with a jab to the body.
Rowlah shoots in and drives through. Devil sprawls well.
Rowlah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Devil swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rowlah counters with a nice double leg into side control. Devil won't be happy with that.
Devil struggling a bit here.
Devil is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Devil's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Devil is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rowlah's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Devil has one foot on Rowlah's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rowlah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Devil doesn't seem bothered though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rowlah.
Rowlah blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devil misses with an uppercut. Rowlah saw that one coming.
Devil displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Devil is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rowlah lands a nice looking body shot.
Devil connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Devil misses with an uppercut.
Devil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Devil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Devil missing with a left hand there. Rowlah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rowlah scores with a shot to the body.
Rowlah misses with a hook.
Devil stuffs the takedown.
Rowlah is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Devil rather than just go for the knockout.
Rowlah throws a hook to the side of Devil's head but Devil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Devil shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rowlah eats them both and turns towards Devil to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A big left from Rowlah misses.
Devil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devil misses with an uppercut.
Rowlah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Devil defends it nicely.
Rowlah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Devil circles away.
Rowlah scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Devil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rowlah has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rowlah prevents Devil from getting the reversal.
Rowlah dominating with strikes here.
Rowlah connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devil is working to get back to half guard.
Rowlah lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rowlah looking to ground and pound but Devil is blocking nicely.
Rowlah lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rowlah in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rowlah thowing shots but they're missing.
God Devil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Devil manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jonah Rowlah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Devil wants to improve his position but Rowlah is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rowlah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Devil regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rowlah stopping the sweep attempt from Devil.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jonah Rowlah.
I think Devil 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... God Devil!
God Devil gave a mention to MMA ANIMAL in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Obvious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hannibal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Hannibal will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Captain Obvious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Hannibal!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obvious thumps Hannibal with a low kick.
Hannibal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Obvious on the side of the head.
Hannibal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Obvious wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obvious. Hannibal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hannibal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Obvious moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jason Hannibal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obvious checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obvious lands with a good body shot.
Hannibal tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hannibal.
Obvious takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hannibal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Obvious counters with a nice body shot.
Hannibal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hannibal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hannibal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hannibal throws a series of punches but Obvious avoids them all with ease.
Obvious scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obvious blocks the body kick.
Obvious throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hannibal misses with a wild combination.
Hannibal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Obvious counters with a one-two to the body.
Hannibal looks gassed!
Obvious gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hannibal counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obvious misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Obvious moves out of range of the strikes.
Obvious tries to move into range but Hannibal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hannibal lands with an uppercut that bounces Obvious off the cage and back into range.
Obvious throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Jason Hannibal has been cut.
Hannibal feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Obvious collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jason Hannibal!
During a confident post fight interview, Jason Hannibal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Bensin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balls Deep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvin Bensin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Balls Deep's chin.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alvin Bensin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Balls Deep!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bensin tries a head kick but it misses.
Deep scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Deep looking to secure an arm triangle but Bensin defends it well.
Deep jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bensin manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Deep tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bensin tries to buck Deep off but Deep is having none of it.
Deep tries for a kimura but Bensin is defending well.
Deep tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Deep has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensin regains half guard.
Bensin is trying to control but can't.
Bensin is defending against the submission attempts here by Deep.
Bensin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Deep on the ground.
Bensin moves into full guard.
Bensin wants to sweep but no luck.
Bensin is working hard here to advance position.
Deep thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Deep postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bensin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Deep, into his guard.
Deep has a closed guard, preventing Bensin from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deep has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bensin is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Deep.
Deep is looking to regain half guard here but Bensin keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Bensin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bensin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Deep keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Deep gets back to half guard.
Bensin 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.
Deep looking for submissions off his back.
Deep looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bensin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Deep actively working from the bottom here.
Deep looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bensin winds up and cracks Deep with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bensin seems to be working for a kimura but Deep defends the submission attempt.
Deep looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Deep actively working from the bottom here.
Bensin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Deep looks gassed!
Deep is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bensin pulls his head out easily.
Bensin gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nice straight punches there by Bensin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bensin.
Deep should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bensin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooh a lovely combination from Bensin sends Deep down but not out. Bensin dives into side control looking to finish.
Deep is rocked!
Bensin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Deep is still on wobbly legs! Can Bensin finish him?
Deep tries to close the distance and clinch but Bensin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deep is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Bensin doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Deep crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Deep's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alvin Bensin!
An intense looking Alvin Bensin took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I want to make a shout out to the guys at MMA Animal! Great guys with good gear! Check them out'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Schnee Wittchen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Decon Starian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wittchen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can't be touched. Starian has chosen I need a hero as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Schnee Wittchen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Decon Starian!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wittchen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wittchen takes the fight into the clinch.
Starian misses with the head strike.
Starian tries to break free but Wittchen pushes him back against the cage.
Wittchen stalling.
Wittchen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Starian in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wittchen tries to land knees in the clinch but Starian avoids the damage to the body.
Starian throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starian.
Wittchen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Starian avoids it.
Wittchen slows down the pace here.
Starian misses with some punches.
Starian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starian wants to get back to striking at distance but Wittchen won't allow it.
Starian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wittchen stalling.
Wittchen scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starian.
Wittchen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Starian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wittchen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wittchen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wittchen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wittchen is pushing Starian up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Starian tries to throw a body punch but Wittchen avoids it by throwing Starian back against the cage.
Wittchen taking a breather.
Starian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wittchens head.
Wittchen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wittchen avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen prevents the takedown attempt.
Starian tries for a takedown but Wittchen manages to get underhooks.
Wittchen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starian is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wittchen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Schnee Wittchen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Decon Starian.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wittchen obliges.
Wittchen misses with a knee strike.
Starian misses with some punches.
Starian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Starian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Starian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wittchen has Starian pressed against the cage, preventing Starian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wittchen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wittchen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Starian in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Starian looks gassed!
Starian takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wittchen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Decon Starian has been cut.
Wittchen slowing the pace effectively.
Starian tries a body shot but Wittchen blocks it.
Wittchen slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Starian.
The referee is keeping an eye on Starian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wittchen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Starian lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wittchen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wittchen lands a good knee to the midsection. Starian won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wittchen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Starian up against the cage.
Wittchen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Starian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wittchen prevents a body shot from Starian.
Starian has Wittchen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wittchen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Starian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wittchen or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starian working aggressively here.
Wittchen avoiding damage.
Starian is trying to break free.
Wittchen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Starian lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Starian is looking to take this one to the mat.
Starian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wittchen with a knee to the head.
Wittchen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wittchen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Starian backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wittchen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Wittchen.
Knees to the body from Wittchen.
Wittchen working Starian over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schnee Wittchen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Decon Starian's cut.
That's time! Wittchen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wittchen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wittchen walks into a stiff left hand from Starian.
Starian misses with an uppercut. Wittchen saw that one coming.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Starian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wittchen tries to avoid it but Starian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wittchen to the ground. Wittchen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wittchen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wittchen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Starian.
Starian takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Starian fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wittchen. That's going to slow Starian down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wittchen moves into the clinch successfully.
Starian takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wittchen scores a nice knee to the body.
Starian is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittchen stalling the fight.
Wittchen scores with a knee to the head.
Wittchen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Schnee Wittchen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wittchen gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Wittchen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wittchen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Schnee Wittchen.
Starian misses with a takedown attempt - Wittchen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Schnee Wittchen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Decon Starian.
Starian looks to score with a jab to the body but Wittchen is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Wittchen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wittchen lands a nice looking body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Wittchen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Starian throws a hook to the side of Wittchen's head but Wittchen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wittchen closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Wittchen.
Starian is working for takedown but Wittchen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wittchen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starian can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wittchen with a knee to the head.
Starian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wittchen has him pressed against the cage.
Starian can't break the clinch.
Wittchen working Starian over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Wittchen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wittchen obliges.
Wittchen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wittchen scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen lands a nice knee to the body.
Wittchen controlling the action here for a moment.
Wittchen keeps control of Starian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wittchen scores with a knee to the head.
Wittchen stalls.
Wittchen landing knees to the head.
A short right from Wittchen on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starian.
Wittchen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen lands a good knee to the midsection. Starian won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wittchen scores a nice knee to the body.
Wittchen has Starian pressed against the cage.
Starian tries to break free but Wittchen pushes him back against the cage.
Wittchen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wittchen lands a good knee to the midsection. Starian won't want to take too many of those.
Wittchen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wittchen lands a big knee to the head and Starian goes down! Wittchen is looking to finish!
Starian is rocked!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wittchen scoring with punches and elbows.
Starian is still in real trouble! Can Wittchen finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wittchen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wittchen connects with a body shot that sends Starian's belly button to the back.
Wittchen cracks Starian with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Starian tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Wittchen pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Starian is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Schnee Wittchen!
Schnee Wittchen is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Schnee Wittchen 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 Steven Lidae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lidae kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lighters. Toney has chosen Wicked as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
224 lbs
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220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven Lidae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Toney!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lidae misses with a straight right.
Lidae gets tackled into the cage by Toney. Toney maintains the clinch.
Toney lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lidae or not.
Lidae tries to pull guard but Toney holds him up against the cage and eventually Lidae drops back down to his feet.
Lidae tries to pull guard but Toney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lidae jumps guard but Toney turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lidae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lidae jumps guard but Toney stands there with Lidae around his waist. Lidae gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Toney manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lidae ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lidae no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lidae is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Toney is aware though and is defending well.
Lidae is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Toney is aware though and is defending well.
Lidae has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Toney is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lidae.
Lidae tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Toney wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lidae is trying to control Toney's posture but Toney avoids it.
Toney in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lidae is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney controls the position.
Lidae tries to improve position but can't.
Lidae is working hard here to advance position.
Lidae throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Lidae is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Lidae's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidae is looking for a sweep.
Lidae can't do much from the bottom here.
Lidae is looking to regain half guard here but Toney keeps moving and retains side control.
Lidae is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Toney's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lidae with the active half guard here but Toney passes nicely into side control.
Lidae is trying to control Toney's posture but Toney avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidae is letting Toney control him for a moment.
Lidae is looking to regain half guard here but Toney keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Lidae's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Lidae dominated that round.
That's time! Lidae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Toney darts in and clinches Lidae up against the cage.
Lidae decides to pull guard.
Toney avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lidae isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Toney stacks Lidae on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Toney!
Steven Lidae overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lidae is looking to regain half guard here but Toney keeps moving and retains side control.
Toney happy to just control the position for now.
Lidae misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidae manages to work his way to half guard, despite Toney's best efforts.
Lidae actively working from the bottom here.
Toney looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lidae looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Toney uses his free foot to push down on Lidae's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lidae.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney controlling from the full mount.
Lidae is working to get back to half guard.
Toney controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidae tries to hold on but Toney pushes him away.
Lidae working to try and regain half guard.
Toney content just to control the position here.
Lidae is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Toney has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lidae wants to hold on but Toney pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Toney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Toney has closed the distance and engaged Lidae in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Toney.
Toney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lidae backwards.
Lidae is trying to pull guard but Toney turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Toney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toney lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lidae fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lidae jumps guard but Toney stands there with Lidae around his waist. Lidae gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lidae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toney stalling against the cage.
Toney lands a shoulder strike.
Toney holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lidae tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right hook to the body lands for Toney.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lidae tries to pull guard but Toney won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toney lands a left hand.
Toney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Toney.
Toney has Lidae pushed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toney.
Toney lands a nice uppercut.
Lidae is working for takedown but Toney is calmly controlling the position for now.
Toney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toney cracks Lidae with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toney just leaning against Lidae, taking a breather.
Lidae is trying to pull guard but Toney has him pressed against the cage.
Toney stalling the fight.
A short right from Toney on the inside.
Toney lands with a light punch inside.
Lidae is rocked!
Toney lands a right hand.
Oh Lidae is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toney works on Lidae's body with a couple of short punches.
Toney creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lidae's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lidae drops to his knees and Toney pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Toney!
In his post fight interview, James Toney gave a big smile as he said 'Mailetoa, I knew you weren't anything but a can crusher. This is what happens when you fight a real fighter. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taka Hana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuke Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuke Yu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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26
265 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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29
270 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taka Hana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nuke Yu!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu swings widly with a right hand
and Hana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yu moves away from the strike by Hana.
Yu lands with a cross.
Hana misses with a takedown attempt - Yu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hana.
Hana closes the distance and clinches up with Yu, looking for a takedown. Hana pushes Yu against the cage but Yu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hana is defended easily by Yu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Hana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yu. Hana does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yu fails to land with a series of punches.
Yu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Taka Hana has been cut.
Hana shoots in and drives through. Yu sprawls well.
Yu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hana.
Yu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hana.
Yu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Yu.
Nuke Yu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hana has his takedown stuffed
and Hana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yu throws a hook but Hana avoids it easily.
Hana tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hana somewhat.
Hana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yu circles away.
Hana just misses with a punch to the body.
Yu lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu misses with a series of wild punches.
Hana throws a big shot that misses.
Yu throws a big shot that misses.
Yu misses with a two punch combination.
Hana swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Yu counter with a right hand.
Yu throws a jab when Hana was well out of range.
Hana lands a jab to the head.
Yu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yu swivels and escapes.
Yu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hana to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yu can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Yu keeping moving, preventing Hana from controlling successfully.
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!
Hana prevents Yu from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yu keeping moving, preventing Hana from controlling successfully.
Hana looking to sit in guard and control but Yu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuke Yu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taka Hana'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.
Hana misses with a straight right.
Hana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hana misses with a takedown attempt - Yu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Yu. No joy for Hana on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Yu.
Hana slips a straight right by Yu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Yu misses its intended target.
Hana throws a lazy uppercut
and Yu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yu scores with a jab to the body.
Yu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Yu misses.
Yu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yu lands with a shot to the body.
Hana looks for a takedown but Yu sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Hana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Hana.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hana fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yu sprawls well initially but Hana persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hana is stalling here. Yu is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hana seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Yu has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yu wants to stand but Hana is controlling his arm.
Hana tries to buck Yu off but Yu is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu tries to stand but Hana is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yu stands up.
Yu scores with a punch to the head.
Taka Hana's cut is getting worse.
Yu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hana in his tracks.
Hana misses with a body punch
and Yu counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hana.
Yu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hana shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yu as he avoids it easily.
Hana takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hana bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yu is pushing Hana's head away, looking to escape. Hana manages to hold on to the position though.
Hana landing strikes.
Yu regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hana's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuke Yu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taka Hana's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu tests Hana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yu moves out of range as Hana strikes.
Hana misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good exchange - Hana coming out on top.
Hana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yu.
Nuke Yu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu leaves Hana with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yu connects with a body shot that sends Hana's belly button to the back.
Yu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hana shoots in looking for a takedown but Yu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hana's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Hana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yu misses with the combination.
Hana throws a hook but Yu avoids it easily.
Yu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hana's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yu lands a jab to the head.
Yu misses with an uppercut.
Yu leaves Hana with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hana misses with a straight right.
Yu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hana manages to avoid it.
Yu throws a body punch but Hana moves out of range.
Yu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hana misses with a looping left.
Hana decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Yu is staying active underneath Hana, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yu is not content to let Hana control the position.
Hana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yu is trying to stand up here but Hana is controlling him well.
Hana is keen to just control but Yu is a slippery customer.
Hana is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Taka Hana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yu trying desperately to get to his feet.
Yu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hana landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yu really wants to buck Hana off and get back to his feet.
Yu is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Yu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yu is desperately trying to improve his position but Hana has a good base and remains in mount.
Hana is landing with some decent strikes but Yu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nuke Yu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hana with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yu can't escape the position.
Taka Hana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hana working Yu over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taka Hana showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yu 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 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuke Yu!
Our winner, Nuke Yu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis deFunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bad to the Bone. Luis deFunes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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25
210 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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22
204 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luis deFunes!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
deFunes throws a half hearted mid kick.
deFunes connects with a single shot there.
deFunes is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Daniels throws a leg kick but deFunes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Daniels tries to work over deFunes's front leg with a kick but deFunes checks it.
deFunes looks to land a body kick but Daniels moved away.
Daniels has his takedown stuffed
and deFunes counters with a straight right hand.
Daniels throws a leg kick but deFunes moved away.
deFunes misses with a body kick.
deFunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
deFunes connects with a high kick.
deFunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
deFunes lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by deFunes.
Daniels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but deFunes manages to avoid it.
Daniels is looking to score with low kicks.
deFunes misses with a body kick.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
deFunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
deFunes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Daniels blocks a head kick by deFunes.
deFunes blocks a low kick nicely.
Daniels moves out of range as deFunes throws a body kick.
Daniels avoids the head kick by deFunes.
Daniels throws a leg kick
and deFunes counters with a body kick that stops Daniels in his tracks momentarily.
Luis deFunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
deFunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but deFunes moved out of range.
deFunes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Daniels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daniels is in close to deFunes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daniels is looking to work some ground and pound but deFunes has wrist control.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but deFunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
deFunes pulls Daniels in close to his closed guard and prevents Daniels from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels postures up and lands a big shot to deFunes's brow.
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
deFunes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
deFunes keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
Daniels looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
deFunes controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
deFunes throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
deFunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
deFunes tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
deFunes lands with a slapping head kick.
An inside leg kick from Daniels misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniels is looking to wear down deFunes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick misses from deFunes.
deFunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daniels fails with the takedown.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
deFunes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
deFunes misses with a kick to the body.
Good work by deFunes as he checks the leg kick.
Daniels wants to slow deFunes down by chopping away at his legs.
deFunes checks a low kick from Daniels.
deFunes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
deFunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
deFunes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
deFunes jabs at Daniels's body.
deFunes scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
deFunes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. deFunes defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
deFunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
deFunes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
deFunes taking some punishment here, with Daniels in his half guard.
deFunes wants to get back to full guard.
Daniels thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if deFunes can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
deFunes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
deFunes wants to get back to full guard.
Daniels thows a huge punch but deFunes dodges it nicely.
Daniels lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luis deFunes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
deFunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels throws a low kick but deFunes moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by deFunes as he connects with a hook.
deFunes scores with a jab to the jaw.
deFunes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on deFunes's shoulder, as deFunes tries to avoid the shot.
Alberto Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
deFunes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
deFunes throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.
deFunes lands a head kick!
deFunes connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by deFunes as he checks the leg kick.
Daniels steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from deFunes. That one must have hurt.
deFunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
deFunes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daniels.
Daniels throws a chopping leg kick but deFunes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels avoids the head kick by deFunes.
A clash of legs there as deFunes blocks the low kick.
deFunes closes the distance and clinches.
Daniels can't get the takedown.
deFunes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
A short right from deFunes on the inside.
Daniels is looking for a takedown up against the cage. deFunes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
deFunes lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
deFunes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Danielss head.
deFunes lands with a light punch inside.
deFunes lands a shoulder strike.
deFunes lands an uppercut.
Daniels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
deFunes works on Daniels's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
deFunes lands with a left to the head.
deFunes lands a shoulder strike.
deFunes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from deFunes.
deFunes is trying to maintain a safe position but Daniels gets an underhook and turns deFunes into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as deFunes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A frustrated look appears on Daniels's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daniels has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. deFunes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by deFunes.
deFunes lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Daniels's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daniels has hold of one of deFunes's legs. deFunes is fighting the takedown attempt but Daniels gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
deFunes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
deFunes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daniels.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but deFunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
deFunes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
deFunes looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throwing strikes but missing.
Daniels throwing strikes from guard but deFunes blocks nicely.
deFunes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daniels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Daniels is looking to work some ground and pound but deFunes has wrist control.
Daniels throwing strikes from guard but deFunes blocks nicely.
Daniels throws a big right hand that misses.
Daniels throwing strikes but missing.
Daniels lands a couple of elbows.
deFunes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Daniels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
deFunes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Daniels puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
deFunes moves into full guard.
Daniels lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
deFunes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Daniels keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of deFunes's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels distracts deFunes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Daniels content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Daniels scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alberto Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daniels distracts deFunes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Daniels makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. deFunes is keeping the position for now.
Daniels throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels postures up.
Daniels scoring with some ground and pound.
Daniels connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luis deFunes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Daniels tries to work over deFunes's front leg with a kick but deFunes checks it.
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
deFunes forces Daniels back against the cage and clinches.
deFunes tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but deFunes is controlling him.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but deFunes is controlling him.
Daniels blocks a body shot from deFunes.
deFunes lands with a left to the head.
deFunes lands an uppercut.
Daniels has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed deFunes clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
deFunes trying to control but not successfully.
deFunes has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Daniels.
I really don't envy deFunes right now.
Daniels missing with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Daniels 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.
Daniels is punishing deFunes with strikes - can he finish him?!
Daniels scores with punches from the back.
deFunes breaks Daniels's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing deFunes from controlling successfully.
Daniels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniels manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
deFunes is looking to improve his position but Daniels isn't that keen on the idea.
deFunes is bucking up trying to escape but Daniels cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Daniels landing strikes from the mount and deFunes is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Daniels there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
A nice elbow there by Daniels.
deFunes tries to hold on but Daniels postures up.
Daniels is landing with some decent strikes but deFunes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
deFunes tries to reverse the position but Daniels maintains control.
deFunes is bucking up trying to escape but Daniels cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
deFunes is rocked!
deFunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daniels postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! deFunes is out cold - huge knockout for Daniels!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alberto Daniels!
Alberto Daniels very nearly forgot to thank MMA ANIMAL 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ugly Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ugly Kid Joe!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Joe does no damage.
Silva slips a straight right by Joe.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Joe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Joe lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Ugly Kid Joe has been cut.
Joe tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Joe. Those never looked like landing.
Joe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with the combination.
Joe tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ugly Kid Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva with a hook.
Silva avoids the body shot from Joe.
Joe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Silva moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Silva!
Junior Silva retains his light heavyweight title!
Junior Silva made sure to mention his sponsor, MMA ANIMAL in his post fight interview.
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