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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Boban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boban comes to the cage accompanied by Ana Tijoux - 1977. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Boban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Murphy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boban counters with a nice body shot.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boban misses with a wild body shot.
Brown scores with a takedown into Boban's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boban is on top in guard.
Brown has an active guard here but Boban has managed to pass into half guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boban lands with a punch from half guard.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boban pulls his head out easily.
Boban lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Boban is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is in trouble now - Boban has advanced to mount!
Boban trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is looking to improve his position but Boban isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boban is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Boban controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown really wants to buck Boban off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boban in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Boban lands a nice shot to the head.
Boban lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brown is in a horrible position here. Boban smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown is looking to improve his position but Boban isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boban landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Boban dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boban tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Boban counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at Boban to acknowledge the strikes.
Boban rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boban pulls guard.
Boban working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boban is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boban swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Boban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boban 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.
Boban is adopting a defensive guard.
Brown wants to stand but Boban has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boban showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Boban bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boban throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Boban works Brown's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boban. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown shoots and misses
and Boban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mirko Boban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murphy Brown.
Boban lands with a nice body punch.
Brown drives through with a takedown into Boban's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Boban pulls Brown in to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boban wants to control but Brown passes easily into half guard.
Boban slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but Boban is working from the bottom.
Boban kicks Brown off and gets to his feet.
Boban scores with a leg kick.
Boban defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
Boban avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
enabling Boban to counter with a crisp jab.
Boban displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Boban shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brown's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boban works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Boban content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boban stands and steps away. Brown gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Boban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown gets caught flat footed, as Boban shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Boban from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Boban dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Boban looks to land a combination. Brown sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boban lands a jab-cross combination.
Boban gets caught flat footed, as Brown shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boban wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Boban is trying to keep Brown in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Boban holds on and takes a little breather.
Boban controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boban working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boban is on top in guard.
Boban trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mirko Boban just wasn't active enough.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boban.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Boban counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boban counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab by Boban.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Mirko Boban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murphy Brown.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boban scores with a kick to the midsection.
Boban fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Boban.
Nice straight punches there by Boban. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boban.
Boban looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Boban is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boban lands a lovely overhand right.
Boban fails to land with a series of punches.
Boban keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boban is looking to clinch.
Boban clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Boban avoiding damage.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Boban won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries for a takedown but Boban manages to get underhooks.
Boban wants to stall.
Boban lands a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boban sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.
Boban is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boban lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Boban showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boban has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Boban!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marti Pico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobu Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nobu Murphy struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Marti Pico is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marti Pico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nobu Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy clinches with his opponent.
Pico drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murphy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
A left and a right from Murphy both land. Nice combination.
Pico shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murphy as he avoids it easily.
Pico shoots and misses
and Murphy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marti Pico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy scores with a three punch combo!
Pico with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murphy counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pico shoots and misses
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.
Murphy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pico has his takedown stuffed
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pico thinking.
Pico is breathing heavily.
Murphy tries to clinch but Pico moves out of range.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pico misses with a takedown attempt
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pico with a poor takedown
and Murphy counters with a two punch combo.
Nobu Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Murphy tenderised Pico's leg. Pico is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Pico tries for a takedown but Murphy circles away easily
and Murphy counters with a big head kick but Pico shrugs it off.
Murphy rushes Pico and presses him up against the cage.
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Pico shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pico can't break the clinch.
Pico looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pico is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Murphy throws a series of strikes that have Pico backpedaling.
Pico misses with a takedown attempt
and Murphy counters with a nice body kick.
Pico misses with a takedown
and Murphy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pico fails with the takedown
and Murphy counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pico tries for a takedown. No joy.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pico. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pico shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy rushes Pico and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pico fails with the takedown
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobu Murphy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murphy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses
and Pico counters with a nice double leg into side control. Murphy won't be happy with that.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pico thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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!
Pico prevents Murphy from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pico tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pico has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pico swings around for an armbar but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pico's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy stands and steps away. Pico gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Murphy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pico if he has to take too many more of those.
Marti Pico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pico gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Murphy counters with a good, hard body kick but Pico shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pico shoots and misses
and Murphy counters with a big head kick but Pico shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pico swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pico with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murphy counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marti Pico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy thuds his right hand into Pico's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pico moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Pico moves out of range easily.
Nobu Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy lands a two punch combo.
Pico with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Pico backing up. Pico nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pico takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Murphy slaps away a takedown attempt from Pico, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pico misses with a takedown attempt
and Murphy counters with a low kick, right behind Pico 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy lands with a slapping head kick.
Pico misses with a takedown
and Murphy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pico really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobu Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murphy lands a high kick!
Pico showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Pico fails with the takedown
and Murphy counters with a body kick.
Murphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pico, pushing him back against the cage.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pico doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murphy counters with a left and a right that stings Pico.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pico shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pico showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Murphy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pico closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pico lands in his opponent's guard.
Pico stops Murphy from standing up.
Pico stands and throws Murphy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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!
Murphy stops Pico from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pico is trying to get an arm triangle but Murphy is defending well.
Pico working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Marti Pico overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy bucks up and tries to throw Pico off but instead Pico has got his back!
Nobu Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murphy holding both Pico 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marti Pico.
I think Murphy 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nobu Murphy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieran Foran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foran has chosen Barbra Streisand by Duck Sauce as his entrance music. Kieran Foran will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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167 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sunny Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kieran Foran!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Foran misses.
Day throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foran's waist but Foran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Day off to one side.
Foran throws a big shot that misses.
Foran looks to land a right hand but Day moved out of range.
The crowd cheers as Foran lands an impressive looking overhand right. Day doesn't seem phased though.
Kieran Foran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Day on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Foran takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foran swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foran swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Day.
Foran misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Day blocks a jab.
Foran scores with a punch to the head.
Foran attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Danga de danga de dang - Foran scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foran scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day staying out of range there.
Day fails to land the takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Foran lands a body shot.
Foran tries to circle away but Day has him pinned against the cage.
Day fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sunny Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foran wants the takedown. Day is fighting it off but Foran persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Day's guard against the cage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Day keeping full guard, as Foran tries to pass.
Foran postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Day has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Foran can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Foran looking to pass the guard.
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!
Day is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Foran has his hands clasped together but Day extends an breaks Foran's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Day.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sunny Day!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Kewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norris Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Offspring - Why Don't You Get A Job. Sonny Kewell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sonny Kewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Norris Cole!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kewell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kewell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kewell creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cole sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cole struggling a bit here.
Kewell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cole is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kewell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cole, who protects the arm well.
Cole is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kewell off and has taken his back!
Kewell manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cole's guard. Nice work there by Kewell.
Cole is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kewell defends well.
Kewell slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kewell is taking a breather. Cole says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kewell passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Cole's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cole tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kewell is working to tighten is grip on Cole's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Cole has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Kewell is really squeezing tight and eventually Cole passes out! Kewell breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sonny Kewell!
Sonny Kewell decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor) . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anderson Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenji Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez wants to clinch.
Rodriguez throws a head kick but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva checks a leg kick.
Da Silva blocks a leg kick.
Da Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Da Silva checks it well.
Da Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rodriguez's guard.
Da Silva content to stall in guard here.
Da Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rodriguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rodriguez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez has his foot on Da Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Da Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Rodriguez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Da Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Da Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rodriguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Da Silva is one step ahead there.
Rodriguez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodriguez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Da Silva forces his way into half guard.
Da Silva trying to control from half guard but Rodriguez is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking for submissions off his back.
Da Silva prevents Rodriguez from improving his position.
Da Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rodriguez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Da Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Rodriguez defend it? Da Silva steps over the head and cranks it - Rodriguez is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Da Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anderson Da Silva!
Anderson Da Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pot's entrance music is Showering of Money. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams's choice of entrance music: Big Bad Wolf by Duck Sauce. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Pot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Williams!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pot throws a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Pot moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Williams closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pot to the mat! Pot manages to get full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Pot blocks nicely.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Williams postures up in Pot's guard and throws a big left but Pot blocks it.
Williams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Williams throws a strike but Pot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pot passes Williams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Williams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pot!
Williams jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pot is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pot and Williams has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Williams misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams in side control, throwing shots but Pot defends.
Pot sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pot trying to control but Williams postures up.
Williams is trying to control. Pot wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams prevents Pot from standing back up.
Williams is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pot preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Williams trying to control the action but Pot is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. David Williams hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pot misses with a two punch combination.
Pot ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Williams trying to control the position but Pot is working away.
Williams goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pot rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Williams's guard! Nice work there by Pot!
Pot trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Pot trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pot advances position into side control!
Williams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pot wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
Williams is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ground and pound from Pot seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pot is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pot looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Pot persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams throws a head kick but Pot moves out of range.
Pot scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Pot takes one to the side of the head.
Pot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Pot which made him look bad.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Pot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Pot's head.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Pot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Williams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Williams wants to control the pace but Pot is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throwing strikes here but Pot is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pot tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams unloads with some shots from mount but Pot bucks and avoids them well.
Pot is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Pot taking shots to the head.
Pot regains half guard.
Pot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.
Williams thows a huge punch but Pot dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pot to regain full guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Pot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pot wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Pot.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pot keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Williams won't allow Pot to sweep him here.
Pot is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Pot blocks nicely.
Williams trying to control but Pot is working from the bottom.
Pot has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Williams doesn't defend quickly enough and Pot has managed to lock this one up! Can Williams escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Pot on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jack Pot!
Jack Pot bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera has chosen You are just a JOKE! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
195 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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192 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maurice Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kid Vera!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera gets tackled into the cage by Sullivan. Sullivan maintains the clinch.
Vera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
Sullivan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vera after a bit of a struggle.
Vera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan struggles to land a body shot inside as Vera controls his hands.
Vera manages to break the clinch.
Vera throws a leg kick but Sullivan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sullivan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sullivan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vera.
Vera misses with a low kick.
Sullivan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sullivan has a takedown stuffed.
Sullivan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sullivan somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maurice Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vera - that will leave a mark!
A jab from Vera does it's job there.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch but Vera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vera looks to land a body kick but Sullivan moved away.
Sullivan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sullivan looks for a takedown but Vera sprawls well.
Jab, jab by Vera - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vera tries to escape but Sullivan is in control.
Sullivan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vera keeps working.
Vera avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sullivan.
Sullivan tries for a kimura but Vera is defending well.
Vera can't do much from the bottom here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vera is looking to regain half guard here but Sullivan keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sullivan connects with a decent elbow.
Sullivan takes a little break here. Vera wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
You can see the frustration on Vera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vera is not content to let Sullivan control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sullivan trying to control the action but Vera is working from the bottom.
Sullivan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sullivan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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 Maurice Sullivan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sullivan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vera defends it nicely.
Kid Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sullivan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maurice Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sullivan tries for a takedown but Vera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vera throws a jab but it's blocked by Sullivan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera with a jab.
Vera throws a wild body kick that Sullivan sees coming a mile off.
Vera misses with a wild combination.
Vera is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sullivan defending well as Vera loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Vera there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sullivan.
Vera on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Vera.
Vera looks to land a left hand but Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
Vera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vera misses with a hook. Sullivan ducked under it nicely.
Vera throws a shot from downtown. Sullivan moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Vera finds it's way through Sullivan's defenses.
Sullivan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Donk. Vera catches Sullivan right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera tries to land a front kick but Sullivan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vera scores with a jab. Sullivan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sullivan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sullivan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vera throws a shot from downtown. Sullivan moves away and avoids it.
Vera thows a leg kick but Sullivan checks it
and Sullivan counters with a shoot takedown. Vera fights it but they end up in guard.
Sullivan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sullivan passes Vera's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan is keen to just control but Vera is a slippery customer.
Vera is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to pass to mount but Vera is defending the position.
Vera manages to get to full guard.
Sullivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Vera is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sullivan wants to pass the guard but Vera is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Vera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vera misses with an uppercut. Sullivan saw that one coming.
Vera lands an overhand right.
Sullivan checks a low kick from Vera.
Nice takedown defense from Vera. No joy for Sullivan on that attempt.
Sullivan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sullivan somewhat.
Vera lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sullivan will feel that in the morning.
Sullivan with a poor takedown
and Vera counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maurice Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Sullivan or perhaps it was just good defense by Vera which made him look bad.
Sullivan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vera circles away.
Vera scores with a jab to the head.
Vera throws a hook but Sullivan avoids it easily.
Vera throws a series of strikes that have Sullivan backpedaling.
Sullivan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vera stuffs the takedown attempt from Sullivan. Sullivan gets slowly back to his feet.
Vera lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera misses with a series of wild punches.
Vera loads up on a big right hand but Sullivan slips the punch.
Vera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sullivan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown but Vera shows good takedown defense.
Sullivan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera scores with a jab.
Kid Vera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sullivan shoots in for a double leg but Vera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sullivan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vera displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sullivan.
Vera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vera throws a right hand that Sullivan ducks under and follows up with a left that Sullivan also avoids with ease.
Sullivan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sullivan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sullivan tries for a takedown but Vera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vera.
Vera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kid Vera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sullivan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vera scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Sullivan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Vera! Sullivan is backing up but he can't get away as Vera lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Sullivan and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kid Vera!
Kid Vera really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Penn's Laundry 93% logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huma Krynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Sir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sir comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kickstart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Huma Krynn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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25
223 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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205 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Huma Krynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Sir!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sir looks to land a right hand but Krynn moved out of range.
Krynn slips under a jab from Sir.
Krynn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krynn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krynn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sir manages to avoid it.
Krynn throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Krynn misses the target.
Krynn wants to clinch.
Sir scores with the left hand. Krynn knows he should have avoided that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sir, as that shot connected.
Krynn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krynn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pablo Sir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krynn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sir.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sir checks a leg kick.
Krynn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sir. Sir circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Pablo Sir has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sir is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krynn slips a jab from Sir.
Krynn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krynn.
Sir lands a jab to the head.
Sir fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krynn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krynn needs to keep his hands up - Sir had a free shot at his head there.
Krynn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Krynn moves out of range as Sir strikes.
Sir loads up on a big right hand but Krynn slips the punch.
Krynn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krynn lands with an overhand left.
Krynn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sir swings widly with a right hand
and Krynn counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krynn scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Krynn, right into the meat.
Krynn blocks a jab.
Krynn thumps Sir with a low kick.
Krynn misses the shot to the body.
Krynn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Krynn lands an uppercut.
Krynn lands a damaging elbow.
Krynn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sir backwards.
Sir throws a punch but it's blocked by Krynn.
Sir dodges an elbow strike from Krynn.
Sir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sir takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Krynn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sir.
Krynn darts in and clinches Sir up against the cage.
Krynn lands an elbow inside that Sir shrugs off.
Krynn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krynn's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krynn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Krynn lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sir creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sir can't break the clinch.
Krynn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sir.
Sir is trying to force a seperation but Krynn has the dominant position.
Krynn keeps control of Sir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krynn.
Sir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sir takes an elbow to the temple.
Krynn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sir misses with some punches.
Sir is trying to force a seperation but Krynn has the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sir.
Sir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Krynn has him pressed against the cage.
Krynn lands an elbow that stopped Sir in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Pablo Sir's cut even more.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sir avoids a wild elbow strike from Krynn.
Krynn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krynn.
Nice elbow from Krynn.
Krynn lands an elbow inside that Sir shrugs off.
The cut above Pablo Sir's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Krynn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sir working hard to break the clinch.
Krynn throws an elbow that misses.
Krynn lands an elbow just above Sir 's eye.
Krynn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pablo Sir's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Krynn lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pablo Sir's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Huma Krynn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Brigglett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiko Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dane Brigglett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keiko Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigglett looks to land a right hand but Lynn moved out of range.
Brigglett doesn't manage to clinch there - Lynn circles away.
Lynn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brigglett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lynn throws a series of strikes that have Brigglett backpedaling.
It looks like Dane Brigglett has been cut.
Brigglett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brigglett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brigglett misses with a hook to the body
and Lynn counters with a nice uppercut.
Brigglett takes a swing at Lynn's ribcage but misses.
Brigglett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lynn.
Lynn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brigglett at a distance.
Lynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brigglett moves away.
Lynn throws an overhand right that lands on Brigglett's shoulder, as Brigglett tries to avoid the shot.
Lynn lands with a hook. Brigglett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brigglett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lynn.
Lynn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Keiko Lynn has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Lynn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lynn jabs at Brigglett's body.
Lynn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brigglett tries to clinch but Lynn is having none of it.
Dane Brigglett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lynn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lynn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Brigglett lands.
Brigglett misses with a body shot
and Lynn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brigglett tries to clinch but Lynn moves out of range.
Lynn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brigglett misses with an uppercut.
Lynn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynn avoids the body shot from Brigglett.
A swing and a miss from Lynn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lynn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brigglett finds it's way round the side to connect with Lynn's head.
Brigglett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brigglett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brigglett tries to clinch there but Lynn circles away.
Nice defenses there by Brigglett.
Lynn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brigglett.
Lynn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brigglett on the side of the head.
Dane Brigglett's cut is getting worse.
Brigglett throws a hook but Lynn avoids it easily.
Lynn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brigglett was well out of range. Poor timing from Lynn.
A left lands for Brigglett.
Lynn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brigglett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lynn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lynn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lynn moves out of range as Brigglett strikes.
Lynn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brigglett misses the jab.
Lynn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brigglett slips a jab and a cross from Lynn.
Brigglett ducks under a wild hook from Lynn.
Brigglett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Lynn misses the target.
Brigglett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brigglett misses with a double jab.
Brigglett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brigglett moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brigglett clinches up against the cage.
Lynn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigglett working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brigglett is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lynn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lynn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dane Brigglett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Brigglett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brigglett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lynn misses with a punch on the inside.
Brigglett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lynn's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lynn.
A head punch on the inside from Lynn fails to land.
Lynn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lynn throws a head punch that misses.
Brigglett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brigglett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brigglett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lynn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lynn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lynn blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Brigglett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keiko Lynn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Brigglett.
Brigglett staying out of range there.
Brigglett tries to clinch there but Lynn circles away.
Brigglett throws a jab when Lynn was well out of range.
Lynn ducks under a wild hook from Brigglett.
Lynn closes the distance and clinches.
Lynn lands an uppercut.
Brigglett lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Brigglett.
Brigglett works on Lynn's body with a couple of short punches.
Brigglett is trying to maintain a safe position but Lynn gets an underhook and turns Brigglett into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brigglett pushes Lynn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brigglett cracks Lynn with a nice body shot.
Lynn throws a head punch that misses.
Lynn misses with the head strike.
Brigglett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brigglett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lynn breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigglett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brigglett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brigglett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lynn.
Brigglett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brigglett loads up on a big right hand but Lynn slips the punch.
Lynn lands with an overhand left.
Brigglett throws a right and a left that Lynn avoids nicely.
Lynn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lynn scores with a decent looking hook.
Brigglett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dane Brigglett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lynn throws a hook but Brigglett avoids it easily.
Keiko Lynn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lynn tries to bum rush Brigglett with a series of wild strikes but Brigglett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn throws a hook but Brigglett blocks it.
Lynn punishes Brigglett's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynn avoids the body shot from Brigglett.
Lynn misses with a straight right.
Brigglett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lynn. Lynn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lynn keeps the fight on the outside.
Brigglett throws a body punch but Lynn moves out of range.
Brigglett blocks a jab.
Lynn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brigglett darts in and clinches Lynn up against the cage.
Brigglett lands a nice uppercut.
Lynn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brigglett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lynn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn misses with the head strike.
Brigglett tries to work over Lynn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lynn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brigglett backwards.
Brigglett misses with a punch to the body.
Brigglett throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Brigglett.
Lynn misses with a punch on the inside.
Lynn lands with a short shot to the head.
Lynn prevents a body shot from Brigglett.
Brigglett struggles to land a body shot inside as Lynn controls his hands.
Lynn throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lynn.
Brigglett swings wildly with an uppercut but Lynn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lynn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lynn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brigglett lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brigglett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigglett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lynn.
Lynn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Brigglett.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brigglett.
Brigglett lands with a right to the head.
Lynn throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Lynn.
Jeez, Dane Brigglett's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A short right from Lynn on the inside.
Lynn throws a punch but it's blocked by Brigglett.
Lynn scores with a shoulder strike.
Lynn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brigglett backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dane Brigglett's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keiko Lynn! Keiko Lynn retains his middleweight title!
Keiko Lynn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benigno Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 2. Rickenbacker v.2 has chosen Back Stabber! as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benigno Aquino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rickenbacker v.2 looks to land a left hand but Aquino moved out of range nicely.
Aquino slips a jab from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a head kick!
Aquino throws a sloppy head kick and Rickenbacker v.2 moves out of range easily.
Aquino tries a head kick but it misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 leaves Aquino with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rickenbacker v.2 cracks the inside of Aquino's front leg.
Aquino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 moves into the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aquino blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rickenbacker v.2 throws an elbow but misses.
Aquino managing to block the knees to the body from Rickenbacker v.2.
Aquino lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Aquino not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aquino seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rickenbacker v.2 avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aquino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino lands strikes from half guard.
Aquino throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aquino throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aquino throwing shots but Rickenbacker v.2 is blocking nicely.
Rickenbacker v.2 moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aquino is looking to work some ground and pound but Rickenbacker v.2 has wrist control.
Aquino postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rickenbacker v.2 seems keen to control Aquino's posture.
Rickenbacker v.2 wants to stand up but Aquino is controlling him.
Aquino is looking to work some ground and pound but Rickenbacker v.2 has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquino postures up in Rickenbacker v.2's guard and throws a big left but Rickenbacker v.2 blocks it.
Aquino in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aquino wants to pass the guard but Rickenbacker v.2 is keeping the position.
Rickenbacker v.2 has Aquino pulled in close to control his posture.
Let's hope that Rickenbacker v.2 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot by Aquino.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rickenbacker v.2 defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aquino.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick but Aquino moves out of range.
Aquino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rickenbacker v.2 wants to clinch up but Aquino keeps it at a distance.
Benigno Aquino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rickenbacker v.2.
Aquino shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rickenbacker v.2 eats them both and turns towards Aquino to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Aquino bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Aquino tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aquino tries to advance to mount but Rickenbacker v.2 instead regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rickenbacker v.2 keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Aquino 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.
Aquino trying to pass the guard but Rickenbacker v.2 defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aquino is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aquino lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aquino sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rickenbacker v.2 defending well though.
Rickenbacker v.2 is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benigno Aquino dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aquino throws a right hand that Rickenbacker v.2 ducks under and follows up with a left that Rickenbacker v.2 also avoids with ease.
Aquino throws a series of punches but Rickenbacker v.2 moves out of range.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a low kick but Aquino moves out of range easily.
Aquino misses with a series of wild punches.
Rickenbacker v.2 moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aquino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rickenbacker v.2 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benigno Aquino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick that Aquino semi-blocks.
It looks like Benigno Aquino has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rickenbacker v.2.
Aquino moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rickenbacker v.2 closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aquino.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aquino is looking for a takedown.
Aquino has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rickenbacker v.2 after a bit of a struggle.
Aquino takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aquino is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rickenbacker v.2 pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benigno Aquino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land knees in the clinch but Aquino avoids the damage to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a damaging elbow.
Rickenbacker v.2 looking to throw knees to the head but Aquino is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aquino is keeping busy.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with a knee to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aquino drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rickenbacker v.2 gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rickenbacker v.2 using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aquino is looking for a takedown.
Aquino takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aquino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rickenbacker v.2 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aquino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 is trying to stall.
Aquino changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rickenbacker v.2 fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands with an overhand left.
Aquino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aquino throws a leg kick but Rickenbacker v.2 checks it.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aquino throws a lazy right hand but Rickenbacker v.2 sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
A head kick by Aquino misses
and Rickenbacker v.2 counters with a head kick.
Aquino shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Aquino was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Aquino avoids the attempt from Rickenbacker v.2 to control.
Aquino fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Aquino misses with a head shot.
Rickenbacker v.2 really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to hold on but Aquino postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rickenbacker v.2 is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benigno Aquino's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Aquino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rickenbacker v.2 gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aquino 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.
Rickenbacker v.2 is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aquino pushes down on Rickenbacker v.2's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rickenbacker v.2 kicks Aquino off and gets back to his feet.
Aquino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rickenbacker v.2 circles away quickly and effectively.
Aquino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a head kick but it misses.
Aquino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aquino works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rickenbacker v.2 napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rickenbacker v.2 is not content to let Aquino control the position.
Aquino lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aquino throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Rickenbacker v.2 works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Rickenbacker v.2 wants to control but Aquino is keeping busy.
Aquino is looking for a kimura but Rickenbacker v.2 is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aquino to get the leverage.
Aquino throwing shots but Rickenbacker v.2 is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquino seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rickenbacker v.2 keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aquino throws a strike but Rickenbacker v.2 avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rickenbacker v.2 wants to stand but Aquino is controlling the position.
Rickenbacker v.2 utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aquino trying to control but Rickenbacker v.2 is working from the bottom.
Rickenbacker v.2 wants to get back to his feet but Aquino is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aquino is fighting to break Rickenbacker v.2's control of his arms but Rickenbacker v.2 is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Aquino missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquino working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aquino looking to pass the guard.
Rickenbacker v.2 pushes Aquino off and scrambles back to his feet.
Aquino fails with a takedown attempt.
Aquino blocks a head kick by Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aquino takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aquino looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aquino prevents Rickenbacker v.2 from standing back up.
Aquino thows a huge punch but Rickenbacker v.2 dodges it nicely.
Aquino seems to be working for a kimura but Rickenbacker v.2 defends the submission attempt.
Aquino throwing shots but Rickenbacker v.2 is blocking nicely.
Aquino trying to mount his opponent but Rickenbacker v.2 defends it.
Benigno Aquino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aquino throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aquino throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rickenbacker v.2 to regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benigno Aquino showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aquino 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benigno Aquino!
During a confident post fight interview, Benigno Aquino thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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