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King Of The Cage - Debut PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry comes to the cage accompanied by D-12 - Fight Music . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buster Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn dips to his left and cracks Cherry with an uppercut!
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cherry.
Penn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cherry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penn as he jumps to the side.
Cherry dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Cherry looking to score a takedown here. Penn is defending well but Cherry drives through and ends up in Penn's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cherry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cherry stays in close to Penn's body and controls the position.
Cherry with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cherry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cherry lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cherry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Penn looks gassed!
Cherry content to control rather than advance.
Cherry is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cherry postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Penn looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Penn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Penn taking shots to the head.
Cherry with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like BJ Penn has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cherry with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry breaks from Penn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Penn is rocked!
Cherry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cherry with a couple of short strikes.
Penn is still in real trouble! Can Cherry finish him?
Penn is in a horrible position here. Cherry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Penn wants to control but Cherry is having none of it.
Cherry in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cherry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cherry looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Penn is bucking up trying to escape but Cherry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cherry lands a nice shot to the head.
Cherry 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.
Cherry is landing with some decent strikes but Penn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cherry postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Penn bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Cherry and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Cherry!
Buster Cherry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renan Pegado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spar Boxing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renan Pegado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spar Boxing!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegado shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Boxing's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boxing keeping moving, preventing Pegado from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pegado drops back, looking for a kneebar! Boxing looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Boxing looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Boxing!
Pegado is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pegado looking for submissions off his back.
Pegado is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boxing pulls his head out easily.
Pegado is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boxing's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boxing's back!
Pegado working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Boxing is doing well to defend. Pegado seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Boxing is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Renan Pegado!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Bandridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank N Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stein has chosen Disturbed - Down With The Sickness as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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199 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Bandridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank N Stein !
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandridge lands a jab to the nose.
Bandridge misses the shot to the body.
Brad Bandridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandridge manages to avoid it.
Stein staying out of range there.
Stein shoots in but Bandridge avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stein gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Bandridge gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Bandridge!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Hymen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buster Hymen!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hymen throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Hymen scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Hymen takes the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko lands an elbow just above Hymen 's eye.
It looks like Buster Hymen has been cut.
Emelianenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hymen tries to pull guard but Emelianenko holds him up against the cage and eventually Hymen drops back down to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko lands an elbow inside.
Emelianenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Hymen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hymen takes an elbow to the temple.
Hymen tries to pull guard but Emelianenko holds him up against the cage and eventually Hymen drops back down to his feet.
Emelianenko has Hymen pushed against the cage.
Emelianenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Emelianenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hymen.
Hymen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hymen is trying to drag Emelianenko to the mat but Emelianenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buster Hymen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hymen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hymen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Hymen pushes him off.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Hymen.
Hymen ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
A jab from Hymen does it's job there.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hymen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hymen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emelianenko lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Buster Hymen's cut even more.
Emelianenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Hymen avoids the damage to the body.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hymen's defenses.
Hymen managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hymen looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws an elbow that misses.
Emelianenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hymen is defending well for now.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Emelianenko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hymen avoids a wild elbow strike from Emelianenko.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Emelianenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko lands an elbow just above Hymen 's eye.
Emelianenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Emelianenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hymen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Emelianenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The cut above Buster Hymen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Emelianenko lands an elbow that stopped Hymen in his tracks for a moment.
Hymen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko lands a nice elbow.
Buster Hymen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
Hymen tries to pull guard but Emelianenko holds him up against the cage and eventually Hymen drops back down to his feet.
Emelianenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Emelianenko lands an elbow just above Hymen 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Buster Hymen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fedor Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Credible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Pokrajac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Credible comes into the arena with Queens Of The Stone Age - No One Knows blaring out of the sound system. Igor Pokrajac acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Credible!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Pokrajac!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Credible keeps the fight on the outside.
Pokrajac throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Credible throws a head kick but Pokrajac moves out of range.
Credible misses with a takedown
and Pokrajac moves into the clinch.
Pokrajac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pokrajac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Credible doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pokrajac makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Credible is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Pokrajac misses with a few strikes there.
Credible could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokrajac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pokrajac misses with a head kick.
Credible takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Igor Pokrajac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Credible shoots in looking for a takedown. Pokrajac tries to sprawl out of it but Credible keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pokrajac manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Credible. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pokrajac lands a big head kick that sends Credible tumbling to the mat! Pokrajac takes a step backwards and waves Credible back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Credible is rocked!
It looks like Justin Credible has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Credible wants to stay close but Pokrajac steps back to make room for something. Credible seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Pokrajac and Credible drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Igor Pokrajac!
Igor Pokrajac 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Kaholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaholic 's entrance music is Taio Cruz - Hangover ft. Flo Rida . A fine choice. Al Kaholic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Al Kaholic !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaholic moves into the clinch.
Cormier is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kaholic is defending well.
Kaholic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cormier backwards.
Kaholic stalling in the clinch.
Kaholic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cormier tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kaholic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cormier can't get the takedown.
Al Kaholic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Cormier.
Cormier looks gassed!
A nice left hand lands by Kaholic .
Kaholic drops Cormier onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cormier is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cormier is rocked!
It looks like Daniel Cormier has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaholic is stalling here.
Cormier is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaholic finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Kaholic lands a big elbow that drops Cormier! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Cormier is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Kaholic !
Al Kaholic 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kane Legion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legion's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, FACE THE PAIN. Junior Dos Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kane Legion's chin.
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257 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kane Legion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legion feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Legion looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Legion is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Legion keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Legion is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Legion is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Legion looking for a takedown.
Legion has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Legion drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Legion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Legion wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Legion has him pressed against the cage.
Legion tightens his grip and picks Santos up, before dumping him to the ground. Santos manages to land in guard.
Legion is breathing heavily.
Legion prevents Santos from getting back to his feet.
Legion 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.
Legion drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Legion jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Santos 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.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legion has gone for a leg lock! Santos slips out almost immediately though and dives into Legion's guard.
Santos stops Legion from standing up.
Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santos wants to stand but Legion is controlling his posture from full guard.
Santos wants to control from the top but Legion keeps moving.
Legion is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santos defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santos stays in close to Legion's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legion is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santos gets to his feet - Legion follows without any prompting.
Santos lands a left and a right that send Legion crashing to the mat, dazed. Santos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Legion is rocked!
It looks like Kane Legion has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh Legion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Legion is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Santos doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Legion crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Legion's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junior Dos Santos!
Our winner, Junior Dos Santos, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Spar Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bromley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wrestling kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Drowning Pool - Step Up . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spar Wrestling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Bromley!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bromley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bromley leaves Wrestling with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bromley misses with a looping left.
Bromley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bromley misses with a wild body shot.
Wrestling closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sloppy strikes there by Wrestling.
Wrestling is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bromley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wrestling wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bromley, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bromley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wrestling has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wrestling is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bromley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bromley is trying to get back to his feet.
Wrestling works to advance to full mount. Bromley defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wrestling has isolated one of Bromley's arms. Bromley looking to fight him off but Wrestling twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Spar Wrestling!
During a confident post fight interview, Spar Wrestling 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes to the cage accompanied by Jimmy Hooligan 'Get Down' . Randy Couture has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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280 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ultimate Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture takes the fight into the clinch.
Couture comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ultimate Fighter has been cut.
Fighter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Couture has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Couture obliges.
Fighter looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture lands an elbow that stopped Fighter in his tracks for a moment.
Fighter letting Couture take a breather here.
Couture creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fighter's defenses.
That has opened up Ultimate Fighter's cut even more.
Knees to the body from Couture.
Couture comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fighter takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Ultimate Fighter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Couture lands a nice elbow.
Ultimate Fighter's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ultimate Fighter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy Couture!
Randy Couture thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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