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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sarmientino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scotty Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Sarmientino!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarmientino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Sarmientino connects with a looping right hand.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sarmientino as he avoids it easily.
Sarmientino lands a jab to the nose.
Henry misses with a body shot
and Sarmientino counters with a straight right hand.
Henry misses with a combination
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Sarmientino moves out of range easily.
Sarmientino moves out of range as Henry throws a body kick.
Henry gets a takedown into half guard.
Sarmientino wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry is trying to control. Sarmientino wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarmientino moves into full guard.
Sarmientino is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henry throws a strike but Sarmientino rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henry has his foot on Sarmientino's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sarmientino works his way back into a safe position though.
Henry looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sarmientino has picked Henry up and slammed him! Henry can't keep hold of the triangle and Sarmientino manages to pass to side control!
Henry tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sarmientino wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Henry is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarmientino content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Henry is not content to let Sarmientino control the position.
Sarmientino tries to move into full mount but can't pass Henry's legs.
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sarmientino working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry defending against the ground and pound.
Henry is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Henry is working to get back to half guard.
Sarmientino throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sarmientino controlling the pace for now.
Sarmientino throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Henry because Sarmientino loaded up on that one.
Henry can't escape the position.
Sarmientino controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sarmientino tries to control but Henry wriggling away.
Henry is desperately trying to improve his position but Sarmientino has a good base and remains in mount.
Sarmientino tries to control but Henry wriggling away.
Sarmientino controlling his opponent.
Sarmientino can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henry is looking to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarmientino avoids the attempt from Henry to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Sarmientino will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Henry throws a low kick but Sarmientino moves out of range easily.
Henry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henry connects with a leg kick. Sarmientino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henry scores with a kick to the body.
Scotty Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sarmientino's waist but Sarmientino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henry off to one side.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Sarmientino with a nice cross.
Henry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henry fails with the takedown
and Sarmientino counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Henry misses.
Sarmientino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sarmientino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scotty Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sarmientino as he avoids it easily.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sarmientino connects with a body shot.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Sarmientino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henry digs a good body shot into Sarmientino's ribs.
Sarmientino moves out of range of the leg kick from Henry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a front kick aimed at Sarmientino's knee but Sarmientino avoids it well.
Henry is looking to land body kicks.
Sarmientino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sarmientino moves out of range of the leg kick from Henry.
Sarmientino digs a good hook to Henry's body.
Henry misses with a low kick.
Henry throws the kick towards the body but Sarmientino avoids it.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown but Sarmientino manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Sarmientino avoids the head kick by Henry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarmientino lands a jab.
Henry walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sarmientino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henry swings for the body but Sarmientino moves out of range.
Sarmientino connects with a single shot there.
Sarmientino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sarmientino sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sarmientino lands a body shot.
Sarmientino lands with a right hand.
Jason Sarmientino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sarmientino scores with a one two! Henry had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Henry is rocked!
Sarmientino feints a jab promting Henry to slip. Sarmientino then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Henry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oh Henry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sarmientino lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Henry falls backwards - clearly groggy! Sarmientino dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Sarmientino!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mortal Kombat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lombard circles away.
Lombard tries to bum rush Sparks with a series of wild strikes but Sparks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lombard blocks a head kick by Sparks.
Nice sprawl there from Lombard as Sparks shoots in.
Lombard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lombard wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Sparks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparks clinches up with Lombard and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombard.
Sparks can't get the takedown.
Lombard misses with a body punch.
Lombard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lombard is trying to push Sparks away but Sparks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sparks is trying to drag Lombard to the mat but Lombard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lombard is trying to break the clinch but Sparks has him pressed against the cage.
Sparks lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lombard moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard keeping full guard, as Sparks tries to pass.
Lombard is looking to stand up but Sparks isn't so interested in that idea.
Lombard pushes Sparks off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Lombard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lombard wants it to stay on the feet.
Lombard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparks tries a head kick but it misses.
Sparks tries a head kick but it misses.
Sparks drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lombard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lombard wants to stand up but Sparks is controlling him.
Sparks wants to control from the top but Lombard keeps moving.
Sparks is fighting to break Lombard's control of his arms but Lombard is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sparks wants to pass the guard but Lombard is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lombard moves away from the strike by Sparks.
Sparks shoots for a takedown but Lombard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks thows a body shot but no joy.
Sparks misses with a right hand
and Lombard counters with a series of strikes. Sparks will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sparks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sparks misses the jab.
Lombard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sparks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lombard misses the body punch
and Sparks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sparks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sparks clinches with his opponent.
Lombard wants to get back to striking at distance but Sparks won't allow it.
Sparks has Lombard pressed against the cage, preventing Lombard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sparks breaks the clinch.
Lombard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lombard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombard looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparks is just out of range.
Lombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparks.
Sparks closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lombard did well to prevent Sparks getting side control.
Sparks wants to control but Lombard is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard tries to kick Sparks off but Sparks keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lombard wants to control but Sparks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sparks is working for a kimura but Lombard is defending it quite comfortably.
Sparks throwing shots but Lombard is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Sparks dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sparks throws a lazy right hand but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sparks throws a series of punches but Lombard moves out of range.
Lombard throws a lazy uppercut
and Sparks counters with a three punch combo that has Lombard backing up. Lombard nods at Sparks to acknowledge the strikes.
Darren Sparks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sparks wants to clinch up but Lombard keeps it at a distance.
Lombard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sparks rather than just go for the knockout.
Sparks lands with an overhand left.
Sparks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sparks lands a jab-cross combination.
Sparks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sparks is looking to clinch.
Sparks misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lombard. That did some damage!
Sparks loads up on a big right hand but Lombard slips the punch.
Lombard digs a good hook to Sparks's body.
Lombard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparks manages to avoid it.
Sparks lands a jab to the nose.
Lombard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lombard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sparks looking to score a takedown here. Lombard is defending well but Sparks drives through and ends up in Lombard's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks won't allow Lombard to sweep him here.
Sparks wants to pass the guard but Lombard is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sparks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lombard is keeping the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sparks dives in and scores a takedown into Lombard's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lombard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sparks wants to control from the top but Lombard keeps moving.
Sparks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lombard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sparks being controlled here momentarily.
Lombard is trying to control the position but Sparks postures up.
Lombard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sparks!
Lombard prevents Sparks from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard tries to control but Sparks wriggling away.
Lombard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lombard prevents Sparks from getting the reversal.
Lombard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sparks is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sparks is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Sparks dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sparks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lombard connects with a body shot that sends Sparks's belly button to the back.
Sparks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sparks connects with a right hand. Lombard shakes it off.
Lombard misses with a jab to the body
and Sparks counters with a stiff right hand.
Lombard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sparks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lombard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lombard's waist but Lombard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sparks off to one side.
Sparks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sparks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sparks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sparks swinging wildly here.
Lombard swinging wildly here.
Sparks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hector Lombard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Sparks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lombard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sparks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sparks wants to clinch.
Sparks throws out a leg kick but Lombard moves out of range and Sparks only half commits.
Lombard lands with a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Lombard. No joy for Sparks on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lombard misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sparks, as that shot connected.
Sparks lands with a kick to the temple. Lombard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sparks punishes Lombard's body with a nice straight punch.
Sparks connects with a body shot that sends Lombard's belly button to the back.
Sparks throws a sloppy head kick and Lombard moves out of range easily.
Lombard misses with the combination.
Sparks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lombard as he avoids it easily.
Darren Sparks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Lombard.
Sparks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Sparks throws a head kick but Lombard moves out of range.
Darren Sparks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lombard throws a hook but Sparks blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Sparks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sparks 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Sparks!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Darren Sparks waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Lutinburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Connor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Lutinburg!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutinburg staying out of range there.
Lutinburg throws a nice head kick!
A low kick from Connor is predictable there
and Lutinburg counters with a head kick that drops Connor!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor is looking for a triangle here but Lutinburg uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Lutinburg.
Connor prevents Lutinburg from improving position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Connor tries to buck Lutinburg off but Lutinburg is having none of it.
Lutinburg stands up.
Lutinburg avoids the body shot from Connor.
Lutinburg closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutinburg decides to pull guard.
Lutinburg keeping full guard, as Connor tries to pass.
Lutinburg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Connor looking to sit in guard and control but Lutinburg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lutinburg trying to control but Connor is working from the bottom.
Connor has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lutinburg has passed into side control.
Lutinburg happy to just control the position for now.
Connor is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutinburg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Connor keeps working.
Connor sneaks back into half guard.
Connor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lutinburg wants to pass to mount but Connor is defending the position.
Connor tries to roll over but Lutinburg keeps him under control.
Connor looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutinburg moves into full mount! Connor won't be happy about that!
Connor is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lutinburg controlling his opponent.
Connor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Connor is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor wants to control but Lutinburg is having none of it.
Connor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lutinburg controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lutinburg sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Lutinburg dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lutinburg shoots in looking for a takedown. Connor tries to sprawl out of it but Lutinburg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Connor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Connor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lutinburg circles away.
Lutinburg bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Connor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A combination from Connor does no damage.
Lutinburg has closed the distance and engaged Connor in a clinch.
Connor looking for a takedown.
Lutinburg is pressed up against the cage. Connor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lutinburg down to the mat. Lutinburg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Connor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connor takes a swing at Lutinburg's ribcage but misses.
Josh Lutinburg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lutinburg feints and then cracks Connor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Connor down.
John Connor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor leaves Lutinburg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lutinburg lands with a shot to the body.
Connor takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutinburg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick lands from Lutinburg that sends Connor to the canvas. Connor tries to scramble back to his feet but Lutinburg brings him back down into side control.
Connor is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lutinburg tries for a kimura but Connor is defending well.
Oh Connor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A lull in the action here as Lutinburg stalls from top position.
Connor seems to have got his legs back now.
Connor is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor seems a little lost for a moment, as Lutinburg dominates the positioning.
Lutinburg stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Connor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
John Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lutinburg avoids it really well and circles away.
Connor leaves Lutinburg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lutinburg.
Connor swings for the body but Lutinburg moves out of range.
Connor throws a poor cross that misses
and Lutinburg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Connor tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutinburg lands a really nice looking cross but Connor seems unphased.
Connor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lutinburg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Connor swivels and escapes.
Lutinburg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Connor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lutinburg.
Lutinburg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lutinburg.
Lutinburg goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lutinburg closes the distance and pushes Connor back into the cage.
Lutinburg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lutinburg lands a leg kick that knocks Connor off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor swings for the body but Lutinburg moves out of range.
Lutinburg thows a body kick. Connor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a lovely combination from Lutinburg sends Connor down but not out. Lutinburg dives into side control looking to finish.
Lutinburg decides to stand up, so the ref orders Connor to his feet.
Lutinburg lands a brutal head kick. Connor looks out on his feet and Lutinburg throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Josh Lutinburg!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robin Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Utah Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Utah Jones told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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28
159 lbs
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28
158 lbs
13 - 17 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Robin Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Utah Jones!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Banks checks a leg kick.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Banks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones throws a right and a left that Banks avoids nicely.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banks lands a slapping body shot.
Banks lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Banks really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banks circles away quickly and effectively.
Banks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A combination from Banks does no damage.
Banks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Banks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banks lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Banks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Banks.
Banks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Banks misses with a few strikes there.
Banks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banks throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones wants to clinch.
Banks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Banks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones looks to clinch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones is rocked!
Banks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Banks finish him?
Banks misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Banks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Banks is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Banks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Utah Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banks.
Jones throws a series of punches but Banks avoids them all with ease.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Banks moved out of range nicely.
Banks connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Jones tumbling to the canvas! Banks pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Jones was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Robin Banks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Prien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Prien's choice of entrance music: Yellow Submarine. Donnie Darko has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
201 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donnie Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Prien!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko misses with a wild combination.
Darko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prien manages to avoid it.
Prien fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darko manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Prien or perhaps it was just good defense by Darko which made him look bad.
Darko misses with a straight left.
Darko throws a looping overhand right but Prien ducks down to avoid it.
Prien takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martin Prien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prien tries to clinch up.
Darko throws a body punch but Prien moves out of range.
Prien showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darko.
Prien has Darko up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prien tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Prien is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Darko to keep the fight standing.
Donnie Darko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Prien.
Darko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darko can't break the clinch.
Prien has Darko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Darko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Darko stops a takedown attempt from Prien.
Prien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prien drops down looking for an ankle pick but Darko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Darko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darko.
Prien looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darko is fending him off so far but Prien persists. Nope, Darko circles away and we're back to standing.
Darko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Prien.
Prien tries to score a power double leg takedown but Darko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Prien somewhat.
Darko with a jab.
Prien takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darko loads up on a big right hand but Prien slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko misses with a wild body shot.
Darko thows a body shot but no joy.
Prien shoots for a takedown but Darko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Prien moves in looking to clinch but Darko pushes him off.
Darko keeps the fight on the outside.
Darko lands the left hand.
Prien is looking to clinch but Darko is avoiding it.
Prien shoots in and drives through. Darko sprawls well.
Prien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darko stuffs the takedown attempt from Prien. Prien gets slowly back to his feet.
Prien tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prien gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Darko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Prien jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Darko walks away with a smile on his face. Prien gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Prien misses with an attempted mid kick.
Prien shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Darko but Darko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Prien ducks under a wild hook from Darko.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prien shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darko sprawls well. Darko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Prien gets slowly back to his feet.
Prien misses with a shot to the body
and Darko counters with a one-two to the body.
Donnie Darko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Darko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Darko!
Darko lands with an overhand left.
Prien darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Prien thows a huge punch but Darko dodges it nicely.
Prien thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darko's head.
Prien is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Prien not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prien working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Prien is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Darko sees it coming and defends easily.
Darko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Prien.
Prien maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Darko could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Prien has cracked it and Darko is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Prien!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Martin Prien!
Martin Prien 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Night Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Hitchenfrog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Night Man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
157 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
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27
169 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Night Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Albert Hitchenfrog!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick by Man misses
and Hitchenfrog counters with a big head kick but Man shrugs it off.
Hitchenfrog closes the distance but Man moves to the side
and Man counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hitchenfrog is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch
and Man counters with a leg kick.
Man throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A jab from Man finds it's way through Hitchenfrog's defenses.
Hitchenfrog moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Hitchenfrog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitchenfrog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hitchenfrog takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hitchenfrog has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hitchenfrog and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitchenfrog blocks the body kick.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch
and Man counters with a flying knee. Nice.
It looks like Albert Hitchenfrog has been cut.
Hitchenfrog tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hitchenfrog counters with a head kick.
Hitchenfrog is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Hitchenfrog closes the distance looking to clinch
and Man counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hitchenfrog is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hitchenfrog moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Hitchenfrog moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Hitchenfrog is looking to clinch.
Man misses with a body kick.
Hitchenfrog throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hitchenfrog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hitchenfrog looks to clinch
and Man counters with a head kick.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitchenfrog throws a head kick that half lands.
Hitchenfrog blocks a head kick by Man.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Hitchenfrog.
Albert Hitchenfrog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitchenfrog blocks a head kick by Man.
Hitchenfrog closes the distance looking to clinch
and Man counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hitchenfrog is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Man misses with a head kick.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch
and Man makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hitchenfrog really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a head kick.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Man counters with a good, hard body kick but Hitchenfrog shrugs it off.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Hitchenfrog moves out of range easily.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but Man moves away
and Man counters with an inside leg kick.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hitchenfrog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch
and Man counters with a leg kick.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man avoids the head kick by Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hitchenfrog.
Man throws a leg kick but Hitchenfrog moved away.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hitchenfrog tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Man counters with a low kick, right behind Hitchenfrog 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a head kick but Hitchenfrog moves out of range.
Hitchenfrog tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Night Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Hitchenfrog'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.
Hitchenfrog blocks a head kick by Man.
Hitchenfrog is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hitchenfrog avoids the head kick by Man.
Hitchenfrog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Man blocks a head kick by Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up.
Hitchenfrog rushes Man and presses him up against the cage.
Hitchenfrog looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Man just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hitchenfrog's brow.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hitchenfrog trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog trying to land knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.
Man connects with a knee to the head.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hitchenfrog.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Hitchenfrog avoids the damage to the body.
Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hitchenfrog missing with knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Hitchenfrog misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Hitchenfrog tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hitchenfrog with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hitchenfrog is looking to clinch.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitchenfrog blocks a head kick by Man.
Man lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hitchenfrog tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hitchenfrog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Hitchenfrog clinches.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hitchenfrog.
Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hitchenfrog.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch.
Hitchenfrog pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Man scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hitchenfrog lands a good knee to the midsection. Man won't want to take too many of those.
Hitchenfrog is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Hitchenfrog missing with knees to the body.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Man looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hitchenfrog avoids the elbow strike from Man, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Hitchenfrog is blocking nicely.
Hitchenfrog on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Hitchenfrog is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
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!
Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man scores with a knee to the head.
Hitchenfrog missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Man throws an elbow but misses.
Hitchenfrog landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitchenfrog unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitchenfrog trying to land knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Albert Hitchenfrog will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Albert Hitchenfrog's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Man misses with a head kick.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but Man moves away
and Man counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up.
Hitchenfrog tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Man counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hitchenfrog tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Man counters with a big head kick but Hitchenfrog shrugs it off.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog blocks a head kick by Man.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt
and Man counters with a solid body kick.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hitchenfrog takes a kick to the side of the head.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Hitchenfrog looks to clinch
and Man makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hitchenfrog really felt that one!
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but Man moves away
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Hitchenfrog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick by Man misses
and Hitchenfrog counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hitchenfrog looks to clinch
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitchenfrog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitchenfrog is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitchenfrog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hitchenfrog is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Hitchenfrog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hitchenfrog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hitchenfrog is looking to clinch.
Hitchenfrog moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hitchenfrog lands a high kick!
Hitchenfrog doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Good leg kick by Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Man.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch
and Man counters with a head kick.
Hitchenfrog looks to clinch
and Man finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitchenfrog instigates a clinch.
Hitchenfrog landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Man working Hitchenfrog over with knees to the body.
Man lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitchenfrog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hitchenfrog avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog crunches a lovely knee into Man's ribcage.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man lands a nice knee to the body.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitchenfrog avoids it.
Hitchenfrog has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitchenfrog stalling in the clinch.
Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hitchenfrog's defenses.
Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Night Man.
I think Man 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 30:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Night Man!
A relieved looking Night Man thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahut Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Latka Gravas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mahut Uno!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uno. That did some damage!
Gravas is looking to slow Uno down with leg kicks.
Gravas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Uno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gravas scores with a hook.
Gravas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gravas lands a big head kick that sends Uno tumbling to the mat! Gravas takes a step backwards and waves Uno back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Uno is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uno is still on wobbly legs! Can Gravas finish him?
Gravas pounces like a tiger and cracks Uno with a vicious hook! Uno is down but not out! Gravas follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Latka Gravas!
A very excited looking Latka Gravas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton has chosen Land downunder - Men at work as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saint Bernard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Les Norton!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton throws a series of strikes that have Bernard backpedaling.
Bernard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saint Bernard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton ducks under a wild hook from Bernard.
Bernard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bernard dodges the punch combination from Norton.
Bernard avoids the body shot from Norton.
Norton throws a body punch but Bernard moves out of range.
Norton throws out a powerful jab.
Norton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bernard.
Norton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bernard wants to clinch up but Norton keeps it at a distance.
Norton thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Bernard.
Bernard moves in looking to clinch but Norton pushes him off.
Norton keeps the fight on the outside.
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch but Norton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Norton misses.
Norton swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernard.
Norton avoids a kick to the body.
Norton avoids the head kick by Bernard.
Bernard is looking to clinch but Norton is avoiding it.
Bernard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Bernard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Norton swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernard.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bernard manages to avoid it.
Norton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bernard needs to keep his hands up - Norton had a free shot at his head there.
Norton looks to land a combination but Bernard avoids it well.
Bernard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bernard there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Norton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernard throws an overhand right that lands on Norton's shoulder, as Norton tries to avoid the shot.
Bernard scores with a head kick.
Bernard throws a body kick that misses.
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bernard.
Bernard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bernard tries to clinch up.
Norton misses with a left hand
and Bernard counters with a solid body kick.
Bernard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saint Bernard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bernard was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
Bernard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bernard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Norton blocking some punches.
Bernard tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Bernard back against the cage.
Norton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard throws a sloppy head kick and Norton moves out of range easily.
Bernard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bernard throws a head kick but Norton moves out of range.
Bernard blocks a jab.
Bernard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norton, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Bernard.
Bernard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norton.
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bernard is breathing heavily.
Bernard trying to land knees to the body.
Norton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Bernard.
Bernard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bernard throws a punch but it's blocked by Norton.
Bernard misses with a body punch.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norton tries to circle away but Bernard has him pinned against the cage.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
Bernard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bernard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Bernard.
Norton tries to circle away but Bernard has him pinned against the cage.
Bernard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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!
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bernard misses with a punch to the body.
Bernard trying to land knees to the body.
Norton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norton has had enough of the clinch but Bernard keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Les Norton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Bernard.
Norton throws a jab when Bernard was well out of range.
Bernard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norton shoots in and gets a takedown into Bernard's guard.
Norton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bernard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Norton.
Bernard is looking to stand up but Norton isn't so interested in that idea.
Norton works over Bernard with some ground and pound from guard.
Bernard is wriggling around but Norton manages to pass to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Norton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bernard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bernard tries to get out of the position.
Well, if Norton 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.
Bernard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norton controlling the action here.
Bernard is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard is staying active underneath Norton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bernard is trying to stand.
Norton trying to control from half guard but Bernard is working away.
Bernard wants to get back to his feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Les Norton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Norton lands with a nice body punch.
Norton misses with a looping left.
Norton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton throws a shot from downtown. Bernard moves away and avoids it.
Norton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bernard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Norton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bernard tries to clinch up.
Norton drops Bernard with a right and a left! Norton comes rushing in but Bernard regains his composure and manages to keep Norton in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Norton is controlling him.
Norton landing some decent shots from guard.
Bernard is rocked!
Norton passes into half guard.
Bernard wants to get back to his feet.
Norton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oh Bernard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bernard keeps working.
Norton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bernard seems to have got his legs back now.
Norton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Norton there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norton wants to take a breather but Bernard is having none of it.
Norton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bernard wants to get back to his feet.
Norton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Norton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Norton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Norton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Norton winds up and cracks Bernard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bernard is trying to stand back up but Norton is controlling him
Les Norton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Norton lands with a punch from half guard.
Norton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bernard has hold of Norton's hands but Norton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Norton works his way into full mount!
Norton lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big strike lands for Norton! That's really hurt Bernard and he's turned his back - Norton keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Norton jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Les Norton!
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