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The Thrones - Heavy Rematch PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mak Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artur is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I shall return. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Ponting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mak Artur!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artur moves in looking to clinch but Ponting pushes him off.
Artur throws a shot from downtown. Ponting moves away and avoids it.
Artur throws the left hand but Ponting avoids the punch easily.
Artur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ponting.
Artur gets caught flat footed, as Ponting shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ponting working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ponting drops back looking for a leg! Artur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Artur manages to kick Ponting off! Ponting jumps back into Artur's guard.
Artur is looking for a triangle but Ponting pushes his legs off easily.
Artur looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ponting passes into half guard.
Artur looking for submissions off his back.
Artur looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Artur wants to improve his position but Ponting is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting works his way into full mount!
Artur takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ponting raining down shots from the mount!
Artur tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ponting with good strikes from the mount here!
Artur defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ponting.
Artur is in a horrible position here. Ponting smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ponting scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Artur?
Artur is rocked!
Artur takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Artur is still in real trouble! Can Ponting finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Ponting! Artur is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricky Ponting!
A victorious Ricky Ponting thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yo Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlin Renteria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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266 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yo Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlin Renteria!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renteria shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Daddy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Daddy wants to sweep but no luck.
Renteria stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daddy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Daddy is on top in guard.
Renteria can't keep his opponent in guard - Daddy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Daddy trying to pass the guard but Renteria defending well.
Daddy seems to be working for a kimura but Renteria defends the submission attempt.
Daddy tries to pass to full mount but Renteria defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Daddy is looking for a kimura but Renteria is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Daddy to get the leverage.
Daddy trying to control the action but Renteria is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daddy is trying to work for a kimura but Renteria is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy is looking for a kimura here.
Daddy wants to pass to mount but Renteria is defending the position.
Daddy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddy looks to land a strike but Renteria avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Daddy pushes down on Renteria's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Daddy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Daddy wants to control but Renteria is keeping him busy.
Daddy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Renteria has managed to free his arm - good work.
Daddy tries to pass to full mount but Renteria defends it.
Daddy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy wants to pass to mount but Renteria is defending the position.
Daddy controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daddy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yo Daddy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Renteria shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daddy but Daddy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daddy tests Renteria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Carlin Renteria has been cut.
Renteria fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Daddy to the ground. Renteria is now in Daddy's guard.
Daddy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daddy looking to control.
Renteria wants to stand but Daddy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Daddy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Renteria has picked Daddy up and slammed him! Daddy can't keep hold of the triangle and Renteria manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Renteria is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Daddy is looking to improve his position.
Renteria trying to mount his opponent but Daddy defends it.
Daddy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yo Daddy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daddy has Renteria pulled in close to control his posture.
Daddy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Daddy is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Renteria turns into him and now he's in Daddy's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renteria being controlled here momentarily.
Renteria throwing strikes but missing.
Daddy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Renteria content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renteria with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Renteria got a little sloppy there for a moment and Daddy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Renteria has managed to get both his arms back between Daddy's legs - danger averted.
Daddy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Renteria's guard.
Daddy wants to control from the top but Renteria keeps moving.
Renteria wants to stand up but Daddy is controlling him.
Daddy looking to sit in guard and control but Renteria gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Daddy is keen to just control but Renteria is a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daddy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Renteria's head.
Daddy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Renteria is not content to let Daddy control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daddy tries to pass to full mount but Renteria defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yo Daddy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlin Renteria's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Renteria.
Daddy tries a head kick but it misses.
Renteria blocks a head kick by Daddy.
Daddy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Renteria.
Daddy misses with a kick to the body.
Daddy swinging wildly here.
Daddy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Renteria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daddy.
Daddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renteria.
Nice takedown defense from Daddy. No joy for Renteria on that attempt.
Yo Daddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlin Renteria.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Daddy scores with a four punch combination!
Daddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daddy thuds his right hand into Renteria's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Renteria is rocked!
Daddy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yo Daddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daddy fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daddy throws out a loose jab but Renteria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renteria shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daddy as he avoids it easily.
Daddy throws a head kick but Renteria moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Daddy is defended easily by Renteria.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renteria looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daddy is fending him off so far but Renteria persists. Nope, Daddy circles away and we're back to standing.
Renteria throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Daddy was covering up waiting for the punch and Renteria finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Daddy controls Renteria momentarily but Renteria frees himself.
Renteria throws a big elbow that misses.
Daddy is working an open guard so Renteria takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Daddy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Renteria on the side of the head.
Renteria shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Daddy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Renteria working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Daddy manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Renteria working Daddy over with strikes.
Daddy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Renteria thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daddy's head.
Daddy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Daddy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Renteria is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Renteria's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renteria advances to half guard.
Renteria winds up and cracks Daddy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Daddy trying to hold on to Renteria's head to control him but Renteria postures up.
Daddy is looking to improve his position.
Yo Daddy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Renteria wants to stand up but Daddy has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Daddy trying to hold on to Renteria's head to control him but Renteria postures up.
Daddy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daddy trying to control here.
Daddy wants to improve his position but Renteria is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yo Daddy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daddy 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yo Daddy!
Yo Daddy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dubolomov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dubolomov comes into the arena with Can't Be Touched blaring out of the sound system. Lesner has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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297 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dubolomov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Lesner!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oooh a lovely combination from Dubolomov sends Lesner down but not out. Dubolomov dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Brock Lesner has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dubolomov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lesner struggling a bit here.
Dubolomov trying to control the position but Lesner is working away.
Lesner is looking to regain half guard here but Dubolomov keeps moving and retains side control.
Lesner is trying to control Dubolomov's posture but Dubolomov avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubolomov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lesner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lesner manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lesner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lesner throwing shots but Dubolomov is blocking nicely.
Dubolomov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lesner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lesner throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dubolomov wants to get back to his feet but Lesner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lesner throws an elbow that misses. Dubolomov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lesner's guard. Nice move by Dubolomov!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubolomov postures up in Lesner's guard and throws a big left but Lesner blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lesner holds on and takes a little breather.
Lesner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dubolomov!
Dubolomov is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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!
Lesner thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubolomov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dubolomov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lesner on the ground.
Lesner landing punches.
It looks like Ivan Dubolomov has been cut.
Lesner has hold of Dubolomov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dubolomov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dubolomov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dubolomov is rocked!
Ivan Dubolomov's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Lesner! Dubolomov is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brock Lesner!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misuaksual Ropuitururapthlaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ropuitururapthlaka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One - Metallica. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Misuaksual Ropuitururapthlaka enters the cage!
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297 lbs
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295 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sydney Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Misuaksual Ropuitururapthlaka!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Jones.
Ropuitururapthlaka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ropuitururapthlaka's face.
It looks like Misuaksual Ropuitururapthlaka has been cut.
Ropuitururapthlaka looks winded!
Ropuitururapthlaka jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ropuitururapthlaka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ropuitururapthlaka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
That has opened up Misuaksual Ropuitururapthlaka's cut even more.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones lands an elbow just above Ropuitururapthlaka 's eye.
Ropuitururapthlaka takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
The cut above Misuaksual Ropuitururapthlaka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Ropuitururapthlaka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Ropuitururapthlaka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sydney Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misuaksual Ropuitururapthlaka.
Ropuitururapthlaka tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ropuitururapthlaka's defenses.
Ropuitururapthlaka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Misuaksual Ropuitururapthlaka'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 Misuaksual Ropuitururapthlaka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sydney Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nycky Downtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wasim Kayani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Downtime comes into the arena with Bring It blaring out of the sound system. Kayani is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Audioslave - Exploder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nycky Downtime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wasim Kayani!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Downtime. Those never looked like landing.
Downtime keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kayani has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kayani there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kayani throws a lazy uppercut
and Downtime counters with a straight right hand.
Kayani lands an overhand right.
Kayani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kayani throws a jab when Downtime was well out of range.
Downtime will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Downtime tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kayani sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Downtime somewhat.
Downtime swings for the body but Kayani moves out of range.
Downtime bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kayani misses the shot to the body.
Downtime checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kayani slaps away a takedown attempt from Downtime, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nycky Downtime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kayani takes a swing at Downtime's ribcage but misses.
Kayani scoring well with a low kick there.
Downtime walks into a straight right hand from Kayani.
Kayani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Downtime manages to avoid it.
Downtime scores with a hook.
Downtime looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kayani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Downtime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downtime takes one to the chin there.
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!
Kayani misses with a hook. Downtime ducked under it nicely.
Downtime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kayani moves away.
Downtime misses with a body shot.
A jab from Kayani does it's job there.
Downtime's corner calls for a 1-2. Downtime obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big left from Kayani misses.
A jab lands there for Kayani.
Kayani throws a body punch but Downtime moves out of range.
Kayani works the jab nicely.
Wasim Kayani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kayani ducks under a wild hook from Downtime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downtime throws a right hand that Kayani ducks under and follows up with a left that Kayani also avoids with ease.
Kayani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Downtime takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab lands there for Downtime.
Kayani throws a poor cross that misses
and Downtime counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice defenses there by Downtime.
Kayani misses with a right hand
and Downtime counters with a nice uppercut.
Kayani throws a lazy right hand but Downtime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kayani walks into a stiff left hand from Downtime.
Downtime misses with a double jab.
Kayani blocks a jab.
Downtime looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayani misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kayani throws a right hand that misses
enabling Downtime to counter with a crisp jab.
Downtime throws a sloppy head kick and Kayani moves out of range easily.
Kayani throws a hook but Downtime blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kayani avoids the head kick by Downtime.
A swing and a miss from Kayani.
Kayani lands a slapping body shot.
Good leg kick by Kayani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Kayani.
A big right from Kayani misses.
Kayani looks to land a body kick but Downtime moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasim Kayani 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.
Kayani connects with an inside leg kick.
Downtime moves out of range of the strikes.
Kayani paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Downtime avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Downtime fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Downtime.
Downtime slips under a jab.
Kayani sizes up Downtime with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kayani.
Kayani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kayani connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kayani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Downtime's sensitive parts.
Downtime takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kayani scoring well with a low kick there.
Downtime avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kayani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Kayani misses.
Kayani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Downtime.
Kayani connects with a high kick.
Kayani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Downtime to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayani misses with the combination.
Wasim Kayani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Downtime throws a head kick that misses.
Downtime fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Downtime keeps the fight on the outside.
Kayani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Downtime doesn't seem bothered though.
Downtime throws a sloppy head kick and Kayani moves out of range easily.
Kayani stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nycky Downtime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kayani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Downtime on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kayani. Kayani obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani looks to land a right hand but Downtime moved out of range.
Kayani misses with an uppercut.
Downtime uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kayani.
Kayani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kayani misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Downtime. Kayani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Downtime uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kayani.
Kayani throws a right and a left that Downtime avoids nicely.
Downtime tries to land a body kick
and Kayani counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kayani uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Downtime has time to react.
Downtime throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kayani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downtime checks the leg kick.
Kayani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kayani misses with a left hand
and Downtime counters with a big head kick but Kayani shrugs it off.
Downtime swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kayani throws a leg kick which misses Downtime's front leg but catches the back leg as Downtime tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Downtime moves out of range of the leg kick from Kayani.
Decent striking displayed by Kayani there.
Wasim Kayani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kayani connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Downtime is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kayani moves away from the strike by Downtime.
Downtime goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasim Kayani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab from Kayani.
Oh Downtime is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kayani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Downtime seems to have got his legs back now.
Downtime shoots in for a takedown but Kayani shows good takedown defense.
A big left from Kayani misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kayani!
Downtime lands with a good body shot.
Kayani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Downtime.
Kayani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Downtime might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kayani. That's going to slow Downtime down.
Downtime looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sloppy strikes from Kayani. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downtime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Kayani.
Kayani lands a big head kick that sends Downtime tumbling to the mat! Kayani takes a step backwards and waves Downtime back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kayani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Downtime gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Downtime connects with a body shot that sends Kayani's belly button to the back.
Kayani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Downtime is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Downtime lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nycky Downtime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wasim Kayani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downtime misses with a combination
and Kayani counters with an inside leg kick.
Downtime lands a head kick!
Kayani cracks a nice hook into Downtime's ribs.
Kayani misses the shot to the body.
Kayani cracks Downtime with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kayani loads up on a big right hand but Downtime slips the punch.
Kayani blocks a head kick by Downtime.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Downtime. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kayani with a hook.
Kayani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Downtime to score with a decent uppercut.
Kayani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downtime lands with a good body shot.
Downtime closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Downtime tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kayani trying to remain calm as Downtime controls from the top position.
Kayani managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Downtime.
Downtime creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kayani sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kayani is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Downtime off and has taken his back!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
I would not like to be Downtime right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayani doesn't have the hooks in and Downtime manages to turn into his guard.
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!
Downtime throwing strikes from guard but Kayani blocks nicely.
Downtime is stalling in the full guard.
Downtime won't allow Kayani to sweep him here.
Kayani is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Downtime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kayani throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasim Kayani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kayani winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wasim Kayani!
Wasim Kayani 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Josef Dellal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Jangles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jangles has chosen Eat That Watermelon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bo Jangles enters the cage!
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josef Dellal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bo Jangles!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dellal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jangles was covering up waiting for the punch and Dellal finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jangles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dellal tries to roll over but Jangles keeps him under control.
Jangles is trying to work for a kimura but Dellal is defending well.
Dellal is trying to control but Jangles passes into side control!
Dellal tries to improve position but can't.
Jangles thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jangles working away.
Dellal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellal prevents Jangles from improving position.
Dellal sneaks back into half guard.
Dellal is looking to control Jangles's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dellal avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Dellal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jangles won't allow Dellal to sweep him here.
Dellal trying to keep a closed guard but Jangles is proving a slippery customer.
Dellal has his foot on Jangles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jangles works his way back into a safe position though.
Dellal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jangles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jangles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jangles drops back looking for a leg! Dellal is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dellal manages to kick Jangles off! Jangles jumps back into Dellal's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jangles trying to control but Dellal is working from the bottom.
Dellal is trying to control the position but Jangles postures up.
Dellal trying to strike off his back.
Jangles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dellal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jangles trying to control but Dellal is working from the bottom.
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!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jangles moves forwards but Dellal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jangles tries to clinch but Dellal moves out of range.
Dellal doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Jangles to counter with a crisp jab.
Jangles moves out of range as Dellal strikes.
Josef Dellal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jangles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jangles closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dellal did well to prevent Jangles getting side control.
Jangles seems to be looking for submissions.
Dellal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dellal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dellal wants to control but Jangles is keeping busy.
Jangles is looking to advance position but Dellal won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dellal is positioning himself well to prevent Jangles advancing to mount.
Dellal wants to improve his position but Jangles is controlling well.
Dellal makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dellal.
Jangles wants to control from the top but Dellal keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jangles is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dellal throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jangles looking to pass the guard.
Jangles works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Josef Dellal will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dellal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jangles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dellal somewhat.
Dellal manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jangles on his heels. He'll look to pass Jangles's guard now, I'm sure.
Dellal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dellal wants to pass the guard but Jangles is keeping the position.
Jangles has his foot on Dellal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dellal works his way back into a safe position though.
Dellal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jangles looking for a sweep. Not yet Jangles, not yet.
Jangles keeping moving, preventing Dellal from controlling successfully.
Dellal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dellal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jangles is looking for a triangle but Dellal pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dellal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dellal won't allow Jangles to sweep him here.
Jangles keeping moving, preventing Dellal from controlling successfully.
Jangles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dellal is one step ahead there.
Dellal postures up and lands a big shot to Jangles's brow.
Jangles has his foot on Dellal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dellal works his way back into a safe position though.
Dellal trying to control the position from guard on top but Jangles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jangles can't keep his opponent in guard - Dellal advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Josef Dellal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dellal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jangles is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jangles is defending against the submission attempts here by Dellal.
Dellal is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jangles has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dellal is working for a kimura but Jangles is defending it quite comfortably.
Jangles looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dellal trying to mount his opponent but Jangles defends it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jangles actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellal is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jangles doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dellal.
Dellal is looking for a kimura here.
Dellal wants to control but Jangles is keeping him busy.
Dellal is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dellal misses with a head shot. Jangles uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jangles is looking for a triangle but Dellal pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dellal advances to half guard.
Jangles is looking to improve his position.
Dellal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jangles sees it coming and defends easily.
Dellal is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jangles!
BOOM! Dellal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dellal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jangles is looking to escape.
Dellal scoring with strikes but Jangles is staying in there.
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.
Dellal fails to take his opponent's back.
Jangles is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dellal goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jangles is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Dellal dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Jangles. No joy for Dellal on that attempt.
Jangles tries to clinch up.
Dellal has his takedown stuffed
and Jangles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dellal thinking.
Jangles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dellal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jangles tries to clinch
and Dellal counters with a single leg into guard. Jangles didn't expect that.
Jangles looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dellal passes into side control.
Dellal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dellal trying to control the position but Jangles is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dellal tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellal misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dellal is trying to get an arm triangle but Jangles is defending well.
Jangles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jangles prevents Dellal from improving position.
Dellal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jangles knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jangles is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellal working Jangles over with strikes.
Jangles wants to get back to full guard.
Dellal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jangles wants to get back to full guard.
Dellal looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dellal is trying to work for a kimura but Jangles is defending well.
Dellal is looking to take a break and control but Jangles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jangles is looking for a sweep. Dellal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dellal takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dellal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jangles moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dellal trying to control but Jangles is working from the bottom.
Jangles working for a triangle but Dellal defends it easily.
Jangles working for submissions but it's allowed Dellal to get to half guard.
Jangles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dellal is trying to work for a kimura but Jangles is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dellal is looking to take a break and control but Jangles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jangles has hold of Dellal's hands but Dellal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jangles manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dellal looking to pass the guard.
Dellal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dellal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jangles keeping moving, preventing Dellal from controlling successfully.
Bo Jangles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josef Dellal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jangles looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josef Dellal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dellal 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josef Dellal!
After winning the bout, Josef Dellal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Very Important Person (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blargo McBlargo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blargo McBlargo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Very Important Person!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blargo McBlargo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBlargo swings for the body but Person moves out of range.
McBlargo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Person moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Person swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Person lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McBlargo circles away quickly and effectively.
McBlargo just misses with a punch to the body.
McBlargo just misses with a punch to the body.
Person swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McBlargo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Person.
McBlargo swings for the body but Person moves out of range.
Person fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McBlargo tests Person's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Person throws a lazy right hand but McBlargo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McBlargo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Person.
Person tries for a takedown but McBlargo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blargo McBlargo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBlargo scores with a sloppy right hand. Person should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Person misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBlargo.
Person shoots in but McBlargo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Very Important Person. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McBlargo misses with a double jab.
Person has his takedown stuffed
and McBlargo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Person's guard.
McBlargo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Person is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Person preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Person preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McBlargo lands a couple of digs.
McBlargo distracts Person with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBlargo wants to pass the guard but Person is keeping the position.
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.
McBlargo landing with the ground and pound.
Person looking to hit a scissor sweep but McBlargo is one step ahead there.
McBlargo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McBlargo throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Person keeping moving, preventing McBlargo from controlling successfully.
McBlargo throwing strikes from guard but Person blocks nicely.
McBlargo is in close to Person's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Person wants to sweep here but McBlargo controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McBlargo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McBlargo cracks Person with a solid left hand.
Person not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McBlargo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Person's head.
McBlargo throws a big right hand that misses.
McBlargo looking to sit in guard and control but Person gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McBlargo keeping moving, preventing Person from controlling successfully.
McBlargo wants to stand and escape but Person is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Person drops back, looking for a kneebar! McBlargo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McBlargo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McBlargo!
Person is looking for a sweep.
McBlargo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
McBlargo working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Person prevents McBlargo from moving into mount.
McBlargo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Person is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blargo McBlargo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Person misses the jab.
Person feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McBlargos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Person avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from McBlargo.
Person tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McBlargo was well out of range. Poor timing from Person.
No joy there for McBlargo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Very Important Person is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McBlargo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Person takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McBlargo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Person.
Person shoots for a takedown but McBlargo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Person throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Person misses with an uppercut. McBlargo saw that one coming.
Person fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McBlargo avoids it really well and circles away.
Person on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McBlargo lands a body shot.
McBlargo scores with a three punch combo!
McBlargo lands a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from McBlargo.
Blargo McBlargo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Person blocks a jab.
Person pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from McBlargo misses.
McBlargo throws a body punch but Person moves out of range.
Person throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McBlargo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Person is in McBlargo's guard.
Blargo McBlargo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBlargo keeping moving, preventing Person from controlling successfully.
Person tries to free his leg and advance position but McBlargo is retaining full guard.
Person throwing strikes but missing.
Person sitting in guard here, content to control.
Person might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Very Important Person.
McBlargo swings for the body but Person moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Person.
Person throws a hook but McBlargo blocks it.
Blargo McBlargo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Person throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Person avoids the body shot from McBlargo.
McBlargo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Person moves away.
McBlargo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBlargo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Person tries to bum rush McBlargo with a series of wild strikes but McBlargo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBlargo. Person does a little dance to reset his feet.
McBlargo slips a jab and a cross from Person.
McBlargo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Person rather than just go for the knockout.
McBlargo defending well as Person loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBlargo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McBlargo lands with a shot to the body.
Person shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McBlargo but McBlargo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Very Important Person. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for McBlargo.
McBlargo throws a nice looking combination but Person bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Person shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McBlargo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Person's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBlargo is looking to work some ground and pound but Person has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBlargo wants to control from the top but Person keeps moving.
McBlargo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Person is looking to stand up but McBlargo isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blargo McBlargo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McBlargo lands a two punch combo.
Person avoids a punch combination nicely.
Person cracks McBlargo with a good jab.
Person just misses with a punch to the body.
McBlargo moves out of range as Person strikes.
Nice defenses there by McBlargo.
McBlargo takes a jab right on the kisser.
McBlargo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Person shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McBlargo but McBlargo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Person misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBlargo just misses with a punch to the body.
McBlargo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Person gets a double leg takedown into McBlargo's guard.
McBlargo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Person looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Person trying to control the position from guard on top but McBlargo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Person pushes down on McBlargo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McBlargo kicks off Person and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBlargo lands with an uppercut that bounces Person off the cage and back into range.
Nice body punch from McBlargo.
McBlargo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Person counters with a series of strikes. McBlargo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Person takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McBlargo misses the body punch
and Person counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Person fails with a takedown attempt.
Person takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McBlargo slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBlargo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Person.
Person fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Very Important Person. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McBlargo throws a shot from downtown. Person moves away and avoids it.
McBlargo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McBlargo misses with a few strikes there.
McBlargo lands the left hand.
McBlargo just misses with a punch to the body.
McBlargo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Person shoots in looking for a takedown but McBlargo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Person's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McBlargo swings for the body but Person moves out of range.
McBlargo's corner calls for a 1-2. McBlargo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Person misses with a right hand
and McBlargo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Person won't be happy with that.
McBlargo working the head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBlargo cracks Person with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Person taking punishment in the form of punches.
Person takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
McBlargo scoring with punches and elbows.
McBlargo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McBlargo is working Person over with some ground and pound from side control.
McBlargo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Person down.
Person is looking for a sweep.
McBlargo taking a breather here.
Person is looking for a sweep.
Very Important Person has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blargo McBlargo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBlargo controlling from side mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blargo McBlargo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McBlargo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blargo McBlargo!
A very excited looking Blargo McBlargo 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 TooOld DoNotWant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mana Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TooOld DoNotWant could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mana Sato's chin.
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250 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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285 lbs
17 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, TooOld DoNotWant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mana Sato!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. DoNotWant manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sato prevents DoNotWant from getting back to his feet.
DoNotWant keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Sato is stalling in the full guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mana Sato wasn't active enough on the ground.
DoNotWant rushes Sato and presses him up against the cage.
DoNotWant lands a nice knee to the body.
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DoNotWant landing knees to the head.
Sato goes for a takedown in the clinch but DoNotWant prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. DoNotWant obliges.
Sato looks winded!
DoNotWant landing knees to the head.
Sato takes a knee right on the jaw!
DoNotWant is pressed up against the cage. Sato has hold of a leg and is looking to drag DoNotWant down to the mat. DoNotWant avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sato fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with DoNotWant, pushing him back against the cage.
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
DoNotWant landing knees to the body.
DoNotWant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
It looks like Mana Sato has been cut.
DoNotWant lands a good knee to the midsection. Sato won't want to take too many of those.
DoNotWant lands a knee to the head.
DoNotWant scores with a knee to the head.
DoNotWant lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DoNotWant with a knee to the head.
DoNotWant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
DoNotWant crunches a lovely knee into Sato's ribcage.
DoNotWant scores with a knee to the head.
DoNotWant lands a good knee to the midsection. Sato won't want to take too many of those.
Sato takes a knee right on the jaw!
DoNotWant with a knee to the head.
DoNotWant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
Sato takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sato wants a takedown but no success here.
TooOld DoNotWant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mana Sato.
DoNotWant throws a knee to the head but misses.
DoNotWant connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DoNotWant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sato is looking for a takedown.
DoNotWant is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from DoNotWant.
DoNotWant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
DoNotWant throws a knee to the head but misses.
DoNotWant with a knee to the head.
Sato takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DoNotWant's elbow.
DoNotWant misses with a knee strike.
DoNotWant crunches a lovely knee into Sato's ribcage.
DoNotWant landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DoNotWant scores a nice knee to the body.
Sato tries to pull guard but DoNotWant forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knees to the body from DoNotWant.
Knees to the body from DoNotWant.
DoNotWant landing knees to the head.
DoNotWant throws a knee to the head but misses.
DoNotWant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
DoNotWant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
DoNotWant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DoNotWant lands a knee to the head.
DoNotWant lands a knee to the body.
DoNotWant landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TooOld DoNotWant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mana Sato's cut.
That's time! DoNotWant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horrible takedown by Sato or perhaps it was just good defense by DoNotWant which made him look bad.
Sato shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sato was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
DoNotWant throws Sato to one side and escapes!
DoNotWant pushes Sato up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for DoNotWant.
Sato tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
DoNotWant with a knee to the head.
DoNotWant landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DoNotWant landing knees to the head.
DoNotWant scores with a knee to the head.
DoNotWant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting DoNotWant here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DoNotWant with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. DoNotWant obliges.
DoNotWant lands a knee to the body.
DoNotWant utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
DoNotWant landing knees to the head.
TooOld DoNotWant has scored more points in the clinch so far.
DoNotWant putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
DoNotWant with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. DoNotWant obliges.
Sato is looking for a takedown.
TooOld DoNotWant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mana Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DoNotWant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato wants a takedown but no success here.
DoNotWant scores a nice knee to the body.
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
DoNotWant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for DoNotWant.
DoNotWant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sato can do to turn this around?
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
DoNotWant utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
DoNotWant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sato blocks it with crossed arms.
Sato goes for a takedown in the clinch but DoNotWant prevents it.
Sato is trying to pull guard but DoNotWant has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DoNotWant looking to throw knees to the head but Sato is blocking nicely.
DoNotWant landing knees to the body.
DoNotWant connects with a knee to the head.
Sato has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by DoNotWant after a bit of a struggle.
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
DoNotWant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
A knee to the head by DoNotWant.
DoNotWant scores with a knee to the head.
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
DoNotWant trying to land knees to the body.
DoNotWant working Sato over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DoNotWant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Sato has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. DoNotWant avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DoNotWant misses with a knee to the head.
Sato is looking for a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. DoNotWant obliges.
Sato is trying to drag DoNotWant to the mat but DoNotWant just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
DoNotWant with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DoNotWant scores a nice knee to the body.
Sato is trying to drag DoNotWant to the mat but DoNotWant just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
DoNotWant with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TooOld DoNotWant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mana Sato's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sato doesn't succeed with the takedown
and DoNotWant counters with a left to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Sato. Those never looked like landing.
DoNotWant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
DoNotWant with a knee to the head.
DoNotWant tries to land a knee to the head but Sato blocks with his arms.
DoNotWant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
DoNotWant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
DoNotWant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sato is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DoNotWant tries to land a knee to the head but Sato blocks with his arms.
DoNotWant tries a knee to the head but Sato blocks it.
DoNotWant gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sato.
TooOld DoNotWant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mana Sato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DoNotWant connects with a knee to the head.
DoNotWant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
DoNotWant tries to land a knee to the head but Sato blocks with his arms.
Sato is working for takedown but DoNotWant is calmly controlling the position for now.
DoNotWant lands a good knee to the midsection. Sato won't want to take too many of those.
Sato tries to score a body lock takedown but DoNotWant shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
DoNotWant working Sato over with knees to the body.
DoNotWant tries to land a knee to the head but Sato blocks with his arms.
Sato is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables DoNotWant to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DoNotWant landing knees to the body.
DoNotWant lands a knee to the head.
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
DoNotWant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
DoNotWant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sato jumps guard and drags DoNotWant to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato controls DoNotWant momentarily but DoNotWant frees himself.
Sato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. DoNotWant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. DoNotWant manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
DoNotWant chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sato looking for submissions from the bottom but instead DoNotWant passes into side control.
Sato is not content to let DoNotWant control the position.
DoNotWant working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DoNotWant postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sato is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DoNotWant controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato regains half guard.
Sato wants to improve his position but DoNotWant is controlling well.
Sato is in trouble now - DoNotWant has advanced to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato is working to get back to half guard.
Mana Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
TooOld DoNotWant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DoNotWant blocks Sato's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
TooOld DoNotWant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DoNotWant, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TooOld DoNotWant!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrska Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velmu has chosen Doctor Doctor by UFO as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jyrska Velmu enters the cage!
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184 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
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrska Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velmu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Velmu to score with a decent uppercut.
Velmu cracks a nice hook into Riley's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riley.
Velmu misses with a looping left.
Velmu cracks Riley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice jab there from Velmu.
Velmu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Riley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Velmu. Velmu obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu thows a body shot but no joy.
Velmu connects with an inside leg kick.
Velmu feints and then cracks Riley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riley down.
Velmu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Riley's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Riley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Velmu.
Velmu throws an elbow that misses. Riley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Velmu's guard. Nice move by Riley!
Velmu has Riley pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu looking for a guillotine here but Riley defends easily.
Velmu is trying to keep Riley in close.
Velmu wants to sweep but no luck.
Riley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Velmu's guard.
Velmu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Velmu wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A leg kick checked by Riley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu misses with a leg kick.
A left lands for Velmu.
Velmu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riley on the side of the head.
Jyrska Velmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Velmu blocks the low kick.
Velmu misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velmu scores with a leg kick.
Velmu tries for a takedown but Riley circles away easily
letting Riley counter with a right hand.
Riley throws a solid leg kick but Velmu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Riley.
Velmu throws a low kick, looking for Riley's leg but Riley calmly moves out of range.
Riley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good leg kick by Velmu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Velmu shoots in for a takedown but Riley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Velmu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Riley avoids it really well and circles away.
Travis Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyrska Velmu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands a jab-cross combination.
Velmu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley gets caught flat footed, as Velmu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Velmu trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
Velmu throws a big elbow that misses.
Velmu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Velmu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Velmu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Riley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velmu trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Velmu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Velmu looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velmu postures up and lands a big shot to Riley's brow.
Velmu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Velmu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jyrska Velmu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Velmu misses with a hook.
Velmu thumps Riley with a low kick.
Velmu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Velmu swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
Velmu is looking to slow Riley down with leg kicks.
Riley slaps away a takedown attempt from Velmu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Riley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Velmu is able to avoid easily.
Velmu wants to slow Riley down by chopping away at his legs.
Velmu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Riley is out of range and Velmu settles back down.
Riley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Velmu scores with a hook.
Velmu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riley throws a hook to the side of Velmu's head but Velmu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Travis Riley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riley lands a jab.
Velmu throws a solid leg kick but Riley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Velmu.
Good standup being displayed there by Velmu as he connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Velmu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Velmu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Riley throws a looping overhand right but Velmu ducks down to avoid it.
Velmu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riley throws a wild body kick that Velmu sees coming a mile off.
Riley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Velmu. Velmu obviously looking to wear him down.
Velmu misses with a looping right.
Velmu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Velmu jabs at Riley's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Velmu.
Velmu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Riley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velmu.
Velmu misses with a leg kick.
Velmu throws a leg kick
and Riley counters with a nice leg kick.
Riley checks the leg kick.
Velmu lands a nice shot to the body.
Velmu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Velmu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Riley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Velmu misses with a leg kick.
Jyrska Velmu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Velmu.
Velmu connects with a leg kick. Riley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Velmu misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Velmu.
Velmu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A good leg kick by Velmu.
Velmu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Velmu misses.
Riley takes one on the button.
Velmu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Velmu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Velmu jabs at Riley's body.
Riley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Velmu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Velmu misses.
Velmu throws out a loose jab but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velmu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riley's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu lands a nice hook to Riley's body. Riley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Velmu shoots for a double leg takedown but Riley sprawls well. He's pushed Velmu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Velmu feints and then cracks Riley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riley down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Riley!
Velmu throws a low kick but Riley avoids it.
Velmu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Velmu connects with a solid leg kick.
Riley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velmu.
Velmu misses with a looping left.
Velmu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velmu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riley is looking to slow Velmu down with leg kicks.
Velmu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Velmu blocks a head kick by Riley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jyrska Velmu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Velmu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Velmu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Velmu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Velmu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velmu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Velmu looks to score with a jab to the body but Riley is just out of range.
Velmu misses with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Velmu.
Riley throws a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Velmu.
Velmu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Riley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Decent striking displayed by Velmu there.
Riley blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley looks to land a body kick but Velmu moved away.
Velmu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Velmu tries to score with a low kick but Riley moves his leg out of the way.
Riley misses with a leg kick.
Velmu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Velmu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Velmu works Riley's body with a nice hook.
Riley throws a leg kick but Velmu moved away.
Velmu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Riley is trying to defend but Velmu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Riley is pressing down on Velmu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Velmu trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Velmu cracks Riley with a solid left hand.
Travis Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velmu is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Riley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Riley has escaped and now he's on top!
Jyrska Velmu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velmu trying to keep a closed guard but Riley is proving a slippery customer.
Velmu is controlling Riley's posture.
Velmu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Riley preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu controlling Riley's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jyrska Velmu.
Velmu throws a front kick aimed at Riley's knee but Riley avoids it well.
Velmu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Velmu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Some bone on bone action there as Riley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Velmu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Riley.
Velmu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Velmu checks the leg kick.
Velmu scores with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Velmu.
Velmu moves out of range as Riley throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Velmu lands.
Riley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Velmu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Velmu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Velmu scoring well with a low kick there.
Velmu misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Velmu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley staying out of range there.
Riley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Riley misses.
Riley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velmu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riley.
Velmu misses with a low kick.
Riley throws a head kick but Velmu moves out of range.
Riley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Velmu is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jyrska Velmu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Velmu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jyrska Velmu!
A relieved looking Jyrska Velmu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Lockley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lockley's entrance music is Disney's Gummy Bears Intro (Rus). A fine choice. Rizzo Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Trial. Enrique Rizzo Jr has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Lockley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo Jr connects with a high kick.
It looks like Kevin Lockley has been cut.
Lockley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lockley throws a sloppy head kick
and Rizzo Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lockley looks to land a combination but Rizzo Jr avoids it well.
Lockley swinging wildly here.
Lockley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lockley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rizzo Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Rizzo Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rizzo Jr cracks Lockley with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr is trying to stall.
Rizzo Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lockley backwards.
Lockley blocks a body shot from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Lockley is blocking nicely.
Lockley looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Lockley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lockley misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rizzo Jr fails to land.
Lockley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rizzo Jr backwards.
Rizzo Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lockley.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Lockley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rizzo Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr working aggressively here.
Rizzo Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Rizzo Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Lockley is blocking nicely.
Rizzo Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lockley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rizzo Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lockley lands a nice shot to the body.
Lockley is looking to control Rizzo Jr's arms but Rizzo Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lockley has his back to the cage.
Rizzo Jr tries a body shot but Lockley blocks it.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Lockley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lockley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lockley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Rizzo Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lockley can't find room to land a body shot as Rizzo Jr controls the action.
Rizzo Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rizzo Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Kevin Lockley's cut is getting worse.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lockley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Rizzo Jr misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Lockley.
It looks like Enrique Rizzo Jr has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lockley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rizzo Jr's elbow.
Rizzo Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Lockley.
Rizzo Jr leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rizzo Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lockley as Rizzo Jr tries to tie him up.
Rizzo Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rizzo Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lockley blocks it with crossed arms.
Rizzo Jr keeps control of Lockley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rizzo Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lockley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rizzo Jr pushes Lockley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Lockley blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rizzo Jr as Lockley tries to tie him up.
Rizzo Jr blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo Jr gets through Lockley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lockley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rizzo Jr backwards.
A short right from Rizzo Jr on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Rizzo Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lockley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rizzo Jr ducks under a wild hook from Lockley.
Rizzo Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Rizzo Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body kick from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lockley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rizzo Jr.
A big left from Rizzo Jr misses.
Kevin Lockley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rizzo Jr tries to clinch but Lockley is having none of it.
Lockley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lockley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rizzo Jr.
Enrique Rizzo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rizzo Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook.
Lockley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rizzo Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Lockley loads up on a big right hand but Rizzo Jr slips the punch.
Lockley moves out of range of the strikes.
Lockley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rizzo Jr.
Donk. Rizzo Jr catches Lockley right on the button with a cross.
Lockley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rizzo Jr moves into the clinch.
Enrique Rizzo Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shot to the side of Lockley's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lockley struggles to land a body shot inside as Rizzo Jr controls his hands.
Lockley misses with a punch on the inside.
Rizzo Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Lockley controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Rizzo Jr.
Kevin Lockley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short left from Lockley.
Rizzo Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rizzo Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rizzo Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Rizzo Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rizzo Jr letting Lockley take a breather here.
Lockley is looking to break free of the clinch but Rizzo Jr has double underhooks.
Rizzo Jr is leaning against Lockley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rizzo Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Lockley lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Lockley controls his hands.
Lockley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lockley is trying to break the clinch but Rizzo Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Rizzo Jr prevents a body shot from Lockley.
Lockley looking to slow down the pace here.
Rizzo Jr misses with the head strike.
Rizzo Jr has Lockley pressed against the cage, preventing Lockley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lockley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rizzo Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lockley prevents a body shot from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lockley is leaning against Rizzo Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rizzo Jr slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Lockley is looking to control Rizzo Jr's arms but Rizzo Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lockley has his back to the cage.
Rizzo Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lockley blocking some punches.
Lockley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rizzo Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Lockley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rizzo Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick but Lockley checks it.
Lockley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo Jr tries to clinch there but Lockley circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Rizzo Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rizzo Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lockley.
Lockley feints and then cracks Rizzo Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rizzo Jr down.
Lockley misses with a low kick.
Rizzo Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lockley can pounce on him.
A low kick from Lockley misses
and Rizzo Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Lockley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lockley tries to stall but Rizzo Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lockley misses with some punches.
Lockley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rizzo Jr lands a right hand.
Rizzo Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lockley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lockley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockley misses with a wild body shot.
Rizzo Jr throws a series of punches but Lockley moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice straight punches there by Rizzo Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lockley misses with a body punch
and Rizzo Jr counters with a left to the body.
Lockley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rizzo Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lockley misses with a low kick.
Lockley misses with a kick to the body.
Rizzo Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lockley misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Lockley's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lockley throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rizzo Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lockley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rizzo Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lockley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jeez, Kevin Lockley's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rizzo Jr throws a looping overhand right but Lockley ducks down to avoid it.
Lockley checks the leg kick.
Rizzo Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Lockley is just out of range.
Lockley misses the shot to the body.
Rizzo Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Rizzo Jr.
Lockley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lockley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rizzo Jr.
Lockley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rizzo Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A shot to the liver by Rizzo Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Lockley needs to keep his hands up - Rizzo Jr had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzo Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rizzo Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lockley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lockley misses with a leg kick
enabling Rizzo Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kevin Lockley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Enrique Rizzo Jr! Enrique Rizzo Jr retains his heavyweight title!
Enrique Rizzo Jr tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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