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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Menzies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heero Yuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuy has chosen Coma Black - Marilyn Manson as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Heero Yuy enters the cage!
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140 lbs
13 - 15 - 0 |
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132 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Menzies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heero Yuy!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yuy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Menzies.
Yuy scores with a jab.
Menzies on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yuy throws a right hand that Menzies ducks under and follows up with a left that Menzies also avoids with ease.
Yuy moves in looking to clinch but Menzies pushes him off.
Menzies throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yuy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Menzies is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Menzies doesn't manage to clinch there - Yuy circles away.
Menzies throws a good cross that connects.
Yuy looks to land a combination but Menzies avoids it well.
Menzies throws the kick towards the body but Yuy avoids it.
Yuy moves out of range as Menzies strikes.
Yuy dodges the punch combination from Menzies.
Yuy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Menzies scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Yuy.
Yuy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yuy drives through with a takedown into Menzies's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Yuy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menzies keeping moving, preventing Yuy from controlling successfully.
Menzies escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yuy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yuy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Menzies is keeping the position for now.
Yuy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yuy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Menzies is proving hard to escape from.
Yuy wants to pass the guard but Menzies is keeping the position.
Menzies trying to control the position.
Menzies keeping full guard, as Yuy tries to pass.
Menzies pulls Yuy in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menzies keeping moving, preventing Yuy from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Menzies slips a jab and a cross from Yuy.
Menzies throws a lazy right hand but Yuy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Menzies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yuy.
Menzies will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Menzies looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yuy moves out of range as Menzies strikes.
Yuy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yuy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Menzies.
The fighters circling - Menzies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Menzies tries to clinch up.
Yuy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Menzies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yuy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yuy is looking to clinch.
Menzies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Menzies looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yuy is fending him off so far but Menzies persists. Nope, Yuy circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Yuy.
Menzies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yuy tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Menzies. Those never looked like landing.
Yuy misses with a two punch combination.
Menzies looks for a takedown but Yuy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Menzies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menzies clinches up against the cage.
Yuy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Menzies gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yuy is trying to maintain a safe position but Menzies gets an underhook and turns Yuy into the cage.
Menzies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Menzies lands a right hook to the body.
Menzies throws a body punch but Yuy moves out of range.
Yuy misses with the combination.
Yuy dives in for a single leg takedown but Menzies sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yuy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yuy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuy avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Yuy misses.
Menzies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A slow jab from Menzies misses its intended target.
Yuy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Menzies quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menzies avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yuy.
Menzies has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yuy is working away from the top position though.
Menzies is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yuy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yuy's back!
Yuy breaks Menzies's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Menzies is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yuy looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menzies controlling the position.
Yuy is looking to work some ground and pound but Menzies has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heero Yuy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yuy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heero Yuy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Yuy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Menzies slips a jab and a cross from Yuy.
Yuy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Menzies just misses with a punch to the body.
Yuy swinging wildly here.
Menzies has Yuy up against the cage in a clinch.
Menzies has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yuy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yuy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yuy is looking to break free of the clinch but Menzies has double underhooks.
Yuy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yuy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yuy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Menzies is trying to pull guard but Yuy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yuy misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuy is trying to break free.
Yuy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Menzies has him pressed against the cage.
Menzies stalling.
Menzies jumps guard but Yuy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Menzies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuy is trying to break the clinch but Menzies has him pressed against the cage.
Yuy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yuy breaks from the clinch.
Yuy moves in looking to clinch but Menzies pushes him off.
Yuy looks to land a combination but Menzies avoids it well.
Menzies connects with a right hand. Yuy shakes it off.
Yuy throws out a loose jab but Menzies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yuy shoots in but Menzies avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yuy dodges the punch combination from Menzies.
Yuy throws a right hand that Menzies ducks under and follows up with a left that Menzies also avoids with ease.
A combination from Yuy does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menzies fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yuy avoids it really well and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Yuy. Those never looked like landing.
Yuy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yuy ducks under a wild hook from Menzies.
Yuy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yuy misses with a double jab.
Menzies lands a lovely overhand right.
Yuy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Menzies.
Menzies shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yuy as he avoids it easily.
Yuy clinches with his opponent.
Menzies blocks a body shot from Yuy.
Yuy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yuy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Menzies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Menzies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Menzies throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menzies moves into the clinch.
Yuy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yuy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Menzies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Menzies has Yuy up against the cage in a clinch.
Menzies is struggling to control the position.
Yuy is trying to break free.
Yuy breaks from the clinch.
Menzies lands with a nice body punch.
Menzies connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yuy throws a right and a left that Menzies avoids nicely.
Menzies throws a looping overhand right but Yuy ducks down to avoid it.
Menzies digs a good body shot into Yuy's ribs.
Yuy throws a nice looking combination but Menzies bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuy throws the left hand but Menzies avoids the punch easily.
Yuy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Menzies.
Menzies looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yuy tries to move into range but Menzies moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Menzies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yuy gets a double leg takedown into Menzies's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuy trying to control the position from guard on top but Menzies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yuy postures up.
Yuy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yuy stopping the sweep attempt from Menzies.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Menzies is trying to control the position but Yuy postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yuy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Heero Yuy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice jab there from Menzies.
Menzies wants to clinch up but Yuy keeps it at a distance.
Menzies is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yuy.
Yuy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yuy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yuy working the head and body with strikes.
Yuy works his way into full mount!
Yuy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Menzies is looking to escape.
Menzies bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Yuy working a defensive guard here.
Yuy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Menzies is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuy is still trying to improve position.
Menzies throws a big elbow that misses.
Menzies trying to control but Yuy is working from the bottom.
Menzies stopping the sweep attempt from Yuy.
Menzies wants to pass the guard but Yuy is keeping the position.
Menzies content to stall in guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Steve Menzies wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A left and a right from Yuy both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Menzies goes for a double leg but Yuy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yuy continues to drive forward.
Menzies is leaning against Yuy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Menzies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Yuy.
Menzies moves out of range as Yuy throws a body kick.
Yuy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Menzies misses with a leg kick.
Menzies pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yuy misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuy tries to bum rush Menzies with a series of wild strikes but Menzies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yuy blocks a head kick by Menzies.
Yuy swinging wildly here.
Menzies comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yuy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menzies thuds a left hand into Yuy's body.
Yuy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Menzies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yuy misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown by Yuy or perhaps it was just good defense by Menzies which made him look bad.
Yuy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Menzies feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yuys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yuy shoots for a double leg takedown but Menzies sprawls well. He's pushed Yuy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yuy throws a nice looking combination but Menzies bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Menzies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yuy misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Menzies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Menzies slips a jab and a cross from Yuy.
Menzies connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yuy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yuy trying to control the position.
Heero Yuy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yuy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Menzies is controlling him.
Menzies tries to free his leg and advance position but Yuy is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menzies trying to control but Yuy is working from the bottom.
Yuy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Heero Yuy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Menzies looks to throw the jab but Yuy is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menzies connects with a body shot that sends Yuy's belly button to the back.
Menzies lands an overhand right.
Yuy walks into a straight right hand from Menzies.
Steve Menzies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Menzies takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Heero Yuy.
Well Yuy 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 29:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Heero Yuy!
Heero Yuy 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Boban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kimmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boban comes to the cage accompanied by Ana Tijoux - 1977. Kimmo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roni Size-Bite The Bullet. Mirko Boban could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Kimmo's chin.
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184 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
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194 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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World class MT
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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
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Boban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Kimmo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boban tries to keep at a distance but Kimmo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boban jumps guard but Kimmo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kimmo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boban throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kimmo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kimmo stalling.
Kimmo blocks an elbow strike from Boban.
Kimmo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boban avoids it.
Kimmo lands a right hand.
Kimmo blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kimmo.
Kimmo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boban lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boban wants to stall.
Kimmo crunches a lovely knee into Boban's ribcage.
Kimmo scores a nice knee to the body.
Kimmo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boban in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boban is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimmo pushes Boban back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kimmo is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kimmo.
Boban has Kimmo pushed against the cage.
Kimmo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boban throws a head punch that misses.
Boban throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kimmo scores with a shot to the side of Boban's head.
Boban misses with the head strike.
Kimmo tries to land a knee to the head but Boban blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kimmo as Boban tries to tie him up.
Kimmo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boban.
Kimmo connects with a knee to the head.
Boban tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kimmo lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo blocks an elbow strike from Boban.
Boban letting Kimmo take a breather here.
Kimmo lands a knee to the head.
Boban being controlled against the cage.
Kimmo tries a knee to the head but Boban blocks it.
Kimmo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boban has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boban tries to land a knee to the head but Kimmo blocks with his arms.
Boban missing with knees to the body.
Boban tries to pull guard but Kimmo won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kimmo obliges.
Kimmo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boban has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kimmo gets through Boban's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Kimmo.
Boban wants to stall.
Kimmo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kimmo tries to land knees in the clinch but Boban avoids the damage to the body.
Boban wants to take the fight to the mat but Kimmo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Boban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boban managing to block the knees to the body from Kimmo.
Boban tries to land knees in the clinch but Kimmo avoids the damage to the body.
Kimmo with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kimmo.
Kimmo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kimmo trying to land knees to the body.
Kimmo scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boban takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boban is looking to take this one to the mat.
Boban lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kimmo misses with a knee to the head.
Kimmo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kimmo crunches a lovely knee into Boban's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Kimmo.
Boban letting Kimmo take a breather here.
Kimmo lands an uppercut.
Boban's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kimmo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Kimmo.
Kimmo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boban looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kimmo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kimmo fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Boban to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Boban looks to clinch but Kimmo throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Boban taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michael Kimmo!
Michael Kimmo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stann Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Drop The World- Lil Wayne ft. Eminem. Stone has chosen BLUNT- as his entrance music. Stann Stone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
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222 lbs
21 - 19 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermaine Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stann Stone!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barksdale throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barksdale.
Barksdale moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Stone tries to land a body kick
and Barksdale counters with a straight right hand.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barksdale looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
Barksdale getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barksdale throws out the jab.
Barksdale scores with a nice right hand.
Barksdale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Barksdale avoids the head kick by Stone.
Stone misses with a takedown
and Barksdale counters with a straight right hand.
Stone tries to clinch up but Barksdale circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Barksdale bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone staying out of range there.
Barksdale lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Stone falls backwards - clearly groggy! Barksdale dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jermaine Barksdale!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jermaine Barksdale waved his t-shirt featuring Fenrir Fightgear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hae Ki Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hae Ki Park was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hae Ki Park!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin lands with an overhand left.
We've been told by Martin's head coaches at K.O. Koala's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Park walks into a left hand.
Park lands with a shot to the body.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Park finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Park connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Park avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin throws a series of punches but Park avoids them all with ease.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice cross by Martin.
Park throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Martin misses.
Nice shot lands for Martin.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Park scores with a nice strike.
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!
Park tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Park is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Martin.
Martin misses with a body shot.
A big left from Park misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Park manages to avoid it.
Park drops his hands momentarily and Martin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Park.
Park takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Martin finds it's way through Park's defenses.
Some wild striking there from Park.
Martin throws a leg kick but Park sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martin misses with a combination
and Park counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martin is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Park blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Park.
Martin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh Martin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martin lands with a hook. Park tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martin seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park forces Martin back against the cage and clinches.
Park throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin has Park pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
Park blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Park.
Martin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martin tries to stall but Park uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
Park connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Steve Martin has been cut.
Park scores with a nice body kick.
Park throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Park.
Park pushes Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to control the position but instead, Park has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martin into the cage.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin tries to break free but Park pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Martin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Park is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Park throws an elbow but it misses.
Martin lands a left hand.
Park pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Park stalling in the clinch.
Martin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Park blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
Park softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Park.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Park avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Park will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martin up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Park scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martin is pushing Park up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin is looking to control Park's arms but Park gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martin has his back to the cage.
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 Steve Martin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Martin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Park moves away.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Steve Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Park throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martin's head.
Park pushes Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
Park tries to stall but Martin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martin avoiding damage as Park throws knees to the body.
Martin digs a right hand underneath Park's ribcage. Park let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Park throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martins head.
Martin trying to control the position but instead, Park has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martin into the cage.
Martin blocks a body shot from Park.
A short left from Martin.
A shot in the inside from Park.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Park throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
Martin tries to work over Park's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Martin.
Martin trying to stall but Park improves his position.
Martin lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Martin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Park.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Park.
Martin looking to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Park struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
Park throws an elbow that misses.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin taking a breather.
Martin trying to stall but Park improves his position.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
Martin scores with a shot to the side of Park's head.
Park stalling.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Park.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
A short right from Park on the inside.
A short left from Martin.
A shot in the inside from Martin.
Park blocks a body shot from Martin.
Park lands an uppercut.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve Martin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park fails in his attempt to clinch.
Park throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
Martin scores with a nice right hand.
A solid body kick from Martin.
Park fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Martin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martin scores with a nice right hand.
Park throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin takes a swing at Park's ribcage but misses.
Park feints and then cracks Martin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martin down.
Steve Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Park moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Martin misses.
Park uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hae Ki Park seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Park looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Park moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin looks to land a combination but Park avoids it well.
Martin lands a head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Martin cracks Park with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Park throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Park throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Martin misses with a combination
and Park counters with a head kick. That will keep Martin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Park finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice cross by Martin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Park.
Park fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin swinging wildly here.
Park looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Martin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Martin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Martin throws a series of punches but Park moves out of range.
Donk. Martin catches Park right on the button with a cross.
Martin digs a good body shot into Park's ribs.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Park.
Park needs to keep his hands up - Martin had a free shot at his head there.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Park moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Park is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Park connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martin momentarily.
Martin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Martin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Park looks to land a body kick but Martin moved away.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Park tries to score with a low kick but Martin moves his leg out of the way.
Park misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Park is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Martin.
Park tries to clinch but Martin moves away
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Park throws a solid leg kick but Martin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Park.
Park moves forwards but Martin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
Park tests Martin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Park swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Park avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Park displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
Park misses the shot to the body.
Martin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hae Ki Park has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Park tests Martin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Park's head but Park sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Park misses with an uppercut.
Park takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Park makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Park counters with a head kick that wobbles Martin - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Park sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hae Ki Park!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hae Ki Park waved his t-shirt featuring BeastMode's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Tolbowl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman comes to the cage accompanied by Judo Flip. Tolbowl has chosen Do Da Stanky Leg as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
215 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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215 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Huey Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Tolbowl!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman takes a swing at Tolbowl's ribcage but misses.
Freeman throws a lazy right hand but Tolbowl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tolbowl bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Freeman's head.
Tolbowl throws a head kick that misses.
Tolbowl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freeman was well out of range. Poor timing from Tolbowl.
Freeman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tolbowl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Freeman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Freeman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tolbowl postures up and lands a big shot to Freeman's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolbowl is looking to work some ground and pound but Freeman has wrist control.
Tolbowl missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tolbowl lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Freeman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tolbowl defends well.
Tolbowl in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tolbowl trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolbowl postures up.
Tolbowl throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Freeman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tolbowl throws an elbow that misses. Freeman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tolbowl's guard. Nice move by Freeman!
Freeman throws an elbow that misses. Tolbowl uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Freeman's guard. Nice move by Tolbowl!
Freeman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tolbowl defends it easily.
Tolbowl lands a couple of elbows.
Tolbowl avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tolbowl working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Freeman is looking for a triangle but Tolbowl pushes his legs off easily.
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!
Tolbowl makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Freeman working for a triangle but Tolbowl defends it easily.
Freeman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tolbowl can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Freeman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Freeman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tolbowl is aware though and is defending well.
Tolbowl missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tolbowl postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tolbowl wants to stand but Freeman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Freeman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tolbowl doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tolbowl manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tolbowl is in close to Freeman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Freeman has momentary wrist control but Tolbowl slips an elbow through the middle.
Freeman is looking for a triangle but Tolbowl pushes his legs off easily.
Freeman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tolbowl doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tolbowl manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tolbowl gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tolbowl scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tolbowl landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolbowl avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tolbowl is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tolbowl scoring with punches to the head and body.
Freeman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tolbowl gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Freeman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tolbowl defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tolbowl's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is looking for a triangle but Tolbowl pushes his legs off easily.
Tolbowl content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Freeman is looking for a triangle but Tolbowl pushes his legs off easily.
Tolbowl engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tolbowl working some strikes from top position.
Tolbowl cracks Freeman with a solid left hand.
Freeman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tolbowl gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Freeman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freeman has a closed guard, preventing Tolbowl from standing up.
Tolbowl chips away with some ground and pound.
Freeman has momentary wrist control but Tolbowl slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Tolbowl will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Freeman looks to land a combination but Tolbowl avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Freeman misses the target.
Freeman scores with a nice right hand.
Tolbowl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freeman.
A jab lands there for Tolbowl.
Tolbowl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tolbowl misses with a hook
and Freeman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tolbowl's guard.
Tolbowl is looking to stand up but Freeman isn't so interested in that idea.
Freeman pushing down on Tolbowl's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Freeman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolbowl is staying active underneath Freeman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tolbowl is trying to stand back up but Freeman is controlling him
Tolbowl is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Huey Freeman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman is trying to work for a kimura but Tolbowl is defending well.
Freeman is working for a kimura but Tolbowl is defending it quite comfortably.
Tolbowl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Freeman.
Freeman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Freeman prevents Tolbowl from standing back up.
Freeman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tolbowl sees it coming and defends easily.
Freeman prevents Tolbowl from standing back up.
Freeman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tolbowl looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman seems to be working for a kimura but Tolbowl defends the submission attempt.
Freeman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tolbowl pushes Freeman off looking to stand but Freeman dives back in and keeps control.
Freeman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tolbowl is just riding it out for now. Freeman eventually gives up the hold.
Freeman seems to be working for a kimura but Tolbowl defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolbowl is trying to stand back up but Freeman is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Freeman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Freeman stops Tolbowl from getting back to his feet.
Freeman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tolbowl does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tolbowl is trying to stand back up but Freeman is controlling him
Tolbowl is looking to get back to is feet but Freeman passes into side control.
Freeman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Freeman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Freeman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tolbowl is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolbowl is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Freeman take his back! Uh oh - Freeman has got a rear naked choke here! Tolbowl is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Huey Freeman!
Our winner, Huey Freeman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rourke comes to the cage accompanied by Rolling Stones - Paint it black. 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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34
196 lbs
28 - 15 - 1 |
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31
195 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mikko Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Twister!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Twister throws the left hand but Rourke avoids the punch easily.
Rourke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Twister chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rourke can pounce on him.
Rourke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Twister sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rourke connects with a solid leg kick.
Rourke lands a jab to Twister's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rourke shoots in but Twister avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Twister ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Twister missing with a left hand there. Rourke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Twister throws a nice looking combination but Rourke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rourke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Twister will feel that in the morning.
Twister fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Rourke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Twister shoots in and drives through. Rourke sprawls well.
Twister thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rourke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rourke thuds his right hand into Twister's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rourke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rourke slips under a jab.
Rourke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Twister.
Rourke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Twisters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've been told by Rourke's head coaches at Australian Xtreme Elite Stand Up Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rourke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Twister.
Twister misses with a hook.
Rourke cracks the inside of Twister's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Twister if he has to take too many more of those.
Twister looks winded!
Twister takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rourke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rourke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rourke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Twister was well out of range. Poor timing from Rourke.
Mikko Rourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rourke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Twister.
Rourke punishes Twister's body with a nice straight punch.
Twister walks into a stiff left hand from Rourke.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rourke.
Rourke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Twister has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rourke, as that shot connected.
Rourke slaps away a takedown attempt from Twister, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rourke throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Twister throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rourke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Twister's calf.
Twister takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Twister takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Twister takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rourke slips a straight right by Twister.
Rourke lands with a right hand.
Twister is rocked!
Rourke fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Twister square on the jaw! Damn, Twister is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikko Rourke!
After the big win, Mikko Rourke made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Perkele! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pastor Troy - It's About To Go Down. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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29
160 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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30
156 lbs
16 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Ponting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tyson Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponting throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benjamin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benjamin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ponting looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ponting misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ponting throws out a powerful jab.
Ponting connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No luck for Ponting with that takedown attempt.
Ponting throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ponting with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benjamin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ponting motions for Benjamin to come forward. Ponting throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benjamin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ponting.
Ponting closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Benjamin did well to prevent Ponting getting side control.
Ponting prevents Benjamin from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ponting sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benjamin defending well though.
Ponting throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ponting takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Benjamin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Benjamin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benjamin.
Ponting defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benjamin.
Benjamin stuffs the takedown attempt from Ponting. Ponting gets slowly back to his feet.
Benjamin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ponting on his heels. He'll look to pass Ponting's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benjamin is looking to advance position but Ponting has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ponting avoids the attempt from Benjamin to control.
Ponting lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Tyson Benjamin has been cut.
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.
Benjamin tries to hold on but Ponting postures up.
Ponting looking to ground and pound but Benjamin is blocking nicely.
Benjamin tries to reverse the position but Ponting maintains control.
Ponting throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ponting prevents Benjamin from getting the reversal.
Benjamin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ponting tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Benjamin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Benjamin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ponting.
Benjamin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Benjamin has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ponting is on him like a limpet, forcing Benjamin back against the cage.
Benjamin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benjamin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ponting had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benjamin defends it easily.
Benjamin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponting is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Benjamin wants to pass the guard but Ponting is keeping the position.
Benjamin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ponting's head.
Ponting tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Benjamin postures up.
Benjamin throws a big elbow that misses.
Benjamin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ponting wants to sweep here but Benjamin controlling him for the moment.
Benjamin scoring with some ground and pound.
Benjamin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin lands a couple of elbows.
Ponting is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Thunder Dome that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Ponting is controlling Benjamin's posture.
Benjamin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Benjamin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ponting manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ponting trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ponting with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benjamin wants to sweep here but Ponting controlling him for the moment.
Ponting is fighting to break Benjamin's control of his arms but Benjamin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ponting slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Benjamin wants to get back to his feet but Ponting is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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 Ricky Ponting will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyson Benjamin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ponting shoots in for a takedown but Benjamin shows good takedown defense.
Ponting slaps away a takedown attempt from Benjamin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ponting looks for a takedown but Benjamin sprawls well.
Benjamin moves into the clinch.
Benjamin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benjamin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benjamin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ponting pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benjamin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ponting as he avoids it easily.
Ricky Ponting has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Benjamin.
A combination from Ponting does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting stuffs the takedown.
Benjamin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ponting darts in looking for a takedown but Benjamin gets double underhooks and turns Ponting into the cage.
Ponting is trying to push Benjamin away but Benjamin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ponting tries to break the clinch but Benjamin is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Benjamin.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ponting is looking for a takedown.
Benjamin tries a body shot but Ponting blocks it.
Benjamin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benjamin lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Benjamin.
Benjamin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ponting wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benjamin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Benjamin tries to work over Ponting's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin misses with a body punch.
Ponting tries to break the clinch but Benjamin is controlling the position.
Benjamin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ponting up against the cage.
Ponting has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benjamin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Benjamin is looking for a takedown.
Ponting tries to break free but Benjamin pushes him back against the cage.
Benjamin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benjamin goes for a double leg but Ponting avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ponting continues to drive forward.
Benjamin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ponting.
Benjamin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ponting feints and as Benjamin raises his hands in defense, Ponting changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Benjamin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ponting manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin working some strikes from top position.
Ponting had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benjamin defends it easily.
Benjamin landing some decent shots from guard.
Ponting throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ponting is trying to keep Benjamin in close.
Benjamin looking to pass the guard.
Benjamin throws an elbow that misses. Ponting uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Benjamin's guard. Nice move by Ponting!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin is looking to stand up but Ponting isn't so interested in that idea.
Ponting is looking to advance position but Benjamin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Benjamin unloads with some shots from mount but Ponting bucks and avoids them well.
Benjamin raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ponting is in all sorts of trouble here.
Benjamin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ponting is bucking up trying to escape but Benjamin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Benjamin lands a couple of good shots and Ponting has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Benjamin misses with punches from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Benjamin lands punches and elbows.
Ponting avoids the strikes from Benjamin.
Benjamin controlling well, preventing Ponting from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Benjamin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyson Benjamin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ponting with a poor takedown
and Benjamin counters with a low kick, right behind Ponting 's knee.
Benjamin moves out of range as Ponting strikes.
Benjamin fails with a takedown attempt.
Benjamin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benjamin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ricky Ponting has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Benjamin.
Benjamin looks for a takedown but Ponting sprawls well.
Benjamin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ponting throws a lazy uppercut
and Benjamin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benjamin wants to clinch up but Ponting keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Benjamin. Those never looked like landing.
Benjamin tries to clinch but Ponting moves out of range.
Ponting throws a right hand that misses
and Benjamin counters with a right hand to the body.
Benjamin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ricky Ponting is winning the standup battle so far.
Ponting looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ponting misses with a few strikes there.
Ponting throws a series of punches but Benjamin moves out of range.
Ponting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benjamin moves away.
Benjamin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ponting avoids it really well and circles away.
Ponting lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin checks a low kick from Ponting.
Benjamin misses with a takedown attempt
letting Ponting counter with a right hand.
Benjamin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Benjamin is defended easily by Ponting.
Benjamin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ponting.
Benjamin wants to clinch up but Ponting keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benjamin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benjamin has his takedown stuffed
and Ponting counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponting throws a hook to the side of Benjamin's head but Benjamin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ponting looks for a takedown but Benjamin sprawls well.
Ponting swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benjamin tries to clinch up but Ponting circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benjamin.
Benjamin shoots in looking for a takedown. Ponting tries to sprawl out of it but Benjamin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ponting manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Benjamin moves out of range as Ponting strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benjamin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ponting's guard now.
Benjamin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benjamin throws an elbow that misses. Ponting uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Benjamin's guard. Nice move by Ponting!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ponting's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ponting throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ponting loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ponting in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benjamin is pulling down on Ponting's head. It's preventing any offense from Ponting, at least for the moment.
Benjamin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benjamin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyson Benjamin.
I think Benjamin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Benjamin!
Tyson Benjamin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Trane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirby comes to the cage accompanied by Forgot about dre.. On his way into the cage it seems that John Kirby has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Kirby seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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38
199 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Trane!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Kirby.
Kirby lands with a good body shot.
Kirby finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirby.
Kirby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trane.
Kirby takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like John Kirby has been cut.
Kirby tries to bum rush Trane with a series of wild strikes but Trane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trane will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kirby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Trane throws a head kick but Kirby moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trane throws a hook to the side of Kirby's head but Kirby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trane moves out of range of the leg kick from Kirby.
Kirby gets tackled into the cage by Trane. Trane maintains the clinch.
Kirby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trane backwards.
It looks like John Trane has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Trane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Trane is pushing Kirby up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kirby wants to break free but Trane has control.
Kirby taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kirby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Kirby.
Trane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trane crunches a lovely knee into Kirby's ribcage.
Kirby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trane lands with a left to the head.
Trane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirby is defending well for now.
Trane pressing his opponent against the cage.
Trane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trane utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trane.
Trane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirby's elbow.
Kirby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trane scores a nice knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kirby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kirby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trane lands a damaging elbow.
Trane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Kirby fails to land.
Trane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kirby is breathing heavily.
Trane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirby avoids it.
Trane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Trane.
Trane taking a breather.
Trane lands a nice knee to the body.
Trane tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Trane back against the cage.
Kirby is looking to break free of the clinch but Trane has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Trane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kirby.
Kirby letting Trane take a breather here.
Trane scores with a knee to the head.
Trane scores with a shot to the side of Kirby's head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Trane.
Trane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trane is leaning against Kirby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kirby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kirby misses with a punch on the inside.
Trane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kirby.
Trane tries to land a knee to the head but Kirby blocks with his arms.
Kirby avoiding damage as Trane throws knees to the body.
Trane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kirby takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kirby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirby's elbow.
Kirby is looking to control Trane's arms but Trane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kirby has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trane.
Trane tries to stall but Kirby uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kirby is looking to break free of the clinch but Trane has double underhooks.
Kirby breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Trane dominated that round.
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!
Trane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trane tries to clinch but Kirby is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Trane. That snapped Kirby's head back.
Kirby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirby throws a hook but Trane avoids it easily.
Kirby lands a jab-cross combination.
Trane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kirby does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kirby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab lands there for Kirby.
Trane defending well as Kirby loads up on a big left hand.
Trane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good work by Kirby as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kirby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Trane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Trane throws a looping overhand right but Kirby ducks down to avoid it.
Trane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirby.
Kirby throws the left hand but Trane avoids the punch easily.
John Kirby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trane is looking to clinch.
Trane throws a hook but Kirby avoids it easily.
Trane thumps Kirby with a low kick.
Trane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kirby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kirby misses with a left hand
and Trane moves into the clinch.
Kirby lands a hook that snaps the head of Trane backwards.
Kirby throws a punch but it's blocked by Trane.
Trane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Trane trying to control the position but instead, Kirby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trane into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Trane.
Trane working Kirby over with knees to the body.
Trane lands an elbow just above Kirby 's eye.
Kirby takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trane has Kirby pushed against the cage.
John Trane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trane working Kirby over with knees to the body.
Trane is leaning against Kirby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trane.
Trane throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trane.
Trane lands a good knee to the midsection. Kirby won't want to take too many of those.
Trane's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Trane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Trane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trane presses Kirby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trane works on Kirby's body with a couple of short punches.
Trane lands a nice knee to the body.
Trane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trane taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Trane lands an elbow inside that Kirby shrugs off.
Trane scores with a knee to the head.
John Kirby's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from Trane.
Kirby takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Trane.
Trane stalling in the clinch but Kirby improves position.
Trane stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Trane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Trane crunches a lovely knee into Kirby's ribcage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Trane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trane slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Trane.
Kirby misses with the combination.
Kirby connects with a body shot that sends Trane's belly button to the back.
Trane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trane is looking to clinch.
Trane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kirby on the side of the head.
Kirby throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Trane 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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kirby scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Kirby.
Kirby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirby.
Kirby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kirby throws an off balance right hand
and Trane counters with a straight right hand.
Kirby keeps the fight on the outside.
Trane moves out of range of the leg kick from Kirby.
Trane is looking to clinch but Kirby is avoiding it.
Trane is looking to clinch but Kirby is avoiding it.
Kirby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trane moves into the clinch.
Trane lands an elbow that stopped Kirby in his tracks for a moment.
Trane stalling in the clinch but Kirby improves position.
Trane seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kirby working hard to break the clinch.
Trane digs a right hand into Kirby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kirby's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trane trying to control the position but instead, Kirby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trane into the cage.
Trane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirby avoids it.
Kirby working hard to break the clinch.
Trane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirby misses with a punch to the body.
Kirby working hard to break the clinch.
Trane tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trane backwards.
Trane blocking some punches.
Trane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kirby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trane.
Kirby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Kirby - that landed with a thud.
Kirby managing to block the knees to the body from Trane.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirby is looking to control Trane's arms but Trane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kirby has his back to the cage.
Trane lands a left hand.
Trane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trane landing knees to the body.
Trane lands a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Trane.
Kirby takes an elbow to the forehead.
John Kirby's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Trane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kirby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trane lands a shot to the body.
Trane avoiding damage.
Trane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trane just leaning against Kirby, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kirby fails to land.
Trane will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kirby up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kirby managing to block the knees to the body from Trane.
Trane is looking to control Kirby's arms but Kirby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trane has his back to the cage.
Knees to the body from Trane.
Trane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kirby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trane lands a hook that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Trane lands a nice knee to the body.
Trane lands a nice elbow.
Trane blocks an uppercut.
Kirby takes a knee to the side of the body.
John Kirby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Trane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Trane.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Trane.
Trane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kirby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirby misses the body punch
and Trane holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kirby misses with some punches.
John Trane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trane lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Trane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trane 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Trane!
Our winner, John Trane, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Hitchenfrog (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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181 lbs
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169 lbs
20 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Albert Hitchenfrog!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch up but Aoki keeps it at a distance.
Hitchenfrog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aoki.
Hitchenfrog has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Aoki is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Hitchenfrog blocks a jab.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog looks to clinch
and Aoki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitchenfrog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aoki blocks the body kick.
Hitchenfrog gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
Hitchenfrog misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
Hitchenfrog stalling.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
Hitchenfrog missing with knees to the body.
Aoki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hitchenfrog after a bit of a struggle.
Hitchenfrog is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
Hitchenfrog stops a takedown attempt from Aoki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuya Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hitchenfrog crunches a lovely knee into Aoki's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitchenfrog with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Tatsuya Aoki has been cut.
Hitchenfrog prevents the takedown attempt.
Aoki tries to score a body lock takedown but Hitchenfrog shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hitchenfrog landing knees to the body.
Aoki avoiding damage as Hitchenfrog throws knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog lands a knee to the head.
Hitchenfrog lands a knee to the body.
Hitchenfrog scores a nice knee to the body.
Hitchenfrog using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hitchenfrog obliges.
Hitchenfrog scores with a knee to the head.
Aoki can't get the takedown.
Hitchenfrog using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog landing knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aoki is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hitchenfrog with a knee to the head.
Hitchenfrog scores with a knee to the head.
Hitchenfrog scores a nice knee to the body.
Hitchenfrog lands a good knee to the midsection. Aoki won't want to take too many of those.
Hitchenfrog lands a knee to the body.
Hitchenfrog unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aoki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitchenfrog stalling in the clinch.
Hitchenfrog utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aoki being controlled against the cage.
Hitchenfrog lands a good knee to the midsection. Aoki won't want to take too many of those.
Aoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog lands a knee to the head.
Hitchenfrog lands a knee to the body.
Aoki takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitchenfrog with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.
Hitchenfrog lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog effectively controlling the action here.
Hitchenfrog unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aoki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitchenfrog lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries a knee to the head but Aoki blocks it.
Hitchenfrog tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aoki avoiding damage as Hitchenfrog throws knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitchenfrog landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hitchenfrog unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aoki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hitchenfrog is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitchenfrog scores a nice knee to the body.
Hitchenfrog missing with knees to the body.
Aoki avoiding damage as Hitchenfrog throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Hitchenfrog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatsuya Aoki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice takedown defense from Hitchenfrog. No joy for Aoki on that attempt.
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hitchenfrog fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aoki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch there but Aoki circles away.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries to close the distance and clinch but Aoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hitchenfrog closes the distance but Aoki moves to the side
and Aoki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aoki.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Aoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hitchenfrog swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aoki pushes down on Hitchenfrog's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hitchenfrog wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki is stalling here. Hitchenfrog is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Aoki seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hitchenfrog has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog tries to move into full mount but can't pass Aoki's legs.
Aoki tries to buck Hitchenfrog off but Hitchenfrog is having none of it.
Hitchenfrog decides to stand back up.
Hitchenfrog looks to clinch
and Aoki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Aoki there.
Hitchenfrog slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Hitchenfrog is retaining full guard.
Hitchenfrog looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aoki is one step ahead there.
Aoki trying to control but Hitchenfrog is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog wants to sweep but no luck.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Hitchenfrog is retaining full guard.
Hitchenfrog wants to stand and escape but Aoki is having none of it.
Aoki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hitchenfrog throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hitchenfrog working a defensive guard here.
Hitchenfrog looking for a sweep. Not yet Hitchenfrog, not yet.
Aoki passes into half guard.
Aoki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hitchenfrog is looking to control Aoki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hitchenfrog avoid being mounted?
Hitchenfrog looking for submissions off his back.
Aoki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aoki working Hitchenfrog over with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Aoki in particular looking to stall.
Aoki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hitchenfrog has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hitchenfrog tries to kick Aoki off but Aoki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aoki is trying to control the action in half guard but Hitchenfrog is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hitchenfrog tries to get to full guard but Aoki has control of the leg.
Aoki working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog wants to get back to his feet.
Aoki seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hitchenfrog is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tatsuya Aoki!
A very excited looking Tatsuya Aoki 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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