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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emelianenko moves to clinch but Hunt breaks away
and Hunt counters with a good low kick that Emelianenko was not able to check.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Emelianenko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
Emelianenko looks to clinch
and Hunt counters with a huge head kick that drops Emelianenko! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Hunt!
Tony Hunt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Smith!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sandoval finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sandoval lands a jab.
Smith is rocked!
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Sandoval finish him?
Smith misses with a double jab
and Sandoval counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sandoval counters with an outside leg kick.
Smith looks winded!
Smith is holding his hands too far apart here. Sandoval throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Smith is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Sandoval!
Joseph Sandoval thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan De Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flare has chosen Also Sprach Zarathustra as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan De Wilde!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Flare!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flare looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Wilde has managed to clinch.
De Wilde lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flare backwards.
De Wilde throws a head punch that misses.
Flare has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by De Wilde after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flare.
Flare misses with a punch on the inside.
De Wilde lands a left hand.
De Wilde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Wilde misses with some punches.
De Wilde digs a right hand into Flare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Flare's gas tank.
Flare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flare misses with a punch to the body.
De Wilde lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flare misses with the head strike.
De Wilde lands a shot to the body.
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!
Flare is looking for a takedown.
Jordan De Wilde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Flare.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Wilde.
De Wilde lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Wilde lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flare backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, De Wilde scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flare throws a head punch that misses.
De Wilde misses with some punches.
Flare is looking to control De Wilde's arms but De Wilde gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flare has his back to the cage.
De Wilde struggles to land a body shot inside as Flare controls his hands.
Flare has a couple of punches blocked by De Wilde.
De Wilde is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Wilde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by De Wilde.
De Wilde lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Wilde stalling in the clinch.
De Wilde lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Wilde tries to work over Flare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Wilde tries to throw a body punch but Flare avoids it by throwing De Wilde back against the cage.
De Wilde prevents a body shot from Flare.
De Wilde working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flare scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from De Wilde.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Wilde throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flares head.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Wilde.
De Wilde lands with a short shot to the head.
De Wilde blocks a body shot from Flare.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Wilde.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Wilde.
Flare working aggressively here.
Flare wants to take the fight to the mat but De Wilde manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Flare is looking for a takedown.
De Wilde works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Wilde lands a left hand.
De Wilde throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Wilde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Flare fails to land.
Flare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flare swings wildly with an uppercut but De Wilde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flare throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde tries to work over Flare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Wilde.
De Wilde throws a punch but it's blocked by Flare.
De Wilde lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
De Wilde struggles to land a body shot inside as Flare controls his hands.
De Wilde stalling against the cage.
De Wilde digs a right hand into Flare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Flare's gas tank.
Flare misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Wilde cracks Flare with a nice body shot.
Flare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by De Wilde.
De Wilde throws a head punch that misses.
Flare is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Still in the clinch, De Wilde scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flare misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Wilde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Wilde has a couple of punches blocked by Flare.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Wilde tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flare's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Flare.
Flare swings wildly with an uppercut but De Wilde uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Wilde lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flare backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Wilde.
De Wilde throws a head punch that misses.
De Wilde lands with a left to the head.
Flare misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Wilde makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Wilde blocking some punches.
Good body shot from De Wilde.
Flare wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, De Wilde scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Wilde lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Flare.
De Wilde scores with a shot to the side of Flare's head.
De Wilde presses Flare against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan De Wilde dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
De Wilde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Wilde. Flare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flare has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as De Wilde is landing a low percentage of strikes.
De Wilde lets loose with a powerful body kick. Flare will feel that in the morning.
Flare steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Wilde.
De Wilde throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flare.
De Wilde works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Wilde connects with a single shot there.
De Wilde throws a leg kick but Flare sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Wilde lands a jab to Flare's midsection.
De Wilde throws out a loose jab but Flare uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Wilde.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flare swats away the attempt to clinch by De Wilde.
Good leg kick by De Wilde there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Flare tries for a takedown but De Wilde sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Wilde throws a body punch but Flare moves out of range.
Flare uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Wilde.
Flare closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Wilde circles away.
De Wilde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Wilde pushes Flare up against the cage in a clinch.
De Wilde misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, De Wilde scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Wilde can't find room to land a body shot as Flare controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde stalling the fight.
A nice left hand lands by De Wilde.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flare.
Flare effectively controlling the action here.
Flare swings wildly with an uppercut but De Wilde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flare blocking some punches.
De Wilde lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Wilde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flare has De Wilde pushed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by De Wilde.
Flare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Wilde lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flare backwards.
De Wilde lands a body shot.
De Wilde prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jordan De Wilde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Flare.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Wilde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde scores with a shot to the side of Flare's head.
De Wilde lands with a left to the head.
De Wilde scores with a shoulder strike.
Flare has a couple of punches blocked by De Wilde.
De Wilde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Wilde lands a right hand.
De Wilde struggles to land a body shot inside as Flare controls his hands.
De Wilde scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by De Wilde.
De Wilde looking to stall.
Flare blocking some punches.
De Wilde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Wilde scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flare blocking some punches.
De Wilde lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Wilde slowing the pace effectively.
Flare working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Wilde.
Flare has a couple of punches blocked by De Wilde.
De Wilde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flare can do to turn this around?
Flare taking a breather.
De Wilde is pushing Flare up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
De Wilde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Flare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flare takes a shot to the head.
Flare takes a shot to the head.
De Wilde is working Flare over against the cage.
Flare is breathing heavily.
Flare tries to throw a body punch but De Wilde avoids it by throwing Flare back against the cage.
De Wilde lands with a short shot to the head.
De Wilde avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Wilde makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Wilde.
De Wilde lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan De Wilde dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Wilde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flare was well out of range. Poor timing from De Wilde.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Wilde.
Flare throws an off balance right hand
and Flare takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Wilde throws a wild body kick that Flare sees coming a mile off.
De Wilde thows a body shot but no joy.
Flare tries for a takedown but De Wilde circles away easily
and De Wilde counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Wilde bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Wilde swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Flare.
Jordan De Wilde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Wilde scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Wilde drops Flare with a left right combo! De Wilde follows him down to the ground into side control.
Flare is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde cracks Flare with a big right hand but Flare just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Flare is still in real trouble! Can De Wilde finish him?
Flare is working to avoid the ground and pound but De Wilde connects with a decent elbow.
Flare wants to control but De Wilde postures up.
Flare tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Wilde wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
De Wilde is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Flare is trying to escape and De Wilde transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Flare is forced to tap! Nice work there by De Wilde! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jordan De Wilde!
Jordan De Wilde retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Jordan De Wilde, 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 Rex Botic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rex Botic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aoki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aoki.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki is pushing down on Botic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Botic is fighting to maintain full guard but Aoki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Aoki wants to take a breather but Botic is having none of it.
Aoki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Botic is not content to let Aoki control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aoki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Botic is in trouble now - Aoki has advanced to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Botic is working to get back to half guard.
Aoki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Botic is looking to improve his position but Aoki isn't that keen on the idea.
Botic gets back to half guard.
Botic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aoki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aoki is nestled in close to Botic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Botic wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to control the action in half guard but Botic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing that Aoki has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Botic has hold of Aoki's hands but Aoki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Aoki is working for a submission of some sort.
Botic is trying to get back to full guard.
Botic told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Aoki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Botic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aoki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aoki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aoki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Aoki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aoki landing strikes from the mount and Botic is in trouble!
Botic is trying desperately to improve position.
Aoki looking to finish Botic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Botic!
Botic tries to improve his position but Aoki has taken his back! Aoki has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Botic tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Aoki pushes Botic away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tatsuya Aoki!
Tatsuya Aoki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Garrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Who are you? Come on, goodbye!. Kirk Boon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jay Garrick's chin.
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirk Boon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Garrick!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boon is trying to work for a kimura but Garrick is defending well.
Garrick tries to get to full guard but Boon has control of the leg.
Garrick makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garrick.
Boon looking to pass the guard.
Garrick told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Boon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Garrick looking for a sweep. Not yet Garrick, not yet.
Boon wants to pass the guard but Garrick is keeping the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Boon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Boon drops back looking for a leg! Garrick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garrick manages to kick Boon off! Boon jumps back into Garrick's guard.
Boon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boon slips nicely into half guard.
Garrick tries to roll over but Boon keeps him under control.
Boon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Garrick is just riding it out for now. Boon eventually gives up the hold.
Boon seems to be working for a kimura but Garrick defends the submission attempt.
Boon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garrick doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boon.
Boon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garrick doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrick wants to improve his position but Boon is controlling well.
Garrick is still trying to improve position.
Boon is trying to work for a kimura but Garrick is defending well.
Garrick is looking for a sweep. Boon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garrick works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boon drops back looking for a leg! Garrick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garrick manages to kick Boon off! Boon jumps back into Garrick's guard.
Boon won't allow Garrick to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrick can't keep his opponent in guard - Boon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Garrick tries to get to full guard but Boon has control of the leg.
Boon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Garrick defends it well.
Boon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garrick doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boon.
Boon seems to be working for a kimura but Garrick defends the submission attempt.
Boon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrick gets full guard.
Boon is pushing down on Garrick's leg trying to pass to half guard. Garrick is fighting to maintain full guard but Boon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boon wants to work for an arm triangle but Garrick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garrick sees it coming and defends easily.
Garrick is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boon's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boon defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Garrick's arms.
Garrick has the hooks in. Boon is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Garrick working for a choke but Boon is defending well.
Boon tries to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garrick is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Boon has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Boon tries to roll but Garrick sticks to his back.
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 Kirk Boon will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Garrick slaps away a takedown attempt from Boon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garrick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garrick shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Boon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boon wants to sweep but no luck.
Boon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garrick throws a big elbow that misses.
Boon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garrick throws a big elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrick passes Boon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrick is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garrick moves nicely into side control.
Garrick is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Garrick is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Boon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boon is looking to regain half guard here but Garrick keeps moving and retains side control.
Garrick is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Boon actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Boon.
Boon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garrick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garrick looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrick advances to half guard.
Garrick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garrick.
Boon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boon actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garrick is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garrick pulls his head out easily.
Garrick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boon is just riding it out for now. Garrick eventually gives up the hold.
Boon actively working from the bottom here.
Garrick is trying to work for a kimura but Boon is defending well.
Garrick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boon looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Garrick landing with the ground and pound.
Boon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garrick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garrick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garrick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garrick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garrick defends it easily.
Kirk Boon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garrick drops back looking for a leg! Boon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boon manages to kick Garrick off! Garrick jumps back into Boon's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garrick defends well.
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 Kirk Boon will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Boon darts in looking for a takedown but Garrick gets double underhooks and turns Boon into the cage.
Garrick is trying to drag Boon to the mat but Boon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boon.
Garrick has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Boon after a bit of a struggle.
Garrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrick drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kirk Boon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Garrick.
Boon prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boon.
Garrick has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Garrick tries for a takedown. No joy.
Garrick looking for a takedown.
Garrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boon lands a hook that snaps the head of Garrick backwards.
Boon gets through Garrick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Boon fails to land.
Boon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boon misses with the head strike.
Boon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boon throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrick.
Boon lands an uppercut.
Garrick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Boon on the inside.
A short right from Boon on the inside.
Boon lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Garrick is rocked!
Boon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garrick sees it coming and defends easily.
Garrick is still in real trouble! Can Boon finish him?
Boon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Garrick seems to have recovered his senses.
Boon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Garrick regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boon drops back looking for a leg! Garrick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garrick manages to kick Boon off! Boon jumps back into Garrick's guard.
Garrick wants to sweep but no luck.
Boon tries to free his leg and advance position but Garrick is retaining full guard.
Boon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Garrick wants to sweep but no luck.
Boon drops back looking for a leg! Garrick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garrick manages to kick Boon off! Boon jumps back into Garrick's guard.
Garrick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boon tries to free his leg and advance position but Garrick is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boon tries to free his leg and advance position but Garrick is retaining full guard.
Garrick wants to sweep but no luck.
Boon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Garrick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boon manages to get himself to full guard.
Boon has his foot on Garrick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garrick works his way back into a safe position though.
Garrick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garrick has managed to get both his arms back between Boon's legs - danger averted.
Boon has his foot on Garrick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garrick works his way back into a safe position though.
Boon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garrick passes Boon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garrick pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garrick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garrick passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Boon!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boon is trying to escape the mount.
Boon is working hard here to advance position.
Garrick is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Boon is surviving well by controlling Garrick's body position as best he can.
Garrick working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jay Garrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garrick is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Boon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk Boon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Boon!
Kirk Boon 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angus Grundi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jackson (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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216 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angus Grundi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good work by Grundi as he checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crunch! Jackson slams his shin into Grundi's torso.
Grundi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson lands a high kick to the side of Grundi's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Jackson dives into guard, looking to finish.
Grundi is rocked!
It looks like Angus Grundi has been cut.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grundi's guard.
Oh Grundi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Grundi wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grundi is proving hard to escape from.
Grundi seems to have got his legs back now.
Grundi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Grundi had control of the position.
Grundi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grundi is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grundi is on top in guard.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grundi is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Grundi has gone for a leg lock! Jackson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Grundi's guard.
Grundi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Grundi had control of the position.
Grundi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grundi trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Grundi has a closed guard, preventing Jackson from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grundi looking for a sweep. Not yet Grundi, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Grundi won't let him.
Grundi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grundi shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Grundi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peter Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grundi slips a straight right by Jackson.
Grundi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackson quickly recovers to half guard.
Grundi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grundi throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Grundi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grundi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grundi wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grundi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grundi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Grundi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Grundi eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
Grundi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grundi prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Grundi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Grundi is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angus Grundi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grundi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent Grundi getting side control.
Grundi thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Grundi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grundi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Grundi stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Grundi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grundi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grundi is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundi misses with a head shot. Jackson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Grundi throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grundi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundi is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grundi is proving hard to escape from.
Grundi managing to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grundi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grundi throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Grundi is working for a kimura but Jackson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grundi seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jackson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Angus Grundi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Braddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Snuffed Out by Streetlife. Braddock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bulls on Parade - Rage against the machine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Braddock!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braddock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Washington.
A swing and a miss from Braddock.
Washington misses with a hook.
Washington throws a hook to the side of Braddock's head but Braddock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Braddock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Washington.
Washington takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Braddock ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Washington lands a nice shot that snaps Braddock's head back.
Braddock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab lands there for Washington.
Braddock connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braddock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Braddock throws a sloppy head kick
and Washington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Washington misses.
Braddock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Braddock scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
Washington blocks a head kick by Braddock.
Good standup being displayed there by Braddock as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock throws a jab when Washington was well out of range.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Washington tries for a takedown but Braddock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Washington shoots in for a takedown but Braddock shows good takedown defense.
Braddock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Washington.
Braddock throws an overhand right that lands on Washington's shoulder, as Washington tries to avoid the shot.
Braddock moves into range and clinches up with Washington.
A nice right hand lands inside from Braddock.
Braddock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Washington prevents a body shot from Braddock.
Braddock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Washington is defending well for now.
Braddock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Braddock.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braddock told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Braddock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Braddock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Washington's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Braddock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braddock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Washington lands a hook that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Braddock.
Braddock throws a head punch that misses.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Braddock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Washington takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Braddock misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Braddock fails to land.
Washington working aggressively here.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washington misses with some punches.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braddock blocking some punches.
Washington scores with a shoulder strike.
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Braddock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Washington.
Braddock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braddock avoids a wild elbow strike from Washington.
Washington working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Braddock.
Braddock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
Braddock avoids the elbow strike from Washington, against the cage.
Braddock scores with a shot to the side of Washington's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Braddock.
Braddock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington tries to work over Braddock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Braddock.
Braddock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Washington gets through Braddock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Braddock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Washington throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Braddock.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Braddock.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Braddock fails to land.
Braddock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braddock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leonard Washington's cut is getting worse.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Braddock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Washington misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Braddock.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braddock misses with a body punch.
Braddock lands with a left to the head.
Washington is rocked!
Braddock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Braddock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Braddock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Washington's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Braddock lands a nice shot to the body.
Washington avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick lands from Braddock.
Braddock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Washington manages to avoid it.
Braddock lands a jab.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braddock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braddock fails to land with a series of punches.
Washington's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Braddock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Washington scrambles back to his feet.
Crunch! Braddock slams his shin into Washington's torso.
Washington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Braddock.
Washington throws a hook but Braddock blocks it.
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!
Braddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Washington.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Washington scores with a jab to the head.
Braddock swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Braddock wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
Braddock tries to clinch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington moves out of range as Braddock strikes.
Washington misses with a left hand
and Braddock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Washington throws an overhand right that lands on Braddock's shoulder, as Braddock tries to avoid the shot.
Washington fails with the takedown.
Braddock misses the jab.
Braddock misses with a wild body shot.
Washington takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Washington throws a body punch but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Washington.
Washington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Braddock to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Braddock swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oh Washington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leonard Washington's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Braddock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Braddock thows a body kick. Washington tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Braddock lands a brutal uppercut that launches Washington off his feet! Washington tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Braddock!
James Braddock took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'This fight isn't the one that matters. I'm thankful I won, but it isn't the one that matters.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AL Lickertwat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubble comes into the arena with Rage Against The Machine - No Shelter blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barney Rubble!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, AL Lickertwat!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubble buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lickertwat looks to throw the jab but Rubble is out of range.
Lickertwat tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rubble defends well and Lickertwat ends up having to push Rubble into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lickertwat avoids the elbow strike from Rubble, against the cage.
Rubble gets underhooks to prevent Lickertwat's takedown attempt.
Rubble lands an elbow inside that Lickertwat shrugs off.
It looks like AL Lickertwat has been cut.
Lickertwat goes for a takedown attempt but Rubble pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barney Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AL Lickertwat.
Lickertwat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lickertwat shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rubble napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lickertwat trying to control the position but Rubble is working away.
Rubble wants to control but Lickertwat postures up.
Lickertwat working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rubble tries to improve position but can't.
Lickertwat misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Lickertwat crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lickertwat throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lickertwat trying to control the action but Rubble is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lickertwat lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rubble down.
Lickertwat looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rubble wants to get back to his feet but Lickertwat drags him back down.
Rubble parries the strikes from Lickertwat easily there. Lickertwat is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rubble to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat trying to control the action but Rubble is working from the bottom.
Rubble dodges the ground and pound from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat cracks Rubble with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lickertwat scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rubble to see if he's OK.
Rubble defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Lickertwat crashes against the mat.
Lickertwat trying to control the position but Rubble is working away.
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!
Lickertwat tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lickertwat has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lickertwat connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rubble some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat is looking to take a break and control but Rubble is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lickertwat fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lickertwat throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lickertwat trying to control the action but Rubble is working from the bottom.
Rubble takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lickertwat tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lickertwat has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rubble pushes Lickertwat away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lickertwat gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lickertwat misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rubble takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lickertwat looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rubble is avoiding damage well.
Lickertwat in side control, throwing shots but Rubble defends.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lickertwat tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lickertwat tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AL Lickertwat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on AL Lickertwat's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rubble scores with a jab. Lickertwat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rubble stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rubble avoids the head kick by Lickertwat.
Lickertwat has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rubble.
Lickertwat will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rubble. That's going to slow Lickertwat down.
Rubble thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Rubble.
Rubble drops his hands momentarily and Lickertwat takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lickertwat avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rubble needs to keep his hands up - Lickertwat had a free shot at his head there.
Barney Rubble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Lickertwat misses.
Lickertwat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rubble lands a body shot.
Lickertwat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rubble in his tracks.
Rubble looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rubble misses with an uppercut.
Rubble connects with an inside leg kick.
Lickertwat throws a poor cross that misses
and Rubble counters with an inside leg kick.
Rubble takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rubble avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rubble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat throws out a loose jab but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lickertwat checks a leg kick.
Lickertwat staying out of range there.
A solid body kick from Rubble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lickertwat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lickertwat might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lickertwat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rubble connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Lickertwat misses the target.
Good exchange - Lickertwat coming out on top.
Rubble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rubble walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lickertwat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lickertwat connects with a jab.
Lickertwat throws a hook but Rubble blocks it.
Lickertwat scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rubble misses the shot to the body.
Rubble looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rubble lands a right hook to the body.
Lickertwat on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rubble on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lickertwat misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Lickertwat.
AL Lickertwat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lickertwat looks to land a combination. Rubble sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lickertwat misses with a takedown attempt - Rubble sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lickertwat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lickertwat jabs Rubble right on the nose. Rubble blinks but takes it well.
Rubble throws a solid leg kick but Lickertwat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rubble.
Lickertwat misses the shot to the body.
Lickertwat blocks the body kick.
Lickertwat throws a right hand that Rubble ducks under and follows up with a left that Rubble also avoids with ease.
That kick from Rubble tenderised Lickertwat's leg. Lickertwat is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lickertwat lands a body shot.
Rubble stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rubble wants it to stay on the feet.
Barney Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AL Lickertwat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble throws a jab but it's blocked by Lickertwat.
Lickertwat throws a jab but it's blocked by Rubble.
Lickertwat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lickertwat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lickertwat throws a front kick that sends Rubble stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Rubble.
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!
Lickertwat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rubble throws a chopping leg kick but Lickertwat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lickertwat moves out of range as Rubble throws a body kick.
Rubble connects with an inside leg kick.
Rubble tries to land a leg kick but Lickertwat saw it coming and moves away.
Lickertwat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubble.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lickertwat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rubble works the jab nicely.
Rubble looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but AL Lickertwat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on AL Lickertwat's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lickertwat lands a head shot.
Lickertwat is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rubble loads up on a big right hand but Lickertwat slips the punch.
Rubble walks into a left hand.
Lickertwat throws a looping overhand right but Rubble ducks down to avoid it.
Rubble throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab, jab by Rubble - just one landing.
Rubble tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lickertwat lands with a right hand.
Lickertwat checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rubble tries to land a front kick but Lickertwat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lickertwat throws the left hand but Rubble avoids the punch easily.
Lickertwat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rubble misses with a kick to the body.
Lickertwat throws a head kick that misses.
Lickertwat scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lickertwat tries to bum rush Rubble with a series of wild strikes but Rubble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rubble connects with an inside leg kick.
Lickertwat looks to throw the jab but Rubble is out of range.
Lickertwat misses the jab.
That kick from Rubble tenderised Lickertwat's leg. Lickertwat is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rubble.
Rubble slips a jab from Lickertwat.
Some bone on bone action there as Rubble checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lickertwat throws out a loose jab but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lickertwat is looking to score with low kicks.
Rubble thuds his shin into the meat of Lickertwat's side.
Lickertwat is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lickertwat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lickertwat misses with a body shot
enabling Rubble to counter with a crisp jab.
Lickertwat dips to his left and cracks Rubble with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat takes one to the side of the head.
Rubble gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lickertwat misses with a low kick as Rubble jumps back.
Rubble misses with a hook. Lickertwat ducked under it nicely.
Rubble dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lickertwat. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubble pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lickertwat misses with a body shot.
Rubble is looking to slow Lickertwat down with leg kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rubble - that will leave a mark!
Rubble fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lickertwat checks it well.
Rubble looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A clash of legs there as Lickertwat blocks the low kick.
Lickertwat tries to move into range but Rubble moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lickertwat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lickertwat lands a right hook to the body.
Rubble throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rubble moves away.
Lickertwat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rubble pinned against the cage. Rubble gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lickertwat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rubble throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rubble swinging wildly here.
Rubble tries to work over Lickertwat's front leg with a kick but Lickertwat checks it.
Lickertwat lands a nice hook to Rubble's body. Rubble takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rubble throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lickertwat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lickertwat thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rubble.
Lickertwat misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rubble checks it well.
Rubble scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rubble dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lickertwat. That did some damage!
Lickertwat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rubble shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rubble fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lickertwat.
Rubble misses with a hook.
A low kick from Rubble is predictable there
and Lickertwat counters with a good low kick that Rubble was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lickertwat looks to land a right hand but Rubble moved out of range.
Rubble scores with a push kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lickertwat looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rubble wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Barney Rubble did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on AL Lickertwat's cut.
That's time! Rubble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lickertwat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lickertwat slips a straight right by Rubble.
Rubble throws a big shot that misses.
Rubble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lickertwat tried to score with a low kick but Rubble checks it.
Rubble throws a leg kick that misses.
Rubble slips a straight right by Lickertwat.
Rubble pushes Lickertwat away with a front kick.
Lickertwat throws a combination that misses
and Rubble counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rubble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lickertwat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lickertwat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rubble backwards.
Rubble has a couple of punches blocked by Lickertwat.
Rubble throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lickertwats head.
Rubble landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lickertwat has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rubble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lickertwat backwards.
Rubble throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lickertwats head.
Lickertwat misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Rubble.
Rubble misses with an elbow strike.
Rubble blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lickertwat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rubble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lickertwat breaks from the clinch.
Lickertwat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rubble. Rubble obviously looking to wear him down.
Lickertwat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rubble as he jumps to the side.
Rubble wants to land a leg kick but Lickertwat is out of range.
Rubble throws a leg kick but Lickertwat checks it.
Rubble uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lickertwat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rubble throws a good cross that connects.
Rubble attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rubble throws a wild body kick that Lickertwat sees coming a mile off.
Rubble chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lickertwat has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rubble.
Lickertwat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lickertwat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rubble connects with a solid leg kick.
Lickertwat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rubble checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rubble pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rubble is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble thumps Lickertwat with a low kick.
Lickertwat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rubble.
Rubble lands with a hook. Lickertwat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good work by Lickertwat as he checks the leg kick.
Lickertwat connects with a jab.
Lickertwat staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Lickertwat misses the target.
Lickertwat throws a jab but it's blocked by Rubble.
Rubble looks for the body kick but Lickertwat saw that one coming.
Lickertwat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lickertwat moves out of range of the leg kick from Rubble.
Lickertwat throws a head kick that misses.
Lickertwat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble delivers a nice body kick.
Rubble throws a shot from downtown. Lickertwat moves away and avoids it.
Lickertwat misses with a straight left.
Lickertwat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rubble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Lickertwat blocks the low kick.
Rubble feints and then cracks Lickertwat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lickertwat down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubble wants to slow Lickertwat down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice shot lands for Lickertwat.
Rubble looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lickertwat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rubble.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rubble looks for the body kick but Lickertwat saw that one coming.
Rubble slips under a jab.
Rubble explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Rubble had his way with AL Lickertwat in that round.
The cut man is working on AL Lickertwat's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lickertwat tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rubble defends well and Lickertwat ends up having to push Rubble into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lickertwat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lickertwat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rubble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lickertwat's elbow.
Rubble scores a nice knee to the body.
Lickertwat is trying to push Rubble away but Rubble has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rubble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rubble with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rubble lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short body shot lands from Rubble as the two fighters clinch.
Lickertwat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lickertwat avoiding damage as Rubble throws knees to the body.
Lickertwat wants to take the fight to the mat but Rubble manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rubble creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lickertwat's defenses.
Rubble throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubble.
Rubble trying to land knees to the body.
Lickertwat working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubble.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lickertwat avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Rubble.
Lickertwat prevents a body shot from Rubble.
Lickertwat working aggressively here.
Rubble lands a right hand.
Lickertwat blocks an elbow strike.
Lickertwat lands a hook that snaps the head of Rubble backwards.
Lickertwat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lickertwat throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat avoids a wild elbow strike from Rubble.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lickertwat.
Lickertwat swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rubble just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lickertwat's brow.
Lickertwat swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lickertwat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rubble can't find room to land a body shot as Lickertwat controls the action.
Lickertwat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lickertwat is trying to force a seperation but Rubble has the dominant position.
Rubble is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lickertwat is defending well for now.
Lickertwat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubble misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lickertwat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubble.
Lickertwat scores with a shot to the side of Rubble's head.
Rubble prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barney Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AL Lickertwat.
Lickertwat blocks the elbow strike.
Lickertwat gets through Rubble's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lickertwat tries a body shot but Rubble blocks it.
Lickertwat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lickertwat can't find room to land a body shot as Rubble controls the action.
Rubble misses with a body punch.
Lickertwat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rubble lands a shoulder strike.
Lickertwat misses with some punches.
Rubble misses with the head strike.
Rubble prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rubble.
Lickertwat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Rubble.
Lickertwat is rocked!
Rubble with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lickertwat is still on wobbly legs! Can Rubble finish him?
Barney Rubble has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubble lands a hook that snaps the head of Lickertwat backwards.
Rubble throws a big uppercut that drops Lickertwat! More strikes from Rubble and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lickertwat lies dazed against the cage as Rubble celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barney Rubble!
Barney Rubble retains his bantamweight title!
Barney Rubble thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huma Krynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krynn has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Huma Krynn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfonso Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Huma Krynn!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez wants to slow Krynn down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopez blocks a leg kick.
Krynn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Krynn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krynn.
Krynn tries a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
Krynn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A head kick by Krynn misses
and Lopez counters with a solid body kick.
A slow jab from Krynn misses its intended target.
Lopez with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Krynn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Krynn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lopez pushes Krynn away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Krynn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Krynn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krynn misses with a looping left.
Lopez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krynn 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.
Lopez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krynn.
Krynn misses the body punch
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krynn doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Krynn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lopez counters with a nice leg kick.
Lopez gets a clinch.
Krynn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Alfonso Lopez has been cut.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lopez avoids a wild elbow strike from Krynn.
Krynn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krynn tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
Lopez has a couple of punches blocked by Krynn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krynn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krynn lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Krynn misses with the head strike.
Lopez has Krynn pressed against the cage.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopez lands a nice uppercut.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Krynn controls the action.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but Krynn blocks with his arms.
Krynn lands an elbow inside that Lopez shrugs off.
Lopez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krynn's elbow.
Krynn misses with a knee strike.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Krynn.
Krynn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Krynn misses with an elbow over the top.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krynn lands an elbow just above Lopez 's eye.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krynn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lopez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krynn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krynn swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krynn blocks a body shot from Lopez.
Krynn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krynn misses with an elbow over the top.
Krynn misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez is trying to maintain a safe position but Krynn gets an underhook and turns Lopez into the cage.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Krynn.
Lopez tries to work over Krynn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lopez tries to land knees in the clinch but Krynn avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Lopez.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krynn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Krynn tries a knee to the head but Lopez blocks it.
Krynn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Lopez.
Krynn missing with knees to the body.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Krynn controls his hands.
Krynn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krynn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krynn misses with a knee strike.
Lopez lands a hook that snaps the head of Krynn backwards.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike.
Lopez blocks the elbow strike.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krynn swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krynn throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
Krynn misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfonso Lopez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lopez lands with a hook. Krynn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Krynn in his tracks.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krynn clinches up with Lopez and pushes him back against the cage.
Lopez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alfonso Lopez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krynn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lopez blocks it with crossed arms.
Lopez with a knee to the head.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Krynn controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Krynn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lopez's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krynn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Krynn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krynn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krynn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Krynn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krynn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krynn.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krynn backwards.
Krynn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lopez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krynn.
Lopez prevents a body shot from Krynn.
A short right from Krynn on the inside.
Lopez trying to land knees to the body.
Krynn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lopez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krynn blocks a body shot from Lopez.
Lopez landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krynn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alfonso Lopez's cut is getting worse.
Krynn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez.
Lopez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krynn is breathing heavily.
Krynn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lopez avoids a wild elbow strike from Krynn.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krynn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but Krynn blocks with his arms.
Krynn has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lopez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A knee to the head by Krynn.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krynn throws an elbow but misses.
Krynn misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez takes a shot to the head.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krynn throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Krynn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lopez's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krynn throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Krynn controls his hands.
Lopez gets through Krynn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Krynn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Krynn lands a knee to the body.
Krynn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Krynn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krynn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Krynn has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
Lopez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krynn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lopez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lopez tries a body shot but Krynn blocks it.
Krynn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krynn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lopez's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krynn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Krynn tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krynn misses with an elbow strike.
Krynn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krynn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Krynn controls the action.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopez takes an elbow to the temple.
Lopez avoiding damage as Krynn throws knees to the body.
Krynn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lopez blocks it with crossed arms.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Krynn fails to land.
Lopez landing knees to the head.
A short right from Krynn on the inside.
A short left from Lopez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez scores with a shot to the side of Krynn's head.
Krynn tries a knee to the head but Lopez blocks it.
Krynn misses with a body punch.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Krynn controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Huma Krynn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alfonso Lopez's cut.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Krynn blocks the body kick.
Krynn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Krynn misses with an uppercut.
Alfonso Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Krynn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krynn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krynn throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Krynn takes one on the button.
Krynn avoids a kick to the body.
Krynn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lopez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lopez throws a low kick, looking for Krynn's leg but Krynn calmly moves out of range.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Lopez.
A big right from Lopez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Krynn slips the punch.
Lopez throws a shot to the body.
Krynn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopez.
Krynn throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Krynn got wobbled bad by a big combination! Lopez presses forward with punches and knees until Krynn stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Krynn closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfonso Lopez!
Alfonso Lopez retains his light heavyweight title!
Alfonso Lopez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole Solseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mandragoran comes into the arena with Danny Boy blaring out of the sound system. Solseng has chosen Iron Horse - Hero of the Day as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lan Mandragoran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ole Solseng!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solseng avoids the head kick by Mandragoran.
Solseng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mandragoran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mandragoran drops his hands momentarily and Solseng takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Solseng checks a low kick from Mandragoran.
Solseng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solseng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran avoids the body shot from Solseng.
Solseng throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mandragoran looks to throw the jab but Solseng is out of range.
Solseng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mandragoran moves away.
Solseng thows a left - swing and a miss!
Solseng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Solseng looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Solseng has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mandragoran is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mandragoran scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Ole Solseng has been cut.
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!
Crunch! Solseng slams his shin into Mandragoran's torso.
Solseng connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Mandragoran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Solseng misses with a low kick as Mandragoran jumps back.
Mandragoran takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crunch! Solseng slams his shin into Mandragoran's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solseng punishes Mandragoran's body with a nice straight punch.
Mandragoran takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mandragoran lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mandragoran with a jab.
A head kick misses from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran looks to land a left hand but Solseng moved out of range nicely.
Solseng slips under a jab.
Solseng bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mandragoran's head.
A left lands for Mandragoran.
Solseng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mandragoran just misses with a punch to the body.
Solseng ducks under a wild hook from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solseng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandragoran was well out of range. Poor timing from Solseng.
Mandragoran fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Solseng, pushing him back against the cage.
Mandragoran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mandragoran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Solseng avoids it.
A short left from Mandragoran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Solseng.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Solseng.
A short left from Mandragoran.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mandragoran throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Solseng.
Knees to the body from Mandragoran.
Solseng looks winded!
Mandragoran scores a nice knee to the body.
Mandragoran lands an elbow inside that Solseng shrugs off.
Mandragoran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mandragoran crunches a lovely knee into Solseng's ribcage.
Mandragoran misses with a punch to the body.
Solseng is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mandragoran is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran lands a right hand.
Mandragoran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mandragoran landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran connects with a nasty looking knee right to Solseng's face.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mandragoran.
Mandragoran landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mandragoran lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandragoran tries a knee to the head but Solseng blocks it.
Solseng takes an elbow to the temple.
Mandragoran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mandragoran lands a left hand.
Mandragoran lands an elbow that stopped Solseng in his tracks for a moment.
Solseng swings wildly with an uppercut but Mandragoran uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Mandragoran.
Solseng tries to throw a body punch but Mandragoran avoids it by throwing Solseng back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mandragoran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Solseng is looking to break free of the clinch but Mandragoran has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Solseng fails to land.
Solseng misses with a body punch.
Mandragoran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran crunches a lovely knee into Solseng's ribcage.
Mandragoran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Our sources have told us that Mandragoran has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Mandragoran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mandragoran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mandragoran digs a right hand into Solseng's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Solseng's gas tank.
Mandragoran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Solseng's defenses.
Mandragoran is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mandragoran lands a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Mandragoran.
Mandragoran scores with a shoulder strike.
Mandragoran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Solseng's defenses.
Solseng is rocked!
That has opened up Ole Solseng's cut even more.
Mandragoran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Solseng is still on wobbly legs! Can Mandragoran finish him?
Mandragoran lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mandragoran using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mandragoran creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Solseng's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Solseng drops to his knees and Mandragoran pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lan Mandragoran!
Lan Mandragoran retains his heavyweight title!
Lan Mandragoran thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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