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BFT-343 PPV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Valencia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurt Wagner has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonas Valencia!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valencia dives in for a single leg takedown but Wagner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wagner swings wildly with an uppercut but Valencia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valencia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wagner is defending well.
Valencia has Wagner pressed against the cage, preventing Wagner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Valencia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wagner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
I was talking to Wagner's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kurt Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Valencia.
Wagner is pressed up against the cage. Valencia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wagner down to the mat. Wagner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wagner lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Jonas Valencia has been cut.
Wagner digs a good body shot into Valencia's ribs.
Wagner jabs at Valencia's body.
Wagner misses with a wild combination.
Wagner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valencia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valencia.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Wagner misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner lands a jab.
Wagner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valencia circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valencia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valencia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kurt Wagner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valencia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wagner was covering up waiting for the punch and Valencia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wagner wants to stand up but Valencia is controlling him.
Valencia passes Wagner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Valencia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Valencia is looking to advance position but Wagner won't allow it.
Wagner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valencia stands up and beckons Wagner to join him on the feet.
Wagner leaves Valencia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wagner leaves Valencia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wagner throws a series of punches but Valencia moves out of range.
Valencia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Valencia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wagner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Valencia.
Valencia is looking to advance position but Wagner won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valencia is working for a kimura but Wagner is defending it quite comfortably.
Valencia wants to control but Wagner is keeping him busy.
Valencia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wagner is trying to get back to full guard.
Valencia is looking to advance position but Wagner won't allow it.
Valencia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Valencia uses his free foot to push down on Wagner's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wagner.
Wagner is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Valencia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wagner is looking to escape.
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 Kurt Wagner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonas Valencia'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.
A combination from Wagner does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valencia is defended easily by Wagner.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wagner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Valencia pushes Wagner up against the cage in a clinch.
Wagner tries to land a knee to the head but Valencia blocks with his arms.
Valencia fails to pull guard.
Valencia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wagner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kurt Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Valencia.
Valencia turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Valencia decides to stand back up. Valencia steps back and let's Wagner get back to his feet.
Kurt Wagner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wagner connects with a right hand. Valencia shakes it off.
Valencia shoots in for a takedown but Wagner shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valencia moves out of range as Wagner throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valencia wants to slow Wagner down by chopping away at his legs.
Valencia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Valencia works his way into full mount!
Wagner tries to reverse the position but Valencia maintains control.
Valencia looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wagner wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wagner is bucking up trying to escape but Valencia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wagner is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is bucking up trying to escape but Valencia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Valencia looking to control but Wagner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Valencia thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Valencia wants to control the action but instead Wagner gets a body lock and reverses into Valencia's guard! Nice work!
Valencia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wagner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valencia is trying to keep Wagner in close.
Valencia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wagner is one step ahead there.
Valencia keeps trying to improve his position.
Wagner looking to pass the guard.
Valencia has a closed guard, preventing Wagner from standing up.
Jonas Valencia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wagner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wagner gets to his feet. Valencia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wagner throws a nice looking combination but Valencia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wagner lands a nice shot to the body.
Valencia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Valencia showed some decent athleticism there.
Valencia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wagner has managed to free his arm - good work.
Valencia wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Valencia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonas Valencia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Valencia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wagner's waist but Wagner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valencia off to one side.
Valencia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wagner misses with a body kick.
Valencia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Valencia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wagner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Valencia somewhat.
Wagner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wagner wants it to stay on the feet.
Kurt Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Valencia.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wagner throws a series of strikes that have Valencia backpedaling.
Wagner lands a nice hook to Valencia's body. Valencia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wagner is looking to wear down Valencia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook 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!
Valencia avoids the head kick by Wagner.
Wagner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valencia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Wagner misses.
Wagner connects with a body shot that sends Valencia's belly button to the back.
Valencia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner throws a right and a left that Valencia avoids nicely.
Valencia shoots in and gets a takedown into Wagner's guard.
Wagner wants to stand but Valencia is controlling the position.
Valencia wants to pass the guard but Wagner is keeping the position.
Valencia advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valencia decides to stand back up. Valencia steps back and let's Wagner get back to his feet.
Wagner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wagner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valencia closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wagner's guard.
Valencia looking to pass the guard.
Wagner keeping moving, preventing Valencia from controlling successfully.
Valencia advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Valencia trying to pass the guard but Wagner defending well.
Wagner tries to kick Valencia off but Valencia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Valencia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wagner sees it coming and defends easily.
Wagner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wagner is refusing to be controlled, as Valencia sits in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wagner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wagner lands with a nice combination. Valencia backs away looking to recover.
Kurt Wagner is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Wagner.
Wagner connects with a right hand. Valencia shakes it off.
Valencia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wagner tries to clinch but Valencia is having none of it.
Valencia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wagner tries to bum rush Valencia with a series of wild strikes but Valencia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valencia closes the distance and clinches up with Wagner, looking for a takedown. Valencia pushes Wagner against the cage but Wagner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wagner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Valencia backs up against the cage.
Valencia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Wagner misses.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valencia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wagner throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Wagner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wagner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Wagner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jax Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Break Stuff. Jax Martin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
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179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jax Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johann Kessler!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin motions for Kessler to come forward. Martin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Kessler.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Kessler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martin tries for a takedown but Kessler circles away easily
and Kessler counters with a solid body kick.
A good leg kick by Kessler.
A good leg kick by Kessler.
Martin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Jax Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kessler counters with an outside leg kick.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Kessler misses with a head kick.
We've been told by Martin's head coaches at Beat Down Under that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Martin throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kessler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Martin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kessler.
Martin tries to clinch but Kessler is having none of it.
Kessler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kessler lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kessler can pounce on him.
Kessler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kessler avoids the body shot from Martin.
Kessler walks into a jab.
Kessler lands a slapping body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kessler.
Kessler takes one to the chin there.
Kessler lands a front kick.
Kessler thuds a left hand into Martin's body.
Kessler works Martin's body with a nice hook.
Martin throws an off balance right hand
and Kessler counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
Kessler slips under a jab from Martin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin tries to bum rush Kessler with a series of wild strikes but Kessler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin misses with an uppercut
and Kessler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kessler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kessler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kessler.
A hook to the body from Kessler.
Kessler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martin up against the cage.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kessler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kessler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kessler.
Kessler lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Kessler.
Kessler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Kessler.
Kessler scores with a shoulder strike.
Kessler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kessler - that landed with a thud.
Kessler lands a shoulder strike.
Kessler manages to break the clinch.
Kessler works Martin's body with a nice hook.
Martin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A lazy left from Kessler finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martin is rocked!
Kessler closes the distance and pushes Martin back into the cage.
Oh Martin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kessler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Kessler.
Kessler breaks the clinch.
Martin walks straight into a right hand from Kessler - that's dropped him! Kessler jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Martin from any more punishment! Martin complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johann Kessler!
Jax Martin was interviewed post fight and said 'I still have a lot to learn. I didn't do as well as I would have liked, but I will continue to grow and improve. My manager always says, "If you have 5min to spare, you are far to lazy." I need to be busier.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Bentner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Worrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bentner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, My Dick. 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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182 lbs
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179 lbs
11 - 15 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Solid chin |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Bentner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Worrington!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worrington fails with a takedown attempt.
Bentner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Worrington.
Bentner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Worrington's guard.
Bentner landing some decent shots from guard.
Bentner connects with a couple of short punches.
Bentner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bentner postures up and lands a big shot to Worrington's brow.
Bentner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Worrington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bentner scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bentner is pushing down on Worrington's leg trying to pass to half guard. Worrington is fighting to maintain full guard but Bentner has managed to sneak the leg through.
Worrington pushes Bentner off looking to stand but Bentner dives back in and keeps control.
Worrington throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bentner working Worrington over with strikes.
Bentner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Worrington sees it coming and defends easily.
Bentner is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Worrington is just riding it out for now. Bentner eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentner stops Worrington from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worrington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bentner is working away from the top position though.
We've been hearing that Bentner has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bentner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Worrington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bentner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bentner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bentner is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice strikes from Bentner there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bentner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Worrington does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bentner 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.
Worrington on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Worrington misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Bentner there.
Bentner working the head and body with strikes.
Worrington is thowing punches from the bottom. Bentner grabs hold of a loose arm and pivots for an armbar! It's tight and Worrington has to tap! Superb work there from Bentner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Bentner!
Our winner, Nick Bentner, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Juarez Del Fuago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marin Piekny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Fuago comes to the cage accompanied by Israel Kamakawino - E Ala E. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Marin Piekny was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juarez Del Fuago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marin Piekny!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piekny throws a big shot that misses.
Del Fuago moves out of range as Piekny strikes.
Piekny changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Del Fuago looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Piekny scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Del Fuago to see if he's OK.
Del Fuago is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Piekny works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Piekny lands a decent elbow from side control.
Piekny lands a nice forearm strike.
Del Fuago taking a bit of punishment here - Piekny scoring with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Fuago takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Del Fuago is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Del Fuago tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Piekny scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Del Fuago to see if he's OK.
Piekny lands a decent elbow from side control.
Piekny working the ground and pound.
Piekny working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Fuago is working to avoid the ground and pound but Piekny connects with a decent elbow.
Del Fuago takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Piekny lands an elbow.
Del Fuago is rocked!
Piekny working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Fuago is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Del Fuago struggling a bit here.
Piekny scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Del Fuago to see if he's OK.
Piekny lands an elbow.
Piekny landing strikes.
Del Fuago is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Piekny is putting a hurting on Del Fuago here, landing some big shots from side control.
Piekny in side control lands a decent elbow.
Piekny landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
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!
Piekny lands a few punches from side control.
Oh Del Fuago is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piekny lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Fuago can't do much from the bottom here.
Del Fuago seems to have got his legs back now.
Check out the look on Piekny's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Del Fuago tries to improve position but can't.
Piekny scoring with punches from side control.
Del Fuago is working to avoid the ground and pound but Piekny connects with a decent elbow.
Piekny works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Piekny scoring with punches and elbows.
Piekny is working Del Fuago over with some ground and pound from side control.
Piekny cracks Del Fuago with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Piekny immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Del Fuago is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Piekny!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marin Piekny!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroud comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Septic Flesh - Pyramid God kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jake Shields has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
17 - 19 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Stroud!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Darius Henderson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroud moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the body from Stroud misses
and Shields counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stroud is not content to let Shields control the position.
Shields is working for a submission of some sort.
Shields throwing shots but Stroud is blocking nicely.
Stroud is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Shields is looking for a kimura but Stroud is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shields to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stroud tries to roll over but Shields keeps him under control.
Stroud is looking to control Shields's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stroud avoid being mounted?
Stroud looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields is working for a submission of some sort.
Shields is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stroud is trying to maintain the position but Shields is very close to passing his half guard.
Shields prevents Stroud from improving his position.
Shields seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stroud does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stroud trying to hold on to Shields's head to control him but Shields postures up.
Stroud tries to roll over but Shields keeps him under control.
Stroud trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stroud misses with a right hand
and Shields counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stroud keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
Shields missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stroud keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
Stroud looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields throws a big right hand that misses.
Stroud is pulling down on Shields's head. It's preventing any offense from Shields, at least for the moment.
Stroud not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stroud keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
Shields is pushing down on Stroud's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stroud is fighting to maintain full guard but Shields has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shields scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stroud is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shields looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stroud is concentrating on defense, preventing Shields from advancing position.
Shields is pressing down on Stroud's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stroud is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields is trying to control. Stroud wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shields wants to work for an arm triangle but Stroud is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stroud is trying to control but can't.
Shields tries to pass to full mount but Stroud defends it.
Stroud is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Shields is tapping! Great win for Stroud!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Glenn Stroud!
Our winner, Glenn Stroud, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dre Parker acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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284 lbs
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265 lbs
20 - 15 - 1 |
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dre Parker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker scores with a nice strike.
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parker throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Josh Barnett has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barnett is defended easily by Parker.
We've been hearing reports that Barnett has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barnett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Parker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Parker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Parker sprawls well. Parker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barnett gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Parker misses.
Barnett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Parker sprawls well initially but Barnett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett is trying to work for a kimura but Parker is defending well.
Barnett is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett is trying to control. Parker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barnett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parker's head.
Parker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnett.
Barnett trying to control the action but Parker is working from the bottom.
Barnett is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Parker has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Barnett is on him like a limpet, forcing Parker back against the cage.
Barnett wants to take the fight to the mat but Parker manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Parker looking to stall.
Barnett is trying to drag Parker to the mat but Parker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Barnett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Parker prevents it.
Parker gets underhooks to prevent Barnett's takedown attempt.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Barnett's head.
Barnett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker looks to land a combination. Barnett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Barnett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barnett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Parker swivels and escapes.
Parker throws a head kick but Barnett moves out of range.
Parker throws the left hand but Barnett avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barnett.
It looks like Dre Parker has been cut.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Parker as Barnett shoots in.
A left lands for Parker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnett takes one to the side of the head.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnett circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnett closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parker circles away.
Dre Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Parker.
A chopping leg kick lands by Parker.
Parker scores with a nice head shot.
Josh Barnett's cut is getting worse.
Parker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker throws a right hand that Barnett ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnett also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dre Parker dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Parker is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Barnett like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Barnett from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dre Parker!
Dre Parker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hagen Germanicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Germanicus comes to the cage accompanied by Now We Are Free. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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40
274 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hagen Germanicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Germanicus pushes him off.
Lesnar moves out of range of the body kick.
Lesnar shoots in for a double leg but Germanicus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slow jab from Germanicus misses its intended target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lesnar.
Germanicus throws a body punch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Germanicus cracks Lesnar with an open hand slap.
Germanicus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lesnar throws a right hand that misses
and Germanicus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar has a takedown stuffed.
Hagen Germanicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt
and Germanicus counters with a low kick, right behind Lesnar 's knee.
Lesnar dives in for a single leg takedown but Germanicus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A short left from Germanicus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germanicus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Germanicus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt
and Germanicus counters with a nice body shot.
Lesnar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lesnar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Germanicus, who protects the arm well.
Germanicus sneaks back into half guard.
Germanicus wants to get back to full guard.
Germanicus's coaches at Palazzo Paisano have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Lesnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Germanicus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.
Germanicus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lesnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lesnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lesnar postures up and lands a big shot to Germanicus's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Germanicus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lesnar throws a strike but Germanicus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Germanicus trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus throwing strikes but missing.
Germanicus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Germanicus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lesnar trying to strike off his back.
Lesnar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Germanicus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lesnar has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Germanicus is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lesnar.
Germanicus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus is working Lesnar over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lesnar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Germanicus is trying to ground and pound but Lesnar uses the momentary lack of control by Germanicus to regain half guard.
Germanicus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lesnar tries to get to full guard but Germanicus has control of the leg.
Lesnar pushes Germanicus off looking to stand but Germanicus dives back in and keeps control.
Lesnar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Germanicus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Germanicus's back!
Germanicus tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hagen Germanicus dominated that round.
That's time! Germanicus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lesnar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lesnar shoots in and drives through. Germanicus sprawls well.
Germanicus lands an overhand right.
Lesnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Germanicus pinned against the cage. Germanicus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lesnar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Germanicus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesnar can do to turn this around?
Germanicus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lesnar.
Hagen Germanicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germanicus slaps away a takedown attempt from Lesnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Germanicus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Germanicus as he avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Germanicus.
Germanicus lands with a shot to the body.
Germanicus throws a jab when Lesnar was well out of range.
Lesnar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Germanicus counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Germanicus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lesnar will feel that in the morning.
Lesnar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Germanicus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Germanicus connects with a nice looking jab.
Lesnar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lesnar tries for a takedown but Germanicus circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Germanicus. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Germanicus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Germanicus. No joy for Lesnar on that attempt.
Germanicus misses with a wild combination.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Germanicus tests Lesnar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Germanicus throws a sloppy head kick and Lesnar moves out of range easily.
Germanicus takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.
Germanicus misses with a body kick.
Brock Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Germanicus but Germanicus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Germanicus's waist but Germanicus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lesnar off to one side.
Germanicus lands a jab to the head.
Germanicus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lesnar shoots in but no luck this time.
Germanicus misses with a wild combination.
Lesnar fails with the takedown
and Germanicus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lesnar looks up at the clock. Bad move! Germanicus lands a right hand from hell, dropping Lesnar. Germanicus pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hagen Germanicus!
After the big win, Hagen Germanicus made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Tokyo United Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Mcracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Nitschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mcracken might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DJ Hi-Tek Rulez [Die Antwoord]. Phil Mcracken has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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35
195 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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34
184 lbs
30 - 22 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Mcracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Nitschke!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Mcracken blocks the leg kick.
Mcracken connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Damian Nitschke has been cut.
Nitschke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nitschke.
Nitschke walks into a jab.
Mcracken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nitschke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mcracken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nitschke checks it well.
Mcracken moves out of range of the body kick.
Mcracken moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Mcracken.
Mcracken takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mcracken lands a right hook to the body.
Nitschke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nitschke loads up on a big right hand but Mcracken slips the punch.
Nitschke's corner calls for a 1-2. Nitschke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nitschke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mcracken gets tackled into the cage by Nitschke. Nitschke maintains the clinch.
Nitschke tries to throw a body punch but Mcracken avoids it by throwing Nitschke back against the cage.
Nitschke looking to stall.
Mcracken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitschke working aggressively here.
Mcracken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nitschke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nitschke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Mcracken's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nitschke lands a body shot.
Nitschke goes for a takedown attempt but Mcracken pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mcracken throws a jab when Nitschke was well out of range.
A slow jab from Nitschke misses its intended target.
Nitschke 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.
Mcracken walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nitschke staying out of range there.
Nitschke moves away from the strike by Mcracken.
Both fighters circling a little - Nitschke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mcracken is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nitschke lands with a shot to the body.
Mcracken throws a jab when Nitschke was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Mcracken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Nitschke. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nitschke jabs Mcracken right on the nose. Mcracken blinks but takes it well.
Nitschke moves into range and clinches up with Mcracken.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nitschke.
Mcracken throws a punch but it's blocked by Nitschke.
Mcracken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mcracken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Nitschke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mcracken lands with a left to the head.
Nitschke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mcracken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mcracken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nitschke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nitschke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mcracken is breathing heavily.
Nitschke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mcracken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nitschke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Nitschke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nitschke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mcracken or not.
Nitschke lands a body punch.
Nitschke lands a body punch.
Nitschke misses with a punch to the body.
Nitschke lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nitschke.
Nitschke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nitschke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nitschke tries to work over Mcracken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nitschke avoiding damage.
Nitschke blocks an uppercut.
Nitschke trying to stall but Mcracken improves his position.
Nitschke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nitschke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mcracken misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nitschke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mcracken takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mcracken as Nitschke tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke working aggressively here.
Nitschke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nitschke working aggressively here.
Nitschke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Mcracken.
Nitschke has a couple of punches blocked by Mcracken.
Nitschke has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mcracken after a bit of a struggle.
Nitschke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nitschke.
Nitschke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nitschke taking a breather.
Nitschke misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nitschke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nitschke has a couple of punches blocked by Mcracken.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mcracken as Nitschke tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Nitschke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Nitschke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Nitschke's cut.
That's time! Mcracken's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nitschke gets a clinch.
A short right from Mcracken.
Nitschke swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcracken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcracken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mcracken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mcracken throws a punch but it's blocked by Nitschke.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nitschke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nitschke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Nitschke's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Mcracken misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nitschke is leaning against Mcracken and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nitschke lands a body punch.
Nitschke has a couple of punches blocked by Mcracken.
A head punch on the inside from Mcracken fails to land.
Nitschke has hold of one of Mcracken's legs. Mcracken is fighting the takedown attempt but Nitschke gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitschke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nitschke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mcracken utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nitschke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mcracken seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nitschke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nitschke stopping the sweep attempt from Mcracken.
Mcracken controls Nitschke momentarily but Nitschke frees himself.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nitschke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nitschke lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by Nitschke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken 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.
Nitschke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mcracken is out of range and Nitschke settles back down.
Good work by Mcracken as he checks the leg kick.
Mcracken takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That kick from Nitschke tenderised Mcracken's leg. Mcracken is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nitschke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mcracken if he has to take too many more of those.
Nitschke throws a shot to the body.
Nitschke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mcracken's calf.
Nitschke shoots in looking for a takedown but Mcracken manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nitschke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mcracken walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nitschke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nitschke lands with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nitschke.
Mcracken takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mcracken on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nitschke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mcracken under the eye.
Mcracken is rocked!
Nitschke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Mcracken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Nitschke gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Mcracken is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Nitschke!
Damian Nitschke made sure to mention his sponsor, BeastMode in his post fight interview.
Phil Mcracken spoke after the fight, saying 'You were good in there... my butt hurts... and that's hard to do to a greek!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenta Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuudai has chosen Know your Enemy - Yoko Kanno as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenta Yuudai!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuudai has managed to clinch.
Rodrigo Nogueira can't get the takedown.
Yuudai trying to control the position but instead, Rodrigo Nogueira has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yuudai into the cage.
Yuudai works on Rodrigo Nogueira's body with a couple of short punches.
Yuudai slows down the pace here.
Yuudai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rodrigo Nogueira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yuudai gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodrigo Nogueira blocking some punches.
Rodrigo Nogueira takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has been cut.
Yuudai is pressed up against the cage. Rodrigo Nogueira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yuudai down to the mat. Yuudai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuudai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rodrigo Nogueira's hands.
Yuudai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodrigo Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Yuudai throws a hook to the side of Rodrigo Nogueira's head but Rodrigo Nogueira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good standup being displayed there by Yuudai as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai takes the fight into the clinch.
Yuudai breaks from the clinch.
Yuudai misses with a wild body shot.
Yuudai takes the fight into the clinch.
Yuudai is working Rodrigo Nogueira over against the cage.
Yuudai gets through Rodrigo Nogueira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yuudai.
Yuudai scores with a shot to the side of Rodrigo Nogueira's head.
Yuudai pushes Rodrigo Nogueira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yuudai presses Rodrigo Nogueira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yuudai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's cut is getting worse.
Yuudai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuudai lands with a left to the head.
Yuudai lands with a light punch inside.
Yuudai scores with a shot to the side of Rodrigo Nogueira's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai stalling the fight.
Rodrigo Nogueira fails to pull guard.
Yuudai lands with a light punch inside.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Yuudai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yuudai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yuudai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rodrigo Nogueira takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yuudai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Yuudai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yuudai continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Yuudai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yuudai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodrigo Nogueira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kenta Yuudai!
An out of breath Kenta Yuudai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Hymen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaylock has chosen Alive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
17 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Buster Hymen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mookie Blaylock!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaylock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaylock 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 solid leg kick lands there for Blaylock.
Blaylock throws a looping overhand right but Hymen ducks down to avoid it.
Hymen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Mookie Blaylock has been cut.
Mookie Blaylock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaylock lands a right hook to the body.
Blaylock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaylock slips a jab and a cross from Hymen.
Hymen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaylock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hymen misses with a straight right.
Blaylock scores with a kick to the body.
Blaylock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hymen looks for the body kick but Blaylock saw that one coming.
Hymen misses the shot to the body.
Blaylock misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hymen lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Hymen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Blaylock looks to throw a body kick
and Hymen counters with a straight right hand.
Hymen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oooooh!!! Hymen has knocked Blaylock down with a huge combo! Hymen steps away and waves a wobbly Blaylock back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Blaylock tenderised Hymen's leg. Hymen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hymen missing with a left hand there. Blaylock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hymen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Blaylock misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hymen.
A good leg kick by Hymen.
Hymen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blaylock throws a body punch but Hymen moves out of range.
Hymen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blaylock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blaylock connects with a solid leg kick.
Hymen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Hymen misses the target.
The fighters circling - Blaylock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hymen throws a sloppy head kick and Blaylock moves out of range easily.
Hymen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blaylock on the side of the head.
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!
Good exchange - Hymen coming out on top.
Blaylock is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hymen throws a body punch but Blaylock moves out of range.
Blaylock throws a hook to the side of Hymen's head but Hymen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hymen throws a head kick that misses
and Blaylock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hymen is looking to land body kicks.
Blaylock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Hymen.
Blaylock tries to clinch up but Hymen circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut there from Hymen.
Blaylock lands the left hand.
Blaylock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blaylock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hymen avoids a kick to the body.
Blaylock moves in looking to clinch but Hymen pushes him off.
Good exchange - Blaylock coming out on top.
Blaylock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Blaylock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blaylock, right into the meat.
Hymen digs a good hook to Blaylock's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Blaylock scores with a four punch combination!
Hymen lands a big right hand that sends Blaylock crashing to the mat! Hymen stays standing though and waves Blaylock back to his feet!
Blaylock is still on wobbly legs! Can Hymen finish him?
That has opened up Mookie Blaylock's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaylock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blaylock seems to have recovered his senses.
Blaylock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blaylock misses the shot to the body.
Hymen tries to bum rush Blaylock with a series of wild strikes but Blaylock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hymen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blaylock ducks under a wild hook from Hymen.
Blaylock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hymen.
Blaylock slips a straight right by Hymen.
Blaylock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blaylock is looking to clinch.
Blaylock throws a head kick that misses.
Blaylock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hymen to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Blaylock.
Nice defenses there by Blaylock.
A jab from Hymen does it's job there.
Blaylock connects with a body shot that sends Hymen's belly button to the back.
Blaylock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left and a right from Hymen both land. Nice combination.
A good leg kick by Blaylock.
Hymen misses with an uppercut. Blaylock saw that one coming.
Blaylock tries to clinch there but Hymen circles away.
Hymen tries to keep at a distance but Blaylock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hymen is trying to push Blaylock away but Blaylock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hymen can't break the clinch.
Hymen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blaylock lands an elbow just above Hymen 's eye.
It looks like Buster Hymen has been cut.
Hymen can't find room to land a body shot as Blaylock controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blaylock throws an elbow but misses.
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 Buster Hymen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hymen misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hymen. Blaylock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaylock tries to clinch but Hymen is having none of it.
Blaylock has Hymen up against the cage in a clinch.
Blaylock lands a damaging elbow.
Blaylock lands a damaging elbow.
Hymen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hymen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hymen lands a big uppercut and Blaylock crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Blaylock looks OK. Hymen waves Blaylock back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaylock connects with a crisp jab.
Hymen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaylock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hymen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blaylock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hymen throws a head kick but Blaylock moves out of range.
Hymen swats away the attempt to clinch by Blaylock.
Hymen throws a right and a left that Blaylock avoids nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hymen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hymen misses with the combination.
Blaylock moves into the clinch.
Blaylock keeps control of Hymen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hymen is trying to break the clinch but Blaylock has him pressed against the cage.
Hymen tries to break free but Blaylock pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blaylock throws an elbow but misses.
Hymen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blaylock can't find room to land a body shot as Hymen controls the action.
Hymen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hymen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaylock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Blaylock.
Blaylock connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock ducks under a wild hook from Hymen.
A telegraphed right hand from Hymen misses the target.
Blaylock looks to land a body kick but Hymen moved away.
Hymen checks the leg kick.
Hymen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hymen scores with a nice right hand.
Buster Hymen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hymen misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaylock. Hymen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaylock wants to clinch.
Buster Hymen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hymen scores with a jab. Blaylock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The cut above Mookie Blaylock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hymen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaylock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hymen throws a sloppy head kick and Blaylock moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hymen cracks Blaylock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hymen tries to clinch there but Blaylock circles away.
Good exchange - Hymen coming out on top.
Blaylock wants to clinch.
Blaylock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blaylock lunges at Hymen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hymen's hand.
Hymen slips under a jab.
Blaylock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hymen throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hymen misses the target.
Hymen throws a head kick but Blaylock moves out of range.
Hymen throws a hook but Blaylock blocks it.
Hymen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock lands with an overhand left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Hymen misses.
Hymen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A combination from Hymen does no damage.
A jab from Hymen misses.
Blaylock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blaylock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaylock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hymen.
Hymen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blaylock plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blaylock moves into the clinch.
Hymen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hymen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hymen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blaylock scores with a body shot.
Blaylock is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mookie Blaylock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Hymen.
Blaylock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blaylock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hymen tries to circle away but Blaylock has him pinned against the cage.
Hymen is looking to break free of the clinch but Blaylock has double underhooks.
Blaylock misses with an elbow over the top.
Blaylock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hymen is trying to force a seperation but Blaylock has the dominant position.
Blaylock lands a hook that snaps the head of Hymen backwards.
Blaylock misses with a punch on the inside.
Mookie Blaylock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hymen is looking to break free of the clinch but Blaylock has double underhooks.
Blaylock misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hymen is trying to stall.
Blaylock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blaylock throws an elbow but misses.
Hymen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hymen can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hymen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blaylock backwards.
Hymen tries to break free but Blaylock pushes him back against the cage.
Hymen dodges an elbow strike from Blaylock.
Hymen wants to get back to striking at distance but Blaylock won't allow it.
Hymen is trying to break the clinch but Blaylock has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blaylock.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blaylock obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hymen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blaylock misses with a punch on the inside.
Hymen is trying to force a seperation but Blaylock has the dominant position.
Blaylock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blaylock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blaylock lands a right hand.
Hymen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blaylock lands a nice elbow.
Hymen takes an elbow to the temple.
Blaylock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hymen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaylock lands a shot to the body.
Blaylock lands an elbow just above Hymen 's eye.
Buster Hymen's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from Blaylock.
Blaylock lands a nice elbow.
Blaylock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hymen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blaylock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blaylock lands a damaging elbow.
Blaylock lands a body punch.
Blaylock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hymen avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Blaylock fails to land.
Blaylock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blaylock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blaylock lands an elbow that stopped Hymen in his tracks for a moment.
Buster Hymen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Blaylock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hymen avoiding damage as Blaylock throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock connects with a big uppercut there that sends Hymen tumbling to the ground! Blaylock follows him down into his guard.
Hymen is rocked!
Blaylock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Oh Hymen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hymen wants to stand and escape but Blaylock is having none of it.
Blaylock is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hymen seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hymen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blaylock is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blaylock feints and then cracks Hymen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hymen down.
Blaylock scores with a hook to the body. Hymen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock scoring well with a low kick there.
Blaylock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hymen.
Hymen walks into a straight right hand from Blaylock.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaylock looks to land a left hand but Hymen moved out of range nicely.
Blaylock tries to close the distance and clinch but Hymen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Blaylock there.
Blaylock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hymen.
Blaylock clinches with his opponent.
Hymen is trying to break the clinch but Blaylock is controlling him.
Blaylock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blaylock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hymen is trying to push Blaylock away but Blaylock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hymen.
Blaylock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hymen.
A short right from Blaylock.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mookie Blaylock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blaylock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mookie Blaylock!
A relieved looking Mookie Blaylock thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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