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BYFC 8: Battle of the Bold PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Furi Romu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Wills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shawn Chris-Stars Align!!. Wills is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enter Sandman . 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Furi Romu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Wills!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romu rushes Wills and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Romu.
Wills scores with a knee to the head.
Romu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wills jumps guard but Romu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wills working hard to break the clinch.
Wills has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Romu after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romu gets underhooks to prevent Wills's takedown attempt.
Furi Romu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Wills.
Romu blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills is trying to break the clinch but Romu has him pressed against the cage.
Wills looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wills just misses with a elbow thrown towards Romu's brow.
Romu letting Wills take a breather here.
Wills prevents a body shot from Romu.
Romu throws a punch but it's blocked by Wills.
Romu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Romu stops a takedown attempt from Wills.
Romu tries to throw a body punch but Wills avoids it by throwing Romu back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Romu scores with a shoulder strike.
Romu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romu lands a nice uppercut.
Wills jumps guard but Romu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Wills.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills looking to throw knees to the head but Romu is blocking nicely.
Wills fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Romu tries to land knees in the clinch but Wills avoids the damage to the body.
Wills tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wills wants to get back to striking at distance but Romu won't allow it.
Wills tries to land knees in the clinch but Romu avoids the damage to the body.
Wills looking for a takedown.
Romu lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wills misses with a knee strike.
Romu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wills backwards.
Romu lands with a short shot to the head.
Wills is rocked!
Romu managing to block the knees to the body from Wills.
Wills wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wills blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romu blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Furi Romu dominated that round.
That's time! Romu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Romu clinches up with Wills and pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Wills.
Romu gets through Wills's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wills has Romu pushed against the cage.
Furi Romu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wills tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills wants a takedown.
Romu pushes Wills back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Romu misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills is trying to force a seperation but Romu has the dominant position.
Wills looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wills jumps guard but Romu stands there with Wills around his waist. Wills gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wills is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Romu is defending well.
Furi Romu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Wills.
Wills jumps guard but Romu stands there with Wills around his waist. Wills gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wills is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Romu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Romu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romu lands a shoulder strike.
Wills has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wills is trying to push Romu away but Romu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Romu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wills is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Romu.
Wills's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wills wants to break free but Romu has control.
Wills pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Romu scores a nice knee to the body.
Wills creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Romu's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wills on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wills is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Romu gets through Wills's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wills is trying to break the clinch but Romu is controlling him.
Romu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wills is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Romu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wills misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Furi Romu dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wills is defended easily by Romu.
Romu rushes Wills and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wills is trying to push Romu away but Romu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Romu lands a nice uppercut.
Wills tries to break free but Romu pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wills or not.
Wills is looking to break free of the clinch but Romu has double underhooks.
Romu tries a body shot but Wills blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills prevents a body shot from Romu.
Wills has had enough of the clinch but Romu keeps him there for the moment.
Romu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wills avoids it.
Romu is pressed up against the cage. Wills has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Romu down to the mat. Romu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wills has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Romu after a bit of a struggle.
Furi Romu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Wills.
Romu tries to land knees in the clinch but Wills avoids the damage to the body.
That's two 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.
Wills is trying to force a seperation but Romu has the dominant position.
Romu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wills.
Furi Romu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romu working aggressively here.
Wills creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wills is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romu is keeping busy.
Romu lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romu is defending well for now.
Wills is looking to break free of the clinch but Romu has double underhooks.
Wills blocking some punches.
Wills is looking for a takedown.
Romu blocks a body shot from Wills.
Wills is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wills prevents a body shot from Romu.
Wills blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Romu trying to land knees to the body.
Wills is trying to break the clinch but Romu has him pressed against the cage.
Wills is looking to break free of the clinch but Romu has double underhooks.
Wills has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Romu - that landed with a thud.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wills wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Furi Romu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Romu 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Furi Romu!
Furi Romu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Joe Wills stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well Try Better Next Time'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cluade Vamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Virastuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cluade Vamp 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cluade Vamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Virastuk!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vamp scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vamp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Virastuk circles away quickly and effectively.
Virastuk stuns Vamp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Virastuk closes the distance and pushes Vamp back into the cage.
Virastuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vamp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vamp fails to land with a series of punches.
Vamp really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vamp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Virastuk throws a leg kick which misses Vamp's front leg but catches the back leg as Vamp tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Virastuk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Virastuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Virastuk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vamp is breathing heavily.
Virastuk takes the fight into the clinch.
Virastuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vamp tries to keep at a distance but Virastuk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Virastuk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Virastuk breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Virastuk landing knees to the head.
It looks like Cluade Vamp has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virastuk lands a big knee to the head and Vamp goes down! Virastuk is looking to finish!
Vamp is rocked!
Virastuk stands up.
Oh Vamp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Virastuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vamp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Virastuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vamp's calf.
Vamp seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Virastuk, right into the meat.
Virastuk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vamp, pushing him back against the cage.
Virastuk breaks from the clinch.
Vamp's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Virastuk moves into the clinch.
Virastuk lands a big knee! That's hurt Vamp! Oh, he's all over the place! Virastuk lands another knee that sends Vamp to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasily Virastuk!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobin Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernardo Fagundes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tobin Frost has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobin Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernardo Fagundes!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagundes drops Frost with a beautiful combination! Frost stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fagundes is looking for the KO!
Frost is rocked!
Fagundes cracks Frost on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Frost falls backwards against the cage. Fagundes follows up with more strikes that drop Frost to his knees. Fagundes keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Frost! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernardo Fagundes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hulk has chosen Shawn Chris-Hangover as his entrance music. John Long has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leo Hulk!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulk closes the distance but Long moves to the side
and Long counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Long lands a big uppercut and Hulk crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hulk looks OK. Long waves Hulk back to his feet!
It looks like Leo Hulk has been cut.
Long flashes Hulk a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Hulk's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Hulk crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Long punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Long!
In defeat, Leo Hulk stepped up to the mic, saying 'Must of been their night, Ill be back and more prepared next time.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eva Contonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eva Contonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contonio tries a head kick but it misses.
Contonio fails to land with a series of punches.
Goodman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Goodman duly obliges.
The crowd cheers as Contonio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Goodman doesn't seem phased though.
Goodman misses with a double jab.
Contonio darts in and clinches Goodman up against the cage.
Contonio misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Contonio fails to land.
Goodman tries to pull guard but Contonio holds him up against the cage and eventually Goodman drops back down to his feet.
Contonio throws a head punch that misses.
Goodman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Contonio walks away with a smile on his face. Goodman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Goodman throws a jab when Contonio was well out of range.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Contonio.
Contonio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Goodman if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Contonio.
Goodman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Contonio.
Goodman misses with a double jab.
Goodman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Contonio avoids it really well and circles away.
Eva Contonio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Goodman.
Contonio scoring well with a low kick there.
Contonio tries to clinch there but Goodman circles away.
Contonio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodman.
It looked like Contonio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Goodman.
Contonio dodges the punch combination from Goodman.
Contonio misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contonio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Goodman counters with a left and a right that stings Contonio.
Donk. Contonio catches Goodman right on the button with a cross.
Goodman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Contonio.
Contonio throws a push kick but Goodman slaps the foot to one side.
Goodman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Contonio tries to work over Goodman's front leg with a kick but Goodman checks it.
Goodman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Contonio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Contonio throws a counter high kick but Goodman was just alert enough to avoid it.
Goodman misses with a body shot.
Contonio misses with a body shot.
Goodman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Contonio misses with a two punch combination.
Goodman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Contonio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Contonio. Contonio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Contonio connects with a jab.
Goodman looks to land a combination but Contonio avoids it well.
Contonio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Contonio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Contonio scores with a four punch combination!
Goodman is rocked!
Contonio rushes Goodman and presses him up against the cage.
Goodman is still on wobbly legs! Can Contonio finish him?
Contonio creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Goodman's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Goodman drops to his knees and Contonio pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eva Contonio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuji Nagata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Nickels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickels has chosen Hail To The King as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuji Nagata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Nickels!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickels feints a jab promting Nagata to slip. Nickels then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nagata slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Yuji Nagata has been cut.
Nickels throws a series of punches but Nagata avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Nagata misses its intended target.
Nickels avoids the body shot from Nagata.
Nickels lands a nice hook to Nagata's body. Nagata takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nagata throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nickels.
Nickels moves out of range as Nagata strikes.
Nagata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Nagata misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Nickels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nickels avoids the head kick by Nagata.
Nagata throws a leg kick but Nickels moved away.
Oooooh!!! Nickels has knocked Nagata down with a huge combo! Nickels steps away and waves a wobbly Nagata back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Nagata is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickels throws a right and a left that Nagata avoids nicely.
As Nickels backs away, Nagata returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A punch combination from Nickels misses.
Nagata's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nickels connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nagata scrambles back to his feet.
Nagata has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Great Bash Heel in the buildup to the fight.
Nickels looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagata is just out of range.
Nickels avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickels manages to avoid it.
Nickels has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nagata is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nickels throws a series of punches but Nagata moves out of range.
Nagata throws a hook but Nickels avoids it easily.
Mike Nickels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagata wants to land a leg kick but Nickels is out of range.
Nagata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nagata looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nickels feints a jab promting Nagata to slip. Nickels then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nagata slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nagata looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nickels catches Nagata with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Nagata forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Nickels!
An out of breath Mike Nickels 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane McLain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Butterfly Effect - Sweet and Low. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane McLain!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Lewis does no damage.
Lewis scores with a head kick. McLain tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Shane McLain has been cut.
Lewis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lewis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lewis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McLain backwards.
Lewis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lewis has McLain pressed against the cage, preventing McLain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McLain tries to break free but Lewis pushes him back against the cage.
Lewis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McLain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lewis lands a vicious elbow to the side of McLain's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Lewis tries to finish him with strikes but McLain still seems able to defend himself so Lewis steps back and lets McLain get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
McLain is rocked!
Justin Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis lands with a right and another and another! McLain is in big trouble! Lewis lands again and this time it's lights out for McLain! A quality knockout there for Lewis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Justin Lewis!
A very excited looking Justin Lewis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jackson (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 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Byrne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Byrne counters with an inside leg kick.
Byrne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Byrne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Byrne finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Byrne scores with a kick to the body.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Byrne counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Byrne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like John Jackson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Byrne lands.
Byrne connects with a jab.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
We've been informed that Jackson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Byrne.
Matt Byrne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Byrne rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Byrne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees to the body from Byrne.
Jackson looks winded!
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Byrne scores with a shoulder strike.
Byrne blocking some punches.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jackson as Byrne tries to tie him up.
Byrne being controlled against the cage.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Byrne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson presses Byrne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Byrne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Byrne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Byrne is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Byrne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Byrne after a bit of a struggle.
Byrne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
Byrne tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
Byrne cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Byrne lands an elbow inside.
Byrne trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Byrne into the cage.
Byrne lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Byrne effectively controlling the action here.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Byrne's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Byrne stalling in the clinch but Jackson improves position.
Byrne avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Matt Byrne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Jackson.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Byrne gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson trying to stall but Byrne improves his position.
Byrne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson pulls guard effortlessly.
Byrne preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson looking to control but Byrne passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byrne looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Byrne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Byrne works his way into side control.
Byrne tries to stand but Jackson is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Byrne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Byrne backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Matt Byrne has been cut.
Byrne slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson closes the distance but Byrne moves to the side
and Byrne counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up John Jackson's cut even more.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab lands there for Byrne.
Byrne cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Byrne lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Byrne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matt Byrne is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson takes one on the button.
The cut above John Jackson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Byrne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Byrne defends it well.
John Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Byrne!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Byrne.
Byrne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Byrne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrne.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrne.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Byrne here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jackson is looking to control Byrne's arms but Byrne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jackson has his back to the cage.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Byrne manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jackson as Byrne tries to tie him up.
Jackson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Byrne is defending well.
Byrne has Jackson pushed against the cage.
Byrne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
A shot in the inside from Byrne.
Jackson wants to stall.
Jackson wants to stall.
Byrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
Byrne tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the cage.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Byrne.
Matt Byrne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
John Jackson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Jackson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Byrne!
Matt Byrne retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Matt Byrne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Idi Ota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Hofnaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rusty Hofnaker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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29
287 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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255 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idi Ota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rusty Hofnaker!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ota has Hofnaker up against the cage in a clinch.
Hofnaker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hofnaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hofnaker forces Ota back against the cage and clinches.
Hofnaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ota is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hofnaker is defending well for now.
Hofnaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ota closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ota.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ota.
Hofnaker can't break the clinch.
Hofnaker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Otas head.
Knees to the body from Ota.
Hofnaker looks winded!
Hofnaker missing with knees to the body.
Ota lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ota misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hofnaker.
Hofnaker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ota blocks an elbow strike from Hofnaker.
Ota unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hofnaker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ota lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Rusty Hofnaker has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Ota.
Hofnaker avoids a wild elbow strike from Ota.
Ota lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ota tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hofnaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ota.
Ota using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ota tries to land a knee to the head but Hofnaker blocks with his arms.
Ota tries to land a knee to the head but Hofnaker blocks with his arms.
Ota scores with a knee to the head.
Ota tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ota throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ota presses Hofnaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ota utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Ota.
That has opened up Rusty Hofnaker's cut even more.
Hofnaker tries to work over Ota's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ota lands an elbow that stopped Hofnaker in his tracks for a moment.
Ota with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hofnaker pushes off an throws an elbow but Ota leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hofnaker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ota avoids it.
Hofnaker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hofnaker obliges.
Hofnaker breaks the clinch.
Ota has closed the distance and engaged Hofnaker in a clinch.
Hofnaker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ota avoids it.
Hofnaker manages to break the clinch.
Ota closes the distance and clinches.
Hofnaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hofnaker is rocked!
Ota lands a big knee to the head and Hofnaker goes down! Ota pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Idi Ota!
An out of breath Idi Ota 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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