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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jackson Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Williams!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Darius Henderson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams counters by clinching up.
Matthews pulls guard successfully.
Williams wants to stand but Matthews has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Williams can't keep his opponent in guard - Matthews advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Matthews throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams pushes Matthews off looking to stand but Matthews dives back in and keeps control.
Matthews works his way into side control.
Matthews lands an elbow.
Matthews is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Williams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Matthews is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Williams looks calm but he's in trouble here. Matthews gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Williams is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Matthews lets go of the hold and Williams can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jackson Matthews!
During a confident post fight interview, Jackson Matthews thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Eel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernardo Bernardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Eel!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eel was well out of range. Poor timing from Bernardo.
Eel darts in and clinches Bernardo up against the cage.
Eel ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Eel no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Eel wants to stand but Bernardo is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bernardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Eel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bernardo won't allow Eel to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernardo stands and throws Eel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bernardo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bernardo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bernardo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eel keeps working.
Bernardo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Eel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Bernardo trying to control the position but Eel is working away.
Bernardo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Eel!
Bernardo trying to control but Eel is having none of it.
Eel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bernardo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bernardo working for a guillotine from mount but Eel is in no mood to give up.
Eel working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eel wants to control but Bernardo is having none of it.
Eel tries to buck Bernardo off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bernardo looking to control but Eel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bernardo fails to take his opponent's back.
Bernardo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eel is looking to escape.
Eel is controlling an arm, preventing Bernardo from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Eel regains half guard.
Bernardo wants to pass the guard but Eel is defending well.
Eel is trying to stand back up but Bernardo is controlling him
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bernardo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bernardo seems to be working for a kimura but Eel defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo Bernardo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Eel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Eel feints and as Bernardo raises his hands in defense, Eel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Eel wants to stand but Bernardo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bernardo has momentary wrist control but Eel slips an elbow through the middle.
Bernardo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eel's guard.
Eel keeping full guard, as Bernardo tries to pass.
Bernardo stands and throws Eel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernardo is trying to get an arm triangle but Eel is defending well.
Bernardo trying to control the action but Eel is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo advances to mount.
Bernardo looking to control but Eel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bernardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eel can do to turn this around?
Bernardo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Eel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
Eel stops Bernardo from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Bernardo avoids the attempt from Eel to control.
Bernardo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eel is looking to escape.
Bernardo is really struggling to control Eel but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bernardo seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Eel is holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eel is squirming around, avoiding Bernardo's attempts to control the action.
Eel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bernardo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bernardo content just to control the position here.
Bernardo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eel is looking to escape.
Bernardo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Eel manages to avoid the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bernardo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo working away.
Bernardo controlling the position from side mount.
Bernardo tries for a kimura but Eel is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bernardo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo Bernardo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Eel moves in looking to clinch but Bernardo pushes him off.
We've been told by Bernardo's head coaches at Madz **21 Elite coaches** that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Eel gets caught napping as Bernardo dives in and scores a takedown. Eel manages to retain guard.
Bernardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Eel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bernardo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bernardo trying to control but Eel is working from the bottom.
Bernardo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eel wants to stand and escape but Bernardo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo pushes down on Eel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bernardo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eel keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jab by Bernardo.
Bernardo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bernardo somewhat.
Eel has closed the distance and engaged Bernardo in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eel has Bernardo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Eel pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bernardo tumbling to the mat - Eel dives into Bernardo's guard.
Bernardo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eel wants to get back to his feet.
Bernardo is working for a submission of some sort.
Bernardo is looking for a kimura but Eel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bernardo to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo wants to pass to mount but Eel is defending the position.
Eel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Eel is refusing to be controlled, as Bernardo sits in half guard.
Bernardo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Eel tries to roll over but Bernardo keeps him under 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.
Bernardo is keen to just control but Eel is a slippery customer.
Bernardo prevents Eel from standing back up.
Bernardo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eel keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Eric Eel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bernardo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bernardo wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Eel or perhaps it was just good defense by Bernardo, which made it look bad.
Bernardo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernardo Bernardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bernardo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernardo Bernardo!
After winning the bout, Bernardo Bernardo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zander Harland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Crisis by Twista Feat. Tech N9ne. 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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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zander Harland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harland has managed to clinch.
Quinn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harland gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Quinn can't get the takedown.
Harland has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Quinn clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Quinn trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Harland is hanging on to Quinn's back as he tries to escape.
Harland throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Quinn!
Quinn trying to control the position but Harland manages to sink in the hooks.
Will Harland go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Quinn tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland is punishing Quinn with strikes - can he finish him?!
Quinn is trying to break free.
Quinn manages to reverse the position and now he's in Harland's guard. Nice work there by Quinn.
Quinn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harland trying to keep a closed guard but Quinn is proving a slippery customer.
Quinn is in close to Harland's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Quinn scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinn is pushing down on Harland's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harland is fighting to maintain full guard but Quinn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Quinn is trying to control the action in half guard but Harland is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harland keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn thows a huge punch but Harland dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Quinn lands a nice short elbow.
Quinn throwing shots but Harland is blocking nicely.
Quinn wants to pass the guard but Harland is defending well.
Harland might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harland is looking for a sweep. Quinn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Quinn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harland's head.
Quinn trying to control from Harland's half guard. Harland has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Quinn trying to control but Harland is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Quinn with a flurry of punches that miss.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Quinn throwing strikes from guard but Harland blocks nicely.
Quinn stands up over Harland, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harland keeping full guard, as Quinn tries to pass.
Quinn throwing strikes from guard but Harland blocks nicely.
Quinn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Quinn trying to control but Harland is working from the bottom.
Quinn passes Harland's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Harland regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Quinn.
Quinn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Quinn landing some decent shots from guard.
Quinn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Harland dives on top into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quinn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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 Zander Harland will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quinn throws a low kick but Harland moves out of range easily.
Harland shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Quinn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Quinn is looking for a sweep.
Quinn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quinn keeps working.
Quinn is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland is trying to ground and pound but Quinn uses the momentary lack of control by Harland to regain half guard.
Harland working over Quinn with some ground and pound. Quinn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harland wants to take a breather but Quinn is having none of it.
Quinn tries to get to full guard but Harland has control of the leg.
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.
Quinn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harland pulls his head out easily.
Harland slips a nice elbow through Quinn's hands, connecting with Quinn's forehead.
Ground and pound from Harland.
Harland is keen to just control but Quinn is a slippery customer.
Harland looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Quinn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harland performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Quinn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quinn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Quinn fails with a takedown attempt.
Quinn closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quinn tries to score a body lock takedown but Harland shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Quinn is trying to pull guard but Harland turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zander Harland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Quinn.
Harland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Quinn blocks an elbow strike from Harland.
Quinn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harland is defending well.
Harland is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harland misses with an elbow over the top.
Quinn blocks a body shot from Harland.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harland misses with a body punch.
Harland is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Quinn gets control of Harland's arms and successfully pulls guard. Quinn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Harland dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Quinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harland was well out of range. Poor timing from Quinn.
Quinn moves into the clinch.
Quinn tries to pull guard but Harland holds him up against the cage and eventually Quinn drops back down to his feet.
Quinn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harland is defending well.
Harland prevents the takedown attempt.
Zander Harland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Quinn.
Harland holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Quinn blocks an elbow strike.
Quinn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harland fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Quinn but Quinn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harland sprawls well. Harland wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quinn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harland or perhaps it was just good defense by Quinn, which made it look bad.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harland as he jumps to the side.
A quick step to the side and Harland tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Harland misses the target.
Harland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Quinn shoots for a double leg takedown but Harland sprawls well. He's pushed Quinn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quinn feints the counter takedown.
Harland misses with a looping left.
Harland throws a hook but Quinn blocks it.
Quinn wants to counter with a clinch but Harland pushes him away.
Zander Harland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harland instigates a clinch.
Quinn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harland prevents it.
Quinn tries to pull guard but Harland holds him up against the cage and eventually Quinn drops back down to his feet.
Harland prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland wants a takedown but no success here.
Quinn can't get the takedown.
Harland stalling in the clinch.
Quinn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harland to keep the fight standing.
Quinn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Quinn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harland prevents it.
Quinn can't get the takedown.
Quinn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harland misses with an elbow strike.
Harland prevents a takedown attempt there.
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.
Quinn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quinn struggles to land a body shot inside as Harland controls his hands.
Harland misses with an elbow over the top.
Harland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quinn can do to turn this around?
Harland prevents a body shot from Quinn.
Harland throws an elbow that misses.
Quinn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harland is defending well.
Quinn is working for takedown but Harland is calmly controlling the position for now.
Quinn tries to pull guard but Harland holds him up against the cage and eventually Quinn drops back down to his feet.
Quinn gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quinn wants to pass the guard but Harland is defending well.
Marcus Quinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harland is trying is best to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zander Harland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harland has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander Harland!
During a confident post fight interview, Zander Harland thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulquiorra Segura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kochanowski comes to the cage accompanied by Sting Of The Bumblebee. 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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165 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
26 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulquiorra Segura!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kochanowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Segura.
Sloppy strikes from Kochanowski. Those never looked like landing.
Kochanowski swings widly with a right hand
and Segura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Segura scores with a hook to the body. Kochanowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kochanowski stuffs the takedown.
Kochanowski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Segura eats them both and turns towards Kochanowski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kochanowski misses with a wild body shot.
Kochanowski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Segura is out of range.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but Segura moves out of range.
Kochanowski is looking to clinch.
Segura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Segura just misses with a punch to the body.
Kochanowski closes the distance and clinches.
Kochanowski breaks from the clinch.
Segura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kochanowski avoids the body shot from Segura.
Kochanowski throwing a counter right hand but Segura manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kochanowski with a poor takedown
and Segura counters with a nice uppercut.
Kochanowski 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.
Segura connects with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Segura as he connects with a hook.
Segura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kochanowski manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kochanowski misses the target.
Kochanowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Segura throws out the jab.
Kochanowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good shot there by Kochanowski.
Segura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kochanowski.
Segura 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.
Kochanowski tries to work over Segura's front leg with a kick but Segura checks it.
Kochanowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Segura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kochanowski defends it well.
Nice defenses there by Kochanowski.
A jab lands there for Segura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kochanowski throws out a loose jab but Segura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Segura throws out a counter right but Kochanowski avoids it with no problem.
Segura works Kochanowski's body with a nice hook.
Kochanowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Segura.
Segura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kochanowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Segura.
Kochanowski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Segura back to the cage. Kochanowski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Janek Kochanowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kochanowski is looking to clinch but Segura is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kochanowski.
Kochanowski misses with a wild combination.
Kochanowski misses the jab.
Kochanowski scores with a jab.
Segura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kochanowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kochanowski scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski throws an off balance right hand
and Segura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kochanowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Segura counters with a nice uppercut.
Kochanowski walks into a jab.
Segura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kochanowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Segura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Segura connects with a right hand. Kochanowski shakes it off.
Kochanowski leaves Segura with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Segura is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kochanowski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kochanowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice sprawl there from Segura as Kochanowski shoots in.
Segura is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Segura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kochanowski needs to keep his hands up - Segura had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Segura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kochanowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Segura.
Segura lands a jab to Kochanowski's midsection.
A jab from Segura misses.
Kochanowski throws a lazy right hand but Segura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Segura doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Segura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kochanowski on the side of the head.
Segura cracks Kochanowski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kochanowski misses with a few strikes there.
Segura scores with a nice head shot.
Kochanowski is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Segura scores with a hook to the body. Kochanowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh Kochanowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kochanowski ducks into an uppercut from Segura and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ulquiorra Segura!
Ulquiorra Segura decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cao Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wietrzny comes to the cage accompanied by Hunter-Fallen. Cao has chosen Cao Cao as his entrance music. Cao Cao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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170 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
19 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cao Cao!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wietrzny looks to score with a jab to the body but Cao is just out of range.
Cao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wietrzny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cao managing to block the knees to the body from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny lands with a right to the head.
Wietrzny is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cao's coach down at War Hogs Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cao's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cao lands with a light punch inside.
Wietrzny misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wietrzny.
Wietrzny struggles to land a body shot inside as Cao controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Cao.
A left hand lands to the body for Cao.
Wietrzny is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wietrzny goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cao prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Wietrzny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao pushes Wietrzny back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cao can't find room to land a body shot as Wietrzny controls the action.
Wietrzny tries to work over Cao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wietrzny scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cao obliges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cao.
Cao missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Cao.
A short right from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny 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.
Cao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wietrzny tries to throw a body punch but Cao avoids it by throwing Wietrzny back against the cage.
Wietrzny working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wietrzny struggles to land a body shot inside as Cao controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny'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.
Wietrzny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wietrzny works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wietrzny struggles to land a body shot inside as Cao controls his hands.
Cao prevents a body shot from Wietrzny.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wietrzny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Cao.
Cao tries to land knees in the clinch but Wietrzny avoids the damage to the body.
Wietrzny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wietrzny backwards.
Wietrzny lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cao.
Cao misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Cao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao lands a left hand.
Cao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wietrzny avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Wietrzny's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cao struggles to land a body shot inside as Wietrzny controls his hands.
Cao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wietrzny drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wietrzny wants to stall.
Cao prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wietrzny misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao blocks an elbow strike from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wietrzny slips a jab and a cross from Cao.
Wietrzny throws a combination. Cao tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cao Cao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wietrzny is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Cao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cao holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cao lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Cao on the inside.
Wietrzny throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wietrzny tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cao avoiding damage as Wietrzny throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cao Cao will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wietrzny misses with a takedown attempt
and Cao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cao swings widly with a right hand
and Wietrzny counters with a straight right hand.
Wietrzny looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wietrzny connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cao scrambles back to his feet.
Cao is looking to clinch but Wietrzny is avoiding it.
Cao tries to clinch there but Wietrzny circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cao prevents a body shot from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wietrzny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wietrzny misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wietrzny is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cao prevents a body shot from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny looking to stall.
Cao missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cao as the two fighters clinch.
Wietrzny wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cao has him pressed against the cage.
Cao lands a good knee to the midsection. Wietrzny won't want to take too many of those.
Wietrzny is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wietrzny throws a punch but it's blocked by Cao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Wietrzny.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wietrzny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wietrzny is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cao is defending well for now.
Wietrzny managing to block the knees to the body from Cao.
Wietrzny stalling in the clinch but Cao improves position.
Cao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cao Cao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wietrzny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wietrzny tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wietrzny manages to pull guard.
Wietrzny has a closed guard, preventing Cao from standing up.
Wietrzny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao gets to his feet - Wietrzny follows without any prompting.
Cao closes the distance and pushes Wietrzny back into the cage.
Wietrzny unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cao blocks a body shot from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny is trying to force a seperation but Cao has the dominant position.
Wietrzny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wietrzny with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wietrzny can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Wietrzny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cao'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.
Wietrzny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cao moves into range and clinches up with Wietrzny.
Cao missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao tries to land knees in the clinch but Wietrzny avoids the damage to the body.
Cao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wietrzny backwards.
Wietrzny's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wietrzny.
Wietrzny wants a takedown but no success here.
Cao tries to throw a body punch but Wietrzny avoids it by throwing Cao back against the cage.
Wietrzny jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cao walks away with a smile on his face. Wietrzny gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cao clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cao obliges.
Wietrzny is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cao is defending well.
Cao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Cao.
Cao lands a knee to the body.
Wietrzny tries to circle away but Cao has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cao Cao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cao clinches up against the cage.
Wietrzny misses with a body punch.
Cao prevents Wietrzny from breaking the clinch.
Wietrzny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cao crunches a lovely knee into Wietrzny's ribcage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wietrzny as Cao tries to tie him up.
Cao leaning against his opponent.
Cao holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cao lands a knee to the body.
Wietrzny is looking for a takedown.
Wietrzny is trying to push Cao away but Cao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wietrzny tries to break free but Cao pushes him back against the cage.
Wietrzny is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cao to keep the fight standing.
Cao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wietrzny is keeping busy.
Cao lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wietrzny backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cao obliges.
Wietrzny tries to break free but Cao pushes him back against the cage.
Cao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wietrzny fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Wietrzny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wietrzny is trying to break the clinch but Cao is controlling him.
Cao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wietrzny.
Cao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wietrzny's efforts to push away.
Cao trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cao.
Wietrzny wants a takedown but no success here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wietrzny tries a body shot but Cao blocks it.
Cao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wietrzny backwards.
Wietrzny wants to get back to striking at distance but Cao won't allow it.
Cao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wietrzny avoids it.
Cao working Wietrzny over with knees to the body.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cao pushes Wietrzny back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cao.
Wietrzny wants a takedown but no success here.
Cao crunches a lovely knee into Wietrzny's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cao obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cao obliges.
Cao working Wietrzny over with knees to the body.
Cao lands a shoulder strike.
Wietrzny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cao Cao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wietrzny throws a hook but Cao avoids it easily.
Cao closes the distance and pushes Wietrzny back into the cage.
Cao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wietrzny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wietrzny misses with a punch to the body.
Cao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wietrzny tries to circle away but Cao has him pinned against the cage.
Cao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cao lands a good knee to the midsection. Wietrzny won't want to take too many of those.
Wietrzny turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wietrzny manages to end up in side control.
Cao Cao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cao is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wietrzny has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Igor Wietrzny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wietrzny throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cao is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wietrzny asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wietrzny working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wietrzny tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cao Cao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cao winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cao Cao!
Cao Cao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makahlen Gorbachoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Makahlen Gorbachoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Chris Dean and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Toro throws a lazy uppercut
and Gorbachoff counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
El Toro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. El Toro showed some decent athleticism there.
Gorbachoff controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
El Toro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
El Toro thows a huge punch but Gorbachoff dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gorbachoff defending well though.
Gorbachoff is controlling El Toro's position as best he can from this difficult position.
El Toro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gorbachoff does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro is pressing down on Gorbachoff's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gorbachoff is holding on for now.
El Toro thows a huge punch but Gorbachoff dodges it nicely.
El Toro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gorbachoff regains full guard. Nicely done.
El Toro distracts Gorbachoff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gorbachoff managing to control the position.
El Toro throws a strike but Gorbachoff rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
El Toro throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
El Toro working for submissions but it's allowed Gorbachoff to get to half guard.
Gorbachoff throwing shots but El Toro is blocking nicely.
El Toro has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but El Toro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gorbachoff looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
El Toro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gorbachoff scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gorbachoff landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gorbachoff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
El Toro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gorbachoff slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorbachoff with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gorbachoff stopping the sweep attempt from El Toro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
El Toro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
El Toro is looking for a triangle but Gorbachoff pushes his legs off easily.
El Toro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gorbachoff defends well.
Gorbachoff got a little sloppy there for a moment and El Toro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gorbachoff has managed to get both his arms back between El Toro's legs - danger averted.
El Toro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gorbachoff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gorbachoff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gorbachoff trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.
El Toro is looking for a triangle but Gorbachoff pushes his legs off easily.
El Toro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gorbachoff is one step ahead there.
Gorbachoff wants to control from the top but El Toro keeps moving.
Gorbachoff lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gorbachoff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gorbachoff trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.
El Toro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gorbachoff is aware though and is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gorbachoff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
El Toro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
El Toro controlling the position.
Gorbachoff scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julio El Toro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gorbachoff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gorbachoff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Julio El Toro has been cut.
Gorbachoff throws a looping overhand right but El Toro ducks down to avoid it.
El Toro with the counter takedown but Gorbachoff avoids it easily.
El Toro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
El Toro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
El Toro sizes up Gorbachoff with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gorbachoff throws the kick towards the body but El Toro avoids it.
Gorbachoff looks for the body kick but El Toro saw that one coming.
El Toro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gorbachoff counters with an inside leg kick.
El Toro throws a right hand that misses
and El Toro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gorbachoff tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and El Toro is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Gorbachoff misses the target.
El Toro is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gorbachoff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Toro throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - El Toro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gorbachoff smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
El Toro throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Gorbachoff to counter with a crisp jab.
El Toro missing with a left hand there. Gorbachoff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid body kick from Gorbachoff.
El Toro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gorbachoff.
El Toro closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gorbachoff did well to prevent El Toro getting side control.
El Toro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gorbachoff is looking to control El Toro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gorbachoff avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gorbachoff avoiding damage under a succession of punches from El Toro.
El Toro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gorbachoff sees it coming and defends easily.
Gorbachoff is refusing to be controlled, as El Toro sits in half guard.
El Toro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gorbachoff desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gorbachoff's head.
Gorbachoff manages to get to full guard.
El Toro trying to control but Gorbachoff is working from the bottom.
El Toro throws an elbow that misses. Gorbachoff uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in El Toro's guard. Nice move by Gorbachoff!
Gorbachoff stands up over El Toro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Toro working a defensive guard here.
Gorbachoff trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.
El Toro trying to keep a closed guard but Gorbachoff is proving a slippery customer.
El Toro being controlled here, momentarily.
El Toro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gorbachoff is looking to advance position but El Toro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Makahlen Gorbachoff will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
El Toro gets a takedown into half guard.
Gorbachoff keeping control of the position.
Gorbachoff moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gorbachoff bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in El Toro's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorbachoff trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.
Gorbachoff with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff with a nice head shot there.
El Toro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gorbachoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gorbachoff seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
El Toro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gorbachoff gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
El Toro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gorbachoff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gorbachoff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
El Toro has his foot on Gorbachoff's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gorbachoff works his way back into a safe position though.
Gorbachoff scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gorbachoff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff tries to free his leg and advance position but El Toro is retaining full guard.
Gorbachoff stands up over El Toro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gorbachoff postures up and lands a big shot to El Toro's brow.
El Toro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gorbachoff is aware though and is defending well.
El Toro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gorbachoff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gorbachoff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gorbachoff content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gorbachoff trying to control the position from guard on top but El Toro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorbachoff controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gorbachoff wants to control from the top but El Toro keeps moving.
El Toro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro keeping moving, preventing Gorbachoff from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
El Toro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gorbachoff gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gorbachoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
El Toro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gorbachoff is aware though and is defending well.
Gorbachoff working some strikes from top position.
Gorbachoff throwing strikes but missing.
Gorbachoff keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of El Toro's head.
That's four 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.
Gorbachoff postures up in El Toro's guard and throws a big left but El Toro blocks it.
Gorbachoff stands up over El Toro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gorbachoff distracts El Toro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
El Toro tries to strike from the bottom.
Gorbachoff trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.
Gorbachoff cracks El Toro with a solid left hand.
El Toro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gorbachoff won't allow El Toro to sweep him here.
El Toro trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makahlen Gorbachoff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gorbachoff 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Makahlen Gorbachoff!
After winning the bout, Makahlen Gorbachoff thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John L Sullivan IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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224 lbs
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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
39 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, John L Sullivan IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tong Po !
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po tries to clinch but Sullivan IV moves out of range.
It looked like Sullivan IV was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sullivan IV lands a jab.
Po wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Sullivan IV misses the target.
Po gets a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sullivan IV takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Po pushes off an throws an elbow but Sullivan IV leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Po gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like John L Sullivan IV has been cut.
Po goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Po .
Po doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sullivan IV throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Sullivan IV's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sullivan IV avoids it.
Po is stalling here.
Po blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan IV takes an elbow to the temple.
Sullivan IV blocks an uppercut.
Sullivan IV goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sullivan IV slows down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sullivan IV wants to get back to striking at distance but Po won't allow it.
Po told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Sullivan IV dodges an elbow strike from Po .
With the fighters up against the cage, Po throws an elbow but misses.
Po lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Po cracks Sullivan IV with a nice body shot.
Sullivan IV swings wildly with an uppercut but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sullivan IV managing to block the knees to the body from Po .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan IV is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sullivan IV fails to land.
Po blocking some punches.
Po has Sullivan IV pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Po fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Po obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po .
Sullivan IV avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Sullivan IV stalling in the clinch but Po improves position.
Po throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sullivan IVs head.
Po lands a nice elbow.
John L Sullivan IV's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sullivan IV up against the cage.
Sullivan IV lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Po .
Sullivan IV is breathing heavily.
Po lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Po lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sullivan IV backwards.
Sullivan IV doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sullivan IV takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sullivan IV throws a head punch that misses.
Po softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sullivan IV takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Po just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sullivan IV's brow.
Po lands a shoulder strike.
John L Sullivan IV's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Po throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Po scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Po scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sullivan IV takes an elbow to the temple.
Po blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po lands a shoulder strike.
Jeez, John L Sullivan IV's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Po throws an elbow that misses.
Po has Sullivan IV pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV blocks a body shot from Po .
Sullivan IV wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sullivan IV blocks an elbow strike from Po .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Po .
Po pushes off an throws an elbow but Sullivan IV leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sullivan IV is trying to stall.
Po lands an elbow inside that Sullivan IV shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John L Sullivan IV's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tong Po !
Our winner, Tong Po , 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 Kickin Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giordano Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad comes to the cage accompanied by Kids Of The K-Hole. Bruno comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Preliator kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Giordano Bruno enters the cage!
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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
39 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kickin Rad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giordano Bruno!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rad feints and as Bruno raises his hands in defense, Rad changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rad stopping the sweep attempt from Bruno.
Bruno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruno is keeping the position for now.
Rad distracts Bruno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bruno is trying to control the position but Rad postures up.
Bruno had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rad defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruno looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruno can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rad controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rad defends it easily.
Bruno trying to keep a closed guard but Rad is proving a slippery customer.
Rad postures up and lands a big shot to Bruno's brow.
Rad won't allow Bruno to sweep him here.
Rad controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bruno is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rad defends well.
Rad is working Bruno over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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.
Bruno has control of Rad's left arm, preventing Rad from doing any damage.
Bruno controls Rad momentarily but Rad frees himself.
Rad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rad passes Bruno's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bruno manages to get to full guard.
Bruno has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rad throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruno is trying to control the position but Rad postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bruno working for a triangle but Rad defends it easily.
Rad postures up in Bruno's guard and throws a big left but Bruno blocks it.
Rad scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rad scoring with some ground and pound.
Bruno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bruno controls Rad momentarily but Rad frees himself.
Bruno is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rad defends well.
Bruno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bruno is looking for a triangle but Rad pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rad sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kickin Rad dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruno.
Bruno throws a leg kick but Rad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bruno throws a lazy right hand but Rad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruno lands a right hook to the body.
Bruno moves out of range of the body kick from Rad.
Bruno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bruno takes a swing at Rad's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Bruno.
Rad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rad throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruno throws the left hand but Rad avoids the punch easily.
Rad throws the kick towards the body but Bruno avoids it.
Bruno checks a leg kick.
Rad wants to slow Bruno down by chopping away at his legs.
Bruno avoids a kick to the body.
Bruno tries a quick counter leg kick but Rad is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bruno swivels and escapes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bruno! But no joy.
Rad looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rad avoids the body shot from Bruno.
Rad blocks a jab.
Rad motions for Bruno to come forward. Rad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Rad.
Bruno lands a body shot.
Rad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bruno's waist but Bruno gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rad off to one side.
Rad takes one to the chin there.
Nice jab there from Bruno.
Rad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rad misses with a kick to the body.
Giordano Bruno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruno misses with a leg kick
and Rad moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruno looking to slow down the pace here.
Bruno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rad avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rad.
Bruno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bruno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rad lands a nice uppercut.
Bruno prevents a body shot from Rad.
Bruno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rad has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bruno avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kickin Rad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rad.
Rad looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bruno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rad backwards.
Bruno throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bruno creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rad's defenses.
Rad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rad drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bruno gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bruno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rad avoids the elbow strike from Bruno, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bruno misses with a punch to the body.
Bruno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruno tries a knee to the head but Rad blocks it.
Bruno avoiding damage.
Rad lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Giordano Bruno has been cut.
Bruno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rad tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bruno manages to circle out of the way.
Bruno misses with a body shot.
A big left from Bruno misses.
Rad tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bruno manages to circle out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giordano Bruno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Giordano Bruno's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bruno clobbers Rad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bruno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruno.
Rad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rad throws a low kick, looking for Bruno's leg but Bruno calmly moves out of range.
Bruno misses with a low kick.
Rad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rad looks for the body kick but Bruno saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruno will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruno.
Nice uppercut lands for Rad. That snapped Bruno's head back.
The fighters circling - Bruno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rad throws a body kick that misses.
Bruno appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rad throws a sloppy head kick and Bruno moves out of range easily.
Bruno blocks a head kick by Rad.
Bruno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bruno connects with a leg kick. Rad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rad misses with a low kick.
Rad throws a low kick, looking for Bruno's leg but Bruno calmly moves out of range.
Rad connects with a solid leg kick.
Rad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rad tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bruno manages to circle out of the way.
Rad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bruno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rad lands with a nice body kick.
Bruno moves out of range of the body kick from Rad.
A head kick misses from Rad.
Bruno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rad.
Rad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno blocks a leg kick.
Bruno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bruno moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruno loads up on a big right hand but Rad slips the punch.
As Bruno tries to get set, Rad tries to push him back and clinch up but Bruno manages to avoid the attempt.
Bruno misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bruno lands a slapping body shot.
Bruno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rad is looking to land body kicks.
Rad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruno.
Bruno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rad manages to avoid it.
Rad appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bruno avoids the body shot from Rad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno misses with a double jab.
As Bruno tries to get set, Rad tries to push him back and clinch up but Bruno manages to avoid the attempt.
Rad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruno.
Bruno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruno misses with a straight right.
Rad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rad checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Rad.
Bruno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bruno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bruno throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bruno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rad doesn't seem bothered though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rad.
Bruno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rad was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruno.
A head kick from Rad lands but Bruno takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rad scores with a nice body kick.
Rad throws a leg kick which misses Bruno's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruno tries to avoid it.
Good exchange - Rad coming out on top.
Rad throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rad throws a front kick that sends Bruno stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Bruno misses.
Bruno throws a series of punches but Rad avoids them all with ease.
Bruno avoids the body shot from Rad.
Bruno takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bruno throws a leg kick but Rad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rad tries to counter by clinching up but Bruno breaks away and moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rad.
Bruno on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kickin Rad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rad 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kickin Rad!
Our winner, Kickin Rad, 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 Divock Origi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Sobis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Origi comes to the cage accompanied by Vamos a la playa. 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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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Divock Origi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Sobis!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Origi scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Sobis misses.
Sobis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Origi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sobis.
Sobis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Origi.
A lazy body kick from Sobis
and Origi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sobis thinking.
Sobis throws a head kick that misses.
Sobis misses with the body kick
and Origi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Origi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sobis if he has to take too many more of those.
Sobis slips under a jab.
Sobis is trying to counter with his kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Origi.
Sobis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sobis throws a lazy uppercut
and Origi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Origi is looking to land body kicks.
Origi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Origi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sobis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Origi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Origi.
Origi throws a head punch that misses.
Sobis wants to break free but Origi has control.
Origi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobis.
Origi prevents Sobis from breaking the clinch.
Origi misses with a body punch.
Sobis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Origi tries to throw a body punch but Sobis avoids it by throwing Origi back against the cage.
Origi tries to work over Sobis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Origi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Origi struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobis controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Origi throws a head punch that misses.
Sobis blocking some punches.
Origi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sobis is trying to push Origi away but Origi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Origi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Origi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Origi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Origi lands a nice uppercut.
Origi misses with the head strike.
Origi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Origi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobis manages to break the clinch.
Origi with a hook.
Origi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobis loads up on a big right hand but Origi slips the punch.
Sobis looks to score with a jab to the body but Origi is just out of range.
Sobis misses with a looping right.
Sobis lands with a straight right. Origi didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Divock Origi has been cut.
Sobis connects with a body shot.
Sobis avoids the body shot from Origi.
Sobis lands a left and a right that send Origi crashing to the mat, dazed. Sobis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobis throws a lazy head kick
and Origi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sobis's knee momentarily.
Sobis throws a sloppy head kick
and Origi counters with a straight right hand.
Origi moves away from the strike by Sobis.
Origi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sobis misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Origi.
Tito Sobis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Origi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Origi scores with a push kick.
Sobis ducks under a wild hook from Origi.
A big right from Sobis misses.
Sobis looks to throw a body kick
and Origi counters with a straight right hand.
Sobis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Origi.
Sobis throws a hook but Origi blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Origi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Origi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sobis in his tracks.
Origi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobis scores with a jab.
Sobis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Origi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sobis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Origi is looking to counter punch.
Sobis throws a sloppy head kick and Origi moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Divock Origi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Divock Origi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sobis takes one to the chin there.
Origi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Origi. Sobis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Origi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sobis throws a big counter head kick but Origi avoids it with no problem.
Origi scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sobis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Origi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Origi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sobis throws a looping overhand right but Origi ducks down to avoid it.
Origi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobis pushes Origi away with a front kick.
Origi connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobis throws the left hand but Origi avoids the punch easily.
Sobis swings for the body but Origi moves out of range.
Sobis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Origi.
Origi slips a straight right by Sobis.
Origi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sobis in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Origi throws a right hand that misses
and Sobis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sobis throws a poor cross that misses
and Origi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sobis thinking.
Sobis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Origi lands with a good body shot.
Sobis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Origi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sobis can do to turn this around?
Origi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobis is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sobis.
Origi lands with a straight right. Sobis didn't see that one coming.
Origi scores with a decent looking hook.
Sobis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sobis clobbers Origi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobis cracks Origi with an open hand slap.
Sobis lands a nice hook to Origi's body. Origi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Origi misses with the head strike.
Sobis tries to break free but Origi pushes him back against the cage.
Origi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Origi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Origi struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobis controls his hands.
Sobis pushes Origi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sobis blocks an uppercut.
Sobis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Origi tries a low kick but Sobis avoids it.
Origi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Origi lands a nice looking body shot.
Sobis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Origi closes the distance and pushes Sobis back into the cage.
Sobis blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Origi misses with the head strike.
Sobis has had enough of the clinch but Origi keeps him there for the moment.
Sobis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sobis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Origi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Origi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sobis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobis is trying to break free.
Origi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobis's elbow.
Sobis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Origi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sobis's hands.
Sobis tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Origi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobis scores with a head kick.
Origi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
An inside leg kick lands from Origi.
Sobis connects with a looping right hand.
Origi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sobis at a distance.
Sobis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Origi throws a body punch but Sobis moves out of range.
Origi avoids the body shot from Sobis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Divock Origi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Divock Origi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Origi scores with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Sobis misses.
Origi tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sobis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Origi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A slow jab from Sobis misses its intended target.
Origi swings for the body but Sobis moves out of range.
Sobis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Origi thuds his shin into the meat of Sobis's side.
Sobis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Origi throws a wild body kick that Sobis sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Sobis misses
and Origi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Origi moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sobis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Origi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sobis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sobis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Origi.
Origi lands with a good body shot.
Sobis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Origi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Origi.
Origi tries to work over Sobis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Origi tries to work over Sobis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Origi.
Sobis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Origi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Origi lands a shoulder strike.
Origi tries a body shot but Sobis blocks it.
Origi prevents Sobis from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Origi.
Sobis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Origi. Sobis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sobis misses with a looping left.
Origi lands with a nice body punch.
Sobis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Origi.
Origi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sobis.
Sobis throws a jab when Origi was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobis throws a lazy right hand but Origi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Origi tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Origi thows a body kick. Sobis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Donk. Origi catches Sobis right on the button with a cross.
Sobis throws a chopping leg kick but Origi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Origi.
Origi lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobis misses with a low kick.
Origi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sobis avoids the head kick by Origi.
Nice jab there from Sobis.
Sobis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sobis throws a body shot but no joy.
Sobis drops his hands momentarily and Origi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sobis misses with a looping right.
Origi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sobis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sobis tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobis tries to keep at a distance but Origi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Origi misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Origi fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Origi fails to land.
Sobis manages to break the clinch.
Sobis tries a low kick but Origi avoids it.
Origi slips under a jab from Sobis.
Origi tries to clinch but Sobis moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Origi.
Good leg kick by Origi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tito Sobis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobis lands a slapping body shot.
Sobis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobis misses with the combination.
Origi delivers a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Divock Origi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Origi 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 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Divock Origi!
Divock Origi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slevin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kyle Romo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Slevin!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Watson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slevin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slevin scores with a push kick.
Romo misses with a straight right.
Slevin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Romo moves out of range of the strikes.
Romo ducks under a wild hook from Slevin.
Romo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Slevin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Slevin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slevin loads up on a big right hand but Romo slips the punch.
Romo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by 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!
Good leg kick by Slevin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slevin throws a hook but Romo avoids it easily.
Romo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Slevin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Slevin under the eye.
Slevin has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romo avoids the elbow strike from Slevin, against the cage.
Romo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slevin.
It looks like John Kyle Romo has been cut.
Romo prevents a body shot from Slevin.
Slevin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Slevin cracks Romo with a nice body shot.
Romo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slevin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slevin misses with a body punch.
Slevin misses with the head strike.
Slevin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slevin.
Romo blocks an uppercut.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but Slevin blocks with his arms.
Slevin unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Romo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Slevin is unloading with more strikes now! Romo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Slevin!
A relieved looking Tony Slevin 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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