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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikos Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Rambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikos Papadopoulos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimmy Rambler's chin.
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nikos Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Rambler!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos fails to land the takedown.
Papadopoulos looks to clinch
and Rambler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rambler.
Rambler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rambler passes Papadopoulos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Papadopoulos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rambler lands with a punch from half guard.
Rambler keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rambler is trying for a kimura here. Papadopoulos looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rambler wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Rambler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kanis Lupis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Gunines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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277 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanis Lupis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Louis Gunines!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lupis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gunines under the eye.
Lupis lands a left and a right that send Gunines crashing to the mat, dazed. Lupis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lupis walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Gunines drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lupis swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Gunines's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kanis Lupis!
In his post fight interview, Kanis Lupis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilad Shalit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Suffa by Hed Pe. Shalit has chosen MC Sapinho - Gilad Shalit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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204 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
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220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gilad Shalit!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch tries for a takedown but Shalit circles away easily
and Shalit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Shalit.
It looks like Lucas Lynch has been cut.
Lynch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lynch throws a head kick that misses.
Shalit lands a jab to Lynch's midsection.
Lynch 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.
Shalit lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lynch doesn't manage to clinch there - Shalit circles away.
Lynch tries for a takedown but Shalit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shalit! But no joy.
Lynch tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shalit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shalit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lynch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shalit! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shalit swats away the attempt to clinch by Lynch.
Lynch swings for the body but Shalit moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit cracks a nice hook into Lynch's ribs.
Lynch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lynch is breathing heavily.
Lynch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shalit defends it nicely.
Lynch works over Shalit's head and body with a nice combination.
Lynch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shalit scores with a body shot.
Lynch tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shalit counters with a nice uppercut.
Shalit lands a nice looking body shot.
Shalit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lynch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shalit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shalit has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Lynch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lynch misses with a takedown
and Shalit counters with a huge left! Lynch is in big trouble! He's backing up but Shalit isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Lynch from any more damage. A dominating finish by Shalit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilad Shalit!
Gilad Shalit made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Kelly looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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230 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edward Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elias Stein!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein clinches up with Kelly and pushes him back against the cage.
Stein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Edward Kelly has been cut.
Kelly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stein pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stein lands a shoulder strike.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Stein is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stein lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly is rocked!
Stein lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kelly.
Stein dips a shoulder and cracks Kelly with a mighty uppercut! Kelly falls back against the cage and Stein unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kelly is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Stein screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elias Stein!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between D Z Canon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonty Underwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Z Canon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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136 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, D Z Canon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonty Underwood!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Canon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been told by Canon's head coaches at Madz **21 Elite coaches** that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Canon misses with a few strikes there.
Underwood tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Canon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Canon misses with a double jab.
Underwood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Canon tries to avoid it but Underwood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Canon to the ground. Canon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Canon.
It looks like Jonty Underwood has been cut.
Jab, jab by Canon - just one landing.
Underwood is rocked!
Canon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Underwood is still on wobbly legs! Can Canon finish him?
Underwood walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Canon! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). D Z Canon!
An out of breath D Z Canon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drummond Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lombard's choice of entrance music: Totalimmortal. Rafael Lombard acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drummond Eaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafael Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eaton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eaton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lombard.
Lombard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eaton forces Lombard back against the cage and clinches.
Eaton lands with a light punch inside.
Eaton lands a shot to the body.
Eaton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lombard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Eaton to keep the fight standing.
Eaton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lombard jumps guard but Eaton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lombard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Eaton uses from the top position.
Eaton is sitting in close to Lombard's body. Lombard has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Eaton is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Eaton is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Lombard.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rafael Lombard!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rafael Lombard waved his t-shirt featuring Voodoo Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ron Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by Battle Royal. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shelby slips under a jab from Green.
Shelby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Ron Green has been cut.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Shelby moves away and avoids it.
Shelby changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Green gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shelby.
Green swings widly with a right hand
letting Shelby counter with a right hand.
Jab from Green.
Green stuffs the takedown.
Shelby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Green connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shelby scrambles back to his feet.
Shelby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Green but Green pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shelby is defended easily by Green.
Ron Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Shelby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green lands with a right hand.
Green swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shelby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Green misses with an uppercut
and Shelby counters with a nice uppercut.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Shelby on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Shelby.
Shelby blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shelby! But no joy.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Green misses with a series of wild punches.
Green moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shelby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shelby throws out the jab.
Ron Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Green. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Green.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
It looked like Green wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shelby has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shelby is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Green.
Shelby moves out of range of the strikes.
Shelby is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Green lands with a right hand.
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Shelby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Green moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Shelby misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Green.
Green lands a jab-cross combination.
Green swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shelby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
And Shelby tries to counter it with a takedown but Green pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
Green scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A leg kick checked by Green.
Green misses with a hook
and Shelby counters with a solid body kick.
A big right from Green misses.
Green misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green misses with a straight right.
Green misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shelby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a hook
letting Shelby counter with a right hand.
Green is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Green is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Green connects with a single shot there.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Shelby takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shelby swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shelby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shelby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Green looks to land a combination but Shelby avoids it well.
Shelby lands a jab to Green's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Green dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Green's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shelby moves out of range of the strikes.
Green with a nice cross.
Shelby lands a body shot.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Green.
It seemed like Shelby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Green throws out a loose jab but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Green looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Green slips under a jab from Shelby.
Shelby has a takedown stuffed.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shelby might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Green has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelby is putting a hurting on Green here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Green has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shelby but great work by Green.
Shelby manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green is trying to stand back up but Shelby is controlling him
Green is not content to let Shelby control the position.
Green is trying to control but can't.
Shelby trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.
Green wants to improve his position but Shelby is controlling well.
Shelby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shelby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Green defending well though.
Shelby misses with a head shot. Green uses the momentum to regain guard.
Shelby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shelby throws a strike but Green rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Green has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shelby is proving hard to escape from.
Shelby trying to keep a closed guard but Green is proving a slippery customer.
Shelby has control of Green's left arm, preventing Green from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Green has picked Shelby up and slammed him! Shelby can't keep hold of the triangle and Green manages to pass to side control!
Green stands up and beckons Shelby to his feet.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shelby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Green looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shelby appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Green digs a good body shot into Shelby's ribs.
Ron Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Green misses with a jab to the body
and Shelby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Green darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Green takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shelby.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Nice uppercut lands for Green. That snapped Shelby's head back.
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
Green takes a swing at Shelby's ribcage but misses.
Green misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shelby! But no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Green. Those never looked like landing.
Shelby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shelby stalling in the clinch.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shelby can do to turn this around?
A short body shot lands from Shelby as the two fighters clinch.
Shelby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Green's efforts to push away.
Shelby will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Green up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Green dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ron Green'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!
Green misses with a body shot.
Shelby with the counter takedown but Green avoids it easily.
Shelby misses with a takedown attempt
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Green rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shelby counters with a nice uppercut.
Green scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shelby defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Green misses with a wild combination.
Green blocks the body kick.
Green rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shelby counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shelby is pressing down on Green's thigh, looking to free his foot. Green is holding on for now.
Shelby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries to kick Shelby off but Shelby keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shelby thows a huge punch but Green dodges it nicely.
Shelby wants to take a breather but Green is having none of it.
Shelby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shelby is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Green defends it well.
Shelby is working for a kimura but Green is defending it quite comfortably.
Green looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Shelby is stalling here. Green is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shelby seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Green has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Shelby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shelby is trying to control Green's posture but Green avoids it.
Green decides to stand back up. Green steps back and let's Shelby get back to his feet.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shelby misses with a low kick.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shelby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shelby throws out a counter right but Green avoids it with no problem.
Ron Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shelby instigates a clinch.
Green on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Green on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shelby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Shelby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Green bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shelby motions for Green to come forward. Shelby throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green misses with the combination.
Shelby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a jab to Shelby's midsection.
A jab from Shelby misses.
Green swinging wildly here.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shelby circles away quickly and effectively.
Green scores with a hook to the body. Shelby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Shelby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Green pinned against the cage. Green gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ron Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Shelby.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
John Shelby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shelby thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Green, 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Green!
Ron Green took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wiremu Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dicky Fatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dicky Fatton was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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282 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wiremu Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dicky Fatton!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fatton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fatton misses with a looping left.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams lands a body shot.
Fatton looks winded!
Williams lands a left and a right that send Fatton crashing to the mat, dazed. Williams thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Dicky Fatton has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Williams throws a right hand that Fatton ducks under and follows up with a left that Fatton also avoids with ease.
Williams drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Fatton's head, knocking him out cold! Williams is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wiremu Williams!
As Wiremu Williams got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Ahuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhu'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boom Shot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Sumner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boom Shot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Omar Sumner!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sumner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sumner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shot throws a big counter combination but Sumner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shot scores with a jab to the body.
Shot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sumner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shot.
Shot gets tackled into the cage by Sumner. Sumner maintains the clinch.
Sumner has Shot pressed against the cage.
Sumner can't find room to land a body shot as Shot controls the action.
Sumner looking to slow down the pace here.
Sumner misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shot.
Shot lands with a light punch inside.
Shot tries to throw a body punch but Sumner avoids it by throwing Shot back against the cage.
Shot tries a body shot but Sumner blocks it.
Shot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot blocking some punches.
Sumner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sumner working aggressively here.
Sumner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shot misses with a body punch.
Shot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shot blocks an uppercut.
Shot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sumners head.
Sumner throws a head punch that misses.
Sumner throws a punch but it's blocked by Shot.
Sumner struggles to land a body shot inside as Shot controls his hands.
Sumner blocks an uppercut.
Sumner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sumner gets underhooks to prevent Shot's takedown attempt.
Shot wants to get back to striking at distance but Sumner won't allow it.
Sumner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sumner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sumner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shot jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sumner walks away with a smile on his face. Shot gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sumner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sumner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sumner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shot tries a body shot but Sumner blocks it.
Sumner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sumner.
Sumner throws a punch but it's blocked by Shot.
Sumner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shot backwards.
Sumner misses with a body punch.
Shot has a couple of punches blocked by Sumner.
Sumner lands with a short shot to the head.
Sumner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Sumner.
Sumner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sumner fails to land.
Sumner blocking some punches.
A short right from Sumner on the inside.
Shot is rocked!
Sumner dips a shoulder and cracks Shot with a mighty uppercut! Shot falls back against the cage and Sumner unloads with a barrage of strikes! Shot is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Sumner screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Sumner!
Omar Sumner is the new light heavyweight champion!
The defeated Boom Shot had this to say: 'I clicked on his head, but the engine failed to register my headshot. It is never my fault.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pike Biscuits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biscuits comes to the cage accompanied by Fight for your right to Party. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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143 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pike Biscuits !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshi Twister!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biscuits .
Twister misses with a series of wild punches.
Twister fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Biscuits to the ground. Twister is now in Biscuits 's guard.
Twister with a flurry of punches that miss.
Twister trying to control the position from guard on top but Biscuits is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Twister chips away with some ground and pound.
Biscuits tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biscuits is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Biscuits keeping moving, preventing Twister from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuits looking for a sweep. Not yet Biscuits , not yet.
Twister wants to control from the top but Biscuits keeps moving.
Biscuits has his foot on Twister's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Twister works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister 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.
Biscuits trying to keep a closed guard but Twister is proving a slippery customer.
Biscuits doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Biscuits manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Twister looking for a takedown.
Biscuits working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Twister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Twister is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Biscuits lands a nice shot to the body.
Twister misses the jab.
Twister takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Twister is rocked!
Biscuits fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Twister is still on wobbly legs! Can Biscuits finish him?
Pike Biscuits is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Twister throws a series of punches but Biscuits avoids them all with ease.
Twister seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biscuits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Twister.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Biscuits to the ground. Twister is now in Biscuits 's guard.
Twister drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Twister jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Biscuits looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Biscuits 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.
Biscuits is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Twister drops back, looking for a kneebar! Biscuits looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Biscuits looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Biscuits !
Biscuits is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Twister has escaped the position, nice work there.
Twister manages to work his way to half guard, despite Biscuits 's best efforts.
Biscuits works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Twister is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Biscuits fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Biscuits with good strikes from the mount here!
Oooh a big shot lands for Biscuits ! Twister is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pike Biscuits !
Pike Biscuits is the new bantamweight champion!
Post fight, Pike Biscuits took to the microphone: 'Party at my place after the show'.
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