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BFT-404: PRIDE Never Die! 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yay Wee Won (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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152 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yay Wee Won!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Silva !
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Won throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Won throws an overhand right that lands on Silva 's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Won tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Won jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Won misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva .
Sloppy strikes from Won. Those never looked like landing.
Won misses with a jab, cross combination.
Won avoids the body shot from Silva .
Won misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Won as he jumps to the side.
Won misses with a wild combination.
Won dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Won misses with the combination.
Silva wants to counter with a clinch but Won pushes him away.
Won swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Won misses with a few strikes there.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Won throws a head kick that misses.
Won lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Won.
Yay Wee Won seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Won swinging wildly here.
Won misses the shot to the body.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Won really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Won misses with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Won. Silva shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Won digs a good hook to Silva 's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Won misses with a kick to the body
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Won throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Won will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yay Wee Won is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Won misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Won throws a one two combo.
A head kick from Won lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Won.
Won shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Won to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Won will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Won throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Won avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Won does no damage.
As Won backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Won manages to avoid it all.
Won throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Won throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva .
Won throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Won keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Won is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Won defends.
Won is not content to let Silva control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Won trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Won keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Won lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva 's sensitive parts.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Won throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
No joy there for Won, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Won misses with a double jab.
Won looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Won.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Won's waist but Won gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Won can pounce on him.
Won lands an overhand right.
Won misses with a wild combination.
Won throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Won misses with a double jab.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Won throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Won circles away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Won swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Won swinging wildly here.
Won fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Won misses with a wild combination.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Won with a body shot.
Won pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the ropes. Won follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Won changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Won avoids it.
Won appears to be looking for a big counter.
A lazy body kick from Won
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Won misses.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Won manages to avoid easily.
Silva landing punches.
Silva tries to control but Won wriggling away.
That's eight 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.
You get the feeling that Won really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silva controlling from mount.
Won is squirming around, avoiding Silva 's attempts to control the action.
Won wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Won can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Won is blocking nicely.
Won is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva throwing strikes here but Won is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva trying to control but Won is having none of it.
Won wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yay Wee Won dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Won circles away.
Won lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Won rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Won.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Won is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Won, pushing him back against the ropes.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Won has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva taking a breather.
Won pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Won is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva throws a series of punches but Won moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Won misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Won is trying to stand.
Silva trying to control the action but Won is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Won tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva wants to take a breather but Won is having none of it.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
Won is squirming around, avoiding Silva 's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Won really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silva wants to control the pace but Won is squirming around nicely.
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.
Won wants to try and get back to his feet.
Silva wants to control the pace but Won is squirming around nicely.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Won is looking to escape.
Silva misses with some ground and pound and Won recovers position to half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Won misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva taking a breather here.
Won is trying to get back to his feet.
Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Won defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Won is not content to let Silva control the position.
Won pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Won is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Won throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Won looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Won sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Won fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Won lands a nice shot to the body.
Won misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Won gets tackled into the ropes by Silva . Silva maintains the clinch.
Won can't break the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Won has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Won tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Won is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Won has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Won is trying to break free.
A right hand to the body from Silva .
Won's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Won misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Silva , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Won connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Won is out of range.
As Silva tries to get set, Won tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
Won connects with a body shot that sends Silva 's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Won.
Won misses with a body kick.
Silva looking to score a takedown here. Won is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Won's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Won is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Won is keeping the position for now.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Won is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Won will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva wants to control from the top but Won keeps moving.
Won wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Won swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Won keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Yay Wee Won is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Won gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Won misses with a head kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Won misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodrigo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva avoids the body shot from Won.
No joy there for Silva , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yay Wee Won.
I think Won 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Yay Wee Won!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Yay Wee Won!
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight for Yay Wee Won!
Yay Wee Won wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, Rodrigo Silva stepped up to the mic, saying 'So sorry everyone'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lambo Aventador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Emerlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Lambo Aventador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Emerlong!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aventador fails to land with a series of punches.
Emerlong loads up on a big right hand but Aventador slips the punch.
Emerlong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Emerlong misses with a wild body shot.
Emerlong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emerlong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emerlong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aventador.
Emerlong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aventador scores with a one two! Emerlong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Aventador throws a nice looking combination but Emerlong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emerlong throws an off balance right hand
and Aventador counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aventador throws a hook but Emerlong avoids it easily.
Aventador 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.
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!
Emerlong misses the shot to the body.
As Emerlong looks to move away, Aventador throws a big counter combo bu Emerlong just gets out of the way.
Aventador keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Aventador.
Emerlong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aventador sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aventador lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aventador.
Aventador throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aventador lands a slapping body shot.
Aventador slips a jab and a cross from Emerlong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerlong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emerlong tries to bum rush Aventador with a series of wild strikes but Aventador uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emerlong misses with a two punch combination.
Emerlong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emerlong misses with a left hand
and Aventador counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aventador has managed to clinch.
Aventador misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aventador lands a shoulder strike.
Emerlong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aventador presses Emerlong against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aventador blocking some punches.
Emerlong blocks an uppercut.
Emerlong has a couple of punches blocked by Aventador.
Aventador will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Emerlong up against the ropes.
Emerlong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aventador scores with a shot to the side of Emerlong's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aventador presses Emerlong against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emerlong looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aventador.
Emerlong misses with some punches.
Aventador'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.
Aventador lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aventador blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emerlong takes a shot to the head.
Emerlong working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Aventador.
Emerlong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Emerlong as Aventador tries to tie him up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aventador.
A short left from Aventador.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aventador misses with a punch on the inside.
Aventador misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Aventador.
A right hook to the body lands for Aventador.
A short right from Aventador on the inside.
Aventador has a couple of punches blocked by Emerlong.
Aventador pushes Emerlong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emerlong misses with a body punch.
Emerlong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aventador pushes Emerlong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aventador.
Aventador scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aventador struggles to land a body shot inside as Emerlong controls his hands.
Emerlong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aventador swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aventador lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emerlong backwards.
Aventador scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aventador.
A nice left hand lands by Aventador.
Aventador pushes Emerlong back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Aventador lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Emerlong.
Aventador will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Emerlong up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aventador lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aventador manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aventador lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emerlong backwards.
Emerlong throws a head punch that misses.
Emerlong throws a punch but it's blocked by Aventador.
Aventador misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Aventador.
Nice body punch from Aventador - that landed with a thud.
Aventador is pushing Emerlong up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Aventador lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aventador lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emerlong backwards.
Aventador lands with a light punch inside.
Aventador digs a right hand underneath Emerlong's ribcage. Emerlong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aventador working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emerlong takes a shot to the head.
Emerlong is rocked!
Aventador lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Emerlong is still on wobbly legs! Can Aventador finish him?
Aventador lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aventador lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emerlong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emerlong swings wildly with an uppercut but Aventador uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aventador is trying to stall.
Emerlong seems to have recovered his senses.
Aventador is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A left hand lands to the body for Aventador.
Aventador lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emerlong backwards.
Aventador lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aventador is working Emerlong over against the ropes.
Aventador lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aventador makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aventador dips a shoulder and cracks Emerlong with a mighty uppercut! Emerlong falls back against the ropes and Aventador unloads with a barrage of strikes! Emerlong is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Aventador screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lambo Aventador!
A relieved looking Lambo Aventador 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Highpants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juba Numidim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juba Numidim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Highpants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juba Numidim!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numidim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Highpants sprawls well. Highpants wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Numidim gets slowly back to his feet.
Numidim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Highpants throws a left and a right that both miss
and Numidim counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Highpants is looking to stand back up but Numidim counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Highpants.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Highpants looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Numidim is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Highpants wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numidim working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Highpants's thigh. Highpants counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Numidim wants to stand and escape but instead Highpants has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Highpants throwing strikes from guard but Numidim blocks nicely.
Numidim is trying to hold Highpants in close to prevent damage but Highpants has managed to pass into half guard.
Numidim is looking for a sweep. Highpants is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Highpants stands up out of the half guard.
Numidim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Highpants throws a shot to the body.
Highpants takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Juba Numidim has been cut.
Numidim looks winded!
Highpants drops Numidim with a nice combination! Highpants dives into Numidim's guard, looking to finish!
Numidim is rocked!
Numidim is working an open guard so Highpants takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Numidim is still on wobbly legs! Can Highpants finish him?
Highpants closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Numidim out cold! Numidim corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harry Highpants!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalifa Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalifa has chosen Habibi Ya Nour El Ain as his entrance music. Jari Byczynski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Khalifa Khalifa's chin.
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jari Byczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalifa Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byczynski moves into the clinch.
Byczynski is stalling here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Khalifa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Byczynski tries a knee to the head but Khalifa blocks it.
Byczynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khalifa's elbow.
Byczynski 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.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.
Byczynski blocks a body shot from Khalifa.
Byczynski tries a body shot but Khalifa blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczynski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khalifa is trying to maintain a safe position but Byczynski gets an underhook and turns Khalifa into the ropes.
Khalifa tries to score a body lock takedown but Byczynski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Byczynski misses with a body punch.
Khalifa managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
Khalifa avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khalifa avoids it.
Khalifa is trying to trip Byczynski. He has hold of a leg but Byczynski is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Khalifa persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Byczynski has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Khalifa off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Byczynski misses the shot to the body.
Khalifa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Byczynski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khalifa misses with the combination.
Khalifa darts in looking for a takedown but Byczynski gets double underhooks and turns Khalifa into the ropes.
Jari Byczynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalifa Khalifa.
Khalifa fails to land the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byczynski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khalifa was well out of range. Poor timing from Byczynski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski is looking to clinch but Khalifa is avoiding it.
Jari Byczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalifa dives in and grabs Byczynski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Byczynski pushes down on Khalifa's head and hops out.
Khalifa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khalifa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khalifa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Byczynski quickly recovers to half guard.
Khalifa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khalifa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Byczynski defending well though.
Khalifa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Khalifa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Khalifa prevents Byczynski from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Khalifa.
Khalifa trying to control the action but Byczynski is working from the bottom.
Khalifa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khalifa wants to take a breather but Byczynski is having none of it.
Khalifa uses his free foot to push down on Byczynski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Byczynski.
Byczynski is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Byczynski wants to hold on but Khalifa pushes him away.
Khalifa landing shots from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Khalifa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Khalifa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Byczynski looks a forlorn figure.
Byczynski avoids a series of strikes thrown by Khalifa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Khalifa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Khalifa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Byczynski is rocked!
Khalifa content just to control the position here.
Oh Byczynski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khalifa avoids the attempt from Byczynski to control.
Byczynski seems to have got his legs back now.
Byczynski is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Khalifa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Khalifa cracks Byczynski with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalifa Khalifa!
Our winner, Khalifa Khalifa, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Numa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage comes to the ring accompanied by Johnny Cage Theme. Numa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You're Going Down. 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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48
201 lbs
44 - 28 - 1 |
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41
188 lbs
24 - 37 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 37 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Keiji Numa!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cage is out of range and Numa settles back down.
Cage misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Cage. Beautiful body shot.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Cage checks the leg kick.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Numa.
Cage lands a big head kick that sends Numa tumbling to the mat! Cage takes a step backwards and waves Numa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Numa is rocked!
It looks like Keiji Numa has been cut.
Cage connects with a stiff jab that staggers Numa - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Cage!
Our winner, Johnny Cage, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyov Kirijenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lu Kuan (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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37
220 lbs
27 - 27 - 1 |
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32
205 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lyov Kirijenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lu Kuan!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirijenko blocks a head kick by Kuan.
Kirijenko 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.
Kirijenko throws a low kick but Kuan avoids it.
Nice shot by Kirijenko.
Kirijenko misses the jab.
A head kick by Kuan misses
and Kirijenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuan throws a lazy head kick
and Kuan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kirijenko throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Kuan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kirijenko throws a big shot that misses.
Kuan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirijenko.
Kirijenko scores with a jab. Kuan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kirijenko throws a series of punches but Kuan avoids them all with ease.
Kuan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kirijenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kuan.
Kirijenko tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuan throws a head kick but Kirijenko moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kirijenko misses the target.
Kirijenko misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuan throws a leg kick
letting Kirijenko counter with a right hand.
Kirijenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirijenko moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKuan.
Kirijenko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kuan did well to prevent Kirijenko getting side control.
Kuan tries to kick Kirijenko off in order to stand up. Kirijenko Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Kuan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Kirijenko has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kirijenko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kirijenko wants to control but Kuan is keeping him busy.
Kuan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kirijenko.
Kirijenko is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kuan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kuan taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kuan manages to get back to half guard.
Kuan is controlling Kirijenko's trapped leg to prevent Kirijenko from advancing to side control.
Kuan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kuan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kirijenko wants to free his trapped foot but Kuan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kuan is trying to maintain the position but Kirijenko is very close to passing his half guard.
Kuan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kirijenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kuan's head.
Kirijenko working Kuan over with strikes.
Kirijenko trying to control from half guard but Kuan is working away.
Kirijenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kuan has hold of Kirijenko's hands but Kirijenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kuan is trying to control but can't.
Kirijenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kuan's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kirijenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kuan's head.
Kuan is trying to maintain the position but Kirijenko is very close to passing his half guard.
Kirijenko prevents Kuan from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kuan throws a chopping leg kick but Kirijenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kirijenko throws a shot from downtown. Kuan moves away and avoids it.
Lyov Kirijenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirijenko throws a low kick but Kuan avoids it.
Kuan moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuan tries a head kick but it misses.
Kirijenko throws a body punch but Kuan moves out of range.
Kirijenko misses with a low kick.
Kirijenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuan at a distance.
Kirijenko throws a looping overhand right but Kuan ducks down to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kirijenko.
Kuan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuan staying out of range there.
Kuan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kirijenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuan throws a head kick that half lands.
Kirijenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kuan wants to break free but Kirijenko has control.
Kirijenko effectively controlling the action here.
Kuan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kuan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kirijenko backwards.
Kuan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kirijenko throws an off balance right hand
and Kuan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kuan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kirijenko throws a hook but Kuan blocks it.
Kuan checks the leg kick.
Kirijenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Good work by Kuan as he checks the leg kick.
Kirijenko throws a nice looking combination but Kuan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kuan lands a high kick!
Kirijenko scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirijenko cracks Kuan with an open hand slap.
Kirijenko wants to land a leg kick but Kuan is out of range.
Kuan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kuan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirijenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kirijenko throws a hook but Kuan avoids it easily.
Kirijenko fails with the takedown.
Kirijenko misses with a kick to the body.
Kuan tries to work over Kirijenko's front leg with a kick but Kirijenko checks it.
Kuan tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kirijenko.
As Kirijenko backs off Kuan throws a huge counter combo but Kirijenko manages to avoid it all.
Kuan tries to clinch but Kirijenko moves out of range.
Kirijenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kuan throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kuan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kirijenko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kuan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kuan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kirijenko throws a looping overhand right but Kuan ducks down to avoid it.
Kuan is looking to chop away at Kirijenko's legs.
Kuan tries to sprawl but Kirijenko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kuan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kirijenko is working away from the top position though.
Kuan 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.
Kuan moves into full guard.
Kuan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kirijenko is one step ahead there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko wants to control from the top but Kuan keeps moving.
Kirijenko stopping the sweep attempt from Kuan.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kirijenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kuan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kirijenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kirijenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kirijenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirijenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuan wants to control but Kirijenko passes easily into half guard.
Kirijenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kuan kicks Kirijenko off and gets back to his feet.
Kirijenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kirijenko takes a swing at Kuan's ribcage but misses.
Kirijenko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kuan sprawls well initially but Kirijenko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kirijenko slows the pace down in half guard.
Kuan trying to control here.
Kirijenko thows a huge punch but Kuan dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyov Kirijenko dominated that round.
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!
Kirijenko misses with a hook
and Kuan counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kuan.
Kuan lands a nice shot that snaps Kirijenko's head back.
Kirijenko tries to clinch but Kuan is having none of it.
Kirijenko shoots for a takedown but Kuan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kirijenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kirijenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirijenko connects with the punch.
Kirijenko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kuan moves forwards but Kirijenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kirijenko misses with a takedown attempt - Kuan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kirijenko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kuan tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirijenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kirijenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirijenko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kuan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kirijenko trying to control the position but Kuan is working away.
Kirijenko swings around for an armbar but Kuan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kirijenko's guard.
Kuan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kirijenko controls Kuan momentarily but Kuan frees himself.
Kirijenko managing to control the position.
Kuan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kuan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kirijenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuan can do to turn this around?
Kirijenko throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kuan escapes and throws Kirijenko's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kuan wants to stand but Kirijenko is controlling his arm.
Kirijenko manages to get back to half guard.
Kirijenko is refusing to be controlled, as Kuan sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lu Kuan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kirijenko connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lyov Kirijenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirijenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kuan sprawls well. Kuan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kirijenko gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyov Kirijenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kirijenko misses with a hook. Kuan ducked under it nicely.
Kuan checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Kirijenko is predictable there
and Kuan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kirijenko defending well as Kuan loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Kirijenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirijenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko tries for a takedown but Kuan circles away easily
and Kuan counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuan moves forwards but Kirijenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from Kuan misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuan.
Kuan misses with a head kick.
Kirijenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kuan keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuan connects with a high kick.
Kuan throws a sloppy head kick and Kirijenko moves out of range easily.
Kirijenko misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Kirijenko.
Kirijenko throws a shot from downtown. Kuan moves away and avoids it.
Kuan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kuan loads up on a big right hand but Kirijenko slips the punch.
Kirijenko throws a body punch but Kuan moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kuan misses
and Kirijenko counters with a straight right hand.
Kuan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirijenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kuan defends it nicely.
Kirijenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuan counters with a head kick that drops Kirijenko to the mat! Kirijenko scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Kirijenko is rocked!
Kuan tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirijenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh Kirijenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirijenko throws the left hand but Kuan avoids the punch easily.
Kirijenko blocks a head kick by Kuan.
Kirijenko misses with a hook. Kuan ducked under it nicely.
Kirijenko throws a hook but Kuan blocks it.
Kuan throws a leg kick
and Kirijenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kirijenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Kirijenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kuan tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuan throws a sloppy head kick and Kirijenko moves out of range easily.
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!
Kuan throws a head kick but Kirijenko moves out of range.
Kuan is breathing heavily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuan.
A head kick misses from Kuan.
Kuan throws a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Kuan.
Kirijenko jabs Kuan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kirijenko slips under a jab.
Kirijenko throws a head kick but Kuan moves out of range.
Kirijenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuan moves out of range as Kirijenko throws a body kick.
Kirijenko throws a sloppy head kick and Kuan moves out of range easily.
Kuan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kirijenko's head.
Kuan connects with a leg kick. Kirijenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kuan tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuan clinches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko manages to break the clinch.
Kuan throws a head kick that misses
and Kirijenko counters with a straight right hand.
Kuan scores with a leg kick.
Kuan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kirijenko.
Kirijenko darts in looking for a takedown but Kuan gets double underhooks and turns Kirijenko into the ropes.
Kuan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuan tries to move into range but Kirijenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kirijenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kirijenko with a nice head shot there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kuan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuan keeping moving, preventing Kirijenko from controlling successfully.
Kirijenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuan looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuan, not yet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kirijenko cracks Kuan with a solid left hand.
Kirijenko is in close to Kuan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kirijenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kirijenko forces his way into half guard.
Kirijenko controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuan takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuan.
Lu Kuan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kuan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kirijenko backwards.
Kuan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kirijenko misses with a leg kick.
Kirijenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lu Kuan.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Lyov Kirijenko!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Lyov Kirijenko!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Lyov Kirijenko!
Lyov Kirijenko wins by unanimous decision!
Lyov Kirijenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanjay Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sanjay Singh!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens has Singh up against the ropes in a clinch.
Singh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens drops Singh with a nice combination! Stevens dives into Singh's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Sanjay Singh has been cut.
Stevens is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stevens wants to pass the guard but Singh is keeping the position.
Stevens preventing the sweep.
Stevens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Singh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens being controlled here momentarily.
Stevens is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stevens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Singh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stevens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stevens stopping the sweep attempt from Singh.
Stevens postures up.
Stevens is looking to work some ground and pound but Singh has wrist control.
Stevens 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stevens is pushing down on Singh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Singh is fighting to maintain full guard but Stevens has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stevens is working for a kimura but Singh is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stevens is thwarting Singh's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch lands to the side of Stevens 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two 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.
Donk. Singh catches Stevens right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Frank Stevens has been cut.
Singh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Singh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stevens ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
Stevens throws a big counter combination but Singh scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Singh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Singh! Stevens is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sanjay Singh!
A very excited looking Sanjay Singh made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Togi Makabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makabe comes to the ring accompanied by Immigrant Song. Kimura has chosen Seek and Destroy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Togi Makabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makabe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kimura tries to counter with a clinch but Makabe shakes him off and moves away.
Kimura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makabe 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.
Makabe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kimura.
Makabe looks to clinch
enabling Kimura to counter with a crisp jab.
Kimura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Makabe momentarily.
Makabe looks to clinch
and Makabe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makabe pushes Kimura up against the ropes in a clinch.
Makabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Makabe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kimura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makabe scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kimura wants a takedown but no success here.
Makabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kimura looks winded!
Makabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Makabe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kimura misses with a looping left.
Makabe clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kimura wants to break free but Makabe has control.
A nice left hand lands by Makabe.
A knee to the head by Makabe.
Makabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Makabe.
Makabe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Makabe.
Makabe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Makabe stalling in the clinch.
Makabe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Makabe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimura has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Makabe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kimura takes a knee right on the jaw!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Makabe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Makabe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kimuras head.
Kimura has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Makabe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kimura can turn it around.
Makabe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kimura can't get the takedown.
Togi Makabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Kimura.
Makabe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makabe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makabe closes the distance and pushes Kimura back into the ropes.
Kimura tries to break the clinch but Makabe is controlling the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Makabe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kimura is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Makabe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kimura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Makabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Kimura won't want to take too many of those.
Makabe crunches a lovely knee into Kimura's ribcage.
Makabe connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Makabe.
Makabe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Makabe.
Kimura has had enough of the clinch but Makabe keeps him there for the moment.
Makabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Kimura won't want to take too many of those.
Makabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Makabe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Makabe lands an elbow just above Kimura 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Makabe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short uppercut from Makabe.
Makabe lands a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Makabe obliges.
A short right from Makabe.
Makabe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kimura being controlled against the ropes.
Kimura tries to break the clinch but Makabe is controlling the position.
Kimura wants a takedown.
Makabe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Makabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kimura's face.
Makabe trying to control the position but instead, Kimura has worked for underhooks and has pushed Makabe into the ropes.
Makabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kimura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Makabe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makabe slips under a jab from Kimura.
Makabe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Makabe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kimura to the ground. Makabe is now in Kimura's guard.
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!
Kimura looking to control.
Makabe content to stall in guard here.
Kimura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Makabe is one step ahead there.
Makabe stays in close to Kimura's body and controls the position.
Kimura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Makabe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kimura seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Makabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Makabe drives through and clinches with Kimura against the ropes.
Makabe landing knees to the head.
Makabe lands a knee to the head.
Kimura is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Makabe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kimura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Makabe landing knees to the head.
Makabe gets underhooks to prevent Kimura's takedown attempt.
Kimura tries to circle away but Makabe has him pinned against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Makabe wants to stall.
Makabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Makabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Makabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Makabe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Kimura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kimura is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A knee to the head by Makabe.
Makabe with a knee to the head.
Makabe working Kimura over with knees to the body.
Makabe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kimura backwards.
Makabe is pushing Kimura up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Makabe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Makabe'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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Makabe stops a takedown attempt from Kimura.
Knees to the body from Makabe.
Still in the clinch, Makabe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Makabe tries to stall but Kimura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Makabe has Kimura pressed against the ropes, preventing Kimura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Makabe.
Kimura takes an elbow to the forehead.
Makabe crunches a lovely knee into Kimura's ribcage.
Makabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Makabe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makabe has Kimura pressed against the ropes.
Makabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Makabe lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Makabe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makabe lands a hook that snaps the head of Kimura backwards.
Makabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Makabe taking a breather.
Makabe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Makabe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kimura keeps the fight on the outside.
Kimura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Kimura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kimura throws the left hand but Makabe avoids the punch easily.
Kimura lunges at Makabe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makabe's hand.
Makabe darts in and clinches Kimura up against the ropes.
Kimura drops down looking for an ankle pick but Makabe pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Makabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kimura is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Makabe tries to clinch there but Kimura circles away.
Makabe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Makabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Makabe misses with a knee strike.
Kimura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makabe tries to close the distance and clinch but Kimura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makabe is looking to clinch but Kimura is avoiding it.
Kimura tries to counter by closing the distance.
Makabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kimura! But no joy.
Kimura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makabe tries to clinch but Kimura moves out of range.
Kimura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kimura has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Makabe finds it's way round the side to connect with Kimura's head.
Makabe closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Togi Makabe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Makabe tries to clinch but Kimura is having none of it.
Makabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kimura wants to counter with a clinch but Makabe pushes him away.
Kimura with a nice cross.
Makabe wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makabe is looking to clinch.
Makabe is looking to clinch.
Makabe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Makabe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kimura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kimura misses.
Togi Makabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makabe is looking to clinch but Kimura is avoiding it.
Makabe moves in looking to clinch but Kimura pushes him off.
Kimura connects with a nice looking jab.
Makabe wants to clinch
and Kimura counters with a straight right hand.
Makabe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makabe wants to clinch
and Kimura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makabe forces Kimura back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is looking for a takedown.
Togi Makabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kimura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makabe slips a straight right by Kimura.
A counter left hand to the body from Makabe misses its target.
Makabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kimura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kimura throws out a counter right but Makabe avoids it with no problem.
Makabe tries to clinch but Kimura is having none of it.
Makabe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kimura throws out the jab.
Makabe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kimura is breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kimura.
Kimura might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Makabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makabe misses with a head kick.
Kimura wants to counter the offense by Makabe and move into the clinch position.
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!
Makabe moves in looking to clinch but Kimura pushes him off.
Makabe closes the distance and pushes Kimura back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to score a body lock takedown but Makabe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Makabe lands an uppercut.
Makabe with a knee to the head.
Makabe scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Makabe.
Makabe landing knees to the head.
A hook to the body from Makabe.
Makabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Makabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kimura in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Makabe landing knees to the head.
A short uppercut from Makabe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kimura tries to break the clinch but Makabe is controlling the position.
Kimura changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Makabe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Togi Makabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Kimura.
Makabe clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makabe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Makabe.
Makabe scores a nice knee to the body.
Makabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Makabe landing knees to the head.
Kimura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Makabe pushes Kimura back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kimura drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Makabe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Makabe with a knee to the head.
Makabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Makabe lands an elbow inside that Kimura shrugs off.
Makabe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kimura can do to turn this around?
Makabe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Makabe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kimura's defenses.
A knee to the head by Makabe.
A short right from Makabe on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makabe.
Makabe scores with a shot to the side of Kimura's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Makabe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kimura backwards.
Makabe pushes Kimura back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kimura takes an elbow to the temple.
Makabe lands with a right to the head.
Makabe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Makabe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Makabe tries to work over Kimura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makabe lands a shot to the body.
Makabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Makabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Makabe pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Makabe gets through Kimura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Makabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Makabe.
Makabe lands a knee to the head.
Kimura takes an elbow to the temple.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kimura drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Makabe lands an elbow inside.
Makabe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Makabe misses with a knee strike.
Makabe lands a shoulder strike.
Kimura wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee is keeping an eye on Makabe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Makabe lands a knee to the body.
Kimura is trying to push Makabe away but Makabe has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kimura is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Makabe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kimura is trying to break the clinch but Makabe is controlling him.
Makabe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kimura backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Makabe.
Togi Makabe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Makabe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Makabe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Kimura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kimura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kimura tries for a takedown. No joy.
Makabe landing knees to the body.
Kimura is looking to take this one to the mat.
A frustrated look appears on Kimura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kimura has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Makabe after a bit of a struggle.
Makabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kimura is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Makabe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Makabe scores with a knee to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is trying to break the clinch but Makabe has him pressed against the ropes.
Makabe scores with a knee to the head.
Makabe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kimura changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Makabe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Makabe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makabe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kimura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kimura throws out a powerful jab.
Makabe has Kimura up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimura is trying to force a seperation but Makabe has the dominant position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to break free but Makabe pushes him back against the ropes.
Makabe is pressed up against the ropes. Kimura has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Makabe down to the mat. Makabe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Makabe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kimura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joe Kimura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makabe tries to clinch but Kimura moves out of range.
Kimura tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Makabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Makabe moves away from the strike by Kimura.
Makabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kimura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kimura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Kimura misses its intended target.
Joe Kimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kimura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Togi Makabe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Makabe 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Togi Makabe!
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight for Togi Makabe!
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight for Togi Makabe!
Togi Makabe wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Togi Makabe, 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 Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Constantine Titanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Titanus's choice of entrance music: To Glory. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
29 - 14 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Constantine Titanus!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titanus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lesnar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Titanus sprawls and moves away.
Titanus's corner calls for a 1-2. Titanus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lesnar checks the leg kick.
Titanus throws a leg kick
and Lesnar counters with a single leg into guard. Titanus didn't expect that.
Lesnar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Titanus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Titanus wants to sweep here but Lesnar controlling him for the moment.
Titanus has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Guinness Stout. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Lesnar scoring with some ground and pound.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Titanus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar connects with a couple of short punches.
It looks like Constantine Titanus has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lesnar landing with the ground and pound.
Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from Titanus.
Lesnar trying to control but Titanus is working from the bottom.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Titanus is keeping the position.
Titanus controlling the position.
Titanus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lesnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lesnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Titanus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lesnar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Titanus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lesnar on the side of the head.
Titanus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lesnar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Titanus's guard.
Titanus is pulling down on Lesnar's head to control his posture.
Titanus is trying to keep Lesnar in close.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Titanus has wrist control.
Titanus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Titanus wants to sweep here but Lesnar controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Titanus keeps moving.
Titanus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lesnar is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lesnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lesnar preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A leg kick checked by Lesnar.
Lesnar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Titanus throws an off balance right hand
and Lesnar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Titanus's guard.
Lesnar landing some decent shots from guard.
That has opened up Constantine Titanus's cut even more.
Lesnar is looking to advance position but Titanus has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lesnar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar actively working from the bottom here.
Lesnar is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Shield, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Lesnar wants to improve his position but Titanus is controlling well.
Lesnar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lesnar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Titanus defends it easily.
Lesnar has his foot on Titanus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Titanus works his way back into a safe position though.
Titanus stops Lesnar from standing up.
Titanus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lesnar is proving hard to escape from.
Titanus controlling from the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lesnar keeping full guard, as Titanus tries to pass.
Titanus trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Titanus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lesnar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Titanus has managed to get both his arms back between Lesnar's legs - danger averted.
Titanus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lesnar's guard.
Lesnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's six 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.
Lesnar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lesnar trying to mount his opponent but Titanus defends it.
Titanus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Titanus throws a hook to the side of Lesnar's head but Lesnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Titanus misses with a low kick as Lesnar jumps back.
Lesnar attempts a counter takedown but Titanus avoids it well and moves away.
Titanus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lesnar feinted with a counter takedown.
Lesnar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Constantine Titanus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Titanus there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Titanus misses with a looping left.
Lesnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Titanus throws a lazy head kick
and Lesnar counters with a single leg into guard. Titanus didn't expect that.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
Titanus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lesnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Titanus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lesnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Titanus is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
Titanus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Titanus has wrist control.
Titanus is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
Titanus wants to sweep but no luck.
Lesnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lesnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lesnar tries to free his leg and advance position but Titanus is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Titanus misses with a low kick.
Titanus throws a lazy uppercut
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lesnar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Titanus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Titanus trying to hold on to Lesnar's head to control him but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar wants to work for an arm triangle but Titanus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Titanus is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lesnar lands with a punch from half guard.
The cut above Constantine Titanus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Constantine Titanus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brock Lesnar!
Brock Lesnar 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez comes to the ring accompanied by Kryptonite. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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260 lbs
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284 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez fails with a takedown attempt.
Velasquez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barnett throws out a counter right but Velasquez avoids it with no problem.
Barnett jabs Velasquez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnett connects with a jab.
It looks like Cain Velasquez has been cut.
Barnett misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Velasquez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barnett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Velasquez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Velasquez on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Barnett.
Barnett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Velasquez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnett throws a nice looking combination but Velasquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnett moves away from the strike by Velasquez.
Barnett misses with a few strikes there.
Velasquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnett.
Barnett feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Velasquez sprawling to the canvas! Velasquez rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Barnett finish him?!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barnett circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Velasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velasquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnett.
Velasquez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barnett defends it nicely.
Barnett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnett swings for the body but Velasquez moves out of range.
Barnett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barnett throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnett's coach down at The Shield was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Barnett's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barnett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Velasquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnett throws out the jab.
Velasquez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Velasquez fails with the takedown.
A countering left hand to the body from Barnett misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett loads up on a big right hand but Velasquez slips the punch.
Velasquez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnett pinned against the ropes. Barnett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Velasquez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnett but Barnett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnett throws out a powerful jab.
Velasquez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barnett sends Velasquez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Barnett is motioning to the referee to let Velasquez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez darts in looking for a takedown but Barnett gets double underhooks and turns Velasquez into the ropes.
Velasquez shoots in but no luck this time.
Barnett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Velasquez drops his hands momentarily. Barnett doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Velasquez staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Velasquez doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Josh Barnett!
A very excited looking Josh Barnett made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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