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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janno Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Ironstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibbs comes to the cage accompanied by Apocalypse Please. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janno Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodney Ironstone!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbs gets tackled into the cage by Ironstone. Ironstone maintains the clinch.
Ironstone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ironstone breaks the clinch.
Ironstone throws a body punch but Gibbs moves out of range.
Ironstone tries to clinch up
and Gibbs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ironstone swats away the attempt to clinch by Gibbs.
Ironstone lands a glancing blow to the side of Gibbs's head.
Ironstone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gibbs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodney Ironstone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ironstone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gibbs.
Ironstone throws a counter combo.
Ironstone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gibbs fails to land.
Gibbs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ironstone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ironstone throws a shot from downtown. Gibbs moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironstone looks to land a combination but Gibbs avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gibbs. Ironstone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ironstone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ironstone throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gibbs lands with a kick to the temple. Ironstone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gibbs takes one on the button.
Gibbs is rocked!
Gibbs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Gibbs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gibbs is breathing heavily.
Ironstone scores with a body shot.
Ironstone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ironstone closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Gibbs out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rodney Ironstone!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Fistface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Matt Fistface has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Matt Fistface seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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250 lbs
24 - 28 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Fistface!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Hume!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume moves into range and clinches up with Fistface.
Hume using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fistface has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hume tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fistface lands a hook that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
Fistface escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fistface moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Desmond Hume has been cut.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch but Fistface swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fistface moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Fistface misses the target.
Hume wants to clinch up but Fistface keeps it at a distance.
Hume throws a head kick that half lands.
Hume has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Fistface breaks the clinch.
A jab from Fistface finds it's way through Hume's defenses.
Matt Fistface seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hume scores with a head kick.
It looks like Matt Fistface has been cut.
Fistface looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hume displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fistface throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fistface bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Hume! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Hume is rocked!
Hume trying to control the position here.
Hume is still in real trouble! Can Fistface finish him?
Fistface looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hume seems to have recovered his senses.
Hume not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fistface would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hume pulls Fistface in close to prevent any damage.
Fistface's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fistface would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fistface gets to his feet. Hume looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hume, right into the meat.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch but Fistface swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fistface lands a big head kick that sends Hume to the canvas! Fistface follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Fistface!
Matt Fistface thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Highpants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Highpants has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Highpants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jari Byczynski!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byczynski lands a nice hook to Highpants's body. Highpants takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Byczynski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Jari Byczynski has been cut.
Highpants bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Highpants throws a nice looking combination but Byczynski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Highpants swinging wildly here.
Byczynski feints a counter leg kick.
Highpants throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Highpants misses with a straight left.
Highpants looks to land a combination but Byczynski avoids it well.
Byczynski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Byczynski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byczynski throws a leg kick which misses Highpants's front leg but catches the back leg as Highpants tries to avoid it.
Highpants misses with a series of wild punches.
Highpants on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Byczynski misses with a double jab
and Highpants counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Byczynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Highpants.
Highpants moves in close and cracks Byczynski with a massive right hand! Byczynski, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Highpants!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Highpants!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deangelo Sturtsil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emong Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvacion has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deangelo Sturtsil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Emong Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturtsil closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salvacion circles away.
Sturtsil shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Salvacion makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Salvacion. No joy for Sturtsil on that attempt.
As Sturtsil backs off Salvacion throws a huge counter combo but Sturtsil manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deangelo Sturtsil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sturtsil shoots in looking for a takedown. Salvacion tries to sprawl out of it but Sturtsil keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salvacion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Salvacion let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Salvacion. No joy for Sturtsil on that attempt.
Sturtsil shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salvacion pinned against the cage. Salvacion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Salvacion swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturtsil shoots in for a double leg but Salvacion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Sturtsil with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturtsil tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Salvacion defends well and Sturtsil ends up having to push Salvacion into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sturtsil shoots in looking for a takedown but Salvacion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sturtsil's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Salvacion is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice shot by Salvacion.
Sturtsil closes the distance and clinches up with Salvacion, looking for a takedown. Sturtsil pushes Salvacion against the cage but Salvacion circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sturtsil goes for a double leg but Salvacion avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Salvacion continues to drive forward.
A jab from Salvacion misses.
Sturtsil attempts a counter takedown but Salvacion avoids it well and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Salvacion.
Sturtsil shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salvacion appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Salvacion leaves Sturtsil with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Salvacion stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Salvacion wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturtsil is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salvacion sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Despite the aggression on Salvacion's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Salvacion bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sturtsil's head.
Sturtsil throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salvacion's waist but Salvacion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sturtsil off to one side.
Salvacion misses with a double jab.
Salvacion throws a series of punches but Sturtsil avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturtsil fails with the takedown.
Salvacion leaves Sturtsil with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Salvacion misses.
Sturtsil closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salvacion circles away.
Salvacion lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sturtsil is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Salvacion's half guard.
Salvacion is controlling Sturtsil's trapped leg to prevent Sturtsil from advancing to side control.
Sturtsil definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturtsil is thwarting Salvacion's attempts to control the position.
Sturtsil passes to full mount!
Sturtsil throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Salvacion because Sturtsil loaded up on that one.
Sturtsil 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.
Sturtsil is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Salvacion can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Salvacion tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sturtsil looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sturtsil punching from mount but Salvacion doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salvacion blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturtsil cracks Salvacion with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sturtsil connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Salvacion regains half guard.
Sturtsil working over Salvacion with some ground and pound. Salvacion looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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!
Sturtsil seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sturtsil is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Salvacion sees it coming and defends easily.
Sturtsil tries to pass the half guard into mount. Salvacion knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sturtsil connects with a nice short shot to Salvacion's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Emong Salvacion will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sturtsil misses with a takedown attempt - Salvacion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Salvacion lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sturtsil tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salvacion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sturtsil somewhat.
Sturtsil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Salvacion makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deangelo Sturtsil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvacion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Salvacion as Sturtsil shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturtsil with a poor takedown
enabling Salvacion to counter with a crisp jab.
Salvacion sizes up Sturtsil with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Salvacion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sturtsil avoids the body shot from Salvacion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion connects with a body shot.
Sturtsil fails with the takedown.
Sturtsil shoots in looking for a takedown but Salvacion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sturtsil's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Salvacion throws out a counter right but Sturtsil avoids it with no problem.
Sturtsil shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salvacion as he jumps to the side.
Sturtsil shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Salvacion is looking for a sweep. Sturtsil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturtsil is trying to control. Salvacion wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Salvacion wants to control but Sturtsil is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sturtsil missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sturtsil not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sturtsil is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Salvacion is just riding it out for now. Sturtsil eventually gives up the hold.
Salvacion trying to control here.
Salvacion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sturtsil is trying to control the action in half guard but Salvacion is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sturtsil sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Salvacion defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is looking for a sweep. Sturtsil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sturtsil thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salvacion's head.
Salvacion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sturtsil is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sturtsil is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Salvacion doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sturtsil.
Salvacion regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Salvacion trying to keep a closed guard but Sturtsil is proving a slippery customer.
Salvacion lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Salvacion tries to free his leg and advance position but Sturtsil is retaining full guard.
Salvacion is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Sturtsil has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Salvacion is looking to defend but Sturtsil has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Salvacion! Sturtsil pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Salvacion taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Deangelo Sturtsil!
A very excited looking Deangelo Sturtsil 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.
Emong Salvacion was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you so much to the fans, my family, this is it. I'm done and I'm going out with a grateful heart thank you so much guys!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Brandao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinya Aoki !
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aoki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brandao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandao.
Aoki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Aoki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aoki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brandao looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brandao throws Aoki to one side and escapes!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brandao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Brandao does it's job there.
Brandao misses with an uppercut.
Aoki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Aoki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brandao circles away.
Aoki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aoki tries to clinch there but Brandao circles away.
Brandao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brandao. That's going to slow Aoki down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Aoki .
Aoki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brandao defends it well.
Nice body kick from Brandao.
Aoki 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brandao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aoki scrambles back to his feet.
Brandao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Aoki misses.
Aoki misses with a double jab.
Brandao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Aoki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aoki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brandao. That's going to slow Aoki down.
Brandao misses with a body shot.
Aoki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Brandao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brandao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aoki is out of range.
And Aoki tries to counter it with a takedown but Brandao pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brandao scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab from Brandao misses.
Aoki tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brandao throws a right hand that Aoki ducks under and follows up with a left that Aoki also avoids with ease.
Brandao swings widly with a right hand
and Aoki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Aoki told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brandao throws a looping overhand right but Aoki ducks down to avoid it.
Brandao scores with a leg kick.
Brandao scores with a hook to the body. Aoki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brandao misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a big shot that misses.
Brandao throws a right hand that misses
and Aoki counters with a shoot takedown. Brandao fights it but they end up in guard.
Brandao has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Aoki off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Diego Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brandao. That one must have hurt.
Brandao throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aoki 's head.
Aoki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brandao defends it nicely.
Brandao with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diego Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aoki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brandao back to the cage. Aoki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki misses with a double jab
and Brandao counters with a left to the body.
Brandao lands with a cross.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but Brandao shows good takedown defense.
Aoki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brandao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aoki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice takedown defense from Brandao. No joy for Aoki on that attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Brandao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Brandao dominated that round.
That's time! Brandao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brandao misses with a looping right.
Brandao slaps away a takedown attempt from Aoki , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brandao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aoki .
Brandao misses with a body shot.
Aoki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brandao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aoki checks it well.
Brandao goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aoki is rocked!
A good leg kick by Brandao.
Aoki is still on wobbly legs! Can Brandao finish him?
Are you kidding me?! Brandao ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Aoki clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Brandao!
Diego Brandao gave a mention to FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filippo Di Vaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alves might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Guerreiro by Curumin. Guilherme Alves had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guilherme Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Filippo Di Vaio!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves tries to sprawl but Di Vaio drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alves looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Di Vaio defends well.
Alves has his foot on Di Vaio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Di Vaio works his way back into a safe position though.
Di Vaio is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alves is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alves has escaped and now he's on top!
Di Vaio is looking for a triangle but Alves pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves advances to half guard.
Alves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Di Vaio's head.
Alves is looking to take a break and control but Di Vaio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Vaio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Di Vaio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alves scores with a couple of nice shots.
Di Vaio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alves is working away from the top position though.
Di Vaio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Di Vaio striking off his back but it's not causing Alves any problems.
Di Vaio keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Alves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Di Vaio working for a triangle but Alves defends it easily.
Alves chips away with some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Alves has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Vaio working a defensive guard here.
Alves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Di Vaio keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Di Vaio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alves is aware though and is defending well.
Alves chips away with some ground and pound.
Di Vaio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alves postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alves chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Di Vaio looking for a guillotine here but Alves defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Vaio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Di Vaio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Di Vaio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Di Vaio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alves is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Alves 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.
Alves trying to control but Di Vaio is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alves distracts Di Vaio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Alves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Di Vaio isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Alves stacks Di Vaio on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Alves!
Di Vaio is looking for a sweep.
Alves scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Di Vaio to see if he's OK.
Alves working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Di Vaio prevents Alves from improving position.
Alves working away.
Alves wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Di Vaio, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Alves dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Di Vaio is just out of range.
Di Vaio shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alves napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Di Vaio looks up at the clock and then as Alves takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Di Vaio smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Alves is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Di Vaio off and has taken his back!
Alves punishes Di Vaio with strikes from the back mount.
Alves is punishing Di Vaio with strikes - can he finish him?!
Alves is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Di Vaio up.
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!
Di Vaio wants to escape the position.
Di Vaio rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Alves is trying to work for a kimura but Di Vaio is defending well.
Di Vaio looking for submissions off his back.
Alves perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Vaio is trying to control but can't.
Di Vaio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Di Vaio tries to roll over but Alves keeps him under control.
Alves working the head and body with strikes.
Di Vaio taking some punishment here, with Alves in his half guard.
Alves is pressing down on Di Vaio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Di Vaio is holding on for now.
Di Vaio looking for submissions off his back.
Guilherme Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Di Vaio has hold of Alves's hands but Alves slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've been informed that Di Vaio has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves prevents Di Vaio from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alves connects with a nice short shot to Di Vaio's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alves lands a nice short elbow.
Di Vaio is rocked!
Alves looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Di Vaio is still in real trouble! Can Alves finish him?
Alves working the head and body with strikes.
Di Vaio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Di Vaio.
Di Vaio trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Alves throws an elbow that misses. Di Vaio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alves's guard. Nice move by Di Vaio!
Alves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alves is on top in guard.
Di Vaio seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves works over Di Vaio with some ground and pound from guard.
Di Vaio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alves.
Alves stands and throws Di Vaio's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Alves swings around for an armbar but Di Vaio sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Alves's guard.
Alves is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Di Vaio is aware though and is defending well.
Alves has his foot on Di Vaio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Di Vaio works his way back into a safe position though.
Di Vaio is working Alves over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Di Vaio is looking to work some ground and pound but Alves has wrist control.
Di Vaio lands a couple of digs.
Di Vaio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Di Vaio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Vaio postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Di Vaio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Di Vaio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Di Vaio can do to turn this around?
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alves is on top in guard.
Alves is in close to Di Vaio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Di Vaio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Di Vaio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Alves dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Di Vaio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alves struggling a bit here.
Alves sneaks back into half guard.
Alves moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Di Vaio with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Vaio drops back looking for a leg! Alves is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alves manages to kick Di Vaio off! Di Vaio jumps back into Alves's guard.
Alves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Di Vaio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Di Vaio is aware though and is defending well.
Alves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Di Vaio defends well.
Alves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Di Vaio defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Di Vaio from controlling successfully.
Di Vaio lands a couple of elbows.
Di Vaio distracts Alves with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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.
Di Vaio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Di Vaio defends it easily.
Di Vaio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Di Vaio is one step ahead there.
Di Vaio wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Di Vaio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Di Vaio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alves is rocked!
Alves is trying to keep Di Vaio in close.
Alves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Di Vaio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is trying to control the position but Di Vaio postures up.
Alves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Di Vaio lands a couple of elbows.
Oh Alves is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Di Vaio trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Alves seems to have got his legs back now.
Di Vaio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Di Vaio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alves's head.
Di Vaio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Di Vaio has managed to get both his arms back between Alves's legs - danger averted.
Di Vaio stands up over Alves, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves has his foot on Di Vaio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Di Vaio works his way back into a safe position though.
Di Vaio is working Alves over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Di Vaio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Di Vaio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Di Vaio postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Alves covers up, he's hurt! Di Vaio keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Di Vaio and the ref steps in to end the fight! Di Vaio can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filippo Di Vaio!
Filippo Di Vaio thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enting Butikol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butikol comes into the arena with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star blaring out of the sound system. Enting Butikol could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tong Po 's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enting Butikol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tong Po !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po tries to clinch but Butikol is having none of it.
Po forces Butikol back against the cage and clinches.
Butikol on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Butikol lands a shoulder strike.
Po content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Butikol misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Butikol just misses with a elbow thrown towards Po 's brow.
Nice body punch from Po - that landed with a thud.
Butikol can't find room to land a body shot as Po controls the action.
Butikol misses with a knee strike.
Po lands a left hand that snaps the head of Butikol backwards.
I was talking to Butikol's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Butikol controls the action.
Po 's coach down at The Shield was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Po 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Po tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butikol's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Po scores with a nice short uppercut.
Butikol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Po pushes off an throws an elbow but Butikol leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Po creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Butikol's defenses.
It looks like Enting Butikol has been cut.
Butikol tries to work over Po 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Po avoids a wild elbow strike from Butikol.
Butikol prevents a body shot from Po .
Po lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Po .
Po tries to stall but Butikol uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Po stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Po is trying to stall.
Butikol blocks an elbow strike.
Butikol misses with an elbow over the top.
Butikol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butikol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Po avoids it.
Po avoiding damage as Butikol throws knees to the body.
Butikol pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Po on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Butikol lands with a short shot to the head.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butikol with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Butikol tries to land knees in the clinch but Po avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for Po to work.
Po slowing the pace effectively.
Po misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Po .
Butikol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Po misses with the head strike.
Butikol with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Butikol throws a knee to the head but misses.
Po leaning his opponent against the cage.
Po tries to throw a body punch but Butikol avoids it by throwing Po back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Po scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Butikol as the two fighters clinch.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butikol lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Po lands with a light punch inside.
Po tries to throw a body punch but Butikol avoids it by throwing Po back against the cage.
Po looking to slow down the pace here.
Butikol misses with an elbow over the top.
Butikol tries a body shot but Po blocks it.
Po throws an elbow but it misses.
Po misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po lands a left hand.
Po comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Butikol creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Butikol takes a knee to the side of the body.
Butikol is breathing heavily.
Po lands a left hand that snaps the head of Butikol backwards.
Po lands an elbow just above Butikol 's eye.
Butikol lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Po avoids a wild elbow strike from Butikol.
Po is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Po lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butikol backwards.
Butikol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Po lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Butikol backwards.
Butikol lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butikol looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Butikol unloads a knee to the mid-section. Po lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Butikol takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Po .
Po lands an elbow that stopped Butikol in his tracks for a moment.
Butikol is rocked!
Butikol takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Butikol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butikol tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po lands a body punch.
Po leaning against his opponent.
Butikol seems to have got his legs back now.
Butikol misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Po .
Po gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Po lands a shoulder strike.
Po creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Butikol with a big uppercut! Butikol tries to clinch up but Po pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Butikol to the mat! Butikol covers up and Po unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tong Po !
An out of breath Tong Po thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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