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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Fists (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Mamood comes to the cage accompanied by Mamute Pequenino. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Fists!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fists feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fists thows a big elbow that misses.
Al Mamood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Al Mamood tries to get out of the position.
Al Mamood managing to control the position.
Al Mamood keeping moving, preventing Fists from controlling successfully.
Al Mamood is controlling Fists's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fists drops back, looking for a kneebar! Al Mamood looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Al Mamood looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Al Mamood!
Fists is looking to regain half guard here but Al Mamood keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Mamood scores with punches from side control.
Al Mamood has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fists!
Al Mamood putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Al Mamood is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Al Mamood lands a big shot there that rocks Fists but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fists sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Mamood is keen to just control but Fists is a slippery customer.
Al Mamood thows a huge punch but Fists dodges it nicely.
Al Mamood looks to land a strike but Fists avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Al Mamood throwing strikes but missing.
Al Mamood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fists looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Al Mamood wants to pass the guard but Fists is keeping the position.
Al Mamood might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fists looks to land a combination. Al Mamood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fists shoots in but Al Mamood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Al Mamood as Fists shoots in.
Fists looks gassed!
Al Mamood throws a combination that misses
and Fists counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Al Mamood drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fists is looking for a sweep.
Al Mamood happy to just control the position for now.
Fists is looking for a sweep.
Fists takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Al Mamood lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Al Mamood scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Al Mamood wants to control but Fists is keeping him busy.
Fists tries to bench press Al Mamood off him but Al Mamood keeps the position.
Fists takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Al Mamood's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fists parries the strikes from Al Mamood easily there. Al Mamood is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fists to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Mamood working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Al Mamood working the ground and pound.
Al Mamood cracks Fists with a big right hand but Fists just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iqbal Al Mamood dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Al Mamood avoids the head kick by Fists.
Al Mamood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Al Mamood is rocked!
It looks like Iqbal Al Mamood has been cut.
Al Mamood loses concentration momentarily and Fists pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Al Mamood crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Fists finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mr Fists!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Crusty Pelican (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck O Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crusty Pelican!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck O Brian!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelican keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Brian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Brian tries to clinch but Pelican is having none of it.
O Brian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pelican was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brian.
Pelican looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pelican drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pelican jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pelican slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pelican is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pelican stops O Brian from getting back to his feet.
O Brian looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O Brian tries to kick Pelican off but Pelican keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
O Brian wants to improve his position but Pelican is controlling well.
Pelican is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and O Brian defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brian looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pelican is sneakily working for an arm triangle but O Brian sees it coming and defends easily.
Pelican wants to take a breather but O Brian is having none of it.
Pelican is looking for a kimura here.
Pelican is breathing heavily.
O Brian is trying to stand up here but Pelican is controlling him well.
O Brian is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
O Brian tries to get to full guard but Pelican has control of the leg.
O Brian trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Pelican passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for O Brian!
O Brian sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
O Brian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
O Brian slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pelican preventing the sweep.
Pelican is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
O Brian controls Pelican momentarily but Pelican frees himself.
Pelican preventing the sweep.
O Brian wants to stand up but Pelican is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelican thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pelican shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Brian sprawls well. O Brian wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pelican gets slowly back to his feet.
Chuck O Brian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from O Brian.
O Brian throws out a loose jab but Pelican uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brian throws a hook but Pelican avoids it easily.
O Brian lands a glancing blow to the side of Pelican's head.
O Brian thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Brian looks to throw the jab but Pelican is out of range.
That's four 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.
O Brian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Brian missing with a left hand there. Pelican was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pelican shoots in looking for a takedown. O Brian tries to sprawl out of it but Pelican keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Brian manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
O Brian looks to land a left hand but Pelican moved out of range nicely.
A nice combination there by O Brian.
It looks like Crusty Pelican has been cut.
O Brian misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from O Brian misses.
O Brian misses with a straight left.
O Brian connects with a single shot there.
Pelican is rocked!
The fighters circling - O Brian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck O Brian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Crusty Pelican's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pelican dodges the punch combination from O Brian.
Chuck O Brian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Brian cracks Pelican with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. O Brian has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pelican to stand back up!
Oh Pelican is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! O Brian lands a beautiful left hook that drops Pelican. Pelican tries to recover but O Brian is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Pelican lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck O Brian!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen Still Unbroken as his entrance music. Rocco Carter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Will Henderson's chin.
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207 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocco Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henderson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson slips a jab from Carter.
Carter slaps away a takedown attempt from Henderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rocco Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Henderson.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Carter throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it.
Henderson gets the takedown into side control.
Carter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Carter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Carter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Henderson trying to control from the bottom.
Carter working over Henderson with some ground and pound. Henderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Carter there.
Carter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carter working Henderson over with strikes.
Carter thows a huge punch but Henderson dodges it nicely.
Henderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henderson is trying to control but can't.
Carter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henderson's head.
Henderson looking for submissions off his back.
Henderson trying to control here.
Henderson looks gassed!
Henderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henderson trying to control here.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Henderson looks for a takedown but Carter sprawls well.
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Carter.
Carter works the jab nicely.
Henderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carter tries to avoid it but Henderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carter to the ground. Carter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Carter scores with a nice head shot.
Carter lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carter drops Henderson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Carter follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Carter!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John The Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John The Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Bacon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Butcher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Butcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Butcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Bacon.
Bacon takes the fight into the clinch.
Bacon tries to stall but The Butcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Butcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Butcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Bacon is just out of range.
The Butcher misses with a hook.
Bacon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Butcher.
The Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from The Butcher misses.
Bacon misses with a double jab
and The Butcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Butcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bacon lands a lovely overhand right.
The Butcher misses with a looping left.
The Butcher throws a jab when Bacon was well out of range.
Bacon jabs The Butcher right on the nose. The Butcher blinks but takes it well.
The Butcher misses with a looping right.
The Butcher throws out a loose jab but Bacon uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Butcher scores with a sloppy right hand. Bacon should have avoided that one.
The Butcher lands a nice looking body shot.
Bacon tries to clinch but The Butcher is having none of it.
The Butcher swinging wildly here.
Bacon ducks under a wild hook from The Butcher.
Nice cross by The Butcher.
Chris Bacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Butcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bacon thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from The Butcher.
Bacon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bacon scores with a nice strike.
Bacon closes the distance and clinches.
The Butcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bacon throws an elbow but it misses.
Bacon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bacon pushes The Butcher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher prevents Bacon from breaking the clinch.
Bacon manages to break the clinch.
Bacon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bacon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Butcher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bacon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bacon ducks under a wild hook from The Butcher.
The Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bacon.
The Butcher misses with a straight left.
Bacon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bacon throws a series of punches but The Butcher avoids them all with ease.
Bacon scores with a body shot.
Bacon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bacon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Bacon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bacon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Butcher.
Bacon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Butcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut lands for The Butcher. That snapped Bacon's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bacon looks to land a body kick but The Butcher moved away.
The Butcher misses with a body shot.
The Butcher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bacon.
The Butcher slips a jab and a cross from Bacon.
Bacon doesn't manage to clinch there - The Butcher circles away.
The Butcher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bacon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Butcher.
Bacon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bacon stuns The Butcher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Butcher misses the jab.
Bacon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Butcher.
The Butcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bacon counters with a left and a right that stings The Butcher.
Bacon looks to land a combination but The Butcher avoids it well.
The Butcher punishes Bacon's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Bacon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bacon throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Butcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Butcher.
Bacon instigates a clinch.
Bacon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Bacon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bacon throws a punch but it's blocked by The Butcher.
Bacon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bacon throws a punch but it's blocked by The Butcher.
Bacon just leaning against The Butcher, taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Butcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bacon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bacon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Butcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Butcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Bacon finds it's target.
Bacon lands with a nice combination. The Butcher backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John The Butcher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A combination from Bacon does no damage.
The Butcher throws a combination that misses
and Bacon counters with a nice uppercut.
Bacon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The Butcher misses with a straight right.
Bacon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bacon is looking to clinch.
The Butcher misses with a combination
and The Butcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Bacon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bacon.
Bacon tries to clinch there but The Butcher circles away.
Bacon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bacon slips a straight right by The Butcher.
John The Butcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Butcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bacon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bacon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bacon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bacon slips a jab from The Butcher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Butcher thuds a left hand into Bacon's body.
A combination from The Butcher does no damage.
The Butcher misses the jab.
John The Butcher is winning the standup battle so far.
The Butcher avoids the body shot from Bacon.
Bacon is looking to clinch but The Butcher is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from The Butcher misses the target.
Bacon throws a one two combo.
Bacon tries to clinch but The Butcher moves out of range.
Bacon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Butcher.
The Butcher looks to land a combination but Bacon avoids it well.
Bacon misses with a series of wild punches.
The Butcher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bacon has time to react.
The Butcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bacon lands with a hook. The Butcher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bacon staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher throws a nice looking combination but Bacon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bacon is looking to land body kicks.
Bacon clinches but The Butcher breaks the clinch
and The Butcher counters with a two punch combo.
The Butcher looks to land a left hand but Bacon moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Bacon finds it's way through The Butcher's defenses.
Bacon clinches.
The Butcher being controlled against the cage.
Bacon lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Butcher backwards.
Bacon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bacon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The Butcher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The Butcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bacon.
Bacon misses with the head strike.
The Butcher has had enough of the clinch but Bacon keeps him there for the moment.
Bacon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bacon pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chris Bacon.
Some wild striking there from Bacon.
The Butcher misses with a double jab
and Bacon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bacon.
Bacon tries to bum rush The Butcher with a series of wild strikes but The Butcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bacon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Butcher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon lands a jab-cross combination.
Bacon throws a series of punches but The Butcher moves out of range.
Bacon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Butcher throws a nice looking combination but Bacon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bacon doesn't manage to clinch there - The Butcher circles away.
Bacon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bacon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from The Butcher misses.
Bacon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bacon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Butcher connects with a single shot there.
Bacon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bacon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from The Butcher misses.
The Butcher dodges the punch combination from Bacon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bacon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bacon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bacon moves out of range of the strikes.
The Butcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Butcher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Butcher cracks Bacon with an open hand slap.
The Butcher cracks Bacon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bacon closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Butcher counters with a nice uppercut.
Bacon is rocked!
The Butcher looks to land a combination but Bacon avoids it well.
Bacon closes the distance and pushes The Butcher back into the cage.
The Butcher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Butcher blocks an uppercut.
The Butcher blocks the elbow strike.
Bacon wants to stall.
Bacon avoiding damage.
Bacon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon slips a straight right by The Butcher.
Bacon misses with a combination
and The Butcher counters with a three punch combo that has Bacon backing up. Bacon nods at The Butcher to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice shot by The Butcher.
The Butcher cracks Bacon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bacon is still on wobbly legs! Can The Butcher finish him?
The Butcher walks into a jab.
Bacon seems to have recovered his senses.
A big left from The Butcher misses.
The Butcher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Butcher fails to land with a series of punches.
The Butcher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bacon looks for the body kick but The Butcher saw that one coming.
Bacon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Butcher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Butcher thows a body shot but no joy.
The Butcher connects with a right hand. Bacon shakes it off.
Bacon tries to clinch but The Butcher moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Bacon counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Butcher. Bacon does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Butcher throws a series of punches but Bacon moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Butcher works Bacon's body with a nice hook.
Good exchange - The Butcher coming out on top.
The Butcher works Bacon's body with a nice hook.
Bacon tries to bum rush The Butcher with a series of wild strikes but The Butcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Butcher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bacon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bacon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bacon duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Butcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Bacon.
The Butcher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bacon.
Bacon avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bacon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Bacon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon scores with a nice right hand.
The Butcher misses with the combination.
The Butcher with a nice cross.
The Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bacon manages to avoid it.
Bacon throws a series of punches but The Butcher moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bacon.
Bacon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Butcher.
The Butcher throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Butcher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some wild striking there from Bacon.
The Butcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bacon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bacon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bacon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bacon closes the distance and pushes The Butcher back into the cage.
Bacon looking to slow down the pace here.
Bacon is pushing The Butcher up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice left hand lands by Bacon.
The Butcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bacon breaks from the clinch.
The Butcher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bacon has time to react.
Jab from Bacon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bacon moves into the clinch successfully.
Bacon taking a breather.
Bacon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Butcher's defenses.
The Butcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
John The Butcher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Butcher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John The Butcher!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Cicero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wacko Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cicero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Woke Up This Morning . Wacko Warner is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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144 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Cicero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wacko Warner!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cicero thuds a left hand into Warner's body.
Warner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wacko Warner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cicero lands a slapping body shot.
Warner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cicero slips under a jab from Warner.
Warner looks to score with a jab to the body but Cicero is just out of range.
Cicero misses with a looping left.
Cicero throws a body punch but Warner moves out of range.
Cicero slips under a jab.
Warner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cicero connects with a nice looking jab.
Warner tries to close the distance and clinch but Cicero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Warner moves out of range of the strikes.
Cicero throws a right and a left that Warner avoids nicely.
Warner misses with a jab to the body
and Cicero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Warner thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good work by Cicero as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cicero throws a right hand that Warner ducks under and follows up with a left that Warner also avoids with ease.
Cicero moves out of range of the strikes.
Warner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Warner misses.
Cicero misses with a hook. Warner ducked under it nicely.
Cicero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Warner is rocked!
Cicero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warner is still on wobbly legs! Can Cicero finish him?
Warner avoids the body shot from Cicero.
Cicero takes a swing at Warner's ribcage but misses.
Cicero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Warner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warner seems to have recovered his senses.
Warner ducks under a wild hook from Cicero.
Cicero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warner.
Warner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cicero counters with a nice body shot.
Cicero swinging wildly here.
Warner thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cicero makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Warner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warner with a jab.
Cicero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warner throws out a powerful jab.
Warner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cicero throws out the jab.
Cicero misses with a looping right.
A big left from Cicero misses.
Warner throws a big shot that misses.
Cicero is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Warner's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Warner motions for Cicero to come forward. Warner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cicero throws a series of punches but Warner moves out of range.
Cicero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warner moves away.
Cicero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Warner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cicero cracks Warner with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cicero leaning his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cicero as Warner tries to tie him up.
Stalling in the clinch from Warner.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warner.
Warner blocks a body shot from Cicero.
Warner lands with a light punch inside.
Warner is trying to maintain a safe position but Cicero gets an underhook and turns Warner into the cage.
Cicero is working Warner over against the cage.
Warner looking to stall.
Cicero leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cicero working aggressively here.
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.
A body shot lands from Cicero.
Warner lands an elbow inside that Cicero shrugs off.
Warner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Come on Cicero - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cicero for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Cicero looking to stall.
Cicero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warner is stalling here.
Cicero holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Warner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Cicero dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cicero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cicero misses with a hook to the body
and Warner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Warner misses with a body shot.
Warner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cicero takes a swing at Warner's ribcage but misses.
Cicero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warner.
A big left from Cicero misses.
Cicero is looking to wear down Warner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cicero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cicero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warner moves away.
Cicero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warner moves away.
Warner tries to clinch but Cicero is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cicero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Warner throws a hook to the side of Cicero's head but Cicero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Warner moves into range and clinches up with Cicero.
Cicero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cicero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Warner backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner is trying to maintain a safe position but Cicero gets an underhook and turns Warner into the cage.
Cicero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warner tries to close the distance and clinch but Cicero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cicero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Warner to score with a decent uppercut.
Cicero misses with a looping right.
Warner slips a straight right by Cicero.
Warner moves away from the strike by Cicero.
Warner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cicero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Warner defending well as Cicero loads up on a big left hand.
Cicero throws a looping overhand right but Warner ducks down to avoid it.
Warner lands with an uppercut that bounces Cicero off the cage and back into rage.
Cicero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Warner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cicero doesn't seem phased though.
Cicero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cicero throws a lazy right hand but Warner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Warner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cicero misses with a hook.
Warner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cicero.
Warner moves away from the strike by Cicero.
Warner throws the left hand but Cicero avoids the punch easily.
Warner misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Warner misses its intended target.
Cicero misses with an uppercut.
Cicero swings for the body but Warner moves out of range.
Cicero misses with a series of wild punches.
Cicero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warner moves away.
No joy there for Warner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cicero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Cicero finds it's way through Warner's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner cracks Cicero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Warner ducks under a wild hook from Cicero.
Warner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cicero.
Warner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cicero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cicero throws a shot from downtown. Warner moves away and avoids it.
Warner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cicero.
Cicero thows a body shot but no joy.
Warner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cicero.
Cicero misses with a straight left.
Warner lands a jab to Cicero's midsection.
Cicero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warner.
Warner moves out of range of the strikes.
Warner defending well as Cicero loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cicero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cicero throws a shot from downtown. Warner moves away and avoids it.
Warner moves away from the strike by Cicero.
Warner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cicero.
Warner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Cicero counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cicero looks to throw the jab but Warner is out of range.
Warner tries to clinch but Cicero is having none of it.
A big left from Warner misses.
Cicero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warner moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice takedown defense from Warner. No joy for Cicero on that attempt.
Cicero slips a jab and a cross from Warner.
Cicero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warner.
Warner lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wacko Warner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Warner wants to clinch up but Cicero keeps it at a distance.
Warner misses with a wild body shot.
Cicero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paul Cicero is winning the standup battle so far.
Warner throws a jab when Cicero was well out of range.
Cicero tries to keep at a distance but Warner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cicero stalling.
Cicero has picked Warner up - he's going for a ride! Cicero dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Warner won't allow Cicero to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warner is looking to get back to full guard here but Cicero has managed to pass to side control instead.
Cicero lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cicero controlling from the full mount.
Cicero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cicero tries to control but Warner wriggling away.
Cicero unloads with some shots from mount but Warner bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cicero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Warner tries to hold on but Cicero pushes him away.
Warner might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cicero kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cicero goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Warner turns into him and now he's in Cicero's guard.
Warner wants to control from the top but Cicero keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cicero keeping full guard, as Warner tries to pass.
Warner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Warner trying to control the position from guard on top but Cicero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Warner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cicero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Warner defends it easily.
That's four 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.
Warner sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cicero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cicero looking for a guillotine here but Warner defends easily.
Cicero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cicero might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warner tries to free his leg and advance position but Cicero is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Cicero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cicero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Cicero!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Milson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baldur Eirikur (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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250 lbs
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265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Milson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Baldur Eirikur!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eirikur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Milson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eirikur throws a good cross that connects.
Eirikur fails to land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Eirikur there.
Milson wants to clinch.
Eirikur lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Eirikur.
It looks like Max Milson has been cut.
Eirikur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eirikur misses with a straight right.
Eirikur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eirikur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eirikur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Milson moves away from the strike by Eirikur.
Milson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eirikur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Milson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eirikur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eirikur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Milson at a distance.
Milson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eirikur.
Milson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eirikur throws a right hand that Milson ducks under and follows up with a left that Milson also avoids with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Milson.
Eirikur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Milson blocks a head kick by Eirikur.
Eirikur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Milson in his tracks.
Eirikur slips a jab and a cross from Milson.
Eirikur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Eirikur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Milson blocks a head kick by Eirikur.
Eirikur throws a right and a left that Milson avoids nicely.
Eirikur lands a jab to Milson's midsection.
Milson pushes Eirikur up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Milson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Eirikur gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Milson landing knees to the body.
Eirikur wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milson has him pressed against the cage.
Eirikur is looking to break free of the clinch but Milson has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Eirikur wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milson has him pressed against the cage.
Eirikur breaks from the clinch.
Milson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eirikur.
Eirikur swings for the body but Milson moves out of range.
Eirikur misses with a straight left.
Baldur Eirikur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eirikur digs a good hook to Milson's body.
Eirikur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Milson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eirikur sprawls well. Eirikur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Milson gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eirikur displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Milson is breathing heavily.
Eirikur scores with a hook.
Eirikur goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Eirikur throws a sloppy head kick and Milson moves out of range easily.
Eirikur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eirikur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eirikur scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Max Milson's cut is getting worse.
Eirikur throws a combination. Milson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Eirikur lands a left and a right that send Milson crashing to the mat, dazed. Eirikur thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Milson is rocked!
Milson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Milson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Max Milson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eirikur throws a monster overhand right that drops Milson! Eirikur follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baldur Eirikur!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
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181 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, James Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Alves !
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhodes misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rhodes.
Rhodes throws a shot to the body.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhodes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rhodes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alves misses with a leg kick
and Rhodes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Alves is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A low kick from Rhodes is predictable there
and Alves counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rhodes won't be happy with that.
Alves taking a breather here.
Rhodes prevents Alves from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is looking to take a break and control but Rhodes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alves working the body and head with strikes.
Alves throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rhodes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Alves has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Alves just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to advance to mount but Rhodes denies him.
Alves in side control, throwing shots but Rhodes defends.
Alves with the ground and pound but Rhodes regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rhodes keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rhodes kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rhodes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alves on the ground.
Alves stops Rhodes from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rhodes throws a hook but Alves blocks it.
Rhodes stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from Rhodes misses.
Rhodes looks to score with a jab to the body but Alves is just out of range.
Rhodes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rhodes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rhodes.
Rhodes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Alves counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alves wants to control from the top but Rhodes keeps moving.
Alves 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rhodes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alves tries for a takedown but Rhodes circles away easily
and Rhodes counters with a two punch combo.
James Rhodes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rhodes misses with the combination.
Rhodes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Alves .
Alves lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense.
Rhodes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rhodes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alves is controlling him.
Rhodes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alves controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes trying to keep a closed guard but Alves is proving a slippery customer.
Rhodes keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Alves thows a big elbow that misses.
Alves trying to control but Rhodes is working from the bottom.
Alves is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alves scores with a jab to the body.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rhodes.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rhodes as he avoids it easily.
Alves misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rhodes.
Rhodes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves .
Alves is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rhodes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rhodes.
Rhodes misses with an attempted mid kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alves .
James Rhodes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Alves .
Alves is breathing heavily.
Rhodes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alves .
Rhodes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rhodes stalks Alves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alves 's face. Alves staggers backwards, shaken.
Rhodes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rhodes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch lands to the side of Rhodes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alves lands a head kick. Rhodes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rhodes misses with a two punch combination.
Rhodes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alves stops Rhodes from standing up.
Alves postures up in Rhodes's guard and throws a big left but Rhodes blocks it.
Alves trying to control but Rhodes is working from the bottom.
Alves has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alves stops Rhodes from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhodes keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Rhodes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Alves .
Rhodes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rhodes throws a nice head kick!
Rhodes misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Rhodes blocks the low kick.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alves is trying to control but can't.
Rhodes working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Alves 's thigh. Alves counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves trying to strike off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alves is on top in guard.
Alves stopping the sweep attempt from Rhodes.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rhodes is keeping the position for now.
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.
Rhodes pushes Alves off and gets back to his feet.
Alves misses with an uppercut. Rhodes saw that one coming.
Alves misses with a takedown
letting Rhodes counter with a right hand.
Alves stuffs the takedown.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alves tries to score with a low kick but Rhodes moves his leg out of the way.
Rhodes tries for a takedown but Alves circles away easily
letting Alves counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James Rhodes is winning the standup battle so far.
Rhodes lands with a kick to the temple. Alves shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Rhodes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves scores a takedown into full mount!
Rhodes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alves .
Thiago Alves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alves lands with some strikes.
Alves throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves landing strikes from the mount and Rhodes is in trouble!
Alves with the ground and pound from mount.
Alves misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Alves wants to control the pace but Rhodes is squirming around nicely.
Alves controlling the position easily from mount.
Alves sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
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 James Rhodes.
I think Rhodes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... James Rhodes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sun Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Pusher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sun Wukong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Pusher!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wukong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wukong is looking to land body kicks.
Wukong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wukong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pusher.
Pusher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pusher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wukong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wukong checks a leg kick.
Wukong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas Pusher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pusher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wukong scores with a leg kick.
Pusher misses with a series of wild punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wukong, right into the meat.
Pusher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pusher throws a front kick that sends Wukong stumbling back into the cage.
Wukong cracks the inside of Pusher's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Wukong.
Pusher misses with an uppercut.
Pusher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wukong counters with a leg kick.
Wukong lands with a kick to the temple. Pusher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wukong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pusher's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Pusher.
Wukong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wukong, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong keeps Pusher at a distance using the push kick.
Pusher looks gassed!
Wukong throws a head kick but Pusher moves out of range.
Pusher takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wukong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pusher. That did some damage!
Pusher throws a shot from downtown. Wukong moves away and avoids it.
Pusher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wukong scores with a jab. Pusher acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pusher is looking to score with low kicks.
Pusher tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wukong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pusher throws a leg kick
and Wukong counters with a right hand to the body.
Pusher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wukong closes the distance and pushes Pusher back into the cage.
Pusher takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Thomas Pusher has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wukong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wukong tries a knee to the head but Pusher blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wukong.
Wukong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wukong leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wukong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pusher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wukong stalling against the cage.
Wukong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pusher takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wukong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wukong with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wukong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pusher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wukong misses with a knee strike.
Wukong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pusher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wukong lands a nice knee to the body.
Wukong'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.
Pusher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pusher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knees to the body from Wukong.
Wukong lands a nice knee to the body.
Wukong misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pusher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wukong scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pusher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wukong has him pressed against the cage.
Pusher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wukong obliges.
Wukong scores a nice knee to the body.
Wukong scores with a knee to the head.
Wukong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wukong slows down the pace here.
Knees to the body from Wukong.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Wukong.
Wukong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wukong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wukong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Wukong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Pusher's cut.
That's time! Wukong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pusher connects with a jab.
A low kick from Pusher misses
and Wukong counters with a body kick that stops Pusher in his tracks momentarily.
Wukong blocks a head kick by Pusher.
Pusher blocks the body kick.
Pusher misses with a body punch
and Wukong counters with a nice leg kick.
Wukong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pusher.
Wukong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pusher's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Wukong.
Wukong misses with a body kick.
Wukong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pusher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wukong.
Wukong moves out of range as Pusher strikes.
Pusher throws a big shot that misses.
Wukong tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to de liver by Pusher. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pusher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pusher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pusher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pusher misses with a body kick.
Wukong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pusher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wukong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wukong works over Pusher's head and body with a nice combination.
Wukong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pusher shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pusher throws a head kick but Wukong moves out of range.
Wukong lands a front kick.
Wukong lands a head kick!
Wukong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pusher moves away.
Sun Wukong is winning the standup battle so far.
Wukong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wukong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Wukong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wukong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pusher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wukong.
Pusher takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wukong instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong just leaning against Pusher, taking a breather.
Pusher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Wukong.
Pusher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wukong crunches a lovely knee into Pusher's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wukong lands a knee to the body.
Wukong misses with a knee strike.
Wukong tries a knee to the head but Pusher blocks it.
Pusher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wukong has him pressed against the cage.
Pusher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wukong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wukong keeps control of Pusher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wukong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pusher avoiding damage as Wukong throws knees to the body.
Wukong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pusher is defending well for now.
Wukong tries to land a knee to the head but Pusher blocks with his arms.
Wukong misses with a knee strike.
Wukong prevents Pusher from breaking the clinch.
Wukong missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wukong obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wukong lands a knee to the head.
Wukong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wukong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pusher avoids it.
Wukong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pusher can do to turn this around?
Pusher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wukong is trying to stall.
Pusher tries to break free but Wukong pushes him back against the cage.
Pusher is trying to break free.
Wukong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wukong trying to stall but Pusher improves his position.
Pusher can't break the clinch.
Wukong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pusher is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Wukong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Pusher's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wukong misses with a wild combination.
Wukong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pusher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice jab there from Pusher.
Wukong lands a head kick. Pusher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pusher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wukong doesn't seem bothered though.
Wukong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pusher.
Pusher looks to land a combination but Wukong avoids it well.
Wukong cracks the inside of Pusher's front leg.
Pusher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wukong is looking to clinch.
Pusher is looking to slow Wukong down with leg kicks.
Wukong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wukong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wukong walks into a straight right hand from Pusher.
Pusher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pusher throws a jab but it's blocked by Wukong.
Nice straight punches there by Pusher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pusher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pusher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wukong.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pusher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Pusher as he checks the leg kick.
Wukong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pusher lands a head shot.
Pusher blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wukong.
Wukong throws a push kick but Pusher slaps the foot to one side.
Pusher takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pusher misses with a series of wild punches.
Pusher has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wukong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wukong blocks a head kick by Pusher.
Pusher tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Wukong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pusher throws a head kick but Wukong moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wukong.
Pusher misses with a body shot.
Pusher is looking to chop away at Wukong's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wukong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wukong. That's going to slow Pusher down.
Wukong scores with a leg kick.
Wukong forces Pusher back against the cage and clinches.
Wukong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wukong has Pusher pressed against the cage.
Wukong seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Pusher managing to block the knees to the body from Wukong.
Wukong pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sun Wukong.
No joy there for Pusher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pusher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wukong lands a head shot.
Wukong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pusher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pusher connects with the punch.
A jab from Wukong does it's job there.
Pusher throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pusher. Wukong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wukong thumps Pusher with a low kick.
Pusher misses with a head kick.
Wukong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pusher misses the body punch
and Wukong counters with an inside leg kick.
Wukong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wukong with a knee to the head.
Thomas Pusher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pusher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wukong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pusher is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pusher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wukong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wukong landing knees to the body.
Wukong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pusher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pusher tries to circle away but Wukong has him pinned against the cage.
Pusher is trying to break the clinch but Wukong has him pressed against the cage.
Sun Wukong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wukong.
Wukong lands a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wukong with a knee to the head.
Wukong has Pusher pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sun Wukong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wukong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sun Wukong!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aitch Bubbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Scylla (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aitch Bubbles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Scylla!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scylla thows a body shot but no joy.
Scylla throws a series of punches but Bubbles moves out of range.
Scylla lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Scylla.
Bubbles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scylla takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Scylla looks to land a combination but Bubbles avoids it well.
Scylla dips to his left and cracks Bubbles with an uppercut!
Scylla bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bubbles's head backwards.
It looks like Aitch Bubbles has been cut.
Bubbles scores with a one two! Scylla had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Scylla throws a series of punches but Bubbles moves out of range.
Scylla thuds his right hand into Bubbles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bubbles is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scylla is defended easily by Bubbles.
Bubbles swinging wildly here.
Mark Scylla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bubbles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bubbles lands a jab.
Scylla misses with a double jab
and Bubbles counters with a nice leg kick.
Scylla on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Scylla closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bubbles scores with a jab.
Nice shot by Bubbles.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scylla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Scylla misses its intended target.
Scylla misses the shot to the body.
Scylla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bubbles counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Scylla is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Scylla misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Scylla misses.
Scylla gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bubbles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bubbles throws a head kick that half lands.
Scylla takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bubbles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scylla is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Bubbles ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Scylla clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aitch Bubbles!
Aitch Bubbles retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Stettin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil James Thunderstruck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stettin comes to the cage accompanied by The Weapon They Fear. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Lil James Thunderstruck enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Stettin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lil James Thunderstruck!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stettin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thunderstruck backs up against the cage.
Stettin jabs at Thunderstruck's body.
Stettin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thunderstruck.
A jab from Stettin misses.
Thunderstruck swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stettin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thunderstruck's guard now.
Stettin slips nicely into half guard.
Thunderstruck avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stettin.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thunderstruck can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stettin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Thunderstruck!
Stettin unloads with some shots from mount but Thunderstruck bucks and avoids them well.
Stettin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunderstruck is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stettin looking to finish with strikes here!
Stettin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stettin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stettin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Thunderstruck turns into him and now he's in Stettin's guard.
Thunderstruck sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stettin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thunderstruck is one step ahead there.
Stettin wants to control the position but Thunderstruck says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stettin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thunderstruck stands up from Stettin's guard - Thunderstruck perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thunderstruck cracks Stettin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thunderstruck falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stettin counters with a left to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stettin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stettin lands a nice hook to Thunderstruck's body. Thunderstruck takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thunderstruck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stettin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Thunderstruck.
Thunderstruck misses with the combination.
Stettin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thunderstruck.
Thunderstruck misses with a combination
and Stettin counters with a takedown into side control.
Thunderstruck seems a little lost for a moment, as Stettin dominates the positioning.
Thunderstruck wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Stettin working the body and head with strikes.
Thunderstruck defending against the ground and pound.
Stettin scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunderstruck takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stettin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Thunderstruck works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Stettin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thunderstruck is trying to stand up here but Stettin is controlling him well.
Stettin looks to land a strike but Thunderstruck avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Thunderstruck keeping full guard, as Stettin tries to pass.
Stettin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stettin looking to sit in guard and control but Thunderstruck gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stettin is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Stettin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stettin blocks a jab.
Thunderstruck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stettin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stettin is stalling in the full guard.
Stettin prevents Thunderstruck from getting back to his feet.
Stettin throws a strike but Thunderstruck rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stettin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stettin 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.
Stettin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thunderstruck's head.
Stettin wants to control but Thunderstruck is keeping him busy.
Stettin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thunderstruck wants to get back to his feet.
Stettin wants to pass the guard but Thunderstruck is defending well.
Stettin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thunderstruck wants to get back to his feet.
Stettin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Stettin is trying to control. Thunderstruck wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thunderstruck is trying to stand back up but Stettin is controlling him
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thunderstruck looks to throw the jab but Stettin is out of range.
Thunderstruck walks into a left hand.
Stettin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Thunderstruck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunderstruck. Stettin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stettin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thunderstruck's waist but Thunderstruck gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stettin off to one side.
Thunderstruck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stettin counters with a takedown into side control.
Stettin working the ground and pound.
Stettin taking a breather here.
Thunderstruck throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderstruck misses with a looping right.
Stettin misses with a wild body shot.
Thunderstruck misses with a two punch combination.
A cross from Stettin lands.
Stettin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lil James Thunderstruck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunderstruck throws a jab but it's blocked by Stettin.
Stettin is looking to wear down Thunderstruck with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stettin scores with a jab to the body.
Thunderstruck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stettin works Thunderstruck's body with a nice hook.
Thunderstruck is breathing heavily.
Stettin works the jab nicely.
Lil James Thunderstruck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stettin.
Stettin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stettin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thunderstruck is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stettin trying to control the action but Thunderstruck is working from the bottom.
Thunderstruck is trying to stand up here but Stettin is controlling him well.
Stettin stalling away here and it's allowed Thunderstruck to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Stettin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thunderstruck is keeping the position for now.
Thunderstruck being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunderstruck wants to stand and escape but Stettin is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Stettin dominated that second 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.
Stettin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stettin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Thunderstruck works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thunderstruck manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stettin trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunderstruck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thunderstruck controls Stettin momentarily but Stettin frees himself.
Stettin looking to sit in guard and control but Thunderstruck gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thunderstruck looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stettin wants to stand but Thunderstruck is controlling the position.
Thunderstruck wants to pass the guard but Stettin is keeping the position.
Thunderstruck stops Stettin from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thunderstruck stands up from Stettin's guard - Thunderstruck perhaps looking for a knockout.
A shot to the body from Thunderstruck misses
and Stettin counters with a right hand to the body.
Thunderstruck lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Thunderstruck misses
and Stettin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thunderstruck won't be happy with that.
Stettin taking a break here but Thunderstruck is having none of it and regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thunderstruck pushes Stettin off and gets back to his feet.
Stettin defending well as Thunderstruck loads up on a big left hand.
Lil James Thunderstruck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunderstruck throws a lazy head kick
and Stettin counters with a one-two to the body.
Thunderstruck missing with a left hand there. Stettin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thunderstruck falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stettin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderstruck throws the left hand but Stettin avoids the punch easily.
Thunderstruck with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stettin just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunderstruck misses with a double jab
and Stettin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thunderstruck's guard now.
Stettin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thunderstruck looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stettin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thunderstruck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thunderstruck controls Stettin momentarily but Stettin frees himself.
Stettin throws and elbow that misses. Thunderstruck uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stettin's guard. Nice move by Thunderstruck!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stettin wants to stand but Thunderstruck is controlling the position.
Stettin keeping moving, preventing Thunderstruck from controlling successfully.
Stettin trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thunderstruck misses with a body shot
and Stettin counters with a shoot takedown. Thunderstruck fights it but they end up in guard.
Patrick Stettin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stettin pushing down on Thunderstruck's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Stettin clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stettin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thunderstruck sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thunderstruck misses with a two punch combination.
Thunderstruck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stettin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Thunderstruck misses the target.
Thunderstruck throws a shot to the body.
Stettin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stettin is chipping away with strikes.
Stettin in side control, throwing shots but Thunderstruck defends.
Stettin wants to control but Thunderstruck is keeping him busy.
Thunderstruck bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Nice defenses there by Stettin.
Thunderstruck misses with a combination
and Stettin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stettin trying to control but Thunderstruck is working from the bottom.
Thunderstruck is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Thunderstruck preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stettin trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunderstruck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thunderstruck wants to stand up but Stettin is controlling him.
Thunderstruck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stettin's guard.
Stettin looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thunderstruck wants to control from the top but Stettin keeps moving.
Stettin controlling the position.
Thunderstruck stops Stettin from standing up.
Stettin wants to sweep but no luck.
Thunderstruck controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thunderstruck is looking to work some ground and pound but Stettin has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stettin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Thunderstruck wants to get up but he can't break Stettin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stettin wants to get back to his feet but Thunderstruck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thunderstruck trying to control the position from guard on top but Stettin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thunderstruck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thunderstruck misses with a hook to the body
enabling Stettin to counter with a crisp jab.
Thunderstruck misses with a combination
and Stettin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Thunderstruck misses.
Stettin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thunderstruck as he avoids it easily.
Stettin is looking to slow Thunderstruck down with leg kicks.
Thunderstruck throws a sloppy body shot
and Stettin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thunderstruck works Stettin's body with a nice hook.
Thunderstruck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stettin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stettin throws a good cross that connects.
Thunderstruck misses with a hook. Stettin ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Stettin had his way with Lil James Thunderstruck in 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stettin lands a nice looking body shot.
Stettin just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunderstruck misses with a hook to the body
and Stettin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patrick Stettin is winning the standup battle so far.
Stettin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stettin slips a jab from Thunderstruck.
Thunderstruck takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stettin ducks under a wild hook from Thunderstruck.
Thunderstruck takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thunderstruck misses with a body shot
and Stettin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thunderstruck won't be happy with that.
Stettin looks up at the clock and then as Thunderstruck takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stettin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
It looks like Lil James Thunderstruck has been cut.
Stettin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stettin throws a strike aimed at the side of Thunderstruck's head but Thunderstruck avoids it well.
Thunderstruck is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stettin has control of an arm but Thunderstruck manages to advance to Stettin's back!
Stettin tries to roll but Thunderstruck sticks to his back.
Thunderstruck wants to control but Stettin is keeping busy.
Stettin breaks Thunderstruck's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Stettin trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunderstruck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thunderstruck throwing short punches from the bottom.
Thunderstruck is trying to keep Stettin in close.
Stettin lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stettin connects with a couple of short punches.
Thunderstruck has Stettin pulled in close to control his posture.
Stettin trying to control but Thunderstruck is working from the bottom.
Stettin lands a couple of elbows.
Stettin trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunderstruck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patrick Stettin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stettin won't allow Thunderstruck to sweep him here.
Stettin is stalling in the full guard.
Thunderstruck wants to get back to his feet but Stettin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stettin controlling from the top position.
Stettin wants to control from the top but Thunderstruck keeps moving.
Lil James Thunderstruck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stettin tries to free his leg and advance position but Thunderstruck is retaining full guard.
Stettin trying to control but Thunderstruck is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stettin digs a good body shot into Thunderstruck's ribs.
Stettin scores with a three punch combo!
Stettin just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunderstruck swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stettin counters with a two punch combo.
Stettin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stettin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thunderstruck misses with a looping left.
Thunderstruck throws a shot from downtown. Stettin moves away and avoids it.
Stettin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thunderstruck as he jumps to the side.
Thunderstruck throws a hook but Stettin blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Stettin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stettin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Stettin!
Patrick Stettin is the new super heavyweight champion!
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