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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Rockefeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Njord Freyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockefeller's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Sandman. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clinton Rockefeller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Njord Freyr!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freyr scores with a jab to the body.
Freyr cracks Rockefeller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freyr drops Rockefeller with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rockefeller looks back up at him and smiles so Freyr waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Clinton Rockefeller has been cut.
Freyr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockefeller was well out of range. Poor timing from Freyr.
Freyr connects with a stiff jab that staggers Rockefeller - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Njord Freyr!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yason Tupaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Dardey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tupaz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Step Up. Dardey has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yason Tupaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stan Dardey!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dardey lands a nice hook to Tupaz's body. Tupaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dardey looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dardey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tupaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tupaz thumps Dardey with a low kick.
Dardey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dardey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tupaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tupaz.
Tupaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dardey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tupaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tupaz scores with a three punch combo!
Tupaz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dardey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tupaz.
Tupaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dardey ducks right into an uppercut from Tupaz.
Tupaz lands a two punch combo.
Tupaz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A nice combination there by Tupaz.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tupaz. Dardey shrugs it off though.
Tupaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dardey is rocked!
Dardey seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Tupaz shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Dardey is backing up but Tupaz catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Dardey covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Tupaz Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yason Tupaz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Smiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josip Simunic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guy Smiley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josip Simunic!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Simunic is looking to clinch.
Smiley keeps the fight on the outside.
Smiley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smiley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simunic fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smiley.
Simunic tries to clinch but Smiley moves out of range.
Smiley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simunic slips a jab and a cross from Smiley.
Smiley keeps the fight on the outside.
Smiley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simunic tries to clinch there but Smiley circles away.
Smiley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simunic wants to clinch up but Smiley keeps it at a distance.
Simunic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simunic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smiley throws a combination. Simunic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smiley connects with the punch.
Simunic is looking to clinch but Smiley is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simunic wants to clinch.
Smiley keeps the fight on the outside.
Simunic tries to clinch but Smiley is having none of it.
Simunic wants to clinch up but Smiley keeps it at a distance.
Simunic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smiley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simunic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smiley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simunic moves in looking to clinch but Smiley pushes him off.
Smiley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Simunic tries to clinch but Smiley moves out of range.
Simunic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smiley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smiley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simunic.
Simunic tries to clinch there but Smiley circles away.
Smiley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smiley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simunic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Smiley.
Smiley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Simunic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smiley counters with a straight right hand.
Simunic closes the distance but Smiley moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Smiley.
Smiley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smiley throws a series of punches but Simunic moves out of range.
Simunic closes the distance but Smiley moves to the side
and Smiley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smiley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smiley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Simunic looks gassed!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Smiley! Simunic is out on his feet! Smiley rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Simunic is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Simunic is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guy Smiley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse LeGuerre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clement Greenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greenburg has chosen Your Mother's Got A Penis as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesse LeGuerre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clement Greenburg!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeGuerre is looking to clinch but Greenburg is avoiding it.
LeGuerre misses with a two punch combination.
LeGuerre looks to score with a jab to the body but Greenburg is just out of range.
LeGuerre moves in looking to clinch but Greenburg pushes him off.
LeGuerre shoots in but no luck this time.
LeGuerre instigates a clinch.
LeGuerre tries to score a body lock takedown but Greenburg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Greenburg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Greenburg is trying to break the clinch but LeGuerre has him pressed against the cage.
Greenburg blocks a body shot from LeGuerre.
Greenburg has picked LeGuerre up - he's going for a ride! Greenburg dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
LeGuerre has hold of Greenburg's hands but Greenburg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
LeGuerre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
LeGuerre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
LeGuerre is trying to get back to full guard.
Greenburg trying to control from half guard but LeGuerre is working away.
Nice strikes from Greenburg there.
Greenburg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Greenburg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeGuerre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
LeGuerre tries to roll over but Greenburg keeps him under control.
Greenburg wants to free his trapped foot but LeGuerre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
LeGuerre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
LeGuerre trying to control from the bottom.
LeGuerre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LeGuerre wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Greenburg as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Jesse LeGuerre has been cut.
Greenburg throws a left and a right that both miss
and LeGuerre counters with a right hand to the body.
Greenburg lands a jab-cross combination.
LeGuerre takes one on the button.
LeGuerre moves in looking to clinch but Greenburg pushes him off.
Greenburg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
LeGuerre is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LeGuerre tries to clinch up but Greenburg circles away and keeps his distance.
LeGuerre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Greenburg drops LeGuerre with a right and a left! Greenburg comes rushing in but LeGuerre regains his composure and manages to keep Greenburg in guard.
LeGuerre working for a triangle but Greenburg defends it easily.
Greenburg is in close to LeGuerre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Greenburg sitting in guard here, content to control.
Greenburg connects with a couple of short punches.
Greenburg lands a couple of elbows.
Greenburg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
LeGuerre keeping moving, preventing Greenburg from controlling successfully.
Greenburg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
LeGuerre working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Greenburg has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeGuerre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Greenburg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Greenburg's back!
LeGuerre looking for the choke from the back.
LeGuerre is trying to control but Greenburg is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
LeGuerre is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Greenburg has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Greenburg!
Greenburg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Greenburg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Greenburg is nestled in close to LeGuerre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jesse LeGuerre's cut is getting worse.
LeGuerre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greenburg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jesse LeGuerre's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
LeGuerre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Greenburg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
LeGuerre looking for submissions off his back.
Greenburg trying to control from half guard but LeGuerre is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Greenburg is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
LeGuerre actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Greenburg seems content to control.
Greenburg working LeGuerre over with strikes.
Greenburg slips a nice elbow through LeGuerre's hands, connecting with LeGuerre's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LeGuerre tries to roll over but Greenburg keeps him under control.
Greenburg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Greenburg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clement Greenburg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse LeGuerre'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.
Greenburg lunges at LeGuerre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by LeGuerre's hand.
Greenburg scores with a jab. LeGuerre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Greenburg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jeez, Jesse LeGuerre's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Clement Greenburg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
LeGuerre throws the kick towards the body but Greenburg avoids it.
Greenburg clobbers LeGuerre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
LeGuerre tries to clinch up.
LeGuerre doesn't manage to clinch there - Greenburg circles away.
LeGuerre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from LeGuerre there as he acknowledges the shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jesse LeGuerre's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clement Greenburg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Piekny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruthless Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piekny comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Fish - Autonomia. Ruthless Junior has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Piekny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruthless Junior!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Piekny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Junior.
Piekny pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big head kick from Piekny and Junior is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Ruthless Junior has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piekny postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Junior is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Piekny, into his guard.
Junior must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Piekny wants to get back to his feet but Junior is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Junior scores with a jab.
Junior is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piekny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Junior is still on wobbly legs! Can Piekny finish him?
Piekny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Junior.
Piekny misses with an uppercut.
Junior blocks a jab.
Piekny looks to land a right hand but Junior moved out of range.
Piekny throws a hook to the side of Junior's head but Junior sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Junior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piekny.
Piekny throws a right hand that Junior ducks under and follows up with a left that Junior also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Piekny.
Junior staying out of range there.
Junior seems to have recovered his senses.
Piekny gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Junior scores with the left hand. Piekny knows he should have avoided that one.
Piekny is rocked!
Junior steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Piekny is out on his feet! Junior sets himself and nearly takes Piekny's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ruthless Junior!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mubarrak Kazim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rook has chosen Mr Krinkle as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mubarrak Kazim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Rook!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook catches Kazim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Mubarrak Kazim has been cut.
Kazim looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kazim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rook drops his shoulder and cracks Kazim with a huge uppercut! Kazim goes down! Can Rook finish him?
Kazim is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rook drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Rook seems to have locked his on tight now - Kazim screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Rook, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Yuri Rook!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Mafusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Whitley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitley has chosen Pain Killer as his entrance music. Zack Mafusa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zack Mafusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Whitley!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitley throws a head kick but Mafusa moves out of range.
Whitley shoots in for a double leg but Mafusa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Whitley feints and as Mafusa raises his hands in defense, Whitley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mafusa wants to sweep but no luck.
Whitley wants to control from the top but Mafusa keeps moving.
Whitley preventing the sweep.
Mafusa keeping full guard, as Whitley tries to pass.
Whitley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Whitley won't allow Mafusa to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whitley.
Whitley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Zack Mafusa has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Whitley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mafusa tries to roll over but Whitley keeps him under control.
Mafusa trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitley prevents Mafusa from improving his position.
Whitley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mafusa is looking to improve his position.
Mafusa tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Whitley has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Whitley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mafusa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mafusa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mafusa working to try and regain half guard.
Whitley controlling from mount.
Mafusa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Whitley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mafusa is working to get back to half guard.
Whitley content just to control the position here.
Whitley looking to control but Mafusa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mafusa is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Whitley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zack Mafusa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Whitley feints and as Mafusa raises his hands in defense, Whitley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Whitley tries to free his leg and advance position but Mafusa is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mafusa is on top in guard.
Mafusa landing some decent shots from guard.
Mafusa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitley is keeping the position for now.
Mafusa is working hard here to advance position.
Mafusa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mafusa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Whitley keeping moving, preventing Mafusa from controlling successfully.
Mafusa wants to pass the guard but Whitley is keeping the position.
Mafusa throws a big right hand that misses.
Mafusa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Whitley shoots in but Mafusa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mafusa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mafusa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whitley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mafusa's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Let's hope that Whitley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Whitley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mafusa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whitley is one step ahead there.
Whitley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mafusa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Whitley wants to control from the top but Mafusa keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Whitley.
Mafusa misses with a takedown
and Whitley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Whitley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitley trying to control the position from guard on top but Mafusa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mafusa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mafusa isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Whitley stacks Mafusa on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Whitley!
Whitley working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mafusa is trying to get back to half guard.
Mafusa struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Whitley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zack Mafusa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Whitley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mafusa!
Mafusa is looking to improve his position but Whitley isn't that keen on the idea.
Whitley controlling from the full mount.
Mafusa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Whitley controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mafusa gets back to half guard.
Mafusa wants to get back to full guard.
Whitley passes into side control, despite Mafusa's attempt to control the position.
Mafusa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Whitley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
Whitley working away.
Mafusa tries to bench press Whitley off him but Whitley keeps the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mafusa is letting Whitley control him for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whitley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Whitley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Whitley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mafusa did well to prevent Whitley getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mafusa is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Whitley is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Zack Mafusa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Whitley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mafusa is looking to control Whitley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mafusa avoid being mounted?
Whitley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mafusa is looking for a sweep. Whitley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mafusa has a hand on Whitley's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Whitley takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Whitley controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Whitley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whitley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Whitley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvador Saballe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Salvador Saballe!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saballe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Saballe misses with the combination.
Saballe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chuck Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saballe.
Saballe dodges the punch combination from Norris.
Saballe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Norris misses with a combination
enabling Saballe to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Chuck Norris has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Norris throws a series of punches but Saballe avoids them all with ease.
Saballe misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Norris both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Salvador Saballe has been cut.
Saballe Rushes Norris and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Norris is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Saballe Piles on the pressure and Norris crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvador Saballe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Ettan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juliano Vongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Ettan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juliano Vongkhamchanh!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vongkhamchanh!
Vongkhamchanh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vongkhamchanh tries to land a front kick but Ettan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vongkhamchanh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ettan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ettan lands with a good body shot.
Ettan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vongkhamchanh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vongkhamchanh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ettan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Juliano Vongkhamchanh has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ettan scores with a nice head shot.
Ettan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ettan ducks under a wild hook from Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh misses the shot to the body.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a head kick.
Ettan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vongkhamchanh looks gassed!
Vongkhamchanh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ettan.
Ettan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ettan lands a slapping body shot.
Ettan lands with a nice combination. Vongkhamchanh backs away looking to recover.
A jab lands there for Ettan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ettan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ettan catches Vongkhamchanh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ettan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ettan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ettan, as that shot connected.
Ettan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ettan lands a nice looking body shot.
Vongkhamchanh walks into a jab.
Ettan lands with a nice body punch.
Ettan lands a nice hook to Vongkhamchanh's body. Vongkhamchanh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ettan jabs at Vongkhamchanh's body.
Ettan lands with a cross.
Vongkhamchanh is rocked!
That has opened up Juliano Vongkhamchanh's cut even more.
BOOM! Ettan lands a beautiful left hook that drops Vongkhamchanh. Vongkhamchanh tries to recover but Ettan is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Vongkhamchanh lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Ettan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mauricio Rua has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mauricio Rua seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryo Narushima!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima slips a straight right by Rua.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rua checks a leg kick.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Ryo Narushima has been cut.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot by Rua.
Rua moves out of range of the leg kick from Narushima.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Narushima is out of range.
Mauricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rua's sensitive parts.
Narushima misses with a head kick.
Rua slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Narushima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Narushima tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Narushima.
Narushima slips under a jab from Rua.
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rua blocks a head kick by Narushima.
Rua tests Narushima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Narushima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rua is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rua lands a jab to the nose.
Narushima throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a looping right.
Rua blocks a head kick by Narushima.
Ryo Narushima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua throws a jab when Narushima was well out of range.
A jab from Rua misses.
Rua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narushima connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Narushima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narushima throws a front kick that sends Rua stumbling back into the cage.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rua checks a leg kick.
Narushima scores with a spinning back kick!
Look low, kick high! Narushima uses the oldest trick in the book to send Rua tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Narushima is absolutely delighted - when Rua wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryo Narushima! Ryo Narushima retains his light heavyweight title!
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