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Sydney Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Red Rum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rai Macaxeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rai Macaxeira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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149 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Red Rum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rai Macaxeira!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macaxeira moves into the clinch successfully.
Rum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rum fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Macaxeira works the jab nicely.
Rum shoots for a double leg takedown but Macaxeira sprawls well. He's pushed Rum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rum closes the distance and pushes Macaxeira back into the cage.
Rum wants the takedown. Macaxeira is fighting it off but Rum persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Macaxeira's guard against the cage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rum postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rum is breathing heavily.
Rum throws a strike but Macaxeira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Macaxeira trying to control but Rum is working from the bottom.
Macaxeira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaxeira wants to pass the guard but Rum is keeping the position.
Macaxeira trying to control but Rum is working from the bottom.
Macaxeira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Macaxeira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Macaxeira trying to control but Rum is working from the bottom.
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.
Rum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Macaxeira.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Macaxeira misses with a takedown
and Rum decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Macaxeira's guard.
Rum would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Macaxeira is trying to control the position but Rum postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Macaxeira is keeping the position for now.
Macaxeira looking for a sweep. Not yet Macaxeira, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Macaxeira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macaxeira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Macaxeira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rum decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Macaxeira's guard.
Macaxeira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Macaxeira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rum tries to free his leg and advance position but Macaxeira is retaining full guard.
Macaxeira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rum looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Macaxeira fails with the takedown
and Rum counters with a one-two to the body.
Red Rum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rai Macaxeira.
A chopping leg kick lands by Macaxeira.
Red Rum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rum tries to clinch there but Macaxeira circles away.
Macaxeira throws a leg kick which misses Rum's front leg but catches the back leg as Rum tries to avoid it.
Rum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Macaxeira as he jumps to the side.
Rum stuffs the takedown.
Macaxeira gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rum prevents Macaxeira from getting back to his feet.
Rum has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rum 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Rum dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rum drives through and clinches with Macaxeira against the cage.
Macaxeira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rum.
Macaxeira tries to pull guard but Rum won't allow it.
Macaxeira stops a takedown attempt from Rum.
Macaxeira is trying to break the clinch but Rum is controlling him.
Rum is pressed up against the cage. Macaxeira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rum down to the mat. Rum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Macaxeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Rum circles away.
Macaxeira wants to clinch
and Rum counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Macaxeira wants to get back to full guard.
Rum trying to pass the guard but Macaxeira defending well.
Rum stops Macaxeira from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rum is looking for a kimura but Macaxeira is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rum to get the leverage.
Rum not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Macaxeira's head.
Rum tries to stand but can't do so whilst Macaxeira controls his leg.
Rum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rum shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Macaxeira napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macaxeira is trying to control Rum's posture but Rum avoids it.
Macaxeira parries the strikes from Rum easily there. Rum is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Macaxeira to escape.
Rum is working Macaxeira over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macaxeira is looking to reverse the position.
Rum tries to move to mount but Macaxeira blocks the move with his legs.
Macaxeira wants to control but Rum postures up.
Rum misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Rum seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Macaxeira fails with the takedown
and Rum counters with a low kick, right behind Macaxeira 's knee.
Red Rum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rai Macaxeira.
Rum is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Macaxeira's half guard.
Rum is looking to advance position but Macaxeira won't allow it.
Rum landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rum works his way into full mount!
Rum landing punches.
Rum with shots to the head and body - Macaxeira looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rum postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Macaxeira looks a forlorn figure.
Rum unloads with some shots from mount but Macaxeira bucks and avoids them well.
Rum avoids the attempt from Macaxeira to control.
Rum has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Macaxeira's face.
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.
Macaxeira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rum landing punches.
Rum punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rum looking to finish with strikes here!
Macaxeira avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rum.
Red Rum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Macaxeira wants to control but Rum is having none of it.
Rum landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rum working the ground and pound effectively.
Rum lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Rum dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Macaxeira tries to clinch but Rum moves out of range.
Rum will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Red Rum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macaxeira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Macaxeira tries for a takedown but Rum circles away easily
and Rum counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rum.
Rum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Macaxeira is keeping the position for now.
Rum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Macaxeira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Macaxeira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rum throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rum postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Macaxeira tries for a takedown but Rum circles away easily
and Rum counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rum takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rum throwing shots but Macaxeira is blocking nicely.
Rum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Macaxeira's head.
Rum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Macaxeira wants to get back to his feet.
Rum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rum seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Macaxeira is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Red Rum!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sampson Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Tatarata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatarata has chosen Dr Dre feat Snoop Dogg - Next Episode as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sampson Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krzysztof Tatarata!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Sampson Christ has been cut.
Christ is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tatarata sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Christ.
Both fighters circling a little - Tatarata finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Tatarata scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatarata doesn't manage to clinch there - Christ circles away.
Tatarata lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tatarata scores with a spinning back kick!
Christ is breathing heavily.
Tatarata throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Christ colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Tatarata as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Christ is left battered and dazed whilst Tatarata and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krzysztof Tatarata!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vrach Daltonik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Whitworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vrach Daltonik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Whitworth!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daltonik lands a nice looking body shot.
Whitworth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Andrew Whitworth has been cut.
Whitworth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daltonik misses with the combination.
Daltonik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whitworth circles away quickly and effectively.
Whitworth shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitworth with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Daltonik is refusing to be controlled, as Whitworth sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daltonik is looking to improve his position.
Whitworth trying to control from Daltonik's half guard. Daltonik has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Whitworth throws a big right hand that misses.
Daltonik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Whitworth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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.
Daltonik has Whitworth pulled in close to control his posture.
Whitworth stays in close to Daltonik's body and controls the position.
Whitworth wants to stand but Daltonik is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitworth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Whitworth wants to control from the top but Daltonik keeps moving.
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.
Whitworth wanted to stand there but Daltonik had control of the position.
Daltonik is pulling down on Whitworth's head. It's preventing any offense from Whitworth, at least for the moment.
Whitworth wants to pass the guard but Daltonik is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vrach Daltonik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrew Whitworth's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Whitworth shoots in looking for a takedown. Daltonik tries to sprawl out of it but Whitworth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Daltonik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Daltonik throws a right hand that Whitworth ducks under and follows up with a left that Whitworth also avoids with ease.
Daltonik throws a series of punches but Whitworth avoids them all with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Daltonik as he connects with a hook.
Whitworth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daltonik as he jumps to the side.
A jab from Daltonik does it's job there.
Whitworth misses with a series of wild punches.
Daltonik scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Daltonik throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Daltonik misses.
Vrach Daltonik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whitworth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daltonik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body punch from Daltonik.
Whitworth is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daltonik digs a good body shot into Whitworth's ribs.
Whitworth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daltonik lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Daltonik here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daltonik throws a nice looking combination but Whitworth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daltonik lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That has opened up Andrew Whitworth's cut even more.
Daltonik lands a hook that stumbles Whitworth back into the cage. Daltonik follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Whitworth to the canvas! Daltonik pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Whitworth has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vrach Daltonik!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Little Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucca Turpitudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turpitudo has chosen It Doesn't Matter - Dwayne Johnson as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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171 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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, Little Girl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucca Turpitudo!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Girl is looking to clinch but Turpitudo is avoiding it.
Girl misses with a few strikes there.
Girl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Girl throws a body punch but Turpitudo moves out of range.
Turpitudo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turpitudo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Girl.
Left hook, right uppercut from Girl.
It looks like Lucca Turpitudo has been cut.
Girl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Girl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Girl tries to clinch but Turpitudo moves out of range.
Girl tries to clinch but Turpitudo moves out of range.
Turpitudo throws a right and a left that Girl avoids nicely.
Little Girl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turpitudo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turpitudo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Girl wants to clinch up but Turpitudo keeps it at a distance.
Girl fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpitudo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Girl moves into range and clinches up with Turpitudo.
Turpitudo tries to score a body lock takedown but Girl shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Girl lands a body shot.
Girl lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Girl.
Girl lands with a left to the head.
Girl lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Girl has Turpitudo pushed against the cage.
Turpitudo jumps guard but Girl stands there with Turpitudo around his waist. Turpitudo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Girl.
Girl digs a right hand into Turpitudo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turpitudo's gas tank.
Turpitudo wants a takedown.
Little Girl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucca Turpitudo.
Girl lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Girl.
Turpitudo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Girl gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Turpitudo looks gassed!
Girl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turpitudo backwards.
Turpitudo looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Girl.
A body shot lands from Girl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Girl.
A right handed body shot lands from Girl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turpitudos head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Girl.
Girl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Girl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turpitudo backwards.
Girl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turpitudo backwards.
Girl throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Girl lands with a left to the head.
Girl pressing his opponent against the cage.
Girl lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turpitudo.
Girl lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Girl scores with a nice short uppercut.
Girl content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Turpitudo tries to pull guard but Girl holds him up against the cage and eventually Turpitudo drops back down to his feet.
Stalling in the clinch from Girl.
Girl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turpitudo misses with an elbow over the top.
Girl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Girl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Girl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Girl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Girl just leaning against Turpitudo, taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Girl.
A body shot lands from Girl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpitudo tries to break free but Girl pushes him back against the cage.
Turpitudo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Girl.
Girl lands a body shot.
Girl scores with a nice hook to the head.
Girl just leaning against Turpitudo, taking a breather.
Girl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Girl works on Turpitudo's body with a couple of short punches.
The referee calls for Girl to work.
Girl is working Turpitudo over against the cage.
Girl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Girl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Turpitudo or not.
Girl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Turpitudo or not.
Girl lands a body punch in the clinch.
Girl lands with a left to the head.
Girl digs a right hand underneath Turpitudo's ribcage. Turpitudo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Girl lands a left hand.
Girl lands with a light punch inside.
Girl lands a shoulder strike.
Turpitudo being controlled against the cage.
Girl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turpitudo backwards.
Girl is leaning against Turpitudo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Girl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Girl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Girl lands a shot to the body.
Girl lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Girl.
Girl lands a body punch in the clinch.
Girl is leaning against Turpitudo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Girl lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turpitudo backwards.
Girl throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Turpitudo is working for takedown but Girl is calmly controlling the position for now.
Girl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turpitudo being controlled against the cage.
Turpitudo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Girl as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Girl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turpitudo backwards.
A short uppercut from Girl.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Girl takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Girl lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Girl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Girl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucca Turpitudo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turpitudo keeps the fight on the outside.
Girl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Girl is looking to clinch but Turpitudo is avoiding it.
Turpitudo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Girl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Girl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turpitudo keeps the fight on the outside.
Girl tries to clinch up.
Girl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Little Girl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turpitudo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turpitudo swats away the attempt to clinch by Girl.
Turpitudo throws a hook to the side of Girl's head but Girl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Girl is looking to clinch but Turpitudo is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girl moves in looking to clinch but Turpitudo pushes him off.
Turpitudo looks to score with a jab to the body but Girl is just out of range.
Girl is looking to clinch but Turpitudo is avoiding it.
Girl tries to clinch up.
Girl looks to land a left hand but Turpitudo moved out of range nicely.
Girl tries to clinch there but Turpitudo circles away.
Girl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turpitudo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Girl throws a series of punches but Turpitudo moves out of range.
Girl tries to close the distance and clinch but Turpitudo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Girl goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turpitudo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turpitudo misses with a straight left.
Turpitudo lands a nice looking body shot.
Turpitudo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Girl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girl takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick misses from Turpitudo.
Girl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turpitudo swats away the attempt to clinch by Girl.
Little Girl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Girl is looking to clinch.
Turpitudo swats away the attempt to clinch by Girl.
Turpitudo keeps the fight on the outside.
Girl tries to clinch there but Turpitudo circles away.
Girl tries to clinch there but Turpitudo circles away.
Girl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girl tries to clinch but Turpitudo is having none of it.
Girl is looking to clinch but Turpitudo is avoiding it.
Girl displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Girl doesn't manage to clinch there - Turpitudo circles away.
Girl tries to clinch but Turpitudo moves out of range.
Turpitudo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Girl tries to close the distance and clinch but Turpitudo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Girl is looking to clinch.
Girl wants to clinch.
Turpitudo tries for a takedown but Girl sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Girl fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Girl is looking to clinch but Turpitudo is avoiding it.
Girl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Girl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turpitudo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Girl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turpitudo can do to turn this around?
Girl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Girl moves in looking to clinch but Turpitudo pushes him off.
Girl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turpitudo manages to avoid it.
Turpitudo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Girl scores with a shot to the body.
Girl tries to close the distance and clinch but Turpitudo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Girl swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turpitudo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Girl!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turpitudo wants to finish this one by submission but Girl is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Turpitudo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Girl dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucca Turpitudo's cut.
That's time! Girl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Girl tries to clinch up
enabling Turpitudo to counter with a crisp jab.
Girl wants to clinch
and Turpitudo counters with a right hand to the body.
Girl closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turpitudo counters with a shoot takedown. Girl fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turpitudo is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpitudo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two 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.
Turpitudo throwing strikes but missing.
Turpitudo won't allow Girl to sweep him here.
Little Girl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpitudo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Turpitudo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lucca Turpitudo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turpitudo postures up and lands a big shot to Girl's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turpitudo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucca Turpitudo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Girl 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Girl!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rey Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Milsap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautista comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies and Gentlemen. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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157 lbs
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BJJ White 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rey Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Milsap!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milsap shoots in for a double leg but Bautista sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice jab there from Bautista.
Bautista throws a series of punches but Milsap moves out of range.
Milsap tries to clinch but Bautista is having none of it.
Milsap misses the jab.
Bautista catches Milsap with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bautista goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bautista avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milsap shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bautista defends it nicely.
Bautista stuns Milsap with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milsap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bautista paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Milsap tries to clinch but Bautista moves out of range.
Milsap drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Milsap falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bautista counters with a left and a right that stings Milsap.
Milsap shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bautista as he avoids it easily.
Rey Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Milsap.
Milsap takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Milsap tries to close the distance and clinch but Bautista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bautista lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milsap throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Milsap tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milsap tries to land a body kick
and Bautista counters with a series of strikes. Milsap will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paul Milsap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milsap tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bautista sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Milsap somewhat.
Milsap looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Milsap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bautista paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista lands a body shot.
Bautista keeps the fight on the outside.
Milsap tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bautista sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Milsap somewhat.
Milsap darts in trying to clinch
and Bautista cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bautista works over Milsap's head and body with a nice combination.
Milsap shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Milsap stands up from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milsap jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Bautista misses.
Milsap with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bautista.
Milsap shoots for a double leg takedown but Bautista sprawls well. He's pushed Milsap's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bautista paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Milsap shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bautista is trying to defend but Milsap finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Bautista dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Bautista lands an impressive looking overhand right. Milsap doesn't seem phased though.
Milsap shoots in for a double leg but Bautista sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Milsap dives in and grabs Bautista's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bautista pushes down on Milsap's head and hops out.
Milsap tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milsap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bautista swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bautista moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Milsap misses with a hook to the body
and Bautista counters with a nice uppercut.
Milsap walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milsap fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rey Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Milsap.
Milsap looks for a takedown but Bautista sprawls well.
Bautista slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bautista uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Milsap has time to react.
Milsap throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bautista's waist but Bautista gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Milsap off to one side.
Rey Bautista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milsap falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Bautista to counter with a crisp jab.
Bautista throws a combination. Milsap tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milsap with a poor takedown
and Milsap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Milsap looks to clinch
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Milsap darts in trying to clinch
and Bautista counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Milsap tries to clinch
and Bautista counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Milsap tries to clinch
and Bautista cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bautista moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bautista connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista swinging wildly here.
Bautista lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Milsap wants to clinch
and Bautista counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bautista circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bautista counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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.
Milsap misses with a body shot
and Bautista counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Bautista both land. Nice combination.
Milsap walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Milsap moves in looking to clinch but Bautista pushes him off.
Milsap shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Milsap showed some decent athleticism there.
Milsap sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bautista defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Bautista dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Milsap takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Milsap has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Milsap misses with a takedown attempt
and Bautista counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bautista lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Milsap.
Milsap wants to clinch up but Bautista keeps it at a distance.
Milsap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bautista counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milsap throws and low kick but Bautista moves out of range easily.
Bautista is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milsap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milsap takes one to the side of the head.
Milsap misses with a takedown attempt - Bautista sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice combination there by Bautista.
Milsap throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bautista counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Milsap tries to clinch up.
Milsap forces Bautista back against the cage and clinches.
That's two 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.
Bautista has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bautista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Milsap shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bautista as he avoids it easily.
Rey Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Milsap.
Bautista scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bautista wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Milsap throws a combination that misses
and Bautista counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Milsap tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bautista swivels and escapes.
Milsap takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rey Bautista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milsap with a poor takedown
and Bautista counters with a right hand to the body.
Milsap takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Milsap takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rey Bautista is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bautista keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milsap.
Milsap darts in trying to clinch
and Bautista counters with a left and a right that stings Milsap.
Milsap throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bautista counters with a right hand to the body.
Milsap shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bautista is trying to stand.
Rey Bautista is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milsap is trying to control the action in half guard but Bautista is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Milsap sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bautista is doing well to control the position and prevent Milsap from advancing to side control.
Paul Milsap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milsap thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rey Bautista showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bautista, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rey Bautista!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Girardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Girardi comes to the cage accompanied by This is the end by Anti Flag. Jesse Girardi looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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18
185 lbs
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195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesse Girardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Wright!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Girardi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Girardi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wright's waist but Wright gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Girardi off to one side.
Wright throws a wild body kick that Girardi sees coming a mile off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Girardi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wright - the referee stops the clock and Girardi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wright. Girardi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wright throws a series of punches but Girardi moves out of range.
Wright misses with a double jab.
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Girardi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Girardi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wright scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jesse Girardi has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wright lands a hook that stumbles Girardi back into the cage. Wright follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Girardi to the canvas! Wright pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Girardi has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kyle Wright!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Mammoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Mammoth could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Hunt's chin.
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182 lbs
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183 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Mammoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mammoth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mammoth throws a chopping leg kick but Hunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mammoth throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Mammoth connects with a single shot there.
Mammoth throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mammoth connects with the punch.
The Mammoth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mammoth throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mammoth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Mammoth checks it.
Mammoth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt wants to land a leg kick but Mammoth is out of range.
Hunt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Mammoth scores with a shot to the body.
Mammoth throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammoth misses with a low kick.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot lands for Hunt.
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mammoth.
Mammoth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mammoth throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Mammoth there.
Mammoth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mammoth throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
Mammoth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunt momentarily.
Mammoth scores with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Mammoth as he connects with a hook.
Mammoth misses with a body shot.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Mammoth counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth checks a leg kick.
The Mammoth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt defending well as Mammoth loads up on a big left hand.
Mammoth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Mammoth.
Mammoth is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mammoth pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mammoth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Hunt motions for Mammoth to come forward. Hunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Mammoth tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Mammoth throws a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Mammoth throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunt.
Hunt throws a hook but Mammoth blocks it.
Hunt 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt thows a leg kick but Mammoth checks it
and Mammoth moves into the clinch.
Mammoth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mammoth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mammoth avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Mammoth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hunt's calf.
Mammoth fails to land with a series of punches.
Mammoth lunges at Hunt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hunt's hand.
Hunt tries to score with a low kick but Mammoth moves his leg out of the way.
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mammoth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mammoth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
Mammoth tries to score with a low kick but Hunt moves his leg out of the way.
Mammoth throws out a powerful jab.
Mammoth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mammoth scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Mammoth is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mammoth.
A shot to the body from Hunt misses
and Mammoth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt takes a swing at Mammoth's ribcage but misses.
Mammoth misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mammoth misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Mammoth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hunt is out of range and Mammoth settles back down.
Mammoth throws a leg kick that misses.
Hunt gets the takedown into side control.
Mammoth is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hunt has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hunt working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hunt trying to control the action but Mammoth is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Mammoth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mammoth throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Mammoth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mammoth missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mammoth throws a head kick that half lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mammoth.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mammoth moves away.
Mammoth throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Mammoth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mammoth looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Mammoth misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mammoth moves away.
Mammoth lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mammoth lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hunt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hunt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Mammoth misses with a low kick.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Mammoth moves away and avoids it.
Mammoth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mammoth misses with a body kick.
Mammoth connects with a single shot there.
Hunt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mammoth.
Mammoth lands a jab.
Mammoth scores with a jab to the head.
Hunt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mammoth rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt ducks right into an uppercut from Mammoth.
Hunt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mammoth.
Hunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Mammoth off the cage and back into rage.
Mammoth misses with a kick to the body.
Mammoth fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Mammoth misses the target.
Good work by Hunt as he checks the leg kick.
Mammoth tries a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Mammoth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mammoth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Mammoth does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Mammoth is winning the standup battle so far.
Mammoth wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Mammoth catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Mammoth checks a low kick from Hunt.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Mammoth.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Mammoth is out of range.
A low kick from Hunt is predictable there
and Mammoth counters with a nice leg kick.
Hunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mammoth blocks a jab.
Hunt slips a jab from Mammoth.
Mammoth throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
That's four 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.
Mammoth looks to land a body kick but Hunt moved away.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mammoth pushes Hunt off looking to stand but Hunt dives back in and keeps control.
Mammoth scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hunt manages to mount him!
Hunt postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mammoth looks a forlorn figure.
Mammoth somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
A low kick from Hunt is predictable there
and Mammoth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mammoth is fending him off so far but Hunt persists. Nope, Mammoth circles away and we're back to standing.
Mammoth cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Mammoth 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. This is the final round!
Mammoth works the jab nicely.
Hunt blocks the body kick.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Mammoth.
Mammoth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mammoth is out of range.
Mammoth misses with a looping right.
Mammoth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunt takes a swing at Mammoth's ribcage but misses.
Mammoth is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Mammoth misses the jab.
Hunt moves out of range as Mammoth strikes.
Mammoth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.
Mammoth scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt takes one to the side of the head.
Hunt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mammoth lands an overhand right.
Mammoth will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mammoth.
Some bone on bone action there as Mammoth checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hunt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mammoth sprawls well initially but Hunt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mammoth pushes Hunt off looking to stand but Hunt dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mammoth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mammoth is trying to escape back to his feet but Hunt uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt with the ground and pound but Mammoth regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hunt is trying to control the action in half guard but Mammoth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hunt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mammoth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
Mammoth explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Hunt thows a body shot but no joy.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hunt throws a low kick but Mammoth avoids it.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Mammoth moved away.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mammoth.
Mammoth throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mammoth throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Mammoth lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Mammoth misses its intended target.
Mammoth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.
Mammoth throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mammoth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a low kick but Mammoth avoids it.
Mammoth defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Mammoth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Mammoth lands with a good body shot.
Mammoth fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Mammoth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mammoth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mammoth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mammoth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Mammoth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunt throws and low kick but Mammoth moves out of range easily.
Hunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mammoth connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick from Mammoth lands but Hunt takes it in his stride.
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mammoth.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Mammoth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mammoth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Mammoth!
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