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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Daniels (ranked 5881 p4p, 542 weight class) and Kaikoa Aripua (ranked 4292 p4p, 481 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaikoa Aripua!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels lands with an uppercut that bounces Aripua off the cage and back into range.
Daniels misses with the combination.
Daniels lands with a right hand.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aripua.
Daniels lands with a nice combination. Aripua backs away looking to recover.
Dan Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aripua unleashes a big counter combination but Daniels bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Daniels scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aripua doesn't seem bothered though.
Daniels moves into the clinch.
Aripua drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Aripua avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels lands a nice shot to the body.
Aripua shoots for a takedown but Daniels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries to clinch but Aripua moves out of range.
A punch combination from Aripua misses.
Nice shot lands for Daniels.
Aripua shoots in looking for a takedown but Daniels manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aripua's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dan Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaikoa Aripua.
Daniels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aripua is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Daniels pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Daniels breaks from the clinch.
Daniels throws out a powerful jab.
Daniels pushes Aripua up against the cage in a clinch.
Aripua lands a shot to the body.
Aripua turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Aripua manages to end up in side control.
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!
Aripua swings around for an armbar but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Aripua's guard.
Aripua looks winded!
Aripua can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Daniels controls the pace.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Sydney inform us that Aripua has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels stands up from Aripua's guard - Daniels perhaps looking for a knockout.
Daniels drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Aripua right on the button. Aripua goes down! Daniels follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Daniels gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Daniels!
A very excited looking Dan Daniels made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Kaikoa Aripua was interviewed post fight and said 'Unfortunately i could not pull off the victory i was hungry for, but all credit goes to the man who beat me, but one day we will face again and god will grant me the strength to overcome and achive victory '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satchmo Knox (ranked 3716 p4p, 438 weight class) and Kasey McRobbie (ranked 2865 p4p, 361 weight class). Knox's entrance music is Riot | Three Days Grace. A fine choice. Satchmo Knox has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Satchmo Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasey McRobbie!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McRobbies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knox throws a right and a left that McRobbie avoids nicely.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donk. Knox catches McRobbie right on the button with a cross.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McRobbie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McRobbie lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knox checks a low kick from McRobbie.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McRobbie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A jab lands there for Knox.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McRobbie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with McRobbie's head.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
McRobbie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knox is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McRobbie takes a jab right on the kisser.
McRobbie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Knox.
Knox thuds his right hand into McRobbie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Knox and McRobbie goes tumbling to the canvas! Knox follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
McRobbie is rocked!
Knox with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
McRobbie is still in real trouble! Can Knox finish him?
McRobbie seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRobbie holds on to Knox's head and controls the position momentarily.
McRobbie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knox controlling the position.
Knox tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to stand but McRobbie is controlling his head.
McRobbie is being controlled here.
Knox has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McRobbie throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McRobbie's hands.
McRobbie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McRobbie scores with a one two! Knox had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Knox darts in and clinches McRobbie up against the cage.
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!
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
McRobbie misses with the head strike.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of McRobbie's head.
A head punch on the inside from McRobbie fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
McRobbie throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
A right hand to the body from Knox.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
McRobbie looks winded!
A short left from Knox.
Knox digs a right hand into McRobbie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McRobbie's gas tank.
Knox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McRobbie.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McRobbies head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satchmo Knox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knox punishes McRobbie's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox cracks a nice hook into McRobbie's ribs.
Satchmo Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox lands an uppercut, right on the button! McRobbie tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Satchmo Knox!
A relieved looking Satchmo Knox thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobb Le Tobb (ranked 2323 p4p, 241 weight class) and Joao Cajo Branca (ranked 1589 p4p, 183 weight class). Branca is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Run the Jewels. Joao Cajo Branca told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobb Le Tobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Cajo Branca!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Tobb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Le Tobb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been hearing reports that Le Tobb has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Branca throws a lazy uppercut
and Le Tobb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Joao Cajo Branca has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Branca. Those never looked like landing.
Branca throws a leg kick that misses.
Le Tobb is looking to counter punch.
Branca connects with a jab.
Branca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Le Tobb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branca gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Le Tobb blocks a body shot from Branca.
Le Tobb tries to circle away but Branca has him pinned against the cage.
Branca has Le Tobb pressed against the cage, preventing Le Tobb from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Tobb.
Le Tobb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le Tobb avoids the body shot from Branca.
Le Tobb appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Branca throws a hook but Le Tobb avoids it easily.
Le Tobb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Branca explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Branca throws a shot from downtown. Le Tobb moves away and avoids it.
Le Tobb feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Le Tobb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Branca.
A cross from Branca lands.
It looks like Tobb Le Tobb has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Le Tobb catches Branca right on the button with a cross.
Branca lands a nice shot that snaps Le Tobb's head back.
Branca misses with an uppercut.
Branca throws a body kick that misses
and Le Tobb counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Tobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Branca.
Branca has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Branca looks to land a left hand but Le Tobb moved out of range nicely.
Branca connects with a leg kick. Le Tobb looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branca throws a big shot that misses.
Le Tobb appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Branca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Le Tobb swings widly with a right hand
and Branca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le Tobb is rocked!
Le Tobb chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Branca can pounce on him.
Branca throws a lazy right hand but Le Tobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Le Tobb throwing a counter right hand but Branca manages to avoid it.
Le Tobb attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Le Tobb takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Le Tobb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Le Tobb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Tobb has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Branca.
Le Tobb seems to have got his legs back now.
Le Tobb is breathing heavily.
Le Tobb slips a straight right by Branca.
Le Tobb is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branca closes the distance and clinches.
Branca pushes Le Tobb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branca gets through Le Tobb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Le Tobb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Branca pushes Le Tobb against the cage. Branca is working some dirty boxing. Branca pushes off with a quick right hook! Le Tobb goes down! Le Tobb tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Branca moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Cajo Branca!
A relieved looking Joao Cajo Branca thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John McSulley (ranked 1087 p4p, 160 weight class) and Jon Paul Carp (ranked 2039 p4p, 273 weight class). Jon Paul Carp is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John McSulley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Paul Carp!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carp checks a leg kick nicely.
McSulley throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Carp on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carp walks into a straight right hand from McSulley.
Carp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McSulley.
Carp throws out a loose jab but McSulley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carp throws the left hand but McSulley avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from McSulley misses the target.
Carp tries to counter with a clinch but McSulley shakes him off and moves away.
Carp throws a leg kick which misses McSulley's front leg but catches the back leg as McSulley tries to avoid it.
McSulley lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McSulley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carp under the eye.
Carp swinging wildly here.
Carp shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McSulley.
McSulley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from McSulley misses.
McSulley moves out of range of the body kick from Carp.
McSulley stuns Carp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McSulley jabs Carp right on the nose. Carp blinks but takes it well.
McSulley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carp at a distance.
McSulley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Relentless Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Carp takes the fight into the clinch.
Carp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McSulley's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Carp as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from McSulley.
McSulley tries to throw a body punch but Carp avoids it by throwing McSulley back against the cage.
McSulley blocks a body shot from Carp.
Carp misses with a hook from the clinch.
McSulley is pushing Carp up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Carp can't find room to land a body shot as McSulley controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSulley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carp trying to land knees to the body.
Carp misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McSulley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carp up against the cage.
McSulley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carp has a couple of punches blocked by McSulley.
Carp takes a shot to the head.
Carp stalling.
Carp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McSulley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McSulley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Carp fails to land.
McSulley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carp tries to land knees in the clinch but McSulley avoids the damage to the body.
Carp misses with an elbow over the top.
McSulley is trying to maintain a safe position but Carp gets an underhook and turns McSulley into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from McSulley.
Carp prevents a body shot from McSulley.
Carp throws an elbow but it misses.
Carp blocks a body shot from McSulley.
Carp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McSulley prevents a body shot from Carp.
Still in the clinch, McSulley scores with a nice short uppercut.
McSulley pushes Carp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carp can't find room to land a body shot as McSulley controls the action.
McSulley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carp misses with a body punch.
Carp misses with a short punch on the inside.
McSulley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McSulley lands a shot to the body.
McSulley presses Carp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carp misses with an elbow over the top.
McSulley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carp throws a punch but it's blocked by McSulley.
McSulley blocks an elbow strike from Carp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSulley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McSulley trying to control the position but instead, Carp has worked for underhooks and has pushed McSulley into the cage.
Carp content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McSulley lands a hook that snaps the head of Carp backwards.
McSulley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carp throws an elbow but it misses.
Carp crunches a lovely knee into McSulley's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McSulley blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McSulley is trying to maintain a safe position but Carp gets an underhook and turns McSulley into the cage.
McSulley lands with a right to the head.
McSulley lands a shoulder strike.
McSulley lands a nice shot to the body.
McSulley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carp's elbow.
McSulley lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on McSulley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McSulley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McSulley motions for Carp to come forward. McSulley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McSulley connects with an inside leg kick.
McSulley throws a shot from downtown. Carp moves away and avoids it.
Carp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Carp in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Carp fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McSulley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carp misses with a body shot.
Carp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McSulley scores with a nice right hand.
Carp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McSulley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carp can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carp takes one to the chin there.
McSulley misses with a low kick.
McSulley swings widly with a right hand
and Carp counters with a thumping low kick.
John McSulley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carp misses with a low kick as McSulley jumps back.
McSulley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carp momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carp misses with a straight right.
McSulley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McSulley throws the kick towards the body but Carp avoids it.
Carp tried to score with a low kick but McSulley checks it.
McSulley misses with a body punch
and Carp counters with a thumping low kick.
McSulley digs a good hook to Carp's body.
Carp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McSulley tries to score with a low kick but Carp moves his leg out of the way.
Carp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A slapping leg kick lands for McSulley.
Carp throws a leg kick that is checked
and McSulley counters with a leg kick.
Carp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McSulley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for McSulley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSulley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carp looks for the body kick but McSulley saw that one coming.
It looked like McSulley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That kick from McSulley tenderised Carp's leg. Carp is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carp will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
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!
Carp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as McSulley blocks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from McSulley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McSulley digs a good body shot into Carp's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McSulley, as that shot connected.
McSulley just misses with a punch to the body.
McSulley loads up on a big right hand but Carp slips the punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McSulley checks a leg kick.
Carp just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMcSulley.
McSulley connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSulley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McSulley throws a sloppy head kick and Carp moves out of range easily.
Carp defending well as McSulley loads up on a big left hand.
McSulley connects with a solid leg kick.
McSulley misses with a hook.
Carp is looking to land body kicks.
McSulley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carp forces McSulley back against the cage and clinches.
John McSulley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carp misses with an elbow over the top.
Carp throws an elbow but it misses.
Carp misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from McSulley.
Carp misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from McSulley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Carp fails to land.
McSulley misses with a punch to the body.
Carp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McSulley's elbow.
Carp throws a punch but it's blocked by McSulley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McSulley avoids it.
McSulley stalling.
McSulley avoiding damage as Carp throws knees to the body.
McSulley misses with a punch to the body.
McSulley lands a right hand.
McSulley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carp tries to stall but McSulley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McSulley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McSulley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carps head.
Carp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McSulley is defending well for now.
McSulley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McSulley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carp backwards.
Carp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McSulley is defending well for now.
Carp misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McSulley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McSulley catches Carp with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McSulley.
Carp misses with a leg kick.
McSulley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carp.
McSulley misses with a body shot.
McSulley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice cross by McSulley.
McSulley throws a leg kick but Carp checks it.
A low kick from Carp is predictable there
and McSulley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - McSulley coming out on top.
McSulley throws a jab but it's blocked by Carp.
McSulley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McSulley throws a poor cross that misses
and Carp counters with a good low kick that McSulley was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSulley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McSulley throws a body kick that misses.
Carp blocks a jab.
McSulley throws a leg kick but Carp sees it coming and moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Carp misses.
McSulley throws a body punch but Carp moves out of range.
McSulley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carp checks a leg kick.
Carp steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McSulley.
John McSulley is winning the standup battle so far.
Carp is looking to clinch but McSulley is avoiding it.
McSulley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McSulley scores with a shot to the body.
Carp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from McSulley is predictable there
and Carp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jon Paul Carp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSulley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carp takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Carp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McSulley throws a low kick but Carp avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carp! But no joy.
McSulley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some bone on bone action there as McSulley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An attempted straight right counter from McSulley misses the target.
McSulley punishes Carp's body with a nice straight punch.
McSulley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carp's sensitive parts.
McSulley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carp's sensitive parts.
McSulley connects with a leg kick. Carp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McSulley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carp clinches up with McSulley and pushes him back against the cage.
Carp missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carp just misses with a elbow thrown towards McSulley's brow.
Carp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McSulley lands with a short shot to the head.
Carp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McSulley's elbow.
McSulley blocks the elbow strike.
Carp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carp's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McSulley lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Come on McSulley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carp tries to work over McSulley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carp misses with a punch on the inside.
Carp misses with an elbow strike.
Carp stalls.
A short right from McSulley on the inside.
Carp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McSulley avoids it.
McSulley presses Carp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSulley digs a right hand into Carp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carp's gas tank.
McSulley has Carp pressed against the cage.
Carp missing with knees to the body.
Carp throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carp throws a head punch that misses.
McSulley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from McSulley.
McSulley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
John McSulley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McSulley presses Carp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from McSulley.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McSulley.
McSulley digs a right hand underneath Carp's ribcage. Carp let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McSulley lands an uppercut.
McSulley leaning against his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on McSulley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carp misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
John McSulley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McSulley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John McSulley!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Arciniega (ranked 1274 p4p, 63 weight class) and Lurch Addams (ranked 1256 p4p, 62 weight class). Arciniega comes to the cage accompanied by K.A.Y.O Shot ya. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alejandro Arciniega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lurch Addams!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arciniega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arciniega throws a quick inside leg kick.
Addams fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Addams backs away, Arciniega returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Addams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arciniega throws a lazy uppercut
and Addams counters with a low kick, right behind Arciniega 's knee.
A bone on bone clash there as Addams blocks the leg kick.
Arciniega throws out a loose jab but Addams uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arciniega misses with a few strikes there.
Arciniega misses with a left hand
and Arciniega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arciniega paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arciniega fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arciniega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Addams moves into the clinch successfully.
Arciniega manages to break the clinch.
Addams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arciniega feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Addams's calf.
Arciniega missing with a left hand there. Addams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Addams moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Arciniega.
It looks like Lurch Addams has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Addams missing with knees to the body.
Addams misses with an elbow strike.
Arciniega lands a body punch.
Addams looks winded!
Arciniega throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arciniega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Addams ducks under a wild hook from Arciniega.
Arciniega cracks Addams with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Addams looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Arciniega finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arciniega lands an uppercut, right on the button! Addams tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alejandro Arciniega!
Alejandro Arciniega decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Takuma (ranked 567 p4p, 29 weight class) and Ray Vision (ranked 2866 p4p, 116 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryo Takuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Vision!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Takuma.
Vision throws a lazy body kick
and Takuma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ray Vision has been cut.
Takuma misses with a two punch combination.
Vision throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takuma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vision throws a hook but Takuma avoids it easily.
Vision closes the distance but Takuma moves to the side
and Takuma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vision smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vision throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Takuma misses the target.
Vision avoids the body shot from Takuma.
Ray Vision seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takuma misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takuma swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vision decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Takuma's guard.
Vision trying to control the position from guard on top but Takuma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vision throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takuma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vision throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vision thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
My spies in Touch Of Death Combat Academy inform me that Vision has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Vision 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.
Takuma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vision throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vision stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takuma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takuma keeping moving, preventing Vision from controlling successfully.
Vision tries to free his leg and advance position but Takuma is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takuma has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vision wants to clinch but Takuma slips to the side
and Vision takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vision drives through and clinches with Takuma against the cage.
Takuma stops a takedown attempt from Vision.
Takuma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vision has him pressed against the cage.
Takuma is working Vision over against the cage.
Vision looks winded!
Nice body punch from Takuma.
Takuma wants to break free but Vision has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Takuma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Takuma scores with a shot to the side of Vision's head.
Takuma lands a hook that snaps the head of Vision backwards.
Nice body punch from Takuma - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Takuma - that landed with a thud.
Takuma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Takuma.
Takuma is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Takuma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takuma can't find room to land a body shot as Vision controls the action.
Takuma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vision backwards.
Takuma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That has opened up Ray Vision's cut even more.
Takuma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takuma lands a body shot.
Takuma digs a right hand underneath Vision's ribcage. Vision let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Takuma pushes Vision back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Takuma breaks the clinch.
Vision walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Vision limp body while Takuma jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryo Takuma!
Ryo Takuma was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Obi Wan Kenobi (ranked 1101 p4p, 71 weight class) and Branimir Simeon (ranked 1437 p4p, 89 weight class). Branimir Simeon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Wan Kenobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Branimir Simeon!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Kenobi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kenobi.
Good exchange - Simeon coming out on top.
Obi Wan Kenobi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simeon moves out of range of the strikes.
Kenobi is looking to slow Simeon down with leg kicks.
Kenobi misses with the body kick
and Simeon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenobi with a nice cross.
A swing and a miss from Simeon.
A head kick misses from Kenobi.
Simeon walks into a straight right hand from Kenobi.
Kenobi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenobi misses with a straight right.
Simeon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kenobi tries to land a leg kick but Simeon saw it coming and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenobi misses with a hook. Simeon ducked under it nicely.
Kenobi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simeon doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Kenobi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simeon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenobi.
Kenobi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simeon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kenobi forces Simeon back against the cage and clinches.
Simeon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kenobi tries a body shot but Simeon blocks it.
Kenobi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simeon backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kenobi.
A head punch on the inside from Kenobi fails to land.
Kenobi scores with a hook to the body.
Kenobi can't find room to land a body shot as Simeon controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenobi.
A left hand lands to the body for Kenobi.
Kenobi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kenobi lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi lands an uppercut.
Kenobi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simeon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simeon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kenobi throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Kenobi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simeon takes a shot to the head.
Kenobi misses with a punch on the inside.
Simeon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenobi has a couple of punches blocked by Simeon.
Simeon swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenobi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenobi lands a right hand.
Kenobi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kenobi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kenobi throws a head punch that misses.
Kenobi working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi takes a shot to the head.
Kenobi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenobi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simeon digs a right hand into Kenobi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kenobi's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenobi.
Kenobi swings wildly with an uppercut but Simeon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenobi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simeon swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenobi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenobi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kenobi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simeon backwards.
Simeon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simeon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Simeon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenobi moves away.
Simeon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenobi was well out of range. Poor timing from Simeon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simeon gets tackled into the cage by Kenobi. Kenobi maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenobi tries a body shot but Simeon blocks it.
Simeon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simeon is trying to push Kenobi away but Kenobi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Simeon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kenobi.
Simeon misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenobi tries to throw a body punch but Simeon avoids it by throwing Kenobi back against the cage.
Kenobi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kenobi.
Kenobi misses with a body punch.
Kenobi throws a punch but it's blocked by Simeon.
Kenobi lands a right hand.
Kenobi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simeon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Simeon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenobi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan Kenobi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Simeon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenobi.
As Simeon tries to get set, Kenobi tries to push him back and clinch up but Simeon manages to avoid the attempt.
Simeon misses with a hook.
Kenobi misses with an uppercut
and Simeon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Obi Wan Kenobi has been cut.
Kenobi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simeon can do to turn this around?
Simeon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Simeon duly obliges.
Kenobi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Simeon's head backwards.
Kenobi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Simeon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Simeon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kenobi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simeon misses with a left hand
letting Kenobi counter with a right hand.
Kenobi throws a leg kick
and Simeon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simeon staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simeon throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenobi.
Kenobi thuds a left hand into Simeon's body.
Obi Wan Kenobi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kenobi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simeon.
Kenobi throws a lazy uppercut
and Simeon counters with a nice uppercut.
Kenobi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kenobi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kenobi throws a sloppy head kick and Simeon moves out of range easily.
Simeon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kenobi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Simeon.
Kenobi instigates a clinch.
Kenobi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenobi misses with the head strike.
Kenobi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simeons head.
Kenobi misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kenobi swings wildly with an uppercut but Simeon uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simeon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenobi blocking some punches.
Kenobi misses with a body punch.
Simeon throws a head punch that misses.
Kenobi scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kenobi.
Kenobi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kenobi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Simeon wants to break free but Kenobi has control.
Simeon digs a right hand underneath Kenobi's ribcage. Kenobi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Simeon avoiding damage.
Kenobi lands with a right to the head.
Kenobi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simeon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simeon misses with a hook
and Kenobi counters with a crisp one two that drops Simeon! Kenobi thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Simeon to his feet! Simeon is in big trouble!
Simeon is rocked!
Kenobi scores with a hook.
Simeon is still on wobbly legs! Can Kenobi finish him?
Kenobi clinches.
A short right from Kenobi on the inside.
Simeon seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Kenobi on the inside.
Kenobi misses with the head strike.
Kenobi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simeon's elbow.
Kenobi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenobi misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Still in the clinch, Kenobi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simeon.
Obi Wan Kenobi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kenobi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simeon's elbow.
Kenobi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kenobi misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenobi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Simeon wants to get back to striking at distance but Kenobi won't allow it.
Simeon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kenobi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simeon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simeon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Simeon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kenobi defending well as Simeon loads up on a big left hand.
Kenobi misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simeon! But no joy.
Kenobi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Simeon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simeon moves out of range of the strikes.
Simeon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kenobi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kenobi, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan Kenobi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Obi Wan Kenobi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kenobi.
A nice side step and Simeon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Simeon throws a looping overhand right but Kenobi ducks down to avoid it.
Kenobi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kenobi lands a head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kenobi.
Nice shot by Simeon.
Jab from Kenobi.
Simeon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simeon throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Kenobi misses the target.
It looks like Kenobi has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenobi looks to score with a jab to the body but Simeon is just out of range.
It seemed like Simeon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kenobi throws a leg kick but Simeon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kenobi swings for the body but Simeon moves out of range.
Kenobi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Simeon misses.
Kenobi throws a sloppy body shot
and Simeon counters with a straight right hand.
Simeon swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Kenobi.
Simeon takes one to the chin there.
Both fighters circling a little - Kenobi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kenobi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simeon.
Kenobi tries to work over Simeon's front leg with a kick but Simeon checks it.
Simeon drops his hands momentarily and Kenobi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kenobi tries to score with a low kick but Simeon moves his leg out of the way.
Branimir Simeon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simeon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kenobi connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenobi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kenobi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Simeon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenobi lands a really nice looking cross but Simeon seems unphased.
Kenobi throws out a leg kick but Simeon moves out of range and Kenobi only half commits.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kenobi.
Simeon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Simeon avoids the body shot from Kenobi.
Kenobi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kenobi blocks a jab.
Kenobi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Simeon on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi slips a jab from Simeon.
The fighters circling - Kenobi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenobi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Simeon counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Kenobi finds it's way through Simeon's defenses.
Simeon looks to land a right hand but Kenobi moved out of range.
Simeon lands a right hook to the body.
Kenobi lands with a hook. Simeon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kenobi wants to slow Simeon down by chopping away at his legs.
A lazy left from Kenobi finds it's target.
Kenobi misses with a double jab.
Simeon avoids the body shot from Kenobi.
Simeon loads up on a big right hand but Kenobi slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simeon throws a hook but Kenobi blocks it.
Kenobi takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenobi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simeon.
Simeon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Simeon. That snapped Kenobi's head back.
Simeon lands the left hand.
Kenobi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Simeon's sensitive parts.
Simeon lands a left and a right that send Kenobi crashing to the mat, dazed. Simeon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kenobi is rocked!
Simeon lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Branimir Simeon!
Our winner, Branimir Simeon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Obi Wan Kenobi spoke after the fight, saying 'I have a bad feeling about this...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josu Aingeru (ranked 565 p4p, 80 weight class) and Michelangelo Di Lodovico (ranked 740 p4p, 107 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
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Josu Aingeru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michelangelo Di Lodovico!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aingeru throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aingeru throws a hook but Di Lodovico blocks it.
Aingeru drops Di Lodovico with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Di Lodovico looks back up at him and smiles so Aingeru waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Di Lodovico is rocked!
Aingeru feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Di Lodovico sprawling to the canvas! Di Lodovico rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Aingeru finish him?!
Di Lodovico is still on wobbly legs! Can Aingeru finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aingeru moves in close and cracks Di Lodovico with a massive right hand! Di Lodovico, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Aingeru!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Josu Aingeru!
After winning the bout, Josu Aingeru thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor The Barbarian (ranked 122 p4p, 13 weight class) and Alojz Sanel (ranked 737 p4p, 100 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor The Barbarian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alojz Sanel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanel moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanel manages to break the clinch.
The Barbarian takes a swing at Sanel's ribcage but misses.
Sanel instigates a clinch.
The Barbarian manages to break the clinch.
The Barbarian moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Barbarian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanel.
Sanel tries to clinch but The Barbarian moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from The Barbarian misses the target.
Sanel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanel misses with a shot to the body
and The Barbarian counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Alojz Sanel has been cut.
Sanel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Conor The Barbarian has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Barbarian gets tackled into the cage by Sanel. Sanel maintains the clinch.
Sanel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Barbarian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been told by The Barbarian's head coaches at Punch Out Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sanel looks to score with a jab to the body but The Barbarian is just out of range.
Sanel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanel misses with a combination
and The Barbarian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Barbarian misses with a looping right.
Sanel wants to counter the offense by The Barbarian and move into the clinch position.
Sanel takes a swing at The Barbarian's ribcage but misses.
The Barbarian throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanel.
Sanel wants to counter the offense by The Barbarian and move into the clinch position.
Sanel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanel tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sanel tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Barbarian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Barbarian with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanel is defended easily by The Barbarian.
The Barbarian drops Sanel with a big left hand! Sanel is injured, injured bad! The Barbarian jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor The Barbarian!
Conor The Barbarian retains his heavyweight title!
Conor The Barbarian decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Alojz Sanel had this to say: 'Thanks for coming...I'll be back'.
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