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AXF 44 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Montros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montros comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger - Survivor. Daley has chosen Rise Against - Prayer Of The Refugee as his entrance music. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Montros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Daley!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley fails to land with a series of punches.
Daley misses with a series of wild punches.
Montros misses the shot to the body.
Daley avoids the body shot from Montros.
Daley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daley misses with a wild combination.
Montros moves into the clinch.
Daley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Montros throws a looping overhand right but Daley ducks down to avoid it.
Daley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daley clobbers Montros with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Daley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daley misses with an uppercut. Montros saw that one coming.
Daley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Montros uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daley has time to react.
Paul Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Daley.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Montros.
No joy there for Daley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montros.
Daley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Daley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Montros loads up on a big right hand but Daley slips the punch.
Montros connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daley. Daley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Daley misses with a few strikes there.
Montros slips a jab and a cross from Daley.
Montros throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daley swinging wildly here.
Daley scores with a body shot.
Montros tests Daley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Montros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daley throws a series of punches but Montros avoids them all with ease.
Daley misses with a two punch combination.
Daley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daley misses with a two punch combination.
Daley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Montros.
Daley throws a nice looking combination but Montros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daley misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Montros forces Daley back against the cage and clinches.
Montros has Daley pressed against the cage, preventing Daley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Montros is leaning against Daley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Montros lands a hook that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Daley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Daley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daley working hard to break the clinch.
Daley wants to get back to striking at distance but Montros won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Montros scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daley stops a takedown attempt from Montros.
Daley gets underhooks to prevent Montros's takedown attempt.
Montros keeps control of Daley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Montros lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daley is looking to break free of the clinch but Montros has double underhooks.
Daley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Montros has him pressed against the cage.
Montros works on Daley's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daley wants to get back to striking at distance but Montros won't allow it.
Daley is trying to break free.
Montros breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montros misses with a two punch combination.
Daley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Montros stuns Daley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Montros circles away quickly and effectively.
Daley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab from Montros.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley misses with a double jab
and Montros counters with a nice body kick.
Daley looks gassed!
A punch combination from Daley misses.
Montros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daley.
Montros doesn't manage to clinch there - Daley circles away.
Montros fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Daley blocks a head kick by Montros.
Daley throws a right and a left that Montros avoids nicely.
Montros shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daley defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Montros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Montros does it's job there.
Daley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Montros throws the kick towards the body but Daley avoids it.
A combination from Daley does no damage.
Montros misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Daley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good shot there by Montros.
Montros lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley throws a combination that misses
and Montros counters with a good, hard body kick but Daley shrugs it off.
Daley fails to land with a series of punches.
Daley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Montros scores with a leg kick.
Daley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Montros counters by moving into the clinch.
Daley working hard to break the clinch.
Montros digs a right hand underneath Daley's ribcage. Daley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Montros - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Montros.
Daley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Montros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Montros shoots in but Daley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daley misses with a double jab
and Montros moves into the clinch.
A short right from Montros on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montros using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Montros lands a body shot in the clinch.
Daley tries to break the clinch but Montros is controlling the position.
Daley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Daley is trying to break free.
Montros content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Montros decides to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Montros dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Montros tries to land a leg kick but Daley saw it coming and moves away.
Daley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Montros counters with a stiff right hand.
Daley slips a straight right by Montros.
Jab, jab by Montros - just one landing.
Daley moves out of range of the body kick from Montros.
Montros throws a hook but Daley blocks it.
Daley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Montros moves into range and connects with a jab.
Montros moves away from the strike by Daley.
Montros tries to bum rush Daley with a series of wild strikes but Daley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daley lands with a shot to the body.
Daley throws a big shot that misses.
Montros has taken the fight to the clinch.
Daley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montros lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Montros misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daley throws a nice looking combination but Montros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Montros is looking to chop away at Daley's legs.
Montros darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley misses with a combination
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
enabling Montros to counter with a crisp jab.
Paul Daley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Montros throws a nice looking combination but Daley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daley avoids the body shot from Montros.
Daley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Montros thows a body shot but no joy.
Daley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Montros counters with a stiff right hand.
Montros misses with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Montros - just one landing.
Montros fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daley is out of range.
Daley misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Montros both land. Nice combination.
Jason Montros is winning the standup battle so far.
Daley swinging wildly here.
Daley misses with a series of wild punches.
Montros takes a swing at Daley's ribcage but misses.
Daley misses with a combination
enabling Montros to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley throws a combination that misses
and Montros counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montros slips a jab and a cross from Daley.
Montros throws a quick inside leg kick.
Montros tries to close the distance and clinch but Daley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daley misses with a double jab.
Jab, jab by Montros - just one landing.
Daley misses with a double jab.
Montros throws a looping overhand right but Daley ducks down to avoid it.
Daley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Montros throws a shot from downtown. Daley moves away and avoids it.
Daley slips under a jab from Montros.
Daley slips a jab from Montros.
Daley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Montros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montros misses with a wild body shot.
Daley avoids the body shot from Montros.
Daley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Montros counters with a nice uppercut.
Montros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daley throws a combination that misses
and Montros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daley throws a combination that misses
and Montros counters with an inside leg kick.
Montros throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montros showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daley.
Montros tries to land a front kick but Daley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Montros misses with a looping left.
Montros lands with a kick to the ribs.
Daley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Daley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daley looks to land a combination but Montros avoids it well.
Montros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daley takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from Daley misses the target.
Daley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Montros clinches with his opponent.
Montros tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daley avoids it.
Daley is looking to break free of the clinch but Montros has double underhooks.
Daley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Daley misses.
Montros throws a series of punches but Daley avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Daley does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Montros.
Daley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montros.
Daley slaps away a takedown attempt from Montros, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Montros fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Daley misses its intended target.
Daley looks to land a combination but Montros avoids it well.
Daley throws a combination that misses
and Montros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montros misses with an uppercut. Daley saw that one coming.
Daley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Daley does it's job there.
Daley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Montros counters with a straight right hand.
Montros throws a leg kick but Daley checks it.
Daley throws a series of punches but Montros moves out of range.
Good shot there by Daley.
Daley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Montros momentarily.
Montros misses with a wild body shot.
Daley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Montros. That's going to slow Daley down.
Daley misses with a wild combination.
Montros is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Daley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Montros dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fighters circling - Montros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Montros has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Montros scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daley throws a right hand that Montros ducks under and follows up with a left that Montros also avoids with ease.
Montros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daley throws out the jab.
Montros drives through and clinches with Daley against the cage.
Montros looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Daley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daley is trying to break the clinch but Montros is controlling him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Montros.
Daley can't break the clinch.
Daley working hard to break the clinch.
Daley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daley slips a straight right by Montros.
A left lands for Montros.
Montros paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paul Daley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montros connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daley misses with an uppercut. Montros saw that one coming.
Montros clobbers Daley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Montros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Daley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley scores with a jab to the head.
Daley misses with a wild combination.
Montros scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Montros lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Daley misses with a double jab.
Daley throws a combination. Montros tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Daley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Montros does it's job there.
Montros scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Montros is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daley can do to turn this around?
Montros lands a really nice looking cross but Daley seems unphased.
Montros tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daley swivels and escapes.
Daley misses with a combination
and Montros counters with a nice uppercut.
Daley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Daley throws a combination that misses
and Montros counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Montros does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Montros lands an impressive looking overhand right. Daley doesn't seem phased though.
Montros chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daley misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montros lands with a cross.
Daley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Montros.
A jab from Montros misses.
Montros misses with a straight right.
Montros just misses with a punch to the body.
Montros throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Montros closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Montros lands in his opponent's guard.
Montros might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Montros is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daley pushes Montros off and gets back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Montros.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montros lands with a kick to the ribs.
Montros stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Montros lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Montros shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Montros working the ground and pound effectively.
Montros trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daley's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Montros is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Montros misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montros connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Daley catches Montros with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Montros shoots for a double leg takedown but Daley sprawls well. He's pushed Montros's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daley misses with the combination.
Daley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Montros throws out a loose jab but Daley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul Daley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Daley misses.
Daley throws a nice looking combination but Montros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daley misses with a two punch combination.
Daley misses with a shot to the body
and Montros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Montros. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Montros.
Daley throws a series of punches but Montros moves out of range.
Montros connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Montros with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daley misses with a two punch combination.
Montros forces Daley back against the cage and clinches.
Jason Montros is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montros takes a shot to the head.
Montros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daley fails to land with a series of punches.
Daley misses with a double jab
and Montros counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montros works on Daley's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daley breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Montros.
Montros lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Montros showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Montros 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Montros!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flare comes to the cage accompanied by Also Sprach Zarathustra. Thiago Alves will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Flare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Alves !
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flare misses with a two punch combination.
Flare feints and as Alves raises his hands in defense, Flare changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flare stands and throws Alves 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Alves is looking for a sweep.
Alves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Flare misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Flare 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.
Flare creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Alves 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Flare goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Alves rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Flare's guard! Nice work there by Alves !
Flare trying to keep a closed guard but Alves is proving a slippery customer.
Flare keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Flare looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flare swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Flare bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves 's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Flare from controlling successfully.
Flare throws and elbow that misses. Alves uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flare's guard. Nice move by Alves !
Flare looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Flare looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alves slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Flare avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flare looking for a sweep. Not yet Flare, not yet.
Flare is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Flare stopping the sweep attempt from Alves .
Alves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alves wants to sweep here but Flare controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flare looking to pass the guard.
Alves working a defensive guard here.
Flare trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alves looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alves lands a nice short elbow.
Flare moves into full guard.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flare works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flare looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Flare escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flare working for a triangle but Alves defends it easily.
Flare is breathing heavily.
Flare working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alves .
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flare is keeping the position for now.
Alves is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Alves wants to control from the top but Flare keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Flare dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flare.
Nice uppercut there from Alves .
Alves with a poor takedown
and Flare counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alves won't be happy with that.
Flare slows the pace down.
Flare wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.
Alves takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Alves tries to bench press Flare off him but Flare keeps the position.
Flare trying to control the position but Alves is working away.
Flare is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Alves will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Flare fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flare trying to control the position but Alves is working away.
Alves is trying to improve his position.
Flare working the ground and pound but Alves is defending the strikes.
Flare working the body and head with strikes.
Alves dodges the ground and pound from Flare.
Flare throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Alves sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Alves wants to improve his position but Flare is controlling well.
Flare thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alves 's head.
Rick Flare overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flare not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Flare takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alves tries to roll over but Flare keeps him under control.
Alves on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Flare sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alves defending well though.
Flare thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alves 's head.
Alves flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Flare seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Flare is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alves sees it coming and defends easily.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Flare lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flare lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Flare working the head and body with strikes.
Alves wants to control but Flare is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Flare stalling away here and it's allowed Alves to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Alves manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Flare keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Flare sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Alves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flare actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves is keen to just control but Flare is a slippery customer.
Alves scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Flare is pressing down on Alves 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alves scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alves avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
Flare keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Flare looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Flare 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!
Alves throws a good cross that connects.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Flare checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alves throws a combination that misses
and Flare counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alves won't be happy with that.
Flare tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Flare in side control lands a decent elbow.
Alves is looking for a sweep.
Flare working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Alves tries to bench press Flare off him but Flare keeps the position.
Alves dodges the ground and pound from Flare.
Flare looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flare has knee on belly momentarily but Alves bucks him off and regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves trying to control from the bottom.
Flare is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alves tries to roll over but Flare keeps him under control.
Flare wants to pass the guard but Alves is defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alves gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves trying to control the action but Flare is working from the bottom.
Alves might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Flare kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Thiago Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flare wants to control but Alves postures up.
Flare manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Alves throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Flare wants to improve his position but Alves is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alves lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thiago Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Thiago Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves has his takedown stuffed
and Flare counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flare ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rick Flare is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flare slips a jab from Alves .
Flare misses with a takedown
so Alves counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Flare is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Flare trying to control the position here.
Flare utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Flare has control of Alves 's left arm, preventing Alves from doing any damage.
Alves looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Flare is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rick Flare.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flare, 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Flare!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yogi Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liam Machin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yogi Bear!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Machin's head.
Bear has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bear there as he acknowledges the shot.
Machin wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
Machin fails with a takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Bear both land. Nice combination.
Bear fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bear scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bear gets a takedown into half guard.
Bear takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bear throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bear scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bear is controlling the pace.
Machin wants to control but Bear is keeping busy.
Bear is looking to advance position but Machin won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear not doing much here.
Machin wants to get back to full guard.
Bear thows a huge punch but Machin dodges it nicely.
Bear is trying to control the action in half guard but Machin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Machin tries to roll over but Bear keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bear throws a jab when Machin was well out of range.
Machin has his takedown stuffed
and Bear counters with a nice uppercut.
Machin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bear sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Machin somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Machin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear scores with a shot to the body.
Machin has his takedown stuffed
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Machin or perhaps it was just good defense by Bear which made him look bad.
Machin tries to clinch but Bear moves away
and Machin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machin slips under a jab from Bear.
Machin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bear counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bear.
Bear slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear postures up and lands a big shot to Machin's brow.
Machin trying to control the position.
Bear is stalling in the full guard.
Bear with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bear 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.
Bear must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machin keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Machin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bear is one step ahead there.
Bear slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yogi Bear.
Machin blocks a low kick nicely.
Machin has his takedown stuffed
and Bear counters with a single leg into guard. Machin didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear scoring with some ground and pound.
Bear throwing strikes from guard but Machin blocks nicely.
Machin keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Bear stopping the sweep attempt from Machin.
Bear stays in close to Machin's body and controls the position.
Machin trying to keep a closed guard but Bear is proving a slippery customer.
Bear got a little sloppy there for a moment and Machin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bear has managed to get both his arms back between Machin's legs - danger averted.
Machin wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bear takes a swing at Machin's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yogi Bear dominated that round.
That's time! Machin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Machin misses with a takedown attempt
and Bear counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Machin!
Machin wants to control but Bear is having none of it.
Machin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bear landing punches.
Bear working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Machin tries to lock up and control but Bear gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Machin taking shots to the head.
Bear putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Machin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bear breaks from Machin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Machin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bear controlling from mount.
Machin is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear avoids the attempt from Machin to control.
Bear scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bear cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bear is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Machin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Machin regains half guard.
Machin is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bear seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Machin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Machin wants to improve his position but Bear is controlling well.
Bear seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Machin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machin wants to improve his position but Bear is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bear lands with a hook. Machin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Machin misses with a hook. Bear ducked under it nicely.
Machin shoots and misses
and Bear counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bear throws a hook but Machin avoids it easily.
Bear misses with a looping left.
Machin misses with a body kick.
Bear shoots in and drives through. Machin sprawls well.
Bear scores with a jab. Machin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Machin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear throws a leg kick but Machin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Machin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bear as he jumps to the side.
Nice body punch from Bear.
Machin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bear can pounce on him.
Machin ducks under a wild hook from Bear.
Machin darts in trying to clinch
and Bear counters with a takedown into side control.
Machin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Machin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bear dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machin tries to reverse the position but Bear maintains control.
Bear fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bear lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Machin is trying desperately to improve position.
Bear tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Machin working to try and regain half guard.
Bear with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Bear lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bear looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bear is landing with some decent strikes but Machin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear looking to finish Machin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Machin!
Yogi Bear has got the better of the ground game so far.
Machin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yogi Bear showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Machin tries to clinch but Bear moves away
and Bear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bear misses with a looping left.
Machin tries to clinch up
and Bear decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Machin's guard.
Bear pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Machin is keeping the position for now.
Bear trying to move into half guard but instead Machin has managed to sweep!
Machin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machin is looking to work some ground and pound but Bear has wrist control.
Machin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bear utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Machin!
Machin wants to control but Bear is having none of it.
Bear controlling the pace for now.
Machin tries to lock up and control but Bear gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bear trying to control but Machin is having none of it.
Bear controlling from the full mount.
Machin wants to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bear landing shots from mount.
Bear lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Machin hang on?
Machin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bear lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bear lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Bear connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bear pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Machin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Machin wants to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
Bear lands with some strikes.
Machin wants to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
Machin is working to get back to half guard.
Bear with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bear raining down shots from the mount!
Machin is looking to get to half guard.
Machin tries to lock up and control but Bear gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Machin working to try and regain half guard.
Bear fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Machin is working to get back to half guard.
Bear looking to control but Machin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Machin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bear content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machin is working to get back to half guard.
Machin wants to control but Bear is having none of it.
Machin working to try and regain half guard.
Bear looking to finish Machin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Machin!
Bear controlling his opponent.
Bear's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Liam Machin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yogi Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bear has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yogi Bear!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
135 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
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130 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Wray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wray scores with a leg kick.
Maxwell takes a swing at Wray's ribcage but misses.
Maxwell throws a right and a left that Wray avoids nicely.
Maxwell misses the shot to the body.
Wray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maxwell misses with a body shot.
Wray misses with a head kick.
Maxwell misses with a double jab.
Maxwell wants to clinch.
Maxwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wray throws a leg kick which misses Maxwell's front leg but catches the back leg as Maxwell tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wray.
Maxwell ducks under a wild hook from Wray.
Wray takes the fight into the clinch.
Maxwell letting Wray take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray lands a good knee to the midsection. Maxwell won't want to take too many of those.
Wray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wray lands with a left to the head.
Wray stalling.
Wray presses Maxwell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maxwell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wray avoiding damage.
Maxwell is trying to break free.
Wray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maxwell blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maxwell.
Maxwell avoiding damage as Wray throws knees to the body.
Wray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maxwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wray leaning against his opponent.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but Maxwell blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Wray.
Maxwell has a couple of punches blocked by Wray.
Wray landing knees to the head.
Maxwell is trying to break the clinch but Wray has him pressed against the cage.
Wray slowing the pace effectively.
Wray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maxwell's face.
Wray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maxwell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wray scores with a hook to the body. Maxwell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Wray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wray cracks Maxwell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wray. Maxwell shrugs it off though.
Wray avoids the body shot from Maxwell.
Wray connects with a body shot.
Maxwell avoids the body shot from Wray.
Maxwell misses with a body punch
and Wray counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Wray.
Wray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maxwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maxwell moves away.
Wray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maxwell counters with a three punch combo that has Wray backing up. Wray nods at Maxwell to acknowledge the strikes.
Wray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maxwell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maxwell scores with a jab. Wray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wray misses with a few strikes there.
Wray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Maxwell misses.
Maxwell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maxwell.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maxwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell is trying to break the clinch but Wray is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maxwell.
Wray lands a damaging elbow.
Maxwell avoiding damage as Wray throws knees to the body.
Maxwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maxwell tries a body shot but Wray blocks it.
Wray gets through Maxwell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maxwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Wray circles away.
Wray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maxwell.
Wray scores with a kick to the body.
Maxwell looks gassed!
Maxwell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maxwell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wray. Maxwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wray lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick misses from Wray.
Maxwell misses with a jab to the body
and Wray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Wray dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maxwell looks to land a combination but Wray avoids it well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wray - that will leave a mark!
A solid leg kick lands there for Wray.
Wray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wray clinches up against the cage.
Maxwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maxwell takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Wray.
Wray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maxwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wray stalls.
Maxwell is breathing heavily.
Maxwell looking to stall.
Wray presses Maxwell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wray gets through Maxwell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wray.
Wray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stuart Wray is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Wray misses the target.
Wray throws out a loose jab but Maxwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maxwell. That did some damage!
Nice body kick there by Wray.
Wray lands a head kick!
No joy there for Wray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maxwell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maxwell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Maxwell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wray connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wray cracks the inside of Maxwell's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wray with a nice cross.
Wray throws a head kick that half lands.
Wray avoids the body shot from Maxwell.
Wray forces Maxwell back against the cage and clinches.
Maxwell is trying to break free.
Wray breaks the clinch.
Wray with a jab.
Maxwell misses the body punch
and Wray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maxwell's calf.
Wray scores with a sloppy right hand. Maxwell should have avoided that one.
Maxwell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maxwell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wray pushes Maxwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Wray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell throws a jab when Wray was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wray, right into the meat.
Wray lands a body shot.
A good leg kick by Wray.
Both fighters circling a little - Wray finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Maxwell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maxwell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wray.
Maxwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wray can pounce on him.
Wray lands with a cross.
Wray throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maxwell counters by moving into the clinch.
Maxwell trying to stall but Wray improves his position.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Todd Maxwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maxwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maxwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Wray.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray lands a head shot.
Wray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wray throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wray.
Maxwell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maxwell looks to land a combination but Wray avoids it well.
Wray throws a series of strikes that have Maxwell backpedaling.
Maxwell circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maxwell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maxwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wray counters with a nice body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wray, as that shot connected.
Wray scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Wray dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Maxwell misses with a body shot
and Wray counters with a low kick, right behind Maxwell 's knee.
Wray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maxwell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maxwell misses with a straight left.
Maxwell misses the shot to the body.
Maxwell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wray.
Maxwell misses with a combination
and Wray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maxwell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wray.
Wray closes the distance and clinches.
Maxwell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maxwell avoids it.
Wray manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell trying to control the position but instead, Wray has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maxwell into the cage.
Wray displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maxwell up against the cage.
Maxwell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maxwell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maxwell tries a body shot but Wray blocks it.
Wray avoiding damage.
A short body shot lands from Wray as the two fighters clinch.
Maxwell is trying to break the clinch but Wray has him pressed against the cage.
Maxwell misses with a punch to the body.
Maxwell can't break the clinch.
Maxwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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.
Wray lands a knee to the head.
Wray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maxwell can do to turn this around?
Maxwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maxwell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wray lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Wray will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maxwell up against the cage.
Wray putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maxwell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wray looking to throw knees to the head but Maxwell is blocking nicely.
Wray lands an elbow inside.
Maxwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Wray.
Wray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maxwell's face.
Maxwell is leaning against Wray and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wray.
Maxwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wray looking to throw knees to the head but Maxwell is blocking nicely.
Maxwell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maxwell as Wray tries to tie him up.
Maxwell swings wildly with an uppercut but Wray uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wray up against the cage.
Wray just leaning against Maxwell, taking a breather.
Maxwell is trying to break the clinch but Wray has him pressed against the cage.
Wray has Maxwell pressed against the cage, preventing Maxwell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maxwell moves out of range of the body kick from Wray.
Maxwell misses with a wild combination.
Maxwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wray lands a really nice looking cross but Maxwell seems unphased.
Wray scores with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Maxwell misses the target.
Wray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maxwell's calf.
Stuart Wray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Wray lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wray thuds his right hand into Maxwell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Maxwell misses the target.
Todd Maxwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wray throws a big shot that misses.
Maxwell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wray rather than just go for the knockout.
Decent striking displayed by Wray there.
Wray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maxwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Good shot there by Wray.
Wray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maxwell scores with a hook to the body. Wray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maxwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wray circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stuart Wray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wray has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Wray!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Perrin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Piggly Wiggly. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Perrin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timo Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Silakka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones lands a head kick. Silakka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones cracks Silakka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silakka throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silakka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silakka looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
Silakka is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones wants to take a breather but Silakka is having none of it.
Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silakka sees it coming and defends easily.
Silakka is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Silakka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silakka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones cracks Silakka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silakka throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silakka is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Silakka.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Silakka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.
Silakka seems keen to control Jones's posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silakka keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Silakka looking for a sweep. Not yet Silakka, not yet.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silakka tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perrin Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silakka misses with an uppercut.
Silakka ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Silakka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Silakka fails with the takedown
and Silakka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silakka misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silakka misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka misses with a double jab
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Silakka is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silakka has his back to the cage.
Silakka takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silakka is breathing heavily.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silakka backwards.
Silakka is trying to stall.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Silakka being controlled against the cage.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silakka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silakka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Silakka blocks the elbow strike.
Silakka taking a breather.
Silakka takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Silakka lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones avoiding damage.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Jones.
Silakka is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Perrin Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Silakka.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones just leaning against Silakka, taking a breather.
Jones gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Silakka's ribcage.
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!
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Silakka being controlled against the cage.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Silakka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silakka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones shoots in but Silakka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silakka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silakka avoids it.
Jones breaks the clinch.
A big right from Silakka misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a jab. Silakka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Silakka throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Silakka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silakka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones cracks Silakka with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perrin Jones dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Silakka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Silakka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Silakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silakka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones lands the left hand.
Silakka doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Silakka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silakka.
Jones slips a jab from Silakka.
Silakka throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silakka is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to control but Silakka wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silakka is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Silakka is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Perrin Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control the pace but Silakka is squirming around nicely.
Jones prevents Silakka from getting the reversal.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Timo Silakka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones has isolated one of Silakka's arms. Silakka looking to fight him off but Jones twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Perrin Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Me Myself Irene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Me Myself Irene will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cedric Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Me Myself Irene!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Irene.
Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Irene slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from Irene misses.
Daniels takes a swing at Irene's ribcage but misses.
Irene throws a one two combo.
Daniels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Irene fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daniels is out of range.
Daniels bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Irene's head.
Irene showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Irene is just out of range.
Irene throws out a leg kick but Daniels moves out of range and Irene only half commits.
Irene cracks Daniels with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Daniels lands a slapping body shot.
Daniels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irene lands a head kick!
Daniels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Irene. Irene obviously looking to wear him down.
Irene tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Irene throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Me Myself Irene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irene bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irene throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Irene is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Me Myself Irene has been cut.
Daniels checks a leg kick.
Irene misses with a leg kick.
Irene lands with a nice body kick.
Irene misses with a head kick.
Irene throws a head kick that misses.
Irene throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Me Myself Irene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels lands with a shot to the body.
Daniels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Irene throws a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
Irene bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Irene tried to score with a low kick but Daniels checks it.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irene.
Irene lands a high kick!
Daniels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Irene can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irene takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Irene.
Irene throws a low kick but Daniels moves out of range easily.
Irene scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Daniels checks a leg kick.
Irene misses with a low kick as Daniels jumps back.
Daniels checks the leg kick.
Irene misses with a combination
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Irene lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irene throws a leg kick that misses.
Daniels throws a head kick but Irene moves out of range.
Irene misses with a hook.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Irene misses with a straight left.
No luck for Daniels with that takedown attempt.
Irene works over Daniels's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Irene.
Irene pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Daniels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Irene throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels blocks a head kick by Irene.
Irene with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Irene moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Irene throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Irene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Daniels misses with a hook. Irene ducked under it nicely.
Irene thows a leg kick but Daniels checks it
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Irene is predictable there
and Daniels counters with a shoot takedown. Irene fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irene looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Daniels has picked Irene up and slammed him! Irene can't keep hold of the triangle and Daniels manages to pass to side control!
Irene seems a little lost for a moment, as Daniels dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to control but Irene is keeping him busy.
Daniels connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Irene some visible discomfort.
Daniels just content to control the position.
Irene wants to control but Daniels postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Daniels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Irene tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Irene has escaped the position, nice work there.
Irene tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daniels wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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 Cedric Daniels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Me Myself Irene's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Irene thows a leg kick but Daniels checks it
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irene buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Irene scores with a leg kick.
Daniels misses with a straight left.
Irene throws a head kick that Daniels semi-blocks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Irene.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irene throws a head kick that half lands.
Irene scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Irene.
Irene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Irene.
Daniels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Irene checks the leg kick.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Irene's shoulder, as Irene tries to avoid the shot.
Irene wants to slow Daniels down by chopping away at his legs.
Irene fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Daniels checks it well.
Daniels looks to land a body kick but Irene moved away.
Irene takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That has opened up Me Myself Irene's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daniels is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Irene connects with a solid leg kick.
Daniels shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Daniels showed some decent athleticism there.
Daniels thows a huge punch but Irene dodges it nicely.
Daniels is trying to control. Irene wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Irene wants to stand back up but Daniels manages to pass into side control.
Irene really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daniels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Irene struggling a bit here.
Irene tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daniels wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Daniels tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Irene tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Irene.
Irene misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Irene takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Daniels throws the left hand but Irene avoids the punch easily.
Irene throws a leg kick
letting Daniels counter with a right hand.
Daniels slips under a jab.
Irene attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Irene just misses with a punch to the body.
Irene lands with a cross.
Irene walks into a stiff left hand from Daniels.
Irene throws a lazy body kick
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irene lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Irene is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
Irene throws a leg kick but Daniels moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irene tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Daniels is able to avoid easily.
Irene throws a low kick but it's checked well by Daniels.
Irene connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daniels checks the leg kick nicely there.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Irene ducks down to avoid it.
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irene manages to avoid it.
Irene misses with a straight left.
A jab from Irene misses.
Daniels misses with a leg kick.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Irene.
Irene throws a leg kick
and Daniels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Irene throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
A jab from Daniels misses.
A jab lands there for Daniels.
Irene scores with a head kick.
Irene tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Daniels as he checks the leg kick.
Irene lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Irene sizes up Daniels with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab, jab by Daniels - just one landing.
The cut above Me Myself Irene's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Daniels moves out of range of the leg kick from Irene.
Irene scores with a leg kick.
Irene throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Irene is looking to chop away at Daniels's legs.
Irene feints and then cracks Daniels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daniels down.
Irene looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Irene lands with a right hand.
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!
Daniels closes this distance looking for a takedown but Irene circles away.
Irene throws a solid leg kick but Daniels takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Irene.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels moves out of range of the leg kick from Irene.
Irene lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Irene throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Irene fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daniels is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cedric Daniels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Me Myself Irene's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Daniels lands with a cross.
Daniels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Irene uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a looping right.
Irene throws a head kick that misses
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Irene falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daniels counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irene thinking.
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irene.
Irene ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Daniels takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Irene misses with a low kick.
Daniels connects with a body shot.
Cedric Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Irene ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Irene uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels throws a series of strikes that have Irene backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Irene takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Daniels passes into half guard.
Daniels stalling.
Daniels moves into full mount! Irene won't be happy about that!
Daniels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daniels moves to back control.
Irene tries to get to his feet, scrambling wildly. Daniels sees the opportunity and transitions to an armbar that forces Irene to tap. Impressive finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cedric Daniels!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Sol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Cicero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cicero has chosen Woke Up This Morning as his entrance music. Paul Cicero is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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21
159 lbs
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145 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Viktor Sol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Cicero!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sol misses the shot to the body.
Cicero tries to clinch there but Sol circles away.
Sol shoots in for a takedown but Cicero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cicero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cicero jabs at Sol's body.
Cicero misses with a straight left.
Sol misses the shot to the body.
Cicero cracks a nice hook into Sol's ribs.
A big right from Sol misses.
Sol misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Sol misses
and Cicero makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cicero misses with a low kick as Sol jumps back.
Cicero loads up on a big right hand but Sol slips the punch.
Cicero lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cicero misses with a body shot
and Sol counters with a shoot takedown. Cicero fights it but they end up in guard.
Sol throwing strikes from guard but Cicero blocks nicely.
Cicero wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cicero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cicero is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sol wants to control from the top but Cicero keeps moving.
Cicero is looking for a triangle but Sol pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cicero throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sol uses it to pass to side control.
Sol taking a break here but Cicero is having none of it and regains half guard.
Cicero wants to control but Sol is keeping busy.
Cicero is trying to get back to full guard.
Cicero trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol working the head and body with strikes.
Sol is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cicero with the active half guard here but Sol passes nicely into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sol cracks Cicero with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cicero is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sol off and has taken his back!
Cicero misses with a punch to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cicero tries to keep control of the position but Sol is staying busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sol trying to control but not successfully.
Cicero is controlling the position but Sol somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Cicero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sol blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cicero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Cicero dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cicero throws a hook to the side of Sol's head but Sol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sol tries for a takedown but Cicero circles away easily
and Cicero counters with a nice uppercut.
Cicero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cicero misses with a body punch
so Sol counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cicero is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cicero has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sol can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sol got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cicero has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sol has managed to get both his arms back between Cicero's legs - danger averted.
Cicero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cicero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sol manages to get himself to full guard.
Cicero decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A big right from Cicero misses.
Sol looks to score with a jab to the body but Cicero is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Sol checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sol swings for the body but Cicero moves out of range.
Cicero tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sol checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cicero throws a big shot that misses.
Sol misses with a low kick.
Sol takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cicero closes the distance and pushes Sol back into the cage.
Sol drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sol is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cicero pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Sol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Cicero as the two fighters clinch.
Sol takes a shot to the head.
Cicero breaks from the clinch.
Cicero misses with a body kick.
Paul Cicero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sol works over Cicero's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cicero regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sol's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Cicero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cicero trying to hold on to Sol's head to control him but Sol postures up.
Sol is trying to control the action in half guard but Cicero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cicero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sol.
Sol missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cicero wants to control but Sol is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sol on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cicero. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sol has his takedown stuffed
enabling Cicero to counter with a crisp jab.
Cicero throws a push kick but Sol slaps the foot to one side.
Cicero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sol closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cicero circles away.
Cicero is looking to clinch.
Cicero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cicero wants to clinch.
Cicero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Cicero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sol shoots in but Cicero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sol moves away from the strike by Cicero.
Sol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cicero scores with a jab.
Cicero looks to score with a jab to the body but Sol is just out of range.
Cicero slips a jab from Sol.
Viktor Sol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Cicero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cicero clinches.
Cicero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cicero lands a nice shot to the body.
Sol has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cicero is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cicero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cicero misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cicero misses with an uppercut.
Cicero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sol's sensitive parts.
Sol thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Cicero misses the target.
Cicero throws a leg kick
and Sol counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cicero looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sol passes into side control.
Sol trying to control the action but Cicero is working from the bottom.
Sol with the ground and pound but Cicero regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cicero wants to improve his position but Sol is controlling well.
Sol is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cicero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sol pulls his head out easily.
Sol is looking to take a break and control but Cicero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cicero tries to roll over but Sol keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cicero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sol pulls his head out easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A shot to the body from Sol misses
and Cicero counters with a good, hard body kick but Sol shrugs it off.
Sol is looking to wear down Cicero with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cicero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cicero cracks Sol with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cicero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cicero gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cicero has his feet on Sol's thighs here. He's pushed Sol off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Sol screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Cicero!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zach Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
275 lbs
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282 lbs
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zach Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kent Russell!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a low kick but Russell avoids it.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Russell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Kent Russell has been cut.
Zach Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russell lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.
It looks like Zach Morgan has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russell tries to clinch up.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Russell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Russell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Russell clinches.
Russell breaks from the clinch.
Russell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morgan throws the left hand but Russell avoids the punch easily.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Russell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Russell throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Russell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Russell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Russell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morgan on the side of the head.
Russell feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Morgan sprawling to the canvas! Morgan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Russell finish him?!
Morgan is rocked!
Russell closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch but Russell keeps him there for the moment.
Russell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Russell misses.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Russell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Russell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Russell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morgan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Jab by Russell.
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!
Russell feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Morgan sprawling to the canvas! Morgan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Russell finish him?!
Oh Morgan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Russell lands a jab.
Russell fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Morgan out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Kent Russell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aitch Bubbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bubbles's choice of entrance music: The Ship Song - Nick Cave. 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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154 lbs
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25
167 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Fluke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aitch Bubbles!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubbles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bubbles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fluke is out of range and Bubbles settles back down.
Fluke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Bubbles.
Fluke slips a straight right by Bubbles.
Fluke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fluke throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fluke. Bubbles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fluke swings for the body but Bubbles moves out of range.
Fluke misses with a wild body shot.
Bubbles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bubbles avoids the body shot from Fluke.
Fluke thumps Bubbles with a low kick.
Bubbles scores with a hook to the body. Fluke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bubbles throws a hook but Fluke blocks it.
A jab from Bubbles misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubbles misses with a body shot
and Fluke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left and a right from Fluke both land. Nice combination.
Fluke throws a leg kick which misses Bubbles's front leg but catches the back leg as Bubbles tries to avoid it.
Bubbles lands the left hand.
Fluke looks to score with a jab to the body but Bubbles is just out of range.
Fluke misses with an uppercut.
Fluke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fluke swings for the body but Bubbles moves out of range.
Bubbles throws the left hand but Fluke avoids the punch easily.
Bubbles misses with a jab to the body
and Fluke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fluke.
A slow jab from Bubbles misses its intended target.
Fluke scores with a push kick.
Bubbles looks to throw the jab but Fluke is out of range.
Bubbles swings for the body but Fluke moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bubbles misses with a hook. Fluke ducked under it nicely.
Bubbles walks into a left hand.
Fluke throws a body punch but Bubbles moves out of range.
Bubbles moves out of range as Fluke strikes.
Fluke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fluke throws a leg kick
enabling Bubbles to counter with a crisp jab.
Fluke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bubbles throws a hook to the side of Fluke's head but Fluke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fluke.
Fluke works the jab nicely.
A jab from Fluke misses.
Fluke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bubbles.
A slow jab from Fluke misses its intended target.
Luke Fluke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bubbles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bubbles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fluke.
Bubbles scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fluke in his tracks.
Fluke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bubbles is out of range.
Bubbles looks to land a left hand but Fluke moved out of range nicely.
Fluke misses with a straight right.
Fluke scores with a jab to the body.
Fluke wants to clinch.
Fluke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bubbles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fluke manages to avoid it.
Fluke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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.
Bubbles misses with a straight left.
Bubbles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fluke feints and then cracks Bubbles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bubbles down.
Nice defenses there by Bubbles.
Fluke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fluke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bubbles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fluke throws a hook to the side of Bubbles's head but Bubbles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bubbles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bubbles thumps Fluke with a low kick.
Fluke looks to throw the jab but Bubbles is out of range.
Bubbles thows a body shot but no joy.
Fluke misses with a straight right.
Fluke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bubbles counters with a left and a right that stings Fluke.
Nice body kick from Fluke.
Bubbles thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke dominated that 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.
Fluke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fluke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fluke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bubbles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fluke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bubbles manages to avoid it.
A big left from Fluke misses.
Bubbles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bubbles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bubbles thows a leg kick but Fluke checks it
and Fluke counters with a nice body shot.
Bubbles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fluke scoring well with a low kick there.
Bubbles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fluke tries to clinch but Bubbles is having none of it.
A leg kick checked by Bubbles.
Fluke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Fluke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke looks to land a right hand but Bubbles moved out of range.
Fluke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bubbles lands a glancing blow to the side of Fluke's head.
Fluke blocks a jab.
Bubbles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fluke can pounce on him.
Fluke jabs Bubbles right on the nose. Bubbles blinks but takes it well.
Fluke connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bubbles. Fluke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bubbles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fluke moves away.
Bubbles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bubbles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fluke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bubbles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fluke.
Fluke connects with a right hand. Bubbles shakes it off.
Fluke throws a looping overhand right but Bubbles ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Fluke.
Bubbles cracks Fluke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bubbles misses with a wild body shot.
Fluke looks to land a body kick but Bubbles moved away.
Luke Fluke is winning the standup battle so far.
Bubbles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fluke.
Fluke misses with a body punch
letting Bubbles counter with a right hand.
Fluke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bubbles throws a jab but it's blocked by Fluke.
Fluke throws out a powerful jab.
Fluke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bubbles misses with a body shot
and Fluke counters with a big head kick but Bubbles shrugs it off.
Fluke scores with a shot to the body.
Fluke swings for the body but Bubbles moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles walks into a left hand.
Bubbles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bubbles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fluke finds it's way round the side to connect with Bubbles's head.
Fluke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bubbles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fluke misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Fluke misses.
Fluke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fluke moves away from the strike by Bubbles.
Nice defenses there by Bubbles.
A jab from Bubbles misses.
Fluke throws a hook to the side of Bubbles's head but Bubbles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fluke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke takes one to the chin there.
Fluke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bubbles.
Fluke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Fluke misses.
Bubbles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fluke throws a hook to the side of Bubbles's head but Bubbles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bubbles checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fluke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bubbles.
A telegraphed right hand from Bubbles misses the target.
Fluke misses the shot to the body.
Bubbles thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fluke if he has to take too many more of those.
Fluke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fluke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bubbles - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fluke moves in looking to clinch but Bubbles pushes him off.
Fluke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fluke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fluke misses the body punch
and Bubbles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fluke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bubbles.
Fluke lands a really nice looking cross but Bubbles seems unphased.
Fluke misses with a looping left.
Bubbles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fluke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bubbles misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fluke counters with a nice leg kick.
Fluke throws a hook but Bubbles blocks it.
Bubbles misses the body punch
and Fluke counters with a nice body shot.
Fluke scores with the left hand. Bubbles knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fluke. That's going to slow Bubbles down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fluke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bubbles is able to avoid easily.
Fluke throws a low kick but Bubbles moves out of range easily.
Fluke scores with a decent looking hook.
Fluke misses with a hook. Bubbles ducked under it nicely.
Fluke misses with a straight right.
Bubbles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bubbles misses with a looping left.
Fluke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bubbles counters with a left to the body.
Fluke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bubbles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fluke.
Fluke checks a low kick from Bubbles.
Bubbles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fluke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bubbles misses with a hook to the body
and Fluke counters with a nice uppercut.
Bubbles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fluke thows a leg kick but Bubbles checks it
and Bubbles counters with a left to the body.
Fluke throws a push kick but Bubbles slaps the foot to one side.
Fluke ducks under a wild hook from Bubbles.
Fluke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fluke misses with a looping left.
Bubbles swinging wildly here.
Fluke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bubbles.
Fluke throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Fluke misses the target.
Fluke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bubbles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bubbles slips under a jab.
Bubbles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fluke thows a leg kick but Bubbles checks it
and Bubbles counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Fluke misses.
Fluke throws a body punch but Bubbles moves out of range.
Fluke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bubbles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fluke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fluke. Bubbles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bubbles checks a leg kick.
Fluke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bubbles's head backwards.
Fluke slips a jab from Bubbles.
Bubbles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fluke.
Fluke misses with a body shot.
Fluke misses with a hook. Bubbles ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fluke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fluke misses with a hook to the body
letting Bubbles counter with a right hand.
Bubbles misses with a series of wild punches.
Fluke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bubbles's calf.
Fluke misses with a shot to the body
and Bubbles counters with a straight right hand.
Fluke lunges at Bubbles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bubbles's hand.
A big right from Fluke misses.
Nice defenses there by Bubbles.
Fluke misses with a body kick.
Fluke throws a leg kick that misses.
Fluke punishes Bubbles's body with a nice straight punch.
Bubbles looks to score with a jab to the body but Fluke is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke clearly takes that 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.
Bubbles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fluke. That's going to slow Bubbles down.
Bubbles scores with a punch to the head.
Fluke tries to work over Bubbles's front leg with a kick but Bubbles checks it.
Bubbles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fluke misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Fluke misses its intended target.
Bubbles throws a series of punches but Fluke avoids them all with ease.
Bubbles misses with a looping left.
Fluke blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bubbles lands with a good body shot.
Bubbles throws out a loose jab but Fluke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fluke tries to clinch up
and Bubbles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke misses with a body shot.
Bubbles throws an overhand right that lands on Fluke's shoulder, as Fluke tries to avoid the shot.
Bubbles thows a body shot but no joy.
Fluke misses with a shot to the body
and Bubbles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fluke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bubbles's calf.
Fluke throws a sloppy body shot
and Bubbles counters with a straight right hand.
Bubbles throws a leg kick but Fluke checks it.
Fluke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bubbles stuns Fluke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fluke.
Fluke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fluke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bubbles.
Fluke looks to clinch
and Bubbles counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fluke digs a good body shot into Bubbles's ribs.
Fluke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fluke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bubbles.
Fluke throws a jab when Bubbles was well out of range.
Bubbles looks to land a left hand but Fluke moved out of range nicely.
Bubbles misses with a hook. Fluke ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Fluke.
Bubbles scores with a jab to the body.
Fluke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fluke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bubbles.
Fluke lands with a straight right. Bubbles didn't see that one coming.
Fluke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Fluke misses.
Bubbles misses with a looping left.
Bubbles avoids a kick to the body.
Fluke throws a hook to the side of Bubbles's head but Bubbles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fluke lands a jab to Bubbles's midsection.
Bubbles walks into a straight right hand from Fluke.
Fluke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bubbles checks it well.
Fluke avoids the body shot from Bubbles.
Fluke lands a nice looking body shot.
Fluke scores with a jab to the head.
A low kick from Bubbles is predictable there
and Fluke counters with an outside leg kick.
Fluke motions for Bubbles to come forward. Fluke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fluke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fluke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bubbles.
No joy there for Bubbles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bubbles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fluke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bubbles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bubbles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bubbles is looking to chop away at Fluke's legs.
Bubbles moves away from the strike by Fluke.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bubbles.
Bubbles throws a jab when Fluke was well out of range.
Fluke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bubbles is out of range.
Fluke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fluke connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke had his way with Aitch Bubbles in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bubbles misses with a body shot.
Bubbles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fluke can pounce on him.
Bubbles throws a hook to the side of Fluke's head but Fluke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bubbles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bubbles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fluke blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Bubbles.
Bubbles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fluke.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fluke, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bubbles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fluke.
Fluke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fluke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bubbles.
Some bone on bone action there as Bubbles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fluke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubbles lands a right hook to the body.
Fluke misses with a jab to the body
and Bubbles counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bubbles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fluke to score with a decent uppercut.
Bubbles scores with a nice body kick.
Bubbles throws a leg kick but Fluke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fluke scores with a jab to the head.
Fluke misses with a hook to the body
and Bubbles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bubbles throws a lazy right hand but Fluke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bubbles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bubbles throws a looping overhand right but Fluke ducks down to avoid it.
Fluke looks to score with a jab to the body but Bubbles is just out of range.
Bubbles misses with an uppercut.
Fluke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fluke scores with the left hand. Bubbles knows he should have avoided that one.
Bubbles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bubbles takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fluke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bubbles.
Fluke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fluke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fluke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bubbles's calf.
Fluke ducks right into an uppercut from Bubbles.
Bubbles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bubbles swings for the body but Fluke moves out of range.
Aitch Bubbles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fluke misses with a wild body shot.
Bubbles throws the left hand but Fluke avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fluke.
Bubbles keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Bubbles misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fluke, right into the meat.
Bubbles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fluke.
Fluke throws a head kick that half lands.
Bubbles connects with a nice looking jab.
Fluke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bubbles manages to avoid it.
Fluke throws a leg kick that misses.
Bubbles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fluke can pounce on him.
Bubbles looks to throw the jab but Fluke is out of range.
Bubbles has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fluke.
Fluke misses with a body punch
and Bubbles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bubbles might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fluke has got the better of the exchanges.
Fluke slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke throws a leg kick but Bubbles moved away.
Bubbles slips a jab from Fluke.
Fluke swings for the body but Bubbles moves out of range.
Fluke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bubbles throws a series of punches but Fluke moves out of range.
Fluke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bubbles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fluke scores with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fluke.
Fluke throws a head kick but Bubbles moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Fluke.
Bubbles takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bubbles throws a body punch but Fluke moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Fluke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fluke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Fluke!
Luke Fluke is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John L Sullivan IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan IV has chosen Seven Deadly Sins as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Rodriguez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John L Sullivan IV!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan IV throws a looping overhand right but Rodriguez ducks down to avoid it.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Sullivan IV moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rodriguez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sullivan IV uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sullivan IV doesn't seem bothered though.
Sullivan IV misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez slips a jab and a cross from Sullivan IV.
A punch lands to the side of Sullivan IV 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rodriguez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodriguez sizes up Sullivan IV with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodriguez thuds a left hand into Sullivan IV's body.
Rodriguez misses with a straight left.
Sullivan IV throws a sloppy head kick and Rodriguez moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Sullivan IV scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot
and Sullivan IV counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sullivan IV can pounce on him.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Sullivan IV's head but Sullivan IV sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan IV drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rodriguez misses the body punch
and Sullivan IV counters with a body kick.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Sullivan IV saw that one coming.
Rodriguez misses with a jab to the body
and Sullivan IV counters with a nice uppercut.
Sullivan IV keeps the fight on the outside.
Sullivan IV throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan IV was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Sullivan IV jabs at Rodriguez's body.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot
and Sullivan IV counters with a nice body kick.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan IV misses with a body shot
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sullivan IV throws a sloppy head kick and Rodriguez moves out of range easily.
Sullivan IV thows a body kick. Rodriguez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sullivan IV throws a good cross that connects.
Sullivan IV throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan IV thuds his right hand into Rodriguez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sullivan IV scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV cracks Rodriguez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sullivan IV has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rodriguez to stand back up!
Rodriguez is rocked!
It looks like Mickey Rodriguez has been cut.
Sullivan IV seems to be stalking Rodriguez here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Rodriguez drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John L Sullivan IV! John L Sullivan IV retains his light heavyweight title!
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