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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Childs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Childs has chosen Bat out of hell as his entrance music. Brian Childs has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Urijah Cote's chin.
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Urijah Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Childs!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Childs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cote.
Cote misses with an uppercut.
Childs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cote throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Urijah Cote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Childs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cote is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Childs and Cote falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Childs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brian Childs!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bitis Gabonica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocco Jackman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocco Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bitis Gabonica!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabonica shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jackman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gabonica trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackman striking from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabonica works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gabonica prevents Jackman from improving his position.
Gabonica is trying to work for a kimura but Jackman is defending well.
Jackman manages to get to full guard.
Gabonica tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackman is retaining full guard.
Jackman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gabonica throwing strikes but missing.
Jackman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gabonica trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackman trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackman, not yet.
Gabonica throws a big right hand that misses.
Gabonica stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gabonica works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jackman tries to get to full guard but Gabonica has control of the leg.
Jackman throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gabonica working Jackman over with strikes.
Jackman lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Gabonica wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gabonica is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gabonica frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jackman is desperately trying to improve his position but Gabonica has a good base and remains in mount.
Jackman throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gabonica. What's that going to do exactly?
Jackman is working to get back to half guard.
Jackman is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gabonica working for a guillotine from mount but Jackman is in no mood to give up.
Gabonica throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gabonica has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackman is trying to escape the mount.
Gabonica is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jackman to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jackman shrugs it off.
Gabonica looking to finish with strikes here!
Jackman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackman throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gabonica. What's that going to do exactly?
Gabonica swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bitis Gabonica!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corallus Hortulanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reem Van Rijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hortulanus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Great White - Once Bitten, Twice Shy. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corallus Hortulanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reem Van Rijn!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hortulanus forces Van Rijn back against the cage and clinches.
Van Rijn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hortulanus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Rijn is trying to break free.
Hortulanus lands an elbow inside that Van Rijn shrugs off.
Van Rijn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Rijn takes an elbow to the temple.
Hortulanus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Rijn avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Van Rijn is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
Hortulanus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hortulanus scores with a knee to the head.
Hortulanus scores with a knee to the head.
Van Rijn is rocked!
Hortulanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Rijn is still on wobbly legs! Can Hortulanus finish him?
Van Rijn looks gassed!
Van Rijn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the body.
Van Rijn seems to have recovered his senses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hortulanus obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Rijn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hortulanus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hortulanus.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Rijn won't want to take too many of those.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hortulanus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Hortulanus.
A knee to the head by Hortulanus.
Hortulanus lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Hortulanus.
Hortulanus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Rijn's efforts to push away.
Hortulanus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hortulanus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Rijn.
Hortulanus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Rijn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hortulanus prevents Van Rijn from breaking the clinch.
Van Rijn working hard to break the clinch.
Hortulanus scores with a knee to the head.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body.
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hortulanus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Rijn.
Hortulanus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Rijn's efforts to push away.
Hortulanus misses with an elbow over the top.
Hortulanus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hortulanus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Rijn's efforts to push away.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Van Rijn tries to break free but Hortulanus pushes him back against the cage.
Hortulanus has Van Rijn pressed against the cage, preventing Van Rijn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Rijn is defending well for now.
Van Rijn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Van Rijn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Van Rijn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Rijn is looking to break free of the clinch but Hortulanus has double underhooks.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Rijn avoids it.
That's two 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.
Van Rijn tries to circle away but Hortulanus has him pinned against the cage.
Van Rijn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Rijn avoids it.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Rijn is defending well for now.
Van Rijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Rijn wants to get back to striking at distance but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Van Rijn working hard to break the clinch.
Van Rijn is trying to break the clinch but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
Hortulanus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Rijn tries to circle away but Hortulanus has him pinned against the cage.
Van Rijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hortulanus missing with knees to the body.
Hortulanus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Rijn avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Van Rijn is trying to break free.
Van Rijn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Rijn breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Rijn!
It looks like Corallus Hortulanus has been cut.
Hortulanus staying out of range there.
No joy there for Van Rijn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hortulanus darts in and clinches Van Rijn up against the cage.
Hortulanus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Rijn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Rijn is looking to break free of the clinch but Hortulanus has double underhooks.
Van Rijn avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Hortulanus keeps control of Van Rijn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hortulanus scores with a knee to the head.
Hortulanus has Van Rijn pressed against the cage, preventing Van Rijn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hortulanus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Rijn is trying to break the clinch but Hortulanus is controlling him.
Van Rijn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Rijn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Rijn won't want to take too many of those.
Hortulanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hortulanus.
Van Rijn managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Van Rijn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
Van Rijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Rijn tries to break the clinch but Hortulanus is controlling the position.
Van Rijn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Rijn wants to get back to striking at distance but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Hortulanus tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Rijn avoids the damage to the body.
Van Rijn is looking to break free of the clinch but Hortulanus has double underhooks.
Hortulanus keeps control of Van Rijn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Rijn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hortulanus backwards.
Van Rijn has had enough of the clinch but Hortulanus keeps him there for the moment.
Hortulanus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Rijn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Rijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hortulanus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
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.
Hortulanus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Rijn is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
Hortulanus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Rijn is trying to break free.
Hortulanus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Rijn is trying to break free.
Van Rijn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hortulanus has Van Rijn pressed against the cage, preventing Van Rijn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hortulanus tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Rijn avoids the damage to the body.
Hortulanus keeps control of Van Rijn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hortulanus has Van Rijn pressed against the cage, preventing Van Rijn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Rijn is defending well for now.
Van Rijn wants to get back to striking at distance but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Hortulanus prevents Van Rijn from breaking the clinch.
Hortulanus keeps control of Van Rijn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hortulanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hortulanus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Rijn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Rijn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Rijn is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rijn is trying to break the clinch but Hortulanus is controlling him.
Hortulanus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Rijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Rijn is defending well for now.
Van Rijn is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
Van Rijn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corallus Hortulanus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corallus Hortulanus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Rijn fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Rijn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hortulanus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hortulanus moves into the clinch successfully.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Rijn is defending well for now.
Hortulanus working Van Rijn over with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hortulanus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Rijn's brow.
Hortulanus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Rijn managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Hortulanus has Van Rijn pressed against the cage, preventing Van Rijn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Rijn is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
Van Rijn is looking to break free of the clinch but Hortulanus has double underhooks.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into Van Rijn's ribcage.
Van Rijn can't break the clinch.
Van Rijn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body.
Van Rijn avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Van Rijn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Rijn won't want to take too many of those.
Van Rijn is trying to break free.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Rijn working hard to break the clinch.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Rijn is defending well for now.
Van Rijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Rijn tries to circle away but Hortulanus has him pinned against the cage.
Van Rijn tries to circle away but Hortulanus has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hortulanus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Rijn blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Rijn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hortulanus tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Rijn avoids the damage to the body.
Van Rijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Rijn tries to break free but Hortulanus pushes him back against the cage.
Van Rijn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hortulanus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Rijn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Rijn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hortulanus missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Van Rijn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Rijn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Rijn blocks an elbow strike.
Van Rijn lands a nice uppercut.
Van Rijn managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Hortulanus missing with knees to the body.
Hortulanus pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Rijn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Rijn wants to get back to striking at distance but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Van Rijn wants to break free but Hortulanus has control.
Van Rijn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Rijn tries to break the clinch but Hortulanus is controlling the position.
Hortulanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Rijn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hortulanus throws an elbow but misses.
Hortulanus has Van Rijn pressed against the cage, preventing Van Rijn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Van Rijn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Rijn has had enough of the clinch but Hortulanus keeps him there for the moment.
Van Rijn avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Van Rijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hortulanus keeps control of Van Rijn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Rijn wants to get back to striking at distance but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Van Rijn working hard to break the clinch.
Hortulanus scores a nice knee to the body.
Hortulanus keeps control of Van Rijn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hortulanus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hortulanus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hortulanus keeps control of Van Rijn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hortulanus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn is trying to break the clinch but Hortulanus is controlling him.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the head but Van Rijn blocks with his arms.
Van Rijn is trying to break the clinch but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
Van Rijn tries to break the clinch but Hortulanus is controlling the position.
Van Rijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hortulanus has Van Rijn pressed against the cage, preventing Van Rijn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hortulanus lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Rijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corallus Hortulanus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Rijn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Rijn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
Van Rijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Hortulanus keeps control of Van Rijn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Rijn can't break the clinch.
Van Rijn wants to get back to striking at distance but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Hortulanus lands an elbow just above Van Rijn 's eye.
Hortulanus working Van Rijn over with knees to the body.
Van Rijn is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
Van Rijn tries to break free but Hortulanus pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hortulanus.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Rijn is defending well for now.
Van Rijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hortulanus keeps control of Van Rijn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Rijn is defending well for now.
Hortulanus has Van Rijn pressed against the cage, preventing Van Rijn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rijn has had enough of the clinch but Hortulanus keeps him there for the moment.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Hortulanus prevents Van Rijn from breaking the clinch.
Van Rijn wants to get back to striking at distance but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Van Rijn is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
Hortulanus working Van Rijn over with knees to the body.
Hortulanus prevents Van Rijn from breaking the clinch.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Van Rijn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
Van Rijn managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Van Rijn wants to get back to striking at distance but Hortulanus won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Van Rijn is trying to break the clinch but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hortulanus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Rijn's brow.
Van Rijn managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Van Rijn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Rijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Rijn can't break the clinch.
Van Rijn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Rijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Rijn tries to break free but Hortulanus pushes him back against the cage.
Hortulanus keeps control of Van Rijn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Rijn is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into Van Rijn's ribcage.
Van Rijn has had enough of the clinch but Hortulanus keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
Hortulanus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Rijn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hortulanus keeps control of Van Rijn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into Van Rijn's ribcage.
Hortulanus misses with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hortulanus misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Van Rijn on the inside.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Van Rijn is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
Hortulanus missing with knees to the body.
Van Rijn wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corallus Hortulanus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Corallus Hortulanus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hortulanus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hortulanus is looking to clinch.
Van Rijn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hortulanus wants to clinch.
Van Rijn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reem Van Rijn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hortulanus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hortulanus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Rijn wants to get back to striking at distance but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Hortulanus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Rijn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hortulanus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Rijn's defenses.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Rijn won't want to take too many of those.
Hortulanus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Rijn's efforts to push away.
Van Rijn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Rijn takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hortulanus obliges.
Van Rijn is trying to break the clinch but Hortulanus is controlling him.
Hortulanus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hortulanus working Van Rijn over with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Rijn wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Rijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Rijn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hortulanus has Van Rijn pressed against the cage, preventing Van Rijn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hortulanus.
Van Rijn avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Van Rijn wants to break free but Hortulanus has control.
Hortulanus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Rijn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hortulanus with a knee to the head.
Van Rijn wants to break free but Hortulanus has control.
Van Rijn is trying to break free.
Hortulanus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Rijn avoids the elbow strike from Hortulanus, against the cage.
Van Rijn managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Van Rijn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into Van Rijn's ribcage.
Van Rijn tries to circle away but Hortulanus has him pinned against the cage.
Hortulanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Rijn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hortulanus tries to clinch up but Van Rijn circles away and keeps his distance.
Hortulanus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hortulanus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Rijn, pushing him back against the cage.
Hortulanus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Rijn avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Van Rijn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hortulanus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Rijn is trying to break the clinch but Hortulanus is controlling him.
Hortulanus lands a nice knee to the body.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Rijn won't want to take too many of those.
Van Rijn is trying to break the clinch but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Van Rijn wants to get back to striking at distance but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Van Rijn wants to get back to striking at distance but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Van Rijn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hortulanus.
Van Rijn is trying to break the clinch but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
Hortulanus working Van Rijn over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Van Rijn tries to circle away but Hortulanus has him pinned against the cage.
Hortulanus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hortulanus tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Rijn avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Van Rijn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Rijn managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Van Rijn wants to break free but Hortulanus has control.
Hortulanus prevents Van Rijn from breaking the clinch.
Hortulanus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hortulanus looking to throw knees to the head but Van Rijn is blocking nicely.
Van Rijn wants to get back to striking at distance but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Hortulanus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Rijn wants to break free but Hortulanus has control.
Knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Hortulanus has Van Rijn pressed against the cage, preventing Van Rijn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hortulanus prevents Van Rijn from breaking the clinch.
Hortulanus lands a nice elbow.
Van Rijn avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Van Rijn has had enough of the clinch but Hortulanus keeps him there for the moment.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Rijn won't want to take too many of those.
Hortulanus throws an elbow that misses.
Hortulanus has Van Rijn pressed against the cage, preventing Van Rijn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rijn managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Van Rijn working hard to break the clinch.
Hortulanus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hortulanus tries a knee to the head but Van Rijn blocks it.
Van Rijn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Rijn managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Van Rijn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hortulanus missing with knees to the body.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Rijn is defending well for now.
Van Rijn is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
Van Rijn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
Hortulanus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Rijn's efforts to push away.
Van Rijn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hortulanus keeps control of Van Rijn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Rijn avoids it.
Van Rijn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
Hortulanus missing with knees to the body.
Van Rijn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
Van Rijn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Rijn is defending well for now.
Van Rijn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Rijn is defending well for now.
Hortulanus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Rijn's efforts to push away.
Hortulanus tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Rijn avoids the damage to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Rijn has had enough of the clinch but Hortulanus keeps him there for the moment.
Hortulanus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Reem Van Rijn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hortulanus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Rijn avoids it.
Van Rijn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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 Corallus Hortulanus.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hortulanus, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corallus Hortulanus!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Karlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Lemiwinks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Karlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Lemiwinks!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemiwinks misses with a wild combination.
Lemiwinks slips a straight right by Karlov.
Lemiwinks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karlov.
Karlov misses with a leg kick.
Karlov throws a jab when Lemiwinks was well out of range.
Lemiwinks lands a head kick!
Lemiwinks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlov.
The fighters circling - Karlov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karlov throws a shot from downtown. Lemiwinks moves away and avoids it.
Karlov lands with a cross.
Karlov misses with an uppercut.
Lemiwinks slips under a jab from Karlov.
Lemiwinks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karlov.
Yuri Karlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemiwinks slips a straight right by Karlov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lemiwinks fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Karlov misses the target.
Karlov misses with a straight left.
Karlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemiwinks was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlov.
Lemiwinks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karlov.
Karlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemiwinks was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlov.
Karlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karlov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karlov loads up on a big right hand but Lemiwinks slips the punch.
Karlov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lemiwinks moves away.
A lazy left from Karlov finds it's target.
Karlov throws a low kick but Lemiwinks moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlov just misses with a punch to the body.
Karlov throws a looping overhand right but Lemiwinks ducks down to avoid it.
Karlov misses with a low kick.
Karlov misses with a combination
and Lemiwinks counters with a big head kick but Karlov shrugs it off.
Lemiwinks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karlov.
A shot to the body from Karlov misses
and Lemiwinks counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemiwinks moves out of range of the strikes.
Lemiwinks throws a series of punches but Karlov moves out of range.
Lemiwinks throws a right and a left that Karlov avoids nicely.
Karlov misses the body punch
and Lemiwinks counters with a one-two to the body.
Karlov is breathing heavily.
Lemiwinks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karlov.
Lemiwinks defending well as Karlov loads up on a big left hand.
Karlov misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lemiwinks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lemiwinks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlov.
Karlov lands the left hand.
Karlov thows a leg kick but Lemiwinks checks it
and Lemiwinks counters with a left and a right that stings Karlov.
Karlov throws a leg kick
and Lemiwinks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karlov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lemiwinks counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Karlov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemiwinks lands a big head kick that sends Karlov tumbling to the mat! Lemiwinks takes a step backwards and waves Karlov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Karlov is rocked!
It looks like Yuri Karlov has been cut.
Lemiwinks drops Karlov with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Karlov! Lemiwinks dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). The Lemiwinks!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd comes to the cage accompanied by The Hives - Tick Tick Boom. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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163 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Ramsey!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsey lands with a hook. Lloyd tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lloyd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramsey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lloyd connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramsey throws a head kick but Lloyd moves out of range.
A low kick from Ramsey misses
and Lloyd makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ramsey really felt that one!
Ramsey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lloyd is out of range and Ramsey settles back down.
Lloyd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lloyd blocks a head kick by Ramsey.
Lloyd throws a sloppy head kick and Ramsey moves out of range easily.
Ramsey wants to clinch up but Lloyd keeps it at a distance.
Ramsey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Lloyd is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot lands for Ramsey.
Ramsey throws a leg kick
and Lloyd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ramsey throws the kick towards the body but Lloyd avoids it.
Lloyd is looking to score with low kicks.
Ramsey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lloyd is out of range.
Ramsey throws a hook to the side of Lloyd's head but Lloyd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramsey misses with a body shot.
Lloyd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lloyd is looking to land body kicks.
Lloyd is looking to land body kicks.
Lloyd avoids the head kick by Ramsey.
Ramsey 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.
A head kick misses from Lloyd.
A low kick from Ramsey misses
and Lloyd counters with a leg kick.
Lloyd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramsey blocks a head kick by Lloyd.
Ramsey throws a head kick that misses
and Lloyd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ramsey wants to clinch
and Lloyd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ramsey throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Ramsey.
Ramsey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ramsey checks a low kick from Lloyd.
A big right from Ramsey misses.
Ramsey scores with a head kick.
Ramsey throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lloyd.
Lloyd is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lloyd tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh Lloyd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramsey throws a looping overhand right but Lloyd ducks down to avoid it.
Ramsey fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Lloyd to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Lloyd looks to clinch but Ramsey throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Lloyd taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gordon Ramsey!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between bob sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernie Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, bob sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernie Mac!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
sapp blocks a jab.
sapp gets caught flat footed, as Mac shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
sapp can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mac controls the pace.
sapp looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
sapp escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mac gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mac got a little sloppy there for a moment and sapp has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mac has managed to get both his arms back between sapp's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mac's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sapp can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mac controls the pace.
sapp is looking for a triangle but Mac pushes his legs off easily.
Mac pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. sapp is keeping the position for now.
Mac content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sapp is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mac wants to control from the top but sapp keeps moving.
sapp is looking for a triangle but Mac pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mac avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mac trying to control but sapp is working from the bottom.
sapp is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mac is aware though and is defending well.
Mac controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
sapp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
sapp throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
sapp escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mac gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
sapp is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac controlling from the top position.
Mac's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
sapp keeping full guard, as Mac tries to pass.
Mac with a nice head shot there.
sapp is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mac defends well.
Mac with a nice head shot there.
Mac stands and throws sapp's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mac is looking to take a break and control but sapp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac working the ground and pound.
sapp tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mac wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here as Mac stalls from top position.
sapp manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
sapp is working for a submission of some sort.
Mac is doing well to control the position and prevent sapp from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac trying to hold on to sapp's head to control him but sapp postures up.
sapp is trying to work for a kimura but Mac is defending well.
Mac gets full guard.
sapp drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and sapp jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
sapp drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and sapp jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
sapp being controlled here momentarily.
sapp postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mac is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
sapp pushes down on Mac's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernie Mac dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
sapp slaps away a takedown attempt from Mac, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mac changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. sapp tries to avoid it but Mac manages to keep hold of a leg and drag sapp to the ground. sapp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mac shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mac showed some decent athleticism there.
sapp is pressing down on Mac's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
sapp working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mac doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mac manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mac got a little sloppy there for a moment and sapp has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mac has managed to get both his arms back between sapp's legs - danger averted.
Mac trying to control the position from guard on top but sapp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
sapp is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mac is aware though and is defending well.
Mac works over sapp with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac wants to control from the top but sapp keeps moving.
Mac is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mac is stalling in the full guard.
Bernie Mac has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mac stopping the sweep attempt from sapp.
Mac trying to control the position from guard on top but sapp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mac is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bernie Mac was stalling too much, according to the referee.
sapp shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sapp thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mac controlling sapp's posture.
sapp postures up.
sapp drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mac dives on top into guard.
Mac controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
sapp isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mac stacks sapp on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mac!
sapp manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mac trying to control but sapp postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but sapp is staying active.
Mac controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bernie Mac was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mac feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mac is breathing heavily.
Mac trying to control the position from guard on top but sapp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
sapp is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mac is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mac trying to control but sapp is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of sapp's head.
Mac pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. sapp is keeping the position for now.
sapp keeping moving, preventing Mac from controlling successfully.
Mac is looking to work some ground and pound but sapp has wrist control.
sapp working for a triangle but Mac defends it easily.
Mac stays in close to sapp's body and controls the position.
sapp working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mac doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mac manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mac trying to control but sapp is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bernie Mac will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! sapp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mac fails with the takedown
and sapp counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mac wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mac tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mac trying to control the position.
sapp drops back looking for a leg! Mac is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mac manages to kick sapp off! sapp jumps back into Mac's guard.
Mac looking to hit a scissor sweep but sapp is one step ahead there.
Mac trying to keep a closed guard but sapp is proving a slippery customer.
sapp thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sapp is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
sapp drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and sapp jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
sapp is fighting to break Mac's control of his arms but Mac is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mac is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mac prevents sapp from improving his position.
Mac trying to control from half guard but sapp is working away.
Mac seems to be working for a kimura but sapp defends the submission attempt.
sapp looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mac passes the guard and advances to mount!
sapp gets back to half guard.
Mac is trying to control the action in half guard but sapp is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mac working sapp over with strikes.
Mac working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mac is looking to take a break and control but sapp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
sapp looking for submissions off his back.
sapp looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sapp looking for submissions off his back.
Mac looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
sapp is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mac pulls his head out easily.
Mac working the head and body with strikes.
sapp looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mac perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
sapp is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mac scores with a couple of nice shots.
sapp is looking to improve his position.
Bernie Mac is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bernie Mac has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mac jabs sapp right on the nose. sapp blinks but takes it well.
Mac lands with a straight right. sapp didn't see that one coming.
Nice cross by Mac.
bob sapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mac.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernie Mac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mac 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernie Mac!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Riseman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert York!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Riseman!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
York throws a nice looking combination but Riseman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
York misses with a hook. Riseman ducked under it nicely.
Riseman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but York manages to avoid it.
York tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Riseman swivels and escapes.
Riseman falls off balance throwing a combination
and York counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Riseman closes the distance and pushes York back into the cage.
York tries to break the clinch but Riseman is controlling the position.
Riseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but York blocks it with crossed arms.
Riseman is pushing York up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
York gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Riseman regains guard.
York trying to control but Riseman is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Riseman can do anything to dispel that myth.
York stands up from guard. Let's bang!
No joy there for York, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riseman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and York counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riseman thinking.
Riseman tries to clinch
and York counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jonathan Riseman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riseman looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Riseman blocks the low kick.
York lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riseman circles away quickly and effectively.
Riseman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Riseman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jonathan Riseman has been cut.
Riseman ducks under a wild hook from York.
York throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
York throws a head kick but Riseman moves out of range.
York throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riseman clinches but York breaks the clinch
and York counters with a flying knee. Nice.
York lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice takedown defense from Riseman. No joy for York on that attempt.
York throws a leg kick but Riseman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Riseman tries to clinch up
and York makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
York tried to score with a low kick but Riseman checks it.
Riseman darts in trying to clinch
and York counters with a nice uppercut.
Riseman tries to clinch
and York counters with a straight right hand.
York throws a sloppy head kick and Riseman moves out of range easily.
Riseman closes the distance looking to clinch
and York counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riseman tries to clinch but York moves away
and Riseman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riseman wants to clinch but York slips to the side
and York counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
York goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Riseman clinches up against the cage.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and York avoids it.
York tries to break free but Riseman pushes him back against the cage.
Riseman lands a knee to the body.
Riseman missing with knees to the body.
Riseman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite York's efforts to push away.
Riseman lands a good knee to the midsection. York won't want to take too many of those.
York avoiding damage as Riseman throws knees to the body.
York blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riseman scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Riseman.
Riseman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
York keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riseman's efforts to push away.
York wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert York. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and York avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
York blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
York can't break the clinch.
York lands a body shot in the clinch.
Riseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but York blocks it with crossed arms.
Riseman with a knee to the head.
York tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
York tries to stall but Riseman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Riseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but York blocks it with crossed arms.
York is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Riseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but York has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
York is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
York managing to block the knees to the body from Riseman.
York tries to break free but Riseman pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
York wants to break the clinch but can't.
York has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
York wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert York dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Riseman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
York thumps Riseman with a low kick.
York misses with a few strikes there.
Riseman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
York misses with a straight left.
A nice inside leg kick there by York. That's going to slow Riseman down.
Jonathan Riseman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by York!
York digs a good body shot into Riseman's ribs.
Robert York is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riseman avoids a kick to the body.
York digs a good hook to Riseman's body.
York looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riseman is fending him off so far but York persists. Nope, Riseman circles away and we're back to standing.
Riseman avoids the head kick by York.
A right-left combo lands from York.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riseman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
York circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
York will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
York swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riseman counters with a right hand to the body.
York tried to score with a low kick but Riseman checks it.
Riseman avoids a kick to the body.
Riseman clinches with his opponent.
Riseman crunches a lovely knee into York's ribcage.
Riseman scores with a knee to the head.
York escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riseman moves in looking to clinch but York pushes him off.
York throws a series of punches but Riseman avoids them all with ease.
Riseman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
York throws a body punch but Riseman moves out of range.
Riseman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from York.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman clinches but York breaks the clinch
and York counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
York blocks a head kick by Riseman.
York tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Riseman swivels and escapes.
York just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riseman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riseman is looking to clinch but York is avoiding it.
York throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Riseman counters by moving into the clinch.
York manages to break the clinch.
York shoots in for a takedown but Riseman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert York. That's going to take a lot out of him.
York pivots, looking for a leg kick but Riseman is out of range and York settles back down.
Riseman closes the distance but York moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman tries to clinch up but York circles away and keeps his distance.
Riseman has managed to clinch.
Riseman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from York.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riseman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from York.
Riseman closes the distance but York moves to the side
and York counters with a three punch combo that has Riseman backing up. Riseman nods at York to acknowledge the strikes.
York waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riseman.
York avoids the head kick by Riseman.
York misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riseman blocks a head kick by York.
Riseman darts in trying to clinch
and York counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from York. Riseman does a little dance to reset his feet.
York will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
York looks to land a combination but Riseman avoids it well.
Riseman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
York scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
York circles away from the clinch attempt.
York fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riseman.
A nice combination there by York.
York dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
York throws a combination that misses
enabling Riseman to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riseman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riseman closes the distance and pushes York back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert York dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Riseman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Riseman tries to clinch up
and York counters with a low kick, right behind Riseman 's knee.
York misses with a combination
and Riseman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Riseman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
York fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
York misses with the combination.
Riseman tries to clinch but York moves away
and York counters with a left and a right that stings Riseman.
No joy there for York, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riseman tries to clinch up.
York lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riseman's sensitive parts.
York tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
York connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Riseman's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robert York is winning the standup battle so far.
York will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Riseman tries to clinch up but York circles away and keeps his distance.
Riseman looks to clinch
and York counters with a left and a right that stings Riseman.
York misses with the combination.
York keeps the fight on the outside.
Riseman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riseman darts in trying to clinch
and York counters with a nice uppercut.
York is looking to wear down Riseman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
York scores with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as York blocks the low kick.
Riseman closes the distance looking to clinch
and York counters with a three punch combo that has Riseman backing up. Riseman nods at York to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
York fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riseman manages to avoid it.
York ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
York connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riseman momentarily.
Riseman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Riseman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and York cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riseman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
York swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riseman closes the distance but York moves to the side
and York cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
York lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riseman at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from York.
A low kick from York is predictable there
and Riseman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick misses from York.
York circles away from the clinch attempt
and York counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
York lands with a punch from half guard.
York is nestled in close to Riseman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
York is trying to control. Riseman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Riseman is looking for a sweep. York is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riseman is defending against the submission attempts here by York.
York is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jonathan Riseman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
York misses with a head shot. Riseman uses the momentum to regain guard.
York is fighting to break Riseman's control of his arms but Riseman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
York throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Robert York is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riseman working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert York showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for York, 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert York!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister JJ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Stark has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mister JJ's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mister JJ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JJ looks to land a combination but Stark avoids it well.
Stark blocks a leg kick.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but JJ is just out of range.
JJ shoots in for a double leg but Stark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target.
JJ shoots in looking for a takedown. Stark tries to sprawl out of it but JJ keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but JJ was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
JJ tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stark circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
JJ misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. JJ does a little dance to reset his feet.
JJ looking to land some kicks to the body here.
JJ misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JJ shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stark is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. JJ is aware though and is defending well.
Stark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stark has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but JJ can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
JJ pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark keeping moving, preventing JJ from controlling successfully.
Stark keeping full guard, as JJ tries to pass.
Stark working a defensive guard here.
Stark seems keen to control JJ's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
JJ trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stark wants to clinch up but JJ keeps it at a distance.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
JJ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
JJ throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Stark.
JJ misses with the combination.
JJ lands with a right hand.
JJ drives through with a takedown into guard.
JJ lands a couple of elbows.
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!
Stark looking for a guillotine here but JJ defends easily.
Stark controls JJ momentarily but JJ frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but JJ is one step ahead there.
JJ throwing strikes but missing.
JJ forces his way into half guard.
JJ seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stark does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
JJ is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stark is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stark is looking to control JJ's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stark avoid being mounted?
JJ is looking for a kimura but Stark is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for JJ to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stark gets back to full guard.
JJ working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stark escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. JJ gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
JJ keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stark's head.
Stark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from JJ.
Stark looking for a sweep. Not yet Stark, not yet.
JJ trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stark controls JJ momentarily but JJ frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister JJ 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.
JJ lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Stark.
Mister JJ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
JJ wants to clinch up but Stark keeps it at a distance.
JJ looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Stark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from JJ.
It looks like Tony Stark has been cut.
Stark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stark avoids a punch combination nicely.
JJ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for JJ!
JJ is working to get back to half guard.
JJ really wants to buck Stark off and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JJ can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Stark.
Stark scores with a couple of good head shots there.
You get the feeling that JJ really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Stark scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish JJ?
JJ is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stark lands a heavy elbow.
JJ tries to hold on but Stark pushes him away.
Stark putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
JJ is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
JJ wants to control but Stark is having none of it.
Oh JJ is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stark loads up with a big shot that hurts JJ! He's pulled Stark in close but Stark has postured up and lands more strikes. Can JJ survive? More strikes from Stark and JJ is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Stark!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hitter dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Elephant Man - Haters (feat Hunt & Jim Jones) . hitter dee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ronnie Robinson's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, hitter dee!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but dee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robinson tries to clinch there but dee circles away.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson wants to clinch up but dee keeps it at a distance.
Robinson is looking to clinch but dee is avoiding it.
Robinson wants to clinch up but dee keeps it at a distance.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but dee pushes him off.
Ronnie Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson tries to clinch but dee moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but dee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to clinch but dee is avoiding it.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
dee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but dee pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson is looking to clinch but dee is avoiding it.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson tries to clinch there but dee circles away.
Robinson tries to clinch but dee moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Robinson moves into the clinch.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but dee avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
dee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
dee wants to get back to striking at distance but Robinson won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Robinson with a knee to the head.
It looks like hitter dee has been cut.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but dee blocks with his arms.
dee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robinson connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Robinson.
Robinson throws an elbow that misses.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but dee blocks with his arms.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and dee avoids it.
Robinson keeps control of dee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
dee jumps guard but Robinson stands there with dee around his waist. dee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
dee has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Robinson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Robinson trying to get back to his feet but dee is in full control for now.
Robinson is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet.
dee working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Robinson is doing well to defend. dee seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Robinson is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). hitter dee!
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