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DEC 46: Hunt vs Makungu PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sima Hui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drizzt Do Urden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drizzt Do Urden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sima Hui!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hui works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Do Urden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Do Urden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hui moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Do Urden is looking to clinch but Hui is avoiding it.
Do Urden scores with a jab to the body.
Do Urden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Do Urden wants to stand but Hui has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hui is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Do Urden is looking to stand up but Hui won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do Urden wants to control from the top but Hui keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hui looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Do Urden works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hui is refusing to be controlled, as Do Urden sits in half guard.
Hui is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Do Urden pulls his head out easily.
Hui actively working from the bottom here.
Hui looks gassed!
Do Urden throwing shots but Hui is blocking nicely.
Do Urden not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Do Urden throwing shots but Hui is blocking nicely.
Hui looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Do Urden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hui circles away.
Do Urden shoots in but Hui avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Do Urden lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Sima Hui has been cut.
Do Urden misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Do Urden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drizzt Do Urden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hui moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Do Urden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden shoots in but no luck this time.
Do Urden tries to clinch but Hui is having none of it.
Hui scores with a three punch combo!
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hui thuds his right hand into Do Urden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Do Urden misses with a combination
and Hui counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drizzt Do Urden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sima Hui's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Do Urden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hui swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Hui misses.
Hui circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hui blocks a head kick by Do Urden.
Do Urden misses the body punch
and Hui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Do Urden fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do Urden misses with a series of wild punches.
Do Urden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hui throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Hui.
Do Urden dodges the punch combination from Hui.
Do Urden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Do Urden shoots in but Hui avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sima Hui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Hui throws a shot from downtown. Do Urden moves away and avoids it.
Do Urden tries to clinch up.
Do Urden is looking to clinch.
Do Urden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hui swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drizzt Do Urden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do Urden is looking to clinch.
Do Urden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No joy there for Hui, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hui darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hui stuffs the takedown.
Do Urden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hui.
Do Urden fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hui sprawls well initially but Do Urden persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hui is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hui gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hui has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Do Urden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Do Urden avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hui escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Do Urden gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hui looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Do Urden throwing strikes from guard but Hui blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sima Hui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sima Hui's cut.
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!
Do Urden tries to clinch up but Hui circles away and keeps his distance.
Do Urden misses with a head kick.
Hui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Do Urden scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hui is looking for a sweep.
Hui is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hui gets back to half guard.
Do Urden wants to control but Hui is keeping him busy.
Hui looking for submissions off his back.
Do Urden is working for a submission of some sort.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Do Urden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Do Urden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Do Urden.
Hui tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Do Urden trying to control the action but Hui is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hui is looking to regain half guard here but Do Urden keeps moving and retains side control.
Hui manages to work his way to half guard, despite Do Urden's best efforts.
Hui looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Do Urden wants to control but Hui is keeping him busy.
Hui actively working from the bottom here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Do Urden, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Do Urden looks for a takedown but Hui sprawls well.
Hui might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Do Urden misses with a double jab
and Hui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A nice combination there by Hui.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drizzt Do Urden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Do Urden 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drizzt Do Urden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between King Mufasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Voronov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Mufasa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Mufasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nikolay Voronov!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mufasa drives through and clinches with Voronov against the cage.
Mufasa manages to break the clinch.
Mufasa closes the distance and clinches.
Voronov gets control of Mufasa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Voronov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mufasa looking to pass the guard.
Voronov looking to control but Mufasa passes into half guard.
Mufasa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mufasa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Voronov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mufasa.
Mufasa is working for a submission of some sort.
Mufasa is looking for a kimura but Voronov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mufasa to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mufasa wants to stand and escape but instead Voronov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mufasa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Voronov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Voronov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mufasa looking for a guillotine here but Voronov defends easily.
Voronov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mufasa's guard.
Voronov trying to pass the guard but Mufasa defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mufasa tries to roll over but Voronov keeps him under control.
Voronov trying to control the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Voronov trying to control from half guard but Mufasa is working away.
Mufasa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov wants to pass the guard but Mufasa is keeping the position.
Mufasa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Voronov is controlling him.
Mufasa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mufasa is breathing heavily.
Voronov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Voronov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mufasa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mufasa has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Voronov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Voronov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Voronov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mufasa.
Mufasa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Voronov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mufasa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Voronov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Mufasa misses the target.
Mufasa throws a right hand that Voronov ducks under and follows up with a left that Voronov also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick from Mufasa misses.
Mufasa tries to clinch up.
Mufasa is looking to clinch.
Mufasa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Voronov wants to clinch up but Mufasa keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Mufasa dominated that round.
That's time! Mufasa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Voronov moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mufasa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mufasa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mufasa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Voronov on the side of the head.
It looks like Nikolay Voronov has been cut.
Voronov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mufasa is looking for a triangle but Voronov pushes his legs off easily.
Voronov looking to pass the guard.
Mufasa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Voronov passes into side control.
Voronov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mufasa keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mufasa tries to buck Voronov off but Voronov is having none of it.
Mufasa is being controlled here.
Voronov trying to control the action but Mufasa is working from the bottom.
Mufasa gets back to half guard.
Voronov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mufasa is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Voronov pulls his head out easily.
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.
Mufasa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mufasa is looking for a sweep. Voronov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Voronov controlling the pace.
Mufasa punching from the bottom.
Voronov works his way into side control.
Voronov gets to mount! Mufasa was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov prevents Mufasa from getting the reversal.
Voronov trying to control but Mufasa is having none of it.
Mufasa is desperately trying to improve his position but Voronov has a good base and remains in mount.
Voronov controlling from mount.
Mufasa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Voronov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mufasa is looking to escape.
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.
Mufasa can't escape the position.
Mufasa is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voronov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mufasa tries to buck Voronov off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Voronov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Voronov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Voronov shoots in and bounces Mufasa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mufasa has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Voronov is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mufasa.
Mufasa is trying to get back to his feet.
Voronov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mufasa!
Voronov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mufasa is looking to escape.
Mufasa is desperately trying to improve his position but Voronov has a good base and remains in mount.
Mufasa regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mufasa has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Voronov escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Voronov!
Voronov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mufasa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Voronov gets to mount! Mufasa was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mufasa is squirming around, avoiding Voronov's attempts to control the action.
Voronov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mufasa kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Voronov dominating with strikes here.
Mufasa really wants to buck Voronov off and get back to his feet.
Mufasa is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov controlling from the full mount.
Voronov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mufasa is looking to escape.
Voronov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nikolay Voronov just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mufasa tries to bum rush Voronov with a series of wild strikes but Voronov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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.
Voronov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mufasa.
Voronov shoots for a takedown but Mufasa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mufasa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Voronov sprawls well initially but Mufasa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mufasa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mufasa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mufasa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Voronov is just riding it out for now. Mufasa eventually gives up the hold.
Voronov is looking for a sweep. Mufasa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Voronov is concentrating on defense, preventing Mufasa from advancing position.
Nikolay Voronov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mufasa tries to stand but can't do so whilst Voronov controls his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Voronov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Voronov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Voronov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khal TD (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think TD might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Give it all. Enrique Rizzo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Khal TD's chin.
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khal TD!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo lands with a nice body kick.
Rizzo misses with an attempted mid kick.
TD avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from TD.
Rizzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
TD tries to close the distance and clinch but Rizzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
TD is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rizzo throws out a loose jab but TD uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rizzo lands a jab to the nose.
TD throws out a leg kick but Rizzo moves out of range and TD only half commits.
Rizzo blocks a leg kick.
Rizzo thuds a left hand into TD's body.
TD moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rizzo looks to score with a jab to the body but TD is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from TD. No joy for Rizzo on that attempt.
Rizzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on TD. That did some damage!
Rizzo avoids the head kick by TD.
Rizzo works over TD's head and body with a nice combination.
Khal TD seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with TD, pushing him back against the cage.
TD wants to stall.
Rizzo misses with a knee strike.
Rizzo tries to land a knee to the head but TD blocks with his arms.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rizzo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rizzo looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
TD with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
TD manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TD misses with a double jab
and Rizzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
TD works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick misses from TD.
TD throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rizzo's head.
TD gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rizzo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
TD crunches a lovely knee into Rizzo's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
TD landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for TD.
TD lands a nice knee to the body.
TD lands an elbow just above Rizzo 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for TD.
TD comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
TD managing to block the knees to the body from Rizzo.
TD missing with knees to the body.
Rizzo lands a nice knee to the body.
TD tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
TD trying to stall but Rizzo improves his position.
TD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
TD with a knee to the head.
Rizzo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rizzo tries to land a knee to the head but TD blocks with his arms.
TD crunches a lovely knee into Rizzo's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rizzo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but TD blocks it with crossed arms.
TD breaks from the clinch.
Rizzo tries to clinch
and TD counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
TD throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rizzo.
Rizzo checks the leg kick.
Rizzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo clinches with his opponent.
Rizzo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
TD landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rizzo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but TD has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rizzo lands a knee to the head.
Rizzo wants to get back to striking at distance but TD won't allow it.
TD pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
TD is looking to slow Rizzo down with leg kicks.
Rizzo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rizzo moves into range and clinches up with TD.
Knees to the body from TD.
TD looking to throw knees to the head but Rizzo is blocking nicely.
Rizzo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but TD blocks it with crossed arms.
TD misses with a knee strike.
Rizzo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for TD.
TD lands a nice knee to the body.
Rizzo lands a nice knee to the body.
Rizzo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but TD has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rizzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from TD.
TD tries to land knees in the clinch but Rizzo avoids the damage to the body.
Rizzo trying to land knees to the body.
Rizzo looking to throw knees to the head but TD is blocking nicely.
Rizzo missing with knees to the body.
TD stalling.
TD using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rizzo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rizzo missing with knees to the body.
Rizzo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
TD breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rizzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
TD bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Rizzo.
Rizzo moves out of range of the body kick from TD.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rizzo.
TD has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
TD blocks a head kick by Rizzo.
Rizzo tries to clinch but TD moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
TD tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rizzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rizzo throws a right and a left that TD avoids nicely.
Rizzo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract TD.
A low kick from TD misses
and Rizzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by TD there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
TD throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
TD cracks Rizzo with an open hand slap.
TD takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
TD connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good exchange - Rizzo coming out on top.
Rizzo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rizzo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but TD blocks it with crossed arms.
TD managing to block the knees to the body from Rizzo.
TD landing some nice looking knees to the body.
TD blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizzo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rizzo managing to block the knees to the body from TD.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rizzo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rizzo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
TD blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
TD prevents Rizzo from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal TD dominated that round.
That's time! TD's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
TD listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rizzo throws a series of punches but TD avoids them all with ease.
TD throws a hook but Rizzo avoids it easily.
Rizzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
TD keeps the fight on the outside.
TD scoring well with a low kick there.
TD dodges the punch combination from Rizzo.
Rizzo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rizzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rizzo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
TD landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rizzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from TD.
TD landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
TD lands a nice knee to the body.
TD comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rizzo tries to land knees in the clinch but TD avoids the damage to the body.
Rizzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rizzo misses with a looping right.
TD swings for the body but Rizzo moves out of range.
Rizzo misses with a hook.
Khal TD is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from TD lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rizzo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rizzo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rizzo lands a nice looking body kick.
Rizzo has TD up against the cage in a clinch.
Rizzo has a couple of punches blocked by TD.
TD with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rizzo missing with knees to the body.
Rizzo tries a knee to the head but TD blocks it.
TD landing some nice looking knees to the body.
TD trying to land knees to the body.
Rizzo looking to slow down the pace here.
Rizzo tries to land knees in the clinch but TD avoids the damage to the body.
TD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rizzo takes a knee right on the jaw!
TD lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rizzo misses with a knee strike.
Rizzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
TD dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rizzo. That did some damage!
TD misses with a low kick.
TD tries to clinch up but Rizzo circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rizzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. TD looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rizzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt TD.
Rizzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
TD tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rizzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rizzo throws a shot from downtown. TD moves away and avoids it.
Rizzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Rizzo misses.
Rizzo tries to clinch but TD moves out of range.
Rizzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slow jab from Rizzo misses its intended target.
Rizzo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rizzo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rizzo fakes the leg kick and cracks TD in the body.
TD uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rizzo.
TD wants to slow Rizzo down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Rizzo misses the target.
Rizzo tries to clinch up.
Rizzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TD throws a head kick that misses.
Rizzo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rizzo fakes the leg kick and cracks TD in the body.
A good leg kick by TD.
Rizzo keeps TD at a distance using the push kick.
Rizzo throws a right and a left that both miss.
TD avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khal TD is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Rizzo lands.
TD tries a head kick but it misses.
Rizzo rushes TD and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rizzo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
TD will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rizzo missing with knees to the body.
Khal TD has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rizzo crunches a lovely knee into TD's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Rizzo.
TD tries to land knees in the clinch but Rizzo avoids the damage to the body.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rizzo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rizzo trying to control the position but instead, TD has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rizzo into the cage.
TD stalling in the clinch but Rizzo improves position.
Rizzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from TD.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TD avoiding damage as Rizzo throws knees to the body.
Rizzo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rizzo is trying to break free.
Rizzo looking to throw knees to the head but TD is blocking nicely.
Rizzo throws a knee to the head but misses.
TD with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
TD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rizzo throws a knee to the head but misses.
TD tries to land knees in the clinch but Rizzo avoids the damage to the body.
Rizzo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
TD lands a nice knee to the body.
TD using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by TD.
Rizzo connects with a nasty looking knee right to TD's face.
TD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rizzo misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by TD.
Rizzo misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, TD just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rizzo's brow.
TD avoiding damage as Rizzo throws knees to the body.
TD escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
TD tries to clinch up but Rizzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rizzo throws a jab when TD was well out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from TD - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Enrique Rizzo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
TD doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
TD misses with a low kick as Rizzo jumps back.
TD throws a sloppy head kick and Rizzo moves out of range easily.
Rizzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rizzo tries to clinch up.
Rizzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as TD throws out the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rizzo, as that shot connected.
Rizzo doesn't manage to clinch there - TD circles away.
Rizzo scores with a head kick.
Rizzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rizzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
TD tries to move into range but Rizzo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
TD fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
TD moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rizzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Rizzo finds it's way through TD's defenses.
Rizzo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rizzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TD misses with a low kick.
TD buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rizzo moves out of range of the body kick.
TD tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo looks for the body kick but TD saw that one coming.
Rizzo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rizzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
TD throws a head kick but Rizzo moves out of range.
Rizzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rizzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent TD stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
TD takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rizzo clinches up with TD and pushes him back against the cage.
TD avoiding damage as Rizzo throws knees to the body.
TD pushes off an throws an elbow but Rizzo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rizzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
TD can't break the clinch.
Rizzo missing with knees to the body.
Rizzo trying to land knees to the body.
Rizzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from TD.
TD crunches a lovely knee into Rizzo's ribcage.
Rizzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TD breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo doesn't manage to clinch there - TD circles away.
TD 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.
TD misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
TD walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rizzo connects with a looping right hand.
Rizzo scores with a punch to the head.
Rizzo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
TD takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
TD thumps Rizzo with a low kick.
Rizzo scores with a shot to the body.
TD keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rizzo.
TD fails in his attempt to clinch.
TD takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
TD blocks the body kick.
Rizzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rizzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by TD.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rizzo. That's going to slow TD down.
Rizzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick by TD misses
and Rizzo counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo tries to bum rush TD with a series of wild strikes but TD uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
TD looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
TD tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rizzo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by TD. TD obviously looking to wear him down.
Rizzo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck TD on the side of the head.
TD has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from TD there as he acknowledges the shot.
TD misses with a low kick as Rizzo jumps back.
TD is looking to chop away at Rizzo's legs.
Rizzo throws a head kick that TD semi-blocks.
TD takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
TD tries to clinch up but Rizzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizzo moves into the clinch.
Rizzo is trying to break the clinch but TD has him pressed against the cage.
TD takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rizzo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
TD's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
TD lands a high kick!
Rizzo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rizzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rizzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
TD tries to land knees in the clinch but Rizzo avoids the damage to the body.
TD managing to block the knees to the body from Rizzo.
TD lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
TD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
TD scores with a knee to the head.
Rizzo scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from TD.
Rizzo landing knees to the head.
Rizzo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
TD looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
TD unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rizzo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rizzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
TD breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rizzo connects with a jab.
Rizzo rushes TD and presses him up against the cage.
TD missing with knees to the body.
Rizzo lands an elbow inside that TD shrugs off.
Knees to the body from TD.
Rizzo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rizzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
TD misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rizzo.
Rizzo missing with knees to the body.
TD is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique Rizzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rizzo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Rizzo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: dont worry. Bob Marley will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Bender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Marley!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley shoots in but Bender avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bender swivels and escapes.
Marley misses with a straight left.
Marley tries for a takedown but Bender sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
John Bender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Marley.
Marley misses with a takedown attempt - Bender sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Bender. No joy for Marley on that attempt.
Marley looks gassed!
Good leg kick by Bender there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick from Bender.
Bender feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marley's calf.
Bender tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bender scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender throws a front kick that sends Marley stumbling back into the cage.
Marley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bender scores with a kick to the body.
Bender thumps Marley with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley shoots in and drives through. Bender sprawls well.
Bender keeps Marley at a distance using the push kick.
Bob Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bender. That one must have hurt.
Bender connects with a solid leg kick.
Bender thumps Marley with a low kick.
Bender tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bender.
Bender lands a high kick!
It looks like Bob Marley has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bender.
Bender throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bender scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bender bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bender lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bender throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
John Bender is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Bender.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bender.
Bender connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Marley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bender tries to avoid it but Marley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bender to the ground. Bender escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bender lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marley's sensitive parts.
Marley throws a head kick that misses
and Bender counters with a nice body kick.
Marley is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bender is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Marley.
Bender goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A good leg kick by Bender.
Marley misses with a takedown attempt
and Bender counters with a low kick, right behind Marley 's knee.
Bender throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bender connects with a high kick.
Marley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bender counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bender can pounce on him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bender!
Marley fails with the takedown
and Bender counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marley's knee momentarily.
Marley misses with a takedown attempt - Bender sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bender lands a front kick.
Marley shoots in for a takedown but Bender shows good takedown defense.
Marley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bender throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley throws a lazy head kick
and Bender counters with an inside leg kick.
Bender lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bender dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Marley's cut.
That's time! Bender's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bender - that will leave a mark!
Marley misses with a takedown
and Bender counters with an outside leg kick.
Marley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bender can pounce on him.
Marley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Marley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bender has got the better of the exchanges.
Bender scores with a spinning back kick!
Bender chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bender.
Bender goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Bender.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bob Marley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley moves out of range as Bender throws a body kick.
Marley shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bender. That's going to slow Marley down.
Crunch! Bender slams his shin into Marley's torso.
Bender throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bender keeps Marley at a distance using the push kick.
Marley misses with a takedown
and Bender counters with a leg kick.
John Bender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Marley.
Bender thumps Marley with a low kick.
Bender throws a head kick that Marley semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley fails with the takedown
and Bender counters with an inside leg kick.
Marley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bender counters with a nice body kick.
Marley has a takedown stuffed.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bender. Marley shrugs it off though.
Bender lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marley tries to clinch up
and Bender counters with a body kick that stops Marley in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender lands with a slapping head kick.
Marley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bender counters with a nice body kick.
Bender is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marley can do to turn this around?
Bender shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marley as he jumps to the side.
Bender feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marley's calf.
Marley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bender counters with a body kick that stops Marley in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender fakes the leg kick and cracks Marley in the body.
Marley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marley moves out of range of the body kick.
Marley throws a big shot that misses.
Bender fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marley.
Marley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Bender.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bender.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bender throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bender dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Marley's cut.
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!
Bender chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marley tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bender throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marley. That did some damage!
Bender fakes the leg kick and cracks Marley in the body.
Marley swinging wilding here.
Bender tries a head kick but it misses.
Bender thows a body kick. Marley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bender steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Bender lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marley will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Bender.
Bender feints and then cracks Marley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marley down.
Bender thuds his shin into the meat of Marley's side.
Bender lands a head kick. Marley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marley looks for a takedown but Bender sprawls well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bender. That's going to slow Marley down.
John Bender is winning the standup battle so far.
Bender lands with a kick to the temple. Marley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bender.
Crunch! Bender slams his shin into Marley's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marley will feel that in the morning.
Marley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bender as he jumps to the side.
Bob Marley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marley with a poor takedown
and Bender counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marley's knee momentarily.
John Bender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Marley.
Marley shoots for a double leg takedown but Bender sprawls well. He's pushed Marley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bender throws a sloppy head kick and Marley moves out of range easily.
Bender ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bender counters with a head kick. That will keep Marley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bender feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marley's calf.
Bender throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bender fails to land the takedown.
Marley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bender. That one must have hurt.
Marley throws out a loose jab but Bender uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bender thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marley if he has to take too many more of those.
Bender cracks the inside of Marley's front leg.
A good leg kick by Bender.
Bender fakes the leg kick and cracks Marley in the body.
Bender tries a head kick but it misses.
Marley shoots and misses
and Bender counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A solid body kick from Bender.
Horrible takedown by Marley or perhaps it was just good defense by Bender which made him look bad.
Bender scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bender - that will leave a mark!
Bender misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marley throws a lazy head kick
and Bender counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bender throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marley throws a lazy head kick
and Bender makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marley really felt that one!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bender showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bender 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bender!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rick Cartside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philemon Christou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christou is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slipknot - Disasterpiece. Philemon Christou will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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144 lbs
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Cartside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Philemon Christou!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartside shoots in looking for a takedown. Christou tries to sprawl out of it but Cartside keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Christou manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Christou scores with a decent looking hook.
Christou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cartside shoots in and bounces Christou off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Christou keeping full guard, as Cartside tries to pass.
Christou trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cartside wants to control from the top but Christou keeps moving.
Christou thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cartside wants to pass the guard but Christou is keeping the position.
Cartside postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartside is stalling in the full guard.
Christou doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Christou tries to keep at a distance but Cartside has taken the fight into the clinch.
Christou wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cartside has him pressed against the cage.
Cartside fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cartside just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christou's brow.
Cartside is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Christou can't fight it off and eventually Cartside manages to take the fight to the floor. Christou looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Christou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cartside is one step ahead there.
Christou has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cartside trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Christou doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Christou throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Christou wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Christou 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartside looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cartside moves out of range as Christou strikes.
Cartside closes this distance looking for a takedown but Christou circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Cartside. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartside 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.
Christou lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cartside!
Cartside tries to hold on but Christou pushes him away.
Cartside is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Christou lands a nice shot to the head.
Christou scoring with strikes but Cartside is staying in there.
BOOM! Christou connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christou pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christou cracks Cartside with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cartside is working to get back to half guard.
Christou landing shots from mount.
Cartside is rocked!
Christou lands a big elbow.
Oh Cartside is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee warns Cartside that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cartside tries to hold on but Christou pushes him away.
Cartside really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cartside seems to have got his legs back now.
Christou connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cartside takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Christou prevents Cartside from getting the reversal.
Christou lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cartside hang on?
Cartside tries to lock up and control but Christou gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cartside is breathing heavily.
Christou landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartside wants to hold on but Christou pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christou controlling the pace for now.
Christou fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Christou raining down shots from the mount!
Christou postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cartside looks a forlorn figure.
Christou lands a big elbow.
Christou working the ground and pound effectively.
Christou tries to control but Cartside wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cartside tries to hold on but Christou pushes him away.
Cartside is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philemon Christou dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cartside will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Christou tries to keep at a distance but Cartside has taken the fight into the clinch.
Christou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cartside changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Christou looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Christou throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Cartside tries to move to mount but Christou blocks the move with his legs.
Christou is letting Cartside control him for a moment.
Cartside is looking to take a break and control but Christou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Christou is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christou tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Cartside trying to control the action but Christou is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Christou throws a series of punches but Cartside moves out of range.
Christou is breathing heavily.
Christou throws a right hand that Cartside ducks under and follows up with a left that Cartside also avoids with ease.
Christou throws a nice looking combination but Cartside bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cartside shoots in but no luck this time.
Christou misses with a double jab.
Cartside has managed to clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Christou.
Christou is trying to drag Cartside to the mat but Cartside just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cartside tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Cartside. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christou wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cartside tries to pull guard but Christou won't allow it.
Cartside decides to pull guard.
Cartside not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Christou throws a big right hand that misses.
Christou must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cartside seems keen to control Christou's posture.
Philemon Christou has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cartside tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cartside has his hands on Christou's head, controlling the position.
Cartside is trying to control the position but Christou postures up.
Cartside has Christou pulled in close to control his posture.
Christou trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartside is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christou thows a big elbow that misses.
Christou throws a strike but Cartside rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Christou being controlled here, momentarily.
Cartside wants to control from the top but Christou keeps moving.
Cartside is really struggling to control Christou but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Rick Cartside just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Christou looks to throw the jab but Cartside is out of range.
Cartside shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Christou as he jumps to the side.
Cartside looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christou manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Christou raining down shots from the mount!
Cartside tries to lock up and control but Christou gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Christou raining down shots from the mount!
Christou fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cartside keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Christou working Cartside over with strikes here.
Christou lands a nice shot to the head.
Cartside bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Cartside 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!
Christou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Christou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Christou misses with the combination.
Christou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for Christou with that takedown attempt.
Christou misses with a series of wild punches.
Cartside shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartside misses with a takedown
and Christou counters with a shoot takedown. Cartside fights it but they end up in guard.
Cartside is pulling down on Christou's head to control his posture.
Cartside working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartside has Christou pulled in close to control his posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cartside working a defensive guard here.
Christou trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartside is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christou being controlled here momentarily.
Cartside trying to keep a closed guard but Christou is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Christou misses with a series of wild punches.
Christou scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cartside misses with a takedown
and Christou counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Cartside. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartside shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Christou counters with a shoot takedown. Cartside fights it but they end up in guard.
Christou wants to pass the guard but Cartside is keeping the position.
Cartside is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Christou sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cartside's guard.
Cartside regains full guard. Nicely done.
Christou stands up over Cartside, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Christou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christou makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cartside pulls Christou in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christou missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cartside not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Christou passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Christou scoring with punches and elbows.
Cartside wants to control but Christou postures up.
Cartside takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cartside manages to get back to half guard.
Christou not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cartside wants to improve his position but Christou is controlling well.
Cartside is refusing to be controlled, as Christou sits in half guard.
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.
Christou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cartside misses with a takedown attempt
and Christou counters with a takedown into side control.
Christou scoring with punches and elbows.
Cartside taking a bit of punishment here - Christou scoring with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Christou.
Christou connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cartside some visible discomfort.
Cartside is trying to get back to half guard.
Christou working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christou looks up at the clock and then as Cartside takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Christou smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cartside is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Christou's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Christou is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philemon Christou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Christou has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philemon Christou!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hoof Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Venkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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191 lbs
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hoof Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Venkman!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Face misses.
Face moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Venkman staying out of range there.
Face throws the left hand but Venkman avoids the punch easily.
Face tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Venkman was well out of range. Poor timing from Face.
Face jabs at Venkman's body.
Venkman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Face to the mat! Face manages to get full guard.
Venkman drops back looking for a leg! Face is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Face manages to kick Venkman off! Venkman jumps back into Face's guard.
Venkman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Venkman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Venkman trying to control the position from guard on top but Face is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Face is trying to keep Venkman in close.
Face looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Venkman trying to control but Face is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venkman won't allow Face to sweep him here.
Face lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Venkman!
Venkman tries to lock up and control but Face gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Face is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Venkman has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Venkman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Face cracks Venkman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Face landing strikes from the mount.
Face looking to control but Venkman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Face avoids the attempt from Venkman to control.
Venkman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Venkman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Venkman regains half guard.
Venkman is refusing to be controlled, as Face sits in half guard.
Face seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Venkman is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hoof Face!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jarppi Huhtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winnie Pooh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winnie Pooh has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jarppi Huhtis's chin.
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jarppi Huhtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Winnie Pooh!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Huhtis.
A big left from Huhtis misses.
A cross from Huhtis lands.
It looks like Winnie Pooh has been cut.
Huhtis misses with a body shot.
Pooh tries to clinch up.
Huhtis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Huhtis lands with a big left! Pooh is wobbled badly! Huhtis comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Pooh to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jarppi Huhtis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McClaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts comes to the cage accompanied by Vet. John McClaine is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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164 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John McClaine!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts misses with a looping right.
McClaine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
McClaine circles away from the clinch attempt.
McClaine darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McClaine drops an elbow to the side of Roberts's head.
McClaine works his way into full mount!
Roberts is looking to improve his position but McClaine isn't that keen on the idea.
Roberts is bucking up trying to escape but McClaine cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Roberts can't escape the position.
Roberts 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.
McClaine trying to pass the guard but Roberts defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClaine is looking for a kimura but Roberts is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McClaine to get the leverage.
McClaine in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Roberts tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from McClaine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John McClaine!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mahdi Makungu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makungu comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly - Heart of a Champion. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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156 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mahdi Makungu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Makungu's waist but Makungu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hunt off to one side.
Mahdi Makungu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makungu scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Makungu moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Hunt goes down! Can Makungu finish him!?
Hunt is rocked!
Makungu loads up on a big left hand. Hunt felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Makungu looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Hunt can't hide his disappointment, as Makungu celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mahdi Makungu!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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