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KDU 8 - Birth Of A Champion PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Wickleby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostya La Motta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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183 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Ray Wickleby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kostya La Motta!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Motta is looking to clinch but Wickleby is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from La Motta.
La Motta throws a one two combo.
La Motta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
La Motta looks for the body kick but Wickleby saw that one coming.
Wickleby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Motta.
La Motta misses with a head kick.
Wickleby stuffs the takedown.
Wickleby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Motta.
La Motta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from La Motta.
La Motta throws a shot from downtown. Wickleby moves away and avoids it.
Wickleby throws a series of punches but La Motta moves out of range.
Kostya La Motta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from La Motta.
Wickleby circles away from the clinch attempt.
La Motta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wickleby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Motta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wickleby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
La Motta tries to clinch but Wickleby moves out of range.
La Motta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wickleby throws out the jab.
La Motta tries to close the distance and clinch but Wickleby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La Motta doesn't manage to clinch there - Wickleby circles away.
La Motta scores with a jab to the jaw.
La Motta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wickleby tries to avoid it but La Motta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wickleby to the ground. Wickleby escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick misses from La Motta.
La Motta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from La Motta.
Wickleby tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and La Motta is able to avoid easily.
Wickleby avoids the head kick by La Motta.
La Motta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wickleby throws an overhand right that lands on La Motta's shoulder, as La Motta tries to avoid the shot.
Wickleby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La Motta lands a nice shot that snaps Wickleby's head back.
La Motta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
La Motta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wickleby.
Wickleby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wickleby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wickleby looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
La Motta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wickleby is controlling him.
Wickleby trying to control the position from guard on top but La Motta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
La Motta looking to control but Wickleby passes into half guard.
La Motta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wickleby. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wickleby is trying to control. La Motta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wickleby slips a nice elbow through La Motta's hands, connecting with La Motta's forehead.
Wickleby working over La Motta with some ground and pound. La Motta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wickleby lands a nice short elbow.
La Motta has hold of Wickleby's hands but Wickleby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
La Motta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wickleby landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Wickleby there.
Wickleby not doing much here.
Wickleby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
La Motta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wickleby scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wickleby landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!
La Motta is not content to let Wickleby control the position.
Wickleby 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.
La Motta taking some punishment here, with Wickleby in his half guard.
Wickleby is trying to control the action in half guard but La Motta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wickleby is figuring out what he wants to do next.
La Motta trying to hold on to Wickleby's head to control him but Wickleby postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wickleby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Wickleby dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
La Motta throws a right hand that Wickleby ducks under and follows up with a left that Wickleby also avoids with ease.
Wickleby fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. La Motta sprawls well initially but Wickleby persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wickleby looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks La Motta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wickleby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
La Motta wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wickleby connects with a nice short shot to La Motta's temple.
Wickleby drops an elbow to the side of La Motta's head.
La Motta wants to get back to his feet.
Wickleby takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickleby lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wickleby slips a nice elbow through La Motta's hands, connecting with La Motta's forehead.
La Motta is trying to stand back up but Wickleby is controlling him
Wickleby working over La Motta with some ground and pound. La Motta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wickleby looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks La Motta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wickleby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ray Wickleby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
La Motta is trying to stand.
Wickleby slips a nice elbow through La Motta's hands, connecting with La Motta's forehead.
Wickleby slips a nice elbow through La Motta's hands, connecting with La Motta's forehead.
Wickleby prevents La Motta from standing back up.
La Motta is breathing heavily.
La Motta has hold of Wickleby's hands but Wickleby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wickleby 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.
Nice strikes from Wickleby there.
Wickleby 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.
La Motta is trying to stand up here but Wickleby is controlling him well.
La Motta is looking to improve his position.
Wickleby landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
La Motta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wickleby scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wickleby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
La Motta looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Motta has hold of Wickleby's hands but Wickleby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wickleby 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.
Wickleby lands with a punch from half guard.
Wickleby passes to side control.
Wickleby is chipping away with strikes.
La Motta tries to improve position but can't.
La Motta takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wickleby is working La Motta over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wickleby scores with punches from side control.
Wickleby lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear La Motta down.
Wickleby working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Motta is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wickleby connects with a decent elbow.
Wickleby landing a few strikes.
Wickleby lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
La Motta is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wickleby has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wickleby is putting a hurting on La Motta here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wickleby scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Wickleby's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
La Motta wants to get back to his feet but Wickleby drags him back down.
Wickleby has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wickleby cracks La Motta with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wickleby scoring with punches and elbows.
Wickleby grinds an elbow into La Motta's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Wickleby dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
La Motta defending well as Wickleby loads up on a big left hand.
La Motta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wickleby counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wickleby working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of La Motta's head.
Wickleby working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wickleby cracks La Motta with a solid left hand.
La Motta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wickleby is controlling him.
Wickleby works over La Motta with some ground and pound from guard.
Wickleby chips away with some ground and pound.
Wickleby connects with a couple of short punches.
Wickleby scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
La Motta wants to stand up but Wickleby is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wickleby postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickleby makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wickleby stands and throws La Motta's legs to the side, diving into side control.
La Motta is looking for a sweep.
Wickleby lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear La Motta down.
La Motta is being controlled here.
Wickleby prevents La Motta from escaping the position.
Wickleby connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused La Motta some visible discomfort.
La Motta gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Wickleby looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wickleby landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wickleby with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wickleby cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
La Motta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
La Motta tries to lock up and control but Wickleby gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wickleby lands a big shot there that rocks La Motta but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wickleby scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish La Motta?
Wickleby is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. La Motta can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wickleby scoring with strikes but La Motta is staying in there.
Wickleby with shots to the head and body - La Motta looks very uncomfortable down there.
La Motta is rocked!
La Motta is looking to improve his position but Wickleby isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wickleby fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wickleby lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wickleby putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
La Motta working to try and regain half guard.
Wickleby scoring with strikes but La Motta is staying in there.
La Motta is looking to improve his position but Wickleby isn't that keen on the idea.
La Motta is squirming around, avoiding Wickleby's attempts to control the action.
Wickleby with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Motta is trying to stand.
Wickleby fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wickleby is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. La Motta can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wickleby scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish La Motta?
La Motta is still in real trouble! Can Wickleby finish him?
Wickleby unloading with bombs!
Wickleby landing shots from mount.
Kostya La Motta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
La Motta seems to have recovered his senses.
Wickleby cracks La Motta with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wickleby lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wickleby lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
La Motta can't escape the position.
Wickleby landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Wickleby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wickleby, 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 30:25
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Wickleby!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahut Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaka Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mahut Uno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uno clinches with his opponent.
Uno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zulu should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Uno throws a front kick aimed at Zulu's knee but Zulu avoids it well.
Zulu waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Uno.
Zulu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Uno in his tracks.
Uno closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Uno will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Uno stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Zulu lands the left hand.
A low kick from Zulu misses
and Uno counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Uno.
Zulu breaks from the clinch.
Uno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Uno forces Zulu back against the cage and clinches.
Uno drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zulu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shaka Zulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zulu swats away the attempt to clinch by Uno.
Uno closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zulu wants to get back to his feet.
Uno gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Zulu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uno counters with a right hand to the body.
Uno takes the fight into the clinch.
Uno is working Zulu over against the cage.
Uno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uno closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Uno lands in his opponent's guard.
Zulu looks gassed!
Uno slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zulu tries to kick Uno off in order to stand up. Uno Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Zulu being controlled for a moment.
Uno advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Uno has taken his back!
Uno trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Zulu doesn't escape.
Uno is punishing Zulu with strikes - can he finish him?!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Uno controlling the positon.
Uno's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mahut Uno just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Uno drives through with a takedown into guard.
Uno stands up from Zulu's guard - Uno perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahut Uno dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Uno misses with a wild combination.
Uno closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zulu circles away.
Zulu takes a swing at Uno's ribcage but misses.
Uno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zulu misses with a leg kick
and Uno counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uno stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Zulu wants to clinch.
Uno shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Uno performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Zulu is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zulu looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Uno is looking for a kimura but Zulu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Uno to get the leverage.
Uno moves into full mount! Zulu won't be happy about that!
Zulu trying desperately to get to his feet.
Uno sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Uno has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mahut Uno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Shaka Zulu has been cut.
Zulu is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Uno has hold of Zulu's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zulu manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Zulu is trying to stand up.
Uno working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uno content just to control the position here.
Zulu defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Uno.
Uno sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Uno working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahut Uno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shaka Zulu's cut.
That's time! Uno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Uno ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Uno moves into the clinch successfully.
Uno avoiding damage as Zulu throws knees to the body.
Uno has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zulu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Uno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uno has Zulu pressed against the cage.
Zulu tries to break the clinch but Uno is controlling the position.
Zulu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zulu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Uno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uno clinches with his opponent.
Zulu is trying to break free.
Uno tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zulu is looking to break free of the clinch but Uno has double underhooks.
Zulu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Uno jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zulu walks away with a smile on his face. Uno gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahut Uno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Zulu.
Mahut Uno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno misses with a few strikes there.
Uno throws a one two combo.
Zulu is rocked!
Uno throws an overhand right that has Zulu reeling! Uno follows up with more punches and Zulu is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mahut Uno!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judo Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Knox is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Judo Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Knox!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Law pushes him off.
Law throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Randy Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws a combination that misses
and Law counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Law.
Law slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Law has hold of Knox's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Knox tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Law cranks the arm and Knox screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Knox, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Judo Law!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Nugget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Nugget!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan looks for a takedown but Nugget sprawls well.
Nugget has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Logan fails to land.
Nugget breaks from the clinch.
Nugget swinging wilding here.
Logan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nugget throws a chopping leg kick but Logan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nugget rushes Logan and presses him up against the cage.
Nugget wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Logan has him pressed against the cage.
Logan keeps control of Nugget as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nugget breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nugget tries to close the distance and clinch up but Logan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nugget lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Logan is breathing heavily.
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!
Logan throws a series of punches but Nugget avoids them all with ease.
Logan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nugget tries to avoid it but Logan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nugget to the ground. Nugget escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Logan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nugget's waist but Nugget gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Logan off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nugget will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nugget forces Logan back against the cage and clinches.
Nugget manages to break the clinch.
Nugget lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Logan sprawling to the canvas. Nugget follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Logan hang on?
Logan is rocked!
It looks like James Logan has been cut.
Nugget decides to return to a standing position.
Oh Logan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugget throws a half hearted mid kick.
Logan seems to have got his legs back now.
Nugget lands with a big right hook that stumbles Logan - he's out on his feet here! Nugget follows up with another monster hook that separates Logan from consciousness! Logan falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Nugget stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ted Nugget!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trainer Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Livad L aspinatour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trainer Box had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trainer Box!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Livad L aspinatour!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Box jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Box thows a left - swing and a miss!
L aspinatour fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
L aspinatour avoids a punch combination nicely.
Box misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Box throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trainer Box seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Box throws a right hand that L aspinatour ducks under and follows up with a left that L aspinatour also avoids with ease.
Box fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Livad L aspinatour has been cut.
Box looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Box throws a right hand that L aspinatour ducks under and follows up with a left that L aspinatour also avoids with ease.
Box lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but L aspinatour circles away quickly and effectively.
L aspinatour moves out of range as Box strikes.
L aspinatour blocks a jab.
Box misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Box stuffs the takedown attempt from L aspinatour. L aspinatour gets slowly back to his feet.
L aspinatour has a takedown stuffed.
Trainer Box has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Livad L aspinatour.
L aspinatour bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
L aspinatour thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
L aspinatour is trying to get an arm triangle but Box is defending well.
Box wants to get back to his feet but L aspinatour drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
L aspinatour has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Box misses with a looping right.
Box misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by L aspinatour.
L aspinatour shoots in looking for a takedown. Box tries to sprawl out of it but L aspinatour keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Box manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
L aspinatour ducks under a wild hook from Box.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Box swinging wilding here.
Box misses with a looping right.
A big left from Box misses.
Box tries to bum rush L aspinatour with a series of wild strikes but L aspinatour uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Box throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Box throws a hook but L aspinatour blocks it.
L aspinatour tries for a takedown but Box sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
L aspinatour looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Box is fending him off so far but L aspinatour persists. Nope, Box circles away and we're back to standing.
L aspinatour has a takedown stuffed.
L aspinatour will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Box is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
L aspinatour looks gassed!
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.
No joy there for Box, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trainer Box is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Box pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Box throws a right and a left that L aspinatour avoids nicely.
Box moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! L aspinatour goes down! Can Box finish him!?
L aspinatour is rocked!
Box stands up from L aspinatour's guard - Box perhaps looking for a knockout.
L aspinatour is still on wobbly legs! Can Box finish him?
L aspinatour defending well as Box loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Box is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by L aspinatour.
Box throws a hook to the side of L aspinatour's head but L aspinatour sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Box looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trainer Box dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Livad L aspinatour's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
L aspinatour throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Box's waist but Box gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing L aspinatour off to one side.
Box tries to bum rush L aspinatour with a series of wild strikes but L aspinatour uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Box misses with a looping left.
L aspinatour shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Box but Box pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Box connects with a superb combination that knocks L aspinatour out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Box before he can land any more shots to the unconscious L aspinatour!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Trainer Box!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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130 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Augusto Ricardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ricardo.
Ricardo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hogan on the ground.
Ricardo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hogan tries to buck Ricardo off but Ricardo is having none of it.
Hogan can't do much from the bottom here.
Hogan is looking to regain half guard here but Ricardo keeps moving and retains side control.
Ricardo scoring with punches and elbows.
Hogan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ricardo scores with punches from side control.
Hogan tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Ricardo scoring with punches from side control.
Hogan sneaks back into half guard.
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!
Hogan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hogan has momentary wrist control but Ricardo slips an elbow through the middle.
Hogan keeping full guard, as Ricardo tries to pass.
Ricardo is working hard here to advance position.
Ricardo wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hogan had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ricardo is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hogan Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ricardo's back instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan is trying to stick to Ricardo's back but Ricardo is turning into Hogan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hogan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ricardo.
Ricardo landing with the ground and pound.
Hogan has his foot on Ricardo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ricardo works his way back into a safe position though.
Ricardo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ricardo with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricardo cracks Hogan with a solid left hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ricardo with a nice head shot there.
Hogan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hogan looks gassed!
Ricardo working some strikes from top position.
Hogan working for a triangle but Ricardo defends it easily.
Ricardo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo working over Hogan with some ground and pound. Hogan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ricardo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ricardo works his way into side control.
Ricardo scoring with punches from side control.
Hogan is not content to let Ricardo control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ricardo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hogan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hogan is looking to reverse the position.
Ricardo advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo looking to finish Hogan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hogan!
Ricardo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hogan hang on?
Ricardo lands a big shot there that rocks Hogan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ricardo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hogan is looking to escape.
Ricardo working for a guillotine from mount but Hogan is in no mood to give up.
Hogan tries to reverse the position but Ricardo maintains control.
Ricardo landing strikes from the mount.
Ricardo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Hogan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ricardo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo unloading with bombs!
Ricardo lands a big elbow.
Ricardo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ricardo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hogan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hogan is rocked!
Ricardo breaks from Hogan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hogan is still in real trouble! Can Ricardo finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricardo working Hogan over with strikes here.
Ricardo lands a big elbow - Hogan is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Hogan is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Augusto Ricardo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian Bashir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Pharoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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157 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julian Bashir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Pharoni!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashir connects with a single shot there.
Bashir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bashir throws the left hand but Pharoni avoids the punch easily.
Pharoni missing with a left hand there. Bashir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pharoni forces Bashir back against the cage and clinches.
Bashir lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pharoni stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pharoni looking to throw knees to the head but Bashir is blocking nicely.
Bashir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pharoni throws a punch but it's blocked by Bashir.
Pharoni is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bashir can't break the clinch.
Bashir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bashir tries to stall but Pharoni uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pharoni misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pharoni throws a punch but it's blocked by Bashir.
Pharoni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bashir.
Bashir blocking some punches.
Pharoni prevents Bashir from breaking the clinch.
Bashir wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bashir tries to land knees in the clinch but Pharoni avoids the damage to the body.
Bashir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pharoni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bashirs head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pharoni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bashir looking to slow down the pace here.
Pharoni pushes Bashir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bashir throws a head punch that misses.
Pharoni using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bashir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pharoni scores with a shot to the side of Bashir's head.
Pharoni swings wildly with an uppercut but Bashir uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bashir tries to break the clinch but Pharoni is controlling the position.
Bashir wants to break free but Pharoni has control.
Pharoni scores with a hook to the body.
Bashir being controlled against the cage.
Bashir has had enough of the clinch but Pharoni keeps him there for the moment.
Pharoni lands a shoulder strike.
Bashir has had enough of the clinch but Pharoni keeps him there for the moment.
Pharoni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pharoni lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Pharoni as the two fighters clinch.
Pharoni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bashir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pharoni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bashir wants to break free but Pharoni has control.
Pharoni has Bashir pushed against the cage.
Pharoni misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bashir.
Pharoni throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pharoni has Bashir pressed against the cage.
Bashir looking to stall.
Pharoni gets through Bashir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Pharoni.
Pharoni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bashir has had enough of the clinch but Pharoni keeps him there for the moment.
Pharoni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pharoni as Bashir tries to tie him up.
Bashir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Pharoni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pharoni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bashirs head.
Bashir wants to stall.
Pharoni stalling in the clinch.
Pharoni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pharoni manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bashir wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pharoni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pharoni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bashir breaks the clinch.
Bashir throws a head kick but Pharoni moves out of range.
Bashir throws a looping overhand right but Pharoni ducks down to avoid it.
Pharoni takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bashir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bashir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pharoni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bashir counters with a nice body shot.
Pharoni looks gassed!
Left hook, right uppercut from Bashir.
Bashir scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pharoni throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bashir counters with a straight right hand.
Bashir scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bashir blocks a jab.
Bill Pharoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashir throws a combination. Pharoni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pharoni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bashir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pharoni is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bashir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bashir digs a good hook to Pharoni's body.
Pharoni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bashir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bashir moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bashir punishes Pharoni's body with a nice straight punch.
Bashir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bashir scores with a hook to the body. Pharoni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Bashir dominated that round.
That's time! Bashir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bashir lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Pharoni misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Bashir as he connects with a hook.
Bashir bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pharoni's head.
Bashir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bashir closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pharoni is still on wobbly legs! Can Bashir finish him?
Bashir drops Pharoni with a beautiful combination! Pharoni stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bashir is looking for the KO!
Bashir misses with a two punch combination.
Bashir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pharoni.
Bashir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bashir fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pharoni seems to have recovered his senses.
Bashir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bashir throws a one two combo.
Pharoni is breathing heavily.
Bashir comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pharoni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bashir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left and a right from Bashir both land. Nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Bashir scores with a four punch combination!
Bashir Rushes Pharoni and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Pharoni is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Bashir Piles on the pressure and Pharoni crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Bashir!
Julian Bashir is the new featherweight champion!
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