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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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210 lbs
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189 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Ellison!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellison shoots in and bounces Summers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Summers working for a triangle but Ellison defends it easily.
Ellison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Summers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Summers thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ellison gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ellison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Summers to the mat! Summers manages to get full guard.
Summers looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellison trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.
Ellison is in close to Summers's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Summers is trying to control the position but Ellison postures up.
Summers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ellison manages to get himself to full guard.
Ellison looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison is looking to sinch up a triangle. Summers throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ellison's body to avoid the submission. Ellison has instead reached around Summers's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ellison arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anthony Ellison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Funaki Fujiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Maniche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fujiwara might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to T.N.T. by Tonedeff. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Funaki Fujiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Maniche!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara looks for a takedown but Maniche sprawls well.
Maniche shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Maniche was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Maniche working for a guillotine from mount but Fujiwara is in no mood to give up.
Maniche is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fujiwara can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Maniche working Fujiwara over with strikes here.
Fujiwara regains half guard.
Maniche decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Fujiwara shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Maniche manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Maniche utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maniche throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fujiwara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maniche is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fujiwara postures up.
Maniche working for a triangle but Fujiwara defends it easily.
Maniche looking for a guillotine here but Fujiwara defends easily.
Maniche preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fujiwara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maniche circles away quickly and effectively.
Fujiwara with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maniche counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maniche shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maniche showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniche wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fujiwara keeps working.
Fujiwara keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fujiwara has one foot on Maniche's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fujiwara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fujiwara is breathing heavily.
Maniche looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fujiwara!
Maniche working the ground and pound effectively.
Fujiwara taking shots to the head.
Fujiwara working to try and regain half guard.
Maniche is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fujiwara can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maniche scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fujiwara keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maniche cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fujiwara tries to reverse the position but Maniche maintains control.
Maniche is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fujiwara has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Maniche has control of Fujiwara's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fujiwara regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fujiwara throwing hammer fists to the chest of Maniche. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maniche cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara is bucking up trying to escape but Maniche cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fujiwara is trying to escape the mount.
Maniche fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fujiwara tries to reverse the position but Maniche maintains control.
Fujiwara wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Fujiwara grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Maniche connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Fujiwara to escape the position.
Fujiwara preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Maniche.
Fujiwara rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maniche working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Maniche dominated that 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.
Fujiwara gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maniche counters with a shoot takedown. Fujiwara fights it but they end up in guard.
Maniche pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fujiwara is keeping the position for now.
Fujiwara looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fujiwara has momentary wrist control but Maniche slips an elbow through the middle.
Fujiwara punching from the bottom - just letting Maniche know he's still in a fight.
Maniche wants to control from the top but Fujiwara keeps moving.
Fujiwara 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.
Maniche drops back looking for a leg! Fujiwara is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fujiwara manages to kick Maniche off! Maniche jumps back into Fujiwara's guard.
Maniche wants to get up but he can't break Fujiwara's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maniche is looking to stand up but Fujiwara won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maniche instigates a clinch.
Maniche makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maniche gets underhooks to prevent Fujiwara's takedown attempt.
Maniche lands a body punch.
Maniche wants to break free but Fujiwara has control.
Maniche breaks from the clinch.
Maniche will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fujiwara keeps the fight on the outside.
Fujiwara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maniche counters with a nice uppercut.
Maniche pushes Fujiwara up against the cage in a clinch.
Maniche breaks the clinch.
Maniche throws a combination that misses
and Fujiwara counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Maniche.
A combination from Maniche does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maniche looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maniche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fujiwara.
Maniche clinches up with Fujiwara and pushes him back against the cage.
Maniche breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fujiwara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maniche lands a lovely overhand right.
Fujiwara keeps the fight on the outside.
Maniche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fujiwara.
A swing and a miss from Fujiwara.
Funaki Fujiwara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maniche 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.
Fujiwara keeping moving, preventing Maniche from controlling successfully.
Fujiwara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fujiwara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maniche wants to control from the top but Fujiwara keeps moving.
Fujiwara looking for subs off his back but Maniche has passed one foot through into half guard.
Maniche working Fujiwara over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maniche not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fujiwara is defending against the submission attempts here by Maniche.
Fujiwara is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maniche's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maniche's back!
Maniche turns into Fujiwara and is now in his guard.
Maniche drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maniche jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maniche's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fujiwara has an active guard here but Maniche has managed to pass into half guard.
Fujiwara is looking to improve his position.
Maniche slips a nice elbow through Fujiwara's hands, connecting with Fujiwara's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Maniche showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Maniche closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maniche lands an uppercut.
Maniche breaks the clinch.
Maniche shoots in for a takedown but Fujiwara shows good takedown defense.
Fujiwara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Maniche can't escape the position.
Fujiwara blocks Maniche's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Maniche is trying desperately to improve position.
Fujiwara dominating with strikes here.
Maniche is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Fujiwara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fujiwara jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Maniche manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Maniche's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniche is trying to buck Fujiwara off.
Fujiwara wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maniche, who protects the arm well.
Maniche wants to control but Fujiwara postures up.
Fujiwara looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Maniche is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fujiwara off and has taken his back!
Fujiwara grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maniche loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Fujiwara hold on?
Maniche has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Fujiwara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniche is hanging on to Fujiwara's back as he tries to escape.
Fujiwara defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fujiwara wants to escape the position.
Can Fujiwara hold on?! Maniche is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Fujiwara rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fujiwara is looking to control Maniche's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fujiwara avoid being mounted?
Fujiwara is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Maniche pulls his head out easily.
Fujiwara has hold of Maniche's hands but Maniche slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fujiwara tries to get to full guard but Maniche has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniche lands strikes from half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maniche lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Funaki Fujiwara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maniche lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fujiwara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maniche closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Maniche lands in his opponent's guard.
Maniche controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fujiwara wants to sweep but no luck.
Maniche with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fujiwara has his foot on Maniche's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maniche works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniche postures up and lands a big shot to Fujiwara's brow.
Fujiwara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maniche is aware though and is defending well.
Maniche stopping the sweep attempt from Fujiwara.
Maniche got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fujiwara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maniche has managed to get both his arms back between Fujiwara's legs - danger averted.
Maniche is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fujiwara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maniche counters with a takedown into side control.
Fujiwara is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maniche's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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. Maniche connects with a nice short shot to Fujiwara's temple.
Funaki Fujiwara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Maniche is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maniche is trying to work for a kimura but Fujiwara is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Maniche comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maniche has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Maniche!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Molly Greywar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gage Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Molly Greywar!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Greywar.
Greywar scores with a hook.
Greywar slips a jab and a cross from Bryant.
Greywar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bryant.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Greywar as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gage Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryant shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Greywar is trying to defend but Bryant finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Greywar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Greywar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greywar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Greywar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bryant's guard.
Bryant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greywar.
Greywar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Greywar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greywar connects with a couple of short punches.
Greywar lands a couple of digs.
Greywar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bryant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Greywar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greywar wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Bryant is breathing heavily.
Greywar connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greywar thows a big elbow that misses.
Greywar slips nicely into half guard.
Bryant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greywar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bryant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greywar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Greywar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bryant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Greywar.
Greywar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Greywar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bryant's head.
Greywar moves into full mount! Bryant won't be happy about that!
Greywar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bryant can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greywar lands a big shot to the head and Bryant winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Molly Greywar!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duke Cottingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke Cottingham looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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145 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Cottingham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cottingham.
Cottingham could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stark thuds his shin into the meat of Cottingham's side.
Cottingham is breathing heavily.
Stark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stark fails in his attempt to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stark.
Stark looks to land a left hand but Cottingham moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Stark misses.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but Cottingham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stark moves in looking to clinch but Cottingham pushes him off.
Tony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stark has Cottingham up against the cage in a clinch.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Cottingham's ribcage.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Cottingham's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark digs a right hand underneath Cottingham's ribcage. Cottingham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cottingham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stark.
Cottingham takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark slaps away a takedown attempt from Cottingham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cottingham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cottingham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cottingham tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cottingham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cottingham or not.
Stark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stark is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cottingham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark pushes Cottingham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stark jumps guard and drags Cottingham to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cottingham is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stark is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stark has escaped and now he's on top!
Cottingham throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cottingham is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stark defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Cottingham is retaining full guard.
Cottingham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Stark won't allow Cottingham to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stark scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cottingham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cottingham tries to get out of the position.
Cottingham looking for a sweep but Stark has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Stark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cottingham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stark looking to control but Cottingham is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cottingham is desperately trying to improve his position but Stark has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stark wants to clinch up but Cottingham keeps it at a distance.
Stark keeps the fight on the outside.
Stark misses with a wild combination.
Stark moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stark closes the distance but Cottingham moves to the side
and Cottingham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cottingham is thwarting Stark's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cottingham.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark is pressing down on Cottingham's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stark looking to control.
Cottingham thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottingham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stark has Cottingham pulled in close to control his posture.
Cottingham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cottingham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cottingham postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stark is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cottingham, into his guard.
Cottingham doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cottingham 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cottingham is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stark is aware though and is defending well.
Cottingham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cottingham looking for a guillotine here but Stark defends easily.
Stark trying to control but Cottingham is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottingham working for a triangle but Stark defends it easily.
Cottingham working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Stark has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cottingham actively working from the bottom here.
Cottingham looking for submissions off his back.
Cottingham is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Stark pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cottingham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Duke Cottingham will probably get the nod.
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!
Stark closes the distance but Cottingham moves to the side
and Cottingham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cottingham is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stark wants to control but Cottingham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cottingham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stark is trying to maintain the position but Cottingham is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottingham seems to be working for a kimura but Stark defends the submission attempt.
Stark trying to control but Cottingham postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cottingham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stark throws an overhand right that lands on Cottingham's shoulder, as Cottingham tries to avoid the shot.
Cottingham slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Cottingham misses with a body kick.
Stark misses with a wild combination.
Stark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two 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.
Cottingham lands a slapping body shot.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Cottingham shoots in and bounces Stark off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cottingham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cottingham chips away with some ground and pound.
Cottingham is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cottingham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Stark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cottingham.
Cottingham is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stark is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stark has escaped and now he's on top!
Cottingham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stark got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cottingham has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stark has managed to get both his arms back between Cottingham's legs - danger averted.
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.
Cottingham is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stark defends well.
Stark trying to control but Cottingham is working from the bottom.
Cottingham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cottingham working for a triangle but Stark defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Cottingham showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cottingham has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gal Dove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Gal Dove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George McFly!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Dove.
McFly's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McFly duly obliges.
It looks like Gal Dove has been cut.
A left and a right from Dove both land. Nice combination.
George McFly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McFly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dove paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McFly Rushes Dove and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Dove is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. McFly Piles on the pressure and Dove crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George McFly!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Ashman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anacleto Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Ashman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anacleto Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Diaz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Diaz manages to get back to half guard.
Diaz is trying to control but Ashman manages to pass to mount!
Diaz is working to get back to half guard.
Diaz tries to hold on but Ashman pushes him away.
Diaz is bucking up trying to escape but Ashman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Anacleto Diaz has been cut.
Diaz gets back to half guard.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ashman.
Diaz won't allow Ashman to pass to mount.
Ashman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Ashman is very close to passing his half guard.
Ashman could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ashman prevents Diaz from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Ashman counters with a big head kick but Diaz shrugs it off.
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ashman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashman wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Ashman is really struggling to control Diaz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ashman is looking for a kimura here.
Diaz is trying to control but Ashman manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashman wants to control the pace but Diaz is squirming around nicely.
Ashman controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Ashman maintains control.
Ashman unloading with bombs!
Diaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diaz is working to get back to half guard.
Ashman working the ground and pound effectively.
Ashman stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That has opened up Anacleto Diaz's cut even more.
Ashman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ashman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ashman controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Ashman defends easily.
Ashman controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz is trying to keep Ashman in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Ashman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anacleto Diaz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diaz gets caught flat footed, as Ashman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Ashman from controlling successfully.
Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ashman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ashman is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Diaz Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ashman's back instead.
Diaz has the hooks in. Ashman is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashman is working hard here to advance position.
Diaz looking for the choke from the back.
Diaz is looking for the choke from the back position but Ashman is controlling his hands well.
Ashman tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ashman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Diaz.
Ashman wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Ashman is trying to stand up.
Ashman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Diaz swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anacleto Diaz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny jnr Mcelroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonny jnr Mcelroy struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Sonny jnr Mcelroy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sonny jnr Mcelroy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcelroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banner.
Banner misses with a few strikes there.
Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcelroy circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcelroy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Banner tries to avoid it but Mcelroy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Banner to the ground. Banner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mcelroy knocks Banner to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Banner is rocked!
It looks like Bruce Banner has been cut.
Banner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Oh Banner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Banner.
Banner seems to have got his legs back now.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Banner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Banner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Banner tries to get out of the position.
Mcelroy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mcelroy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Banner but Banner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mcelroy shoots in looking for a takedown. Banner tries to sprawl out of it but Mcelroy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Banner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruce Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny jnr Mcelroy.
Mcelroy blocks a head kick by Banner.
Banner closes the distance and clinches.
Banner has picked Mcelroy up - he's going for a ride! Banner dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Banner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mcelroy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Banner drops an elbow to the side of Mcelroy's head.
Banner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Banner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mcelroy looks gassed!
Banner working over Mcelroy with some ground and pound. Mcelroy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Banner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mcelroy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcelroy is trying to stand.
Banner 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.
Banner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Banner works his way into full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Banner landing shots from mount.
Banner working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Banner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mcelroy?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner with shots to the head and body - Mcelroy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Banner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mcelroy?
Banner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Banner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Banner unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcelroy taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Banner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Banner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Banner lands in his opponent's guard.
Banner working some strikes from top position.
Banner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Banner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mcelroy is breathing heavily.
Banner pushing down on Mcelroy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nice strikes from Banner there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mcelroy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Banner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Banner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mcelroy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Banner stands up and beckons Mcelroy to join him on the feet.
Mcelroy tries for a takedown but Banner circles away easily
and Banner counters with a single leg into guard. Mcelroy didn't expect that.
Banner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Banner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Banner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner connects with a couple of short punches.
Banner decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sonny jnr Mcelroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Banner misses.
Banner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mcelroy misses with a takedown attempt
and Banner counters by clinching up.
Banner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Banner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mcelroy regains guard.
Banner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcelroy has momentary wrist control but Banner slips an elbow through the middle.
Banner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Banner passes into half guard.
Mcelroy has hold of Banner's hands but Banner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Banner drops an elbow to the side of Mcelroy's head.
Banner not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcelroy has hold of Banner's hands but Banner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Banner misses with a wild combination.
Banner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mcelroy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Banner works over Mcelroy with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Banner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Banner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Banner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mcelroy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Banner prevents it.
Banner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mcelroy letting Banner take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner managing to block the knees to the body from Mcelroy.
Mcelroy throws an elbow that misses.
Mcelroy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mcelroy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Banner taking a breather.
Mcelroy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcelroy wants to get back to striking at distance but Banner won't allow it.
Banner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruce Banner.
Mcelroy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mcelroy dodges the punch combination from Banner.
Mcelroy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Banner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mcelroy's guard now.
Bruce Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny jnr Mcelroy.
Mcelroy being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner distracts Mcelroy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Banner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Banner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Banner passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner controlling the pace.
Banner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Banner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Banner working the head and body with strikes.
Banner has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Banner controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mcelroy's face.
Banner landing strikes from the mount.
Banner with a couple of short strikes.
Banner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mcelroy?
Bruce Banner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Banner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mcelroy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sonny jnr Mcelroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banner lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Banner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Banner, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Banner!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Heke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amazing. Heke is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by She Hates Me. Jake Heke is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicolas Cage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Heke!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heke lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Nicolas Cage has been cut.
Cage slips a jab from Heke.
Jake Heke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cage.
Heke dances in with a quick combination. Cage is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Heke snaps Cage's head back. Cage stumbles backwards against the cage. Heke steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Cage's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Cage just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jake Heke!
Jake Heke is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sidney Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter's entrance music is like light to flies - trivium. A fine choice. Melvin Carter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sidney Ross's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Melvin Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sidney Ross!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ross closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carter could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ross misses with a knee to the head.
Ross scores with a knee to the head.
Ross lands a nice elbow.
Ross misses with a knee strike.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.
Ross lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ross connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Carter badly! Carter tumbles to the floor and Ross stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sidney Ross!
Sidney Ross is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jay Walker's chin.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Walker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walker.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jay Walker has been cut.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones jabs Walker right on the nose. Walker blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walker's hands.
Walker is rocked!
Crack! Jones connects with the perfect overhand right and Walker falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Jones!
Randy Jones is the new welterweight champion!
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