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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Rayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Great Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Great Dane told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Rayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Great Dane!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayson is looking to land body kicks.
Rayson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dane throws out the jab.
Rayson scores with a kick to the body.
Rayson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rayson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rayson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dane.
Rayson misses with a lunging right hand
and Dane counters with a stiff right hand.
Rayson wants to clinch up but Dane keeps it at a distance.
Dane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dane throws a lazy uppercut
and Rayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rayson.
Rayson connects with a single shot there.
Rayson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rayson misses with a two punch combination.
Rayson throws a series of punches but Dane moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rayson.
A big left from Dane misses.
Rayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dane counters with a three punch combo that has Rayson backing up. Rayson nods at Dane to acknowledge the strikes.
Dane takes a swing at Rayson's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rayson is looking to clinch but Dane is avoiding it.
Rayson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dane misses with a combination
and Rayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dane misses with a left hand
and Rayson counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice combination there by Dane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rayson is rocked!
Rayson drops his hands for a split second and Dane immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Rayson face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Dane follows up with a right hand that knocks Rayson into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Great Dane!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cory Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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150 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cory Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James House!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose looks to land a left hand but House moved out of range nicely.
Rose defends well against a solid takedown attempt from House.
House gets tackled into the cage by Rose. Rose maintains the clinch.
House wants a takedown.
House is trying to drag Rose to the mat but Rose just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cory Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James House.
House wants a takedown but no success here.
House is working for takedown but Rose is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rose tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rose gets underhooks to prevent House's takedown attempt.
Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Rose missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
House has his takedown stuffed
and Rose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
House looks gassed!
Rose scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like James House has been cut.
Rose catches House with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and House forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cory Rose!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Gleeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Japovisky Ribrisko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gleeson's entrance music is Go the Fuck to Sleep - Read by Noni Hazelhurst. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Gleeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Japovisky Ribrisko!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribrisko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gleeson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribrisko 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.
Gleeson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ribrisko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gleeson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ribrisko has his hands clasped together but Gleeson extends an breaks Ribrisko's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gleeson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Gleeson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cabbat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patty Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patty Green acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Cabbat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patty Green!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabbat cracks Green with an open hand slap.
Cabbat misses with a combination
so Green counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cabbat has his foot on Green's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Green works his way back into a safe position though.
Green avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cabbat looking for a guillotine here but Green defends easily.
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!
Cabbat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green wants to control from the top but Cabbat keeps moving.
Green might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cabbat kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cabbat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green trying to control but Cabbat is working from the bottom.
Green really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cabbat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Green working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Green must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cabbat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cabbat's head.
Cabbat is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Green defends well.
Green working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cabbat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Green trying to control but Cabbat is working from the bottom.
Cabbat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Green defends it easily.
Cabbat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Green gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabbat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabbat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Green gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Green working some strikes from top position.
Green is posturing up here but Cabbat has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Green tries to roll out but it's too tight and Green has to tap! Slick submission there by Cabbat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eric Cabbat!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Ovrut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishmael Boorg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boorg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rock of Ages. 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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221 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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222 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Ovrut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ishmael Boorg!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovrut throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boorg counters with an inside leg kick.
Boorg thumps Ovrut with a low kick.
Ovrut misses with a lunging right hand
and Boorg counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ovrut misses with a right hand
and Boorg counters with an inside leg kick.
Boorg gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovrut is looking to reverse the position.
Boorg working the strikes but Ovrut uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Boorg controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boorg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ovrut's head.
Boorg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boorg is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ishmael Boorg was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ovrut misses with a lunging right hand
and Boorg makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ovrut really felt that one!
Boorg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ovrut's sensitive parts.
Mark Ovrut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ovrut throws a lazy uppercut
and Boorg counters with a nice body shot.
Boorg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ovrut pinned against the cage. Ovrut gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boorg clinches up against the cage.
Boorg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boorg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ovrut wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ovrut is trying to break the clinch but Boorg has him pressed against the cage.
Ovrut looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boorg working Ovrut over with knees to the body.
Ovrut is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ovrut clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Boorg trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ovrut doesn't escape.
Ovrut rolls, trying to escape but Boorg keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ishmael Boorg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boorg fails with a takedown attempt.
Boorg thows a body kick. Ovrut tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good exchange - Ovrut coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ovrut throws a right hand that misses
and Boorg counters with a low kick, right behind Ovrut 's knee.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovrut misses with a right hand
and Boorg counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ovrut!
Boorg controlling his opponent.
Boorg looking to ground and pound but Ovrut is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boorg controlling the position easily from mount.
Boorg lands a big shot there that rocks Ovrut but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boorg postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Ovrut in real trouble here! The ref calls for Ovrut to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ishmael Boorg!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darwin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is You're Going Down - Sick Puppies. Lee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Monkeys of War. Tiger Lee will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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164 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tiger Lee!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin misses the body punch
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darwin under the eye.
Darwin throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Victor Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darwin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darwin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lee sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Darwin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Darwin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lee tries to score with some ground and pound. Darwin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Darwin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to control but Darwin is keeping him busy.
Lee cracks Darwin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
It looks like Victor Darwin has been cut.
Lee tries to move into full mount but can't pass Darwin's legs.
Lee throws a strike aimed at the side of Darwin's head but Darwin avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to ground and pound but Darwin uses the momentary lack of control by Lee to regain half guard.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee looks to land a strike but Darwin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lee throws a strike but Darwin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Darwin manages to get himself to full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee wants to control from the top but Darwin keeps moving.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lee 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.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Darwin is keeping the position.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darwin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Darwin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darwin.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Darwin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darwin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.
Darwin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darwin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee looks for a takedown but Darwin sprawls well.
Darwin misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Darwin won't be happy with that.
Darwin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Darwin is looking to regain half guard here but Lee keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the action but Darwin is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Lee.
Darwin is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lee wants to control but Darwin is keeping him busy.
Lee in side control, throwing shots but Darwin defends.
Darwin prevents Lee from improving position.
An elbow from Lee crashes against the mat.
Lee working the ground and pound but Darwin is defending the strikes.
Lee throws an elbow but Darwin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lee is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Darwin's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position but Darwin is working away.
Lee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Darwin is avoiding damage well.
Darwin taking a bit of punishment here - Lee scoring with strikes.
Darwin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Darwin tries to get out of the position.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darwin keeps working.
Lee controlling the position from side mount.
Darwin is not content to let Lee control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Darwin regains half guard, as Lee was trying to land strikes.
Darwin is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Darwin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Darwin misses with a kick to the body.
Darwin misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Darwin.
A shot to the body from Darwin misses
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Darwin misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darwin scores with a shot to the body.
Darwin misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Darwin won't be happy with that.
Darwin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lee looking to control but instead Darwin has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Darwin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Lee.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lee with the ground and pound but Darwin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Darwin keeps moving.
Lee throws and elbow that misses. Darwin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Darwin!
Lee wants to stand but Darwin is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Darwin wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Darwin is controlling him.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tiger Lee wasn't active enough on the ground.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice hook to Darwin's body. Darwin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Darwin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Darwin settles back down.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Darwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Darwin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Darwin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darwin tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
A left lands for Lee.
Darwin misses with a body punch
and Lee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Darwin's guard.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Darwin is keeping the position.
Darwin is trying to keep Lee in close.
Victor Darwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.
Tiger Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee wants to stand but Darwin is controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Victor Darwin just wasn't active enough.
Darwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee wants to control for a moment but Darwin uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Lee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Smiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachery Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
219 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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26
205 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guy Smiley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zachery Rey!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rey drops Smiley with a beautiful combination! Smiley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rey is looking for the KO!
It looks like Guy Smiley has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rey lands with a short shot to the head.
Rey is leaning against Smiley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Rey.
A right hook to the body lands for Rey.
Rey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rey with a knee to the head.
Rey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smiley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rey lands a knee to the body.
Smiley is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Rey.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smiley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rey presses Smiley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rey lands an elbow that stopped Smiley in his tracks for a moment.
Rey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rey lands an elbow that stopped Smiley in his tracks for a moment.
Smiley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees in the clinch landing for Rey.
Rey lands an elbow that stopped Smiley in his tracks for a moment.
Rey just leaning against Smiley, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey gets through Smiley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rey lands an elbow inside.
Rey tries a knee to the head but Smiley blocks it.
Rey with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rey.
A short left from Rey.
Rey lands an elbow inside.
Rey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smiley is rocked!
Rey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smiley's defenses.
Oh Smiley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rey creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Smiley with a big uppercut! Smiley tries to clinch up but Rey pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Smiley to the mat! Smiley covers up and Rey unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zachery Rey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Ettan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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24
185 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Ettan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Wright!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright misses with a right hand
and Ettan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Ettan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ettan cracks Wright with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wright avoids the body shot from Ettan.
Sloppy strikes from Ettan. Those never looked like landing.
Wright wants to slow Ettan down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice jab there from Ettan.
Ettan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wright looks gassed!
Wright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ettan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ettan digs a good body shot into Wright's ribs.
Wright throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ettan counters with a three punch combo that has Wright backing up. Wright nods at Ettan to acknowledge the strikes.
Ettan is looking to wear down Wright with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sloppy strikes from Ettan. Those never looked like landing.
Wright misses with a double jab
and Ettan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettan lands with a shot to the body.
Wright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ettan lands with a cross.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ettan connects with a body shot.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ettan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ettan lands with a nice body punch.
Kyle Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ettan lands a jab to Wright's midsection.
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ettan.
Ettan lands a lovely overhand right.
Wright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ettan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ettan digs a good body shot into Wright's ribs.
Ettan lands a body shot.
Ettan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Ettan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ettan punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Ettan. Beautiful body shot.
Ettan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wright momentarily.
Wright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ettan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wright takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ettan connects with a looping right hand.
Ettan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ettan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Ettan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettan looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Ettan works Wright's body with a nice hook.
Ettan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ettan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ettan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ettan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ettan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ettan lands with a good body shot.
Ettan punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
Ettan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ettan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ettan lands a jab to Wright's midsection.
Ettan lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettan lands a body shot.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Ettan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ettan lands a body shot.
Ettan moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Ettan clobbers Wright with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ettan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ettan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wright in his tracks.
Wright throws a combination that misses
and Ettan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ettan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright misses with a combination
and Ettan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ettan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Ettan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ettan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ettan cracks Wright with an open hand slap.
Ettan misses with a wild body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wright might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ettan has got the better of the exchanges.
Wright misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ettan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kyle Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ettan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wright misses with a combination
and Ettan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ettan swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Ettan scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ettan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ettan lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ettan lands a right hook to the body.
Wright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wright takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ettan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettan throws out a powerful jab.
Ettan stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ettan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ettan.
Wright misses with a shot to the body
and Ettan counters with a left to the body.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ettan scores with a body shot.
Ettan lands with a good body shot.
Ettan looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Ettan counters with a right hand to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ettan.
Wright takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wright misses with a hook
and Ettan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wright thinking.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Ettan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ettan counters with a nice uppercut.
Ettan connects with a looping right hand.
Ettan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ettan.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Ettan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wright thinking.
Wright misses with a shot to the body
and Ettan counters with a right hand to the body.
Wright takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ettan misses with a double jab.
Wright avoids the body shot from Ettan.
Ettan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, jab by Wright - just one landing.
Wright swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ettan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ettan punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettan punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
Wright looks to clinch
and Ettan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ettan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ettan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Ettan.
Wright misses with a double jab
and Ettan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wright thinking.
Wright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ettan counters with a right hand to the body.
Ettan thuds his right hand into Wright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ettan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ettan counters with a left to the body.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
letting Ettan counter with a right hand.
Ettan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ettan counters with a nice uppercut.
Ettan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ettan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.
Ettan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wright tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ettan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wright tries to clinch up
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Ettan counters with a series of strikes. Wright will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Ettan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chris Ettan is winning the standup battle so far.
Ettan jabs at Wright's body.
Wright misses with a body punch
and Ettan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Ettan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ettan jabs at Wright's body.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Ettan counters with a left to the body.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Ettan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ettan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Ettan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ettan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ettan cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Ettan stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ettan lands with a shot to the body.
Ettan lands a slapping body shot.
Ettan lands an overhand right.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Ettan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ettan scores with a jab to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ettan counters with a stiff right hand.
Ettan lands a head shot.
Ettan swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ettan. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ettan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
Ettan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ettan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright misses with a double jab
and Ettan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Ettan.
Ettan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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.
Ettan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ettan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Ettan misses the body punch
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ettan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Ettan misses with a wild body shot.
Ettan lands a lovely overhand right.
Wright is looking to chop away at Ettan's legs.
Ettan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wright misses with a hook
and Ettan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ettan thuds a left hand into Wright's body.
Ettan scores with a jab to the body.
Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ettan throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettan works the jab nicely.
Ettan lands a jab to Wright's midsection.
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ettan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ettan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wright eats them both and turns towards Ettan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ettan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Ettan.
Ettan cracks Wright with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wright scores with a nice body kick.
Chris Ettan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wright misses with a hook to the body
and Ettan counters with a one-two to the body.
Ettan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ettan lands with a nice body punch.
Wright misses with a double jab
and Ettan counters with a stiff right hand.
Ettan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a combination
and Ettan counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Ettan.
Kyle Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright tried to score with a low kick but Ettan checks it.
Ettan scores with a punch to the head.
Wright throws a combination that misses
and Ettan counters with a straight right hand.
Ettan stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ettan. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ettan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ettan.
Ettan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ettan swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ettan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Ettan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ettan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Ettan!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scipio Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakishi Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tua's choice of entrance music: Not Afraid-Eminem. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
288 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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27
280 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scipio Africanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rakishi Tua!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Africanus walks into a straight right hand from Tua.
Africanus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tua.
It looks like Scipio Africanus has been cut.
Africanus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tua counters with a series of strikes. Africanus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tua throws a series of strikes that have Africanus backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Africanus swings widly with a right hand
and Tua counters with a nice uppercut.
Tua moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tua misses with an uppercut
and Africanus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tua thinking.
Tua connects with a looping right hand.
Tua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Africanus.
Tua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Africanus on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Africanus misses with a hook
and Tua counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Africanus thinking.
Tua throws a sloppy body shot
and Africanus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Africanus circles away quickly and effectively.
Africanus misses with a wild body shot.
Tua slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africanus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tua counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tua misses with a body shot.
Africanus closes the distance but Tua moves to the side
enabling Tua to counter with a crisp jab.
Africanus tries to close the distance and clinch but Tua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tua stuns Africanus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Africanus misses
and Tua counters with a two punch combo.
Africanus is rocked!
Tua connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Africanus out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rakishi Tua!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uncomfortably Numb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percival Pickervance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Percival Pickervance acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uncomfortably Numb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Percival Pickervance!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numb shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pickervance is in all sorts of trouble here.
Numb throws some wild stikes that Pickervance manages to avoid easily.
Numb with the ground and pound from mount.
Pickervance keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Numb is working for a guillotine from mount but Pickervance frees his head quite easily.
Numb has hold of Pickervance's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pickervance manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pickervance is desperately trying to improve his position but Numb has a good base and remains in mount.
Numb trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Numb is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pickervance is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numb with shots to the head and body - Pickervance looks very uncomfortable down there.
Numb 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.
Numb working for a submission but Pickervance is keeping him at bay.
Numb scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pickervance?
Pickervance avoids a series of strikes thrown by Numb.
Numb avoids the attempt from Pickervance to control.
Numb throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Numb takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pickervance is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickervance is trying desperately to improve position.
Pickervance holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Numb tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pickervance is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Numb sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Numb throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Numb avoids the attempt from Pickervance to control.
Numb lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Numb trying to control but Pickervance is having none of it.
Numb is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pickervance to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pickervance shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Numb has hold of Pickervance's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pickervance manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Numb can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pickervance is looking to escape.
Pickervance really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pickervance is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Numb lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Numb looking to secure an arm triangle but Pickervance defends it well.
Numb goes for an armbar but Pickervance turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pickervance.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Numb holds on and takes a little breather.
Numb looking to control.
Numb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pickervance postures up.
Pickervance wants to pass the guard but Numb is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uncomfortably Numb dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Numb wants to clinch up but Pickervance keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Numb.
Numb scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Numb is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickervance swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pickervance fails in his attempt to clinch.
Numb walks into a jab.
Numb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pickervance counters with a thumping low kick.
Numb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pickervance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickervance misses with a body shot
and Numb counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Numb is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pickervance has managed to free his arm - good work.
Numb thows a huge punch but Pickervance dodges it nicely.
Pickervance is staying active underneath Numb, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pickervance is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Numb trying to control the action but Pickervance is working from the bottom.
Uncomfortably Numb overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Numb prevents Pickervance from improving his position.
Numb is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pickervance is just riding it out for now. Numb eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numb passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Numb lands a heavy elbow.
Pickervance is controlling an arm, preventing Numb from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Numb quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Numb but it's paid off an Pickervance is forced to tap! Nice work by Numb.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Uncomfortably Numb!
Uncomfortably Numb is the new welterweight champion!
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FIGHT
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