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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between sydneyTwo Sydney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Jupitus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, sydneyTwo Sydney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dean Jupitus!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sydney misses with a leg kick.
Sydney finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No luck for Jupitus with that takedown attempt.
Sydney throws a front kick aimed at Jupitus's knee but Jupitus avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sydney lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jupitus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jupitus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jupitus swats away the attempt to clinch by Sydney.
Jupitus closes the distance and pushes Sydney back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sydney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sydney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jupitus's brow.
Sydney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sydney throws an elbow but misses.
Sydney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sydney throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sydney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jupitus's defenses.
Jupitus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jupitus blocks the elbow strike.
Jupitus wants to break free but Sydney has control.
Sydney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jupitus's defenses.
Nice elbow from Sydney.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sydney.
Sydney throws an elbow but it misses.
Jupitus wants to break free but Sydney has control.
Sydney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sydney lands a damaging elbow.
Jupitus working hard to break the clinch.
Sydney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jupitus is trying to force a seperation but Sydney has the dominant position.
Sydney misses with an elbow strike.
Sydney misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sydney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sydney lands an elbow inside that Jupitus shrugs off.
Sydney lands a damaging elbow.
Jupitus avoids a wild elbow strike from Sydney.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sydney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jupitus's brow.
Jupitus tries to break the clinch but Sydney is controlling the position.
Sydney lands a damaging elbow.
Jupitus tries to circle away but Sydney has him pinned against the cage.
Sydney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sydney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jupitus's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sydney throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Sydney.
Sydney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jupitus avoids a wild elbow strike from Sydney.
Sydney pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sydney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jupitus's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sydney lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Sydney.
Jupitus is looking to break free of the clinch but Sydney has double underhooks.
Sydney lands a damaging elbow.
Jupitus takes an elbow to the temple.
Sydney pushes off an throws an elbow but Jupitus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sydney lands an elbow that stopped Jupitus in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Dean Jupitus has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sydney.
Sydney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Sydney.
Sydney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sydney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jupitus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jupitus avoids the elbow strike from Sydney, against the cage.
Jupitus takes an elbow to the temple.
Sydney lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sydney throws an elbow but it misses.
Jupitus avoids the elbow strike from Sydney, against the cage.
Sydney misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sydney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jupitus's brow.
Jupitus blocks the elbow strike.
Sydney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jupitus's defenses.
Sydney lands an elbow inside that Jupitus shrugs off.
Sydney throws an elbow but it misses.
Sydney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sydney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sydney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sydney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sydney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sydney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jupitus's brow.
Sydney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sydney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sydneyTwo Sydney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Jupitus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sydney throws a leg kick but Jupitus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sydney misses with a low kick.
Sydney throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jupitus throws a series of punches but Sydney moves out of range.
A punch combination from Jupitus misses.
Sydney takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sydney has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sydney tries to land a leg kick but Jupitus saw it coming and moves away.
Sydney is looking to clinch but Jupitus is avoiding it.
Jupitus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jupitus throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sydney tries to clinch but Jupitus is having none of it.
No joy there for Jupitus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
sydneyTwo Sydney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jupitus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jupitus throws a nice looking combination but Sydney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sydney fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jupitus is out of range.
Jupitus misses with a wild combination.
Sydney throws a leg kick that misses.
Sydney misses with a combination
enabling Jupitus to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jupitus blocks a head kick by Sydney.
sydneyTwo Sydney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sydney tries a low kick but Jupitus avoids it.
Sydney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jupitus fails to land with a series of punches.
Sydney misses with a leg kick.
Sydney wants to clinch.
Jupitus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sydney circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sydney tries to clinch there but Jupitus circles away.
Jupitus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jupitus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jupitus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sydney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jupitus somewhat.
Sydney wants to clinch.
Sydney throws a sloppy head kick and Jupitus moves out of range easily.
That's four 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.
Sydney throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Jupitus as he checks the leg kick.
Sydney misses with a low kick.
Sydney throws a leg kick but Jupitus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sydney throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jupitus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Jupitus.
Jupitus fails to land with a series of punches.
Jupitus misses with the combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Some wild striking there from Jupitus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Jupitus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dean Jupitus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sydney tries to land a leg kick but Jupitus saw it coming and moves away.
Jupitus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sydney.
Sydney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jupitus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jupitus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jupitus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jupitus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jupitus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sydney circles away quickly and effectively.
Jupitus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jupitus misses with a wild combination.
Sydney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jupitus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sydney.
Sydney throws a poor cross that misses
and Jupitus counters with a one-two to the body.
Jupitus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sydney misses with an elbow over the top.
Jupitus is trying to break the clinch but Sydney is controlling him.
Sydney lands a nice elbow.
Sydney throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sydney lands a nice elbow.
Sydney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jupitus's defenses.
Nice elbow from Sydney.
Sydney lands a damaging elbow.
Sydney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sydney lands an elbow that stopped Jupitus in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sydney misses with an elbow over the top.
Jupitus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jupitus blocks an elbow strike from Sydney.
Sydney throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sydney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sydney throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Sydney.
Jupitus is trying to force a seperation but Sydney has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Sydney.
Jupitus blocks an elbow strike from Sydney.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sydney throws an elbow but misses.
Sydney misses with an elbow over the top.
Jupitus working hard to break the clinch.
Sydney lands an elbow inside that Jupitus shrugs off.
Jupitus avoids a wild elbow strike from Sydney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jupitus working hard to break the clinch.
Sydney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jupitus's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sydney.
Nice elbow from Sydney.
Sydney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sydney lands a damaging elbow.
Jupitus avoids the elbow strike from Sydney, against the cage.
Sydney lands an elbow inside.
Jupitus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sydney lands an elbow inside that Jupitus shrugs off.
Jupitus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sydney.
Jupitus blocks the elbow strike.
Sydney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sydney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jupitus's efforts to push away.
Sydney misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Sydney.
Jupitus takes an elbow to the temple.
Sydney lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sydney.
Sydney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Sydney.
Sydney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sydney lands an elbow just above Jupitus 's eye.
Jupitus is trying to maintain a safe position but Sydney gets an underhook and turns Jupitus into the cage.
Sydney throws an elbow but it misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jupitus blocks the elbow strike.
Sydney has Jupitus pressed against the cage, preventing Jupitus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sydney lands a damaging elbow.
Sydney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
sydneyTwo Sydney showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sydney 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sydneyTwo Sydney!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hussak Claw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Birchmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hussak Claw has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hussak Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Birchmont!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birchmont swinging wildly here.
Claw takes one to the chin there.
Claw takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Birchmont stuns Claw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Claw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Birchmont scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Birchmont listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Hussak Claw has been cut.
Birchmont jabs at Claw's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Birchmont throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Claw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Birchmont sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Birchmont works Claw's body with a nice hook.
Birchmont is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Claw rather than just go for the knockout.
Birchmont fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Claw on the side of the head.
Claw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Claw is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birchmont lands with a cross.
Claw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Birchmont lands a body shot.
Birchmont lands a left and a right that send Claw crashing to the mat, dazed. Birchmont thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birchmont dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Birchmont with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Birchmont lands a right hook to the body.
Claw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Birchmont sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Birchmont works Claw's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Birchmont. Beautiful body shot.
Birchmont throws a shot to the body.
Birchmont works Claw's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont scores with a shot to the body.
Birchmont lands with a good body shot.
Birchmont throws a shot to the body.
Birchmont works Claw's body with a nice hook.
Birchmont punishes Claw's body with a nice straight punch.
Birchmont fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Christian Birchmont is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Birchmont lands with a straight right. Claw didn't see that one coming.
Birchmont scores with a one two! Claw had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hussak Claw's cut is getting worse.
Birchmont throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Claw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Birchmont. Beautiful body shot.
Claw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont scores with a shot to the body.
Birchmont goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Claw is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Claw takes one to the chin there.
Hussak Claw's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Birchmont dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Birchmont changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Birchmont throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Birchmont with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Birchmont lands a left and a right that send Claw crashing to the mat, dazed. Birchmont thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Birchmont is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Claw had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Birchmont catches Claw with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Claw forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Christian Birchmont!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Do McFiddles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Furijima Donatello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Do McFiddles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Furijima Donatello!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donatello looks to throw the jab but McFiddles is out of range.
McFiddles misses with a straight left.
Donatello dives in and grabs McFiddles's left leg, looking for a takedown. McFiddles pushes down on Donatello's head and hops out.
McFiddles throws a lazy uppercut
and Donatello counters with a takedown into side control.
Donatello trying to control the action but McFiddles is working from the bottom.
Donatello cracks McFiddles with a big elbow.
McFiddles is looking to regain half guard here but Donatello keeps moving and retains side control.
McFiddles is working hard here to advance position.
Donatello has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donatello cracks McFiddles with a big elbow.
Donatello working the body and head with strikes.
McFiddles is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Donatello working the body and head with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFiddles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Donatello sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McFiddles is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
McFiddles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Donatello on the ground.
Donatello connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McFiddles some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donatello is putting a hurting on McFiddles here, landing some big shots from side control.
McFiddles taking punishment in the form of punches.
Donatello trying to control the action but McFiddles is working from the bottom.
Donatello working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatello working away.
Donatello scores with a couple of short elbows.
Donatello working the ground and pound.
McFiddles is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Donatello landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Donatello connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McFiddles some visible discomfort.
Donatello working the ground and pound.
McFiddles tries to bench press Donatello off him but Donatello keeps the position.
Donatello wants to lay and pray for a moment but McFiddles keeps working.
Donatello lands an elbow.
Donatello trying to control the position but McFiddles is working away.
McFiddles throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
McFiddles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donatello lands a few punches from side control.
Donatello landing a few strikes.
McFiddles taking a bit of punishment here - Donatello scoring with strikes.
Donatello working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Donatello lands a few punches from side control.
Donatello trying to control the position but McFiddles is working away.
McFiddles is working to avoid the ground and pound but Donatello connects with a decent elbow.
The referee asks Donatello politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Donatello prefers to stall for the moment though.
Donatello is working McFiddles over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donatello is working McFiddles over with some ground and pound from side control.
Donatello in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Donatello is working to tighten is grip on McFiddles's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. McFiddles has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Donatello is really squeezing tight and eventually McFiddles passes out! Donatello breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Furijima Donatello!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Ananasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhon Javier Restrepo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jhon Javier Restrepo 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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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregory Ananasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jhon Javier Restrepo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Restrepo misses the jab.
Restrepo looks to land a combination but Ananasov avoids it well.
Restrepo misses with a double jab
and Ananasov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ananasov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ananasov trying to control from half guard but Restrepo is working away.
Ananasov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ananasov has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Restrepo defend it? Ananasov steps over the head and cranks it - Restrepo is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ananasov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gregory Ananasov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Cardigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Howell's choice of entrance music: Machine Spiritual . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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209 lbs
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210 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Orlando Cardigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Howell!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell stuffs the takedown.
Cardigan defending well as Howell loads up on a big left hand.
Howell misses with a body shot.
Howell works over Cardigan's head and body with a nice combination.
Cardigan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Cardigan.
Howell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cardigan was well out of range. Poor timing from Howell.
Cardigan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cardigan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cardigan drives through with a takedown into Howell's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cardigan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cardigan content to stall in guard here.
Cardigan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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.
Howell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cardigan controls the pace.
Cardigan passes Howell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Well, if Cardigan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cardigan has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Howell defend it? Cardigan steps over the head and cranks it - Howell is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Cardigan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Orlando Cardigan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fu Kyou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sarbinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyou comes to the cage accompanied by ICP- Fuck The World. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fu Kyou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Sarbinov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarbinov misses with a takedown
and Kyou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sarbinov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kyou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sarbinov thinking.
Kyou uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sarbinov has time to react.
Kyou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sarbinov wants to clinch but Kyou slips to the side
and Kyou counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sarbinov darts in trying to clinch
and Kyou makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kyou with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kyou misses the shot to the body.
Kyou just misses with a punch to the body.
Sarbinov lands a head shot.
Sarbinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyou.
Yuri Sarbinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyou takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sarbinov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sarbinov swings widly with a right hand
and Kyou counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyou takes a swing at Sarbinov's ribcage but misses.
Sarbinov misses with a takedown attempt
and Kyou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sarbinov tries to clinch
and Kyou counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sarbinov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sarbinov.
Sarbinov with a poor takedown
and Kyou counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fu Kyou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Sarbinov.
Sarbinov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kyou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sarbinov thinking.
Sarbinov throws a combination that misses
and Kyou counters with a left to the body.
Sarbinov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kyou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sarbinov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kyou counters with a straight right hand.
Sarbinov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice combination there by Kyou.
Sarbinov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sarbinov looks gassed!
Kyou connects with a body shot that sends Sarbinov's belly button to the back.
Kyou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kyou bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kyou works Sarbinov's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarbinov misses with a takedown attempt
and Kyou makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sarbinov with a poor takedown
and Kyou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kyou thuds his right hand into Sarbinov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kyou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sarbinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyou.
Sarbinov misses with a hook
and Kyou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kyou misses the shot to the body.
Sarbinov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sarbinov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sarbinov tries for a takedown but Kyou circles away easily
and Kyou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sarbinov needs to keep his hands up - Kyou had a free shot at his head there.
Kyou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sarbinov looks to clinch
letting Kyou counter with a right hand.
Fu Kyou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarbinov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sarbinov tries for a takedown but Kyou circles away easily
and Kyou counters with a straight right hand.
Kyou is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kyou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarbinov is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kyou is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sarbinov.
Kyou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Kyou.
Kyou keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kyou digs a good hook to Sarbinov's body.
Kyou fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kyou lands with a shot to the body.
Kyou scores with a body shot.
Kyou lands a slapping body shot.
Kyou throws a body punch but Sarbinov moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kyou.
Kyou changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kyou thuds his right hand into Sarbinov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kyou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarbinov.
Kyou lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kyou lands a two punch combo.
Kyou scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarbinov wants to clinch
and Kyou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kyou misses with a wild body shot.
Kyou jabs Sarbinov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sarbinov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kyou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kyou thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyou. Sarbinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sarbinov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kyou counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyou changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Sarbinov coming out on top.
Sarbinov tries to clinch
letting Kyou counter with a right hand.
Sarbinov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fu Kyou dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sarbinov misses with a lunging right hand
and Kyou counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sarbinov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sarbinov has his takedown stuffed
and Sarbinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kyou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kyou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kyou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kyou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sarbinov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kyou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kyou lands a jab to Sarbinov's midsection.
Sarbinov misses with a lunging right hand
and Kyou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kyou tries to bum rush Sarbinov with a series of wild strikes but Sarbinov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kyou cracks Sarbinov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kyou stalks Sarbinov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sarbinov's face. Sarbinov staggers backwards, shaken.
Sarbinov is breathing heavily.
Kyou lands with a shot to the body.
Sarbinov walks into a stiff left hand from Kyou.
Kyou connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarbinov misses with an uppercut
and Kyou counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sarbinov throws a lazy uppercut
and Kyou counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sarbinov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kyou counters with a right hand to the body.
Kyou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sarbinov can do to turn this around?
Sarbinov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kyou counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sarbinov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kyou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kyou connects with a body shot that sends Sarbinov's belly button to the back.
Kyou fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kyou moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kyou lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sarbinov backs up against the cage.
Kyou ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kyou.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyou thuds a left hand into Sarbinov's body.
Kyou connects with a body shot that sends Sarbinov's belly button to the back.
Kyou digs a good hook to Sarbinov's body.
Kyou jabs at Sarbinov's body.
Kyou works Sarbinov's body with a nice hook.
Kyou swings for the body but Sarbinov moves out of range.
Sarbinov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kyou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarbinov moves away.
Kyou scores with a body shot.
Kyou punishes Sarbinov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kyou lands a nice looking body shot.
Sarbinov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kyou lands with a nice combination. Sarbinov backs away looking to recover.
Kyou fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kyou connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyou smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kyou connects with a body shot.
Kyou shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sarbinov eats them both and turns towards Kyou to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kyou lands a nice looking body shot.
Kyou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kyou swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sarbinov.
No joy there for Kyou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sarbinov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kyou has got the better of the exchanges.
Sarbinov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kyou to score with a decent uppercut.
Kyou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sarbinov misses with a left hand
and Kyou counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kyou misses with the combination.
Sarbinov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kyou is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kyou lands with an overhand left.
Kyou lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyou throws a body punch but Sarbinov moves out of range.
Kyou takes a swing at Sarbinov's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Kyou.
Kyou digs a good hook to Sarbinov's body.
Kyou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarbinov moves away.
Sarbinov misses with a takedown attempt
and Kyou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sarbinov thinking.
Fu Kyou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Sarbinov.
Sarbinov looks to clinch
and Kyou counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kyou lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sarbinov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kyou counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarbinov.
Sarbinov swings widly with a right hand
and Kyou counters with a straight right hand.
Sarbinov walks into a stiff left hand from Kyou.
Kyou works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fu Kyou dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kyou misses with a body shot.
Sarbinov wants to clinch but Kyou slips to the side
letting Kyou counter with a right hand.
Kyou takes a swing at Sarbinov's ribcage but misses.
Sarbinov has his takedown stuffed
and Kyou counters with a straight right hand.
Sarbinov misses with a hook
and Kyou counters with a nice uppercut.
Sarbinov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kyou counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kyou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sarbinov wants to clinch but Kyou slips to the side
letting Kyou counter with a right hand.
Yuri Sarbinov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kyou works Sarbinov's body with a nice hook.
Sarbinov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kyou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sarbinov tries to clinch up
and Kyou makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sarbinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyou.
Kyou lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sarbinov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kyou sizes up Sarbinov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kyou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sarbinov wants to clinch
enabling Kyou to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Kyou. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kyou.
Kyou looks to throw the jab but Sarbinov is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kyou, as that shot connected.
Kyou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sarbinov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kyou lands with a nice body punch.
Fu Kyou is winning the standup battle so far.
Kyou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarbinov.
Kyou lands with a straight right. Sarbinov didn't see that one coming.
Sarbinov misses with a takedown attempt
and Kyou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kyou circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kyou counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyou looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarbinov is just out of range.
Sarbinov darts in trying to clinch
and Kyou counters with a nice body shot.
Sarbinov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sarbinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fu Kyou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Sarbinov.
Sarbinov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kyou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kyou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kyou 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.
Kyou lands a nice looking body shot.
Kyou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyou throws a body punch but Sarbinov moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyou misses with a body shot.
Sarbinov throws a poor cross that misses
and Kyou counters with a series of strikes. Sarbinov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sarbinov misses with a hook to the body
and Kyou counters with a left to the body.
Sarbinov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sarbinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yuri Sarbinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyou throws a combination. Sarbinov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sarbinov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kyou throws a shot to the body.
Sarbinov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kyou digs a good hook to Sarbinov's body.
Kyou scores with a jab to the body.
Sarbinov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kyou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sarbinov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kyou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyou connects with a nice looking jab.
Kyou thows a body shot but no joy.
Sarbinov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kyou counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kyou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sarbinov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kyou throws out a powerful jab.
Sarbinov avoids the body shot from Kyou.
Kyou lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kyou scores with a one two! Sarbinov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sarbinov misses the body punch
and Kyou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kyou looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarbinov is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarbinov misses with a takedown attempt
and Kyou counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice shot lands for Kyou.
Kyou lands a nice shot to the body.
Fu Kyou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sarbinov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kyou counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fu Kyou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kyou 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fu Kyou!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benton Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bennie Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles's entrance music is Rocky Remix. 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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23
157 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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145 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benton Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bennie Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles delivers a nice body kick.
Bishop misses with a leg kick
and Styles counters with a straight right hand.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Styles counters with a thumping low kick.
Styles throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick
and Styles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bishop thinking.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Styles but Styles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Styles.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses
and Styles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bishop walks into a straight right hand from Styles.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bishop.
Bishop thows a leg kick but Styles checks it
and Styles counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bishop dives in and grabs Styles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Styles pushes down on Bishop's head and hops out.
Benton Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bennie Bishop.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Styles counters with a big head kick but Bishop shrugs it off.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Styles.
Bishop is rocked!
Styles lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bishop falls backwards - clearly groggy! Styles dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benton Styles!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Modaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Modaal kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is damage plan - new found power. Damon Pierce will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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27
198 lbs
8 - 6 - 1 |
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200 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jan Modaal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damon Pierce!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Modaal misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Modaal does no damage.
Pierce gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pierce escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Modaal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Modaal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Modaal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Modaal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Modaal throwing strikes from guard but Pierce blocks nicely.
Pierce wants to sweep here but Modaal controlling him for the moment.
Modaal tries to free his leg and advance position but Pierce is retaining full guard.
Pierce wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce controls Modaal momentarily but Modaal frees himself.
Modaal trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Modaal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Modaal stopping the sweep attempt from Pierce.
Pierce is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Modaal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Modaal landing with the ground and pound.
Modaal passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pierce manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Modaal wants to control from the top but Pierce keeps moving.
Pierce wants to sweep but no luck.
Modaal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pierce swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pierce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Modaal tries to free his leg and advance position but Pierce is retaining full guard.
Modaal trying to control but Pierce is working from the bottom.
Pierce is trying to keep Modaal in close.
Modaal wants to control from the top but Pierce keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jan Modaal just wasn't active enough.
Pierce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Modaal.
An inside leg kick from Modaal misses.
Modaal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Modaal with the ground and pound but Pierce uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pierce is trying to control the position but Modaal postures up.
Modaal tries to free his leg and advance position but Pierce is retaining full guard.
Modaal is sitting in close to Pierce's body. Pierce has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Modaal is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Modaal is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Pierce.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Damon Pierce!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yamapi Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Speziale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chan comes to the cage accompanied by Ikenai Tayou. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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181 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yamapi Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manu Speziale!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan clinches.
Chan jumps guard but Speziale stands there with Chan around his waist. Chan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Speziale manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Speziale.
Speziale scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chan tries to clinch but Speziale is having none of it.
Chan darts in trying to clinch
and Speziale counters with a good low kick that Chan was not able to check.
Chan tries to clinch up but Speziale circles away and keeps his distance.
Speziale scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chan blocks a head kick by Speziale.
Chan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Speziale keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Speziale is looking for a sweep. Chan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Speziale won't allow Chan to pass to mount.
Speziale is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Speziale gets back to full guard.
Chan 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Chan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Speziale pulls Chan in to control the position.
Chan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Speziale is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chan is controlling him.
Chan has gone for a leg lock! Speziale slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chan's guard.
Chan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Speziale stacks Chan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Speziale!
Chan tries to bench press Speziale off him but Speziale keeps the position.
Speziale is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Speziale stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Speziale. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Speziale.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Speziale moves out of range easily.
Chan tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Speziale.
Chan throws a lazy head kick
and Speziale counters with a series of strikes. Chan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Speziale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Speziale lands a nice hook to Chan's body. Chan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chan throws a head kick that misses
and Speziale counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Speziale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Speziale takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Manu Speziale has been cut.
Chan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Speziale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Speziale delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan drops his hands momentarily and Speziale takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Speziale misses with a head kick.
Speziale is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Speziale misses with a wild combination.
Speziale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Speziale throws a series of punches but Chan avoids them all with ease.
Chan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Speziale pinned against the cage. Speziale gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yamapi Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Speziale as he connects with a hook.
Chan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Speziale preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Speziale is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Speziale is trying to control the position but Chan postures up.
Chan stopping the sweep attempt from Speziale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speziale keeping full guard, as Chan tries to pass.
Speziale looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chan is one step ahead there.
Speziale keeping moving, preventing Chan from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Speziale misses with a head kick.
Chan blocks a head kick by Speziale.
Speziale scores with the left hand. Chan knows he should have avoided that one.
Speziale is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Chan.
Speziale tries a head kick but it misses.
Speziale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chan tries to clinch there but Speziale circles away.
Chan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Speziale sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Speziale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manu Speziale's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chan has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Speziale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Speziale scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Speziale scores with a hook.
Manu Speziale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Speziale is trying to control Chan's posture but Chan avoids it.
Chan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Speziale is looking to regain half guard here but Chan keeps moving and retains side control.
Chan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Speziale knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Speziale knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan working away.
Chan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Speziale, who protects the arm well.
Speziale is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Speziale is looking to control Chan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Speziale avoid being mounted?
Speziale pushes Chan off looking to stand but Chan dives back in and keeps control.
Chan is trying to control. Speziale wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Speziale is looking to improve his position but Chan isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Chan trying to control but Speziale is having none of it.
Chan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chan thowing shots but they're missing.
Chan wants to take his opponent's back but Speziale doesn't allow it.
Chan lands a nice shot to the head.
Speziale is trying to escape the mount.
Speziale wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Chan.
Speziale blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speziale tries to hold on but Chan pushes him away.
Speziale really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chan has control of Speziale's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Speziale regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Speziale prevents Chan from taking his back.
Chan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Chan throws some wild stikes that Speziale manages to avoid easily.
Speziale bucks up and throws Chan to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Chan moves in looking to clinch but Speziale pushes him off.
Chan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Speziale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chan shoots for a double leg takedown but Speziale sprawls well. He's pushed Chan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chan wants to clinch but Speziale slips to the side
and Speziale counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Speziale scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Speziale motions for Chan to come forward. Speziale throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speziale stalks Chan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chan's face. Chan staggers backwards, shaken.
Speziale scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A combination from Speziale does no damage.
Chan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speziale moves away.
Speziale bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chan's head.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Speziale has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Speziale misses with the combination.
Chan fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Chan.
Chan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Speziale counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yamapi Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chan blocks a head kick by Speziale.
Speziale feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Speziale takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Speziale looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manu Speziale will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Manu Speziale'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!
Speziale displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Speziale lands a head kick!
Speziale looks to land a combination. Chan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chan shoots in looking for a takedown. Speziale tries to sprawl out of it but Chan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Speziale manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Manu Speziale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Speziale scores with a nice strike.
Speziale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chan avoids the head kick by Speziale.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Speziale moves out of range easily.
Chan tries to clinch but Speziale moves out of range.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speziale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chan misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick
and Speziale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Speziale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chan blocks a head kick by Speziale.
Chan is looking to clinch but Speziale is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan walks into a straight right hand from Speziale.
Speziale lands a nice looking body shot.
Chan looking to score a takedown here. Speziale is defending well but Chan drives through and ends up in Speziale's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Speziale has his hands on Chan's head, controlling the position.
Speziale looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yamapi Chan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Speziale keeping moving, preventing Chan from controlling successfully.
Speziale looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Speziale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Speziale might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chan kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Manu Speziale hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Speziale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan ducks right into an uppercut from Speziale.
Chan moves in looking to clinch but Speziale pushes him off.
Speziale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Speziale lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chan takes a step back to recover.
Speziale moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Speziale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Speziale scores with a leg kick.
Chan throws a head kick but Speziale moves out of range.
Chan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Speziale avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yamapi Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Speziale. Speziale obviously looking to wear him down.
Chan throws a leg kick but Speziale checks it.
Speziale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Speziale lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan takes one on the button.
Speziale stuffs the takedown attempt from Chan. Chan gets slowly back to his feet.
Speziale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chan wants to clinch but Speziale slips to the side
and Speziale counters with a straight right hand.
Speziale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Speziale connects with a high kick.
Speziale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Speziale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Speziale lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Speziale with a nice cross.
Chan with a poor takedown
and Speziale counters with a straight right hand.
Chan misses with a double jab
and Speziale counters with a good, hard body kick but Chan shrugs it off.
Speziale stalks Chan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chan's face. Chan staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speziale jabs Chan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chan avoids the head kick by Speziale.
Speziale lands a head kick. Chan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yamapi Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Speziale. Chan shrugs it off though.
Speziale scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speziale pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chan back to the cage. Speziale follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice jab there from Speziale.
Speziale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Speziale explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Speziale misses with a head kick.
Chan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chan moves in looking to clinch but Speziale pushes him off.
Speziale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chan.
Manu Speziale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Speziale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick from Speziale lands but Chan takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Speziale blocks the low kick.
A punch combination from Speziale misses.
Chan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Speziale counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Manu Speziale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Speziale sizes up Chan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manu Speziale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Speziale winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Speziale!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charmaine Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastien Le Nogue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Nogue has chosen Scred Connexion - Partis de rien as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Charmaine Dela Cruz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bastien Le Nogue's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charmaine Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bastien Le Nogue!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Nogue misses with a takedown attempt
and Dela Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Bastien Le Nogue has been cut.
Le Nogue dodges the punch combination from Dela Cruz.
Le Nogue 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le Nogue wants to control from the top but Dela Cruz keeps moving.
Le Nogue stands up over Dela Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Le Nogue postures up in Dela Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Dela Cruz blocks it.
Le Nogue is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dela Cruz keeping moving, preventing Le Nogue from controlling successfully.
Le Nogue content to stall in guard here.
Le Nogue throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Nogue postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Le Nogue postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Le Nogue must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dela Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Le Nogue postures up in Dela Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Dela Cruz blocks it.
Le Nogue landing some decent shots from guard.
Le Nogue working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dela Cruz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Le Nogue working some strikes from top position.
Le Nogue working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dela Cruz keeping moving, preventing Le Nogue from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Nogue keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dela Cruz's head.
Le Nogue working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Le Nogue loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Le Nogue is working Dela Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Le Nogue missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dela Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Le Nogue accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dela Cruz 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.
Le Nogue scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Nogue's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Le Nogue wants to control from the top but Dela Cruz keeps moving.
Le Nogue postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Le Nogue trying to control but Dela Cruz is working from the bottom.
Le Nogue content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Le Nogue throwing strikes but missing.
Le Nogue throwing strikes from guard but Dela Cruz blocks nicely.
Le Nogue is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dela Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Le Nogue slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dela Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Le Nogue is one step ahead there.
Le Nogue cracks Dela Cruz with a solid left hand.
Le Nogue stands up over Dela Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Le Nogue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bastien Le Nogue's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dela Cruz tries to sprawl but Le Nogue drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Le Nogue working over Dela Cruz with some ground and pound. Dela Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Le Nogue is keen to just control but Dela Cruz is a slippery customer.
Le Nogue missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Le Nogue looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dela Cruz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Le Nogue frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Le Nogue working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bastien Le Nogue has got the better of the ground game so far.
Le Nogue controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is desperately trying to improve his position but Le Nogue has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Le Nogue cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Le Nogue looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Dela Cruz covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bastien Le Nogue!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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