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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sackamano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojtek Svalbard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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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
2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Sackamano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wojtek Svalbard!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackamano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Svalbard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Bob Sackamano has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackamano shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Svalbard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Svalbard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Svalbard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sackamano!
Svalbard stands up from mount. Strange move.
Sackamano stuffs the takedown.
Svalbard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sackamano counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svalbard moves into full guard.
Svalbard has Sackamano pulled in close to control his posture.
Svalbard is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Sackamano frees his head nicely. Oh but Svalbard has switched to an armbar! Sackamano is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Wojtek Svalbard!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Khoury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Danials (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Khoury has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Khoury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Danials!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danials fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khoury avoids it really well and circles away.
Danials circles away from the clinch attempt
and Danials counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Khoury throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Danials tries to free his leg and advance position but Khoury is retaining full guard.
Khoury is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Danials is controlling him.
Khoury throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Danials pushes down on Khoury's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Khoury trying to hold on to Danials's head to control him but Danials postures up.
Danials controlling the action here.
Khoury is refusing to be controlled, as Danials sits in half guard.
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.
Danials seems to be working for a kimura but Khoury defends the submission attempt.
Khoury keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Danials trying to mount his opponent but Khoury defends it.
Khoury is trying to stand up here but Danials is controlling him well.
Khoury is staying active underneath Danials, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Khoury wants to control but Danials is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Danials fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Khoury to the ground. Danials is now in Khoury's guard.
Khoury keeping moving, preventing Danials from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danials throws and elbow that misses. Khoury uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Danials's guard. Nice move by Khoury!
Khoury has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Khoury trying to control but Danials is working from the bottom.
Khoury looking to sit in guard and control but Danials gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danials wants to control from the top but Khoury keeps moving.
Danials sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Khoury's guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Danials in particular looking to stall.
Danials thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khoury's head.
Danials wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khoury keeps working.
Danials performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Khoury is refusing to be controlled, as Danials sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Danials is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Khoury working to try and regain half guard.
Khoury is breathing heavily.
Khoury really wants to buck Danials off and get back to his feet.
Danials cracks Khoury with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Danials landing strikes from the mount.
Danials unloading with bombs!
Danials controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Danials dominated that round.
That's time! Khoury's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Danials thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Khoury if he has to take too many more of those.
Danials rushes Khoury and presses him up against the cage.
Khoury is pressed up against the cage. Danials has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khoury down to the mat. Khoury avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Danials gets the takedown into side control.
Danials controlling the position from side mount.
Danials tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Danials is trying to get an arm triangle but Khoury is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danials happy to just control the position for now.
Khoury manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Danials controlling the action here.
Danials is thwarting Khoury's attempts to control the position.
Danials slows the pace down in half guard.
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.
Danials throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danials slips a nice elbow through Khoury's hands, connecting with Khoury's forehead.
Danials trying to control the action but Khoury is working from the bottom.
Danials working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Danials seems to be looking for submissions.
Khoury is not content to let Danials control the position.
Khoury is looking to control Danials's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khoury avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Danials 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.
Danials wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khoury keeps working.
Danials performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Danials moves nicely into side control.
Danials lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danials trying to control the action but Khoury is working from the bottom.
Danials landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Danials trying to control the action but Khoury is working from the bottom.
Danials wants to control for a moment but Khoury uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Danials prevents Khoury from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Danials showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Danials swinging wildly here.
Danials fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khoury misses with a double jab
and Danials counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Danials lands a couple of elbows.
Jack Danials has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khoury controls Danials momentarily but Danials frees himself.
Danials trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danials pushing down on Khoury's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Danials working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Khoury is staying active underneath Danials, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khoury trying to control but Danials postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danials takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Danials connects with a nice short shot to Khoury's temple.
Khoury wants to get back to full guard.
Danials tries to pass the half guard into mount. Khoury knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Danials is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Danials slips a nice elbow through Khoury's hands, connecting with Khoury's forehead.
Danials is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nice strikes from Danials there.
Danials passes to full mount!
Danials looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Danials controlling the position easily from mount.
Danials connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danials looking for a guillotine from mount but Khoury is having none of it.
Danials sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Danials connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jack Danials is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danials sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danials scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Danials takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Danials has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khoury tries to hold on but Danials postures up.
Danials tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Danials comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Danials 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Danials!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Montain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Henning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henning is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In For the Count ( Perfect Twist). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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265 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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224 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregor Montain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Henning!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montain looks to clinch
and Henning counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Henning advances to half guard.
Montain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henning.
Henning decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Montain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gregor Montain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montain shoots in for a takedown but Henning shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henning fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henning throws a head kick but Montain moves out of range.
Henning backs away from a small jab...but Montain lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Henning crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Montain with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Gregor Montain!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Ngo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tappy McOut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Ngo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tappy McOut!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McOut lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Henry Ngo has been cut.
McOut changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McOut looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ngo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McOut trying to control the position from guard on top but Ngo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ngo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ngo keeping moving, preventing McOut from controlling successfully.
McOut scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McOut looking to sit in guard and control but Ngo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McOut wants to get back to his feet but Ngo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McOut bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ngo's guard.
McOut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McOut landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McOut accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McOut wants to control from the top but Ngo keeps moving.
McOut throwing strikes but missing.
Ngo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
McOut won't allow Ngo to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McOut postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ngo looking to hit a scissor sweep but McOut is one step ahead there.
McOut postures up in Ngo's guard and throws a big left but Ngo blocks it.
McOut stands and steps away. Ngo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McOut manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ngo on his heels. He'll look to pass Ngo's guard now, I'm sure.
McOut scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ngo is breathing heavily.
McOut pushing down on Ngo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McOut thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McOut uses his free foot to push down on Ngo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ngo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McOut working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McOut is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ngo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McOut lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McOut cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McOut landing strikes from the mount and Ngo is in trouble!
McOut with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McOut lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McOut cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ngo is rocked!
McOut quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for McOut but it's paid off an Ngo is forced to tap! Nice work by McOut.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tappy McOut!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kinesa Cali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernie Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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300 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kinesa Cali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernie Mac!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac misses with a double jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cali.
Mac on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cali throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mac can't do much from the bottom here.
Mac is looking to reverse the position.
Cali working the head and body with strikes.
Mac gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cali thows a huge punch but Mac dodges it nicely.
Mac moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mac keeping moving, preventing Cali from controlling successfully.
Mac is trying to control the position but Cali postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac is looking for a triangle here but Cali uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cali grinds an elbow into Mac's temple.
Mac wants to control but Cali postures up.
Mac managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cali.
Cali lands a decent elbow from side control.
It looks like Bernie Mac has been cut.
Mac is looking to regain half guard here but Cali keeps moving and retains side control.
Mac is not content to let Cali control the position.
Cali lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cali trying to control the position but Mac is working away.
Mac is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac stops Cali from passing to mount.
Mac is looking to regain half guard here but Cali keeps moving and retains side control.
Cali is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mac will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mac is looking for a sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cali is looking to take a break and control but Mac is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A control attempt from Mac but he's now mounted!
Cali is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mac can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mac really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cali landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mac is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mac wants to hold on but Cali pushes him away.
Cali is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Cali.
That has opened up Bernie Mac's cut even more.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cali unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Mac wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Cali celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kinesa Cali!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenshin Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Garvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garvey has chosen One Loaf of Bread -- Damian Marley as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenshin Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Garvey!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garvey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nakamura looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Garvey feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Nakamura crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcus Garvey!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazushi Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
Smith trying to control the action but Sakurai is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakurai is looking for a sweep.
Smith controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai prevents Smith from improving position.
Sakurai regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakurai is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Sakurai looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith with the ground and pound but Sakurai uses the opportunity to regain guard.
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.
Sakurai keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sakurai wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Sakurai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Sakurai's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
Sakurai is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sakurai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai seems to be looking for submissions.
Sakurai is looking to stall here but Smith recovers full guard.
Sakurai 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.
Sakurai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sakurai wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Smith will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sakurai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sakurai throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Sakurai counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smith has his hands clasped together around Sakurai's back. He's all about the action.
Sakurai trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Sakurai misses with a head shot. Smith uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sakurai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sakurai wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kazushi Sakurai.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakurai misses with a double jab.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakurai.
Mike Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakurai.
Sakurai shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Sakurai didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sakurai stalling away here and it's allowed Smith to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sakurai tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Sakurai postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Sakurai postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Smith is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sakurai, into his guard.
Smith trying to control but Sakurai is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sakurai's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sakurai postures up.
Sakurai decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sakurai counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakurai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sakurai misses with a straight right.
Sakurai moves out of range of the body kick.
Sakurai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sakurai's guard.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakurai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith throws and elbow that misses. Sakurai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Sakurai!
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakurai on the ground.
Sakurai postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Smith is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sakurai, into his guard.
Sakurai wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith trying to control but Sakurai is working from the bottom.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sakurai wants to sweep but no luck.
Sakurai has a closed guard, preventing Smith from standing up.
Sakurai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith won't allow Sakurai to sweep him here.
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sakurai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between Sakurai's legs - danger averted.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakurai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kazushi Sakurai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mike Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Criss Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Weird Al" Yankovic - Fat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Criss Angel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
300 lbs
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283 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Criss Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roy Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wilson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wilson.
Angel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Angel keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson is working Angel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Angel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilson is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angel keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson stands and throws Angel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wilson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wilson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Angel is trying to escape and Wilson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Angel is forced to tap! Nice work there by Wilson! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Wilson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel has chosen Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Steel!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark misses with a hook
and Steel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stark misses with a lunging right hand
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
Stark misses with a lunging right hand
and Steel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steel staying out of range there.
Steel scores with a hook to the body. Stark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steel counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stark throws a right hand that misses
and Steel counters with a straight right hand.
Steel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stark swings widly with a right hand
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Steel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
Steel looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steel counters with a solid body kick.
Stark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Stark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel digs a good hook to Stark's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a shot to the body
and Steel counters with a nice right hand that sends Stark toppling to the canvas! Stark scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Steel finish him?!
Stark is rocked!
Stark misses with a right hand
and Steel counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Steel lands a big right hand that sends Stark crashing to the mat! Steel stays standing though and waves Stark back to his feet!
Oh Stark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steel drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Stark's head, knocking him out cold! Steel is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Steel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josef Gobbels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josef Gobbels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Hero!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero misses the jab.
Hero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gobbels counters by moving into the clinch.
Gobbels gets through Hero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gobbels.
Hero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gobbels counters with a nice uppercut.
Hero on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hero thows a leg kick but Gobbels checks it
and Gobbels counters with a right hand to the body.
Hero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gobbels moves into the clinch.
Gobbels lands an elbow just above Hero 's eye.
It looks like The Hero has been cut.
Hero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gobbels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gobbels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hero looks gassed!
Gobbels lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Gobbels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gobbels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gobbels.
Gobbels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gobbels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gobbels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hero backwards.
Gobbels utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short left from Gobbels.
Gobbels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gobbels manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gobbels really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gobbels lands a nice knee to the body.
Come on Gobbels - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gobbels lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hero or not.
Gobbels landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gobbels.
Gobbels throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gobbels lands a takedown into 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero keeping moving, preventing Gobbels from controlling successfully.
Gobbels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero wants to control but Gobbels passes easily into half guard.
Hero is in trouble now - Gobbels has advanced to mount!
Gobbels controlling the pace for now.
Hero wants to hold on but Gobbels pushes him away.
Gobbels sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gobbels looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gobbels is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hero has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gobbels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gobbels jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hero manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gobbels is looking to take a break and control but Hero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hero wants to control but Gobbels postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gobbels is trying to get an arm triangle but Hero is defending well.
Hero parries the strikes from Gobbels easily there. Gobbels is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hero to escape.
Gobbels prevents Hero from escaping the position.
Gobbels passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hero!
Gobbels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hero is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hero is squirming around, avoiding Gobbels's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hero tries to improve his position but Gobbels has taken his back! Gobbels has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Hero tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Gobbels pushes Hero away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Josef Gobbels!
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