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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Takalua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choi Siwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonah Takalua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Choi Siwon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takalua stuffs the takedown.
Takalua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siwon.
Siwon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Takalua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Siwon's knee momentarily.
Takalua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Siwon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Siwon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Takalua wants to get back to his feet.
Siwon wants to control the pace but Takalua is squirming around nicely.
Siwon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Takalua can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Siwon trying to control but Takalua is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siwon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Siwon thowing shots but they're missing.
Takalua is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Siwon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Siwon wants to finish this one by submission but Takalua is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Siwon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Takalua wants to get back to his feet.
Siwon is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Takalua throws a sloppy head kick and Siwon moves out of range easily.
Jab by Takalua.
Siwon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Takalua counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jonah Takalua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Choi Siwon.
Takalua throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Takalua.
Takalua throws a series of punches but Siwon avoids them all with ease.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Siwon checks a leg kick.
Siwon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takalua.
An inside leg kick from Takalua misses.
Takalua throws a push kick but Siwon slaps the foot to one side.
Takalua throws a right hand that misses
and Siwon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Siwon is working for a submission of some sort.
Siwon is trying to control the action in half guard but Takalua is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takalua wants to get back to his feet.
Siwon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Takalua doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Siwon.
Siwon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takalua defends it well.
Siwon prevents Takalua from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Choi Siwon dominated that 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.
A head kick misses from Takalua.
Jonah Takalua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Siwon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takalua.
Siwon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Takalua throws a head kick that misses.
Takalua misses with an uppercut.
Siwon checks a low kick from Takalua.
Takalua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takalua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Takalua swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Siwon.
Siwon blocks a head kick by Takalua.
Siwon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Siwon stops Takalua from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siwon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Takalua does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Takalua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Siwon on the ground.
Siwon in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Takalua tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Siwon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Choi Siwon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ready to Fight. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cody Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leeroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jenkins.
Gunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Jenkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jenkins fails with the takedown
and Gunn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jenkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jenkins tries to clinch there but Gunn circles away.
Gunn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gunn throws a nice looking combination but Jenkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn connects with the punch.
Gunn lands a slapping body shot.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
Cody Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leeroy Jenkins.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gunn, as that shot connected.
Gunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Jenkins shoots in but no luck this time.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jenkins looks gassed!
Gunn lands a slapping body shot.
Gunn works Jenkins's body with a nice hook.
Cody Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Gunn. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn lands a nice hook to Jenkins's body. Jenkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunn.
Jenkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gunn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gunn scores with a body shot.
Gunn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cody Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn stuns Jenkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gunn misses with a few strikes there.
Good shot there by Gunn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.
Gunn lands a slapping body shot.
Jenkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gunn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gunn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gunn.
Jenkins tries to move into range but Gunn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gunn is looking to wear down Jenkins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gunn lands with a shot to the body.
Jenkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jenkins moves away.
A cross from Gunn lands.
Gunn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.
Gunn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jenkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunn scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Gunn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gunn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Gunn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Gunn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jenkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunn thows a body shot but no joy.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt - Gunn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jenkins might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gunn has got the better of the exchanges.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt
and Gunn counters with a left to the body.
Gunn scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gunn is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jenkins.
Gunn scores with a nice head shot.
Gunn connects with the punch.
Gunn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Gunn moves away
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Cody Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn lands a body shot.
Gunn throws a good cross that connects.
Gunn lands with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Gunn - just one landing.
Leeroy Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins tries for a takedown but Gunn circles away easily
and Gunn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cody Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leeroy Jenkins.
Gunn throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Gunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Gunn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jenkins doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn takes a swing at Jenkins's ribcage but misses.
Gunn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jenkins can do to turn this around?
Gunn misses with a wild body shot.
Jenkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunn throws a series of strikes that have Jenkins backpedaling.
Jenkins shoots and misses
and Gunn counters with a nice body shot.
Jenkins throws a hook to the side of Gunn's head but Gunn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunn connects with the punch.
Gunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gunn.
Gunn scores with the left hand. Jenkins knows he should have avoided that one.
Jenkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jenkins tries to clinch up
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunn jabs Jenkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gunn cracks Jenkins with a good jab.
Gunn throws a right hand that Jenkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenkins also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Gunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jenkins tries to clinch up.
Gunn looks to land a combination. Jenkins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jenkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Gunn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Donk. Gunn catches Jenkins right on the button with a cross.
Gunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gunn looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
Gunn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins tries for a takedown but Gunn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gunn thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gunn punishes Jenkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Gunn thuds his right hand into Jenkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jenkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunn.
Gunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.
Gunn misses with a double jab
and Jenkins counters with a takedown into side control.
Gunn tries to bench press Jenkins off him but Jenkins keeps the position.
Jenkins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jenkins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jenkins wants to take a breather but Gunn manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Jenkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Gunn is keeping the position.
Jenkins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jenkins trying to control but Gunn is working from the bottom.
Gunn looking for a sweep. Not yet Gunn, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
Jenkins slips nicely into half guard.
Gunn is refusing to be controlled, as Jenkins sits in half guard.
Jenkins passes to side control.
Leeroy Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gunn is holding Jenkins down, trying to stall.
Jenkins trying to control the action but Gunn is working from the bottom.
Gunn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jenkins on the ground.
Jenkins working the ground and pound but Gunn is defending the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leeroy Jenkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gunn 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Gunn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ros Ludovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ros Ludovic!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ludovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hogan counters with a nice uppercut.
Hogan clinches with his opponent.
Ludovic breaks the clinch.
Ludovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Hogan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ludovic is trying to stand back up but Hogan is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hogan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ludovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hogan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ludovic defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan with the ground and pound but Ludovic uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Ludovic is looking for a triangle here but Hogan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ludovic is looking to reverse the position.
Hogan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ludovic to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Ludovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ludovic wants to get back to his feet.
Ludovic is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hogan is working Ludovic over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ludovic wants to get back to his feet.
Ludovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hogan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ludovic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hogan working away.
Ludovic is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ludovic is trying to escape the position but Hogan is controlling the position.
Ludovic is looking to reverse the position.
Hogan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ludovic to see if he's OK.
Ludovic is trying to buck Hogan off.
Ludovic is trying to control Hogan's posture but Hogan avoids it.
Ludovic is trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Hogan tries to move to mount but Ludovic blocks the move with his legs.
Ludovic tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Hogan trying to control momentarily.
Ludovic manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hogan's guard. Nice work there by Ludovic.
Ludovic is looking to stand up but Hogan won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Hogan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ludovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hogan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hogan stops Ludovic from getting back to his feet.
Ludovic wants to control but Hogan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like Hogan is going to stand back up.
Hogan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ludovic on the ground.
Ludovic is refusing to be controlled, as Hogan sits in half guard.
Ludovic trying to control but Hogan postures up.
Hogan controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikey Hogan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ludovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Ludovic misses with a double jab
and Hogan counters with a left and a right that stings Ludovic.
Ludovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ludovic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ludovic moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ludovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hogan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hogan is thwarting Ludovic's attempts to control the position.
Ludovic pushes Hogan off looking to stand but Hogan dives back in and keeps control.
Ludovic gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ludovic is trying to keep Hogan in close.
Ludovic is breathing heavily.
Ludovic keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
Hogan stopping the sweep attempt from Ludovic.
Ludovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludovic passes to side control.
Ludovic is trying to get an arm triangle but Hogan is defending well.
Ludovic decides to stand back up. Ludovic steps back and let's Hogan get back to his feet.
Ludovic closes the distance but Hogan moves to the side
and Hogan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ludovic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ludovic duly obliges.
Ludovic misses with a combination
and Hogan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ludovic!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan with a couple of short strikes.
Ludovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hogan tries to control but Ludovic wriggling away.
Ludovic is trying desperately to improve position.
Hogan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mikey Hogan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hogan with shots to the head and body - Ludovic looks very uncomfortable down there.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ludovic wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Hogan 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. This is the final round!
Ludovic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hogan counters with a shoot takedown. Ludovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Hogan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ludovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ludovic is on top in guard.
Hogan is working an open guard so Ludovic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ludovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hogan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ludovic is trying to defend but Hogan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ludovic actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludovic moves into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ludovic trying to keep a closed guard but Hogan is proving a slippery customer.
Hogan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ludovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hogan won't allow Ludovic to sweep him here.
Hogan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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.
Hogan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ludovic connects with a high kick.
Hogan slips a jab and a cross from Ludovic.
Ludovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ludovic lands a head kick!
Ludovic throws a right and a left that Hogan avoids nicely.
Hogan misses with a head kick.
Hogan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hogan trying to control the action but Ludovic is working from the bottom.
Ludovic is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan wants to control for a moment but Ludovic uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Ludovic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ludovic keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
Hogan throwing strikes from guard but Ludovic blocks nicely.
Hogan won't allow Ludovic to sweep him here.
That's four 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.
Ludovic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hogan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ludovic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hogan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ros Ludovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ludovic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mikey Hogan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hogan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Hogan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JW Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enrique Volkov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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177 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JW Alonso!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Volkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volkov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Alonso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
JW Alonso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alonso tries to clinch there but Volkov circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Volkov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alonso avoids the head kick by Volkov.
Alonso tries to clinch but Volkov is having none of it.
Alonso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alonso keeps control of Volkov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alonso takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Volkov looking to throw knees to the head but Alonso is blocking nicely.
Volkov looking to slow down the pace here.
Alonso breaks the clinch.
Alonso throws a nice looking combination but Volkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Volkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Alonso throws a right hand that Volkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Volkov also avoids with ease.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volkov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Volkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volkov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alonso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volkov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alonso moves in looking to clinch but Volkov pushes him off.
Alonso has Volkov up against the cage in a clinch.
Alonso throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Volkov misses with a knee strike.
Alonso tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alonso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alonso digs a right hand into Volkov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Volkov's gas tank.
Volkov is trying to push Alonso away but Alonso has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alonso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alonso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Volkov throws the kick towards the body but Alonso avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Volkov!
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch but Volkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Volkov gets tackled into the cage by Alonso. Alonso maintains the clinch.
Alonso working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso working aggressively here.
Alonso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alonso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Alonso.
Alonso lands with a left to the head.
Volkov is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Alonso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alonso lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Volkov.
Volkov is trying to maintain a safe position but Alonso gets an underhook and turns Volkov into the cage.
Alonso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alonso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Volkov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Alonso on the inside.
Alonso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Volkov scores with a head kick. Alonso tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alonso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alonso blocks a head kick by Volkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Enrique Volkov has been cut.
Alonso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alonso tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Volkov.
Alonso clinches up with Volkov and pushes him back against the cage.
Alonso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Volkovs head.
Volkov takes a shot to the head.
Volkov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alonso.
Volkov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alonso is defending well for now.
Alonso stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alonso misses with a knee strike.
Alonso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alonso is trying to break free.
Volkov is looking to break free of the clinch but Alonso has double underhooks.
Alonso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alonso moves into the clinch.
Volkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alonso is trying to break the clinch but Volkov has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov tries to land knees in the clinch but Alonso avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Alonso.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
Alonso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alonso tries to circle away but Volkov has him pinned against the cage.
Alonso lands a right hand.
Volkov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alonso breaks the clinch.
Alonso tries to clinch but Volkov is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Volkov.
Nice body kick from Volkov.
Volkov connects with a high kick.
Volkov misses with a body kick.
Alonso closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Alonso moves out of range of the body kick from Volkov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Volkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Volkov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alonso.
Alonso moves to clinch but Volkov breaks away
and Volkov counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JW Alonso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Volkov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alonso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Volkov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Alonso really felt that one!
Alonso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alonso avoids the head kick by Volkov.
Alonso moves in looking to clinch but Volkov pushes him off.
Volkov throws a nice head kick!
Enrique Volkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alonso avoids the head kick by Volkov.
Alonso throws a nice looking combination but Volkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alonso tries to clinch there but Volkov circles away.
Volkov misses with a head kick.
Alonso throws a nice looking combination but Volkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alonso takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Volkov keeps Alonso at a distance using the push kick.
Volkov thuds his shin into the meat of Alonso's side.
Crunch! Volkov slams his shin into Alonso's torso.
Volkov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alonso if he has to take too many more of those.
Alonso loads up on a big right hand but Volkov slips the punch.
Alonso is breathing heavily.
Volkov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov lands a head kick!
Volkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alonso steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Volkov. That one must have hurt.
Volkov scores with a head kick. Alonso tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Volkov.
Alonso misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Volkov counters with a big head kick but Alonso shrugs it off.
Volkov throws a sloppy head kick and Alonso moves out of range easily.
Alonso avoids the head kick by Volkov.
Volkov scores with a head kick.
Alonso has managed to clinch.
Alonso throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Volkov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alonso avoids it.
Alonso pushes Volkov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Volkov misses with a knee strike.
Alonso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alonso managing to block the knees to the body from Volkov.
Alonso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov has had enough of the clinch but Alonso keeps him there for the moment.
Alonso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Volkov wants to stall.
Alonso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Volkov is trying to stall.
Alonso displaying some good clinch control by pressing Volkov up against the cage.
Alonso works on Volkov's body with a couple of short punches.
Alonso has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Volkov.
A short uppercut from Alonso.
Alonso lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alonso takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Alonso scores with a hook to the body.
Alonso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alonso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso manages to break the clinch.
Alonso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Volkov.
Alonso dips to his left and cracks Volkov with an uppercut!
A slapping body kick lands there for Volkov.
Alonso wants to clinch.
Volkov scores with a head kick. Alonso tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alonso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alonso throws a hook but Volkov avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Alonso.
Alonso takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Enrique Volkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Alonso fails to land with a series of punches.
Alonso throws a series of punches but Volkov avoids them all with ease.
Volkov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alonso blocks a head kick by Volkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Volkov lands but Alonso takes it in his stride.
Volkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alonso throws a right hand that Volkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Volkov also avoids with ease.
Volkov misses with a head kick.
Volkov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alonso misses with a looping left.
Volkov throws a head kick that Alonso semi-blocks.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses.
Alonso avoids the head kick by Volkov.
Alonso moves in looking to clinch but Volkov pushes him off.
Volkov lands a head kick. Alonso smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Volkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkov misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Volkov.
Volkov tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Volkov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Volkov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alonso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Volkov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Alonso is looking to clinch but Volkov is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Volkov.
Alonso wants to clinch.
Alonso throws a big shot that misses.
Volkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alonso is looking to clinch.
Alonso throws a wild body kick that Volkov sees coming a mile off.
Volkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alonso.
A head kick misses from Volkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alonso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alonso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Volkov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Volkov.
Volkov scores with a head kick. Alonso tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Volkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volkov scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso blocks a head kick by Volkov.
Volkov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alonso forces Volkov back against the cage and clinches.
Alonso struggles to land a body shot inside as Volkov controls his hands.
Alonso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alonso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Volkov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alonso is defending well for now.
Alonso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Volkov has had enough of the clinch but Alonso keeps him there for the moment.
Alonso lands a shot to the body.
Alonso creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alonso wants to get back to striking at distance but Volkov won't allow it.
Alonso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alonso breaks the clinch.
Alonso tries to clinch but Volkov is having none of it.
Alonso wants to clinch up but Volkov keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Volkov.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volkov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Volkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alonso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Volkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Volkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Alonso takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alonso throws an off balance right hand
and Volkov counters with a body kick.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alonso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Volkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alonso avoids the head kick by Volkov.
Volkov throws a sloppy head kick and Alonso moves out of range easily.
Volkov swats away the attempt to clinch by Alonso.
Volkov lands with a kick to the temple. Alonso shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Volkov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alonso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alonso tries to clinch there but Volkov circles away.
Alonso misses with a double jab.
Volkov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Volkov connects with a high kick.
Volkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alonso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Alonso.
Alonso 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.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses.
Alonso is looking to clinch but Volkov is avoiding it.
Volkov lands a head kick!
Volkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alonso throws a hook to the side of Volkov's head but Volkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses.
Volkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Volkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Volkov throws a nice head kick!
Alonso tries to clinch but Volkov moves out of range.
Alonso throws a poor cross that misses
and Volkov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Volkov connects with a high kick.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch but Volkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Volkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Volkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses.
Alonso wants to clinch.
Volkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volkov throws a head kick that Alonso semi-blocks.
Alonso wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique Volkov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Volkov 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Volkov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DrewB Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DrewB Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Down counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Down counters with a nice uppercut.
Down drives through with a takedown into guard.
Down slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Down throws an elbow but Roberts slips to the side and avoids it well.
Down throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down is trying to get an arm triangle but Roberts is defending well.
Down is looking to take a break and control but Roberts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Down throws an elbow but Roberts slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Down misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Down postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Down misses with the ground and pound.
Down will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Down in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Down throws an elbow but Roberts slips to the side and avoids it well.
Down trying to control the action but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Roberts defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roberts keeps working.
Down misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Down trying to control the position but Roberts is working away.
Down looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Roberts is avoiding damage well.
Down wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roberts keeps working.
Down sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Roberts is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Down is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roberts knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Down throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down tries to score with some ground and pound. Roberts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Down throws an elbow but Roberts slips to the side and avoids it well.
Down tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roberts dodges the ground and pound from Down.
The ground and pound from Down seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Down with the ground and pound but Roberts regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Roberts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Down. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roberts regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Down trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Down stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roberts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Down trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts can't keep his opponent in guard - Down advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Down wants to pass the guard but Roberts is defending well.
Down is working hard here to advance position.
Down is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Roberts sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DrewB Down dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Down looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
Roberts connects with a high kick.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Down counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down stands and throws Roberts's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Down in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Down sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Roberts is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Down trying to control the position but Roberts is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Down.
Down looks up at the clock and then as Roberts takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Down smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Down postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Down advances to mount.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Down throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Down throwing strikes here but Roberts is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Down thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Down 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.
Down throwing strikes here but Roberts is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Down throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Roberts is bucking up trying to escape but Down cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Down goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Roberts is on top in guard.
Down wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Down wants to sweep here but Roberts controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down trying to control the position.
Roberts won't allow Down to sweep him here.
We're going to have a standup here because DrewB Down wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Down looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
Andy Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Down shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Down was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Roberts is looking to get to half guard.
Down landing punches.
Down thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Down thowing shots but they're missing.
Down 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.
Down throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
DrewB Down overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Down landing strikes from the mount.
Down throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Roberts because Down loaded up on that one.
Down with good strikes from the mount here!
Down thowing shots but they're missing.
Down throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Roberts because Down loaded up on that one.
Down thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Down thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DrewB Down dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Down dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts fails with the takedown
and Roberts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Down throws a jab when Roberts was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts has his takedown stuffed
and Down counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down 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.
Down works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Roberts won't allow Down to pass to mount.
Down trying to control the action but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Down is looking to advance position but Roberts won't allow it.
Roberts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Down.
Down not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Down thows a huge punch but Roberts dodges it nicely.
Down thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roberts's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down uses his free foot to push down on Roberts's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Roberts.
Down throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Down throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Roberts manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Roberts, under a barage of strikes from Down.
Down is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Down is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Roberts is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Roberts flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Down anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Roberts and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Down slips an arm under Roberts chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Down has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Down is squeezing on Roberts like an anaconda would it's prey. Roberts fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). DrewB Down!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Meed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Williams looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stephen Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Meed!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Meed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meed shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meed decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Meed is working away from the top position though.
Meed wants to pass to mount but Williams is defending the position.
Meed seems to be working for a kimura but Williams defends the submission attempt.
Meed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Meed prevents Williams from improving his position.
Meed wants to stand but Williams has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Meed content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meed's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Meed working Williams over with strikes.
Meed trying to control the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Meed wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. David Meed wasn't active enough on the ground.
Williams closes the distance but Meed moves to the side
and Meed counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Williams is looking to control Meed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meed is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Williams trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Williams tries to hold on but Meed postures up.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams tries to lock up and control but Meed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Williams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Meed is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Meed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Meed lands a heavy elbow.
Williams wants to control but Meed is having none of it.
Meed with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Meed.
Meed controlling the position easily from mount.
Meed landing punches.
Meed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to lock up and control but Meed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meed controlling his opponent.
It looks like Meed might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Meed has hold of Williams's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Williams manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Williams wants to control but Meed is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Meed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Williams looks to clinch
and Meed counters by moving into the clinch.
Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams tries to work over Meed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meed scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Meed takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Meed jumps into guard, dragging Williams to the mat.
Meed is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Williams stands up out of Meed's guard for a moment - Meed manages to land a nice upkick.
Meed is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Williams thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meed has his hands on Williams's head, controlling the position.
Meed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Meed is working from the bottom.
Meed is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. David Meed wasn't active enough on the ground.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Meed counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meed.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williams prevents a body shot from Meed.
Meed slowing the pace effectively.
Meed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meed avoids it.
Meed manages to break the clinch.
Meed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Meed somewhat.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Meed counters with a nice double leg into side control. Williams won't be happy with that.
Meed is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meed is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Williams is trying to control Meed's posture but Meed avoids it.
Williams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Meed controlling from side mount.
Meed trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to control Meed's posture but Meed avoids it.
Meed has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Meed counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Williams!
Williams sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Meed is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is controlling Meed's trapped leg to prevent Meed from advancing to side control.
Meed looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Williams controls Meed momentarily but Meed frees himself.
Meed trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
David Meed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Meed wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Meed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Meed shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Meed showed some decent athleticism there.
Williams trying to control here.
Meed is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Meed.
Williams trying to hold on to Meed's head to control him but Meed postures up.
Meed stands up out of the half guard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Williams misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meed shoots in but no luck this time.
Meed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams wants to clinch but Meed slips to the side
and Meed counters with a takedown into side control.
Williams sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Williams wants to control but Meed is keeping busy.
Williams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Meed scores with a couple of nice shots.
Williams wants to control but Meed is keeping busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stephen Williams wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Meed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Meed.
Meed tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Williams wants to control but Meed postures up.
Meed controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Meed decides to stand back up.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Meed is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a low kick but Meed avoids it.
Meed fails to land the takedown.
Stephen Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Meed.
Meed fails with the takedown.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Meed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams wants to clinch but Meed slips to the side
and Meed counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meed.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Meed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meed tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Williams.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Meed avoids the damage to the body.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meed is defending well for now.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Meed tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Meed drops back down to his feet.
Williams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meed smiles and moves away.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch
and Meed moves into the clinch.
Meed drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Meed as Williams tries to tie him up.
Meed prevents a body shot from Williams.
Stephen Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meed is struggling to control the position.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meed content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
David Meed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Meed circles away from the clinch attempt.
David Meed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams leaves Meed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Meed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Meed 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Meed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Octavio Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduard Folayang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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26
161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Octavio Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eduard Folayang!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Folayang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomes.
Folayang with a poor takedown
and Gomes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Folayang's guard now.
Gomes lands a couple of digs.
Folayang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gomes 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.
Folayang keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
Folayang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gomes passes into half guard.
Gomes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gomes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gomes thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Folayang to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is in close to Folayang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Folayang keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
Gomes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gomes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Folayang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Folayang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gomes passes Folayang's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gomes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gomes is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes postures up.
Gomes thows a big elbow that misses.
Gomes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gomes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gomes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Octavio Gomes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gomes misses with an uppercut
and Folayang counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Folayang drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gomes dives on top into guard.
Gomes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Folayang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Folayang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomes.
Folayang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gomes throws and elbow that misses. Folayang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gomes's guard. Nice move by Folayang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes is trying to control the position but Folayang postures up.
Gomes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Octavio Gomes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gomes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gomes here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes breaks from Folayang's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gomes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Folayang is rocked!
Folayang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gomes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomes wants to control the pace but Folayang is squirming around nicely.
Gomes lands with some strikes.
Folayang is still in real trouble! Can Gomes finish him?
A big strike lands for Gomes! That's really hurt Folayang and he's turned his back - Gomes keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Gomes jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Octavio Gomes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wakka Farplane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew BDown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BDown has chosen 50 Cent - I Get Money as his entrance music. Wakka Farplane has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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208 lbs
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221 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wakka Farplane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drew BDown!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farplane has his takedown stuffed
and BDown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Wakka Farplane has been cut.
BDown throws a jab when Farplane was well out of range.
Farplane defending well as BDown loads up on a big left hand.
BDown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
BDown throws a hook to the side of Farplane's head but Farplane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farplane changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. BDown tries to avoid it but Farplane manages to keep hold of a leg and drag BDown to the ground. BDown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Farplane moves out of range of the strikes.
Farplane has his takedown stuffed
and BDown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wakka Farplane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BDown drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Farplane's head, knocking him out cold! BDown is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Drew BDown!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stinkie Pinkie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinkie has chosen Sexy Bitch as his entrance music. 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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154 lbs
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181 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Fluke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stinkie Pinkie!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fluke slips under a jab.
Pinkie swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Fluke counter with a right hand.
Fluke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pinkie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fluke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pinkie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fluke counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pinkie throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinkie throws a lazy uppercut
and Fluke counters with a leg kick.
Pinkie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pinkie avoids the head kick by Fluke.
Fluke slips a straight right by Pinkie.
Pinkie scores with a sloppy right hand. Fluke should have avoided that one.
Pinkie misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fluke misses with a body punch
and Pinkie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab lands there for Pinkie.
Pinkie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fluke misses with a straight left.
Fluke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkie throws a leg kick
and Fluke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stinkie Pinkie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Fluke coming out on top.
Pinkie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fluke moves away.
Fluke thows a leg kick but Pinkie checks it
and Pinkie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Pinkie. That snapped Fluke's head back.
Pinkie lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkie throws a head kick but Fluke moves out of range.
Pinkie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fluke was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinkie.
Pinkie throws a lazy head kick
enabling Fluke to counter with a crisp jab.
Fluke drops his hands momentarily and Pinkie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pinkie throws a lazy right hand but Fluke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinkie lands with a straight right. Fluke didn't see that one coming.
Fluke misses with a lunging right hand
and Pinkie counters with a series of strikes. Fluke will be more careful next time no doubt.
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 Luke Fluke will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A low kick from Fluke is predictable there
and Pinkie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pinkie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fluke was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinkie.
Pinkie misses with a left hand
and Fluke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fluke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinkie.
Pinkie lands a jab to the nose.
Pinkie throws a jab but it's blocked by Fluke.
Pinkie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fluke's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke looks to land a body kick but Pinkie moved away.
Pinkie scores with a head kick.
Pinkie throws a combination that misses
and Fluke counters with an outside leg kick.
Fluke throws a leg kick
and Pinkie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pinkie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luke Fluke is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinkie throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinkie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fluke manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fluke.
Fluke avoids the body shot from Pinkie.
Pinkie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fluke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinkie counters with a low kick, right behind Fluke 's knee.
Pinkie throws a hook but Fluke blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinkie can pounce on him.
Luke Fluke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinkie swings widly with a right hand
and Fluke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinkie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fluke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fluke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pinkie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fluke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fluke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pinkie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fluke throws a lazy head kick
and Pinkie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkie misses with a right hand
enabling Fluke to counter with a crisp jab.
Fluke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pinkie.
Pinkie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pinkie moves out of range of the leg kick from Fluke.
Pinkie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pinkie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pinkie avoids the body shot from Fluke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke 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.
Fluke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fluke avoids the head kick by Pinkie.
Pinkie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinkie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pinkie is rocked!
Fluke closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Pinkie out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luke Fluke!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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