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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Jarlsberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rolf Jarlsberg!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarlsberg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Goldberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarlsberg.
A shot to the body from Jarlsberg misses
and Goldberg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jarlsberg's guard now.
Goldberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jarlsberg tries to strike from the bottom.
Goldberg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jarlsberg wants to stand and escape but Goldberg is having none of it.
Goldberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jarlsberg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Goldberg is controlling him.
Jarlsberg throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Goldberg stops Jarlsberg from standing up.
Jarlsberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jarlsberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jarlsberg trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldberg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jarlsberg's head.
Goldberg postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg prevents Jarlsberg from getting back to his feet.
Goldberg is standing up over Jarlsberg. Jarlsberg looks to escape but Goldberg dives into side control.
Jarlsberg looks gassed!
Goldberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jarlsberg keeps working.
Goldberg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jarlsberg tries to improve position but can't.
Goldberg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Goldberg lands a decent elbow from side control.
Goldberg landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Goldberg scoring with punches and elbows.
Goldberg is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jarlsberg's shoulder. That is not cool.
Goldberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jarlsberg keeps working.
Goldberg working the head and body with strikes.
Jarlsberg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarlsberg is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jarlsberg gets back to half guard.
Goldberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Goldberg is thwarting Jarlsberg's attempts to control the position.
Goldberg stops Jarlsberg from getting back to his feet.
Goldberg is taking a breather. Jarlsberg says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarlsberg is trying to get back to full guard.
Goldberg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Goldberg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Goldberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jarlsberg on the ground.
Goldberg with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarlsberg is refusing to be controlled, as Goldberg sits in half guard.
Goldberg is really struggling to control Jarlsberg but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jarlsberg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jarlsberg pushes Goldberg off looking to stand but Goldberg dives back in and keeps control.
Goldberg wants to pass to mount but Jarlsberg is defending the position.
Goldberg is controlling the pace.
Goldberg winds up and cracks Jarlsberg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goldberg is looking for a kimura but Jarlsberg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Goldberg to get the leverage.
Jarlsberg wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarlsberg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goldberg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goldberg's back!
Jarlsberg is throwing shots to the body but Goldberg manages to wriggle free. Jarlsberg pounces on him again and ends up in Goldberg's guard.
Goldberg controlling the position.
Jarlsberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goldberg being controlled here, momentarily.
Jarlsberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jarlsberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jarlsberg misses with a body punch
and Goldberg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jarlsberg's guard.
Bill Goldberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goldberg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Goldberg stopping the sweep attempt from Jarlsberg.
Jarlsberg keeping moving, preventing Goldberg from controlling successfully.
Goldberg chips away with some ground and pound.
Jarlsberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jarlsberg wants to stand but Goldberg is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goldberg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg postures up and lands a big shot to Jarlsberg's brow.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Jarlsberg keeps moving.
Jarlsberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goldberg with a nice head shot there.
Jarlsberg is looking to stand back up but Goldberg counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jarlsberg.
Jarlsberg is breathing heavily.
Goldberg is trying to control the action in half guard but Jarlsberg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jarlsberg is trying to control but can't.
Jarlsberg is trying to stand back up but Goldberg is controlling him
Goldberg drops an elbow to the side of Jarlsberg's head.
Goldberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jarlsberg keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jarlsberg manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Goldberg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarlsberg trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Jarlsberg keeps moving.
Goldberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarlsberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goldberg with a nice head shot there.
Goldberg won't allow Jarlsberg to get back to his feet.
Goldberg postures up and lands a big shot to Jarlsberg's brow.
Goldberg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Goldberg scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goldberg preventing the sweep.
Jarlsberg keeping moving, preventing Goldberg from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jarlsberg is on top in guard.
Goldberg trying to control the position.
Goldberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goldberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jarlsberg postures up in Goldberg's guard and throws a big left but Goldberg blocks it.
Jarlsberg thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Jarlsberg wants to control from the top but Goldberg keeps moving.
Jarlsberg throws a strike but Goldberg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Goldberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jarlsberg is keeping the position for now.
Goldberg is working hard here to advance position.
Goldberg trying to control but Jarlsberg is working from the bottom.
Jarlsberg throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that second round.
That's time! Goldberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jarlsberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jarlsberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jarlsberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Goldberg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jarlsberg misses with a shot to the body
and Goldberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jarlsberg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Goldberg counters with a left to the body.
Jarlsberg swings widly with a right hand
and Goldberg counters with a single leg into guard. Jarlsberg didn't expect that.
Goldberg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Goldberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jarlsberg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Goldberg wants to pass the guard but Jarlsberg is keeping the position.
Jarlsberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarlsberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarlsberg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Goldberg is controlling him.
Goldberg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Goldberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Goldberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Goldberg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jarlsberg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Goldberg is controlling him.
Jarlsberg working a defensive guard here.
Jarlsberg scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jarlsberg misses with a jab to the body
and Goldberg counters with a straight right hand.
Jarlsberg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Goldberg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Goldberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Goldberg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Goldberg scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldberg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jarlsberg wants to sweep here but Goldberg controlling him for the moment.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Jarlsberg keeps moving.
Goldberg engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jarlsberg looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Goldberg puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jarlsberg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Goldberg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Goldberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jarlsberg can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarlsberg has hold of Goldberg's hands but Goldberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jarlsberg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goldberg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goldberg's back!
Goldberg looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jarlsberg punches the canvas rather than the man.
Goldberg covering up well under a series of strikes from Jarlsberg.
Goldberg wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarlsberg throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Goldberg trying to control but not successfully.
Even with his hooks in, Jarlsberg manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Jarlsberg throws a series of strikes and Goldberg wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Rolf Jarlsberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldberg holds on for dear life, controlling Jarlsberg's posture momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Goldberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goldberg, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Goldberg!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Forrester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Capri Sun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Forrester might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Rooster by Alice and Chains. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sun 's choice of entrance music: "Derezzed" . The key to victory for Nathaniel Forrester has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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World class boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathaniel Forrester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Capri Sun !
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Forrester was well out of range. Poor timing from Sun .
Forrester tries to keep at a distance but Sun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Forrester is trying to break the clinch but Sun is controlling him.
Sun prevents a body shot from Forrester.
Sun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Forrester just misses with a punch to the body.
Sun closes the distance and pushes Forrester back into the cage.
Knees to the body from Sun .
Forrester looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Forrester wants to break free but Sun has control.
Forrester managing to block the knees to the body from Sun .
Sun holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Forrester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Forrester wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Forrester wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sun breaks the clinch.
Sun throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Forrester counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Forrester fails to land with a series of punches.
Sun looks to clinch
and Forrester counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Capri Sun has been cut.
Forrester scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Forrester fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sun looks gassed!
Forrester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Forrester displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Forrester throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forrester.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forrester throws a right and a left that Sun avoids nicely.
Sun dodges the punch combination from Forrester.
Forrester connects with a body shot that sends Sun 's belly button to the back.
Forrester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Forrester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Forrester's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Forrester duly obliges.
Sun walks into a straight right hand from Forrester.
Forrester lands a left and a right that send Sun crashing to the mat, dazed. Forrester thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sun is rocked!
That has opened up Capri Sun 's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OH! Sun has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Forrester smells blood and charges in for the finish! Forrester unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Sun sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nathaniel Forrester!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rooster Cogburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Johnson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rooster Cogburn!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cogburn closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cogburn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Cogburn tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cogburn wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Cogburn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cogburn closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cogburn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cogburn tries to clinch
and Cogburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cogburn tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cogburn wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cogburn closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Cogburn tries to clinch
and Cogburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Rooster Cogburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cogburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cogburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cogburn tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cogburn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cogburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cogburn wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Cogburn tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Cogburn looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cogburn tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cogburn closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Cogburn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cogburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cogburn tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Cogburn tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Cogburn darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Cogburn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cogburn wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cogburn tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cogburn moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cogburn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cogburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cogburn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cogburn wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Cogburn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cogburn wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Cogburn wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cogburn tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Cogburn is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cogburn looks to clinch
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cogburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Cogburn with an uppercut!
Cogburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Cogburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Cogburn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cogburn closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cogburn looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cogburn moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cogburn tries to clinch
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cogburn looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cogburn wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Cogburn slips a jab from Johnson.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cogburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cogburn throws a head kick that misses.
Cogburn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cogburn moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Rooster Cogburn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cogburn wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cogburn should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
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!
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Johnson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cogburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Cogburn closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Cogburn tries to clinch
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Cogburn closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Cogburn moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cogburn wants to clinch
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cogburn throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Cogburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cogburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cogburn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Cogburn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Cogburn moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cogburn looks to clinch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Cogburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Cogburn tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Cogburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cogburn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cogburn moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cogburn moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cogburn thinking.
Cogburn tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cogburn takes one on the button.
Cogburn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Cogburn wants to clinch
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cogburn tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joe Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cogburn closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cogburn thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rooster Cogburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cogburn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cogburn closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Johnson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goliath Areanas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Math Huge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Math Huge is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Goliath Areanas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Math Huge!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Areanas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Huge misses with a series of wild punches.
Areanas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Areanas showed some decent athleticism there.
Areanas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Areanas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Huge is not content to let Areanas control the position.
Huge won't allow Areanas to pass to mount.
Areanas 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.
Areanas 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.
Areanas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Areanas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Areanas is keen to just control but Huge is a slippery customer.
Huge has a hand on Areanas 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Areanas takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Areanas content just to control the position here.
Areanas landing shots from mount.
Huge tries to reverse the position but Areanas maintains control.
Huge is trying to stand up.
Areanas wants to control the pace but Huge is squirming around nicely.
Huge is bucking up trying to escape but Areanas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Areanas avoids the attempt from Huge to control.
Areanas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Areanas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Huge can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Areanas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Huge hang on?
Huge is rocked!
Areanas postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Huge bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Areanas and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Goliath Areanas !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Samoan Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cedric Daniels could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Freddie Samoan Warrior's chin.
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184 lbs
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173 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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cedric Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Samoan Warrior!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Samoan Warrior.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Samoan Warrior.
Samoan Warrior misses with a hook to the body
and Daniels counters with a left to the body.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samoan Warrior.
Freddie Samoan Warrior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samoan Warrior throws a predictable looking body shot
and Daniels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Samoan Warrior throws a right hand that misses
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samoan Warrior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Samoan Warrior throws a combination that misses
and Daniels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Samoan Warrior fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Daniels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daniels. That's going to slow Samoan Warrior down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samoan Warrior misses with a double jab
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samoan Warrior misses with a hook
and Daniels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samoan Warrior manages to avoid it.
Daniels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daniels with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Daniels coming out on top.
Samoan Warrior stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daniels.
Samoan Warrior looks gassed!
Samoan Warrior throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Daniels to counter with a crisp jab.
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Samoan Warrior has time to react.
Samoan Warrior is rocked!
Samoan Warrior misses with a lunging right hand
and Daniels counters with a leg kick.
Samoan Warrior is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Daniels! Samoan Warrior is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Daniels!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anupo Anubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aonghus Fionn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fionn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: O Danny Boy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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203 lbs
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222 lbs
3 - 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anupo Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aonghus Fionn!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis misses with a takedown attempt
and Fionn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anupo Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anubis tries for a takedown but Fionn circles away easily
and Fionn counters with a low kick, right behind Anubis 's knee.
Fionn connects with a body shot.
Anubis throws a leg kick
and Fionn moves into the clinch.
Anubis is trying to drag Fionn to the mat but Fionn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anupo Anubis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fionn scores with a hook to the body.
Fionn avoiding damage as Anubis throws knees to the body.
Anubis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fionn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Anubis has his takedown stuffed
and Fionn counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Anubis is breathing heavily.
Fionn connects with a body shot that sends Anubis's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anubis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fionn can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fionn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anubis's sensitive parts.
Fionn forces Anubis back against the cage and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Fionn.
A right hand to the body from Fionn.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fionn.
Fionn lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fionn.
Fionn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Fionn.
Fionn scores with a shoulder strike.
Fionn pushes Anubis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fionn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fionn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fionn lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Fionn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Fionn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fionn lands with a short shot to the head.
Fionn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Fionn.
Fionn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Fionn.
Fionn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anubiss head.
Fionn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fionn.
Fionn lands with a light punch inside.
Fionn lands a shoulder strike.
Fionn cracks Anubis with a nice body shot.
Fionn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fionn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fionn lands a shoulder strike.
Fionn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Fionn.
Fionn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Fionn - that landed with a thud.
Fionn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fionn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
A short right from Fionn on the inside.
Fionn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Fionn.
Fionn scores with a hook to the body.
Fionn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anubis misses with a shot to the body
and Fionn counters with a good, hard body kick but Anubis shrugs it off.
Fionn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anubis walks into a straight right hand from Fionn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fionn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anubis's sensitive parts.
A head kick by Anubis misses
and Fionn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Fionn. Beautiful body shot.
Fionn closes the distance and pushes Anubis back into the cage.
Fionn lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fionn.
Anubis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fionn is keeping busy.
A short right from Fionn on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Fionn.
Fionn presses Anubis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fionn is leaning against Anubis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fionn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fionn presses Anubis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fionn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fionn lands a shot to the body.
Fionn lands a shoulder strike.
Fionn lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Fionn - that landed with a thud.
Fionn lands with a left to the head.
Fionn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fionn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fionn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fionn digs a right hand into Anubis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anubis's gas tank.
Fionn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fionn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Fionn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aonghus Fionn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fionn lands a nice looking body kick.
Anubis 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fionn.
A punch lands to the side of Anubis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Anupo Anubis has been cut.
Fionn scores with a jab.
Fionn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fionn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fionn tries to keep at a distance but Anubis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anubis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Fionn - that landed with a thud.
Fionn lands with a left to the head.
Fionn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fionn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Fionn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fionn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fionn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fionn lands with a left to the head.
Fionn lands with a light punch inside.
Fionn pushes Anubis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fionn lands a shot to the body.
Fionn presses Anubis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fionn.
Fionn lands a shot to the body.
Fionn works on Anubis's body with a couple of short punches.
Fionn lands with a light punch inside.
Fionn cracks Anubis with a nice body shot.
Anubis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fionn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fionn digs a right hand into Anubis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anubis's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fionn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fionn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Fionn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fionn lands with a short shot to the head.
Fionn cracks Anubis with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fionn lands a nice shot to the body.
Fionn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fionn, right into the meat.
Fionn instigates a clinch.
Fionn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Anubis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fionn smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anupo Anubis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anubis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fionn can pounce on him.
Fionn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anubis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fionn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anubis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aonghus Fionn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fionn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anubis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A right-left combo lands from Fionn.
Fionn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anubis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anubis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anubis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fionn connects with a jab.
Fionn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anubis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fionn thuds his shin into the meat of Anubis's side.
Nice body kick from Fionn.
Anupo Anubis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fionn.
Fionn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid body kick from Fionn.
Aonghus Fionn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fionn lands a nice looking body shot.
Fionn punishes Anubis's body with a nice straight punch.
Anubis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anubis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Anubis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fionn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anubis thinking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fionn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fionn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anubis rather than just go for the knockout.
Fionn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fionn works over Anubis's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aonghus Fionn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anupo Anubis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fionn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anubis swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fionn looks to land a combination. Anubis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anubis clinches.
Fionn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fionn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anubis throws a right hand that misses
enabling Fionn to counter with a crisp jab.
Anubis fails with the takedown
and Fionn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fionn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fionn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Fionn is working Anubis over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fionn cracks Anubis with a nice body shot.
Fionn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A right hook to the body lands for Fionn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Fionn.
Anubis takes a shot to the head.
Fionn is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Fionn - that landed with a thud.
Anubis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Fionn.
Fionn pushes Anubis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fionn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Fionn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Fionn - that landed with a thud.
Fionn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anubis up against the cage.
Anubis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fionn.
Fionn lands an uppercut.
Fionn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fionn is leaning against Anubis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fionn lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fionn.
Fionn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anubis or not.
Fionn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Fionn lands with a light punch inside.
Fionn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anubis or not.
Fionn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anubis or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Fionn as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Fionn.
Fionn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fionn presses Anubis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Fionn on the inside.
Anubis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fionn lands a nice shot to the body.
Fionn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anubis.
Fionn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fionn digs a right hand underneath Anubis's ribcage. Anubis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fionn pushes Anubis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Fionn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fionn.
Fionn scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Fionn on the inside.
Anubis is rocked!
Fionn creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Anubis with a big uppercut! Anubis tries to clinch up but Fionn pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Anubis to the mat! Anubis covers up and Fionn unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aonghus Fionn!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emilio Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
156 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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23
149 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Emilio Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Martinez misses with a left hand
and Potter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Potter seems to be looking for submissions.
Potter seems to be looking for submissions.
Martinez is looking to improve his position.
Martinez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Potter is working for a kimura but Martinez is defending it quite comfortably.
Martinez is staying active underneath Potter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez manages to get to full guard.
Potter is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Martinez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Martinez has escaped and now he's on top!
Potter looking for a guillotine here but Martinez defends easily.
Martinez tries to stand but Potter is controlling from the bottom.
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.
Potter working for submissions but it's allowed Martinez to get to half guard.
Potter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martinez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martinez's back!
Martinez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Martinez trying to get back to his feet but Potter is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Potter gets his way!
Potter has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Martinez has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Martinez tries to escape but Potter has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Martinez is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Potter off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Potter is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Martinez knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Martinez for a finish.
Potter working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter is looking for the choke from the back position but Martinez is controlling his hands well.
Potter doesn't have the hooks in and Martinez manages to turn into his guard.
Potter throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Martinez escapes and throws Potter's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Martinez stands up.
Potter tries for a takedown but Martinez circles away easily
and Martinez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Potter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Potter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martinez counters with a left and a right that stings Potter.
Martinez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice cross by Martinez.
Potter misses with a takedown
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez tries to bum rush Potter with a series of wild strikes but Potter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Potter misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Potter has his takedown stuffed
and Martinez counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter drives through and clinches with Martinez against the cage.
Potter takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Harry Potter has been cut.
Martinez lands an uppercut.
Potter tries for a takedown but Martinez manages to get underhooks.
Potter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martinez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez lands a nice knee to the body.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potter is defending well for now.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Potter 's eye.
Potter is rocked!
Martinez lands an elbow inside.
Oh Potter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez lands a knee to the body.
Martinez pushes Potter against the cage. Martinez is working some dirty boxing. Martinez pushes off with a quick right hook! Potter goes down! Potter tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Martinez moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emilio Martinez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jase Newson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Speziale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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181 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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jase Newson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manu Speziale!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speziale swings widly with a right hand
and Newson counters with a nice leg kick.
Speziale connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Speziale throws a predictable looking body shot
and Newson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Speziale thinking.
Speziale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Newson.
Newson lands the left hand.
Speziale scores with a three punch combo!
Speziale throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Newson counter with a right hand.
It looks like Manu Speziale has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Speziale.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speziale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Speziale throws a poor cross that misses
and Newson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Speziale looks gassed!
Newson scoring well with a low kick there.
Newson misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Speziale is predictable there
and Newson counters with a body kick.
Newson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speziale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Newson.
Newson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Newson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newson scores with a punch to the head.
Newson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Newson.
Newson throws a sloppy head kick and Speziale moves out of range easily.
Speziale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Newson misses its intended target.
Jab, jab by Newson - just one landing.
Speziale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Newson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Speziale's knee momentarily.
Newson misses with a head kick.
Newson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Speziale stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Speziale 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.
Speziale on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That has opened up Manu Speziale's cut even more.
Newson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Newson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newson cracks Speziale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Newson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Newson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Speziale on the side of the head.
Newson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Newson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Speziale swings widly with a right hand
and Newson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Speziale throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Speziale throws a poor cross that misses
and Newson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Newson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Newson misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newson thows a body shot but no joy.
Newson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Speziale was well out of range. Poor timing from Newson.
Speziale misses with an uppercut
and Newson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newson throws out a loose jab but Speziale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Speziale misses with a body shot
and Newson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The cut above Manu Speziale's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speziale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Speziale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Speziale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Newson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jase Newson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manu Speziale's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Newson lands a slapping body shot.
Speziale takes a swing at Newson's ribcage but misses.
Speziale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newson.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Speziale might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Newson has got the better of the exchanges.
Newson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speziale moves away.
Newson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Speziale throws a lazy uppercut
and Newson counters with a low kick, right behind Speziale 's knee.
Speziale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Newson counters with a stiff right hand.
Newson takes a swing at Speziale's ribcage but misses.
Speziale is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Newson.
Newson lands a leg kick that knocks Speziale off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Newson throws the left hand but Speziale avoids the punch easily.
Newson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Newson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Speziale.
Speziale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Newson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Newson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Speziale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Newson lands with a nice body punch.
Speziale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Newson connects with a body shot.
Newson throws a combination. Speziale tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speziale moves away from the strike by Newson.
Speziale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Manu Speziale's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Manu Speziale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Newson.
Jase Newson is winning the standup battle so far.
Newson lands with a nice body punch.
Speziale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Manu Speziale's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jase Newson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benton Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oren Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes to the cage accompanied by Rocky Remix. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benton Styles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oren Hunter!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter misses with a double jab.
Hunter throws a leg kick
and Styles counters with a low kick, right behind Hunter 's knee.
Styles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Hunter is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hunter needs to keep his hands up - Styles had a free shot at his head there.
Hunter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Styles.
Styles throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Styles throws a body kick the misses
letting Hunter counter with a right hand.
Styles checks a leg kick.
A head kick by Styles misses
and Hunter counters with a shoot takedown. Styles fights it but they end up in guard.
Hunter is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Styles is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Styles has escaped and now he's on top!
Hunter controls Styles momentarily but Styles frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Styles is aware though and is defending well.
Hunter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Hunter throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Styles escapes and throws Hunter's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Hunter tries to buck Styles off but Styles is having none of it.
Styles wants to stand but Hunter has his arm trapped.
Hunter is looking for a sweep.
Styles stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hunter misses
and Styles counters with a right hand to the body.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Styles moves away.
Hunter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Styles misses with a leg kick
and Hunter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Styles blocks the low kick.
Hunter throws a low kick but Styles moves out of range easily.
Styles cracks the inside of Hunter's front leg.
A combination from Styles does no damage.
Hunter takes one to the chin there.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Styles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Styles misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Styles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hunter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Styles.
Styles scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunter lands an overhand right.
Hunter throws a low kick, looking for Styles's leg but Styles calmly moves out of range.
Styles throws a head kick that misses
and Hunter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Benton Styles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Styles throws a leg kick which misses Hunter's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunter tries to avoid it.
Hunter misses with a leg kick
and Styles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Styles slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hunter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benton Styles dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hunter misses with a double jab
and Styles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hunter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Styles counters with an inside leg kick.
Hunter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Styles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Styles.
Hunter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Styles. That did some damage!
Hunter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oren Hunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Styles.
Styles lands with a hook. Hunter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Styles has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Benton Styles has been cut.
Hunter throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Styles counter with a right hand.
Styles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Styles scores with a jab.
Hunter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Styles.
Styles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Styles defends it nicely.
Hunter throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hunter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Styles connects with a leg kick. Hunter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Styles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Styles lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunter off the cage and back into rage.
Styles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunter momentarily.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Styles napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hunter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Hunter goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Styles rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hunter's guard! Nice work there by Styles!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styles wants to stand but Hunter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Styles avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hunter working for a triangle but Styles defends it easily.
Hunter working for a triangle but Styles defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hunter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hunter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Styles has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benton Styles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benton Styles's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hunter misses with a combination
letting Styles counter with a right hand.
Styles scores with the left hand. Hunter knows he should have avoided that one.
Styles throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Styles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Styles moves away.
Hunter connects with a leg kick. Styles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Benton Styles is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but Styles shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Styles.
Styles scores with a hook to the body. Hunter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Styles throws a nice head kick!
Styles goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Styles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Styles lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hunter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunter avoids the body shot from Styles.
Styles with a nice cross.
Hunter with a poor takedown
and Styles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Styles looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Styles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Styles.
That kick from Styles tenderised Hunter's leg. Hunter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hunter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Styles.
Hunter throws a combination that misses
and Styles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Styles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Styles.
Hunter misses with a combination
and Styles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunter throws a leg kick
and Styles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slapping leg kick lands for Styles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles works the jab nicely.
Styles throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
Styles throws a body kick the misses
and Hunter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Styles's guard now.
Hunter trying to control but Styles is working from the bottom.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunter looking to sit in guard and control but Styles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hunter working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Styles throws a leg kick but Hunter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hunter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Styles finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunter's head.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Styles lands a nice shot to the body.
Styles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter wants to slow Styles down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benton Styles clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Benton Styles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Styles thows a leg kick but Hunter checks it
and Hunter counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hunter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hunter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Styles tries a head kick but it misses.
Styles throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Hunter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Styles scores with a body shot.
Hunter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Styles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Styles leaves Hunter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hunter thows a leg kick but Styles checks it
and Styles makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hunter really felt that one!
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Styles was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter.
Styles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunter has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Styles.
Styles thows a leg kick but Hunter checks it
enabling Hunter to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Styles misses the target.
Styles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunter at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Styles.
Styles throws a body kick the misses
and Hunter counters with a low kick, right behind Styles 's knee.
Hunter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Styles cracks Hunter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That kick from Styles tenderised Hunter's leg. Hunter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Styles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Styles scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but Styles shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hunter is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Styles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Styles with a jab.
Hunter tries to work over Styles's front leg with a kick but Styles checks it.
Hunter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Styles cracks a nice hook into Hunter's ribs.
Styles misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hunter counters with a takedown into side control.
Hunter goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Styles rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hunter's guard! Nice work there by Styles!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is working an open guard so Styles takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Styles - just one landing.
Hunter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Styles is predictable there
and Hunter counters with an inside leg kick.
Hunter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Styles counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hunter misses with a combination
and Styles counters with a low kick, right behind Hunter 's knee.
Hunter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Styles is out of range.
Styles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunter at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter connects with a solid leg kick.
Styles scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hunter shoots for a takedown but Styles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benton Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oren Hunter.
Styles lands a slapping body shot.
Hunter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Styles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunter throws a leg kick
and Styles counters with a slapping leg kick.
Styles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Styles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Styles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hunter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benton Styles had his way with Oren Hunter in that round.
The cut man is working on Benton Styles's cut.
That's time! Styles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hunter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Styles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunter.
Styles works the jab nicely.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Styles as he jumps to the side.
Oren Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Styles counters with a nice leg kick.
Styles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hunter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Styles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hunter takes a swing at Styles's ribcage but misses.
Hunter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunter is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a combination
and Styles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Styles works Hunter's body with a nice hook.
Styles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Styles lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab by Styles.
Good leg kick by Styles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Styles scores with a shot to the body.
Hunter misses with a leg kick
and Styles counters with a left and a right that stings Hunter.
Styles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Styles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunter's sensitive parts.
Oren Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hunter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Styles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Styles lands with a good body shot.
Styles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Styles wants it to stay on the feet.
Benton Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oren Hunter.
Styles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Styles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Styles connects with a jab.
Styles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Styles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Styles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Styles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Styles tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Styles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Styles punishes Hunter's body with a nice straight punch.
Styles lands a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunter is defended easily by Styles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Styles.
Styles lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hunter misses
and Styles counters with a nice leg kick.
Styles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Styles counters with a head kick.
Styles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter swings widly with a right hand
and Styles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunter walks into a stiff left hand from Styles.
Hunter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Styles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Styles scores with a jab to the head.
Benton Styles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Styles lunges at Hunter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hunter's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benton Styles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Styles, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:44
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:44
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benton Styles!
Benton Styles is the new featherweight champion!
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