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Triumph 66 [Mass Chaos] PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haral Dir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Buckleberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckleberry is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Give Up The Funk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Haral Dir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prince Buckleberry!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckleberry throws a leg kick
and Dir counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Buckleberry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buckleberry throws a leg kick that misses.
Buckleberry thumps Dir with a low kick.
Buckleberry is looking to chop away at Dir's legs.
Dir sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dir is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dir checks the leg kick.
Buckleberry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buckleberry scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dir avoids the head kick by Buckleberry.
Buckleberry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dir.
It looks like Haral Dir has been cut.
Buckleberry forces Dir back against the cage and clinches.
Buckleberry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Buckleberry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dir blocks it with crossed arms.
Buckleberry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Buckleberry with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Buckleberry.
Buckleberry crunches a lovely knee into Dir's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Buckleberry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buckleberry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dir lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Buckleberry dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Buckleberry connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Buckleberry.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Buckleberry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Buckleberry lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Buckleberry.
Buckleberry lands a nice knee to the body.
Buckleberry lands a good knee to the midsection. Dir won't want to take too many of those.
Buckleberry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Buckleberry.
Buckleberry lands a nice knee to the body.
Buckleberry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dir backwards.
Buckleberry lands a nice knee to the body.
Buckleberry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Buckleberry obliges.
Buckleberry has Dir pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Buckleberry's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Dir stalling in the clinch but Buckleberry improves position.
Buckleberry misses with a knee to the head.
Buckleberry tries to land knees in the clinch but Dir avoids the damage to the body.
Dir is looking to break free of the clinch but Buckleberry has double underhooks.
Buckleberry cracks Dir with a nice body shot.
Knees to the body from Buckleberry.
Buckleberry lands a knee to the body.
Buckleberry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Buckleberry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Buckleberry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckleberry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buckleberry landing knees to the body.
Buckleberry lands a knee to the body.
Buckleberry scores with a knee to the head.
Dir avoiding damage.
Dir tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Buckleberry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Buckleberry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dir.
A knee to the head by Buckleberry.
Haral Dir's cut is getting worse.
Buckleberry with a knee to the head.
Buckleberry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dir breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buckleberry checks a low kick from Dir.
Buckleberry throws a head kick but Dir moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Buckleberry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haral Dir'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.
Buckleberry throws a lazy head kick
and Dir counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dir trying to control the position from guard on top but Buckleberry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckleberry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dir wants to control from the top but Buckleberry keeps moving.
Buckleberry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dir wants to control from the top but Buckleberry keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Haral Dir wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Buckleberry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Buckleberry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dir wants to get back to striking at distance but Buckleberry won't allow it.
Dir fails to pull guard.
Buckleberry landing knees to the head.
Buckleberry scores with a knee to the head.
Buckleberry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buckleberry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Buckleberry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Buckleberry effectively controlling the action here.
Dir is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Buckleberry scores with a knee to the head.
Buckleberry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buckleberry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Buckleberry tries a knee to the head but Dir blocks it.
Dir avoiding damage as Buckleberry throws knees to the body.
Prince Buckleberry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dir letting Buckleberry take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckleberry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buckleberry stalling in the clinch but Dir improves position.
Buckleberry scores with a knee to the head.
Buckleberry misses with the head strike.
Dir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buckleberry with a knee to the head.
Dir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Buckleberry scores with a knee to the head.
Dir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dir as Buckleberry tries to tie him up.
Buckleberry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dir blocks it with crossed arms.
Dir tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Buckleberry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haral Dir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dir taking a breather.
Buckleberry tries to land a knee to the head but Dir blocks with his arms.
Buckleberry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Buckleberry keeps control of Dir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Dir - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Buckleberry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dir avoids it.
Buckleberry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dir is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Buckleberry working Dir over with knees to the body.
Buckleberry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dir avoiding damage as Buckleberry throws knees to the body.
Buckleberry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buckleberry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Buckleberry as Dir tries to tie him up.
Buckleberry stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Buckleberry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dir blocks it with crossed arms.
Dir is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dir has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Buckleberry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Buckleberry lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Buckleberry.
Dir tries for a takedown but Buckleberry manages to get underhooks.
Buckleberry with a knee to the head.
Buckleberry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dir avoids it.
Dir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Buckleberry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buckleberry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dir holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Buckleberry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Haral Dir's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Buckleberry throws the kick towards the body but Dir avoids it.
Buckleberry throws a low kick but Dir moves out of range easily.
Buckleberry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buckleberry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Dir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Buckleberry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dir won't allow Buckleberry to sweep him here.
Buckleberry seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dir wants to control from the top but Buckleberry keeps moving.
Dir is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckleberry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Haral Dir.
Buckleberry clinches up with Dir and pushes him back against the cage.
Buckleberry misses with a knee strike.
Buckleberry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dir blocks it with crossed arms.
Buckleberry looking to throw knees to the head but Dir is blocking nicely.
Dir avoiding damage as Buckleberry throws knees to the body.
Dir drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Buckleberry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Buckleberry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buckleberry lands a good knee to the midsection. Dir won't want to take too many of those.
Buckleberry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dir has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Buckleberry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Buckleberry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buckleberry working Dir over with knees to the body.
Dir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Buckleberry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haral Dir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buckleberry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buckleberry has him pressed against the cage.
Buckleberry wants to stall.
Dir tries to score a body lock takedown but Buckleberry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Buckleberry looking to throw knees to the head but Dir is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dir goes for a takedown in the clinch but Buckleberry prevents it.
Buckleberry with a knee to the head.
Dir is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Buckleberry.
Buckleberry lands a good knee to the midsection. Dir won't want to take too many of those.
Dir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dir managing to block the knees to the body from Buckleberry.
Dir breaks from the clinch.
Buckleberry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buckleberry is looking to score with low kicks.
Prince Buckleberry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Prince Buckleberry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dir misses with a low kick.
Prince Buckleberry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Buckleberry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Buckleberry thows a leg kick but Dir checks it
and Dir counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Buckleberry's guard now.
Dir trying to control but Buckleberry is working from the bottom.
Buckleberry is pulling down on Dir's head to control his posture.
Buckleberry's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Prince Buckleberry was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Buckleberry misses with a kick to the body
and Dir counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Haral Dir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dir thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Buckleberry to regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haral Dir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Buckleberry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 27:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince Buckleberry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie DeMarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Samara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramon Samara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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282 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie DeMarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ramon Samara!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMarino drives through with a takedown into guard.
DeMarino looking to sit in guard and control but Samara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Samara controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
DeMarino is trying to control the position but Samara postures up.
Samara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Samara is pushing down on DeMarino's leg trying to pass to half guard. DeMarino is fighting to maintain full guard but Samara has managed to sneak the leg through.
DeMarino looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
DeMarino is not content to let Samara control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeMarino actively working from the bottom here.
DeMarino is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Samara pulls his head out easily.
Samara seems to be working for a kimura but DeMarino defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samara wants to control but DeMarino is keeping him busy.
Samara is trying to work for a kimura but DeMarino is defending well.
DeMarino looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Samara connects with a nice short shot to DeMarino's temple.
DeMarino tries to roll over but Samara keeps him under control.
DeMarino on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if DeMarino tries to get out of the position.
Samara is trying to control. DeMarino wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Samara works his foot free and advances to mount.
DeMarino bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeMarino won't allow Samara to sweep him here.
Samara will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Samara 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.
Samara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. DeMarino doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. DeMarino manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Samara is trying to control the position but DeMarino postures up.
DeMarino throws a big right hand that misses.
Samara looking to hit a scissor sweep but DeMarino is one step ahead there.
DeMarino wants to control from the top but Samara keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMarino in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Samara has his foot on DeMarino's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. DeMarino works his way back into a safe position though.
DeMarino trying to control the position from guard on top but Samara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Samara keeping moving, preventing DeMarino from controlling successfully.
DeMarino with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
DeMarino trying to control but Samara is working from the bottom.
Samara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Samara controls DeMarino momentarily but DeMarino frees himself.
DeMarino trying to move into half guard but instead Samara has managed to sweep!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeMarino is trying to keep Samara in close.
DeMarino has Samara pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ramon Samara will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Samara lands a right hook to the body.
Samara bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Samara trying to control the position but DeMarino is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeMarino struggling a bit here.
Samara creates some space and throws a big elbow, but DeMarino sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
DeMarino tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Samara presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Samara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
DeMarino is trying to escape the mount.
Samara lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samara looking to control but DeMarino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
DeMarino is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samara looking to finish DeMarino with some ground and pound. This is bad for DeMarino!
DeMarino is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ramon Samara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Samara trying to control but DeMarino is having none of it.
Samara is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. DeMarino is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. DeMarino flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Samara anticipates the leg and manages to get behind DeMarino and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Samara slips an arm under DeMarino chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Samara has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Samara is squeezing on DeMarino like an anaconda would it's prey. DeMarino fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ramon Samara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zorrito Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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163 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zorrito Falcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Alkofer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Alkofer enables Falcon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alkofer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Falcon tries to free his leg and advance position but Alkofer is retaining full guard.
Falcon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Falcon passes Alkofer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Falcon throwing shots but Alkofer is blocking nicely.
Falcon throwing shots but Alkofer is blocking nicely.
Falcon 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.
Falcon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alkofer is trying to stand.
Falcon controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Falcon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Falcon content just to control the position here.
Falcon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falcon breaks from Alkofer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon looking to finish Alkofer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alkofer!
Falcon moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Alkofer has worked his arm free - good work by Alkofer!
Alkofer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Falcon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ground and pound from Falcon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Alkofer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Falcon lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer is not content to let Falcon control the position.
Falcon tries to move to mount but Alkofer blocks the move with his legs.
Falcon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Falcon has knee on belly momentarily but Alkofer bucks him off and regains half guard.
Falcon is looking to take a break and control but Alkofer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Falcon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alkofer defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zorrito Falcon 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.
Falcon shoots and misses
and Alkofer counters with a takedown into side control.
Falcon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Falcon tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Alkofer scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Falcon is looking for a way out.
Falcon is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Alkofer.
Falcon holding both Alkofer 's hands and preventing any damage.
Alkofer controlling the position well here. Falcon rolled but Alkofer kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Can Falcon hold on?! Alkofer is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer has the hooks in. Falcon is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Alkofer lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Falcon tries to roll but Alkofer sticks to his back.
Alkofer trying to control momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Falcon's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Alkofer throwing damaging strikes from the back! Falcon could be in trouble here!
Alkofer scores with punches to the body.
Falcon manages to reverse the position and now he's in Alkofer's guard. Nice work there by Falcon.
Falcon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alkofer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Falcon is one step ahead there.
Falcon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alkofer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alkofer looking for a guillotine here but Falcon defends easily.
Alkofer keeping full guard, as Falcon tries to pass.
Falcon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Alkofer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Falcon has Alkofer in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon wants to sweep but no luck.
Alkofer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Falcon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Falcon tries to control but Alkofer wriggling away.
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.
Falcon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Christian Alkofer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Falcon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Falcon with shots to the head and body - Alkofer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Falcon looking to finish Alkofer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alkofer!
Falcon with good strikes from the mount here!
Falcon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Alkofer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Alkofer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falcon.
Alkofer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Falcon misses with a body shot.
Alkofer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alkofer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Falcon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alkofer defends well.
Falcon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alkofer defends well.
Falcon wants to improve his position but instead Alkofer has moved into half guard.
Falcon is trying to stand up here but Alkofer is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Falcon actively working from the bottom here.
Alkofer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alkofer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Falcon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Falcon looking for submissions off his back.
Alkofer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Falcon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alkofer stalling.
Let's hope that Alkofer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alkofer trying to pass the guard but Falcon defending well.
Alkofer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Well, if Alkofer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Falcon wants to get back to his feet.
Alkofer slows the pace down in half guard.
Falcon tries to get to full guard but Alkofer has control of the leg.
Falcon looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon wants to improve his position but Alkofer is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alkofer connects with a nice short shot to Falcon's temple.
Falcon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alkofer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Falcon tries to roll over but Alkofer keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Alkofer there.
Falcon taking some punishment here, with Alkofer in his half guard.
Alkofer uses his free foot to push down on Falcon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Falcon.
Falcon tries to reverse the position but Alkofer maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alkofer controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee warns Falcon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Alkofer controlling the pace for now.
Alkofer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alkofer working Falcon over with strikes here.
Alkofer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Falcon working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Alkofer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alkofer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Alkofer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japovisky Ribrisko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Redmond Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry has chosen Slayer - Raining Blood as his entrance music. Redmond Barry struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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27
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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22
225 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Japovisky Ribrisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Redmond Barry!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Barry as Ribrisko shoots in.
Barry throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Redmond Barry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribrisko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barry counters with an inside leg kick.
Ribrisko gets tackled into the cage by Barry. Barry maintains the clinch.
Ribrisko tries to score a body lock takedown but Barry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Japovisky Ribrisko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribrisko has clasped his hands together around Barry's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ribrisko goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Barry has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ribrisko but great work by Barry.
Ribrisko is trying to control Barry's posture but Barry avoids it.
Ribrisko is looking to reverse the position.
Ribrisko gets back to half guard.
Ribrisko works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribrisko working for submissions but it's allowed Barry to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribrisko gets full guard.
Ribrisko looking for a guillotine here but Barry defends easily.
Barry is sitting in close to Ribrisko's body. Ribrisko has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Barry is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Barry is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ribrisko.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Japovisky Ribrisko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stones Mahones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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22
282 lbs
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260 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Stones Mahones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Hume!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume instigates a clinch.
Hume stalling in the clinch but Mahones improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mahones.
Mahones throws a head punch that misses.
Hume is stalling here.
Hume using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mahones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mahones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
Hume with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hume is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hume with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hume with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hume misses with a knee strike.
Mahones managing to block the knees to the body from Hume.
Hume is pushing Mahones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mahones trying to control the position but instead, Hume has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mahones into the cage.
Mahones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hume up against the cage.
Hume tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mahones has Hume pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hume manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mahones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hume with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hume misses with a knee strike.
Mahones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hume is trying to maintain a safe position but Mahones gets an underhook and turns Hume into the cage.
Mahones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mahones presses Hume against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hume throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mahones lands a nice uppercut.
Mahones lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Mahones.
Hume looks gassed!
Mahones digs a right hand underneath Hume's ribcage. Hume let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mahones tests Hume's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahones throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Hume tumbling to the canvas!
Hume is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hume can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mahones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mahones thows a big elbow that misses.
Mahones trying to control but Hume is working from the bottom.
Hume utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahones postures up in Hume's guard and throws a big left but Hume blocks it.
Mahones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hume keeping moving, preventing Mahones from controlling successfully.
Mahones throws a big right hand that misses.
Mahones throws a strike but Hume rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hume's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hume works over Mahones with some ground and pound from guard.
Hume stopping the sweep attempt from Mahones.
Mahones looking to control.
Hume working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mahones trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hume is looking to work some ground and pound but Mahones has wrist control.
Hume lands a couple of digs.
Hume trying to control but Mahones is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stones Mahones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mahones stuffs the takedown attempt from Hume. Hume gets slowly back to his feet.
Stones Mahones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hume takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hume lands a leg kick that knocks Mahones off balance momentarily.
Mahones throws out a loose jab but Hume uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hume moves into the clinch.
Mahones pushes Hume back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahones is leaning against Hume and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mahones fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahones lands with a left to the head.
Hume taking a breather.
Mahones stalling against the cage.
Hume is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stones Mahones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hume stalls.
Hume is breathing heavily.
Mahones lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahones.
Mahones lands with a left to the head.
Hume tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hume misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahones.
Mahones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hume tries to land a knee to the head but Mahones blocks with his arms.
Hume with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hume using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mahones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hume using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mahones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hume is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mahones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahones takes one on the button.
Nice shot by Mahones.
Mahones misses with a body shot.
Hume misses with a takedown attempt - Mahones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mahones lands with a good body shot.
Mahones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume misses with a takedown attempt
and Mahones counters with a nice uppercut.
Stones Mahones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desmond Hume.
Hume slips a jab and a cross from Mahones.
Mahones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mahones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mahones misses with a few strikes there.
Mahones connects with a single shot there.
Mahones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mahones scores with a jab to the body.
Stones Mahones is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hume keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahones jabs Hume right on the nose. Hume blinks but takes it well.
Mahones takes a swing at Hume's ribcage but misses.
Mahones closes the distance and clinches.
Hume tries to land a knee to the head but Mahones blocks with his arms.
Hume tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahones swings wildly with an uppercut but Hume uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stones Mahones dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mahones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hume has time to react.
Hume fails to land the takedown.
Hume needs to keep his hands up - Mahones had a free shot at his head there.
Hume misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahones.
Hume shoots in looking for a takedown but Mahones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hume's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mahones misses with a series of wild punches.
Hume takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hume takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mahones duly obliges.
Hume misses with a takedown
and Mahones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stones Mahones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desmond Hume.
Mahones throws a right hand that Hume ducks under and follows up with a left that Hume also avoids with ease.
Mahones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hume was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahones.
A big left from Mahones misses.
Hume has his takedown stuffed
and Mahones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Hume with that takedown attempt.
Mahones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stones Mahones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mahones throws the left hand but Hume avoids the punch easily.
Hume throws a leg kick but Mahones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hume clinches up with Mahones and pushes him back against the cage.
Mahones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hume can do to turn this around?
Hume trying to control the position but instead, Mahones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hume into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hume is trying to maintain a safe position but Mahones gets an underhook and turns Hume into the cage.
Hume blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahones lands a shot to the body.
Mahones scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Mahones.
Mahones lands a right hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mahones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mahones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Mahones - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
Mahones lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahones.
Hume is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahones finish him?
Mahones works on Hume's body with a couple of short punches.
Mahones leaning against his opponent.
Mahones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Humes head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mahones pushes Hume back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hume tries to land a knee to the head but Mahones blocks with his arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahones.
Mahones stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Mahones.
Hume is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mahones is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hume.
Mahones throws a big uppercut that drops Hume! More strikes from Mahones and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hume lies dazed against the cage as Mahones celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stones Mahones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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25
211 lbs
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26
210 lbs
13 - 10 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gunn thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Luke Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Gunn makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lee really felt that one!
Gunn misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Gunn counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Gunn counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Gunn.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Tommy Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunn is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Gunn counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gunn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunn counters with a body kick.
Lee checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee shoots and misses
and Gunn counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Gunn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Gunn tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Gunn throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunn counters with an inside leg kick.
Gunn moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee tries to move into range but Gunn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Gunn is out of range.
Gunn misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee shoots and misses
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gunn dominated that 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.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Gunn counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Gunn slips a jab from Lee.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Gunn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gunn just misses with a punch to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lee. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gunn is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut there from Gunn.
Gunn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee connects with a jab.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Gunn throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Gunn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gunn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee misses with a combination
and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee misses the body punch
and Gunn counters with a left to the body.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gunn counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gunn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee cracks Gunn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Gunn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Gunn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lee is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tommy Gunn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee throws a leg kick
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee misses with a hook
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunn feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gunn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Gunn.
Lee throws a low kick but Gunn moves out of range easily.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gunn thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn stuffs the takedown.
Gunn scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Gunn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Gunn to counter with a crisp jab.
Gunn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries for a takedown but Gunn circles away easily
and Gunn counters with a nice body shot.
Lee slips under a jab from Gunn.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Gunn counters with a good, hard body kick but Lee shrugs it off.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Lee scores with a jab. Gunn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Gunn counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Gunn to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Gunn's belly button to the back.
Gunn takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Gunn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luke Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gunn thinking.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Gunn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tommy Gunn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
enabling Gunn to counter with a crisp jab.
Gunn lands a jab-cross combination.
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 Luke Lee.
Well Gunn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gunn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wes Welker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Ashton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wes Welker's chin.
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Wes Welker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Albert Ashton!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welker throws a body punch but Ashton moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Welker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Welker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ashton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Welker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Welker is trying to improve his position.
Ashton throws an elbow but Welker slips to the side and avoids it well.
Welker wants to control but Ashton postures up.
Welker manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ashton is working for a submission of some sort.
Ashton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Welker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ashton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Welker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Welker tries to get to full guard but Ashton has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welker keeping control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ashton is trying to work for a kimura but Welker is defending well.
Welker is trying to control but can't.
Ashton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ashton is working for a kimura but Welker is defending it quite comfortably.
Welker trying to control 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.
Ashton is trying to work for a kimura but Welker is defending well.
Ashton wants to work for an arm triangle but Welker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ashton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Welker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ashton won't allow Welker to sweep him here.
Ashton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ashton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Welker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Welker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ashton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Welker is tightening it up a little... Ashton has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ashton reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ashton taps out! nice BJJ there by Welker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Wes Welker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Ramone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shut Up. 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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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Ramone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wendell Sailor!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sailor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sailor throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramone counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Sailor falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Julio Ramone!
Julio Ramone retains his light heavyweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tadamasa Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perko Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Late has chosen No Easy Way Out as his entrance music. Perko Late has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tadamasa Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perko Late!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Late misses with a body punch
and Yamada counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamada scores with a decent looking hook.
Late slips a jab and a cross from Yamada.
Late throws a right hand that misses
and Yamada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sloppy strikes from Yamada. Those never looked like landing.
Yamada closes the distance looking to clinch
and Late counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yamada ducks right into an uppercut from Late.
Yamada closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada blocks a body shot from Late.
A hook to the body from Yamada.
Late tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamada avoids it.
Yamada lands a right hand.
Yamada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lates head.
Late looking to throw knees to the head but Yamada is blocking nicely.
A right hand to the body from Yamada.
Late tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yamada smiles and moves away.
Late throws a hook to the side of Yamada's head but Yamada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamada lands a body shot.
Late uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Yamada tries to clinch but Late moves out of range.
Late looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Yamada throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Yamada.
Late fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamada is out of range.
Late misses with a body punch
letting Yamada counter with a right hand.
Late misses with a takedown attempt - Yamada sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yamada is looking to clinch.
Late missing with a left hand there. Yamada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Late is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yamada rather than just go for the knockout.
Yamada missing with a left hand there. Late was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Late tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamada was well out of range. Poor timing from Late.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Late counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yamada thinking.
Late misses with a body shot
and Yamada holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Late tries to throw a body punch but Yamada avoids it by throwing Late back against the cage.
Yamada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Perko Late has been cut.
Yamada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Late tries a body shot but Yamada blocks it.
Late goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Late tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamada avoids the damage to the body.
Late misses with a hook to the ribs.
Late takes a shot to the head.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Late backwards.
Yamada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yamada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Late looks gassed!
Yamada works on Late's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lates head.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body.
Yamada lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada presses Late against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Yamada.
Yamada cracks Late with a nice body shot.
Yamada gets through Late's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Late's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Late is rocked!
Yamada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lates head.
Late is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamada finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Yamada.
Yamada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yamada fails to land.
Yamada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Late backwards.
Yamada is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamada.
Yamada throws a big uppercut that drops Late! More strikes from Yamada and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Late lies dazed against the cage as Yamada celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tadamasa Yamada!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Blight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blight has chosen Suikoden II - The Chase as his entrance music. Luca Blight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luca Blight!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Brown is predictable there
and Blight counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Blight has wrist control.
Brown wants to stand but Blight has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to stand but Blight is controlling from the bottom.
Blight being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Leroy Brown just wasn't active enough.
Blight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Brown is predictable there
and Blight counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
Blight trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blight is one step ahead there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brown striking off his back but it's not causing Blight any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luca Blight has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blight.
Blight clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A low kick from Brown is predictable there
and Blight counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Blight counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blight swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Blight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown throws a lazy head kick
and Blight counters with a nice kick to the body.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Blight counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown tries to kick Blight off but Blight keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Blight in his half guard.
Brown controlling the position well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Blight dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Blight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Blight makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Blight counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Blight counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
Blight is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blight wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Luca Blight has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
and Blight counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Blight makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Blight counters with a good low kick that Brown was not able to check.
The fighters circle, before Brown throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Blight's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Brown lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Leroy Brown!
Leroy Brown retains his heavyweight title!
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