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SEC 80:Resolution PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puncbot ThreeThousand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Puncbot ThreeThousand!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ThreeThousand wants to clinch.
ThreeThousand is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ThreeThousand takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight stays on the outside here - ThreeThousand looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - ThreeThousand looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from ThreeThousand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. ThreeThousand did well to prevent Hardy getting side control.
ThreeThousand tries to roll over but Hardy keeps him under control.
Hardy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down ThreeThousand for as long as he can get away with.
ThreeThousand wants to control but Hardy is keeping busy.
Hardy not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Andre Hardy just wasn't active enough.
ThreeThousand tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
ThreeThousand tries to clinch up
and Hardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of ThreeThousand 's head but he takes it in his stride.
ThreeThousand staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but ThreeThousand avoids it really well and circles away.
ThreeThousand fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy scores with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Hardy. Beautiful body shot.
Puncbot ThreeThousand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ThreeThousand tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ThreeThousand with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hardy to score with a decent uppercut.
ThreeThousand tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ThreeThousand moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
ThreeThousand is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
ThreeThousand tries to clinch but Hardy moves away
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy throws a right and a left that ThreeThousand avoids nicely.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. ThreeThousand moves away and avoids it.
Hardy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hardy.
Hardy tries to keep at a distance but ThreeThousand has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Hardy 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.
ThreeThousand tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
ThreeThousand doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
ThreeThousand tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andre Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ThreeThousand tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
ThreeThousand tries to clinch up.
ThreeThousand tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hardy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hardy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ThreeThousand looking to control.
Hardy tries to free his leg and advance position but ThreeThousand is retaining full guard.
Hardy wants to control from the top but ThreeThousand keeps moving.
ThreeThousand is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hardy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
ThreeThousand working a defensive guard here.
Hardy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Puncbot ThreeThousand.
ThreeThousand tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ThreeThousand tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy swings for the body but ThreeThousand moves out of range.
ThreeThousand closes the distance but Hardy moves to the side
and Hardy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in ThreeThousand's guard.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but ThreeThousand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy is looking to advance position but ThreeThousand has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
ThreeThousand throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ThreeThousand pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hardy tries to hold on but ThreeThousand postures up.
Hardy is trying desperately to improve position.
ThreeThousand stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Puncbot ThreeThousand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ThreeThousand tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
ThreeThousand wants to clinch.
ThreeThousand fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by ThreeThousand.
ThreeThousand doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
ThreeThousand tries to clinch but Hardy moves away
and Hardy counters with a right hand to the body.
ThreeThousand fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ThreeThousand ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andre Hardy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
ThreeThousand is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ThreeThousand is looking to clinch.
ThreeThousand moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
ThreeThousand wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hardy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
ThreeThousand is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
ThreeThousand regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but ThreeThousand is keeping the position.
ThreeThousand tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ThreeThousand escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hardy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
ThreeThousand trying to keep a closed guard but Hardy is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as ThreeThousand holds on and takes a little breather.
ThreeThousand working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Puncbot ThreeThousand.
ThreeThousand tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puncbot ThreeThousand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andre Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ThreeThousand fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy cracks ThreeThousand with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
ThreeThousand wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Andre Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
ThreeThousand tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hardy counters with a one-two to the body.
ThreeThousand darts in trying to clinch
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ThreeThousand takes a shot to the body in his stride.
ThreeThousand showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
ThreeThousand tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ThreeThousand fails with an attempt to clinch.
ThreeThousand doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
ThreeThousand moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Hardy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hardy.
ThreeThousand checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
ThreeThousand darts in trying to clinch
and Hardy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hardy moves into range and connects with a jab.
ThreeThousand moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ThreeThousand controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Puncbot ThreeThousand.
I think Hardy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Hardy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Maniche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deon Du Plessis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Du Plessis has chosen Fort Minor - Remember the name as his entrance music. Deon Du Plessis struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.0lbs 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. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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156 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
12 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Maniche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deon Du Plessis!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maniche misses with a series of wild punches.
Maniche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maniche fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Du Plessis.
Maniche misses with a head kick.
Maniche misses with a wild combination.
Maniche tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Du Plessis was well out of range. Poor timing from Maniche.
Du Plessis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maniche swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maniche misses with a few strikes there.
Du Plessis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Du Plessis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Du Plessis lands a knee to the body.
Maniche wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Du Plessis missing with knees to the body.
Du Plessis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maniche up against the cage.
Du Plessis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Plessis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Still in the clinch, Du Plessis scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Sam Maniche has been cut.
Maniche is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Du Plessis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Du Plessis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maniche swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maniche pushes Du Plessis off and scrambles back to his feet.
Du Plessis is looking to clinch but Maniche is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maniche gets tackled into the cage by Du Plessis. Du Plessis maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Maniche's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maniche blocks an uppercut.
Maniche pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Maniche scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maniche throws a jab but it's blocked by Du Plessis.
Maniche misses with the combination.
Du Plessis tries to clinch but Maniche is having none of it.
A punch combination from Maniche misses.
Maniche rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Du Plessis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sam Maniche is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maniche.
Du Plessis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Du Plessis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maniche pinned against the cage. Maniche gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Du Plessis moves in looking to clinch but Maniche pushes him off.
Du Plessis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Maniche misses.
Du Plessis throws a series of punches but Maniche avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Maniche. Those never looked like landing.
Du Plessis clinches up with Maniche and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maniche prevents it.
Sam Maniche has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deon Du Plessis.
Du Plessis looks gassed!
A head punch on the inside from Du Plessis fails to land.
Maniche wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Du Plessis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maniche is defending well for now.
Maniche has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maniche breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Du Plessis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maniche.
Du Plessis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maniche.
Maniche misses with the combination.
Maniche fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Du Plessis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maniche scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniche lands the left hand.
Du Plessis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maniche throws a head kick but Du Plessis moves out of range.
Du Plessis wants to clinch up but Maniche keeps it at a distance.
Maniche lands with a nice combination. Du Plessis backs away looking to recover.
Maniche throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Du Plessis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Du Plessis wants to clinch.
Du Plessis fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Du Plessis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Du Plessis tries to clinch
and Du Plessis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Du Plessis clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sam Maniche will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Maniche's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maniche will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Du Plessis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Du Plessis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maniche.
Maniche has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A slow jab from Maniche misses its intended target.
Du Plessis moves in looking to clinch but Maniche pushes him off.
Du Plessis wants to clinch but Maniche slips to the side
and Maniche counters with a one-two to the body.
Sam Maniche is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Du Plessis blocks a jab.
Du Plessis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Du Plessis tries to pull guard but Maniche won't allow it.
Du Plessis stalls.
Du Plessis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Du Plessis lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniche is pressed up against the cage. Du Plessis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maniche down to the mat. Maniche avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maniche misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Du Plessis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Du Plessis slips a jab and a cross from Maniche.
Maniche fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Du Plessis is out of range.
Maniche throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Du Plessis is looking to clinch.
Du Plessis walks into a jab.
Du Plessis tries to clinch but Maniche is having none of it.
Maniche lands with a nice combination. Du Plessis backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maniche throws a right hand that Du Plessis ducks under and follows up with a left that Du Plessis also avoids with ease.
Maniche misses with a few strikes there.
A leg kick checked by Du Plessis.
Du Plessis moves into range and clinches up with Maniche.
Du Plessis lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maniche's elbow.
Du Plessis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maniche smiles and moves away.
Sam Maniche has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deon Du Plessis.
Du Plessis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Maniche throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Du Plessis.
Du Plessis throws a head kick that misses.
Du Plessis clinches up with Maniche and pushes him back against the cage.
Du Plessis effectively controlling the action here.
Du Plessis continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Du Plessis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Du Plessis throws a punch but it's blocked by Maniche.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniche wants to break the clinch but can't.
Du Plessis prevents Maniche from breaking the clinch.
Du Plessis tries to score a body lock takedown but Maniche shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maniche's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maniche lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sam Maniche is winning the standup battle so far.
Maniche throws a series of punches but Du Plessis avoids them all with ease.
Maniche misses with a series of wild punches.
Du Plessis shoots in and drives through. Maniche sprawls well.
Maniche chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Du Plessis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Du Plessis tries to clinch but Maniche moves out of range.
Du Plessis tries to clinch up but Maniche circles away and keeps his distance.
Du Plessis avoids the body shot from Maniche.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniche scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Du Plessis doesn't seem bothered though.
Maniche scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A good leg kick by Maniche.
Du Plessis wants to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maniche getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maniche cracks Du Plessis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Du Plessis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maniche manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maniche swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maniche moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Du Plessis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Maniche tenderised Du Plessis's leg. Du Plessis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maniche scores with a head kick. Du Plessis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Maniche moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Maniche dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Maniche's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Du Plessis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Du Plessis has a couple of punches blocked by Maniche.
A short uppercut from Du Plessis.
Du Plessis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maniche breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maniche jabs at Du Plessis's body.
Sloppy strikes from Maniche. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Maniche, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maniche. Du Plessis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Du Plessis tries to clinch up.
Du Plessis wants to clinch.
Du Plessis moves in looking to clinch but Maniche pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Du Plessis moves to clinch but Maniche breaks away
and Maniche counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Plessis tries to clinch but Maniche is having none of it.
Du Plessis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Du Plessis tries to clinch
letting Maniche counter with a right hand.
Maniche will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Du Plessis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maniche misses with a few strikes there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maniche.
Du Plessis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Du Plessis is looking to clinch but Maniche is avoiding it.
Du Plessis drives through and clinches with Maniche against the cage.
Maniche is trying to break the clinch but Du Plessis is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Du Plessis.
Maniche tries to break free but Du Plessis pushes him back against the cage.
Maniche is trying to break the clinch but Du Plessis is controlling him.
Du Plessis misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis pushes Maniche back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maniche tries to circle away but Du Plessis has him pinned against the cage.
Maniche prevents the takedown attempt.
Du Plessis looking to slow down the pace here.
Du Plessis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maniche is trying to push Du Plessis away but Du Plessis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maniche has had enough of the clinch but Du Plessis keeps him there for the moment.
Maniche blocks a body shot from Du Plessis.
Du Plessis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Du Plessis is trying to stall.
Maniche breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maniche but Maniche pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sam Maniche has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deon Du Plessis.
Maniche lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Du Plessis backs up against the cage.
Du Plessis shoots for a takedown but Maniche saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maniche throws a nice looking combination but Du Plessis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maniche lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maniche lands with a nice combination. Du Plessis backs away looking to recover.
Maniche thumps Du Plessis with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Maniche. Those never looked like landing.
Maniche stalks Du Plessis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Du Plessis's face. Du Plessis staggers backwards, shaken.
Maniche looks to land a combination but Du Plessis avoids it well.
Du Plessis wants to clinch up but Maniche keeps it at a distance.
Du Plessis tries to clinch up.
Maniche fails to land with a series of punches.
Du Plessis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Maniche misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Du Plessis wants to clinch up but Maniche keeps it at a distance.
Du Plessis dodges the punch combination from Maniche.
Du Plessis tries to clinch up.
Du Plessis shoots in looking for a takedown. Maniche tries to sprawl out of it but Du Plessis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maniche manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maniche swinging wildly here.
Deon Du Plessis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maniche feints and then cracks Du Plessis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Du Plessis down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right-left combo lands from Maniche.
Du Plessis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Du Plessis takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Maniche showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maniche, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Maniche!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Lesnar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to clinch there but Lesnar circles away.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
so Lesnar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Anderson is trying to keep Lesnar in close.
Lesnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lesnar won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Lesnar is proving a slippery customer.
Lesnar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jason Lesnar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Anderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lesnar shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lesnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lesnar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lesnar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lesnar makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Lesnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Lesnar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Lesnar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anderson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Anderson controls Lesnar momentarily but Lesnar frees himself.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jason Lesnar just wasn't active enough.
Lesnar throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Lesnar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anderson defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lesnar circles away.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesnar tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesnar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anderson to the mat! Anderson manages to get full guard.
Lesnar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lesnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jason Lesnar.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lesnar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Lesnar 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.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Lesnar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderson leaves Lesnar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lesnar moves out of range of the leg kick from Anderson.
Lesnar shoots in and gets a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lesnar preventing the sweep.
Anderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lesnar postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Anderson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar working a defensive guard but Anderson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Anderson tries to stand but Lesnar is controlling his head.
Lesnar is looking to reverse the position.
Lesnar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Lesnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lesnar is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lesnar keeps working.
Lesnar is looking to escape.
Anderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lesnar is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lesnar keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ken Anderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Anderson has his takedown stuffed
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jason Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Lesnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ken Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar shows good takedown defense.
Lesnar misses with a low kick as Anderson jumps back.
Anderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Jason Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar wants to clinch.
Lesnar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lesnar shoots in but no luck this time.
Anderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson tries to clinch but Lesnar moves away
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lesnar trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lesnar throws a big right hand that misses.
Jason Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lesnar trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Lesnar looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has momentary wrist control but Lesnar slips an elbow through the middle.
Anderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lesnar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar controlling from the top position.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jason Lesnar.
Lesnar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Lesnar. Lesnar maintains the clinch.
Lesnar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anderson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lesnar uses from the top position.
Anderson being controlled here, momentarily.
Lesnar trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is pulling down on Lesnar's head to control his posture.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Jason Lesnar wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lesnar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lesnar throws a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Lesnar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lesnar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Lesnar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phillip E Cheesesteak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phillip E Cheesesteak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheesesteak throws a head kick but O Neil moves out of range.
Jab, jab by O Neil - just one landing.
Cheesesteak fails with a takedown attempt.
Cheesesteak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cheesesteak throws a head kick that misses.
Cheesesteak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Neil checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Neil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Neil moves out of range of the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheesesteak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cheesesteak tries a low kick but O Neil avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Neil checks a leg kick.
Nice shot by O Neil.
O Neil scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheesesteak walks into a left hand.
Cheesesteak is rocked!
Cheesesteak is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. O Neil just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! And now a right hook, right on the button! Cheesesteak has gone limp, and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mickey O Neil!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elizondo Tacos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taeko Yataki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yataki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jingle bells. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elizondo Tacos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taeko Yataki!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yataki has his takedown stuffed
and Tacos counters with a thumping low kick.
Yataki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tacos's half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tacos tries to get to full guard but Yataki has control of the leg.
Yataki working over Tacos with some ground and pound. Tacos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yataki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tacos is just riding it out for now. Yataki eventually gives up the hold.
Yataki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Yataki.
Tacos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yataki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tacos's head.
Yataki drops an elbow to the side of Tacos's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yataki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Yataki there.
Yataki trying to mount his opponent but Tacos defends it.
Yataki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yataki is working for a kimura but Tacos is defending it quite comfortably.
Tacos is trying to get back to full guard.
Tacos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tacos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yataki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tacos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tacos looking for a sweep. Not yet Tacos, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yataki thows a big elbow that misses.
Tacos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yataki throwing strikes from guard but Tacos blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yataki throws and elbow that misses. Tacos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yataki's guard. Nice move by Tacos!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yataki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tacos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tacos preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tacos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yataki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tacos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yataki sneaks back into half guard.
Yataki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacos wants to pass to mount but Yataki is defending the position.
Tacos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Yataki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yataki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yataki defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tacos.
Yataki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yataki regains half guard.
Yataki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yataki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yataki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tacos!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yataki lands a big shot there that rocks Tacos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tacos is in a horrible position here. Yataki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tacos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yataki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yataki raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yataki lands a heavy elbow.
Yataki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Tacos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tacos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tacos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tacos bucks Yataki off and manages to get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taeko Yataki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yataki throws a body punch but Tacos moves out of range.
Yataki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tacos is fending him off so far but Yataki persists. Nope, Tacos circles away and we're back to standing.
Yataki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tacos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yataki somewhat.
Yataki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tacos is fending him off so far but Yataki persists. Nope, Tacos circles away and we're back to standing.
Elizondo Tacos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taeko Yataki.
Yataki 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.
Tacos misses with a body kick.
Yataki misses with a head kick.
Tacos misses with a low kick as Yataki jumps back.
Tacos bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tacos tries to work over Yataki's front leg with a kick but Yataki checks it.
Yataki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tacos sprawls well. Tacos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yataki gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yataki is defended easily by Tacos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacos leaves Yataki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tacos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yataki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tacos has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Yataki is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Tacos yanks on the arm and Yataki is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Tacos.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Elizondo Tacos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Fun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim has chosen Ode to General Kim Il Sung as his entrance music. Sung Kim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Fun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sung Kim!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim works over Fun's head and body with a nice combination.
Fun throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
Fun scores with a hook.
Fun throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Kim pushes Fun away with a front kick.
Fun scores with the left hand. Kim knows he should have avoided that one.
Fun throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
Fun gets tackled into the cage by Kim. Kim maintains the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Fun avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fun goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kim prevents it.
Kim manages to break the clinch.
Fun gets tackled into the cage by Kim. Kim maintains the clinch.
Fun can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fun sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kim somewhat.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Tyler Fun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fun throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Fun misses
and Fun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Fun circles away.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Fun.
Jab, jab by Fun - just one landing.
A nice combination there by Fun.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kim. Fun shrugs it off though.
Kim has Fun up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim crunches a lovely knee into Fun's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kim decides to pull guard.
Fun preventing the sweep.
Fun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kim looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fun wants to get up but he can't break Kim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fun looking to pass the guard.
Fun trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kim manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim trying to control but Fun is working from the bottom.
Fun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kim on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kim postures up.
Kim wants to get up but he can't break Fun's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fun misses with a combination
and Kim counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sung Kim dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fun fails to land with a series of punches.
Fun throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Fun.
Fun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fun throws a combination that misses
and Kim counters with a big head kick but Fun shrugs it off.
Kim tries to clinch there but Fun circles away.
Fun lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fun fails to land with a series of punches.
Fun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fun ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tyler Fun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kim dodges the punch combination from Fun.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Fun.
Kim connects with a nice looking jab.
Fun scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fun throws a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Fun swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fun tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Fun ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kim gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim wants to control but Fun is keeping him busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim stands up and beckons Fun to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Fun. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fun lands a really nice looking cross but Kim seems unphased.
Fun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fun to the mat! Fun manages to get full guard.
Kim is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Fun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fun kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fun looking to control.
Kim trying to control but Fun is working from the bottom.
Kim advances position into side control!
Kim trying to control the action but Fun is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fun is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sung Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fun throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kim counters with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Fun misses the target.
Tyler Fun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fun sprawls well. Fun wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kim gets slowly back to his feet.
Fun swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kim counters with a big head kick but Fun shrugs it off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kim - that will leave a mark!
Fun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Fun.
Fun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fun misses with a two punch combination.
Fun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fun misses with a double jab.
Fun looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fun thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fun throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fun throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Fun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fun misses with a double jab.
Kim throws a hook but Fun avoids it easily.
Kim looks for a takedown but Fun sprawls well.
Fun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fun throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tyler Fun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fun. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fun.
Kim slips a jab and a cross from Fun.
Sung Kim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fun misses with a lunging right hand
and Kim finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
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 Tyler Fun.
I think Kim 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sung Kim!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heddy Lamaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamaar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pledge To Hedley Lamaar. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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30
210 lbs
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28
215 lbs
12 - 6 - 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
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Heddy Lamaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Savage!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamaar walks into a left hand.
Lamaar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Lamaar.
Savage scores with a decent looking hook.
Lamaar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Savage avoids the head kick by Lamaar.
Lamaar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamaar shoots in and gets a takedown into Savage's guard.
Savage trying to control the position here.
Savage manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Savage controlling the pace for now.
Savage lands a big shot there that rocks Lamaar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Savage punishing his opponent with strikes.
Savage lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lamaar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savage takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lamaar wants to control but Savage is having none of it.
Savage controlling his opponent.
Lamaar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Savage landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage landing strikes from the mount.
Savage raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lamaar is trying to escape the mount.
Savage can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lamaar is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamaar is desperately trying to improve his position but Savage has a good base and remains in mount.
Lamaar wants to hold on but Savage pushes him away.
Savage unloading with bombs!
Lamaar is trying to escape the mount.
Lamaar bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Savage has his hands on Lamaar's head, controlling the position.
Lamaar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamaar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Savage's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lamaar throws an elbow but Savage slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Lamaar crashes against the mat.
Lamaar goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Savage has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lamaar but great work by Savage.
Lamaar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lamaar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lamaar is trying to get back to half guard.
Lamaar is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Savage is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Savage controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamaar is desperately trying to improve his position but Savage has a good base and remains in mount.
Savage lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Savage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lamaar is desperately trying to improve his position but Savage has a good base and remains in mount.
Savage looking to finish Lamaar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lamaar!
Lamaar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lamaar is in a horrible position here. Savage smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Savage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savage pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Savage tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Savage is landing with some decent strikes but Lamaar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Savage controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Savage dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Savage lands with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Savage.
Lamaar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice uppercut there from Savage.
Savage throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Lamaar stumbling backwards into the cage! Lamaar bounces back off the cage towards Savage, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Savage lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Savage celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Randy Savage!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trip Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woods is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jackson 5 - ABC. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Trip Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Woods!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer staying out of range there.
Hammer really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Woods showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammer.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hammer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Woods working to try and regain half guard.
Hammer lands a big elbow.
Hammer looking for a guillotine from mount but Woods is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woods wants to control but Hammer is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Hammer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer breaks from Woods's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Manny Woods has been cut.
Woods is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammer jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Woods is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Woods and Hammer has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Hammer.
Woods is looking to regain half guard here but Hammer keeps moving and retains side control.
Hammer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hammer is looking to take a break and control but Woods is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hammer lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Woods is looking to reverse the position.
Hammer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hammer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Woods takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Woods is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Hammer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer is trying to get an arm triangle but Woods is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer cracks Woods with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Woods regains half guard.
Hammer thows a huge punch but Woods dodges it nicely.
Woods is trying to maintain the position but Hammer is very close to passing his half guard.
Woods is looking to improve his position.
Hammer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Woods sees it coming and defends easily.
Woods trying to control from the bottom.
Hammer wants to control but Woods is keeping him busy.
Woods is pressing down on Hammer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hammer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Woods trying to control from half guard but Hammer is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods works his foot free and advances to mount.
Woods unloads with some shots from mount but Hammer bucks and avoids them well.
Hammer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Woods prevents Hammer from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trip Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Woods's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hammer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer working Woods over with strikes here.
Woods takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Woods gets back to half guard.
Woods is defending against the submission attempts here by Hammer.
Woods wants to control but Hammer is keeping busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods works his way to full guard. Good work.
Woods tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
Hammer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Woods is looking to regain half guard here but Hammer keeps moving and retains side control.
Woods sneaks back into half guard.
Hammer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Woods sees it coming and defends easily.
Hammer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Trip Hammer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Woods moves into full guard.
Woods tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Woods is breathing heavily.
Woods wants to sweep here but Hammer controlling him for the moment.
Hammer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hammer 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.
Woods is trying to push Hammer off with his feet but Hammer grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Woods's ankles and Woods is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Trip Hammer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy The Crocodile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Trombone (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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178 lbs
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182 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
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy The Crocodile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Trombone!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trombone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Trombone cracks The Crocodile with an open hand slap.
Trombone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Trombone - that will leave a mark!
A slow jab from The Crocodile misses its intended target.
Trombone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Crocodile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from The Crocodile does no damage.
The Crocodile digs a good hook to Trombone's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Crocodile misses with a combination
and Trombone counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Crocodile. Trombone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trombone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Trombone wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Crocodile keeps working.
The Crocodile tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trombone slows the pace down.
The Crocodile takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on The Crocodile's face as Trombone controls the position.
Trombone trying to control the action but The Crocodile is working from the bottom.
The Crocodile gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crocodile blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trombone.
Trombone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The Crocodile blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trombone.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trombone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Crocodile has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trombone is working away from the top position though.
Trombone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trombone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Trombone performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The Crocodile trying to hold on to Trombone's head to control him but Trombone postures up.
Trombone controlling the action here.
Trombone is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and The Crocodile reverses the position - he's now on top in Trombone's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trombone has his hands on The Crocodile's head, controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Crocodile connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Crocodile lands a nice looking kick to the body. Trombone takes a step back to recover.
The Crocodile ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Crocodile on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trombone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Trombone 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.
The Crocodile dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - The Crocodile coming out on top.
Trombone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Crocodile.
The Crocodile lands a slapping body shot.
Trombone missing with a left hand there. The Crocodile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as The Crocodile lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trombone doesn't seem phased though.
The Crocodile is looking to wear down Trombone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Trombone avoids the body shot from The Crocodile.
The Crocodile missing with a left hand there. Trombone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Crocodile gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jimmy The Crocodile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trombone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Crocodile pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trombone is out of range and The Crocodile settles back down.
The Crocodile walks into a stiff left hand from Trombone.
Trombone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crocodile scores with a nice strike.
The Crocodile lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trombone's sensitive parts.
Trombone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trombone misses with a head kick.
The Crocodile misses with a right hand
and Trombone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Trombone misses.
The Crocodile clobbers Trombone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Trombone is rocked!
It looks like Rusty Trombone has been cut.
Jimmy The Crocodile is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Trombone, as that shot connected.
Trombone is still on wobbly legs! Can The Crocodile finish him?
Trombone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trombone seems to have recovered his senses.
The Crocodile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Crocodile. Trombone does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trombone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trombone slips a jab from The Crocodile.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crocodile misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trombone.
Jimmy The Crocodile is winning the standup battle so far.
Trombone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trombone. The Crocodile does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Crocodile scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That kick from The Crocodile tenderised Trombone's leg. Trombone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Trombone throws a series of punches but The Crocodile moves out of range.
Trombone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Crocodile cracks Trombone with a good jab.
Trombone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Crocodile misses with a body shot.
Trombone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Crocodile connects with a leg kick. Trombone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Crocodile slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trombone looks to throw the jab but The Crocodile is out of range.
Trombone staying out of range there.
Trombone avoids the head kick by The Crocodile.
The Crocodile throws a hook to the side of Trombone's head but Trombone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trombone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Crocodile lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of The Crocodile 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Crocodile scores with a head kick. Trombone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The Crocodile is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Crocodile. Trombone does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Crocodile throws a nice looking combination but Trombone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trombone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Crocodile swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trombone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trombone throws a body punch but The Crocodile moves out of range.
Trombone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Crocodile.
Trombone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Crocodile smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Crocodile lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trombone's sensitive parts.
Trombone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A left and a right from The Crocodile both land. Nice combination.
Trombone lands with a good body shot.
Trombone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Crocodile connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trombone scrambles back to his feet.
Jimmy The Crocodile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Crocodile punishes Trombone's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trombone misses with a series of wild punches.
Trombone throws the left hand but The Crocodile avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy The Crocodile dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rusty Trombone's cut.
That's time! The Crocodile's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The Crocodile scores with a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by The Crocodile. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Crocodile.
The Crocodile feints with a jab and clips Trombone right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Trombone is sent crashing into the canvas and The Crocodile leaps in for the kill! Trombone tries to get to his feet but The Crocodile is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Trombone is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy The Crocodile!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Spicoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner comes into the arena with xavier rudd - energy song blaring out of the sound system. Spicoli comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wipe Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jeff Spicoli has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruce Banner's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Spicoli!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spicoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner.
Spicoli works Banner's body with a nice hook.
Spicoli takes a swing at Banner's ribcage but misses.
Spicoli throws out a loose jab but Banner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spicoli connects with a leg kick. Banner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch combination from Spicoli misses.
Banner swings for the body but Spicoli moves out of range.
Banner fails to land the takedown.
Banner missing with a left hand there. Spicoli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spicoli attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Banner checks a leg kick.
Banner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Spicoli defending well as Banner loads up on a big left hand.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spicoli.
Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spicoli moves away.
Banner misses with an uppercut. Spicoli saw that one coming.
Banner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spicoli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Banner avoids the head kick by Spicoli.
Spicoli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spicoli scores with a body shot.
Jeff Spicoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner throws a body punch but Spicoli moves out of range.
Spicoli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Spicoli cracks Banner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Spicoli feints and then cracks Banner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Banner down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Banner scores with a four punch combination!
Banner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spicoli.
Spicoli misses with a low kick.
Spicoli misses with a wild body shot.
Banner slips under a jab.
Spicoli throws a leg kick but Banner moved away.
Banner has his takedown stuffed
and Spicoli counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spicoli as he avoids it easily.
Spicoli stuffs the takedown.
Spicoli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spicoli throws a hook to the side of Banner's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spicoli. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner tries to move into range but Spicoli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spicoli punishes Banner's body with a nice straight punch.
Spicoli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Spicoli.
Banner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Banner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Banner misses.
Spicoli thows a body shot but no joy.
Spicoli misses with a body shot
and Banner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner thows a body shot but no joy.
Banner thuds a left hand into Spicoli's body.
A jab lands there for Spicoli.
Spicoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner.
Banner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spicoli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Banners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Banner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Spicoli 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.
Spicoli ducks under a wild hook from Banner.
Jeff Spicoli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spicoli just misses with a punch to the body.
Banner scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spicoli. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spicoli as he avoids it easily.
Spicoli misses with a hook to the body
and Banner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banner lands a nice looking body shot.
Banner blocks a low kick nicely.
Spicoli 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.
A cross from Banner lands.
Spicoli throws a solid leg kick but Banner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spicoli.
Jeff Spicoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spicoli thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Spicoli.
Banner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spicoli counters with a low kick, right behind Banner 's knee.
Banner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Spicoli moves away and avoids it.
Banner tries to bum rush Spicoli with a series of wild strikes but Spicoli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banner. Spicoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spicoli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Banner is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli lands an overhand right.
Banner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spicoli but Spicoli pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A lazy left from Banner finds it's target.
Spicoli swings and misses with 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!
Spicoli is looking to score with low kicks.
Banner throws a big shot that misses.
Spicoli lands a head shot.
A big right from Spicoli misses.
Spicoli slips a straight right by Banner.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Banner. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Banner checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli throws a nice looking combination but Banner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Banner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Banner won't allow Spicoli to sweep him here.
Banner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spicoli is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner wants to control from the top but Spicoli keeps moving.
Spicoli managing to control the position.
Banner passes into half guard.
Spicoli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner throwing shots but Spicoli is blocking nicely.
Spicoli moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Spicoli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banner wants to pass the guard but Spicoli is keeping the position.
Banner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner is looking to work some ground and pound but Spicoli has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Banner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spicoli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Spicoli keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.
Banner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Banner will probably get the nod.
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.
Banner scores with a decent looking hook.
Decent striking displayed by Banner there.
Banner thows a body shot but no joy.
Banner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Spicoli misses the target.
Banner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Banner shoots in but Spicoli avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Spicoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Spicoli throws a solid leg kick but Banner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spicoli.
Spicoli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spicoli.
Spicoli lands with a nice body punch.
Spicoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spicoli throws the left hand but Banner avoids the punch easily.
Spicoli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spicoli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spicoli scores with a body shot.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spicoli.
Spicoli misses with a body shot.
Banner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spicoli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banner jabs Spicoli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spicoli slips a straight right by Banner.
Banner misses with a jab to the body
and Spicoli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spicoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spicoli misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Banner counters with a left and a right that stings Spicoli.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner throws out a loose jab but Spicoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Banner misses.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
Spicoli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spicoli throws out a leg kick but Banner moves out of range and Spicoli only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli lands with a good body shot.
Spicoli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner.
Banner misses with an uppercut. Spicoli saw that one coming.
Banner throws a jab when Spicoli was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Banner misses the target.
Spicoli swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
Banner tries for a takedown but Spicoli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spicoli takes a swing at Banner's ribcage but misses.
Spicoli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banner lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spicoli.
Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spicoli counters with a nice body shot.
Spicoli stalks Banner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Banner's face. Banner staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spicoli cracks the inside of Banner's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spicoli avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spicoli tries to move into range but Banner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Spicoli really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Banner takes a swing at Spicoli's ribcage but misses.
Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Spicoli is just out of range.
Spicoli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Banner rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banner. Spicoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Spicoli. No joy for Banner on that attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spicoli. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spicoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banner avoids the body shot from Spicoli.
Banner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Spicoli quickly recovers to half guard.
Spicoli is looking to improve his position.
Banner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spicoli keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spicoli holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Banner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Spicoli is trying to get back to full guard.
Banner throwing shots but Spicoli is blocking nicely.
Spicoli trying to control from the bottom.
Spicoli tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Banner has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Banner lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Spicoli is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Spicoli is working to get back to half guard.
Banner landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spicoli tries to lock up and control but Banner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Banner breaks from Spicoli's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Spicoli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Banner landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner looking to finish Spicoli with some ground and pound. This is bad for Spicoli!
Spicoli is working to get back to half guard.
Spicoli is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Banner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Banner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Spicoli is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
A nice elbow there by Banner.
Bruce Banner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Banner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Banner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Banner wants to control the action but instead Spicoli gets a body lock and reverses into Banner's guard! Nice work!
Banner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spicoli doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spicoli manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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!
Spicoli trying to control the position from guard on top but Banner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banner trying to keep a closed guard but Spicoli is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner had his way with Jeff Spicoli in 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. 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spicoli, as that shot connected.
Spicoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Banner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Spicoli. No joy for Banner on that attempt.
Spicoli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spicoli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banner shoots in and gets a takedown into Spicoli's guard.
Banner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spicoli wants to get back to his feet but Banner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Banner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner trying to control but Spicoli is working from the bottom.
Spicoli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banner.
Banner with a nice head shot there.
Banner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Banner wants to control from the top but Spicoli keeps moving.
Spicoli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spicoli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Banner works over Spicoli with some ground and pound from guard.
Spicoli controlling Banner's posture.
Spicoli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner preventing the sweep.
Banner trying to control but Spicoli is working from the bottom.
Banner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Banner postures up.
Spicoli is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Banner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spicoli has control of Banner's left arm, preventing Banner from doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spicoli 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.
Banner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeff Spicoli has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Spicoli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Banner takes a swing at Spicoli's ribcage but misses.
Spicoli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spicoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spicoli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banner.
Banner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spicoli sprawls well. Spicoli wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Banner gets slowly back to his feet.
Spicoli thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner digs a good hook to Spicoli's body.
Banner throws a body punch but Spicoli moves out of range.
Banner takes a swing at Spicoli's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Banner misses.
Banner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spicoli counters with a nice leg kick.
Banner throws a lazy right hand but Spicoli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spicoli scores with a leg kick.
Banner throws a body punch but Spicoli moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spicoli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Banner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spicoli lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Banner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Banner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 48:47
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Banner!
Bruce Banner is the new middleweight champion!
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