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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Forrester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Jarlsberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forrester's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Rooster by Alice and Chains. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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225 lbs
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathaniel Forrester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rolf Jarlsberg!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarlsberg lands a high kick!
Forrester moves out of range as Jarlsberg strikes.
Forrester thows a body shot but no joy.
Forrester moves out of range of the body kick from Jarlsberg.
Forrester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarlsberg.
Jarlsberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Forrester tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Forrester is breathing heavily.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jarlsberg.
Forrester takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Forrester chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jarlsberg can pounce on him.
Jarlsberg throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jarlsberg stalks Forrester and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Forrester's face. Forrester staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Nathaniel Forrester has been cut.
Forrester blocks a head kick by Jarlsberg.
Forrester ducks under a wild hook from Jarlsberg.
Jarlsberg scoring well with a low kick there.
Forrester with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jarlsberg to score with a decent uppercut.
Whack! Jarlsberg lands a heavy head kick that drops Forrester. The ref tackles Jarlsberg to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Forrester was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Rolf Jarlsberg!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jenwyn Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rooster Cogburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenwyn Browne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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229 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jenwyn Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rooster Cogburn!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cogburn darts in and clinches Browne up against the cage.
Cogburn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cogburn throws an elbow that misses.
Browne misses with a knee to the head.
Cogburn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Browne blocks an elbow strike.
Browne avoids the elbow strike from Cogburn, against the cage.
Cogburn lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jenwyn Browne has been cut.
Browne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cogburn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cogburn.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cogburn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Browne's brow.
Browne avoids the elbow strike from Cogburn, against the cage.
Browne is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cogburn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cogburn lands an elbow that stopped Browne in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cogburn throws an elbow but misses.
Cogburn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cogburn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Browne's brow.
Browne dodges an elbow strike from Cogburn.
Browne blocks an elbow strike from Cogburn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cogburn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Browne's brow.
Cogburn lands a right hand.
Cogburn lands with a short shot to the head.
Cogburn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cogburn lands an elbow just above Browne 's eye.
Browne tries to score a body lock takedown but Cogburn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenwyn Browne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Cogburn.
Browne can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Cogburn.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cogburn throws an elbow but misses.
Cogburn scores with a shot to the side of Browne's head.
Browne has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cogburn regains guard immediately.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cogburn wants to stand and escape but Browne is having none of it.
Browne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cogburn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Browne throwing strikes from guard but Cogburn blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cogburn should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Browne stops Cogburn from standing up.
Browne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Browne passes into half guard.
Well, if Browne is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cogburn is trying to stand back up but Browne is controlling him
Cogburn kicks off Browne and gets to his feet.
Browne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cogburn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cogburn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cogburn regains guard immediately.
Browne trying to control the position from guard on top but Cogburn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cogburn is looking to stand up but Browne isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Browne is standing up over Cogburn. Cogburn looks to escape but Browne dives into side control.
Browne is chipping away with strikes.
Cogburn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Browne has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Browne will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cogburn looks gassed!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Browne landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Browne working the ground and pound from side control.
Browne in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cogburn taking a bit of punishment here - Browne scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Browne advances to mount.
A big strike lands for Browne! That's really hurt Cogburn and he's turned his back - Browne keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Browne jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jenwyn Browne!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aragorn Arathorm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arathorm comes to the cage accompanied by Aragorn Soundtrack. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aragorn Arathorm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Rumble!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arathorm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rumble lands with a straight right. Arathorm didn't see that one coming.
Arathorm fails with the takedown.
Arathorm misses with a takedown attempt - Rumble sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rumble digs a good hook to Arathorm's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble thows a body shot but no joy.
Rumble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arathorm.
Arathorm misses with a takedown attempt - Rumble sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aragorn Arathorm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rumble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donk. Rumble catches Arathorm right on the button with a cross.
Arathorm catches Rumble with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Aragorn Arathorm has been cut.
Rumble cracks Arathorm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A big left from Rumble misses.
Arathorm tries for a takedown but Rumble circles away easily
and Rumble counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rumble sprawls well. Rumble wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Arathorm gets slowly back to his feet.
Rumble scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rumble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aragorn Arathorm's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rumble scores with a punch to the head.
Arathorm changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rumble tries to avoid it but Arathorm manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rumble to the ground. Rumble escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rumble throws out a loose jab but Arathorm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arathorm looks for a takedown but Rumble sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arathorm avoids the body shot from Rumble.
Rumble smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Joe Rumble seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble takes a swing at Arathorm's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Rumble catches Arathorm right on the button with a cross.
Rumble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rumble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aragorn Arathorm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rumble cracks Arathorm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Joe Rumble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rumble slaps away a takedown attempt from Arathorm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumble lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arathorm at a distance.
Rumble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arathorm manages to avoid it.
Arathorm shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rumble manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rumble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aragorn Arathorm's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Rumble defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arathorm.
Rumble misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumble throws a hook but Arathorm avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arathorm moves out of range as Rumble strikes.
A jab from Rumble misses.
Arathorm blocks a jab.
Rumble connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arathorm manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Rumble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rumble connects with a jab.
Arathorm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rumble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm shoots for a double leg takedown but Rumble sprawls well. He's pushed Arathorm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Arathorm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arathorm shoots for a takedown but Rumble saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aragorn Arathorm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rumble with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumble scores with a jab to the body.
Aragorn Arathorm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rumble throws a jab when Arathorm was well out of range.
Arathorm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joe Rumble is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arathorm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Rumble comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rumble winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Rumble!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yo Landi ViSSer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kabouter Pinnemuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yo Landi ViSSer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kabouter Pinnemuts!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ViSSer misses with a leg kick.
Pinnemuts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent ViSSer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pinnemuts throws a leg kick that is checked
and ViSSer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
ViSSer lands a nice shot to the body.
ViSSer scores with a sloppy right hand. Pinnemuts should have avoided that one.
ViSSer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pinnemuts tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
ViSSer works Pinnemuts's body with a nice hook.
ViSSer catches Pinnemuts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinnemuts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from ViSSer.
ViSSer ducks under a wild hook from Pinnemuts.
Pinnemuts throws a sloppy body shot
and ViSSer counters with a good low kick that Pinnemuts was not able to check.
ViSSer looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinnemuts is just out of range.
Pinnemuts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pinnemuts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kabouter Pinnemuts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinnemuts misses with a straight left.
ViSSer lands with an uppercut that bounces Pinnemuts off the cage and back into rage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinnemuts. ViSSer does a little dance to reset his feet.
ViSSer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinnemuts.
ViSSer cracks Pinnemuts with a good jab.
Pinnemuts is rocked!
ViSSer drops Pinnemuts with a big left hand! Pinnemuts is injured, injured bad! ViSSer jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yo Landi ViSSer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Park Doo Rhee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devan Dubnyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Doo Rhee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Canon in D. Park Doo Rhee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Devan Dubnyk's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Park Doo Rhee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devan Dubnyk!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doo Rhee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doo Rhee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dubnyk misses with a few strikes there.
Dubnyk cracks Doo Rhee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doo Rhee misses with a combination
and Dubnyk counters with a left and a right that stings Doo Rhee.
Dubnyk misses with the combination.
Dubnyk tries to bum rush Doo Rhee with a series of wild strikes but Doo Rhee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doo Rhee throws a body punch but Dubnyk moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Doo Rhee.
Dubnyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doo Rhee circles away quickly and effectively.
Dubnyk ducks under a wild hook from Doo Rhee.
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!
Doo Rhee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dubnyk throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubnyk looks to throw the jab but Doo Rhee is out of range.
Dubnyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dubnyk leaves Doo Rhee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A cross from Dubnyk lands.
Dubnyk misses with a double jab.
Dubnyk misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Dubnyk does no damage.
Doo Rhee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dubnyk quickly recovers to half guard.
Doo Rhee is working for a submission of some sort.
Doo Rhee is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doo Rhee is trying to control. Dubnyk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Doo Rhee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dubnyk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doo Rhee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doo Rhee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dubnyk trying to hold on to Doo Rhee's head to control him but Doo Rhee postures up.
Dubnyk is defending against the submission attempts here by Doo Rhee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk wants to improve his position but Doo Rhee is controlling well.
Doo Rhee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dubnyk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Doo Rhee is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dubnyk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Doo Rhee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dubnyk's head.
Dubnyk is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Doo Rhee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Doo Rhee's back!
Doo Rhee tries to escape but Dubnyk has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Dubnyk controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk avoiding Doo Rhee 's attempts to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Doo Rhee's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dubnyk is looking to control Doo Rhee but Doo Rhee is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Dubnyk controlling the position well here. Doo Rhee rolled but Dubnyk kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doo Rhee can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Devan Dubnyk will probably get the nod.
That's time! Doo Rhee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doo Rhee misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Dubnyk misses the target.
Dubnyk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dubnyk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Doo Rhee slips a jab and a cross from Dubnyk.
Dubnyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dubnyk throws a right and a left that Doo Rhee avoids nicely.
Devan Dubnyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubnyk ducks under a wild hook from Doo Rhee.
Dubnyk throws a series of punches but Doo Rhee moves out of range.
Doo Rhee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dubnyk scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubnyk swinging wildly here.
Doo Rhee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dubnyk.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doo Rhee is defended easily by Dubnyk.
Dubnyk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doo Rhee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dubnyk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dubnyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doo Rhee looks to land a combination but Dubnyk avoids it well.
Dubnyk moves out of range as Doo Rhee throws a body kick.
Devan Dubnyk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Dubnyk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dubnyk.
Dubnyk lunges at Doo Rhee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doo Rhee's hand.
Doo Rhee with a nice cross.
Doo Rhee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dubnyk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doo Rhee rushes Dubnyk and presses him up against the cage.
Doo Rhee misses with the head strike.
Dubnyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dubnyk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Devan Dubnyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doo Rhee takes one to the chin there.
Dubnyk might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dubnyk thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Doo Rhee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dubnyk is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dubnyk lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doo Rhee misses with a wild combination.
Doo Rhee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dubnyk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Doo Rhee walks into a left hand.
Doo Rhee is rocked!
Dubnyk cracks Doo Rhee with a good jab.
Oh Doo Rhee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dubnyk cracks Doo Rhee with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Doo Rhee tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Dubnyk pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Doo Rhee is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devan Dubnyk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo has chosen Ludacris - Too Fast to Furious as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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157 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo throws a right and a left that Burgundy avoids nicely.
Rizzo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burgundy slaps away a takedown attempt from Rizzo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burgundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo moves away.
Rizzo looks to throw the jab but Burgundy is out of range.
Rizzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rizzo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burgundy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burgundy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burgundy clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Rizzo as the two fighters clinch.
Burgundy tries to throw a body punch but Rizzo avoids it by throwing Burgundy back against the cage.
Rizzo is trying to break free.
Burgundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Rizzo controls his hands.
Burgundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Burgundy.
Rizzo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burgundy just leaning against Rizzo, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rizzo swings for the body but Burgundy moves out of range.
Enrique Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
Rizzo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burgundy defends it nicely.
Burgundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rizzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rizzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burgundy cracks Rizzo with an open hand slap.
Rizzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rizzo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Burgundy misses with a two punch combination.
Burgundy closes the distance and pushes Rizzo back into the cage.
Burgundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rizzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Burgundy controls his hands.
Rizzo is trying to break free.
Rizzo lands a shot to the body.
Rizzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rizzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Burgundy fails to land.
Burgundy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burgundy tries to throw a body punch but Rizzo avoids it by throwing Burgundy back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burgundy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burgundy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burgundy lands with a short shot to the head.
Burgundy scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Burgundy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burgundy misses with some punches.
Rizzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burgundy is defending well for now.
Rizzo missing with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burgundy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Burgundy lands an uppercut.
Burgundy has Rizzo pushed against the cage.
Burgundy lands with a left to the head.
Burgundy breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Rizzo misses.
Rizzo throws a sloppy body shot
and Rizzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burgundy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Rizzo misses its intended target.
Rizzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy connects with a nice looking jab.
Rizzo misses the jab.
Burgundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rizzo is looking to slow Burgundy down with leg kicks.
Good work by Rizzo as he checks the leg kick.
Burgundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick by Rizzo misses
and Burgundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Burgundy clinches up against the cage.
Burgundy tries to work over Rizzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burgundy.
Burgundy lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burgundy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rizzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burgundy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rizzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burgundy doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Burgundy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burgundy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burgundy as he jumps to the side.
Rizzo throws a nice looking combination but Burgundy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burgundy clinches up with Rizzo and pushes him back against the cage.
Rizzo trying to land knees to the body.
Rizzo breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Rizzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burgundy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rizzo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burgundy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burgundy connects with the punch.
Burgundy misses with a looping left.
Burgundy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burgundy misses with an uppercut. Rizzo saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rizzo.
Burgundy throws a nice looking combination but Rizzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rizzo staying out of range there.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rizzo.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burgundy sprawls well. Burgundy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rizzo gets slowly back to his feet.
Ron Burgundy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrique Rizzo.
Burgundy throws a front kick aimed at Rizzo's knee but Rizzo avoids it well.
Rizzo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rizzo shoots in and drives through. Burgundy sprawls well.
Rizzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burgundy.
Rizzo misses with a right hand
and Burgundy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo scores with a leg kick.
Burgundy moves into range and clinches up with Rizzo.
Burgundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rizzo is trying to push Burgundy away but Burgundy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burgundy lands a shot to the body.
Rizzo is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burgundy lands with a right to the head.
Rizzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Burgundy controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Burgundy - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burgundy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burgundy.
Rizzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burgundy has Rizzo pushed against the cage.
Burgundy gets through Rizzo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burgundy scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Burgundy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burgundy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rizzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burgundy.
Rizzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burgundy moves away.
Rizzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burgundy lands a jab to the nose.
Burgundy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick and Burgundy moves out of range easily.
Rizzo misses with a wild combination.
Rizzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burgundy circles away quickly and effectively.
Rizzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgundy.
Burgundy closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rizzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rizzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Burgundy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Burgundy manages to break the clinch.
Rizzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burgundy throws out the jab.
Burgundy jabs Rizzo right on the nose. Rizzo blinks but takes it well.
No luck for Rizzo with that takedown attempt.
Rizzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burgundy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rizzo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgundy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Burgundy dominated that second round.
That's time! Burgundy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Rizzo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burgundy counters with a nice body shot.
Burgundy misses with a body shot.
Rizzo takes one to the chin there.
A low kick from Rizzo misses
and Burgundy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rizzo scores with a head kick. Burgundy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rizzo looks to land a right hand but Burgundy moved out of range.
Burgundy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rizzo eats them both and turns towards Burgundy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Burgundy misses the target.
Burgundy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo.
Burgundy is looking to land body kicks.
Burgundy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rizzo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rizzo missing with a left hand there. Burgundy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rizzo slips a straight right by Burgundy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy drives through and clinches with Rizzo against the cage.
Burgundy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rizzo tries to work over Burgundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burgundy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rizzo backwards.
Rizzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burgundy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burgundy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rizzo throws out the jab.
Burgundy throws a lazy right hand but Rizzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ron Burgundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burgundy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rizzo misses with a hook to the body
and Burgundy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rizzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burgundy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Burgundy.
Rizzo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burgundy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Burgundy is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Rizzo.
Enrique Rizzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses
and Burgundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Rizzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burgundy swings for the body but Rizzo moves out of range.
A big left from Burgundy misses.
A head kick misses from Rizzo.
Nice defenses there by Rizzo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo swings for the body but Burgundy moves out of range.
Rizzo throws a hook but Burgundy avoids it easily.
Burgundy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burgundy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rizzo counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rizzo lands a glancing blow to the side of Burgundy's head.
Burgundy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rizzo.
Burgundy misses with a looping right.
Rizzo throws a leg kick which misses Burgundy's front leg but catches the back leg as Burgundy tries to avoid it.
Rizzo tries to land a leg kick but Burgundy saw it coming and moves away.
Rizzo throws a looping overhand right but Burgundy ducks down to avoid it.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizzo thumps Burgundy with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burgundy checks a leg kick.
Rizzo throws a series of punches but Burgundy avoids them all with ease.
Rizzo misses with a leg kick
and Burgundy counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burgundy. Rizzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Enrique Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Burgundy.
Rizzo shoots in and drives through. Burgundy sprawls well.
Burgundy lands a nice looking body shot.
Burgundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burgundy lands a nice looking body kick.
Burgundy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rizzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgundy closes the distance and pushes Rizzo back into the cage.
Burgundy misses with a punch to the body.
Burgundy breaks from the clinch.
Burgundy works the jab nicely.
Ron Burgundy is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Burgundy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Burgundy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burgundy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Burgundy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Lapointe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapointe comes to the cage accompanied by Manowar - Hail & Kill. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stoltzfuses Jr's choice of entrance music: Lunatic Fringe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Lapointe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoltzfuses Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stoltzfuses Jr scores with a leg kick.
Lapointe swings for the body but Stoltzfuses Jr moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lapointe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Stoltzfuses Jr misses with a body shot.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lapointe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Lapointe checks a leg kick.
Lapointe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoltzfuses Jr trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr gets back to full guard.
Stoltzfuses Jr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stoltzfuses Jr looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lapointe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Stoltzfuses Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lapointe checks a leg kick nicely.
Stoltzfuses Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws out a leg kick but Lapointe moves out of range and Stoltzfuses Jr only half commits.
Stoltzfuses Jr instigates a clinch.
Lapointe lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Lapointe tries to throw a body punch but Stoltzfuses Jr avoids it by throwing Lapointe back against the cage.
Stoltzfuses Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries a knee to the head but Lapointe blocks it.
Stoltzfuses Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lapointe is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stoltzfuses Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lapointe's brow.
Lapointe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stoltzfuses Jr is keeping busy.
Lapointe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stoltzfuses Jr's elbow.
Lapointe avoiding damage as Stoltzfuses Jr throws knees to the body.
Stoltzfuses Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Stoltzfuses Jr with a knee to the head.
Stoltzfuses Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Bill Lapointe has been cut.
Lapointe takes an elbow to the temple.
Lapointe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stoltzfuses Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lapointe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lapointe slows down the pace here.
Stoltzfuses Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lapointe managing to block the knees to the body from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lapointe blocks it with crossed arms.
Stoltzfuses Jr leaning against his opponent.
Lapointe blocks an elbow strike from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoltzfuses Jr missing with knees to the body.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stoltzfuses Jr misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoltzfuses Jr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lapointe blocks an elbow strike.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lapointe avoids it.
Lapointe tries to work over Stoltzfuses Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Lapointe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stoltzfuses Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stoltzfuses Jr misses with a head kick.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries to work over Lapointe's front leg with a kick but Lapointe checks it.
Stoltzfuses Jr is looking to slow Lapointe down with leg kicks.
Stoltzfuses Jr misses with a low kick as Lapointe jumps back.
Lapointe lands an overhand right.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws a front kick aimed at Lapointe's knee but Lapointe avoids it well.
Lapointe shoots for a takedown but Stoltzfuses Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lapointe shoots in looking for a takedown. Stoltzfuses Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Lapointe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stoltzfuses Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot lands for Lapointe.
Stoltzfuses Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lapointe checks a low kick from Stoltzfuses Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stoltzfuses Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stoltzfuses Jr is looking to chop away at Lapointe's legs.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries to clinch up.
Stoltzfuses Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lapointe is able to avoid easily.
Stoltzfuses Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Lapointe's guard.
Lapointe controlling the position.
Lapointe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lapointe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stoltzfuses Jr sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoltzfuses Jr is looking for a sweep. Lapointe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Lapointe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries to roll over but Lapointe keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr wants to control but Lapointe is keeping busy.
Stoltzfuses Jr manages to get to full guard.
Stoltzfuses Jr has Lapointe pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Bill Lapointe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stoltzfuses Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lapointe.
A low kick from Stoltzfuses Jr is predictable there
and Lapointe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Lapointe blocks the leg kick.
Stoltzfuses Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lapointe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stoltzfuses Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoltzfuses Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Stoltzfuses Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lapointe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lapointe misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bill Lapointe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stoltzfuses Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Stoltzfuses Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stoltzfuses Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stoltzfuses Jr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lapointe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stoltzfuses Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lapointe's defenses.
Lapointe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lapointe tries for a takedown but Stoltzfuses Jr manages to get underhooks.
Stoltzfuses Jr trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Stoltzfuses Jr.
Stoltzfuses Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Lapointe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lapointe managing to block the knees to the body from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Lapointe looking to stall.
Stoltzfuses Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stoltzfuses Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lapointe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stoltzfuses Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands an elbow just above Lapointe 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stoltzfuses Jr.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stoltzfuses Jr.
Stoltzfuses Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lapointe blocks it with crossed arms.
Lapointe managing to block the knees to the body from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lapointe takes an elbow to the temple.
Bill Lapointe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoltzfuses Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Lapointe is blocking nicely.
Lapointe misses with a punch to the body.
Stoltzfuses Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Stoltzfuses Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lapointe's defenses.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Lapointe blocks with his arms.
Lapointe tries to throw a body punch but Stoltzfuses Jr avoids it by throwing Lapointe back against the cage.
Stoltzfuses Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Lapointe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stoltzfuses Jr backwards.
Stoltzfuses Jr misses with a knee strike.
Lapointe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stoltzfuses Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lapointe blocks the elbow strike.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stoltzfuses Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Lapointe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lapointe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stoltzfuses Jr is keeping busy.
Lapointe misses with a body punch.
Lapointe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Stoltzfuses Jr stalling against the cage.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands an elbow just above Lapointe 's eye.
Lapointe managing to block the knees to the body from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Stoltzfuses Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lapointe managing to block the knees to the body from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Lapointe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stoltzfuses Jr's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stoltzfuses Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapointe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lapointe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lapointe working aggressively here.
Lapointe looking to stall.
Lapointe can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Lapointe can't find room to land a body shot as Stoltzfuses Jr controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by Lapointe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stoltzfuses Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Math Prush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Math Prush has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 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
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Math Prush!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana slips under a jab.
Montana gets a double leg takedown into Prush's 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 pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Montana trying to control the position from guard on top but Prush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prush is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Prush looking for a sweep. Not yet Prush, not yet.
Montana wants to control from the top but Prush keeps moving.
Montana has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Montana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Prush is adopting a defensive guard.
Prush is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Montana defends well.
Montana preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana trying to control but Prush is working from the bottom.
Prush is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Montana trying to control the position from guard on top but Prush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Lorenzo Montana wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Prush avoids the head kick by Montana.
Montana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Montana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Montana shoots in for a takedown but Prush shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Prush.
Prush has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Montana.
Montana drives through with a takedown into Prush's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Prush keeping full guard, as Montana tries to pass.
Prush wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prush tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Prush is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Prush is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prush is keeping the position for now.
Prush is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Montana defends well.
Montana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prush swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana is working hard here to advance position.
Prush not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Prush holds on and takes a little breather.
Montana trying to control the position from guard on top but Prush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Prush closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Prush lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prush stays in close to Montana's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prush wants to control from the top but Montana keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana keeping full guard, as Prush tries to pass.
Prush trying to control the position from guard on top but Montana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Montana is trying to control the position but Prush postures up.
Montana looking for subs off his back but Prush has passed one foot through into half guard.
Prush is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Montana is just riding it out for now. Prush eventually gives up the hold.
Prush is trying to work for a kimura but Montana is defending well.
Prush is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prush is looking to take a break and control but Montana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Math Prush 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.
Sloppy strikes from Montana. Those never looked like landing.
Montana drives through with a takedown into Prush's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Prush throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Prush is pulling down on Montana's head to control his posture.
Prush manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Montana manages to get himself to full guard.
Montana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Prush makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Montana is trying to control the position but Prush postures up.
Montana is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Prush defends well.
Montana looking for a guillotine here but Prush defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prush trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
Montana has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Prush can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Prush thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Prush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Montana is keeping the position for now.
Montana being controlled here, momentarily.
Prush postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prush wants to control from the top but Montana keeps moving.
Montana is trying to control the position but Prush postures up.
Prush is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Prush advances position into side control!
Prush wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Montana, who protects the arm well.
Prush trying to control the position but Montana is working away.
Montana is trying to control Prush's posture but Prush avoids it.
Prush working the ground and pound from side control.
Montana sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana looking for submissions off his back.
Montana wants to get back to full guard.
Prush performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Montana has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Prush escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Prush!
You can see the frustration on Montana's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Prush grinds an elbow into Montana's temple.
Prush looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Prush is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Montana is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana struggling a bit here.
Montana tries to improve position but can't.
Prush tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Prush has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Prush gets to mount! Montana was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Montana regains half guard.
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.
Montana is not content to let Prush control the position.
Prush is looking for a kimura but Montana is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Prush to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Math Prush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Montana goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Montana tries to land a front kick but Prush steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Montana closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Montana 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.
Montana blocks a head kick by Prush.
Lorenzo Montana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prush scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Montana is refusing to be controlled, as Prush sits in half guard.
Montana is trying to maintain the position but Prush is very close to passing his half guard.
Montana looking for submissions off his back.
Prush is looking for a kimura but Montana is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Prush to get the leverage.
Prush throwing shots but Montana is blocking nicely.
Montana trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montana keeps working.
Montana looking for submissions off his back.
Prush wants to work for an arm triangle but Montana is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Montana looking for subs from the bottom but Prush mounts him!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prush scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Prush landing strikes, looking to finish!
Prush lands a big elbow.
Montana is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Prush is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana looking for submissions off his back.
Prush with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Prush seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Prush is trying to work for a kimura but Montana is defending well.
Montana is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prush passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Montana!
Prush with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Montana can't escape the position.
Prush trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Prush landing strikes from the mount and Montana is in trouble!
Prush is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Montana to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Montana shrugs it off.
Math Prush is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prush wants to control the pace but Montana is squirming around nicely.
Prush controlling his opponent.
Prush lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Montana is desperately trying to improve his position but Prush has a good base and remains in mount.
Prush pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prush looking to control but Montana is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Prush takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prush looking to control but Montana is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lorenzo Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Math Prush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Prush winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Math Prush!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crump's entrance music is Highway into the Danger Zone. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alan Crump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Hood!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hood fails with the takedown.
Crump tries to score with a low kick but Hood moves his leg out of the way.
Crump throws a body kick that misses.
Hood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hood manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Crump on his heels. He'll look to pass Crump's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hood wants to control from the top but Crump keeps moving.
Hood won't allow Crump to sweep him here.
Hood sitting in guard here, content to control.
Crump looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hood is one step ahead there.
Hood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood wants to pass the guard but Crump is keeping the position.
Hood wants to control from the top but Crump keeps moving.
Hood controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gordon Hood wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hood shoots in but no luck this time.
Hood shoots and misses
and Crump counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hood's knee momentarily.
Alan Crump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Hood.
Hood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Crump fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hood looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crump swings for the body but Hood moves out of range.
A jab from Crump does it's job there.
Crump misses with a low kick.
Crump lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crump throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alan Crump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hood takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Gordon Hood has been cut.
Crump connects with an inside leg kick.
Crump lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crump lands a slapping body shot.
Crump throws a front kick aimed at Hood's knee but Hood avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hood does no damage.
Crump connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crump throws a front kick aimed at Hood's knee but Hood avoids it well.
Crump throws a low kick but Hood moves out of range easily.
Crump swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hood drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Crump is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crump keeping moving, preventing Hood from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crump misses with a wild body shot.
Hood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crump sprawls well. Crump wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hood gets slowly back to his feet.
Crump leaves Hood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Crump dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gordon Hood's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hood shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crump as he jumps to the side.
Crump will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hood checks the leg kick.
Hood shoots in looking for a takedown. Crump tries to sprawl out of it but Hood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crump manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gordon Hood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Crump there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crump avoids it really well and circles away.
Alan Crump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Hood.
Hood fails with a takedown attempt.
Hood is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump misses with a two punch combination.
Crump wants to land a leg kick but Hood is out of range.
Crump throws a leg kick but Hood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crump moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Crump misses the target.
Hood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crump circles away.
Hood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood fails with a takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crump lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A left and a right from Crump both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crump moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crump lands a big uppercut and Hood crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hood looks OK. Crump waves Hood back to his feet!
Good leg kick by Crump there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Crump.
Hood misses with a takedown attempt - Crump sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crump throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crump lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crump, right into the meat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Crump!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crump buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crump looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crump drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Hood right on the button. Hood goes down! Crump follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Crump gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Crump!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mondial Dos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slade has chosen Ratatat - Lex as his entrance music. Mondial Dos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Slade's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mondial Dos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Slade!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos lands a nice shot to the body.
Dos tries to land a front kick but Slade steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Slade napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Slade can't do much from the bottom here.
Dos with the ground and pound but Slade regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Slade is staying active underneath Dos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Slade blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dos.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slade controlling the position well.
Dos is working for a kimura but Slade is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos slows the pace down in half guard.
Slade wants to control but Dos is keeping busy.
Slade avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos.
Dos wants to work for an arm triangle but Slade is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Slade sees it coming and defends easily.
Slade is staying active underneath Dos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Slade is trying to maintain the position but Dos is very close to passing his half guard.
Slade is refusing to be controlled, as Dos sits in half guard.
Dos controlling the action here.
Slade is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dos is thwarting Slade's attempts to control the position.
Dos wants to pass the guard but Slade is defending well.
Slade is trying to control but can't.
Dos seems to be looking for submissions.
Dos is keen to just control but Slade is a slippery customer.
Dos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slade defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade trying to control here.
Dos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mondial Dos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Slade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slade thows a leg kick but Dos checks it
and Dos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dos pushes off an throws an elbow but Slade leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Slade working hard to break the clinch.
Slade avoids a wild elbow strike from Dos.
Dos can't find room to land a body shot as Slade controls the action.
Slade managing to block the knees to the body from Dos.
Dos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dos is trying to force a seperation but Slade has the dominant position.
Dos is trying to break the clinch but Slade has him pressed against the cage.
Dos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slade misses with a hook. Dos ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Slade tries to hold on but Dos pushes him away.
Dos with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Jason Slade has been cut.
Dos landing shots from mount.
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!
Slade tries to hold on but Dos postures up.
Dos is landing with some decent strikes but Slade is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Slade holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dos landing strikes from the mount.
Dos looking to ground and pound but Slade is blocking nicely.
The referee warns Slade that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Slade is rocked!
That has opened up Jason Slade's cut even more.
Dos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Slade is still in real trouble! Can Dos finish him?
Slade defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dos.
Dos quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Dos but it's paid off an Slade is forced to tap! Nice work by Dos.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mondial Dos!
Mondial Dos retains his light heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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