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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Mallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel De Haza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel De Haza will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Mallone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manuel De Haza!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Haza lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mallone backs up against the cage.
De Haza punishes Mallone's body with a nice straight punch.
De Haza connects with a crisp jab.
De Haza throws a good cross that connects.
De Haza's corner calls for a 1-2. De Haza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mallone looking to score a takedown here. De Haza is defending well but Mallone drives through and ends up in De Haza's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mallone looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
De Haza keeping full guard, as Mallone tries to pass.
Mallone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Ryan Mallone wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
De Haza slaps away a takedown attempt from Mallone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Haza getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Haza scores with a decent looking hook.
Mallone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Haza as he avoids it easily.
Manuel De Haza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Haza works over Mallone's head and body with a nice combination.
Mallone fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Mallone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Haza catches Mallone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ryan Mallone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Haza lands a glancing blow to the side of Mallone's head.
Mallone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Haza manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mallone won't allow De Haza to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Haza trying to keep a closed guard but Mallone is proving a slippery customer.
Mallone seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mallone's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We're going to have a standup here because Ryan Mallone wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
De Haza slaps away a takedown attempt from Mallone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Haza jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mallone shoots for a double leg takedown but De Haza sprawls well. He's pushed Mallone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallone dives in and grabs De Haza's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Haza pushes down on Mallone's head and hops out.
De Haza lands a jab to Mallone's midsection.
Mallone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mallone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
De Haza 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.
Mallone is breathing heavily.
Mallone perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ryan Mallone has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mallone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mallone misses with a takedown attempt - De Haza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mallone.
De Haza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mallone.
Mallone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mallone shoots in but no luck this time.
De Haza lands a really nice looking cross but Mallone seems unphased.
De Haza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mallone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mallone dives in and grabs De Haza's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Haza pushes down on Mallone's head and hops out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Haza scores with a hook to the body. Mallone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A cross from De Haza lands.
De Haza's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Haza duly obliges.
De Haza lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel De Haza dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Haza pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mallone back to the cage. De Haza follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mallone shoots in looking for a takedown. De Haza tries to sprawl out of it but Mallone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Haza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mallone is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Haza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De Haza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mallone walks into a straight right hand from De Haza.
Mallone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mallone tries to move into range but De Haza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mallone shoots in but De Haza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Mallone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mallone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Haza scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Haza jabs Mallone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mallone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mallone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Haza sprawls well. De Haza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mallone gets slowly back to his feet.
De Haza's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Haza duly obliges.
Mallone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Haza thuds a left hand into Mallone's body.
De Haza connects with a right hand. Mallone shakes it off.
De Haza sizes up Mallone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mallone shoots in looking for a takedown but De Haza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mallone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A lazy left from De Haza finds it's target.
De Haza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Haza connects with a single shot there.
De Haza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mallone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mallone moves forwards but De Haza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Haza's corner calls for a 1-2. De Haza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by De Haza.
De Haza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
De Haza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Haza scores with a one two! Mallone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
De Haza with a nice cross.
De Haza lands a right hook to the body.
Mallone fails with the takedown.
De Haza uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mallone has time to react.
De Haza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Haza getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mallone shoots in and bounces De Haza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Haza wants to stand but Mallone is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Haza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mallone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
De Haza looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mallone controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Manuel De Haza was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mallone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. De Haza looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
De Haza can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Haza is looking to regain half guard here but Mallone keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mallone in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mallone has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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!
Mallone seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down De Haza for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan Mallone has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
De Haza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mallone.
Mallone shoots in for a double leg but De Haza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel De Haza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Mallone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Haza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mallone shoots in for a double leg but De Haza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Manuel De Haza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mallone shoots in for a takedown but De Haza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mallone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Haza as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Mallone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Haza.
Mallone moves forwards but De Haza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mallone moves forwards but De Haza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from De Haza as Mallone shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Haza scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mallone in his tracks.
De Haza goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Haza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mallone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Haza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Haza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
De Haza lands a really nice looking cross but Mallone seems unphased.
De Haza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Haza digs a good body shot into Mallone's ribs.
De Haza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Haza lands with a good body shot.
Mallone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Haza jabs at Mallone's body.
De Haza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mallone walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Haza scores with a jab. Mallone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Haza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Haza.
Danga de danga de dang - De Haza scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Haza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mallone dives in and grabs De Haza's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Haza pushes down on Mallone's head and hops out.
De Haza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Haza.
Nice body punch from De Haza.
Good exchange - De Haza coming out on top.
De Haza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Haza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mallone shoots in looking for a takedown but De Haza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mallone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Haza is working the combinations to good effect here.
De Haza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Haza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Haza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mallone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Haza but De Haza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A left and a right from De Haza both land. Nice combination.
Ryan Mallone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mallone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Haza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Haza lands with an uppercut that bounces Mallone off the cage and back into range.
De Haza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Haza moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De Haza scores with a jab. Mallone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mallone misses with a takedown attempt - De Haza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Haza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mallone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Haza avoids it really well and circles away.
De Haza cracks Mallone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Haza lands with a straight right. Mallone didn't see that one coming.
De Haza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mallone doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by De Haza.
Mallone misses with a takedown attempt - De Haza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mallone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Haza connects with a jab.
Mallone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mallone.
De Haza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mallone shoots in and drives through. De Haza sprawls well.
Ryan Mallone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Haza connects with a body shot that sends Mallone's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel De Haza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Haza 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel De Haza!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Manuel De Haza made sure he mentioned Australian Xtreme - All 159 Video Proof., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Tippin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Summers had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Tippin!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers tries to clinch up.
Tippin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Summers swivels and escapes.
Tippin gets a double leg takedown into Summers's guard.
Summers is looking for a triangle but Tippin pushes his legs off easily.
Tippin prevents Summers from getting back to his feet.
Summers keeping moving, preventing Tippin from controlling successfully.
Summers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tippin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tippin trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tippin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pete Tippin.
Summers dives in and grabs Tippin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tippin pushes down on Summers's head and hops out.
Summers wants to clinch but Tippin slips to the side
and Tippin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tippin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Summers gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Tippin tries to roll over but Summers keeps him under control.
Tippin is trying is best to control the position here.
Summers is working for a kimura but Tippin is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Summers in particular looking to stall.
Summers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tippin is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tippin is staying active underneath Summers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tippin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tippin moves into the clinch.
Summers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Summers tries to score a body lock takedown but Tippin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Summers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tippin breaks from the clinch.
Summers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tippin misses with a body shot.
Dave Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Tippin.
Summers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Summers closes the distance and clinches.
Tippin scores with a hook to the body.
Tippin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Summers is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tippin to the mat. Tippin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Tippin wants to sweep here but Summers controlling him for the moment.
Tippin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tippin wants to stand up but Summers is controlling him.
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 Dave Summers will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tippin keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice cross by Tippin.
Summers fails with the takedown.
Tippin swings for the body but Summers moves out of range.
Tippin with a hook.
Summers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Summers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tippin counters with a three punch combo that has Summers backing up. Summers nods at Tippin to acknowledge the strikes.
Dave Summers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tippin stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Summers throws a nice looking combination but Tippin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Summers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tippin.
Summers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tippin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers with a poor takedown
and Tippin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tippin.
Tippin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tippin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tippin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tippin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tippin wants to pass the guard but Summers is keeping the position.
Pete Tippin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tippin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tippin lands a couple of elbows.
Tippin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tippin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Summers's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tippin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tippin trying to control the position but Summers is working away.
Tippin controlling the position from side mount.
Tippin trying to control the position but Summers is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tippin advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers is squirming around, avoiding Tippin's attempts to control the action.
Tippin controlling from mount.
Tippin cracks Summers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tippin controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Tippin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Summers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Summers throws a series of punches but Tippin moves out of range.
Summers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Summers is looking to clinch but Tippin is avoiding it.
Tippin feints and then cracks Summers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Summers down.
Summers tries to clinch up but Tippin circles away and keeps his distance.
Summers dodges the punch combination from Tippin.
Summers misses with a two punch combination.
Tippin tries to clinch there but Summers circles away.
Summers swinging wildly here.
Summers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tippin defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tippin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Summers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tippin is fending him off so far but Summers persists. Nope, Tippin circles away and we're back to standing.
Tippin avoids the head kick by Summers.
Tippin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Summers counters with a nice body shot.
Tippin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tippin lands in his opponent's guard.
Tippin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tippin trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tippin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tippin is working Summers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tippin wants to control from the top but Summers keeps moving.
Tippin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tippin wants to control from the top but Summers keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tippin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tippin trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.
Tippin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pete Tippin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tippin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Summers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tippin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Summers is able to avoid easily.
Summers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tippin tries to avoid it but Summers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tippin to the ground. Tippin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tippin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Summers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tippin drives through and clinches with Summers against the cage.
Tippin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Summers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Summers stalling in the clinch but Tippin improves position.
Tippin is trying to break the clinch but Summers has him pressed against the cage.
Tippin is trying to maintain a safe position but Summers gets an underhook and turns Tippin into the cage.
Tippin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Summers is trying to drag Tippin to the mat but Tippin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tippin tries to pull guard but Summers holds him up against the cage and eventually Tippin drops back down to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tippin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tippin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Tippin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tippin 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Tippin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mags Mina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Watcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
KO power |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mags Mina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Watcher!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watcher loads up on a big right hand but Mina slips the punch.
Mina slips under a jab from Watcher.
Mina gets a double leg takedown into Watcher's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Watcher is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mina tries to free his leg and advance position but Watcher is retaining full guard.
Watcher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mina looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Watcher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Watcher looking for a guillotine here but Mina defends easily.
Mina's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mina avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mina is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watcher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mina controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Watcher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mina sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mina's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mina has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mags Mina.
Watcher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mina paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Watcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watcher with a jab.
Mina tries for a takedown but Watcher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Watcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Mina swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watcher.
Watcher misses with an uppercut. Mina saw that one coming.
A left lands for Watcher.
Mina shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Watcher's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watcher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Watcher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Watcher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mina's guard.
Watcher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watcher throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watcher is looking to work some ground and pound but Mina has wrist control.
Mina is breathing heavily.
Watcher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mina on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mina tries to get out of the position.
Watcher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watcher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watcher is looking to work some ground and pound but Mina has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watcher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watcher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watcher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watcher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watcher lands a couple of digs.
Watcher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watcher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watcher postures up in Mina's guard and throws a big left but Mina blocks it.
Watcher is fighting to break Mina's control of his arms but Mina is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watcher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mina works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watcher postures up in Mina's guard and throws a big left but Mina blocks it.
Watcher postures up in Mina's guard and throws a big left but Mina blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watcher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watcher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watcher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watcher is working Mina over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mina knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watcher on the ground.
Watcher throws a big right hand that misses.
Mina working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watcher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watcher throws a big elbow that misses.
Watcher throwing strikes from guard but Mina blocks nicely.
Watcher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Watcher dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Watcher.
Watcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watcher looks to land a right hand but Mina moved out of range.
Watcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watcher throws a hook to the side of Mina's head but Mina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Watcher misses.
Watcher connects with a crisp jab.
Watcher misses with an uppercut. Mina saw that one coming.
Andy Watcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watcher scores with a nice right hand.
Watcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mina.
Watcher 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.
Watcher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Watcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mina.
Mina moves forwards but Watcher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watcher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mina under the eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watcher tries to clinch up but Mina circles away and keeps his distance.
Watcher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Watcher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Watcher lands with a straight right. Mina didn't see that one coming.
Watcher connects with a nice looking jab.
Watcher scores with a sloppy right hand. Mina should have avoided that one.
Watcher throws a hook but Mina avoids it easily.
Watcher's corner calls for a 1-2. Watcher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice cross by Watcher.
Watcher misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mina.
Watcher misses with a looping right.
Mina is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Watcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watcher cracks Mina with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mina throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watcher's waist but Watcher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mina off to one side.
Nice straight punches there by Watcher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Watcher.
Andy Watcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watcher works the jab nicely.
Mina takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mina slips a jab from Watcher.
Watcher is looking to clinch.
Watcher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Watcher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mina under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Watcher.
Mina staying out of range there.
Watcher misses with a straight right.
Mina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watcher.
Mina moves away from the strike by Watcher.
The fighters circling - Watcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watcher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Watcher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Watcher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mina blocks a jab.
Watcher looks to land a left hand but Mina moved out of range nicely.
Mina on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watcher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Watcher connects with the punch.
Watcher misses with a looping left.
Watcher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watcher throws a shot from downtown. Mina moves away and avoids it.
Mina moves forwards but Watcher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A cross from Watcher lands.
Watcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Mina.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Watcher.
Watcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by Watcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Watcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Mina staying out of range there.
Watcher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mina looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mina takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watcher misses with an uppercut.
Mina staying out of range there.
A jab from Watcher misses.
Mina on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Watcher tries to clinch there but Mina circles away.
Mina walks into a jab.
Watcher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watcher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mina is rocked!
Watcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Mina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mina ducks under a wild hook from Watcher.
Mina seems to have got his legs back now.
Mina moves out of range of the strikes.
Watcher looks to throw the jab but Mina is out of range.
A nice combination there by Watcher.
Watcher throws a shot from downtown. Mina moves away and avoids it.
Watcher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Watcher looks to throw the jab but Mina is out of range.
Watcher wants to clinch up but Mina keeps it at a distance.
Mina takes one to the chin there.
Watcher throws a monster overhand right that drops Mina! Watcher follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Watcher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amadeus Brabus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laguna Lunaris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brabus comes into the arena with Rock me Amadeus blaring out of the sound system. Lunaris has chosen Slash - Watch This as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Amadeus Brabus has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Amadeus Brabus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Laguna Lunaris!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunaris tries to clinch up.
Brabus throws a head kick that misses.
Brabus throws a wild body kick that Lunaris sees coming a mile off.
Lunaris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brabus avoids the elbow strike from Lunaris, against the cage.
Lunaris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Amadeus Brabus has been cut.
Brabus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lunaris has him pressed against the cage.
Lunaris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brabus avoids it.
Lunaris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lunaris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lunaris misses with an elbow over the top.
Brabus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lunaris stalls.
Brabus lands an elbow just above Lunaris 's eye.
It looks like Laguna Lunaris has been cut.
Lunaris blocks an elbow strike from Brabus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunaris throws an elbow that misses.
Brabus throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brabus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lunaris's brow.
Brabus is trying to push Lunaris away but Lunaris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lunaris crunches a lovely knee into Brabus's ribcage.
Brabus is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lunaris crunches a lovely knee into Brabus's ribcage.
Lunaris lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Lunaris.
Lunaris lands a damaging elbow.
Lunaris misses with an elbow over the top.
Lunaris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lunaris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brabus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brabus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lunaris lands an elbow that stopped Brabus in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lunaris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brabus's brow.
Brabus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lunaris looking to throw knees to the head but Brabus is blocking nicely.
Lunaris lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunaris has Brabus pressed against the cage.
Lunaris misses with a knee strike.
Lunaris lands an elbow that stopped Brabus in his tracks for a moment.
Brabus blocks an elbow strike.
Lunaris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lunaris looking to throw knees to the head but Brabus is blocking nicely.
Lunaris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Amadeus Brabus's cut is getting worse.
Lunaris lands a damaging elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lunaris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lunaris receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Lunaris throws an elbow but it misses.
Lunaris tries to land knees in the clinch but Brabus avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brabus throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brabus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brabus lands an elbow inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lunaris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lunaris lands a good knee to the midsection. Brabus won't want to take too many of those.
Lunaris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brabus's defenses.
Lunaris lands an elbow just above Brabus 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lunaris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brabus is rocked!
Lunaris lands a good knee to the midsection. Brabus won't want to take too many of those.
Oh Brabus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brabus is pressed against the cage. Lunaris pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Brabus! Two more big strikes from Lunaris and Brabus crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Laguna Lunaris!
A very excited looking Laguna Lunaris made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Souza is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dry County. Jakub Kochanowski had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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200 lbs
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177 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jakub Kochanowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago de Souza!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kochanowski has de Souza up against the cage in a clinch.
de Souza missing with knees to the body.
de Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kochanowski is defending well for now.
de Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Kochanowski won't allow it.
de Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
de Souza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kochanowski misses with a hook.
Kochanowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kochanowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
de Souza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
de Souza thumps Kochanowski with a low kick.
Kochanowski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from de Souza misses
and Kochanowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in de Souza'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 asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kochanowski 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.
de Souza wants to sweep but no luck.
Kochanowski slips nicely into half guard.
Kochanowski prevents de Souza from improving his position.
de Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kochanowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. de Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kochanowski trying to control the position from guard on top but de Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
de Souza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Souza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kochanowski trying to control the position from guard on top but de Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kochanowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
de Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
de Souza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kochanowski defends well.
Kochanowski trying to control the position from guard on top but de Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kochanowski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but de Souza manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kochanowski has de Souza in his guard.
de Souza landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kochanowski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for de Souza!
de Souza 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.
Kochanowski is working for a submission of some sort.
de Souza gets full guard.
de Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kochanowski is aware though and is defending well.
de Souza keeping moving, preventing Kochanowski from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Souza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kochanowski's guard.
de Souza controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kochanowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but de Souza is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
de Souza wants to pass the guard but Kochanowski is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kochanowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
de Souza stands and throws Kochanowski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
de Souza goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kochanowski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in de Souza's guard! Nice work there by Kochanowski!
de Souza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
de Souza is landing with some decent strikes but Kochanowski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kochanowski tries to reverse the position but de Souza maintains control.
Kochanowski is squirming around, avoiding de Souza's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago de Souza 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.
de Souza lands with a thumping leg kick.
de Souza throws a quick inside leg kick.
de Souza looks for a takedown but Kochanowski sprawls well.
de Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kochanowski.
de Souza throws a looping overhand right but Kochanowski ducks down to avoid it.
de Souza moves into range and clinches up with Kochanowski.
Kochanowski has de Souza pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. de Souza manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza tries to land knees in the clinch but Kochanowski avoids the damage to the body.
de Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kochanowski misses with a left hand
and de Souza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kochanowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
de Souza ducks under a wild hook from Kochanowski.
de Souza lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kochanowski takes a step back to recover.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for de Souza. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A looping hook to the body misses from de Souza. Kochanowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
de Souza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kochanowski.
de Souza is looking to clinch but Kochanowski is avoiding it.
Thiago de Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski has managed to clinch.
de Souza scores with a shot to the side of Kochanowski's head.
de Souza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
de Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
de Souza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
de Souza has closed the distance and engaged Kochanowski in a clinch.
Kochanowski blocks the elbow strike.
de Souza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
de Souza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
de Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
de Souza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza breaks the clinch.
Kochanowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kochanowski leaves de Souza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
de Souza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kochanowski.
de Souza wants to clinch.
de Souza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kochanowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Souza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
de Souza plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kochanowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from de Souza.
de Souza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kochanowski moves into the clinch.
de Souza tries a body shot but Kochanowski blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from de Souza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
de Souza throws a knee to the head but misses.
de Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago de Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Kochanowski misses.
Kochanowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kochanowski clinches with his opponent.
de Souza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
de Souza lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for de Souza.
de Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kochanowski backwards.
de Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
de Souza clinches up with Kochanowski and pushes him back against the cage.
de Souza lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, de Souza throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kochanowski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza clinches up against the cage.
de Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
de Souza is working Kochanowski over against the cage.
de Souza lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from de Souza - that landed with a thud.
de Souza is leaning against Kochanowski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from de Souza.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short body shot lands from de Souza as the two fighters clinch.
de Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
de Souza cracks Kochanowski with a right hand to the side of the head.
de Souza throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by de Souza.
A slapping leg kick lands for de Souza.
de Souza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
de Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
de Souza throws a leg kick which misses Kochanowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Kochanowski tries to avoid it.
Crunch! de Souza slams his shin into Kochanowski's torso.
de Souza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kochanowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kochanowski takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza rushes Kochanowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
de Souza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
de Souza lands a left hand.
de Souza presses Kochanowski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kochanowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kochanowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kochanowski dodges an elbow strike from de Souza.
de Souza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
de Souza landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jakub Kochanowski has been cut.
de Souza misses with an elbow strike.
de Souza pushes Kochanowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
de Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Souza has managed to clinch.
de Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
de Souza moves into the clinch successfully.
de Souza breaks from the clinch.
Kochanowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. de Souza defends it nicely.
Thiago de Souza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from de Souza, right into the meat.
Jakub Kochanowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by de Souza. That's going to slow Kochanowski down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago de Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well de Souza 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago de Souza!
Thiago de Souza really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angry Looser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Faroni (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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184 lbs
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27
181 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angry Looser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Faroni!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faroni swinging wildly here.
Faroni gets caught napping as Looser dives in and scores a takedown. Faroni manages to retain guard.
Looser trying to control the position from guard on top but Faroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faroni is looking for a triangle but Looser pushes his legs off easily.
Faroni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Looser gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Faroni looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Looser accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Looser throws a big right hand that misses.
Looser trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Looser postures up in Faroni's guard and throws a big left but Faroni blocks it.
Faroni keeping moving, preventing Looser from controlling successfully.
Faroni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Looser wants to pass the guard but Faroni is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Looser in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Faroni looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Faroni had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Looser defends it easily.
Looser throwing strikes but missing.
Faroni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Looser gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Looser 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Faroni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Looser doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Looser manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Looser passes Faroni's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Faroni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Looser wants to work for an arm triangle but Faroni is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Looser is trying to control. Faroni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Looser throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Looser tries to pass to full mount but Faroni defends it.
Faroni actively working from the bottom here.
Looser seems to be working for a kimura but Faroni defends the submission attempt.
Looser moves into full mount! Faroni won't be happy about that!
Faroni is wriggling around trying to escape.
Looser is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Faroni can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Looser is breathing heavily.
Faroni is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faroni is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Faroni sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Faroni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Looser is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Faroni sees it coming and defends easily.
Faroni is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Looser pulls his head out easily.
Looser is looking to take a break and control but Faroni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Faroni actively working from the bottom here.
Looser trying to mount his opponent but Faroni defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faroni looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Faroni actively working from the bottom here.
Looser thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Faroni's head.
Looser wants to pass to mount but Faroni is defending the position.
Faroni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Looser trying to control the action but Faroni is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Looser is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Faroni dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Faroni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Looser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Looser closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Faroni quickly recovers to half guard.
Looser trying to mount his opponent but Faroni defends it.
Looser wants to work for an arm triangle but Faroni is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Faroni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Faroni looking for submissions off his back.
Looser is looking to advance position but Faroni won't allow it.
Looser trying to control the action but Faroni is working from the bottom.
Looser wants to work for an arm triangle but Faroni is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Benny Faroni has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faroni is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Looser is tapping! Great win for Faroni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Benny Faroni!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao has chosen Its Time for War as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
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155 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao dodges the punch combination from Irwin.
A swing and a miss from Pacquiao.
Irwin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
Irwin looks to land a left hand but Pacquiao moved out of range nicely.
Irwin thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Irwin with a series of wild strikes but Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irwin shoots in looking for a takedown but Pacquiao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Irwin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Irwin. Those never looked like landing.
Irwin sizes up Pacquiao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Irwin as he connects with a hook.
Irwin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Irwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billy Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Irwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
Irwin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Irwin lands a right hook to the body.
Irwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Irwin is just out of range.
Irwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irwin swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irwin manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Irwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pacquiao throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Irwin on the side of the head.
Irwin connects with the punch.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Irwin avoids them all with ease.
Irwin fails to land the takedown.
Pacquiao dodges the punch combination from Irwin.
Irwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irwin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pacquiao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Irwin scrambles back to his feet.
Pacquiao misses with a combination
and Irwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pacquiao checks a low kick from Irwin.
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!
Irwin looks to throw the jab but Pacquiao is out of range.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Irwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irwin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao drops his hands momentarily and Irwin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pacquiao slips a jab and a cross from Irwin.
Irwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Irwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Irwin's ribcage but misses.
Irwin misses the jab.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irwin scores with a jab. Pacquiao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Irwin misses.
Pacquiao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Irwin misses.
Irwin throws an overhand right that lands on Pacquiao's shoulder, as Pacquiao tries to avoid the shot.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquiao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Irwin rather than just go for the knockout.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin misses with a straight right.
Irwin missing with a left hand there. Pacquiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.
Irwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Irwin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Irwin defending well as Pacquiao loads up on a big left hand.
Irwin tests Pacquiao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Irwin takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Irwin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irwin. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Irwin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irwin cracks a nice hook into Pacquiao's ribs.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Irwin slips under a jab from Pacquiao.
Irwin scores with a sloppy right hand. Pacquiao should have avoided that one.
Irwin swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irwin.
Irwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irwin throws a shot from downtown. Pacquiao moves away and avoids it.
Irwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pacquiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irwin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pacquiao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Irwin scrambles back to his feet.
Pacquiao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Irwin at a distance.
Irwin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pacquiao is fending him off so far but Irwin persists. Nope, Pacquiao circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Irwin scores with the left hand. Pacquiao knows he should have avoided that one.
Irwin throws a hook to the side of Pacquiao's head but Pacquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irwin moves away from the strike by Pacquiao.
Irwin slips under a jab from Pacquiao.
Irwin digs a good hook to Pacquiao's body.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Billy Irwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Irwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Irwin connects with a looping right hand.
Irwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Irwin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pacquiao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Irwin shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Irwin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Irwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the head.
Irwin stuns Pacquiao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pacquiao lands a nice hook to Irwin's body. Irwin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irwin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin catches Pacquiao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Irwin.
Irwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao.
Irwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Pacquiao misses.
Irwin misses with a two punch combination.
Irwin misses with a right hand
and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Irwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Irwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irwin cracks Pacquiao with an open hand slap.
Irwin misses with an uppercut. Pacquiao saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin misses with a hook. Pacquiao ducked under it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Pacquiao as Irwin shoots in.
Pacquiao misses with a combination
and Irwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Irwin slips under a jab from Pacquiao.
Irwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacquiao walks into a straight right hand from Irwin.
Irwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Irwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao throws a jab when Irwin was well out of range.
Irwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irwin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pacquiao swivels and escapes.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Irwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Irwin also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Irwin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pacquiao swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pacquiao lands a body shot.
Irwin throws a big shot that misses.
Pacquiao defending well as Irwin loads up on a big left hand.
Irwin misses with a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacquiao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin misses with a body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irwin throws a series of punches but Pacquiao avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pacquiao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Irwin swings widly with a right hand
and Pacquiao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Irwin throws a hook to the side of Pacquiao's head but Pacquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao dodges the punch combination from Irwin.
Pacquiao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Irwin missing with a left hand there. Pacquiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Pacquiao. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacquiao misses the target.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pacquiao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Billy Irwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Pacquiao slips a jab and a cross from Irwin.
Irwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pacquiao. Pacquiao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pacquiao scores with a nice head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Irwin there.
A big right from Pacquiao misses.
Irwin throws a series of punches but Pacquiao avoids them all with ease.
Pacquiao lands with a hook. Irwin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pacquiao slips a jab from Irwin.
Irwin lands a jab to Pacquiao's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irwin throws an overhand right that lands on Pacquiao's shoulder, as Pacquiao tries to avoid the shot.
Irwin misses with a series of wild punches.
Irwin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Irwin.
Irwin misses with an uppercut. Pacquiao saw that one coming.
Pacquiao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pacquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irwin.
Pacquiao scores with a three punch combo!
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irwin 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.
Irwin catches Pacquiao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Irwin missing with a left hand there. Pacquiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Pacquiao misses with a looping right.
Irwin misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Irwin drops his hands momentarily and Pacquiao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Irwin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacquiao.
Irwin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh Irwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pacquiao loads up on a big right hand but Irwin slips the punch.
Pacquiao throws a pinpoint strike between Irwin's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Irwin crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Pacquiao scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manny Pacquiao!
During a confident post fight interview, Manny Pacquiao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Double Rainbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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145 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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Diamond !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Double Rainbow!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rainbow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rainbow looks to land a combination but Diamond avoids it well.
Diamond doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rainbow counters with a straight right hand.
Diamond shoots and misses
and Rainbow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diamond is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rainbow is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Diamond . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diamond has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rainbow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Diamond has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rainbow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diamond has picked Rainbow up - he's going for a ride! Diamond dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rainbow has one foot on Diamond 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Diamond misses with a takedown
and Rainbow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diamond shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rainbow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diamond shoots and misses
and Rainbow counters with a one-two to the body.
Diamond is breathing heavily.
Rainbow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diamond takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainbow misses with a series of wild punches.
Rainbow swinging wildly here.
Diamond shoots and misses
and Rainbow counters with a three punch combo that has Diamond backing up. Diamond nods at Rainbow to acknowledge the strikes.
Rainbow scores with a jab to the body.
Rainbow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diamond with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rainbow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diamond is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Rainbow. Those never looked like landing.
Oh Diamond is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rainbow throws a series of punches but Diamond avoids them all with ease.
Rainbow throws a nice looking combination but Diamond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rainbow misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Rainbow does no damage.
Rainbow misses with a series of wild punches.
Diamond dodges the punch combination from Rainbow.
Diamond looks up at the clock. Bad move! Rainbow lands a right hand from hell, dropping Diamond . Rainbow pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Double Rainbow!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bader Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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150 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bader Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Woo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Woo fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones trying to control but Woo is working from the bottom.
Jones passes Woo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Woo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Woo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Woo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Woo missing with punches from the bottom.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Woo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Woo wants to get back to full guard.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Woo is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo trying to control here.
Woo gets back to full guard.
Woo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Woo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones tries to roll over but Woo keeps him under control.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Woo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Woo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Well, if Woo 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.
Jones tries to roll over but Woo keeps him under control.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Woo sits in half guard.
Woo trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Woo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Woo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jones tries to roll over but Woo keeps him under control.
Jones has a hand on Woo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Woo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Woo avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Woo lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Woo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jones is now in Woo's guard. A big mistake from Woo there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Woo is working from the bottom.
Jones stands and throws Woo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Woo is looking for a sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones works to advance to full mount. Woo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jones is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Woo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Woo looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Woo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Woo forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Woo has Jones pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Woo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jones tumbling to the mat - Woo dives into Jones's guard.
Jones has Woo pulled in close to control his posture.
Jones wants to sweep here but Woo controlling him for the moment.
Jones managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Woo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bader Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Woo pinned against the cage. Woo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Woo drives through with a takedown into Jones's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Woo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Woo throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Woo is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Woo wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Woo trying to control from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Woo is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Jones is pressing down on Woo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Woo is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woo moves into full guard.
Woo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Woo is keeping the position.
Woo striking off his back but it's not causing Jones any problems.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones trying to control but Woo is working from the bottom.
Jones takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up.
Woo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Woo keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Woo trying to control the position.
Woo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Woo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Woo.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Woo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones stands and steps away. Woo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Woo lands with a right hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Woo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Woo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Woo gets the takedown into side control.
Woo with the ground and pound but Jones regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Jones wants to control but Woo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones is pressing down on Woo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Woo throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Woo is proving a slippery customer.
Woo is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Woo has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Woo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Woo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Woo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Woo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Woo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo looking to pass the guard.
Woo wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Woo has gone for a leg lock! Jones slips out almost immediately though and dives into Woo's guard.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Woo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woo has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to escape the position.
Jones trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Woo thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Woo is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Jones up.
Jones trying to control the action but Woo just sinks the hooks in.
Jones prevents Woo from getting a body triangle.
Jones preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Woo.
Bader Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Johnny Woo 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.
Woo controls the action.
Woo is working the ground and pound. Can Jones escape?
Woo lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jones's head.
Jones tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woo landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Woo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Woo 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 Bruno Hogan 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... Johnny Woo!
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