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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McCallum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Werdum might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Undisputed. Fabricio Werdum looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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255 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fabricio Werdum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike McCallum!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCallum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Werdum looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Werdum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCallum.
Jab from McCallum.
Nice uppercut lands for McCallum. That snapped Werdum's head back.
Werdum tries to move into range but McCallum moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McCallum feints a jab promting Werdum to slip. McCallum then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Werdum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCallum connects with a jab.
Werdum takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McCallum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCallum lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McCallum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCallum's corner calls for a 1-2. McCallum obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McCallum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Werdum momentarily.
McCallum clobbers Werdum with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Werdum could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McCallum tests Werdum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCallum 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.
Werdum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Werdum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCallum to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallum scores with a one two! Werdum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mike McCallum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCallum lands a nice shot that snaps Werdum's head back.
McCallum scores with a three punch combo!
Werdum is rocked!
Werdum get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Werdum stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but McCallum runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike McCallum!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Who Da (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Who Da!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hank Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Da, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Da throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson scores with a head kick.
It looks like Who Da has been cut.
Peterson thumps Da with a low kick.
Da moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Peterson tries to bum rush Da with a series of wild strikes but Da uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peterson.
Da throws a right and a left that both miss.
Da takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da misses with a combination
and Peterson counters with a big head kick but Da shrugs it off.
Da connects with a body shot that sends Peterson's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Da misses its intended target.
That kick from Peterson tenderised Da's leg. Da is trying to keep his angry face on.
Da throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Da chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Peterson can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from Da.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peterson.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Da throws a left and a right that both miss
and Peterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Da.
Da misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Peterson lands with a nice combination. Da backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Da.
Da swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peterson.
A lazy left from Da finds it's target.
Peterson lands a head kick. Da smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Da is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oh Da is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Da is breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Da misses
and Peterson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Peterson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hank Peterson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tizoc Griffon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Gump (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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260 lbs
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269 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tizoc Griffon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Gump!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump looks to land a body kick but Griffon moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffon. Gump does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffon looking to score a takedown here. Gump is defending well but Griffon drives through and ends up in Gump's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Griffon scoring with some ground and pound.
Gump manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gump lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Griffon hang on?
It looks like Tizoc Griffon has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gump avoids the attempt from Griffon to control.
Gump lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Griffon hang on?
Griffon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gump cracks Griffon with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Gump!
Bubba Gump bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dean Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Shepeard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dean Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stephen Shepeard!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh shoots in and bounces Shepeard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Walsh trying to control but Shepeard is working from the bottom.
Shepeard is trying to control the position but Walsh postures up.
Shepeard keeping moving, preventing Walsh from controlling successfully.
Walsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Shepeard is retaining full guard.
Walsh trying to control but Shepeard is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dean Walsh.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shepeard as he avoids it easily.
Walsh shoots in and drives through. Shepeard sprawls well.
Shepeard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepeard wants to control but Walsh is keeping him busy.
Shepeard working away.
Shepeard wants to control but Walsh is keeping him busy.
Shepeard wants to stand but Walsh has his arm trapped.
Walsh manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shepeard's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh wants to control but Shepeard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Walsh desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Stephen Shepeard has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Walsh tries to sprawl but Shepeard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Shepeard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepeard seems to be working for a kimura but Walsh defends the submission attempt.
Walsh manages to get to full guard.
Shepeard is sitting in close to Walsh's body. Walsh has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Shepeard is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Shepeard is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Walsh.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dean Walsh!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Helms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregory Helms!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helms throws a sloppy head kick and Meyer moves out of range easily.
Meyer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Helms counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Meyer tries to bench press Helms off him but Helms keeps the position.
Meyer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Meyer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Meyer has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Helms should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Meyer has tightened it up now! Helms should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Meyer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John De Vito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John De Vito was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John De Vito!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Garcia rushes De Vito and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Vito is trying to break the clinch but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but De Vito avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as De Vito controls his hands.
De Vito has Garcia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Garcia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
De Vito missing with knees to the body.
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Vito blocks a low kick nicely.
Garcia with a jab.
De Vito has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garcia.
De Vito tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Garcia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vito prevents Garcia from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Vito is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
De Vito is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
De Vito landing some decent shots from guard.
Garcia wants to stand and escape but De Vito is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vito looking to pass the guard.
De Vito trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Vito takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garcia thuds his shin into the meat of De Vito's side.
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vito tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garcia swivels and escapes.
De Vito looks gassed!
De Vito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like John De Vito has been cut.
Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Vito or not.
Garcia lands with a right to the head.
Garcia crunches a lovely knee into De Vito's ribcage.
Garcia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Vito has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Vito's head.
De Vito gets tackled into the cage by Garcia. Garcia maintains the clinch.
Garcia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.
Garcia tries to work over De Vito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Vito.
Robert Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John De Vito.
De Vito takes a knee to the side of the body.
Garcia landing knees to the head.
Garcia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcia landing knees to the head.
Garcia lands a good knee to the midsection. De Vito won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Vito takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garcia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garcia digs a right hand underneath De Vito's ribcage. De Vito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees to the body from Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John De Vito's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Vito gets tackled into the cage by Garcia. Garcia maintains the clinch.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Vito.
Garcia lands a knee to the head.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike from De Vito.
Garcia misses with an elbow over the top.
De Vito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garcia is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Garcia landing knees to the body.
Garcia is trying to break free.
De Vito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia stops a takedown attempt from De Vito.
Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Vito is breathing heavily.
Garcia clinches up with De Vito and pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a knee to the head.
De Vito is looking to control Garcia's arms but Garcia gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Vito has his back to the cage.
De Vito has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garcia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Robert Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John De Vito.
Garcia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Garcia working De Vito over with knees to the body.
Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Vito takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That has opened up John De Vito's cut even more.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Garcia instigates a clinch.
De Vito is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vito tries for a takedown. No joy.
Garcia pressing his opponent against the cage.
Garcia connects with a knee to the head.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Vito can do to turn this around?
Garcia pushes De Vito back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Garcia.
Garcia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garcia scores with a knee to the head.
Garcia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcia.
Garcia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vito takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garcia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcia.
Garcia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robert Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Vito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garcia throws a head kick that half lands.
The cut above John De Vito's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
De Vito avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia thuds a left hand into De Vito's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia thumps De Vito with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Garcia rushes De Vito and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcia.
Garcia presses De Vito against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Garcia manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Garcia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John De Vito's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Vito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Vito drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Vito blocks a head kick by Garcia.
De Vito takes a kick to the side of the head.
Garcia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vito takes a head kick and keeps coming.
John De Vito's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
De Vito moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Vito is rocked!
Robert Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia lunges in with a left hook that violently twists De Vito head around and knocks him out cold! Garcia hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Garcia!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Robert Garcia made sure he mentioned HeavyWeight Designs, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blas Ople (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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220 lbs
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300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Max!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blas Ople!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max throws a sloppy head kick and Ople moves out of range easily.
Ople lands a high kick to the side of Max's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Ople dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Michael Max has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ople stands and throws Max's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ople stands up and beckons Max to his feet.
A head kick misses from Ople.
Max avoids the head kick by Ople.
Max misses with a wild combination.
Ople throws a head kick that misses.
Ople throws out a leg kick but Max moves out of range and Ople only half commits.
Max throws a series of punches but Ople moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ople throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Ople.
Max moves out of range as Ople throws a body kick.
Ople sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Max to the ground! Ople dives into full mount looking to finish!
Max is rocked!
Ople quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Ople but it's paid off an Max is forced to tap! Nice work by Ople.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blas Ople!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tama Te Huna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matrix comes to the cage accompanied by Power Station - We Fight For Love. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Matrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tama Te Huna!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Te Huna does no damage.
Te Huna works Matrix's body with a nice hook.
Te Huna moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Matrix is looking to clinch but Te Huna is avoiding it.
Te Huna closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice straight punches there by Matrix. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matrix.
Matrix lands a big uppercut and Te Huna crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Te Huna looks OK. Matrix waves Te Huna back to his feet!
Te Huna is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Te Huna with a poor takedown
and Matrix finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Te Huna is still on wobbly legs! Can Matrix finish him?
Te Huna looks gassed!
Matrix grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Te Huna takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Matrix cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Matrix!
John Matrix was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Habbibi Uleh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Creed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to James Brown - Living in America. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Habbibi Uleh enters the cage!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Habbibi Uleh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sloppy strikes from Creed. Those never looked like landing.
Creed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Creed missing with a left hand there. Uleh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Creed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Creed.
Creed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Uleh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Uleh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Creed takes a swing at Uleh's ribcage but misses.
Creed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uleh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Creed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Uleh scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Creed.
Creed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uleh moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed misses with a left hand
and Uleh counters by moving into the clinch.
Creed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Uleh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Creed stops a takedown attempt from Uleh.
Creed stops a takedown attempt from Uleh.
Apollo Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Habbibi Uleh.
Uleh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Uleh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Uleh is working for takedown but Creed is calmly controlling the position for now.
Uleh looks gassed!
Creed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uleh ducks right into an uppercut from Creed.
Creed thuds a left hand into Uleh's body.
Apollo Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Uleh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Creed throws out a loose jab but Uleh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creed throws the left hand but Uleh avoids the punch easily.
Creed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed takes a swing at Uleh's ribcage but misses.
Creed scores with a nice right hand.
Creed is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Creed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Uleh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed's corner calls for a 1-2. Creed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Uleh fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Creed to the ground. Uleh is now in Creed's guard.
Uleh wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
Uleh stops Creed from standing up.
Creed on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Creed tries to get out of the position.
Creed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Uleh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Creed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uleh.
Creed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Uleh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Uleh postures up in Creed's guard and throws a big left but Creed blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed wants to stand and escape but Uleh is having none of it.
Uleh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Creed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uleh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Uleh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Creed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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!
Uleh is looking to work some ground and pound but Creed has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uleh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Creed keeping moving, preventing Uleh from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Creed 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.
Uleh is looking to clinch.
Creed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Creed looks to score with a jab to the body but Uleh is just out of range.
Uleh looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Creed!
Creed is trying to stand up.
Uleh landing strikes from the mount.
Uleh throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uleh throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uleh unloads with some shots from mount but Creed bucks and avoids them well.
Uleh prevents Creed from getting the reversal.
Uleh scoring with strikes but Creed is staying in there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Uleh working the ground and pound effectively.
Uleh misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Uleh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Uleh fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed is wriggling around trying to escape.
Uleh lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Creed hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uleh with a couple of short strikes.
Uleh with shots to the head and body - Creed looks very uncomfortable down there.
Creed is rocked!
Creed tries to hold on but Uleh pushes him away.
Uleh lands a big elbow - Creed is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Creed is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Habbibi Uleh!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Hernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Lips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernando comes to the cage accompanied by Parasite . Lips is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunderlips Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Hernando!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thunder Lips!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lips has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hernando finds it's way round the side to connect with Lips's head.
Hernando closes the distance and clinches.
Hernando is trying to push Lips away but Lips has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hernando breaks from the clinch.
Hernando avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hernando chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lips shoots for a double leg takedown but Hernando sprawls well. He's pushed Lips's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lips looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice uppercut there from Hernando.
Lips misses with a hook
and Hernando counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lips closes the distance and clinches up with Hernando, looking for a takedown. Lips pushes Hernando against the cage but Hernando circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roberto Hernando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thunder Lips.
Nice takedown defense from Hernando. No joy for Lips on that attempt.
Hernando fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lips, pushing him back against the cage.
Lips has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hernando after a bit of a struggle.
Hernando lands a right hand.
Hernando manages to break the clinch.
Hernando lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roberto Hernando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernando throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lips.
It looks like Thunder Lips has been cut.
Lips tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hernando counters with a nice uppercut.
Lips looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernando throws out a powerful jab.
Hernando scores with a three punch combo!
Lips takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hernando has closed the distance and engaged Lips in a clinch.
Hernando is working Lips over against the cage.
Hernando breaks from the clinch.
Oooooh!!! Hernando has knocked Lips down with a huge combo! Hernando steps away and waves a wobbly Lips back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lips is rocked!
Hernando lands with a right and another and another! Lips is in big trouble! Hernando lands again and this time it's lights out for Lips! A quality knockout there for Hernando.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roberto Hernando!
Roberto Hernando retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Roberto Hernando thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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