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Triumph 79 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Sisfa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aadyn Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Sisfa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Sisfa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aadyn Gibbs!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisfa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gibbs forces Sisfa back against the cage and clinches.
Gibbs tries to land a knee to the head but Sisfa blocks with his arms.
Sisfa is trying to force a seperation but Gibbs has the dominant position.
Gibbs lands a takedown into guard.
Sisfa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gibbs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sisfa wants to get back to his feet but Gibbs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gibbs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sisfa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gibbs is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs throws and elbow that misses. Sisfa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gibbs's guard. Nice move by Sisfa!
Gibbs has control of Sisfa's left arm, preventing Sisfa from doing any damage.
Sisfa preventing the sweep.
Gibbs manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
BOOM! Gibbs connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs raining down shots from the mount!
Sisfa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gibbs.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sisfa really wants to buck Gibbs off and get back to his feet.
Gibbs landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs trying to control but Sisfa is having none of it.
Sisfa wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sisfa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gibbs breaks from Sisfa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sisfa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gibbs controlling his opponent.
Sisfa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibbs with the ground and pound from mount.
Gibbs landing shots from mount.
Sisfa is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibbs putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Gibbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aadyn Gibbs dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gibbs moves in looking to clinch but Sisfa pushes him off.
Gibbs clinches with his opponent.
Gibbs works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gibbs throws a strike but Sisfa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sisfa is looking to stand up but Gibbs won't let him.
Aadyn Gibbs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sisfa being controlled here momentarily.
Sisfa wants to get up but he can't break Gibbs's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisfa preventing the sweep.
Gibbs has his hands on Sisfa's head, controlling the position.
Gibbs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sisfa manages to get himself to full guard.
Gibbs landing with the ground and pound.
Gibbs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sisfa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs stops Sisfa from standing up.
Gibbs postures up in Sisfa's guard and throws a big left but Sisfa blocks it.
Sisfa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sisfa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gibbs stands and throws Sisfa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gibbs scores with punches from side control.
Gibbs is putting a hurting on Sisfa here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs cracks Sisfa with a big right hand but Sisfa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gibbs scoring with punches and elbows.
Gibbs cracks Sisfa with a big elbow.
Gibbs working the head and body with strikes.
Gibbs cracks Sisfa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gibbs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gibbs scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gibbs is putting a hurting on Sisfa here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibbs scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sisfa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gibbs trying to control the action but Sisfa is working from the bottom.
Gibbs creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gibbs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sisfa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sisfa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibbs landing a few strikes.
Sisfa taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aadyn Gibbs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sisfa'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.
Gibbs blocks a low kick nicely.
Gibbs avoids the head kick by Sisfa.
Gibbs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gibbs is looking to clinch.
Sisfa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gibbs takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sisfa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisfa wants to break free but Gibbs has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gibbs.
Sisfa wants to get back to striking at distance but Gibbs won't allow it.
Sisfa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gibbs ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gibbs no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gibbs wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Let's hope that Gibbs has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aadyn Gibbs was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Sisfa is having none of it.
Jimmy Sisfa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gibbs checks a low kick from Sisfa.
Gibbs lands with a slapping head kick.
Sisfa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aadyn Gibbs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs tries to clinch up but Sisfa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sisfa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gibbs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gibbs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sisfa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sisfa throws a leg kick but Gibbs checks it.
Sisfa tries to work over Gibbs's front leg with a kick but Gibbs checks it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sisfa tries a head kick but it misses.
Gibbs fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Sisfa moves out of range.
Sisfa lands with a shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sisfa - that will leave a mark!
Gibbs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gibbs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jimmy Sisfa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sisfa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jimmy Sisfa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sisfa throws a sloppy head kick and Gibbs moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aadyn Gibbs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gibbs 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aadyn Gibbs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Val Kjartansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Lauzon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Val Kjartansson's chin.
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150 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Lauzon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Val Kjartansson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kjartansson.
Lauzon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kjartansson swivels and escapes.
Lauzon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lauzon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kjartansson.
Lauzon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kjartansson connects with a leg kick. Lauzon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kjartansson cracks Lauzon with an open hand slap.
Lauzon is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lauzon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kjartansson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Lauzon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kjartansson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lauzon eats them both and turns towards Kjartansson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Sam Lauzon has been cut.
Kjartansson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kjartansson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lauzon's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kjartansson.
Kjartansson throws a leg kick which misses Lauzon's front leg but catches the back leg as Lauzon tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjartansson throws a front kick that sends Lauzon stumbling back into the cage.
Kjartansson throws a leg kick which misses Lauzon's front leg but catches the back leg as Lauzon tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lauzon. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kjartansson lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Kjartansson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kjartansson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Val Kjartansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kjartansson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lauzon walks into a stiff left hand from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson lands a nice looking body kick.
A good leg kick by Kjartansson.
Kjartansson scores with a sloppy right hand. Lauzon should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kjartansson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lauzon scrambles back to his feet.
Kjartansson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lauzon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kjartansson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lauzon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kjartansson!
Kjartansson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kjartansson digs a good body shot into Lauzon's ribs.
Kjartansson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kjartansson.
Both fighters circling a little - Kjartansson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Val Kjartansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson connects with a body shot that sends Lauzon's belly button to the back.
Kjartansson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lauzon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kjartansson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kjartansson tries to bum rush Lauzon with a series of wild strikes but Lauzon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kjartansson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lauzon. That did some damage!
Lauzon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kjartansson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That kick from Kjartansson tenderised Lauzon's leg. Lauzon is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kjartansson, right into the meat.
Kjartansson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson has managed to clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kjartansson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kjartansson.
Lauzon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kjartansson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lauzons head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson lands with a short shot to the head.
Kjartansson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lauzon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kjartansson lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kjartansson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kjartansson.
Lauzon being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Val Kjartansson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Lauzon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lauzon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kjartansson. Kjartansson obviously looking to wear him down.
Kjartansson lands with a nice body kick.
Kjartansson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lauzon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lauzon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kjartansson. That's going to slow Lauzon down.
Lauzon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kjartansson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kjartansson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lauzon's sensitive parts.
Kjartansson throws a leg kick which misses Lauzon's front leg but catches the back leg as Lauzon tries to avoid it.
Kjartansson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lauzon's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kjartansson lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kjartansson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lauzons head.
Kjartansson lands a shot to the body.
Kjartansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid body kick from Kjartansson.
A jab lands there for Kjartansson.
Kjartansson feints and then cracks Lauzon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lauzon down.
Lauzon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kjartansson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kjartansson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Val Kjartansson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kjartansson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kjartansson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kjartansson scores with a jab to the head.
Lauzon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lauzon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Kjartansson.
Lauzon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lauzon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kjartansson has closed the distance and engaged Lauzon in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kjartansson.
Kjartansson just leaning against Lauzon, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson is leaning against Lauzon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kjartansson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kjartansson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kjartansson is leaning against Lauzon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kjartansson pushes Lauzon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kjartansson lands a body punch.
A short right from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson digs a right hand into Lauzon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lauzon's gas tank.
Kjartansson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kjartansson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lauzon.
Kjartansson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kjartansson connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kjartansson digs a good body shot into Lauzon's ribs.
Kjartansson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lauzon's hands.
Kjartansson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lauzon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kjartansson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lauzon if he has to take too many more of those.
Kjartansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kjartansson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Val Kjartansson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Lauzon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lauzon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lauzon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kjartansson connects with a single shot there.
Kjartansson rushes Lauzon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kjartansson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lauzon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kjartansson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lauzons head.
Lauzon wants to break free but Kjartansson has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kjartansson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kjartansson breaks the clinch.
Lauzon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kjartansson scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjartansson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lauzon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kjartansson rushes Lauzon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kjartansson cracks Lauzon with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson lands with a short shot to the head.
Kjartansson digs a right hand underneath Lauzon's ribcage. Lauzon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kjartansson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kjartansson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Val Kjartansson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kjartansson prevents it.
A right handed body shot lands from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson scores with a shot to the side of Lauzon's head.
Lauzon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kjartansson lands with a light punch inside.
Sam Lauzon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kjartansson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lauzon backwards.
Nice body punch from Kjartansson.
Lauzon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kjartansson walks away with a smile on his face. Lauzon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Lauzon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kjartansson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kjartansson keeps Lauzon at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson is looking to slow Lauzon down with leg kicks.
Kjartansson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kjartansson.
Kjartansson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lauzon's calf.
Kjartansson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kjartansson with a hook.
Val Kjartansson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kjartansson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lauzon's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Kjartansson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lauzon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lauzon takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Kjartansson throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lauzon. That did some damage!
Lauzon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kjartansson.
Kjartansson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kjartansson throws a head kick that Lauzon semi-blocks.
Kjartansson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kjartansson.
Lauzon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kjartansson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kjartansson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kjartansson fakes the leg kick and cracks Lauzon in the body.
Lauzon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Val Kjartansson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kjartansson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 24:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Val Kjartansson!
Val Kjartansson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Blitzkrieg Bop. Richard Callaghan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nick Drake's chin.
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Callaghan!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callaghan forces Drake back against the cage and clinches.
Callaghan tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Callaghan lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Callaghan.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Callaghan avoids it.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Callaghan tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Callaghan misses with some punches.
Callaghan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Callaghan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drake.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Callaghan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drake's brow.
Drake lands a nice uppercut.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Callaghan controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Callaghan.
Callaghan tries to land knees in the clinch but Drake avoids the damage to the body.
Callaghan can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
Drake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Callaghan backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake takes a knee to the side of the body.
Callaghan misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Drake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Drake as the two fighters clinch.
Callaghan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Callaghan throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Drake tries a body shot but Callaghan blocks it.
Callaghan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drake takes an elbow to the temple.
Drake lands a right hand.
Callaghan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Callaghan.
Drake throws an elbow that misses.
Drake pushes Callaghan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Callaghan.
Callaghan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Callaghan.
Knees to the body from Callaghan.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Drake tries to work over Callaghan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Callaghan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan scores with a shot to the side of Drake's head.
Callaghan lands a body punch.
Callaghan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drake avoiding damage as Callaghan throws knees to the body.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Callaghan avoids it.
Callaghan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Callaghan landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Callaghan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Callaghan blocks it with crossed arms.
Drake prevents a body shot from Callaghan.
Drake takes a shot to the head.
Callaghan lands an elbow just above Drake 's eye.
A short uppercut from Drake.
Callaghan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Callaghan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Callaghan trying to land knees to the body.
Drake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Callaghan lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Callaghan on the inside.
Drake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drake tries a body shot but Callaghan blocks it.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Callaghan is controlling him.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Callaghan controls the action.
Callaghan lands with a right to the head.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Callaghan is defending well for now.
Callaghan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Callaghan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drake avoids it.
Callaghan takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Callaghan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Callaghan throws a head punch that misses.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Callaghan is defending well for now.
Callaghan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Callaghan controls the action.
Drake trying to stall but Callaghan improves his position.
Callaghan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Callaghan.
A right hook to the body lands for Drake.
Callaghan misses with the head strike.
Drake misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Callaghan misses with a punch to the body.
Callaghan tries a knee to the head but Drake blocks it.
Drake digs a right hand underneath Callaghan's ribcage. Callaghan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Callaghan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drake is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Callaghan avoids the damage to the body.
Callaghan prevents a body shot from Drake.
Callaghan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Drake.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Callaghan.
Drake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Callaghan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Callaghan misses with a knee strike.
Drake landing knees to the body.
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Callaghan's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Callaghan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Callaghan closes the distance and clinches.
Drake is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Callaghan blocks a body shot from Drake.
Drake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Callaghan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not.
Callaghan missing with knees to the body.
Richard Callaghan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Callaghan as Drake tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Callaghan's elbow.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Callaghan fails to land.
Callaghan lands a damaging elbow.
A right hand to the body from Drake.
Callaghan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Callaghan misses with an elbow strike.
Callaghan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drake.
Callaghan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Callaghan working Drake over with knees to the body.
Drake lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Drake.
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Callaghan avoids the damage to the body.
Drake blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hook to the body lands for Callaghan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Callaghan misses with a punch to the body.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Callaghan.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Drake.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Callaghan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Drake as the two fighters clinch.
Drake digs a right hand underneath Callaghan's ribcage. Callaghan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Callaghan.
Callaghan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Drake is working Callaghan over against the cage.
Callaghan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drake blocks it with crossed arms.
Drake is looking to control Callaghan's arms but Callaghan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drake has his back to the cage.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Callaghan avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
Drake lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Drake leaning against his opponent.
Callaghan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Callaghan avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Callaghan.
Drake scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drake.
A right hand to the body from Drake.
Drake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drake lands with a light punch inside.
Drake lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Drake lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake trying to stall but Callaghan improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake.
Drake avoids a wild elbow strike from Callaghan.
A left hand lands to the body for Drake.
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Callaghan or not.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Callaghan controls his hands.
Drake pushes Callaghan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Callaghan throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Callaghan managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drake.
Callaghan throws an elbow but it misses.
Callaghan prevents a body shot from Drake.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drake.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake trying to control the position but instead, Callaghan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drake into the cage.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Callaghan controls the action.
Drake breaks the clinch.
Drake lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake moves into the clinch successfully.
Drake lands a left hand that snaps the head of Callaghan backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Drake dominated that second round.
That's time! Drake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Callaghan throws a sloppy body shot
and Drake counters with a straight right hand.
Drake connects with a single shot there.
Callaghan is rocked!
Callaghan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Callaghan is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Drake throws a leg kick which misses Callaghan's front leg but catches the back leg as Callaghan tries to avoid it.
Drake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Drake lands a nice uppercut.
Drake unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Callaghan! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Drake is unloading with more strikes now! Callaghan drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Drake!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Abrahms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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183 lbs
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175 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tank Abrahms!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrahms takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abrahms looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Abrahms ducks down to avoid it.
Abrahms tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bronson swivels and escapes.
A head kick misses from Abrahms.
Bronson moves out of range of the body kick.
Abrahms is looking to clinch.
Bronson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abrahms's head.
Bronson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abrahms.
Bronson lands a slapping body shot.
Bronson tries to land a front kick but Abrahms steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bronson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abrahms dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abrahms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abrahms ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bronson scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrahms has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bronson finds it's way round the side to connect with Abrahms's head.
A big left from Bronson misses.
Bronson throws an overhand right that lands on Abrahms's shoulder, as Abrahms tries to avoid the shot.
Bronson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Abrahms has time to react.
Bronson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Abrahms.
Charles Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tank Abrahms.
Abrahms takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abrahms throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bronson was covering up waiting for the punch and Abrahms finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bronson keeping moving, preventing Abrahms from controlling successfully.
Abrahms trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bronson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrahms looking for a sweep. Not yet Abrahms, not yet.
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!
Bronson wants to pass the guard but Abrahms is keeping the position.
Bronson wants to control from the top but Abrahms keeps moving.
Bronson throwing strikes but missing.
Bronsonis looking to pass into half guard but Abrahms pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Abrahms is in guard.
Abrahms trying to control but Bronson is working from the bottom.
Abrahms stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bronson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrahms advances to half guard.
Bronson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bronson.
Bronson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Abrahms not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson keeping moving, preventing Abrahms from controlling successfully.
Abrahms's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tank Abrahms was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bronson misses with a hook. Abrahms ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bronson scores with a decent looking hook.
No joy there for Bronson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abrahms closes the distance and clinches up with Bronson, looking for a takedown. Abrahms pushes Bronson against the cage but Bronson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bronson throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bronson catches Abrahms with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Tank Abrahms has been cut.
Bronson closes the distance and clinches.
Abrahms is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bronson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Abrahms ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Abrahms no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bronson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bronson stands up over Abrahms, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Abrahms manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bronson manages to get himself to full guard.
Bronson keeping moving, preventing Abrahms from controlling successfully.
Bronson trying to control the position.
Bronson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrahms missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abrahms trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tank Abrahms hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bronson throws a series of strikes that have Abrahms backpedaling.
Abrahms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abrahms tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abrahms shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bronson as he jumps to the side.
Bronson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abrahms's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson looks to throw the jab but Abrahms is out of range.
Bronson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abrahms's hands.
Bronson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bronson gets tackled into the cage by Abrahms. Abrahms maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson fails to pull guard.
Bronson tries to circle away but Abrahms has him pinned against the cage.
Abrahms keeps control of Bronson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abrahms blocks an uppercut.
Bronson working hard to break the clinch.
Abrahms scores a nice knee to the body.
Abrahms's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Charles Bronson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bronson misses with a body kick.
Abrahms shoots in looking for a takedown. Bronson tries to sprawl out of it but Abrahms keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bronson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Charles Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tank Abrahms.
Bronson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abrahms doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrahms shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bronson as he avoids it easily.
Abrahms is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abrahms will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bronson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bronson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abrahms, pushing him back against the cage.
Abrahms wants to stall.
Abrahms has Bronson pressed against the cage, preventing Bronson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bronson is looking to break free of the clinch but Abrahms has double underhooks.
Abrahms manages to break the clinch.
Bronson moves into the clinch successfully.
Bronson working hard to break the clinch.
Bronson manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bronson.
Abrahms fails with the takedown.
Tank Abrahms is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bronson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abrahms has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bronson finds it's way round the side to connect with Abrahms's head.
Bronson connects with a body shot that sends Abrahms's belly button to the back.
Bronson throws a head kick but Abrahms moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abrahms.
Abrahms tries to clinch there but Bronson circles away.
Bronson misses with a looping left.
Abrahms tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bronson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Abrahms with that takedown attempt.
Bronson tries a low kick but Abrahms avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tank Abrahms's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Abrahms shoots in looking for a takedown but Bronson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Abrahms's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Abrahms avoids the head kick by Bronson.
Bronson swinging wildly here.
Abrahms moves out of range as Bronson throws a body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bronson.
Abrahms feints and then cracks Bronson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bronson down.
Bronson misses the jab.
Bronson blocks a head kick by Abrahms.
Abrahms throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abrahms is defended easily by Bronson.
Abrahms with a poor takedown
and Bronson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Charles Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tank Abrahms.
Abrahms takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bronson lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Abrahms with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrahms shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bronson defends it nicely.
Bronson drives through and clinches with Abrahms against the cage.
Bronson taking a breather.
Bronson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abrahms looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bronson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab from Bronson.
Bronson jabs Abrahms right on the nose. Abrahms blinks but takes it well.
Bronson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abrahms's head.
Abrahms is rocked!
Abrahms gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Bronson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Abrahms is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Bronson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Charles Bronson made sure he mentioned Perkele!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Battle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Break Stuff. Desmond Hume told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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275 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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260 lbs
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World class 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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Hume!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battle scores with a nice head shot.
Hume lands a leg kick that knocks Battle off balance momentarily.
Battle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Battle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hume shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hume.
Battle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Battle feints a jab promting Hume to slip. Battle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hume slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Desmond Hume has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hume shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Battle sprawls well. Battle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hume gets slowly back to his feet.
Andre Battle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desmond Hume.
Battle lands with a good body shot.
Battle forces Hume back against the cage and clinches.
Battle stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Battle.
Hume tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hume throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Battle blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Battle.
Hume takes a shot to the head.
Battle can't find room to land a body shot as Hume controls the action.
Hume connects with a nasty looking knee right to Battle's face.
Battle pushes Hume back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Battle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good body shot from Battle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Battle.
Battle slowing the pace effectively.
Hume tries a knee to the head but Battle blocks it.
Battle lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battle is looking to break free of the clinch but Hume has double underhooks.
Battle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hume blocking some punches.
Battle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hume looking to throw knees to the head but Battle is blocking nicely.
Battle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
Battle lands with a short shot to the head.
Hume misses with a knee strike.
Battle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Battle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
Battle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Battle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Battle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Battle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andre Battle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battle throws an overhand right that lands on Hume's shoulder, as Hume tries to avoid the shot.
Hume throws a solid leg kick but Battle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hume.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Battle throws a combination that misses
and Hume counters with a good low kick that Battle was not able to check.
Hume shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Battle manages to get to full guard.
Battle trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Battle wants to improve his position but instead Hume has moved into half guard.
Battle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hume scores with a couple of nice shots.
Battle trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle is looking to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in half guard, Hume seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Hume.
Hume keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Battle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Battle tries to get to full guard but Hume has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Battle trying to control but Hume postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Battle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Hume's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Battle throws a body punch but Hume moves out of range.
Hume fails in his attempt to clinch.
Battle tests Hume's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hume wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Hume or perhaps it was just good defense by Battle which made him look bad.
A shot to the liver by Battle. Beautiful body shot.
Battle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hume connects with a leg kick. Battle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Battle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume avoids the body shot from Battle.
Hume on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Battle feints and as Hume raises his hands in defense, Battle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Battle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Battle throws a big right hand that misses.
Battle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Battle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Battle wants to control from the top but Hume keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre Battle has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hume with a poor takedown
and Battle counters with a stiff right hand.
Andre Battle is winning the standup battle so far.
Battle jabs Hume to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hume is trying hard to land a takedown here. Battle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Andre Battle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desmond Hume.
Battle tries to keep at a distance but Hume has taken the fight into the clinch.
Battle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hume throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Battle blocks it with crossed arms.
Hume slows down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Battle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hume takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Battle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hume has him pressed against the cage.
Battle stalling.
Battle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hume lands a knee to the body.
Andre Battle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Battle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
Hume blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hume throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Battle blocks it with crossed arms.
Battle tries to break free but Hume pushes him back against the cage.
Hume tries a knee to the head but Battle blocks it.
Hume with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Battle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hume tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Battle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Hume.
Battle swings wildly with an uppercut but Hume uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battle throws a punch but it's blocked by Hume.
Battle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hume using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Battle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Battle lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hume has Battle pushed against the cage.
Battle lands a big left hand right to the temple and Hume goes down!
Hume is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Battle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hume defending well though.
Hume is still in real trouble! Can Battle finish him?
Battle trying to pass the guard but Hume defending well.
Battle sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Battle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Hume's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hume dodges the punch combination from Battle.
Hume seems to have recovered his senses.
Battle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hume was well out of range. Poor timing from Battle.
Andre Battle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Battle throws a jab but it's blocked by Hume.
Hume ducks right into an uppercut from Battle.
Battle scores with a jab.
Battle punishes Hume's body with a nice straight punch.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch up but Battle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Battle moves into the clinch successfully.
Battle misses with some punches.
Battle throws a punch but it's blocked by Hume.
Battle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle manages to break the clinch.
Battle throws a shot from downtown. Hume moves away and avoids it.
Hume takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Battle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hume at a distance.
Hume shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Battle as he avoids it easily.
Hume fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Battle avoids it really well and circles away.
Hume takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hume looks for a takedown but Battle sprawls well.
Andre Battle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desmond Hume.
Battle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Battle.
No joy there for Battle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Battle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hume doesn't seem phased though.
Battle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Battle jabs at Hume's body.
Hume dodges the punch combination from Battle.
Battle misses with a series of wild punches.
Hume moves away from the strike by Battle.
Hume avoids the body shot from Battle.
Andre Battle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice takedown defense from Battle. No joy for Hume on that attempt.
Battle gets a takedown into half guard.
Hume keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle slips a nice elbow through Hume's hands, connecting with Hume's forehead.
Battle keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Battle is keen to just control but Hume is a slippery customer.
Hume keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Battle wants to take a breather but Hume is having none of it.
Battle content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andre Battle.
Battle looks to land a combination but Hume avoids it well.
Hume misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Battle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Battle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Battle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Battle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hume to the ground. Battle is now in Hume's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hume keeping moving, preventing Battle from controlling successfully.
Desmond Hume has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Battle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Battle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Battle!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Meatstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meatstock has chosen Eminem - Not Afraid as his entrance music. Brick House has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brick House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lou Meatstock!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Meatstock. Those never looked like landing.
Meatstock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Meatstock.
Meatstock throws a jab when House was well out of range.
Meatstock tries to bum rush House with a series of wild strikes but House uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meatstock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meatstock slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Meatstock.
Meatstock misses with a combination
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Lou Meatstock has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House tries to clinch but Meatstock moves away
and Meatstock counters with a series of strikes. House will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House moves into the clinch successfully.
Meatstock pulls House into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
House prevents Meatstock from getting back to his feet.
Meatstock keeping full guard, as House tries to pass.
Meatstock trying to keep a closed guard but House is proving a slippery customer.
House looking to sit in guard and control but Meatstock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now House is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House sitting in guard here, content to control.
Meatstock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from House.
Meatstock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
House is looking to advance position but Meatstock has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
House is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House is squirming around, avoiding Meatstock's attempts to control the action.
House manages to regain half guard. Good work.
House blocking the ground and pound attempt from Meatstock.
House keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Meatstock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed House's head.
Meatstock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but House does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
House wants to get back to full guard.
House blocking the ground and pound attempt from Meatstock.
Meatstock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. House defending well though.
House wants to control but Meatstock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meatstock wants to get back to his feet.
House is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
House is staying active underneath Meatstock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Meatstock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. House defending well though.
Meatstock slows the pace down in half guard.
Meatstock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. House defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meatstock is controlling the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lou Meatstock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lou Meatstock's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Meatstock misses with an uppercut.
House showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meatstock.
Meatstock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and House counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
House ducks under a wild hook from Meatstock.
Meatstock with a hook.
Meatstock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but House circles away quickly and effectively.
Meatstock misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meatstock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Danga de danga de dang - Meatstock scores with a four punch combination!
A swing and a miss from Meatstock.
Meatstock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meatstock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but House moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meatstock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meatstock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meatstock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Meatstock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meatstock leaves House with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lou Meatstock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meatstock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meatstock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meatstock misses with a wild body shot.
Meatstock throws out a loose jab but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
House throws a jab when Meatstock was well out of range.
House smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meatstock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meatstock throws a looping overhand right but House ducks down to avoid it.
Meatstock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting House counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Lou Meatstock's cut even more.
House wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
House dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meatstock is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House rushes Meatstock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
House misses with a body punch.
Meatstock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short body shot lands from House as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House pushes Meatstock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Lou Meatstock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Meatstock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
House lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meatstock backwards.
House lands a hook that snaps the head of Meatstock backwards.
House has Meatstock pressed against the cage, preventing Meatstock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
House lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meatstock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but House has him pressed against the cage.
Meatstock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meatstock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meatstock is trying to push House away but House has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, House creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lou Meatstock's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
House using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meatstock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
House prevents Meatstock from breaking the clinch.
House tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from House as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick House dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lou Meatstock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Meatstock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Meatstock misses with a body punch
and House counters with a left to the body.
House fails with a takedown attempt.
House showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meatstock.
House digs a good body shot into Meatstock's ribs.
Meatstock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meatstock checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House shoots in but Meatstock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
House misses with a low kick.
Meatstock slips a jab from House.
Sloppy strikes from Meatstock. Those never looked like landing.
House works Meatstock's body with a nice hook.
Meatstock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Meatstock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meatstock throws a combination that misses
and House counters with a crisp right hand that drops Meatstock! House lets Meatstock back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Meatstock is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lou Meatstock's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brick House!
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