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Valhalla 1: Sydney-The Landing PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Tweedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad El Sayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tweedy comes into the arena with Hard Act To Follow blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying El Sayed's choice of entrance music: Stand Up by Trapt. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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182 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Tweedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammad El Sayed!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - El Sayed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
El Sayed checks a low kick from Tweedy.
Tweedy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
El Sayed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
El Sayed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tweedy.
El Sayed misses with a straight right.
Tweedy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
El Sayed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tweedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from El Sayed.
A punch combination from El Sayed misses.
El Sayed misses with a straight left.
El Sayed lands a body shot.
El Sayed misses with a double jab.
El Sayed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El Sayed looks to throw the jab but Tweedy is out of range.
El Sayed rushes Tweedy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
El Sayed pushes off an throws an elbow but Tweedy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Sayed is looking to control Tweedy's arms but Tweedy gets an underhook and turns him. Now El Sayed has his back to the cage.
El Sayed is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
El Sayed prevents Tweedy from breaking the clinch.
El Sayed looking to slow down the pace here.
Tweedy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
El Sayed trying to land knees to the body.
El Sayed looking to throw knees to the head but Tweedy is blocking nicely.
Tweedy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tweedy is trying to break the clinch but El Sayed has him pressed against the cage.
Tweedy takes a knee right on the jaw!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
El Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but Tweedy blocks with his arms.
El Sayed slowing the pace effectively.
El Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Sayed looks gassed!
El Sayed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tweedy.
Tweedy tries to break the clinch but El Sayed is controlling the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Tweedy.
El Sayed stops a takedown attempt from Tweedy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed goes for a takedown attempt but Tweedy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tweedy scores with the left hand. El Sayed knows he should have avoided that one.
El Sayed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from El Sayed misses.
Tweedy shoots in and gets a takedown into El Sayed's guard.
El Sayed wants to stand and escape but Tweedy is having none of it.
Tweedy content to stall in guard here.
Tweedy throwing strikes but missing.
Tweedy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. El Sayed is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
El Sayed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tweedy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tweedy trying to control the position from guard on top but El Sayed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed pulls Tweedy in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ben Tweedy just wasn't active enough.
El Sayed avoids a kick to the body.
El Sayed misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of El Sayed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tweedy misses with a two punch combination.
El Sayed fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Tweedy.
El Sayed misses with a looping right.
Tweedy looks to land a combination but El Sayed avoids it well.
El Sayed misses with a head kick.
El Sayed dodges the punch combination from Tweedy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tweedy.
Tweedy is trying hard to land a takedown here. El Sayed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
El Sayed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch lands to the side of El Sayed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tweedy!
El Sayed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El Sayed lands a head kick!
El Sayed avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tweedy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as El Sayed blocks the leg kick.
A head kick from El Sayed lands but Tweedy takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ben Tweedy 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.
Tweedy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ben Tweedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from El Sayed misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by El Sayed!
A solid leg kick lands there for El Sayed.
Tweedy swinging wildly here.
Tweedy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed El Sayed momentarily.
Tweedy takes a kick to the side of the head.
El Sayed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tweedy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tweedy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tweedy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left lands for El Sayed.
Tweedy moves away from the strike by El Sayed.
El Sayed misses with a two punch combination.
Tweedy shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice straight punches there by El Sayed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of El Sayed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Sayed scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tweedy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mohammad El Sayed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
El Sayed throws the left hand but Tweedy avoids the punch easily.
El Sayed punishes Tweedy's body with a nice straight punch.
El Sayed misses with an uppercut
and Tweedy counters with a left and a right that stings El Sayed.
Tweedy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and El Sayed counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tweedy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tweedy tries to land a leg kick but El Sayed saw it coming and moves away.
A nice combination there by El Sayed.
El Sayed is breathing heavily.
El Sayed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by El Sayed.
El Sayed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Sayed clinches up with Tweedy and pushes him back against the cage.
Tweedy tries to break the clinch but El Sayed is controlling the position.
El Sayed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
El Sayed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy working hard to break the clinch.
El Sayed fails to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Sayed lands a shoulder strike.
El Sayed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tweedy manages to break the clinch.
El Sayed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tweedy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tweedy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. El Sayed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
El Sayed lands a jab to the nose.
El Sayed lands a jab to the head.
Tweedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from El Sayed.
Tweedy stalks El Sayed and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into El Sayed's face. El Sayed staggers backwards, shaken.
Tweedy gets a takedown into half guard.
Tweedy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
El Sayed is trying to stand back up but Tweedy is controlling him
El Sayed tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Tweedy manages to move to mount!
Tweedy landing strikes, looking to finish!
El Sayed taking shots to the head.
Tweedy punching from mount but El Sayed doing a good job of avoiding damage.
El Sayed tries to hold on but Tweedy pushes him away.
Tweedy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tweedy looking to finish El Sayed with some ground and pound. This is bad for El Sayed!
Tweedy throws some wild stikes that El Sayed manages to avoid easily.
Tweedy unloads with some shots from mount but El Sayed bucks and avoids them well.
Tweedy looking to control and managing it successfully.
El Sayed is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Tweedy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tweedy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Sayed wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tweedy landing strikes from the mount.
El Sayed trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tweedy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. El Sayed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tweedy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can El Sayed hang on?
Tweedy tries to control but El Sayed wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tweedy is landing with some decent strikes but El Sayed is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tweedy thowing shots but they're missing.
Tweedy landing strikes from the mount and El Sayed is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Tweedy dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
El Sayed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
El Sayed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tweedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tweedy connects with a body shot that sends El Sayed's belly button to the back.
Tweedy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No joy there for Tweedy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tweedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from El Sayed.
El Sayed throws an overhand right that lands on Tweedy's shoulder, as Tweedy tries to avoid the shot.
El Sayed fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Sayed is looking to clinch.
El Sayed throws a sloppy head kick and Tweedy moves out of range easily.
Tweedy keeps the fight on the outside.
Tweedy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
El Sayed wants to control but Tweedy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
El Sayed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tweedy throwing shots but El Sayed is blocking nicely.
El Sayed tries to kick Tweedy off but Tweedy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tweedy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but El Sayed sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweedy is keen to just control but El Sayed is a slippery customer.
Tweedy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
El Sayed tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Tweedy manages to move to mount!
El Sayed's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ben Tweedy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee warns El Sayed that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tweedy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
El Sayed takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
El Sayed is rocked!
Tweedy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
El Sayed is still in real trouble! Can Tweedy finish him?
Tweedy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
El Sayed is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Tweedy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just 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!
Tweedy postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked El Sayed badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Tweedy around the waist but Tweedy pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Tweedy is the winner by TKO! Tweedy jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Tweedy!
Ben Tweedy made sure to mention his sponsor, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! $20 in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kieran Foran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hattori Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foran comes into the arena with Barbra Streisand by Duck Sauce blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kieran Foran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hattori Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foran throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Foran tries to bum rush Chiba with a series of wild strikes but Chiba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Foran both land. Nice combination.
Foran misses with a double jab
and Chiba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Foran won't be happy with that.
Chiba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Foran, who protects the arm well.
Foran tries to bench press Chiba off him but Chiba keeps the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chiba tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chiba has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chiba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Foran is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chiba tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Foran can't do much from the bottom here.
Chiba has an Americana. Foran didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Chiba is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Chiba hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hattori Chiba!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hettie Kate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kate has chosen Peanuts Theme as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hettie Kate!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kate instigates a clinch.
Hale avoids the elbow strike from Kate, against the cage.
Kate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kate trying to land knees to the body.
Hale tries to break free but Kate pushes him back against the cage.
Kate has Hale pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hale blocks it with crossed arms.
Hale wants to get back to striking at distance but Kate won't allow it.
Kate is pressed up against the cage. Hale has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kate down to the mat. Kate avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hale fails to land the takedown.
Kate tries to clinch up but Hale circles away and keeps his distance.
Kate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hale no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kate wants to get up but he can't break Hale's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hale working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kate doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hale is tightening it up a little... Kate has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kate reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kate taps out! Nice BJJ there by Hale!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Justin Hale!
Justin Hale really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! $20 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Todd Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bonhomme Sept Heures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Flanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bonhomme Sept Heures!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sept Heures misses with a takedown attempt - Flanders sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sept Heures throws a right hand that misses
and Flanders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sept Heures throws a leg kick but Flanders sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Flanders fakes the leg kick and cracks Sept Heures in the body.
Flanders throws a low kick, looking for Sept Heures's leg but Sept Heures calmly moves out of range.
Flanders thuds his right hand into Sept Heures's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Flanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flanders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sept Heures with a lazy takedown attempt
and Flanders counters with a nice body kick.
Sept Heures rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flanders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sept Heures fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Flanders avoids it really well and circles away.
Todd Flanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bonhomme Sept Heures.
Sept Heures throws a push kick but Flanders slaps the foot to one side.
Flanders really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Flanders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sept Heures.
Flanders lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bonhomme Sept Heures seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flanders lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Flanders as Sept Heures shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanders scores with a jab. Sept Heures acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Flanders takes a swing at Sept Heures's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Flanders.
Flanders blocks a leg kick.
Flanders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sept Heures avoids the head kick by Flanders.
Sept Heures misses with a hook. Flanders ducked under it nicely.
Sept Heures misses with a two punch combination.
Sept Heures stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flanders.
Sept Heures shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Flanders as he jumps to the side.
Sept Heures takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Flanders scores with a push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flanders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanders scores with a kick to the body.
Flanders throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flanders lands with a nice body kick.
Todd Flanders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sept Heures takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sept Heures throws a hook but Flanders avoids it easily.
Sept Heures dives in and grabs Flanders's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flanders pushes down on Sept Heures's head and hops out.
Nice body kick from Flanders.
Sept Heures looks gassed!
Flanders tests Sept Heures's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sept Heures fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sept Heures throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flanders's waist but Flanders gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sept Heures off to one side.
Nice jab there from Flanders.
Flanders stuns Sept Heures with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sept Heures tries to bum rush Flanders with a series of wild strikes but Flanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sept Heures fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Flanders digs a good body shot into Sept Heures's ribs.
Sept Heures misses with a wild combination.
Flanders throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Flanders throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Flanders connects with a high kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flanders.
Flanders lands with a hook. Sept Heures tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Flanders delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flanders scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Flanders cracks Sept Heures with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Flanders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sept Heures. That did some damage!
Flanders lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sept Heures takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanders pushes Sept Heures away with a front kick.
Flanders is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sept Heures ducks right into an uppercut from Flanders.
Flanders lands a head kick!
Sept Heures has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Flanders.
Sept Heures fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Flanders avoids it really well and circles away.
Flanders bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sept Heures with a lazy takedown attempt
and Flanders counters with a body kick that stops Sept Heures in his tracks momentarily.
Sept Heures takes one on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flanders throws a front kick that sends Sept Heures stumbling back into the cage.
Flanders throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flanders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sept Heures at a distance.
Flanders lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sept Heures takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Flanders dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Flanders lands a body shot.
Flanders is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Flanders.
Flanders jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sept Heures misses with a hook
and Flanders counters with a nice body kick.
Flanders dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sept Heures sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Flanders lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sept Heures's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick there by Flanders.
Flanders scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Flanders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sept Heures. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flanders.
Sept Heures is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flanders. That's going to slow Sept Heures down.
Flanders connects with an inside leg kick.
Sept Heures walks forward, straight into a front kick from Flanders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Flanders.
Flanders connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Flanders throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Todd Flanders is winning the standup battle so far.
Sept Heures shoots in for a takedown but Flanders shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sept Heures misses with a combination
and Flanders counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sept Heures thinking.
Sept Heures takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sept Heures shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Flanders sprawls well. Flanders wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sept Heures gets slowly back to his feet.
Flanders throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sept Heures.
Sept Heures is trying desperately to land a takedown but Flanders is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sept Heures.
Sept Heures on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flanders. Flanders obviously looking to wear him down.
Bonhomme Sept Heures is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Flanders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flanders connects with a leg kick. Sept Heures looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sept Heures fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Todd Flanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bonhomme Sept Heures.
Sept Heures steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Flanders. That one must have hurt.
Nice shot lands for Flanders.
Flanders lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Flanders darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sept Heures takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sept Heures takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sept Heures wants to slow Flanders down by chopping away at his legs.
Flanders lands an overhand right.
Sept Heures takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flanders pushes Sept Heures away with a front kick.
Flanders moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures throws a lazy uppercut
letting Flanders counter with a right hand.
Crunch! Flanders slams his shin into Sept Heures's torso.
Sept Heures fails to land the takedown.
Flanders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Flanders scores with a nice body kick.
Sept Heures misses with a takedown attempt
and Flanders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Flanders - that will leave a mark!
Flanders throws a leg kick which misses Sept Heures's front leg but catches the back leg as Sept Heures tries to avoid it.
Flanders lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sept Heures takes a step back to recover.
Flanders connects with a jab.
Flanders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sept Heures can do to turn this around?
Flanders with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sept Heures throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flanders counters with a body kick that stops Sept Heures in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanders lunges at Sept Heures with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sept Heures's hand.
A solid body kick from Flanders.
Sept Heures takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sept Heures doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sept Heures is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Flanders lands with a nice body kick.
Sept Heures has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Flanders thumps Sept Heures with a low kick.
Flanders bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Flanders stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Flanders wants it to stay on the feet.
Flanders lands a nice hook to Sept Heures's body. Sept Heures takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Flanders connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Flanders lands.
Flanders checks a low kick from Sept Heures.
Flanders throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crunch! Flanders slams his shin into Sept Heures's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Flanders dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sept Heures throws a head kick but Flanders moves out of range.
Flanders moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Flanders connects with a nice looking jab.
Flanders fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sept Heures fails with the takedown.
Flanders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sept Heures. That did some damage!
Sept Heures shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Flanders looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Flanders.
Good leg kick by Flanders there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sept Heures might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Flanders has got the better of the exchanges.
Sept Heures takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sept Heures takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flanders throws a push kick but Sept Heures slaps the foot to one side.
Sept Heures rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Flanders makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sept Heures really felt that one!
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!
Flanders moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Flanders!
Flanders lands a front kick.
Flanders buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Flanders scores with a hook.
Flanders cracks a nice hook into Sept Heures's ribs.
Flanders lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sept Heures.
Flanders moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flanders.
Sept Heures throws a head kick but Flanders moves out of range.
A left lands for Flanders.
Sept Heures has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flanders finds it's way round the side to connect with Sept Heures's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanders slips a straight right by Sept Heures.
Sept Heures drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sept Heures crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Flanders - the referee stops the clock and Sept Heures gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Flanders. Sept Heures manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Flanders is looking to land body kicks.
Flanders throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Flanders lands a jab to Sept Heures's midsection.
Flanders cracks Sept Heures with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sept Heures has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Flanders.
A solid body kick from Flanders.
Sept Heures gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Flanders!
Sept Heures steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Flanders. That one must have hurt.
Flanders fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders is looking to land body kicks.
Sept Heures misses with a two punch combination.
Flanders scores with a punch to the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Flanders.
Flanders scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Flanders throws a front kick that sends Sept Heures stumbling back into the cage.
Todd Flanders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flanders blocks a head kick by Sept Heures.
Sept Heures on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Flanders scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sept Heures takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Flanders takes a swing at Sept Heures's ribcage but misses.
Sept Heures misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flanders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanders lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sept Heures will feel that in the morning.
Bonhomme Sept Heures has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flanders bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sept Heures is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flanders sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Todd Flanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bonhomme Sept Heures.
A jab from Flanders does it's job there.
Flanders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Flanders lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sept Heures takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sept Heures throws a head kick that misses.
Flanders connects with a leg kick. Sept Heures looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sept Heures's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Flanders moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sept Heures takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flanders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sept Heures misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Todd Flanders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flanders 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Flanders!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armor King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Armor King. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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277 lbs
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253 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armor King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michel Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pereira's calf.
King throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pereira was covering up waiting for the punch and King finishes the takedown easily into guard.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pereira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pereira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
King pushes down on Pereira's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira looking for submissions off his back.
King is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pereira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
King trying to control the action but Pereira is working from the bottom.
King stands up from half guard.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pereira is keeping the position for now.
Pereira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pereira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
King wants to control from the top but Pereira keeps moving.
Pereira has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
Pereira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
King passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is trying to get back to full guard.
King moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Pereira.
King is trying to get an arm triangle but Pereira is defending well.
Pereira wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pereira manages to get back to half guard.
King tries to stand but can't do so whilst Pereira controls his leg.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pereira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pereira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pereira taking some punishment here, with King in his half guard.
King is looking to advance position but Pereira won't allow it.
King is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pereira looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pereira is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pereira is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pereira kicks King off and gets back to his feet.
Pereira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Armor King will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pereira swinging wildly here.
King manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pereira on his heels. He'll look to pass Pereira's guard now, I'm sure.
Pereira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
King drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and King jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
King sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Pereira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira working for a triangle but King defends it easily.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pereira is keeping the position for now.
Pereira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
Michel Pereira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pereira has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. King is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pereira.
King tries to advance to mount but Pereira denies him.
Pereira sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King trying to pass the guard but Pereira defending well.
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pereira is trying to maintain the position but King is very close to passing his half guard.
Pereira is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! King is tapping! Great win for Pereira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michel Pereira!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hekmatyar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Open Season. Glen Davis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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305 lbs
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293 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glen Davis!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis dives in and scores a takedown into Hekmatyar's guard.
Hekmatyar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hekmatyar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hekmatyar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davis on the ground.
Davis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Davis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hekmatyar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Davis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Davis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Davis wants to control from the top but Hekmatyar keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis wants to control from the top but Hekmatyar keeps moving.
Davis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hekmatyar keeps working.
Davis tries to move to mount but Hekmatyar blocks the move with his legs.
Davis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Davis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hekmatyar is avoiding damage well.
Hekmatyar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
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!
Davis lands an elbow.
Davis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
It looks like Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar has been cut.
Davis trying to control the position but Hekmatyar is working away.
Davis is putting a hurting on Hekmatyar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar's cut is getting worse.
Hekmatyar is breathing heavily.
Davis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Davis landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis working the ground and pound from side control.
Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Glen Davis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sakke Somali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percival Pickervance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Somali's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sakke - Oonhan Suomalainen. 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 Percival Pickervance was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sakke Somali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Percival Pickervance!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickervance throws a push kick but Somali slaps the foot to one side.
Somali wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Somali.
Somali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pickervance. That did some damage!
Pickervance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pickervance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pickervance tries to land a front kick but Somali steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Somali looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Somali misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Pickervance misses its intended target.
Some bone on bone action there as Pickervance checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Pickervance misses.
Pickervance lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pickervance. Somali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Somali closes the distance and clinches.
Pickervance misses with a punch to the body.
Pickervance tries to throw a body punch but Somali avoids it by throwing Pickervance back against the cage.
Pickervance manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Somali misses with a straight right.
Pickervance lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickervance swings for the body but Somali moves out of range.
Somali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pickervance throws a right and a left that Somali avoids nicely.
Sakke Somali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Somali defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pickervance.
Pickervance checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pickervance looks to land a right hand but Somali moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Somali.
Pickervance fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Somali checks it well.
Somali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Somali clinches up against the cage.
Somali tries a body shot but Pickervance blocks it.
Pickervance is trying to force a seperation but Somali has the dominant position.
Pickervance looking to slow down the pace here.
Somali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pickervance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pickervance wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pickervance breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pickervance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Somali moves away.
Percival Pickervance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pickervance checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Somali.
Pickervance throws a solid leg kick but Somali takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pickervance.
Pickervance misses with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pickervance. Somali shrugs it off though.
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!
Somali moves out of range of the strikes.
Pickervance throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Somali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Somali scores with a push kick.
Pickervance misses with a body kick.
Somali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crunch! Somali slams his shin into Pickervance's torso.
Somali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pickervance throws a right and a left that Somali avoids nicely.
Pickervance lands a nice looking body shot.
Somali tries to clinch there but Pickervance circles away.
Somali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pickervance paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Pickervance misses its intended target.
Pickervance throws a series of punches but Somali moves out of range.
Pickervance checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pickervance misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Somali misses.
Somali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Somali tries to move into range but Pickervance moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Somali throws a wild body kick that Pickervance sees coming a mile off.
Somali tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pickervance is able to avoid easily.
Pickervance ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Somali clinches.
Pickervance misses with a punch on the inside.
Somali tries a body shot but Pickervance blocks it.
Somali lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Percival Pickervance has been cut.
Somali creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pickervance's defenses.
Pickervance's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Somali pushes Pickervance up against the cage in a clinch.
Somali trying to stall but Pickervance improves his position.
Pickervance misses with a punch on the inside.
Pickervance lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pickervance digs a right hand into Somali's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Somali's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickervance fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Somali wants to stall.
Pickervance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pickervance tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Somali's elbow.
Pickervance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Pickervance.
Pickervance lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Somali backwards.
Pickervance tries to land a knee to the head but Somali blocks with his arms.
Somali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Pickervance.
Pickervance has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Somali regains guard immediately.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pickervance missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somali is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percival Pickervance dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Percival Pickervance's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Somali throws the kick towards the body but Pickervance avoids it.
Somali fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pickervance is out of range.
Somali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Somali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pickervance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Somali.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pickervance, right into the meat.
A jab from Somali misses.
Pickervance misses with a kick to the body.
Pickervance's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Somali ducks under a wild hook from Pickervance.
Pickervance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Somali moves away.
Somali fakes the leg kick and cracks Pickervance in the body.
Somali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pickervance.
Somali blocks the body kick.
Somali lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pickervance throws an overhand right that lands on Somali's shoulder, as Somali tries to avoid the shot.
Somali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pickervance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pickervance. Somali does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somali throws a quick inside leg kick.
Somali throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pickervance looks to land a left hand but Somali moved out of range nicely.
Somali thumps Pickervance with a low kick.
Pickervance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Somali.
Somali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Somali looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Somali.
A looping hook to the body misses from Somali. Pickervance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pickervance throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Somali. That's going to slow Pickervance down.
Somali walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pickervance checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Somali ducks under a wild hook from Pickervance.
Somali doesn't manage to clinch there - Pickervance circles away.
Somali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pickervance. That did some damage!
Somali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pickervance throws out a loose jab but Somali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pickervance has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Somali.
Pickervance misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somali throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Somali walks into a straight right hand from Pickervance.
Pickervance looks to score with a jab to the body but Somali is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Somali.
The fighters circling - Pickervance throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Somali.
Pickervance is looking to chop away at Somali's legs.
Pickervance swats away the attempt to clinch by Somali.
An inside leg kick lands from Somali.
Pickervance misses with a body shot.
Pickervance takes a swing at Somali's ribcage but misses.
Somali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pickervance has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Somali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Somali throws a right and a left that Pickervance avoids nicely.
Pickervance shoots in but Somali avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pickervance shoots for a takedown but Somali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Somali.
Pickervance misses the jab.
Somali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Somali feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pickervance's calf.
A jab from Pickervance misses.
Somali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sakke Somali is winning the standup battle so far.
Somali lands a right hook to the body.
Somali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pickervance manages to avoid it.
Pickervance misses with a wild body shot.
Somali fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pickervance looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Somali feints and then cracks Pickervance's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pickervance down.
A good leg kick by Somali.
Somali throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Somali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Somali slips under a jab from Pickervance.
Pickervance throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Somali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pickervance checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickervance throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pickervance throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Pickervance 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.
Pickervance digs a good body shot into Somali's ribs.
Pickervance missing with a left hand there. Somali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Somali misses with a low kick.
Pickervance misses with a body shot.
Somali looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pickervance misses with a looping right.
Pickervance misses with an attempted mid kick.
Somali works over Pickervance's head and body with a nice combination.
Pickervance on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Somali. Somali obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Pickervance throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somali blocks the body kick.
Somali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Pickervance 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Somali.
Nice uppercut there from Somali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakke Somali dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Percival Pickervance'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!
Pickervance misses with the combination.
Pickervance misses with a straight left.
Somali connects with a body shot.
Pickervance cracks Somali with a good jab.
Nice shot by Somali.
Pickervance moves out of range of the leg kick from Somali.
Sakke Somali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Somali motions for Pickervance to come forward. Somali throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Somali.
Somali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pickervance throws out the jab.
Somali tries to score with a low kick but Pickervance moves his leg out of the way.
Pickervance takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pickervance has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Somali.
Somali swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pickervance walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Somali gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Somali manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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.
Pickervance tries to hold on but Somali pushes him away.
Pickervance holds of for dear life.
Pickervance is squirming around, avoiding Somali's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somali prevents Pickervance from getting the reversal.
Somali tries to push Pickervance's head away but Pickervance is holding on tight.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Percival Pickervance wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pickervance throws a hook but Somali blocks it.
Somali misses with a low kick.
Pickervance tries for a takedown but Somali sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Somali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickervance looks for the body kick but Somali saw that one coming.
Pickervance lands with a hook. Somali tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pickervance fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Somali manages to avoid it.
Pickervance moves out of range of the body kick from Somali.
A punch lands to the side of Pickervance 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pickervance. Somali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pickervance misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Somali moves out of range as Pickervance strikes.
A good leg kick by Somali.
Pickervance takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Somali fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pickervance is out of range.
Pickervance misses with a looping left.
Somali pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pickervance misses with a low kick.
Pickervance looks to throw a body kick
and Somali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pickervance misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickervance swats away the attempt to clinch by Somali.
Pickervance misses with a lunging right hand
and Somali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pickervance throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pickervance takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pickervance throws a hook but Somali blocks it.
Somali tries to land a front kick but Pickervance steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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!
Pickervance throws out a loose jab but Somali uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pickervance. Somali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Pickervance as he checks the leg kick.
Somali misses with a body shot.
Somali gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pickervance is working for takedown but Somali is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sakke Somali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Percival Pickervance.
Somali tries to land knees in the clinch but Pickervance avoids the damage to the body.
Somali lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Somali pushes Pickervance back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Somali lands a body punch.
Pickervance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pickervance throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Somalis head.
Pickervance manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sakke Somali.
I think Somali has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakke Somali!
Sakke Somali 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reil Bogs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reil Bogs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mateus Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogs tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Bogs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reil Bogs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Bogs.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses
and Bogs counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gracie feints and then cracks Bogs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bogs down.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bogs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bogs scores with a head kick.
Bogs gets caught napping as Gracie dives in and scores a takedown. Bogs manages to retain guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gracie postures up in Bogs's guard and throws a big left but Bogs blocks it.
Bogs keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is working Bogs over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gracie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Bogs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bogs is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gracie connects with a decent elbow.
Gracie lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bogs down.
Bogs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bogs taking a bit of punishment here - Gracie scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bogs works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Bogs is defending the position.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bogs gets back to full guard.
Bogs is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is pushing down on Bogs's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bogs is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Bogs is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Bogs is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Bogs to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Bogs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie landing some decent shots from guard.
Bogs is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie passes Bogs's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bogs is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Bogs defends it.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie cracks Bogs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bogs tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Reil Bogs has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Reil Bogs's cut is getting worse.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bogs really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
You get the feeling that Bogs really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reil Bogs's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bogs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Bogs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bogs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Bogs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bogs has managed to clinch.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Bogs manages to get underhooks.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Bogs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bogs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Reil Bogs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateus Gracie.
Bogs moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Reil Bogs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bogs - that will leave a mark!
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bogs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bogs looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Bogs avoids nicely.
Bogs tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
No joy there for Bogs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie misses with a leg kick
and Bogs counters with a one-two to the body.
Bogs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bogs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice body kick from Bogs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogs misses with a kick to the body.
Bogs shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards Bogs to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bogs is looking to improve his position.
Bogs wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mateus Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bogs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bogs manages to get to full guard.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie passes Bogs's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bogs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Bogs manages to get to full guard.
Gracie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bogs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Bogs is keeping the position.
Bogs can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Bogs's head.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Bogs is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bogs is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Bogs but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mateus Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Reil Bogs's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bogs quickly recovers to half guard.
Bogs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie stands and throws Bogs's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bogs tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bogs tries to escape but Gracie is in control.
Gracie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jeez, Reil Bogs's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Reil Bogs's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mateus Gracie!
Mateus Gracie took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Gracie gets on the Mic and proclaims "Sam Axe...I know you are here watching!!! This is my first step in getting back what is mine, not yours!!! I will get my rematch soon and reclaim my title!!"'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bitis Gabonica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabonica comes to the cage accompanied by Reptile by Skrillex. Bitis Gabonica has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bitis Gabonica!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donnie Brasco!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gabonica lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brasco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brasco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gabonica throws a leg kick
and Brasco counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gabonica thinking.
Gabonica throws a head kick that misses.
Gabonica fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brasco avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick from Brasco lands but Gabonica takes it in his stride.
Gabonica shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brasco pinned against the cage. Brasco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brasco checks a leg kick.
Brasco just misses with a punch to the body.
Brasco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brasco checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabonica will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Gabonica is predictable there
and Brasco counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gabonica is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brasco blocks a low kick nicely.
Gabonica misses with a low kick.
Brasco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gabonica. Gabonica obviously looking to wear him down.
Bitis Gabonica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gabonica clinches with his opponent.
Brasco blocks a body shot from Gabonica.
Gabonica struggles to land a body shot inside as Brasco controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Gabonica.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gabonica tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brasco's elbow.
Gabonica stalling in the clinch.
Gabonica lands a body shot.
Brasco looks gassed!
Gabonica tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gabonica drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brasco pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bitis Gabonica. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gabonica fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brasco manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gabonica looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gabonica fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brasco is out of range.
Gabonica misses with a low kick.
Gabonica misses with a low kick.
Gabonica shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brasco sprawls well. Brasco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gabonica gets slowly back to his feet.
Gabonica drives through and clinches with Brasco against the cage.
Gabonica lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brasco or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabonica cracks Brasco with a nice body shot.
Gabonica stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gabonica manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gabonica wants to get back to his feet but Brasco is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gabonica is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brasco must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brasco won't allow Gabonica to get back to his feet.
Brasco is fighting to break Gabonica's control of his arms but Gabonica is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bitis Gabonica wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gabonica throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brasco throws out a leg kick but Gabonica moves out of range and Brasco only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gabonica.
Gabonica thows a body shot but no joy.
Gabonica tries to land a leg kick but Brasco saw it coming and moves away.
Gabonica throws a chopping leg kick but Brasco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gabonica throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brasco moves out of range of the strikes.
Gabonica shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brasco as he jumps to the side.
Gabonica tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brasco swivels and escapes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gabonica tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brasco swivels and escapes.
Gabonica will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bitis Gabonica dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gabonica misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A low kick from Gabonica misses
and Brasco counters with a head kick.
Gabonica looks for the body kick but Brasco saw that one coming.
Gabonica throws a leg kick which misses Brasco's front leg but catches the back leg as Brasco tries to avoid it.
Gabonica throws a body punch but Brasco moves out of range.
Gabonica tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gabonica drives through and clinches with Brasco against the cage.
Brasco is trying to break the clinch but Gabonica is controlling him.
Gabonica tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Gabonica.
Gabonica scores with a shoulder strike.
Gabonica lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brasco is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gabonica is working Brasco over against the cage.
Gabonica scores with a shot to the side of Brasco's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabonica tries a body shot but Brasco blocks it.
Gabonica tries to work over Brasco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gabonica misses with a punch to the body.
Bitis Gabonica has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gabonica lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gabonica is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brasco can do to turn this around?
Gabonica lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gabonica gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gabonica lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brasco is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gabonica scores with a big shot! Brasco's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Brasco! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bitis Gabonica!
Bitis Gabonica retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bitis Gabonica thanked XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! $20 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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