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Valhalla 2: Sydney PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Heero Yuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralle Pihl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuy comes to the cage accompanied by Coma Black - Marilyn Manson. Pihl has chosen Run to the hills as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heero Yuy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ralle Pihl!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pihl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pihl dodges the punch combination from Yuy.
Pihl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yuy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pihl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yuy throws a series of punches but Pihl avoids them all with ease.
Yuy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pihl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yuy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pihl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yuy, pushing him back against the cage.
Pihl is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pihl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pihl is fighting off a takedown attempt but Yuy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pihl to the mat. Pihl regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pihl is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yuy with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuy postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pihl seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yuy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yuy throws a big right hand that misses.
Yuy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yuy stands up from Pihl's guard - Yuy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pihl tries to clinch up.
Yuy keeps the fight on the outside.
Pihl wants to clinch but Yuy slips to the side
and Yuy counters with a nice uppercut.
Pihl doesn't manage to clinch there - Yuy circles away.
Pihl shoots in but Yuy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yuy misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pihl is trying to buck Yuy off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pihl takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pihl tries to buck Yuy off but Yuy is having none of it.
Pihl looks gassed!
Pihl seems a little lost for a moment, as Yuy dominates the positioning.
Yuy is putting a hurting on Pihl here, landing some big shots from side control.
Yuy prevents Pihl from escaping the position.
Yuy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pihl to see if he's OK.
Yuy is staying tight to Pihl's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Yuy wants to control but Pihl is keeping him busy.
Yuy stands up and beckons Pihl to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pihl ducks under a wild hook from Yuy.
Yuy scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Yuy.
Yuy misses with a double jab.
Pihl tries to clinch but Yuy is having none of it.
No joy there for Yuy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yuy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from Yuy.
Pihl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yuy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pihl misses with a takedown attempt
and Yuy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yuy swats away the attempt to clinch by Pihl.
Yuy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yuy is working Pihl over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yuy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuy tries to free his leg and advance position but Pihl is retaining full guard.
Yuy stops Pihl from standing up.
Yuy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pihl wants to stand and escape but Yuy is having none of it.
Yuy stays in close to Pihl's body and controls the position.
Yuy scoring with some ground and pound.
Pihl really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yuy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pihl looking to control.
Yuy works over Pihl with some ground and pound from guard.
Yuy with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yuy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pihl wants to stand and escape but Yuy is having none of it.
Yuy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heero Yuy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yuy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pihl tries to clinch up but Yuy circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pihl.
A swing and a miss from Pihl.
No joy there for Yuy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yuy misses with a few strikes there.
Yuy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pihl is trying to stand up here but Yuy is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Yuy there.
Yuy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pihl is not content to let Yuy control the position.
Pihl is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pihl trying to hold on to Yuy's head to control him but Yuy postures up.
Nice strikes from Yuy there.
Yuy trying to control from half guard but Pihl is working away.
Heero Yuy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yuy works his way into full mount!
Pihl is squirming around, avoiding Yuy's attempts to control the action.
Yuy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pihl can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yuy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pihl looks a forlorn figure.
Pihl is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuy postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Pihl bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Yuy and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heero Yuy!
A less than humble Heero Yuy misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Deep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurosaki comes to the cage accompanied by Thugz Mansion. Tyson Kurosaki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyson Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Deep!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deep tries to sprawl but Kurosaki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kurosaki looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Deep tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Deep moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Deep is on top in guard.
Deep advances position into side control!
Deep is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kurosaki is trying to escape and Deep transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kurosaki is forced to tap! Nice work there by Deep! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Deep!
A victorious Johnny Deep thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geter Done (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen The End as his entrance music. Dan Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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233 lbs
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242 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Basic striking
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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
14 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geter Done!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Done fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Done is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Done tries to sprawl but Henderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Done is defending against the submission attempts here by Henderson.
Henderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Done is just riding it out for now. Henderson eventually gives up the hold.
Henderson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Done doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Henderson.
Henderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson seems to be working for a kimura but Done defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Done is defending against the submission attempts here by Henderson.
Done is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Henderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Henderson's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Done looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Done doesn't have the hooks in and Henderson manages to turn into his guard.
Henderson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Done is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Done has escaped and now he's on top!
Henderson is looking for a triangle here but Done uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Henderson parries the strikes from Done easily there. Done is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Henderson to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson sneaks back into half guard.
Done wants to pass the guard but Henderson is defending well.
Henderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Done not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Done trying to control from half guard but Henderson is working away.
Henderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Done pulls his head out easily.
Henderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henderson looks gassed!
Done seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Done looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henderson wants to improve his position but Done is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looking for submissions off his back.
Done not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Done slips a nice elbow through Henderson's hands, connecting with Henderson's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Done trying to pass the guard but Henderson defending well.
Done throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Done lands strikes from half guard.
Done looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Done looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Henderson looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Done pulls his head out easily.
Done takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geter Done dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Done sprawls well. Done wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Done moves into the clinch successfully.
Done wants to take the fight to the mat but Henderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Henderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Done works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Done throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henderson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Done frees his head nicely. Oh but Henderson has switched to an armbar! Done is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Dan Henderson!
Dan Henderson took some time post fight to say the following; 'I want to thank my coaches the fans my parents and i want to thank Mr slice for allowing me to compete God bless each and every one of my fans and the managers thank u '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Egill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamid Karzai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamid Karzai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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230 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Egill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hamid Karzai!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egill plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Egill throws a right and a left that Karzai avoids nicely.
Karzai closes the distance but Egill moves to the side
and Egill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egill throws a series of punches but Karzai moves out of range.
Karzai closes the distance and clinches up with Egill, looking for a takedown. Karzai pushes Egill against the cage but Egill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karzai with a poor takedown
and Egill counters with a head kick that drops Karzai to the mat! Karzai scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Karzai is rocked!
Egill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karzai is still on wobbly legs! Can Egill finish him?
Egill throws a powerful right kick. Karzai tried to block low but the kick was high! Karzai was taken right off of his feet! Egill jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nick Egill!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nick Egill thanked XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! $20 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akseli Suokuokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Janos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suokuokka comes to the cage accompanied by The Bags - Cavemen Rejoice. Janos has chosen Predator Theme as his entrance music. Akseli Suokuokka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akseli Suokuokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Janos!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suokuokka tries to keep at a distance but Janos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Janos slowing the pace effectively.
Janos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suokuokka avoids it.
Suokuokka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suokuokka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Suokuokka's brow.
Suokuokka managing to block the knees to the body from Janos.
Janos slowing the pace effectively.
Suokuokka jumps guard but Janos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Janos tries to land a knee to the head but Suokuokka blocks with his arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Janos trying to stall but Suokuokka improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suokuokka.
Suokuokka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Janos is looking to clinch but Suokuokka is avoiding it.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suokuokka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Janos tries to clinch
and Suokuokka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Janos doesn't manage to clinch there - Suokuokka circles away.
Janos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Janos tries to clinch up but Suokuokka circles away and keeps his distance.
Jim Janos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suokuokka throws a series of punches but Janos moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Suokuokka.
Suokuokka throws a hook but Janos avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suokuokka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch but Suokuokka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Janos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Janos pushes off an throws an elbow but Suokuokka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Suokuokka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suokuokka avoids a wild elbow strike from Janos.
Janos gets underhooks to prevent Suokuokka's takedown attempt.
Janos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suokuokka.
Janos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Janos.
Janos trying to land knees to the body.
Janos lands an elbow inside that Suokuokka shrugs off.
It looks like Akseli Suokuokka has been cut.
Janos missing with knees to the body.
Janos avoiding damage.
Janos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Suokuokka is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janos lands a nice elbow.
Janos missing with knees to the body.
Suokuokka breaks from the clinch.
Janos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suokuokka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suokuokka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Janos.
Janos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Janos pushes off an throws an elbow but Suokuokka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Janos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Suokuokka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Janos to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akseli Suokuokka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janos obliges.
Janos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Janos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suokuokka.
Janos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suokuokka is defending well for now.
Suokuokka blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Janos.
Janos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suokuokka is defending well for now.
Suokuokka swings wildly with an uppercut but Janos uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Janos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akseli Suokuokka'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.
Janos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Suokuokka counters with a three punch combo that has Janos backing up. Janos nods at Suokuokka to acknowledge the strikes.
Suokuokka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Janos tries to clinch there but Suokuokka circles away.
Akseli Suokuokka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Janos moves in looking to clinch but Suokuokka pushes him off.
Janos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Janos tries to clinch but Suokuokka is having none of it.
Suokuokka works Janos's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suokuokka closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Janos's guard.
Janos working a defensive guard here.
Janos is adopting a defensive guard.
Janos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suokuokka is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos trying to control the position.
Janos can't keep his opponent in guard - Suokuokka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nice strikes from Suokuokka there.
Janos tries to roll over but Suokuokka keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Janos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos has momentary wrist control but Suokuokka slips an elbow through the middle.
Janos trying to keep a closed guard but Suokuokka is proving a slippery customer.
Suokuokka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Janos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Suokuokka trying to control the position from guard on top but Janos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suokuokka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Janos looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Suokuokka puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janos wants to control but Suokuokka is keeping busy.
Suokuokka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka wants to control but Janos is keeping him busy.
Janos keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Suokuokka is thwarting Janos's attempts to control the position.
Suokuokka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Janos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Suokuokka.
Suokuokka wants to work for an arm triangle but Janos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janos gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Janos is on top in guard.
Janos trying to move into half guard but instead Suokuokka has managed to sweep!
Suokuokka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Suokuokka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Janos wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suokuokka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Janos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Suokuokka manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akseli Suokuokka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akseli Suokuokka's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Suokuokka swats away the attempt to clinch by Janos.
Janos tries to clinch but Suokuokka moves out of range.
Janos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Suokuokka counters with a stiff right hand.
Janos moves in looking to clinch but Suokuokka pushes him off.
A slow jab from Suokuokka misses its intended target.
Janos doesn't manage to clinch there - Suokuokka circles away.
Jim Janos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suokuokka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Janos tries to clinch
and Suokuokka counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janos wants to clinch.
A left and a right from Suokuokka both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Suokuokka just misses with a punch to the body.
Janos clinches up with Suokuokka and pushes him back against the cage.
Janos tries to land knees in the clinch but Suokuokka avoids the damage to the body.
Janos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suokuokka is defending well for now.
Suokuokka avoiding damage as Janos throws knees to the body.
Janos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Janos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Suokuokka managing to block the knees to the body from Janos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Suokuokka tries to break free but Janos pushes him back against the cage.
Janos missing with knees to the body.
Janos working Suokuokka over with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Janos.
Janos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Suokuokka's defenses.
Janos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suokuokka.
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Janos prevents Suokuokka from breaking the clinch.
Janos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suokuokka.
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janos lands a good knee to the midsection. Suokuokka won't want to take too many of those.
Suokuokka tries to pull guard but Janos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Suokuokka managing to block the knees to the body from Janos.
Janos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Suokuokka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Janos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suokuokka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Janos lands a damaging elbow.
Janos trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Janos.
Suokuokka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Janos misses with a knee to the head.
Janos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Janos moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suokuokka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janos obliges.
Janos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janos continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Janos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Janos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Janos!
Our winner, Jim Janos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hamilton Eslay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Perhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hamilton Eslay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pate Perhana!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eslay connects with a nice looking jab.
Perhana shoots in for a double leg but Eslay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fighters circling - Perhana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eslay throws a body punch but Perhana moves out of range.
Hamilton Eslay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eslay fails to land with a series of punches.
Eslay drops his hands momentarily and Perhana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perhana scores with a sloppy right hand. Eslay should have avoided that one.
Eslay moves out of range as Perhana strikes.
Perhana fails with a takedown attempt.
Eslay takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eslay misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Eslay.
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!
Eslay misses with a series of wild punches.
Eslay throws a jab when Perhana was well out of range.
Eslay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Perhana takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perhana gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eslay.
Nice shot by Eslay.
Perhana shoots in and drives through. Eslay sprawls well.
Hamilton Eslay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Perhana.
Perhana misses with a straight left.
Eslay slaps away a takedown attempt from Perhana, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eslay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Perhana counters with a nice uppercut.
Perhana cracks Eslay with a good jab.
Eslay misses with a double jab.
Perhana connects with a right hand. Eslay shakes it off.
Eslay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eslay moves in looking to clinch but Perhana pushes him off.
Eslay lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eslay looks to land a right hand but Perhana moved out of range.
Perhana ducks under a wild hook from Eslay.
Eslay misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eslay feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perhanas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eslay shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Perhana is trying to control but can't.
Eslay is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Perhana is just riding it out for now. Eslay eventually gives up the hold.
Perhana tries to get to full guard but Eslay has control of the leg.
Eslay wants to get back to his feet.
Eslay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perhana wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Eslay wants to pass the guard but Perhana is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perhana is trying to stand.
Eslay is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Perhana has managed to free his arm - good work.
Perhana moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Eslay drops back looking for a leg! Perhana is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Perhana manages to kick Eslay off! Eslay jumps back into Perhana's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Perhana keeping moving, preventing Eslay from controlling successfully.
Eslay is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Perhana is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eslay would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eslay passes Perhana's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Eslay is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Perhana sees it coming and defends easily.
Perhana punching from the bottom.
Perhana is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Perhana actively working from the bottom here.
Eslay is working for a submission of some sort.
Perhana tries to roll over but Eslay keeps him under control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eslay is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Perhana slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamilton Eslay dominated that round.
That's time! Eslay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Perhana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eslay pinned against the cage. Eslay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eslay moves out of range of the strikes.
Eslay thuds his right hand into Perhana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Perhana takes a jab right on the kisser.
Eslay takes one on the button.
Eslay cracks Perhana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Perhana slaps away a takedown attempt from Eslay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eslay ducks under a wild hook from Perhana.
Perhana throws a big shot that misses.
Eslay connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perhana.
Perhana throws a body punch but Eslay moves out of range.
Eslay darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eslay with a nice cross.
Perhana dodges the punch combination from Eslay.
Perhana gets tackled into the cage by Eslay. Eslay maintains the clinch.
Perhana blocks a body shot from Eslay.
Eslay tries a body shot but Perhana blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perhana.
A head punch on the inside from Eslay fails to land.
Eslay blocks an uppercut.
Eslay misses with some punches.
Eslay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perhana's elbow.
Eslay can't find room to land a body shot as Perhana controls the action.
Eslay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perhana stalling in the clinch but Eslay improves position.
Eslay is pressed up against the cage. Perhana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Eslay down to the mat. Eslay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hamilton Eslay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Perhana.
Perhana takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perhana's jab looks to have found its range, popping Eslay under the eye.
Hamilton Eslay is winning the standup battle so far.
Eslay displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Perhana.
Eslay throws the left hand but Perhana avoids the punch easily.
Perhana gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eslay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Eslay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eslay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Perhana misses with a wild body shot.
Perhana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perhana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perhana there as he acknowledges the shot.
Perhana takes one to the side of the head.
Perhana is rocked!
Eslay drives through and clinches with Perhana against the cage.
Eslay tries to throw a body punch but Perhana avoids it by throwing Eslay back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Eslay fails to land.
Eslay lands a hook that snaps the head of Perhana backwards.
Perhana is still on wobbly legs! Can Eslay finish him?
Eslay pushes Perhana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perhana is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Eslay is defending well.
Perhana is looking to control Eslay's arms but Eslay gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perhana has his back to the cage.
Perhana seems to have recovered his senses.
Eslay throws a punch but it's blocked by Perhana.
Eslay works on Perhana's body with a couple of short punches.
Perhana is breathing heavily.
Eslay lands with a short shot to the head.
Eslay lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Eslay on the inside.
Eslay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Eslay pushes Perhana against the cage. Eslay is working some dirty boxing. Eslay pushes off with a quick right hook! Perhana goes down! Perhana tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Eslay moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamilton Eslay!
After winning the bout, Hamilton Eslay thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drako Drakodyak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernie Hart (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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22
300 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drako Drakodyak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernie Hart!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drakodyak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Bernie Hart has been cut.
Hart jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drakodyak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drakodyak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Drakodyak scores with a head kick. Hart tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hart scores with a nice head shot.
Drakodyak throws a wild body kick that Hart sees coming a mile off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hart lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drakodyak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hart throws a hook but Drakodyak avoids it easily.
Drakodyak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Hart misses its intended target.
Hart throws out a loose jab but Drakodyak uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Hart.
Drakodyak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakodyak scores with a spinning back kick!
Drakodyak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hart.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Drakodyak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hart moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Drakodyak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drakodyak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bernie Hart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drakodyak misses the shot to the body.
Hart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drakodyak.
Drakodyak fails to land with a series of punches.
Hart misses with the combination.
Hart misses with a straight right.
A solid body kick from Drakodyak.
Hart looks to throw the jab but Drakodyak is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakodyak throws the kick towards the body but Hart avoids it.
Drakodyak staying out of range there.
Drakodyak misses with a head kick.
Hart feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Drakodyaks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hart might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Drakodyak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hart blocks a head kick by Drakodyak.
Hart lands an overhand right.
Hart throws a right hand that Drakodyak ducks under and follows up with a left that Drakodyak also avoids with ease.
Hart is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drakodyak had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Drakodyak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hart misses with a few strikes there.
Hart lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hart throws a right hand that misses
and Drakodyak counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hart is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Drakodyak slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakodyak defending well as Hart loads up on a big left hand.
Hart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drakodyak.
The fighters circling - Hart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drakodyak counters with a head kick.
Hart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drakodyak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bernie Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drakodyak lands with a slapping head kick.
That has opened up Bernie Hart's cut even more.
Hart missing with a left hand there. Drakodyak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drakodyak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hart.
Drakodyak tries a head kick but it misses.
Drakodyak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hart.
Drakodyak goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drakodyak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hart throws a series of punches but Drakodyak avoids them all with ease.
Drakodyak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hart has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drakodyak is working away from the top position though.
Hart manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernie Hart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernie Hart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drakodyak fails with a takedown attempt.
Hart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Hart scores with a four punch combination!
Hart avoids the head kick by Drakodyak.
Drako Drakodyak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Hart.
Hart pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drakodyak back to the cage. Hart follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Drako Drakodyak has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart misses with a double jab.
Drakodyak looks for the body kick but Hart saw that one coming.
Drakodyak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drakodyak swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Drakodyak.
Drakodyak throws a head kick but Hart moves out of range.
Hart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drakodyak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart blocks a head kick by Drakodyak.
Drakodyak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hart lunges at Drakodyak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drakodyak's hand.
Hart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drakodyak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drakodyak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hart moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hart has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Drakodyak.
Hart throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Hart 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!
The fighters circling - Hart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hart is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart blocks a jab.
Drakodyak moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drakodyak throws a front kick that sends Hart stumbling back into the cage.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that Hart semi-blocks.
Hart cracks Drakodyak with a good jab.
Drakodyak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hart throws a good cross that connects.
Drakodyak tries a head kick but it misses.
Drakodyak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hart's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hart duly obliges.
Hart throws out a loose jab but Drakodyak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart dips to his left and cracks Drakodyak with an uppercut!
Hart looks to land a left hand but Drakodyak moved out of range nicely.
Hart scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakodyak misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Drakodyak.
Hart blocks a head kick by Drakodyak.
Hart checks a leg kick nicely.
Hart misses with a series of wild punches.
Drakodyak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hart blocks a head kick by Drakodyak.
Drakodyak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hart avoids the head kick by Drakodyak.
Drakodyak walks into a straight right hand from Hart.
Hart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hart throws a right hand that Drakodyak ducks under and follows up with a left that Drakodyak also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakodyak is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hart.
Drakodyak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart misses with a double jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drakodyak.
Hart misses the jab.
Bernie Hart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hart throws a shot from downtown. Drakodyak moves away and avoids it.
Drakodyak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drakodyak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drakodyak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Drakodyak.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drakodyak walks into a jab.
Hart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hart scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernie Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Drakodyak throws a head kick but Hart moves out of range.
Drakodyak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hart misses with a body shot.
Hart throws a hook to the side of Drakodyak's head but Drakodyak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hart throws a shot to the body.
Drakodyak wants to slow Hart down by chopping away at his legs.
Hart moves away from the strike by Drakodyak.
Hart slips under a jab from Drakodyak.
Hart scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Drakodyak.
Hart lands a jab to the nose.
Hart connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drakodyak. Drakodyak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart lands with a straight right. Drakodyak didn't see that one coming.
Hart throws out a loose jab but Drakodyak uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Drakodyak.
Drakodyak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hart avoids the head kick by Drakodyak.
Hart misses with a two punch combination.
Hart with a jab.
Hart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drakodyak under the eye.
Drakodyak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drakodyak throws a push kick but Hart slaps the foot to one side.
Hart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drakodyak counters with a good, hard body kick but Hart shrugs it off.
Hart throws out a loose jab but Drakodyak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Drakodyak. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws the left hand but Drakodyak avoids the punch easily.
Hart looks to land a combination. Drakodyak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drakodyak throws a head kick that Hart semi-blocks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drakodyak.
Hart thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Drakodyak misses.
Hart tries to bum rush Drakodyak with a series of wild strikes but Drakodyak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hart loads up on a big right hand but Drakodyak slips the punch.
No joy there for Hart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hart throws the left hand but Drakodyak avoids the punch easily.
Hart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Drakodyak.
Drakodyak tries to land a front kick but Hart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hart misses.
Hart misses with a right hand
and Drakodyak counters with a solid body kick.
Drako Drakodyak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hart has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Drakodyak.
Hart connects with a body shot.
Drakodyak walks into a straight right hand from Hart.
Hart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drakodyak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No joy there for Hart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drakodyak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drakodyak blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Drakodyak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Hart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hart.
Drakodyak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hart connects with the punch.
Drakodyak lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Hart blocks a head kick by Drakodyak.
Bernie Hart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hart wants it to stay on the feet.
Drakodyak takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from Drakodyak.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hart!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hart.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernie Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernie Hart!
Bernie Hart spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockwell has chosen Danger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cole Orion could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Theo Rockwell's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Theo Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rockwell throws out a leg kick but Orion moves out of range and Rockwell only half commits.
Cole Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rockwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orion manages to avoid it.
Orion tries to keep at a distance but Rockwell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rockwell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orion misses with a punch on the inside.
Orion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rockwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orion prevents Rockwell from breaking the clinch.
Orion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Orion.
Rockwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rockwell keeps Orion at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Orion misses.
Orion misses with a right hand
and Rockwell counters with a nice body kick.
Orion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rockwell.
Orion misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion misses with a wild body shot.
Orion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rockwell moves away.
Orion slips a jab from Rockwell.
Rockwell tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Rockwell.
It looks like Cole Orion has been cut.
Orion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rockwell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Orion takes a step back to recover.
Orion misses with the combination.
Rockwell delivers a nice body kick.
Rockwell looks for the body kick but Orion saw that one coming.
Rockwell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orion throws a lazy right hand but Rockwell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orion looks to land a combination but Rockwell avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Orion - that will leave a mark!
Rockwell clinches up with Orion and pushes him back against the cage.
Rockwell blocking some punches.
Orion working aggressively here.
Orion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rockwell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orion lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Orion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rockwell circles away quickly and effectively.
Rockwell misses with a kick to the body.
Rockwell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orion, pushing him back against the cage.
Rockwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orion throws a punch but it's blocked by Rockwell.
Orion struggles to land a body shot inside as Rockwell controls his hands.
Rockwell prevents a body shot from Orion.
Rockwell can't break the clinch.
Rockwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orion tries a body shot but Rockwell blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Orion on the inside.
Rockwell tries to break the clinch but Orion is controlling the position.
Orion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rockwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orion blocks it with crossed arms.
Rockwell trying to land knees to the body.
Orion avoiding damage as Rockwell throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Orion.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rockwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rockwell tries to break the clinch but Orion is controlling the position.
Rockwell tries to circle away but Orion has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rockwell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Orion wants the takedown. Rockwell is fighting it off but Orion persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rockwell's guard against the cage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Orion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion wants to control from the top but Rockwell keeps moving.
Orion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion preventing the sweep.
Orion wants to pass the guard but Rockwell is keeping the position.
Orionis looking to pass into half guard but Rockwell pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rockwell is in guard.
Orion pulls Rockwell in close to his closed guard and prevents Rockwell from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cole Orion just wasn't active enough.
Orion tries to keep at a distance but Rockwell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Theo Rockwell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cole Orion's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Rockwell as Orion shoots in.
Rockwell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Orion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rockwell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No joy there for Rockwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orion scores with a leg kick.
Theo Rockwell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rockwell misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orion, right into the meat.
Rockwell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Orion misses.
Cole Orion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rockwell keeps Orion at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Orion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Rockwell.
Rockwell throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Orion counters with a nice uppercut.
Orion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rockwell.
A jab from Rockwell misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rockwell 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.
Rockwell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orion just misses with a punch to the body.
Orion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rockwell manages to avoid it.
Rockwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orion tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rockwell tries to land a front kick but Orion steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orion is looking to wear down Rockwell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rockwell throws a sloppy head kick and Orion moves out of range easily.
Orion throws a nice outside leg kick.
A left and a right from Orion both land. Nice combination.
Rockwell slips a straight right by Orion.
Rockwell throws a sloppy head kick and Orion moves out of range easily.
Rockwell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orion misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orion throws a series of punches but Rockwell avoids them all with ease.
Rockwell blocks a head kick by Orion.
Orion tries to bum rush Rockwell with a series of wild strikes but Rockwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Orion crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rockwell - the referee stops the clock and Orion gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rockwell. Orion manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rockwell tries to clinch there but Orion circles away.
Rockwell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rockwell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orion.
Rockwell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rockwell throws a head kick but Orion moves out of range.
Orion lands with a straight right. Rockwell didn't see that one coming.
Orion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rockwell is looking to clinch.
Rockwell throws a head kick but Orion moves out of range.
Orion will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orion throws a head kick that misses
and Rockwell counters with a nice leg kick.
Orion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rockwell is fending him off so far but Orion persists. Nope, Rockwell circles away and we're back to standing.
Rockwell throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Orion counters with a left and a right that stings Rockwell.
Rockwell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orion is out of range.
Orion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orion throws a leg kick which misses Rockwell's front leg but catches the back leg as Rockwell tries to avoid it.
Orion throws out a loose jab but Rockwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Rockwell.
Orion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rockwell throws a head kick that misses.
Rockwell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Rockwell.
Orion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orion scores with a one two! Rockwell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Orion scores with a punch to the head.
Orion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Rockwell.
Rockwell takes the fight into the clinch.
Orion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rockwell's efforts to push away.
Orion misses with the head strike.
Orion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orion misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rockwell breaks from the clinch.
Orion throws a lazy body kick
and Rockwell counters with a left to the body.
Rockwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rockwell lands with a kick to the temple. Orion shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cole Orion will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cole Orion's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rockwell throws a head kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Orion.
Rockwell is rocked!
Rockwell throws a head kick but Orion moves out of range.
Rockwell is still on wobbly legs! Can Orion finish him?
Rockwell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Orion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rockwell's elbow.
Rockwell seems to have recovered his senses.
Orion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rockwell tries to land knees in the clinch but Orion avoids the damage to the body.
Rockwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orion is defending well for now.
Orion jumps into guard, dragging Rockwell to the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Orion is on top in guard.
Rockwell keeping full guard, as Orion tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rockwell controlling the position.
Orion looking to pass the guard.
Rockwell scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Orion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rockwell tries to avoid it but Orion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rockwell to the ground. Rockwell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Orion misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Orion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rockwell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Orion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Orion misses the jab.
Rockwell moves in looking to clinch but Orion pushes him off.
Rockwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Theo Rockwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orion is looking to slow Rockwell down with leg kicks.
Rockwell ducks right into an uppercut from Orion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orion throws a leg kick which misses Rockwell's front leg but catches the back leg as Rockwell tries to avoid it.
Rockwell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rockwell looks to land a combination but Orion avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rockwell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rockwell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rockwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rockwells head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orion.
Rockwell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orion looks for a takedown but Rockwell sprawls well.
Rockwell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rockwell duly obliges.
Rockwell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orion throws a leg kick but Rockwell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Orion scores with the left hand. Rockwell knows he should have avoided that one.
Orion cracks Rockwell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Orion keeps the fight on the outside.
Rockwell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Orion checks it well.
Rockwell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rockwell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orion dips to his left and cracks Rockwell with an uppercut!
Orion sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Orion avoids the head kick by Rockwell.
Orion misses with a two punch combination.
Orion throws a head kick that misses.
Orion fails to land with a series of punches.
Rockwell is looking to clinch but Orion is avoiding it.
Rockwell checks a low kick from Orion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orion throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rockwell on the side of the head.
Rockwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rockwell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Orion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orion 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cole Orion!
Cole Orion took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! $20 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El Senor Sox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Senor Sox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, El Senor Sox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeshi Yuudai!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuudai defending well as Sox loads up on a big left hand.
Yuudai scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sox.
Yuudai moves out of range as Sox strikes.
Yuudai closes the distance and clinches.
Yuudai slows down the pace here.
Yuudai misses with a body punch.
Sox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yuudai backwards.
Yuudai has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sox regains guard immediately.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yuudai forces his way into half guard.
Yuudai has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yuudai breaks from Sox's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai looking to secure an arm triangle but Sox defends it well.
Sox keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yuudai working the ground and pound effectively.
Sox is trying to escape the mount.
Sox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yuudai on the ground.
Yuudai with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Yuudai tries to control but Sox wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sox is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sox is surviving well by controlling Yuudai's body position as best he can.
Yuudai trying to control but Sox is having none of it.
Sox wants to hold on but Yuudai pushes him away.
Yuudai lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuudai is working for a guillotine from mount but Sox frees his head quite easily.
Sox is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yuudai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sox is trying to escape the mount.
Sox is working hard here to advance position.
Yuudai looking to secure an arm triangle but Sox defends it well.
Yuudai tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yuudai tries to control but Sox wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sox has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Sox is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sox is in bad spot here.
Yuudai is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
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!
Yuudai is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sox really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Yuudai's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Yuudai tightening his grip on Sox, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Yuudai dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sox throws a hook but Yuudai blocks it.
Sox looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuudai is just out of range.
Yuudai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yuudai fails with a takedown attempt.
Yuudai lands an overhand right.
Yuudai misses with a looping right.
El Senor Sox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yuudai looks to land a combination but Sox avoids it well.
Sox shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yuudai eats them both and turns towards Sox to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Takeshi Yuudai has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sox ducks under a wild hook from Yuudai.
Yuudai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sox. Sox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sox lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Sox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yuudai doesn't seem phased though.
Yuudai shoots in looking for a takedown. Sox tries to sprawl out of it but Yuudai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sox manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yuudai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
El Senor Sox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeshi Yuudai.
Sox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuudai has Sox up against the cage in a clinch.
Sox digs a right hand underneath Yuudai's ribcage. Yuudai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sox lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sox.
Sox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sox misses with a punch on the inside.
Sox lands a right hand.
A short left from Sox.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sox.
Sox cracks Yuudai with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sox.
Yuudai misses with a punch on the inside.
Sox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yuudai is rocked!
Sox throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Yuudai.
Yuudai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sox lands a big uppercut and Yuudai crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yuudai looks OK. Sox waves Yuudai back to his feet!
Yuudai is still on wobbly legs! Can Sox finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yuudai shoots in but Sox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
and Sox counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Yuudai! He's just covering up as Sox starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Senor Sox!
El Senor Sox retains his lightweight title!
El Senor Sox 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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