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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dewey Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox comes to the cage accompanied by Guilty As Charged. This should be fireworks!
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dewey Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cj Penn!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn shoots in but Cox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cox scores with a head kick.
It looks like Cj Penn has been cut.
Cox takes the fight into the clinch.
Penn is trying to push Cox away but Cox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Cox is controlling the position.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Cox, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Cox against the cage but Cox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cox misses with a wild combination.
Cox misses with a wild body shot.
Cox feints and as Penn raises his hands in defense, Cox changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cox passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Penn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn is looking to control Cox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox controlling the action here.
Penn trying to control but Cox postures up.
Penn wants to sweep but Cox has passed to side control!
Cox is putting a hurting on Penn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cox working away.
Cox decides to stand up, so the ref orders Penn to his feet.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cox pinned against the cage. Cox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dewey Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cj Penn.
Penn throws a head kick but Cox moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Penn is predictable there
and Cox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cox.
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!
Cox has an Americana. Penn didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Cox is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Cox hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dewey Cox!
A victorious Dewey Cox 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Spike Spiegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaq Wu Sang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiegel comes to the cage accompanied by Tank by The Seatbelts. Wu Sang has chosen Europe - Rock the Night as his entrance music. The key to victory for Spike Spiegel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spike Spiegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zaq Wu Sang!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiegel moves out of range of the strikes.
Wu Sang shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Spiegel throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wu Sang. What's that going to do exactly?
Spiegel is working to get back to half guard.
Wu Sang is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Spiegel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wu Sang is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Spiegel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Spiegel is trying to escape the mount.
Wu Sang pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wu Sang fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wu Sang lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wu Sang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wu Sang connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Spiegel is rocked!
Spiegel is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wu Sang looking to finish Spiegel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Spiegel!
Oh Spiegel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spiegel is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Spiegel seems to have got his legs back now.
Wu Sang putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Spiegel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wu Sang on the ground.
Wu Sang with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Wu Sang.
Wu Sang unloading with bombs!
Wu Sang lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu Sang lands a big elbow - Spiegel is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Spiegel is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zaq Wu Sang!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Zaq Wu Sang made sure he mentioned [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aloe Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera's entrance music is Remember my NAME!. A fine choice. King Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aloe Vera's chin.
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Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aloe Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Jones!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a low kick.
Vera misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Vera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid body kick from Jones.
Jones looks for the body kick but Vera saw that one coming.
Vera lands with a right hand.
Jones moves out of range as Vera strikes.
Vera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vera blocks a leg kick.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Vera shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones pulls Vera in close to prevent any damage.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jones keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Vera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vera preventing the sweep.
Vera cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Jones trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Vera tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Vera from controlling successfully.
Vera working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Vera from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Vera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vera pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones wants to control but Vera is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vera tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vera frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones taking shots to the head.
Jones taking shots to the head.
Jones is rocked!
Vera is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jones is surviving well by controlling Vera's body position as best he can.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Vera finish him?
Vera lands a big elbow.
Jones takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Vera's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aloe Vera!
Aloe Vera made sure to mention his sponsor, -OVERDOSE Factory- in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Davola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua has chosen West Bound And Down as his entrance music. 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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199 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Davola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Rua!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davola throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua.
Davola lands with a cross.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but Davola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rua.
Davola fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rua is out of range.
No joy there for Rua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rua clobbers Davola with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Davola walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rua.
Davola thuds his right hand into Rua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Davola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davola tries to land a leg kick but Rua saw it coming and moves away.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Davola.
Davola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davola throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davola throws a jab when Rua was well out of range.
Rua keeps Davola at a distance using the push kick.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davola.
Rua pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Davola back to the cage. Rua follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Davola closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Davola tries a body shot but Rua blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Davola fails to land.
Rua wants to stall.
Rua wants to break free but Davola has control.
Davola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Davola gets an underhook and turns Rua into the cage.
Davola breaks the clinch.
Davola lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Davola coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Davola.
Rua throws a push kick but Davola slaps the foot to one side.
Rua on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rua throws the kick towards the body but Davola avoids it.
Rua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davola.
Rua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Davola tenderised Rua's leg. Rua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Davola cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
Davola misses the body punch
and Rua counters with a three punch combo that has Davola backing up. Davola nods at Rua to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davola just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davola to score with a decent uppercut.
Davola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davola falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a body kick.
Davola throws a hook but Rua blocks it.
Davola cracks Rua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rua is rocked!
Davola drops Rua with a straight right hand, right on the button! Davola follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Davola!
A very excited looking Joe Davola made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yang Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bimbo Lice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao comes to the cage accompanied by Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting. Lice has chosen Sepultura - Refuse/Resist as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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155 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Tao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bimbo Lice!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Tao misses its intended target.
Lice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tao throws a big shot that misses.
Lice misses with a looping left.
Tao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tao connects with the punch.
Lice tries a head kick but it misses.
Tao fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid body kick from Tao.
Tao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tao misses with a hook. Lice ducked under it nicely.
Tao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao throws a chopping leg kick but Lice manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tao throws a leg kick but Lice checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao misses with a body shot.
Lice fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tao is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tao.
Tao misses with a wild body shot.
Tao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lice moves out of range of the body kick from Tao.
Lice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tao.
Lice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lice misses with a wild body shot.
Lice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tao manages to avoid it.
Lice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lice misses with a low kick.
Tao walks into a straight right hand from Lice.
Tao throws a wild body kick that Lice sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Tao finds it's target.
Tao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tao.
Yang Tao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tao clinches with his opponent.
Lice tries to work over Tao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lice misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Lice's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lice throws a head punch that misses.
Tao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lice is defending well for now.
Lice tries a body shot but Tao blocks it.
Tao lands an elbow just above Lice 's eye.
Lice throws a punch but it's blocked by Tao.
Tao prevents a body shot from Lice.
Lice is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lice tries to throw a body punch but Tao avoids it by throwing Lice back against the cage.
Tao lands a nice knee to the body.
Tao blocks a body shot from Lice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao tries to land knees in the clinch but Lice avoids the damage to the body.
Lice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tao manages to break the clinch.
Lice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lice there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good work by Tao as he checks the leg kick.
Tao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lice lands with a hook. Tao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lice misses with an uppercut.
Lice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tao manages to avoid it.
Lice is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tao rather than just go for the knockout.
Lice is looking to land body kicks.
Tao misses with a head kick.
Tao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lice swats away the attempt to clinch by Tao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands a nice looking body shot.
Tao misses with a body shot.
Tao ducks under a wild hook from Lice.
Tao swinging wildly here.
Tao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tao throws a push kick but Lice slaps the foot to one side.
Lice connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tao's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tao cracks Lice with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lice lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tao clobbers Lice with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Tao dominated that round.
That's time! Tao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lice with a hook.
Tao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lice.
Tao slips a straight right by Lice.
Yang Tao is winning the standup battle so far.
Lice throws a leg kick but Tao moved away.
Tao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lice misses with the combination.
Lice throws a leg kick
and Tao counters with a low kick, right behind Lice 's knee.
Tao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lice throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lice throws a right and a left that Tao avoids nicely.
Lice avoids a kick to the body.
Lice fails to land with a series of punches.
Tao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lice if he has to take too many more of those.
Lice throws a body punch but Tao moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lice 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.
Tao moves out of range as Lice strikes.
Lice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lice keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters circling a little - Tao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tao sizes up Lice with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tao lands with a slapping head kick.
Tao scores with a head kick.
Lice misses the jab.
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tao lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tao is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lice scoring well with a low kick there.
Tao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lice has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Tao.
Tao throws a solid leg kick but Lice takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tao.
Tao throws a body punch but Lice moves out of range.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Lice looks to throw the jab but Tao is out of range.
Tao closes the distance and pushes Lice back into the cage.
Lice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lice thuds a left hand into Tao's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lice avoids the body shot from Tao.
Tao thows a body shot but no joy.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lice fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tao connects with the punch.
Some wild striking there from Lice.
Tao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lice misses with an uppercut.
Tao throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lice connects with a right hand. Tao shakes it off.
Tao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lice staying out of range there.
Tao throws a head kick but Lice moves out of range.
Lice looks to throw the jab but Tao is out of range.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lice's calf.
Lice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tao looks to land a left hand but Lice moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lice misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tao connects with a right hand. Lice shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Tao 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. This is the final round!
Tao takes one to the side of the head.
Tao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lice lands a leg kick that knocks Tao off balance momentarily.
Tao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lice throws out the jab.
Tao lands with a nice body kick.
Lice throws a right and a left that Tao avoids nicely.
Tao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lice.
Lice swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Tao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tao lands with a good body shot.
Tao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lice takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lice avoids a kick to the body.
Lice checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lice tries to bum rush Tao with a series of wild strikes but Tao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lice throws an overhand right that lands on Tao's shoulder, as Tao tries to avoid the shot.
Lice misses the shot to the body.
Lice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tao at a distance.
Lice pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tao is out of range and Lice settles back down.
Lice 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.
Lice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tao misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lice.
Bimbo Lice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao wants to clinch up but Lice keeps it at a distance.
Tao is looking to slow Lice down with leg kicks.
Tao throws a chopping leg kick but Lice manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lice throws a hook but Tao blocks it.
Lice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tao just misses with a punch to the body.
Lice throws a head kick that misses.
Tao looks for the body kick but Lice saw that one coming.
Tao throws the kick towards the body but Lice avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tao just misses with a punch to the body.
Lice throws a good cross that connects.
Tao looks for the body kick but Lice saw that one coming.
Yang Tao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big left from Lice misses.
Tao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lice's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tao throws a head kick but Lice moves out of range.
Lice throws a solid leg kick but Tao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lice.
Lice takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tao misses with a body shot.
Tao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tao avoids the body shot from Lice.
Tao misses with a hook. Lice ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao misses with a wild combination.
Lice misses with a hook. Tao ducked under it nicely.
Tao misses with a wild body shot.
Tao misses the shot to the body.
Lice scores with a decent looking hook.
Lice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
Lice misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao scores with a spinning back kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lice misses with a looping right.
Lice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid body kick from Tao.
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 Yang Tao.
Well Tao 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Tao!
A relieved looking Yang Tao thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dhe Orele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orele comes to the cage accompanied by Ironman. Johns has chosen Welcome to the jungle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
162 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dhe Orele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Johns!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns misses with a hook. Orele ducked under it nicely.
Johns shoots for a double leg takedown but Orele sprawls well. He's pushed Johns's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Orele lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orele tries to close the distance and clinch but Johns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orele is looking to clinch but Johns is avoiding it.
Johns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orele.
Orele wants to clinch.
Johns misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Johns.
Johns swats away the attempt to clinch by Orele.
Orele closes the distance and clinches.
Johns breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Orele. That snapped Johns's head back.
Orele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johns.
Orele wants to clinch up but Johns keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johns scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Orele can't do much from the bottom here.
Orele is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johns's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Johns is keen to just control but Orele is a slippery customer.
Orele wants to get back to his feet.
Johns thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johns drops an elbow to the side of Orele's head.
Orele really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Orele has hold of Johns's hands but Johns slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johns not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johns thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orele's head.
Johns throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orele keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johns stops Orele from getting back to his feet.
Orele trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Orele is trying to stand.
Johns not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Orele wants to get back to his feet.
Orele makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Johns swings away with a body shot that misses
and Orele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johns misses with a wild body shot.
Johns manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Orele on his heels. He'll look to pass Orele's guard now, I'm sure.
Johns missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Orele has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Johns off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Orele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orele throws a body kick that misses.
Johns misses with a low kick as Orele jumps back.
Johns just misses with a punch to the body.
Johns thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orele tries to clinch up.
Orele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johns moves forwards but Orele connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johns misses with a wild body shot.
Johns slips a straight right by Orele.
Orele swings for the body but Johns moves out of range.
Johns throws a shot from downtown. Orele moves away and avoids it.
Johns lands a slapping body shot.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orele moves away.
Orele scores with a hook to the body. Johns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johns ducks under a wild hook from Orele.
Orele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Orele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oreles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Orele lands a head kick!
Orele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orele is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jab from Orele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johns.
Orele is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Orele doesn't manage to clinch there - Johns circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Orele darts in and clinches Johns up against the cage.
Johns successfully pulls guard.
Johns throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Johns working for submissions but it's allowed Orele to get to half guard.
Johns is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johns is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orele slows the pace down in half guard.
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 Dhe Orele will probably get the nod.
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.
Orele tries to clinch there but Johns circles away.
Orele avoids the body shot from Johns.
Johns takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johns keeps the fight on the outside.
Orele tries to clinch there but Johns circles away.
Orele wants to clinch up but Johns keeps it at a distance.
Orele avoids the body shot from Johns.
Johns is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orele rather than just go for the knockout.
Orele takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Orele lands a nice shot to the body.
Orele tries to clinch up
and Johns counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Orele keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Orele trying to control but Johns postures up.
Orele wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orele blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johns.
Orele is trying to get back to full guard.
Johns throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johns prevents Orele from improving his position.
Orele pushes Johns off and gets back to his feet.
Orele is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dhe Orele is winning the standup battle so far.
Johns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orele avoids the body shot from Johns.
Johns takes a swing at Orele's ribcage but misses.
Orele scores with a hook.
Orele is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Orele tries to close the distance and clinch but Johns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johns throws a sloppy body shot
and Orele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johns keeps the fight on the outside.
Johns missing with a left hand there. Orele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orele wants to clinch up but Johns keeps it at a distance.
Johns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orele.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johns shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Orele defends it nicely.
Orele wants to clinch.
Orele tries to clinch up but Johns circles away and keeps his distance.
Orele tries to clinch but Johns is having none of it.
Orele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johns misses with a wild body shot.
Orele tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johns counters with a takedown into side control.
Johns scoring with punches from side control.
Junior Johns has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johns throws a strike aimed at the side of Orele's head but Orele avoids it well.
Johns creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Johns creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Orele sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Johns lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orele throws Johns to one side and escapes!
Orele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johns manages to avoid it.
Johns shoots in but Orele avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Orele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orele tries to clinch up.
Johns shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johns throws a big right hand that misses.
Johns postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johns throwing strikes from guard but Orele blocks nicely.
Johns loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johns landing some decent shots from guard.
Johns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johns stops Orele from standing up.
Johns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johns wants to control from the top but Orele keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johns landing with the ground and pound.
Johns postures up in Orele's guard and throws a big left but Orele blocks it.
Johns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Orele wants to stand but Johns is controlling the position.
Johns lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johns postures up in Orele's guard and throws a big left but Orele blocks it.
Johns prevents Orele from getting back to his feet.
Orele manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johns manages to get himself to full guard.
Johns working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Orele doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Orele manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Johns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Orele tries to clinch but Johns moves out of range.
Orele misses the shot to the body.
Johns throws a lazy right hand but Orele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johns misses the shot to the body.
Johns is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Orele doesn't manage to clinch there - Johns circles away.
Johns closes the distance and clinches up with Orele, looking for a takedown. Johns pushes Orele against the cage but Orele circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Orele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johns keeps the fight on the outside.
Johns keeps the fight on the outside.
Orele looks to clinch
and Johns counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Orele!
Johns lands with some strikes.
Johns lands a big shot there that rocks Orele but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Orele is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orele is looking to get to half guard.
Oh Orele is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johns cracks Orele with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Johns!
Junior Johns managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, -OVERDOSE Factory-, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Furijima Donatello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donatello comes to the cage accompanied by Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
267 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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31
275 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Furijima Donatello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ales Zhandunka!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donatello is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zhandunka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Donatello fails with the takedown
letting Zhandunka counter with a right hand.
Zhandunka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furijima Donatello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhandunka throws a shot to the body.
Zhandunka stuffs the takedown.
Donatello scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Donatello is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zhandunka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zhandunka avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Donatello.
Zhandunka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donatello. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Donatello fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zhandunka can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donatello is looking to take a break and control but Zhandunka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Donatello is trying to get an arm triangle but Zhandunka is defending well.
Donatello 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.
Donatello content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
You can see the frustration on Zhandunka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Donatello 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatello tries to score with some ground and pound. Zhandunka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Donatello looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Donatello tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zhandunka defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donatello sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Zhandunka is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Zhandunka is trying to get back to half guard.
Donatello lands some shots froms side control.
Donatello is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zhandunka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zhandunka defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatello fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhandunka defending against the ground and pound.
Donatello tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Donatello has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zhandunka regains half guard, as Donatello was trying to land strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donatello throwing shots but Zhandunka is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Furijima Donatello dominated that round.
That's time! Donatello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donatello swings for the body but Zhandunka moves out of range.
Zhandunka throws a jab but it's blocked by Donatello.
Zhandunka scores with a punch to the head.
Zhandunka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Furijima Donatello has been cut.
Donatello throws a poor cross that misses
and Zhandunka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zhandunka misses with a series of wild punches.
Donatello takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Zhandunka. Those never looked like landing.
Zhandunka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donatello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donatello shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Donatello was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhandunka wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Donatello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhandunka blocking the ground and pound.
Zhandunka holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Donatello tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Donatello thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Donatello punching from mount but Zhandunka doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Donatello lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zhandunka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatello lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhandunka is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Donatello scoring with strikes but Zhandunka is staying in there.
Donatello lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zhandunka hang on?
Zhandunka avoids a series of strikes thrown by Donatello.
Donatello lands a heavy elbow.
Donatello throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Donatello throws some wild stikes that Zhandunka manages to avoid easily.
Donatello throwing strikes here but Zhandunka is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Donatello connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Donatello in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Zhandunka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zhandunka sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donatello is pressing down on Zhandunka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zhandunka is holding on for now.
Donatello perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Donatello lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Donatello scores with a couple of nice shots.
Donatello is trying to work for a kimura but Zhandunka is defending well.
Donatello trying to advance position but Zhandunka counters by regaining guard.
Donatello works over Zhandunka with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donatello trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Donatello trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhandunka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donatello looking to sit in guard and control but Zhandunka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Furijima Donatello dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Furijima Donatello's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Zhandunka lands with a nice body punch.
Zhandunka lands with an overhand left.
Zhandunka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donatello.
Donatello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Zhandunka counter with a right hand.
Zhandunka connects with a body shot.
Zhandunka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zhandunka connects with the punch.
Zhandunka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhandunka just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhandunka jabs Donatello to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ales Zhandunka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhandunka slips a jab from Donatello.
Donatello needs to keep his hands up - Zhandunka had a free shot at his head there.
Donatello closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zhandunka's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Donatello accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zhandunka looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Donatello pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zhandunka is keeping the position for now.
Donatello with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatello throws a big elbow that misses.
Donatello stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zhandunka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Donatello sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Donatello lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donatello trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhandunka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donatello looking to sit in guard and control but Zhandunka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ales Zhandunka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka tries to free his leg and advance position but Donatello is retaining full guard.
Donatello trying to control the position.
Donatello might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Donatello is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zhandunka defends well.
Furijima Donatello overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Donatello working a defensive guard but Zhandunka passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatello looking for submissions off his back.
Zhandunka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Donatello wants to improve his position but Zhandunka is controlling well.
Donatello trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donatello keeping hold of Zhandunka's head, controlling as best he can.
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 Furijima Donatello.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Donatello, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Furijima Donatello!
Furijima Donatello took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, -OVERDOSE Factory- for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maunu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Van Gogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Gogh has chosen Carl Orff - O Fortuna as his entrance music. 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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224 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maunu Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Van Gogh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Van Gogh.
A jab from Van Gogh finds it's way through Tua's defenses.
Van Gogh throws a low kick but Tua moves out of range easily.
Tua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Gogh throws a shot from downtown. Tua moves away and avoids it.
Van Gogh scores with the left hand. Tua knows he should have avoided that one.
Tua 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.
Tua takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua fails with the takedown
and Van Gogh counters with an inside leg kick.
Tua is breathing heavily.
Tua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Gogh throws a head kick that misses.
Van Gogh connects with a leg kick. Tua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Gogh thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Gogh fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tua to the ground. Van Gogh is now in Tua's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Gogh throwing strikes from guard but Tua blocks nicely.
Van Gogh with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gogh stays in close to Tua's body and controls the position.
Van Gogh trying to control but Tua is working from the bottom.
Van Gogh is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vincent Van Gogh was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh thuds his shin into the meat of Tua's side.
Tua lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Gogh's head.
Van Gogh is looking to land body kicks.
Maunu Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Gogh misses the target.
Tua blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Gogh connects with a solid leg kick.
Tua closes the distance and clinches.
Tua stalling in the clinch but Van Gogh improves position.
Van Gogh prevents a body shot from Tua.
Tua tries to work over Van Gogh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tua misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gogh swings wildly with an uppercut but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh lands a shoulder strike.
Tua lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Tua fails to land.
Van Gogh gets through Tua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Gogh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Gogh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Gogh gets through Tua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gogh lands a left hand.
Tua is rocked!
Van Gogh creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Tua with a big uppercut! Tua tries to clinch up but Van Gogh pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Tua to the mat! Tua covers up and Van Gogh unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vincent Van Gogh!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bitoy Bellfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jammy Stoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellfoot's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vltava. Bitoy Bellfoot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jammy Stoney's chin.
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200 lbs
11 - 1 - 1 |
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192 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bitoy Bellfoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jammy Stoney!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellfoot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Bitoy Bellfoot has been cut.
Stoney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellfoot was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoney.
Stoney misses with a shot to the body
and Bellfoot counters with a shoot takedown. Stoney fights it but they end up in guard.
Bellfoot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stoney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bellfoot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellfoot looking to pass the guard.
Bellfoot stops Stoney from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoney can't keep his opponent in guard - Bellfoot advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stoney taking some punishment here, with Bellfoot in his half guard.
Bellfoot prevents Stoney from improving his position.
Stoney looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bellfoot with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bellfoot prevents Stoney from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoney manages to get to full guard.
Bellfoot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stoney is keeping the position for now.
Stoney is looking to stand up but Bellfoot isn't so interested in that idea.
Bellfoot content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bellfoot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stoney swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bellfoot 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.
Bellfoot is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stoney looking to control.
Bellfoot tries to free his leg and advance position but Stoney is retaining full guard.
Bellfoot lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bellfoot slips nicely into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoney trying to control but Bellfoot postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bellfoot wants to control but Stoney is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stoney is looking to control Bellfoot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stoney avoid being mounted?
Bellfoot is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stoney is trying to stand back up but Bellfoot is controlling him
Stoney is in trouble now - Bellfoot has advanced to mount!
Bellfoot fails to take his opponent's back.
Stoney is working to get back to half guard.
Stoney is bucking up trying to escape but Bellfoot cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bellfoot trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Bellfoot.
A nice elbow there by Bellfoot.
Bellfoot working Stoney over with strikes here.
Stoney is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoney is bucking up trying to escape but Bellfoot cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stoney is still in real trouble! Can Bellfoot finish him?
Bellfoot avoids the attempt from Stoney to control.
Bellfoot with the ground and pound from mount.
Stoney wants to control but Bellfoot is having none of it.
Bellfoot trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bellfoot working the ground and pound effectively.
Stoney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bellfoot looking to control but Stoney is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stoney seems to have recovered his senses.
Bellfoot landing strikes from the mount and Stoney is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellfoot trying to control but Stoney is having none of it.
Stoney in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bellfoot raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoney is bucking up trying to escape but Bellfoot cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bellfoot is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Stoney goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Bellfoot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bitoy Bellfoot!
Bitoy Bellfoot managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, -OVERDOSE Factory-, into his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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15 - 5 - 0 |
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284 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Kongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Kongo.
Kongo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kongo.
Sole takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kongo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kongo scores with a jab to the head.
Sole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sole has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kongo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kongo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kongo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kongo lands a really nice looking cross but Sole seems unphased.
Chuck Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kongo lands a big uppercut and Sole crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sole looks OK. Kongo waves Sole back to his feet!
Sole is rocked!
Sole tries to clinch but Kongo moves out of range.
Sole is still on wobbly legs! Can Kongo finish him?
Kongo moves in close and cracks Sole with a massive right hand! Sole, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Kongo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chuck Kongo!
After winning the bout, Chuck Kongo 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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