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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Reality (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dejan Petrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrovic has chosen One Shot - Treba da znate as his entrance music. Dejan Petrovic struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Maxim Reality has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maxim Reality!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dejan Petrovic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reality throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Petrovic stumbling backwards into the cage! Petrovic bounces back off the cage towards Reality, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Reality lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Reality celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Maxim Reality!
During a confident post fight interview, Maxim Reality thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edoardo Bertolone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edoardo Bertolone!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber throws a series of punches but Bertolone avoids them all with ease.
Bertolone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Faber counters with a two punch combo.
Faber throws a one two combo.
It looks like Edoardo Bertolone has been cut.
Faber lands a big head kick that sends Bertolone tumbling to the mat! Faber takes a step backwards and waves Bertolone back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bertolone is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faber Throws a clean left jab. Faber Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Bertolone's chin! Bertolone crumbles to the ground and Faber follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Faber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Urijah Faber!
A very excited looking Urijah Faber 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Gouki Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Morlin (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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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gouki Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Morlin!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morlin.
Sakuraba slaps away a takedown attempt from Morlin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sakuraba moves out of range of the body kick from Morlin.
Morlin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sakuraba as he jumps to the side.
Gouki Sakuraba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Morlin.
Morlin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Xavier Morlin has been cut.
Sakuraba looks to land a right hand but Morlin moved out of range.
Sakuraba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakuraba.
Gouki Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morlin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakuraba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but Morlin avoids them all with ease.
Morlin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morlin fails with the takedown.
Sakuraba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morlin moves forwards but Sakuraba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sakuraba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morlin.
Morlin throws a head kick that Sakuraba semi-blocks.
Sakuraba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morlin.
Sakuraba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morlin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakuraba misses with a few strikes there.
Sakuraba thows a leg kick but Morlin checks it
and Morlin counters with a series of strikes. Sakuraba will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sakuraba scores with a three punch combo!
Morlin misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Sakuraba. No joy for Morlin on that attempt.
Sakuraba lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morlin backs up against the cage.
Morlin fails with a takedown attempt.
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!
Sakuraba takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morlin circles away quickly and effectively.
Gouki Sakuraba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakuraba misses with a lunging right hand
letting Morlin counter with a right hand.
Morlin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakuraba with a jab.
Morlin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sakuraba sprawls well. Sakuraba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morlin gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakuraba lands with a nice combination. Morlin backs away looking to recover.
Sakuraba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakuraba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morlin.
No joy there for Morlin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Sakuraba as Morlin shoots in.
Sakuraba tries to bum rush Morlin with a series of wild strikes but Morlin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morlin lands a head kick!
Jab by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba leaves Morlin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sakuraba goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sakuraba throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Morlin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sakuraba lands with a cross.
Sakuraba lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sakuraba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morlin checks a low kick from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morlin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba cracks Morlin with an open hand slap.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakuraba misses with a hook. Morlin ducked under it nicely.
Morlin works the jab nicely.
Morlin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morlin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morlin throws a sloppy head kick and Sakuraba moves out of range easily.
Sakuraba is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sakuraba misses with a low kick.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but Morlin moves out of range.
Sakuraba throws a leg kick but Morlin moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morlin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morlin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakuraba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that Morlin avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gouki Sakuraba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Morlin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Morlin or perhaps it was just good defense by Sakuraba which made him look bad.
Sakuraba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morlin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakuraba lands the left hand.
Sakuraba misses with a double jab
and Morlin counters with a leg kick.
Morlin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakuraba is fending him off so far but Morlin persists. Nope, Sakuraba circles away and we're back to standing.
Morlin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakuraba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morlin counters with a left and a right that stings Sakuraba.
Morlin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sakuraba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morlin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morlin shoots in looking for a takedown. Sakuraba tries to sprawl out of it but Morlin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sakuraba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gouki Sakuraba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Morlin.
Sakuraba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morlin doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but Morlin moves out of range.
Sakuraba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morlin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sakuraba tries to land a leg kick but Morlin saw it coming and moves away.
Morlin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sakuraba is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Morlin.
Morlin tries for a takedown but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakuraba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morlin checks it well.
Gouki Sakuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morlin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakuraba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba dodges the punch combination from Morlin.
Sakuraba throws a combination. Morlin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morlin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sakuraba swivels and escapes.
Morlin is breathing heavily.
Morlin misses with a double jab
and Sakuraba counters with a right hand to the body.
Sakuraba lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuraba connects with a body shot that sends Morlin's belly button to the back.
A punch combination from Sakuraba misses.
Sakuraba tries to work over Morlin's front leg with a kick but Morlin checks it.
Sakuraba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakuraba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sakuraba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Morlin lands a head kick!
Morlin moves forwards but Sakuraba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morlin.
Sakuraba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morlin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from Morlin.
A solid body kick from Morlin.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but Morlin avoids them all with ease.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gouki Sakuraba is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakuraba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morlin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sakuraba throws a right hand that Morlin ducks under and follows up with a left that Morlin also avoids with ease.
Sakuraba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morlin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakuraba stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sakuraba wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Morlin misses.
Morlin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morlin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sakuraba's waist but Sakuraba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morlin off to one side.
Sakuraba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morlin misses with a body kick.
Morlin shoots in and drives through. Sakuraba sprawls well.
No joy there for Sakuraba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sakuraba looks to land a combination but Morlin avoids it well.
Morlin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sakuraba scores with a hook.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morlin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakuraba misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gouki Sakuraba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Morlin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Morlin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morlin throws a head kick but Sakuraba moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Morlin.
Sakuraba looks to land a combination but Morlin avoids it well.
Morlin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sakuraba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morlin somewhat.
Sakuraba stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sakuraba wants it to stay on the feet.
Sakuraba connects with a nice looking jab.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but Morlin avoids them all with ease.
Morlin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gouki Sakuraba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Morlin.
Sakuraba moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Morlin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morlin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a nice looking combination but Morlin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sakuraba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morlin counters with a solid body kick.
Sakuraba wants to land a leg kick but Morlin is out of range.
Sakuraba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morlin.
Sakuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morlin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sakuraba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morlin on the side of the head.
Morlin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morlin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sakuraba looks to land a body kick but Morlin moved away.
Sakuraba scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sakuraba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Morlin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sakuraba has got the better of the exchanges.
Some wild striking there from Sakuraba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands a nice looking body shot.
Sakuraba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morlin can do to turn this around?
Sakuraba stalks Morlin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morlin's face. Morlin staggers backwards, shaken.
Sakuraba throws a chopping leg kick but Morlin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakuraba works over Morlin's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morlin connects with a solid leg kick.
Morlin shoots in for a takedown but Sakuraba shows good takedown defense.
Morlin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sakuraba misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakuraba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morlin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sakuraba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuraba lands a nice hook to Morlin's body. Morlin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sakuraba blocks a head kick by Morlin.
Morlin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sakuraba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morlin scrambles back to his feet.
Morlin shoots in for a takedown but Sakuraba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sakuraba misses with a few strikes there.
Sakuraba tries to work over Morlin's front leg with a kick but Morlin checks it.
Sakuraba tries to work over Morlin's front leg with a kick but Morlin checks it.
The crowd cheers as Sakuraba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morlin doesn't seem phased though.
Sakuraba slaps away a takedown attempt from Morlin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sakuraba lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba thuds a left hand into Morlin's body.
Sakuraba misses with a wild body shot.
Sakuraba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sakuraba scores with a punch to the head.
Morlin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Sakuraba misses.
Nice takedown defense from Sakuraba. No joy for Morlin on that attempt.
Sakuraba tries to bum rush Morlin with a series of wild strikes but Morlin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sakuraba misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba throws a body kick the misses
and Morlin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sakuraba thinking.
Sakuraba misses with a double jab
and Morlin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sakuraba is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gouki Sakuraba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sakuraba 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gouki Sakuraba!
A relieved looking Gouki Sakuraba 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 Ruben De La Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khoo Khoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruben De La Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khoo Khoo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khoo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Khoo throws an elbow that misses. De La Vega uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khoo's guard. Nice move by De La Vega!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Vega trying to control but Khoo is working from the bottom.
Khoo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khoo has a closed guard, preventing De La Vega from standing up.
De La Vega trying to control but Khoo is working from the bottom.
Khoo wants to stand up but De La Vega is controlling him.
De La Vega wants to control from the top but Khoo keeps moving.
Ruben De La Vega has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
De La Vega blocks a head kick by Khoo.
De La Vega misses with a takedown attempt
and Khoo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in De La Vega's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Vega is trying to control the position but Khoo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khoo stands up and waves to De La Vega to follow him.
De La Vega misses with a takedown
and Khoo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Khoo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De La Vega is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khoo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruben De La Vega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Vega lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Khoo clinches.
De La Vega tries to break free but Khoo pushes him back against the cage.
De La Vega is trying to force a seperation but Khoo has the dominant position.
Khoo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khoo drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two 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!
De La Vega is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
De La Vega working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khoo.
De La Vega not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khoo tries to free his leg and advance position but De La Vega is retaining full guard.
De La Vega bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khoo's guard.
Khoo trying to keep a closed guard but De La Vega is proving a slippery customer.
De La Vega wants to control from the top but Khoo keeps moving.
De La Vega slips nicely into half guard.
De La Vega is trying to control the action in half guard but Khoo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De La Vega is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Vega is trying to work for a kimura but Khoo is defending well.
Khoo tries to roll over but De La Vega keeps him under control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De La Vega is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khoo sees it coming and defends easily.
De La Vega is trying to work for a kimura but Khoo is defending well.
Khoo moves into full guard.
Khoo has his feet on De La Vega's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Khoo looks gassed!
De La Vega fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Vega shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Khoo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Khoo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khoo postures up in De La Vega's guard and throws a big left but De La Vega blocks it.
De La Vega is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
De La Vega landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Khoo is defending against the submission attempts here by De La Vega.
De La Vega is keen to just control but Khoo is a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khoo is trying to get back to full guard.
De La Vega in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Khoo tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from De La Vega!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ruben De La Vega!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Bodini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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184 lbs
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25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Bodini!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bodini is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bodini wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Bodini wants to get back to his feet.
Bodini wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Bodini tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodini trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Silva is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Some wild striking there from Bodini.
Silva tries to move into range but Bodini moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bodini misses with a few strikes there.
Bodini shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bodini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Bodini.
Bodini shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Bodini shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Bodini.
Bodini lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Some wild striking there from Bodini.
Bodini misses with a series of wild punches.
Bodini shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bodini showed some decent athleticism there.
Bodini trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bodini maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Silva could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bodini has cracked it and Silva is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bodini!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alberto Bodini!
A relieved looking Alberto Bodini 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between David Baumann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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191 lbs
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Baumann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Cash!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baumann drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Baumann trying to control the action but Cash is working from the bottom.
Cash throws Baumann to one side and escapes!
Baumann on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cash throws a head kick that half lands.
Cash lands with a kick to the temple. Baumann shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cash connects with an inside leg kick.
Cash scores with a head kick.
Cash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baumann.
Cash moves into the clinch.
Cash with a knee to the head.
Cash landing knees to the head.
Cash putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baumann in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Baumann is breathing heavily.
Cash unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baumann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cash obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash with a knee to the head.
Cash drops Baumann with a big knee straight up the middle! Baumann is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Baumann is rocked!
Cash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oh Baumann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cash tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Baumann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin Cash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cash wants to clinch.
Cash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baumann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whack! Cash lands a heavy head kick that drops Baumann. The ref tackles Cash to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Baumann was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Martin Cash!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Leigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thore Turunen (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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178 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Leigh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thore Turunen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leigh lands a head kick!
It looks like Thore Turunen has been cut.
Turunen swinging wildly here.
Crunch! Leigh slams his shin into Turunen's torso.
Turunen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leigh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That kick from Leigh tenderised Turunen's leg. Turunen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leigh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bryan Leigh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turunen misses with a combination
and Leigh counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice cross by Leigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leigh, right into the meat.
Danga de danga de dang - Turunen scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leigh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turunen swings for the body but Leigh moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leigh with a hook.
Turunen stuns Leigh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leigh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turunen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turunen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leigh makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leigh dips to his left and cracks Turunen with an uppercut!
Leigh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leigh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turunen has time to react.
A big left from Turunen misses.
Turunen misses the shot to the body.
Turunen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turunen just misses with a punch to the body.
Leigh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Turunen's head.
Leigh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leigh there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leigh. Turunen shrugs it off though.
Turunen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leigh.
Turunen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leigh with a jab.
Leigh scores with a push kick.
Turunen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A good leg kick by Leigh.
Leigh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turunen.
Turunen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leigh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turunen scrambles back to his feet.
Turunen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leigh counters with a low kick, right behind Turunen 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh moves away from the strike by Turunen.
Leigh clinches with his opponent.
Leigh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Leigh effectively controlling the action here.
Turunen has had enough of the clinch but Leigh keeps him there for the moment.
Leigh prevents Turunen from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leigh obliges.
Turunen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turunen tries to circle away but Leigh has him pinned against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Leigh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leigh keeps control of Turunen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turunen avoiding damage as Leigh throws knees to the body.
Turunen has had enough of the clinch but Leigh keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Turunen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leigh prevents Turunen from breaking the clinch.
Turunen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leigh has him pressed against the cage.
Leigh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Leigh breaks the clinch.
Leigh keeps Turunen at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turunen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turunen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leigh can pounce on him.
Leigh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turunen misses with a wild combination.
Leigh throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Leigh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thore Turunen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leigh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leigh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turunen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leigh.
Leigh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leigh connects with a leg kick. Turunen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leigh!
Turunen throws a combination that misses
and Leigh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leigh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turunen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Leigh.
Good leg kick by Leigh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leigh lands with a nice body kick.
Leigh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Turunen is breathing heavily.
Leigh connects with a crisp jab.
A combination from Turunen does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leigh cracks Turunen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leigh lands a big head kick that sends Turunen tumbling to the mat! Leigh takes a step backwards and waves Turunen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Turunen is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leigh connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Turunen to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Leigh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bryan Leigh!
Bryan Leigh is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manlio Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aziz has chosen Lowkey- Long Live Palestine as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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143 lbs
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20
135 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manlio Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kareem Aziz!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aziz tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aziz looks to throw the jab but Hernandez is out of range.
Aziz avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Aziz misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez jabs Aziz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aziz throws out a powerful jab.
Hernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aziz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aziz thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Aziz misses the target.
Hernandez misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hernandez. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Aziz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aziz lands a nice hook to Hernandez's body. Hernandez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Aziz.
Hernandez swings for the body but Aziz moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Azizs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aziz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Aziz.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aziz.
A big left from Aziz misses.
Aziz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aziz moves out of range of the body kick from Hernandez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aziz lands a nice shot that snaps Hernandez's head back.
Aziz tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
Nice shot by Aziz.
Aziz misses the jab.
Hernandez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aziz.
Aziz misses with a right hand
and Hernandez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Aziz thuds his right hand into Hernandez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hernandez slips a straight right by Aziz.
Aziz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hernandez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Aziz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a head kick.
Aziz misses with a looping left.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Aziz misses.
Aziz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hernandez defending well as Aziz loads up on a big left hand.
Aziz blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aziz circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernandez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aziz avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aziz throws the left hand but Hernandez avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Aziz.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Aziz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Aziz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez throws a right hand that Aziz ducks under and follows up with a left that Aziz also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez misses with a head kick.
Hernandez walks into a left hand.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Aziz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manlio Hernandez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aziz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hernandez scores with a hook.
A jab from Aziz misses.
Crunch! Hernandez slams his shin into Aziz's torso.
Aziz throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aziz misses with a series of wild punches.
Aziz swings for the body but Hernandez moves out of range.
Aziz blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Aziz looks to land a combination but Hernandez avoids it well.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Aziz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Aziz avoids them all with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aziz.
Nice body kick from Hernandez.
Aziz is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Aziz takes one to the chin there.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manlio Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Aziz.
Hernandez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hernandez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aziz.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aziz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hernandez - the referee stops the clock and Aziz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hernandez. Aziz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hernandez throws a nice looking combination but Aziz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Aziz.
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!
Hernandez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aziz in his tracks.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aziz thows a body shot but no joy.
Hernandez scores with a nice strike.
Aziz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manlio Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
Aziz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Aziz moves out of range easily.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Hernandez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aziz throws a looping overhand right but Hernandez ducks down to avoid it.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez defending well as Aziz loads up on a big left hand.
Hernandez swats away the attempt to clinch by Aziz.
Aziz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernandez misses with a head kick.
Hernandez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aziz just misses with a punch to the body.
Aziz misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez lands a big head kick that sends Aziz tumbling to the mat! Hernandez takes a step backwards and waves Aziz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Aziz is rocked!
It looks like Kareem Aziz has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crack! A monster head kick from Hernandez and Aziz falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Hernandez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Manlio Hernandez!
During a confident post fight interview, Manlio Hernandez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akira Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rermes Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is mindshift genki sudo. Akira Ishikawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
147 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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29
147 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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Good knees
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akira Ishikawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rermes Gracie!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishikawa can pounce on him.
Ishikawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ishikawa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Ishikawa throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Ishikawa misses with a body kick.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Ishikawa counters by clinching up.
Ishikawa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ishikawa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Akira Ishikawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rermes Gracie.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Ishikawa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ishikawa as he avoids it easily.
Ishikawa gets a clinch.
Ishikawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishikawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Ishikawa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Ishikawa.
It looks like Rermes Gracie has been cut.
Akira Ishikawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ishikawa takes the fight into the clinch.
Ishikawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ishikawa has managed to clinch.
Ishikawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ishikawa drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ishikawa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ishikawa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ishikawa has Gracie pressed against the cage.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ishikawa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Ishikawa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishikawa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ishikawa with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie looks gassed!
Ishikawa lands with a light punch inside.
Ishikawa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ishikawa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ishikawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Ishikawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ishikawa closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ishikawa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ishikawa obliges.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the body.
Ishikawa slows down the pace here.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ishikawa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa breaks the clinch.
Ishikawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Ishikawa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Ishikawa counters by clinching up.
Ishikawa lands with a right to the head.
Ishikawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ishikawa breaks from the clinch.
Ishikawa moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ishikawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ishikawa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ishikawa.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishikawa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Ishikawa has Gracie pressed against the cage.
Ishikawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Ishikawa lands a damaging elbow.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ishikawa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ishikawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ishikawa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ishikawa lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Ishikawa avoiding damage.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ishikawa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gracie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ishikawa after a bit of a struggle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishikawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Ishikawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rermes Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No joy there for Ishikawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ishikawa counters with a head kick that drops Gracie - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Gracie is rocked!
Ishikawa gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Ishikawa finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishikawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa breaks the clinch.
Ishikawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ishikawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ishikawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ishikawa darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Ishikawa jerks Gracie's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Gracie drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Ishikawa goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Ishikawa because Gracie was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Akira Ishikawa!
Akira Ishikawa is the new bantamweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Akira Ishikawa made sure he mentioned Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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