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RCS 65 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Sahebt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Haws (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haws has chosen The Garden's All Nighters as his entrance music. Jon Haws has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Sahebt's chin.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Purple 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, James Sahebt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Haws!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sahebt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haws paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haws throws a right hand that Sahebt ducks under and follows up with a left that Sahebt also avoids with ease.
Haws lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sahebt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haws counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haws scores with a spinning back kick!
Haws scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sahebt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Haws is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sahebt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Haws is working to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sahebt tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Sahebt is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Haws is surviving well by controlling Sahebt's body position as best he can.
Haws defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sahebt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haws avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sahebt.
Haws sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Haws is looking to improve his position.
Haws is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Haws is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sahebt pulls his head out easily.
Sahebt is looking for a kimura but Haws is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sahebt to get the leverage.
Sahebt seems to be looking for submissions.
Sahebt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sahebt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Haws wants to control but Sahebt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sahebt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haws doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sahebt.
Sahebt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Haws wants to get back to full guard.
Sahebt thows a huge punch but Haws dodges it nicely.
Haws wants to improve his position but Sahebt is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haws wants to control but Sahebt is keeping busy.
Haws is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Sahebt is staying active.
Sahebt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Haws knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sahebt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haws tries to get to full guard but Sahebt has control of the leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sahebt is working for a kimura but Haws is defending it quite comfortably.
Haws is looking for a sweep. Sahebt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sahebt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haws's head.
Sahebt tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sahebt is just content to waste time from the top position. Haws takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sahebt trying to control the position from guard on top but Haws is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sahebt throwing strikes but missing.
Haws is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sahebt defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haws escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sahebt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sahebt wants to pass the guard but Haws is keeping the position.
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 James Sahebt 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.
Sahebt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haws's waist but Haws gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sahebt off to one side.
Sahebt dives in and grabs Haws's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haws pushes down on Sahebt's head and hops out.
Sahebt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Haws lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sahebt is defended easily by Haws.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Sahebt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Haws, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haws stuffs the takedown attempt from Sahebt. Sahebt gets slowly back to his feet.
Sahebt has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sahebt thuds a left hand into Haws's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Haws. No joy for Sahebt on that attempt.
Haws lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sahebt misses with a takedown attempt
and Haws counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James Sahebt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haws lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sahebt backs up against the cage.
Sahebt is rocked!
Haws scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oh Sahebt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haws scores with a nice right hand.
Sahebt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haws counters with an outside leg kick.
Sahebt is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Haws moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Haws!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Donatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peekay Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donatelli comes to the cage accompanied by I Sell Comics - Courage My Love. Williams has chosen Noise Won't Stop 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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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirk Donatelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peekay Williams!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donatelli leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Donatelli.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Donatelli throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Donatelli wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donatelli throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with an inside leg kick.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donatelli circles away quickly and effectively.
Donatelli wants to clinch.
Donatelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Donatelli sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Donatelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donatelli 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.
Donatelli wants to clinch.
Donatelli moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a big head kick but Donatelli shrugs it off.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donatelli.
Donatelli throws a head kick that misses
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli throws a big shot that misses.
Williams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donatelli.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Donatelli pinned against the cage. Donatelli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kirk Donatelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peekay Williams.
Donatelli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donatelli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Donatelli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Donatelli with a poor takedown
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Donatelli.
Donatelli gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Donatelli happy to just control the position for now.
Williams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Donatelli is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Williams is trying to control Donatelli's posture but Donatelli avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams regains half guard there - taking advantage of Donatelli's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Donatelli is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kirk Donatelli wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Williams checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Donatelli dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Donatelli tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Donatelli's guard now.
Donatelli trying to control the position.
Donatelli keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Donatelli manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Donatelli throws a big elbow that misses.
Donatelli wants to stand but Williams is controlling his posture from full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Donatelli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donatelli wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams looking to control.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donatelli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Donatelli!
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kirk Donatelli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Donatelli is working hard here to advance position.
Williams blocks Donatelli's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Williams prevents Donatelli from getting the reversal.
Williams controlling his opponent.
Williams looking to control but Donatelli is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Donatelli that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Donatelli on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Donatelli tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Williams avoids the attempt from Donatelli to control.
Donatelli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Williams trying to control but Donatelli is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams throws some wild stikes that Donatelli manages to avoid easily.
Donatelli tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Donatelli working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peekay Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Donatelli scores with a shot to the body.
Donatelli goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Donatelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirk Donatelli is winning the standup battle so far.
Donatelli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donatelli moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Donatelli misses with a wild combination.
Donatelli attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Donatelli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Donatelli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donatelli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Donatelli is looking to clinch.
Donatelli wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Donatelli backing up. Donatelli nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Donatelli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donatelli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams avoids the head kick by Donatelli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Donatelli.
Donatelli throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donatelli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Donatelli swivels and escapes.
Kirk Donatelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peekay Williams.
Donatelli throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams throws a series of punches but Donatelli moves out of range.
No joy there for Donatelli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donatelli fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Donatelli.
Donatelli throws a leg kick
so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Williams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Donatelli pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Williams postures up.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donatelli is keeping the position for now.
Donatelli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donatelli keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Donatelli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donatelli keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donatelli moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
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 Kirk Donatelli.
I think Donatelli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Donatelli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Titanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titanus comes to the cage accompanied by To Glory. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Constantine Titanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titanus swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Titanus.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Titanus.
Murphy misses with a hook. Titanus ducked under it nicely.
Murphy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murphy throws a push kick but Titanus slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Titanus.
Murphy wants to land a leg kick but Titanus is out of range.
Murphy throws a leg kick that misses.
Titanus misses the shot to the body.
Murphy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murphy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Charlie Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Titanus misses the shot to the body.
Titanus fakes the leg kick and cracks Murphy in the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Titanus. Murphy shrugs it off though.
Murphy looks gassed!
Titanus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Titanus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Titanus.
It looks like Charlie Murphy has been cut.
Titanus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murphy's calf.
Titanus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Titanus.
Titanus lands a big head kick that sends Murphy tumbling to the mat! Titanus takes a step backwards and waves Murphy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Murphy is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy leaves his chin hanging out and Titanus seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Murphy crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Constantine Titanus!
A relieved looking Constantine Titanus 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nefertum Imhotep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naser Al Shami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nefertum Imhotep could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Naser Al Shami's chin.
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nefertum Imhotep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Naser Al Shami!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imhotep closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Al Shami ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Al Shami no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Al Shami wants to stand and escape but Imhotep is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Imhotep stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Imhotep fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Al Shami misses.
Al Shami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Imhotep takes the fight into the clinch.
Imhotep manages to break the clinch.
Al Shami throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Imhotep clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Imhotep throws an elbow but misses.
Imhotep is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Al Shami pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Imhotep is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Al Shami stops a takedown attempt from Imhotep.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nefertum Imhotep. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Shami prevents Imhotep from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imhotep breaks the clinch.
Imhotep tries to clinch up.
Imhotep ducks right into an uppercut from Al Shami.
Imhotep fails with an attempt to clinch.
Al Shami fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Imhotep on the side of the head.
Al Shami keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Shami throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Naser Al Shami is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Shami throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Imhotep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Imhotep moves into the clinch.
Al Shami avoids a wild elbow strike from Imhotep.
Al Shami wants to get back to striking at distance but Imhotep won't allow it.
Al Shami tries to break the clinch but Imhotep is controlling the position.
Imhotep holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Al Shami is trying to push Imhotep away but Imhotep has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Shami looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Imhotep stalling against the cage.
Imhotep trying to land knees to the body.
Imhotep tries for a takedown. No joy.
Al Shami blocks an elbow strike.
Imhotep pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Imhotep misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Imhotep throws an elbow but misses.
Imhotep breaks from the clinch.
Al Shami misses with a body shot.
Al Shami steps into range and cracks Imhotep with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Imhotep flops backwards and Al Shami dives into his guard looking to finish!
Imhotep is rocked!
Imhotep looking for a sweep. Not yet Imhotep, not yet.
Oh Imhotep is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Al Shami decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Shami cracks Imhotep's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Imhotep slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Al Shami can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Naser Al Shami!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Utah Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Tormentor. Banks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. It's Not Unusual kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Utah Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlton Banks!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab from Banks.
Banks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Banks scores with a nice head shot.
Banks misses with a kick to the body.
Banks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Banks is out of range.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Banks misses with a looping right.
Banks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Banks misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Banks throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks scores with a jab.
Banks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banks was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Banks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Banks misses the target.
Banks sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Banks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Banks scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Banks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Banks feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Banks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banks circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Banks connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banks cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Banks lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Banks.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Banks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones dives in and grabs Banks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Banks pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Utah Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Banks - that will leave a mark!
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones moves forwards but Banks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Banks is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Banks as Jones shoots in.
A head kick misses from Jones.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jones. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Banks scores with a jab.
Banks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Banks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Banks tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Banks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones forces Banks back against the cage and clinches.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Banks blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banks.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Banks's ribcage.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Banks managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Banks lands with a light punch inside.
Jones is rocked!
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Banks breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banks.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Carlton Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Banks tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Banks takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Banks keeps the fight on the outside.
Banks lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones tries to clinch up but Banks circles away and keeps his distance.
Banks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones tries to clinch there but Banks circles away.
Banks feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but Banks moves out of range.
Banks moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Banks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Utah Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones scores with a takedown into Banks's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Banks keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Banks is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jones, into his guard.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Banks passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Banks decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Banks throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones tries to clinch but Banks is having none of it.
Carlton Banks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Banks. That did some damage!
Banks connects with a looping right hand.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Banks.
Banks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carlton Banks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Banks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banks.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Banks looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Banks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Banks, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Banks!
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses with a straight left.
Banks connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Banks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to clinch up but Banks circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick by Banks misses
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Banks.
Jones tries to clinch up but Banks circles away and keeps his distance.
Banks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banks missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banks throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Banks misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Banks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones blocks the body kick.
Banks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Banks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Banks misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones throws a body kick the misses
and Banks counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Banks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banks connects with an inside leg kick.
Banks jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Banks walks into a left hand.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Banks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Banks keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Banks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Banks moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banks lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Banks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Banks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banks throws a shot to the body.
Banks walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Jones drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Banks swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Jones's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlton Banks!
Carlton Banks spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Nieds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Todd Nieds is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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23
270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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240 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Nieds!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nieds lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Henry misses with a combination
and Nieds counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henry clinches up against the cage.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry controlling the action here for a moment.
Henry tries to break the clinch but Nieds is controlling the position.
A short left from Nieds.
Henry is looking to control Nieds's arms but Nieds gets an underhook and turns him. Now Henry has his back to the cage.
Nieds misses with some punches.
Henry is looking to control Nieds's arms but Nieds gets an underhook and turns him. Now Henry has his back to the cage.
Nieds lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry breaks from the clinch.
Henry gets a clinch.
Nieds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieds scores with a shoulder strike.
Nieds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nieds lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henry prevents a body shot from Nieds.
Nieds tries to work over Henry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nieds up against the cage.
Nieds misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Henry as the two fighters clinch.
Nieds blocks a body shot from Henry.
A hook to the body from Henry.
Nice body punch from Henry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Nieds landing knees to the body.
Henry breaks the clinch.
Nieds checks a low kick from Henry.
Henry instigates a clinch.
Nieds trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries a body shot but Nieds blocks it.
Henry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nieds.
Nieds throws a punch but it's blocked by Henry.
Henry dodges an elbow strike from Nieds.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Nieds controls the action.
Nieds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nieds.
Nice elbow from Nieds.
Nieds scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nieds.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nieds.
Nieds trying to stall but Henry improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henry.
Nieds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henry is defending well for now.
Nieds lands a left hand.
Nieds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nieds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieds prevents a body shot from Henry.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nieds's elbow.
Nieds lands a right hand.
Henry is trying to maintain a safe position but Nieds gets an underhook and turns Henry into the cage.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Nieds avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Henry tries to work over Nieds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nieds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry.
Nieds tries a body shot but Henry blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Nieds.
Henry lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
A hook to the body from Nieds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nieds.
Nieds lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieds content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nieds lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Henry takes a shot to the head.
Nieds lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
Henry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Nieds.
Nieds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Nieds lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nieds.
Nieds digs a right hand underneath Henry's ribcage. Henry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nieds lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Henry is rocked!
Nieds working Henry over with knees to the body.
Oh Henry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nieds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henrys head.
Nieds pushes Henry against the cage. Nieds is working some dirty boxing. Nieds pushes off with a quick right hook! Henry goes down! Henry tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Nieds moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Todd Nieds!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeeeooooooorrrrrryyyyy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clement Kumalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mortal Kombat. 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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29
255 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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20
254 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leeeeooooooorrrrrryyyyy Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clement Kumalo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kumalo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jenkins prevents Kumalo from breaking the clinch.
Jenkins pulls guard effortlessly.
Jenkins looking for a triangle here. Kumalo is fighting it but it looks tight! Jenkins pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kumalo is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Leeeeooooooorrrrrryyyyy Jenkins!
A very excited looking Leeeeooooooorrrrrryyyyy Jenkins 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yamata Orochi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McCallum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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244 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yamata Orochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike McCallum!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCallum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orochi.
McCallum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orochi lands a nice looking kick to the body. McCallum takes a step back to recover.
Orochi clinches.
McCallum can't break the clinch.
Orochi is trying to maintain a safe position but McCallum gets an underhook and turns Orochi into the cage.
Orochi scores with a hook to the body.
Orochi tries to land a knee to the head but McCallum blocks with his arms.
Orochi misses with a knee to the head.
McCallum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Orochi slows down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orochi connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCallum's face.
It looks like Mike McCallum has been cut.
McCallum blocks a body shot from Orochi.
A nice left hand lands by Orochi.
McCallum wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McCallum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Orochi misses with a body punch.
McCallum working hard to break the clinch.
Orochi landing knees to the head.
McCallum is rocked!
Orochi breaks from the clinch.
McCallum is still on wobbly legs! Can Orochi finish him?
Orochi thuds a left hand into McCallum's body.
McCallum looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCallum wants to stay close but Orochi steps back to make room for something. McCallum seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Orochi and McCallum drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yamata Orochi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Yamata Orochi thanked HeavyWeight Designs for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Lockley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Safire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lockley comes to the cage accompanied by Disney's Gummy Bears Intro (Rus). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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260 lbs
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280 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Kevin Lockley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Safire!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockley gets caught napping as Safire dives in and scores a takedown. Lockley manages to retain guard.
Safire trying to control but Lockley is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lockley holds on and takes a little breather.
Lockley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Safire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Safire with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lockley controls Safire momentarily but Safire frees himself.
Lockley has Safire pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kevin Lockley.
Safire fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Safire scores with a takedown into Lockley's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Safire stopping the sweep attempt from Lockley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Safire throwing strikes but missing.
Safire scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Safire trying to control the position from guard on top but Lockley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Safire is pushing down on Lockley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lockley is fighting to maintain full guard but Safire has managed to sneak the leg through.
Safire trying to pass the guard but Lockley defending well.
Nice strikes from Safire there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockley is looking for a sweep. Safire is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Safire wants to free his trapped foot but Lockley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Safire throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Safire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Safire sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lockley defending well though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lockley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Safire.
Lockley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
It looks like Kevin Lockley has been cut.
Safire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Safire tries to pass to full mount but Lockley defends it.
Safire thows a huge punch but Lockley dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safire is looking to advance position but Lockley won't allow it.
Safire is trying to control. Lockley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Safire missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lockley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lockley is looking for a sweep. Safire is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Safire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Safire trying to control the action but Lockley is working from the bottom.
Safire is looking for a kimura here.
Safire throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockley wants to improve his position but Safire is controlling well.
Safire is working for a submission of some sort.
Safire wants to free his trapped foot but Lockley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lockley trying to control here.
Safire throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Safire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Lockley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Safire bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Safire working the ground and pound from side control.
Lockley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Safire wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Lockley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Safire crashes against the mat.
Safire working the ground and pound from side control.
Safire throwing strikes but Lockley manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Safire tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lockley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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!
Safire is trying to control Lockley's posture but Lockley avoids it.
Lockley slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safire tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fred Safire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Safire struggling a bit here.
Safire is looking to regain half guard here but Lockley keeps moving and retains side control.
Safire manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Safire looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Safire trying to control the action but Lockley is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Safire seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kevin Lockley's cut is getting worse.
Lockley wants to get back to his feet.
Safire has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lockley is looking to get to half guard.
Safire throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Safire lands with some strikes.
Kevin Lockley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safire landing strikes from the mount and Lockley is in trouble!
Jeez, Kevin Lockley's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kevin Lockley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fred Safire!
A very excited looking Fred Safire 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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