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BHFC 107: Painija vs Numb PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerlach Rutger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Barnham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
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216 lbs
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Great wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Gerlach Rutger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Barnham!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnham finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barnham throws a head kick that misses.
Rutger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutger shoots in looking for a takedown. Barnham tries to sprawl out of it but Rutger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barnham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ben Barnham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnham thumps Rutger with a low kick.
Barnham thuds his right hand into Rutger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnham throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rutger's head.
It looks like Gerlach Rutger has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnham lands a nice hook to Rutger's body. Rutger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barnham throws a nice looking combination but Rutger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rutger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barnham throws a body punch but Rutger moves out of range.
Barnham lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnham misses with a double jab.
Barnham throws a combination. Rutger tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rutger is rocked!
Barnham has closed the distance and engaged Rutger in a clinch.
Barnham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnham just leaning against Rutger, taking a breather.
Barnham connects with a knee to the head.
Gerlach Rutger's cut is getting worse.
Barnham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnham leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Barnham's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Barnham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Barnham connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnham thumps Rutger with a low kick.
Barnham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutger circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnham moves into range and connects with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Rutger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barnham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnham scores with a head kick.
Barnham throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Rutger stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Barnham follows into mount!
Oh Rutger is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rutger wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Barnham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnham looking to ground and pound but Rutger is blocking nicely.
Rutger seems to have got his legs back now.
BOOM! Barnham connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Barnham scoring with strikes but Rutger is staying in there.
Barnham unloads with some shots from mount but Rutger bucks and avoids them well.
Barnham looking to finish with strikes here!
Barnham throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Barnham there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rutger slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnham.
Rutger is refusing to be controlled, as Barnham sits in half guard.
Barnham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barnham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnham trying to control from half guard but Rutger is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnham.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnham throwing shots but Rutger is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Barnham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerlach Rutger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barnham throws a combination. Rutger tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barnham jabs Rutger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnham connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Rutger tumbling to the canvas! Barnham pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Rutger was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ben Barnham!
Ben Barnham really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CEC Nutrition Q159 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abrahms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziggy Vondopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vondopolous has chosen ГРОТ - Рубежи as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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175 lbs
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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tank Abrahms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ziggy Vondopolous!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vondopolous closes the distance and pushes Abrahms back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vondopolous creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vondopolous tries a body shot but Abrahms blocks it.
Abrahms pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vondopolous drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Vondopolous leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vondopolous wants a takedown but no success here.
Abrahms pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vondopolous has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Abrahms is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tank Abrahms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ziggy Vondopolous.
Abrahms lands an elbow inside that Vondopolous shrugs off.
It looks like Ziggy Vondopolous has been cut.
Vondopolous blocks the elbow strike.
Abrahms prevents the takedown attempt.
Vondopolous takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abrahms creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vondopolous looking for a takedown.
Abrahms pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abrahms misses with an elbow over the top.
Vondopolous goes for a takedown in the clinch but Abrahms prevents it.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vondopolous blocks the elbow strike.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrahms throws an elbow that misses.
Vondopolous is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Abrahms gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vondopolous blocks the elbow strike.
Vondopolous has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Abrahms is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Abrahms creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vondopolous blocks an elbow strike.
Vondopolous wants the takedown. Abrahms is fighting it off but Vondopolous persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Abrahms's guard against the cage.
Abrahms pushes Vondopolous off and scrambles back to his feet.
Vondopolous takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abrahms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abrahms throws a solid leg kick but Vondopolous takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abrahms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abrahms throws a nice looking combination but Vondopolous bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abrahms connects with a solid leg kick.
Abrahms throws a shot from downtown. Vondopolous moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vondopolous blocks an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms throws an elbow that misses.
Vondopolous fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vondopolous is looking for a takedown.
Vondopolous blocks an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Vondopolous can't get the takedown.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Vondopolous leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abrahms throws an elbow but misses.
Vondopolous blocks an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms lands a nice elbow.
Vondopolous scores with a shot to the side of Abrahms's head.
Vondopolous drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abrahms throws an elbow but misses.
Vondopolous wants a takedown but no success here.
Vondopolous avoids the elbow strike from Abrahms, against the cage.
Vondopolous blocks the elbow strike.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Abrahms pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vondopolous drops down looking for an ankle pick but Abrahms pulls his leg out and moves away.
Abrahms throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vondopolous.
Abrahms throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abrahms thuds his shin into the meat of Vondopolous's side.
Vondopolous uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abrahms.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abrahms - that will leave a mark!
Tank Abrahms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vondopolous looks gassed!
Vondopolous blocks a head kick by Abrahms.
Abrahms tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrahms thuds his shin into the meat of Vondopolous's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vondopolous fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abrahms, pushing him back against the cage.
Abrahms takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vondopolous blocks an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vondopolous is working for takedown but Abrahms is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vondopolous blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abrahms.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abrahms lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Ziggy Vondopolous's cut even more.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abrahms.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vondopolous scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abrahms.
The cut above Ziggy Vondopolous's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vondopolous drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Abrahms gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Abrahms dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ziggy Vondopolous's cut.
That's time! Abrahms's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Abrahms listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vondopolous is rocked!
Abrahms finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick by Abrahms misses
and Vondopolous moves into the clinch.
Vondopolous blocks an elbow strike.
Abrahms misses with an elbow strike.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vondopolous lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abrahms backwards.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
Vondopolous working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vondopolous dodges an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms lands an elbow just above Vondopolous 's eye.
Ziggy Vondopolous's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Abrahms throws an elbow that misses.
Vondopolous jumps guard but Abrahms stands there with Vondopolous around his waist. Vondopolous gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondopolous tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vondopolous avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrahms.
Vondopolous blocks an elbow strike.
Vondopolous tries to score a body lock takedown but Abrahms shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tank Abrahms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ziggy Vondopolous.
Vondopolous avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrahms.
Vondopolous blocks an elbow strike.
Vondopolous has Abrahms pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Abrahms manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
Tank Abrahms has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abrahms lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vondopolous dodges an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Vondopolous avoids the elbow strike from Abrahms, against the cage.
Abrahms has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vondopolous tries to pull guard but Abrahms holds him up against the cage and eventually Vondopolous drops back down to his feet.
Vondopolous drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vondopolous takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ziggy Vondopolous's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tank Abrahms!
Tank Abrahms very nearly forgot to thank Hell's Balls Recovery (160) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rook kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shinedown-Simple Man. 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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217 lbs
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210 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rusty James!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James stuffs the takedown attempt from Rook. Rook gets slowly back to his feet.
James throws a hook to the side of Rook's head but Rook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rook takes one on the button.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from James misses.
Rook moves out of range of the strikes.
Rook goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
James tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rook throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donk. James catches Rook right on the button with a cross.
Rook throws a leg kick but James checks it.
Rook looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rook throws a half hearted mid kick.
James loads up on a big right hand but Rook slips the punch.
Rook tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Rook throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
Rook takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rook scores with a leg kick.
Rook misses with a body kick.
Rook lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
James leaves Rook with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rook lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Rook is just out of range.
James takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rook lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Rusty James has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
Rook scores with a leg kick.
James looks gassed!
James has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rook.
James throws a looping overhand right but Rook ducks down to avoid it.
James moves out of range as Rook throws a body kick.
James throws a hook to the side of Rook's head but Rook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from James misses
and Rook counters by clinching up.
Rook works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rook lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rook working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James working a defensive guard here.
Rook scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rook accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rook trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rook postures up.
Rook scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
James trying to keep a closed guard but Rook is proving a slippery customer.
Rook scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rook throwing strikes but missing.
Rook is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rook with a flurry of punches that miss.
James wants to get back to his feet but Rook is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rook trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rook is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
Rook stopping the sweep attempt from James.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rook working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Rook dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rusty James's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
James throws a lazy right hand but Rook sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. James catches Rook right on the button with a cross.
Rook misses with a body kick.
Rook throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
Rook is looking to land body kicks.
James blocks a head kick by Rook.
Will Rook is winning the standup battle so far.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rook looks to land a body kick but James moved away.
A good leg kick by Rook.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rook throws a quick head kick that skims the top of James's head.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rook throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rook throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rook looking to land some kicks to the body here.
James looks to land a left hand but Rook moved out of range nicely.
Rook moves away from the strike by James.
Rook chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before James can pounce on him.
Rook is looking to slow James down with leg kicks.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Rook.
A clash of legs there as James blocks the low kick.
Rook fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rook throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Rook throws a quick inside leg kick.
James is breathing heavily.
James blocks a leg kick.
Rook connects with a leg kick. James looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rook clinches up against the cage.
Rook crunches a lovely knee into James's ribcage.
Rook has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. James is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James is trying to break free.
Rook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
Rook landing knees to the head.
Rook with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries a knee to the head but Rook blocks it.
Rook missing with knees to the body.
Rook lands a knee to the body.
James prevents the takedown attempt.
Rook creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
Rook missing with knees to the body.
James takes a knee right on the jaw!
That has opened up Rusty James's cut even more.
Rook pulls guard effortlessly.
James trying to control but Rook is working from the bottom.
Rook lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for James!
Rook working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rook cracks James with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Will Rook overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
James tries to lock up and control but Rook gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rook lands with some strikes.
Rook in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
James is rocked!
Rook with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
James is still in real trouble! Can Rook finish him?
James is trying desperately to improve position.
Rook loads up with a big shot that hurts James! He's pulled Rook in close but Rook has postured up and lands more strikes. Can James survive? More strikes from Rook and James is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Will Rook!
Will Rook was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cj Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpha Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cj Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alpha Dog!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Becker throws a series of punches but Dog moves out of range.
Dog shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Becker keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
Dog looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dog wants to control from the top but Becker keeps moving.
Becker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dog trying to control but Becker is working from the bottom.
Dog is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dog slips nicely into half guard.
Dog is keen to just control but Becker is a slippery customer.
Becker tries to kick Dog off but Dog keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Becker actively working from the bottom here.
Dog wants to control but Becker is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Becker defend it? Dog steps over the head and cranks it - Becker is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Dog!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alpha Dog!
Alpha Dog made sure to mention his sponsor, Malicestar in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borisov's entrance music is Blunt - The Iron Maiden. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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203 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
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Borisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Humberto Giant!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Borisov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Borisov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Giant off and has taken his back!
Giant covering up well and avoiding damage.
Giant covering up well under a barage of strikes.
I really don't envy Giant right now.
Borisov somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Borisov misses with a punch to the head.
Giant trying to control the action but Borisov just sinks the hooks in.
Even with his hooks in, Borisov manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Giant trying to control the position but Borisov manages to sink in the hooks.
Giant rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Borisov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov throwing shots but Giant is blocking nicely.
Borisov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Giant defending well though.
Giant wants to control but Borisov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Borisov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Giant defending well though.
Giant wants to get back to his feet.
Borisov drops an elbow to the side of Giant's head.
Borisov wants to control but Giant is keeping him busy.
Borisov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Borisov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Giant holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Borisov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Giant moves into full guard.
Giant working for a triangle but Borisov defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borisov connects with a couple of short punches.
Borisov prevents Giant from getting back to his feet.
Borisov trying to control but Giant is working from the bottom.
Giant working a defensive guard here.
Giant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Borisov's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Giant trying to control but Borisov is working from the bottom.
Giant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Borisov is pulling down on Giant's head. It's preventing any offense from Giant, at least for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Giant misses with a takedown
and Borisov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Borisov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Giant's guard.
Borisov advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borisov throws a strike aimed at the side of Giant's head but Giant avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borisov working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giant defending against the ground and pound.
Borisov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Giant's legs.
Giant can't do much from the bottom here.
Borisov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Borisov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Borisov tries to move to mount but Giant blocks the move with his legs.
Giant is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borisov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Giant rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Borisov's guard! Nice work there by Giant!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Borisov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Giant tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Borisov swivels and escapes.
Giant shoots in but no luck this time.
Giant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Borisov as he avoids it easily.
Ivan Borisov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Humberto Giant.
Giant tries for a takedown but Borisov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Borisov lands with a nice body punch.
Borisov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Borisov lands in his opponent's guard.
Borisov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Borisov pushes down on Giant's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Giant controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Giant makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Giant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Giant has control of Borisov's left arm, preventing Borisov from doing any damage.
Borisov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Giant has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Borisov has managed to get both his arms back between Giant's legs - danger averted.
Giant is trying to keep Borisov in close.
Borisov throws a strike but Giant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Borisov is pulling down on Giant's head. It's preventing any offense from Giant, at least for the moment.
Ivan Borisov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Giant throwing strikes but missing.
Borisov is pulling down on Giant's head to control his posture.
Giant trying to control the position from guard on top but Borisov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Humberto Giant has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Borisov throws an overhand right that lands on Giant's shoulder, as Giant tries to avoid the shot.
Borisov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Borisov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Giant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Giant shoots in for a takedown but Borisov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Giant avoids the body shot from Borisov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giant looking to score a takedown here. Borisov is defending well but Giant drives through and ends up in Borisov's guard.
Giant preventing the sweep.
Borisov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Giant manages to get himself to full guard.
Giant pulls Borisov in close to prevent any damage.
Borisov postures up.
Giant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borisov works over Giant with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borisov throwing strikes but missing.
Giant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borisov is one step ahead there.
Giant keeping moving, preventing Borisov from controlling successfully.
Giant controlling Borisov's posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Giant is trying to keep Borisov in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borisov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ivan Borisov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Borisov's corner calls for a 1-2. Borisov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Giant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borisov.
Borisov gets a double leg takedown into Giant's guard.
Giant pulls Borisov in close to prevent any damage.
Giant keeping moving, preventing Borisov from controlling successfully.
Giant throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Borisov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Borisov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Borisov throws a big right hand that misses.
Borisov postures up in Giant's guard and throws a big left but Giant blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Giant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Borisov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borisov is looking to work some ground and pound but Giant has wrist control.
Borisov trying to control the position from guard on top but Giant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Giant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Borisov defends it easily.
Giant is trying to keep Borisov in close.
Borisov preventing the sweep.
Humberto Giant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant working a defensive guard here.
Borisov landing with the ground and pound.
Borisov throws a big elbow that misses.
Borisov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Borisov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borisov wants to control from the top but Giant keeps moving.
Borisov content to stall in guard here.
Borisov throwing strikes from guard but Giant blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Giant has his hands on Borisov's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Humberto Giant.
Giant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borisov.
Borisov jabs at Giant's body.
Borisov takes a swing at Giant's ribcage but misses.
Borisov looks for a takedown but Giant sprawls well.
Borisov throws a looping overhand right but Giant ducks down to avoid it.
Borisov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Giant tries for a takedown but Borisov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant shoots in for a double leg but Borisov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Borisov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Giant tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Borisov is in Giant's guard.
Giant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Giant keeping full guard, as Borisov tries to pass.
Borisov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borisov throwing strikes from guard but Giant blocks nicely.
Borisov landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borisov wants to pass the guard but Giant is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borisov chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Borisov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Borisov 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Borisov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ivan Borisov made sure he mentioned Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John The Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Laguna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John The Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marty Laguna!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laguna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Butcher moves away.
The Butcher misses with a double jab.
The Butcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laguna misses with a double jab.
Laguna throws a big shot that misses.
Laguna misses with an uppercut. The Butcher saw that one coming.
The Butcher looks to land a combination. Laguna sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Butcher misses with a body shot.
The Butcher fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Laguna sprawls well initially but The Butcher persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The Butcher is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Butcher is looking for a kimura here.
The Butcher is looking for a kimura but Laguna is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Butcher to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguna is defending against the submission attempts here by The Butcher.
The Butcher is keen to just control but Laguna is a slippery customer.
The Butcher passes the guard and advances to mount!
Laguna working to try and regain half guard.
Laguna is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laguna tries to lock up and control but The Butcher gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Laguna is desperately trying to improve his position but The Butcher has a good base and remains in mount.
Laguna is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The Butcher goes for an armbar but Laguna turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Laguna.
The Butcher is looking to sinch up a triangle. Laguna throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to The Butcher's body to avoid the submission. The Butcher has instead reached around Laguna's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! The Butcher arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John The Butcher!
After the fight, John The Butcher was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moses has chosen Black Label Society - too tough to die as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Moses!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Danky is trying to defend but Moses finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Moses is working for a kimura but Danky is defending it quite comfortably.
Danky keeping hold of Moses's head, controlling as best he can.
Moses is working for a submission of some sort.
Danky is refusing to be controlled, as Moses sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky has his hands clasped together around Moses's back. He's all about the action.
Danky's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Danky tries to roll over but Moses keeps him under control.
Danky trying to control from the bottom.
Danky is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Dom Danky has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moses. That's going to slow Danky down.
Dom Danky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danky lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses slips a straight right by Danky.
Moses slips under a jab.
Danky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moses tries to move into range but Danky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moses connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moses moves forwards but Danky connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Danky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Danky.
Moses steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danky.
Danky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danky misses with a looping right.
Danky throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moses's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Danky.
Moses fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Danky is out of range.
Danky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Moses uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Moses blocks the low kick.
Danky throws a sloppy head kick and Moses moves out of range easily.
Moses on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moses dives in and grabs Danky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danky pushes down on Moses's head and hops out.
Moses defending well as Danky loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Danky.
A thudding body kick lands there by Danky!
Moses throws a shot from downtown. Danky moves away and avoids it.
Danky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moses closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Danky did well to prevent Moses getting side control.
Moses wants to advance to full mount but Danky doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Danky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses looking to sit in guard and control but Danky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Moses trying to control the position.
Moses trying to control the position here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moses looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moses is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Danky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Moses working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ricky Moses hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Danky misses with a jab to the body
and Moses counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Moses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danky.
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 Dom Danky will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moses dodges the punch combination from Danky.
Danky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Moses thows a body shot but no joy.
Moses missing with a left hand there. Danky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danky throws a hook to the side of Moses's head but Moses sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moses fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moses looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Moses trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danky trying to keep a closed guard but Moses is proving a slippery customer.
Moses trying to control but Danky is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky is trying to control the position but Moses postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moses fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Danky throws a sloppy head kick
and Moses counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moses.
Danky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moses throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Danky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moses throwing strikes but missing.
Moses wants to control from the top but Danky keeps moving.
Danky can't keep his opponent in guard - Moses advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Danky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danky gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moses accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Danky keeping full guard, as Moses tries to pass.
Danky trying to control the position.
Danky has Moses pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Moses looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dom Danky.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moses checks a leg kick.
Danky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moses clinches with his opponent.
Moses blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Moses.
Danky struggles to land a body shot inside as Moses controls his hands.
Moses has Danky pressed against the cage.
Moses taking a breather.
Moses blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moses drops down looking for an ankle pick but Danky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Moses misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danky.
Danky lands with a straight right. Moses didn't see that one coming.
Danky moves out of range as Moses strikes.
Danky throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slow jab from Moses misses its intended target.
Moses takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Moses blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses is looking to chop away at Danky's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moses misses the shot to the body.
Moses takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Moses showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Danky thows a body shot but no joy.
Moses looks to throw the jab but Danky is out of range.
Moses slips under a jab from Danky.
Moses fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dom Danky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danky throws a sloppy head kick and Moses moves out of range easily.
Danky swinging wildly here.
Danky scores with a jab to the head.
Moses takes a swing at Danky's ribcage but misses.
Danky lands a jab to Moses's midsection.
Danky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Danky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Danky scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses tries to clinch up.
Danky stuffs the takedown attempt from Moses. Moses gets slowly back to his feet.
Moses misses the body punch
and Danky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moses dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Danky. That did some damage!
Moses is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Danky throws a lazy uppercut
and Moses counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Danky is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Moses moves out of range of the body kick from Danky.
Danky misses with a hook. Moses ducked under it nicely.
Moses misses with a looping right.
Moses blocks a head kick by Danky.
Danky just misses with a punch to the body.
Moses moves out of range of the strikes.
Moses takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A jab from Moses finds it's way through Danky's defenses.
Moses is trying hard to land a takedown here. Danky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dom Danky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Moses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Danky misses.
Danky missing with a left hand there. Moses was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danky throws out a powerful jab.
Danky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moses on the side of the head.
Danky swings widly with a right hand
and Moses counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danky dodges the punch combination from Moses.
Moses looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Danky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moses is able to avoid easily.
Moses avoids a kick to the body.
Danky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Danky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moses.
Danky looks to land a body kick but Moses moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses moves away from the strike by Danky.
Moses scores with a three punch combo!
Moses cracks the inside of Danky's front leg.
Moses misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Danky there.
Moses shoots in for a takedown but Danky shows good takedown defense.
Moses tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Danky is able to avoid easily.
Jab, jab by Danky - just one landing.
Danky checks a leg kick nicely.
Moses shoots for a takedown but Danky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Danky throws a looping overhand right but Moses ducks down to avoid it.
Danky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dom Danky is winning the standup battle so far.
Moses uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danky.
Danky looks to throw the jab but Moses is out of range.
Moses takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Moses keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danky throws out a loose jab but Moses uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danky misses with a lunging right hand
and Moses counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moses throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moses ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Danky!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danky throws a wild body kick that Moses sees coming a mile off.
Moses slips under a jab from Danky.
Danky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Danky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Danky 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dom Danky!
Dom Danky spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Augello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Doghoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
270 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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26
270 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Augello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Doghoon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doghoon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Augello has closed the distance and engaged Doghoon in a clinch.
Augello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Augello misses with some punches.
Doghoon is looking to break free of the clinch but Augello has double underhooks.
Augello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doghoon's elbow.
Doghoon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doghoon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doghoon breaks from the clinch.
Doghoon throws a head kick but Augello moves out of range.
Augello scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doghoon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Augello dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doghoon. That did some damage!
Augello blocks a head kick by Doghoon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doghoon swats away the attempt to clinch by Augello.
Augello swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doghoon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Augello's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doghoon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Augello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doghoon loads up on a big right hand but Augello slips the punch.
Doghoon misses with a wild combination.
Augello misses with a wild body shot.
Augello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Augello just misses with a punch to the body.
Augello moves into range and clinches up with Doghoon.
A frustrated look appears on Doghoon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Doghoon missing with knees to the body.
Doghoon blocks an elbow strike from Augello.
Augello misses with the head strike.
Doghoon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augello is trying to stall.
Augello pushes off an throws an elbow but Doghoon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Augello pushes Doghoon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doghoon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Augello is defending well for now.
Augello keeps control of Doghoon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doghoon tries to work over Augello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Augello tries to land knees in the clinch but Doghoon avoids the damage to the body.
Augello leaning his opponent against the cage.
Augello lands a hook that snaps the head of Doghoon backwards.
Augello lands with a light punch inside.
Augello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augello wants to stall.
Augello lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doghoon or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doghoon throws an elbow that misses.
Doghoon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doghoon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doghoon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Augello is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Augello working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doghoon misses with some punches.
Augello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Augello lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Carlos Doghoon has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doghoon misses with an elbow over the top.
Doghoon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Augello has him pressed against the cage.
Doghoon missing with knees to the body.
Doghoon trying to land knees to the body.
Augello pushes off an throws an elbow but Doghoon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Augello keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doghoon's efforts to push away.
Augello throws an elbow that misses.
Augello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doghoon blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augello leaning against his opponent.
Doghoon blocks an uppercut.
Augello keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doghoon's efforts to push away.
Augello pushes Doghoon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Augello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Augello.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Doghoon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Augello lands a right hand.
Doghoon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Augello is defending well for now.
Augello is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Augello - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doghoon is working for takedown but Augello is calmly controlling the position for now.
Doghoon lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Augello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Doghoon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Doghoon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Augello misses with a double jab
and Doghoon counters with a single leg into guard. Augello didn't expect that.
Augello manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Doghoon manages to get himself to full guard.
Augello is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Doghoon keeping moving, preventing Augello from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Augello wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Augello swats away the attempt to clinch by Doghoon.
Augello lands with a hook. Doghoon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Doghoon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like James Augello has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augello will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Augello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doghoon tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augello swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Doghoon.
Augello takes a swing at Doghoon's ribcage but misses.
Augello is looking to wear down Doghoon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Doghoon throws a nice looking combination but Augello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doghoon misses with a body shot.
Doghoon fails with a takedown attempt.
Augello throws a low kick but Doghoon avoids it.
Augello lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doghoon. Augello does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Doghoon misses
and Augello counters with a stiff right hand.
Augello connects with a right hand. Doghoon shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doghoon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Doghoon tries to clinch but Augello is having none of it.
Augello scores with a three punch combo!
Doghoon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Augello scores with a jab to the body.
Doghoon is breathing heavily.
Doghoon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Augello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doghoon misses with a body punch
and Augello counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Augello jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Augello lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Augello lands a jab-cross combination.
Doghoon is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doghoon has a takedown stuffed.
Doghoon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Doghoon is still on wobbly legs! Can Augello finish him?
Augello drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Doghoon's head, knocking him out cold! Augello is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Augello!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, James Augello made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q159, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Penagos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penagos comes to the cage accompanied by Somebody Gonna Get Their Ass Whooped!. Lamotta has chosen Survivor - Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
191 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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25
195 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Penagos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Lamotta!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamotta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penagos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamotta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Penagos checks it well.
Lamotta throws a jab but it's blocked by Penagos.
Lamotta punishes Penagos's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Lamotta misses.
Lamotta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lamotta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Penagos jabs Lamotta right on the nose. Lamotta blinks but takes it well.
Lamotta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lamotta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Penagos throws a right and a left that Lamotta avoids nicely.
Good work by Penagos as he checks the leg kick.
Lamotta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamotta dips to his left and cracks Penagos with an uppercut!
A jab from Lamotta misses.
Penagos misses with a looping right.
Lamotta works the jab nicely.
Lamotta punishes Penagos's body with a nice straight punch.
Penagos checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lamotta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lamotta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lamotta keeps the fight on the outside.
Penagos sizes up Lamotta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lamotta lands a jab to the nose.
Lamotta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lamotta throws a push kick but Penagos slaps the foot to one side.
Penagos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Penagos misses the target.
Penagos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamotta throws a head kick but Penagos moves out of range.
Penagos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Penagos defending well as Lamotta loads up on a big left hand.
Penagos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lamotta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penagos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penagos. Lamotta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Lamotta.
Lamotta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penagos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tony Lamotta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penagos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lamotta.
Lamotta lands a head kick. Penagos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lamotta lands a glancing blow to the side of Penagos's head.
Lamotta throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick by Lamotta misses
and Penagos counters with a thumping low kick.
Lamotta is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Penagos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Penagos connects with a nice looking jab.
Lamotta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Lamotta.
Penagos slips under a jab from Lamotta.
Penagos dips to his left and cracks Lamotta with an uppercut!
Penagos has closed the distance and engaged Lamotta in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lamotta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penagos stalling in the clinch but Lamotta improves position.
Penagos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lamotta has had enough of the clinch but Penagos keeps him there for the moment.
Lamotta tries to circle away but Penagos has him pinned against the cage.
Penagos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lamotta's elbow.
Lamotta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamotta.
With the fighters up against the cage, Penagos throws an elbow but misses.
Penagos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lamotta blocks an uppercut.
Penagos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penagos misses with an elbow over the top.
Penagos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lamotta is keeping busy.
Penagos dodges an elbow strike from Lamotta.
Penagos keeps control of Lamotta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lamotta tries for a takedown but Penagos manages to get underhooks.
Penagos lands a nice uppercut.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Penagos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Carlos Penagos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Lamotta.
Lamotta looks to throw the jab but Penagos is out of range.
Penagos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penagos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamotta moves away.
Penagos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamotta swings widly with a right hand
and Penagos counters with a three punch combo that has Lamotta backing up. Lamotta nods at Penagos to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penagos throws an overhand right that lands on Lamotta's shoulder, as Lamotta tries to avoid the shot.
Lamotta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penagos.
Lamotta misses the shot to the body.
Penagos slips under a jab from Lamotta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamotta takes a swing at Penagos's ribcage but misses.
Penagos slips under a jab from Lamotta.
Nice jab there from Penagos.
Penagos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Lamotta dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Penagos works the jab nicely.
Penagos tries to clinch there but Lamotta circles away.
Lamotta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Penagos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Penagos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamotta.
Penagos throws a lazy right hand but Lamotta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamotta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lamotta lands a head kick. Penagos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lamotta slips a jab and a cross from Penagos.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penagos, right into the meat.
Penagos slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lamotta.
Lamotta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penagos.
Penagos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penagos scores with a hook.
Penagos has closed the distance and engaged Lamotta in a clinch.
Lamotta tries a knee to the head but Penagos blocks it.
Lamotta tries to break the clinch but Penagos is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Penagos.
It looks like Tony Lamotta has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Penagos can't find room to land a body shot as Lamotta controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Penagos.
Lamotta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Penagos blocks a body shot from Lamotta.
Penagos trying to stall but Lamotta improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penagos.
Penagos tries to work over Lamotta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lamotta blocks a body shot from Penagos.
A short body shot lands from Penagos as the two fighters clinch.
Penagos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lamotta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carlos Penagos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lamotta can't get the takedown.
Lamotta is breathing heavily.
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!
Penagos is working Lamotta over against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lamotta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lamotta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta swings for the body but Penagos moves out of range.
Lamotta ducks right into an uppercut from Penagos.
Lamotta throws a body punch but Penagos moves out of range.
Penagos lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Penagos. Those never looked like landing.
Penagos misses with a wild body shot.
Penagos looks to land a combination but Lamotta avoids it well.
Lamotta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lamotta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lamotta takes a swing at Penagos's ribcage but misses.
Lamotta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lamotta motions for Penagos to come forward. Lamotta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lamotta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penagos misses with a series of wild punches.
Penagos swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penagos misses with a hook.
Tony Lamotta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lamotta throws a big shot that misses.
Penagos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lamotta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Lamotta.
Lamotta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lamotta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penagos misses with a wild body shot.
Penagos swinging wildly here.
Penagos lands a nice looking body shot.
Penagos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lamotta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penagos moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Lamotta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penagos connects with a crisp jab.
Penagos throws a solid leg kick but Lamotta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Penagos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penagos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penagos thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Lamotta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamotta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lamotta looks to score with a jab to the body but Penagos is just out of range.
Lamotta misses with a wild body shot.
Lamotta slips a jab from Penagos.
Lamotta throws a head kick that misses.
Penagos ducks under a wild hook from Lamotta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos tries to clinch up but Lamotta circles away and keeps his distance.
Lamotta misses the shot to the body.
Lamotta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penagos looks to land a combination but Lamotta avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Penagos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Lamotta's cut.
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.
Penagos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penagos wants to clinch up but Lamotta keeps it at a distance.
Lamotta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penagos.
Lamotta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penagos.
Lamotta misses with a wild body shot.
Lamotta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penagos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamotta scores with a jab.
Lamotta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penagos throws a series of punches but Lamotta avoids them all with ease.
A jab lands there for Lamotta.
Penagos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lamotta.
Lamotta misses the shot to the body.
Penagos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lamotta thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlos Penagos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penagos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lamotta working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lamotta looking for a takedown.
Lamotta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Penagos lands with a short shot to the head.
Lamotta avoids the elbow strike from Penagos, against the cage.
Penagos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lamotta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lamotta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lamotta looks to score with a jab to the body but Penagos is just out of range.
Penagos loads up on a big right hand but Lamotta slips the punch.
Penagos scores with a sloppy right hand. Lamotta should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penagos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lamotta swats away the attempt to clinch by Penagos.
Penagos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos misses with a leg kick.
Lamotta slips a jab and a cross from Penagos.
Penagos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamotta lands a nice looking body shot.
Lamotta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penagos moves away from the strike by Lamotta.
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!
Penagos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lamotta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lamotta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penagos.
Lamotta loads up on a big right hand but Penagos slips the punch.
Penagos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penagos misses with an uppercut.
Penagos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lamotta has time to react.
The fighters circling - Lamotta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamotta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Penagos to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta lands a head kick. Penagos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lamotta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penagos misses with a two punch combination.
Lamotta dodges the punch combination from Penagos.
Penagos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamotta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penagos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Penagos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lamotta swats away the attempt to clinch by Penagos.
Lamotta takes a swing at Penagos's ribcage but misses.
Lamotta misses with a looping left.
Lamotta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lamotta misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Lamotta. That snapped Penagos's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta stuns Penagos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lamotta looks to score with a jab to the body but Penagos is just out of range.
Lamotta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Penagos sizes up Lamotta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Penagos jabs at Lamotta's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamotta walks into a jab.
Lamotta looks to score with a jab to the body but Penagos is just out of range.
Penagos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Penagos. That snapped Lamotta's head back.
Lamotta throws a jab but it's blocked by Penagos.
Penagos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamotta manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamotta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penagos cracks Lamotta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Penagos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penagos throws a body punch but Lamotta moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Carlos Penagos did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tony Lamotta's cut.
That's time! Penagos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lamotta misses the shot to the body.
Penagos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Penagos tries to bum rush Lamotta with a series of wild strikes but Lamotta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lamotta misses with an uppercut. Penagos saw that one coming.
Lamotta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Penagos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Penagos cracks Lamotta with a good jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Penagos, as that shot connected.
Lamotta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Penagos.
No joy there for Lamotta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penagos wants to clinch.
Lamotta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Penagos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos scores with a jab to the head.
Penagos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamotta.
Penagos slips a jab and a cross from Lamotta.
Penagos looks to throw the jab but Lamotta is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lamotta.
Lamotta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Penagos on the side of the head.
Penagos throws a solid leg kick but Lamotta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Penagos.
Penagos lands a jab-cross combination.
Lamotta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lamotta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lamotta throws a head kick that misses.
Lamotta is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lamotta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penagos counters with a left and a right that stings Lamotta.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamotta swings for the body but Penagos moves out of range.
Penagos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Penagos blocks a head kick by Lamotta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lamotta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Penagos.
Lamotta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Penagos misses with a wild body shot.
Penagos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamotta.
Lamotta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penagos circles away quickly and effectively.
Lamotta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penagos.
Penagos clinches up against the cage.
Lamotta manages to break the clinch.
Lamotta lands a jab to the nose.
Donk. Penagos catches Lamotta right on the button with a cross.
Penagos gets a clinch.
Penagos managing to block the knees to the body from Lamotta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lamotta is trying to force a seperation but Penagos has the dominant position.
Penagos tries to throw a body punch but Lamotta avoids it by throwing Penagos back against the cage.
Lamotta tries a knee to the head but Penagos blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lamotta is trying to break the clinch but Penagos has him pressed against the cage.
Lamotta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lamotta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penagos's elbow.
Penagos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamotta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lamotta prevents a body shot from Penagos.
Penagos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lamotta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lamotta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lamotta misses with a punch to the body.
Penagos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Penagos tries to stall but Lamotta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lamotta tries to work over Penagos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penagos tries a body shot but Lamotta blocks it.
Lamotta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lamotta is trying to push Penagos away but Penagos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lamotta avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lamotta as Penagos tries to tie him up.
Lamotta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lamotta working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Penagos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamotta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penagos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lamotta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Penagos lands a nice elbow.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamotta.
Penagos lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Penagos had his way with Tony Lamotta in that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Lamotta's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Penagos there.
Lamotta throws a sloppy head kick and Penagos moves out of range easily.
Lamotta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penagos counters with a left to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamotta.
A good leg kick by Penagos.
Penagos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penagos throws a shot from downtown. Lamotta moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Penagos.
Lamotta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lamotta misses with a hook. Penagos ducked under it nicely.
Good shot there by Lamotta.
Lamotta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penagos counters by moving into the clinch.
Lamotta misses with a body punch.
Lamotta misses with a body punch.
Penagos lands a knee to the body.
Lamotta is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lamotta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Penagos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Penagos avoiding damage.
Penagos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lamotta's efforts to push away.
Penagos lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Penagos.
Penagos lands an elbow that stopped Lamotta in his tracks for a moment.
Lamotta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lamotta connects with a single shot there.
Lamotta scores with a head kick.
Penagos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penagos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penagos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Penagos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamotta moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lamotta throws a hook to the side of Penagos's head but Penagos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penagos tries to clinch but Lamotta is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Penagos. That snapped Lamotta's head back.
Lamotta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lamotta throws an overhand right that lands on Penagos's shoulder, as Penagos tries to avoid the shot.
Penagos clinches with his opponent.
Lamotta is looking to break free of the clinch but Penagos has double underhooks.
Lamotta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Lamotta has Penagos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Penagos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Penagos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lamotta misses with a punch to the body.
Penagos tries to work over Lamotta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lamotta tries for a takedown. No joy.
Penagos taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lamotta throws an overhand right that lands on Penagos's shoulder, as Penagos tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Lamotta is predictable there
and Penagos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lamotta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penagos connects with a crisp jab.
Penagos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamotta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penagos manages to avoid it.
Penagos has closed the distance and engaged Lamotta in a clinch.
Lamotta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carlos Penagos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lamotta breaks from the clinch.
Penagos works over Lamotta's head and body with a nice combination.
Lamotta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Penagos.
Penagos throws a low kick but Lamotta moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penagos connects with a nice looking jab.
Lamotta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penagos.
Penagos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamotta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lamotta lands with an uppercut that bounces Penagos off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by Lamotta.
Lamotta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penagos.
Lamotta scores with a shot to the body.
Tony Lamotta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penagos checks a low kick from Lamotta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos scores with a decent looking hook.
Penagos moves in looking to clinch but Lamotta pushes him off.
Lamotta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penagos misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Penagos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Penagos 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 49:46
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Penagos!
Carlos Penagos is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Carlos Penagos thanked CEC Nutrition Q159 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pauli Painija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncomfortably Numb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pauli Painija!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uncomfortably Numb!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Painija fails with an attempt to clinch.
Numb feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Painija's calf.
Painija gets a clinch.
Painija lands a body punch in the clinch.
Painija swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Painija creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Painija lands with a right to the head.
Numb managing to block the knees to the body from Painija.
Numb turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Numb manages to end up in side control.
Painija is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Painija is trying to improve his position.
Numb fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Painija is pushing Numb's head away, looking to escape. Numb manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Painija manages to get back to half guard.
Numb thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Numb is keen to just control but Painija is a slippery customer.
Numb is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Numb controlling the action here.
Numb is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Painija sees it coming and defends easily.
Numb is pressing down on Painija's thigh, looking to free his foot. Painija is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numb throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Numb not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Numb sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Painija defending well though.
Numb throwing shots but Painija is blocking nicely.
Numb is looking for a kimura but Painija is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Numb to get the leverage.
Numb is trying to control. Painija wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Painija is positioning himself well to prevent Numb advancing to mount.
Painija is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Numb has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Painija defend it? Numb steps over the head and cranks it - Painija is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Numb!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Uncomfortably Numb!
Uncomfortably Numb is the new welterweight champion!
Uncomfortably Numb managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q159, into his post fight interview.
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