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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Im Sorry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Elite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Elite will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Im Sorry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Elite!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorry shoots and misses
and Elite counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sorry loads up on a big right hand but Elite slips the punch.
Sorry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Elite counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elite scores with a jab to the head.
Sorry shoots and misses
and Elite counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Im Sorry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elite tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sorry shoots in but no luck this time.
Im Sorry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorry is breathing heavily.
Sorry has his takedown stuffed
and Elite counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elite tries to clinch up.
Sorry tries for a takedown but Elite circles away easily
letting Elite counter with a right hand.
Elite scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sorry in his tracks.
Elite looks to land a combination. Sorry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice body punch from Elite.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elite misses with a head kick.
Elite cracks Sorry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Elite wants to clinch up but Sorry keeps it at a distance.
Sorry with a poor takedown
and Elite cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sorry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sorry tries a head kick but it misses.
Elite with a jab.
Sorry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sorry takes one to the side of the head.
Sorry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sorry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Elite as he avoids it easily.
Elite darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sorry looks for a takedown but Elite sprawls well.
Sorry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorry fails with a takedown attempt.
Sorry fails with the takedown
and Elite counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Elite lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elite connects with a right hand. Sorry shakes it off.
A jab lands there for Elite.
Elite connects with a nice looking jab.
Sorry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Elite.
Elite paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Elite scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sorry doesn't seem bothered though.
Sorry fails with the takedown
and Elite counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Elite connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sorry is rocked!
Sorry fails with the takedown
and Elite scores with a counter punch that sends Sorry to the canvas! Elite smells blood - he's punishing Sorry with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sorry has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Elite!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Kellenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jade Malikai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kellenberger comes into the arena with Reel big fish blaring out of the sound system. Malikai has chosen Big in Japan - Guano Apes as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erik Kellenberger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jade Malikai!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kellenberger shoots in and gets a takedown into Malikai's guard.
Malikai looking for a sweep. Not yet Malikai, not yet.
Malikai is pulling down on Kellenberger's head to control his posture.
Kellenberger won't allow Malikai to sweep him here.
Kellenberger postures up.
Malikai being controlled here, momentarily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kellenberger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Malikai counters with a head kick that drops Kellenberger - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Kellenberger is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kellenberger is trying to stand.
Oh Kellenberger is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kellenberger is looking to improve his position.
Kellenberger seems to have got his legs back now.
Kellenberger trying to control from the bottom.
Malikai trying to pass the guard but Kellenberger defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellenberger is staying active underneath Malikai, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Malikai working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kellenberger's thigh. Kellenberger counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Malikai advances to half guard.
Malikai tries to stand and escape but Kellenberger is controlling the position.
Malikai wants to free his trapped foot but Kellenberger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Malikai works his way into full mount!
Malikai throwing strikes here but Kellenberger is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malikai avoids the attempt from Kellenberger to control.
Kellenberger holds on for dear life, controlling Malikai's posture momentarily.
Kellenberger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Malikai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kellenberger is looking to escape.
Malikai moves to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malikai just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kellenberger staying busy and making it hard for Malikai to control.
Malikai tightening his grip on Kellenberger, looking for the choke.
Kellenberger turns into Malikai and is now in his guard.
Kellenberger stopping the sweep attempt from Malikai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kellenberger has gone for a leg lock! Malikai slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kellenberger's guard.
Kellenberger looking for a sweep. Not yet Kellenberger, not yet.
Malikai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Malikai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malikai trying to control but Kellenberger is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kellenberger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Malikai defends well.
Malikai sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Kellenberger doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Malikai paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Kellenberger - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Erik Kellenberger!
In his post fight interview, Erik Kellenberger gave a big smile as he said 'I recently have been training my Jui jitsu with a herring and a cat fish man! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tapperoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Wallsall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Tapperoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Wallsall!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallsall stuffs the takedown attempt from Tapperoni. Tapperoni gets slowly back to his feet.
Wallsall looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Wallsall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wallsall wants it to stay on the feet.
Tapperoni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wallsall.
Tapperoni fails with the takedown
and Wallsall counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Tapperoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tapperoni seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tapperoni has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wallsall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tapperoni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tapperoni pulls Wallsall in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tony Tapperoni just wasn't active enough.
Tapperoni throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tapperoni fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tapperoni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tapperoni shoots for a double leg takedown but Wallsall sprawls well. He's pushed Tapperoni's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tapperoni fails to land the takedown.
Tapperoni doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wallsall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tapperoni's guard.
Wallsall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tapperoni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wallsall looking to sit in guard and control but Tapperoni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallsall keeping moving, preventing Tapperoni from controlling successfully.
Wallsall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tapperoni drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Tapperoni as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Wallsall screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Tapperoni! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Tony Tapperoni!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Hit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Penties (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Hit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Hit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Penties!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Hit lands.
Penties is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penties tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penties slips a jab and a cross from Hit.
Penties shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hit as he avoids it easily.
Donk. Hit catches Penties right on the button with a cross.
Penties shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Penties showed some decent athleticism there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hit is refusing to be controlled, as Penties sits in half guard.
Penties with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penties lands with a punch from half guard.
Hit on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hit tries to get out of the position.
Hit wants to stand back up but Penties manages to pass into side control.
Penties is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hit knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Penties has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hit!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penties throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Penties punching from mount but Hit doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Penties lands a nice shot to the head.
Penties lands a big shot there that rocks Hit but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Penties looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penties wants to finish this one by submission but Hit is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Penties.
Hit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penties on the ground.
Penties looking for a guillotine from mount but Hit is having none of it.
Hit is squirming around, avoiding Penties's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penties thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Penties tries to control but Hit wriggling away.
Penties jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hit manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penties sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hit is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Penties dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penties.
Hit pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Penties back to the cage. Hit follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Penties throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Penties tries to close the distance and clinch but Hit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penties tries to clinch up.
No luck for Penties with that takedown attempt.
Hit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penties jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penties tries to clinch up but Hit circles away and keeps his distance.
Hit closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Hit gets tackled into the cage by Penties. Penties maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penties tries to pull guard but Hit won't allow it.
Penties prevents Hit from breaking the clinch.
Penties fails to pull the fight into his guard.
King Hit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Penties.
Hit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penties has him pressed against the cage.
Penties breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penties shoots for a double leg takedown but Hit sprawls well. He's pushed Penties's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
King Hit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hit thuds his right hand into Penties's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hit throws a series of punches but Penties avoids them all with ease.
Hit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penties counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hit swinging wildly here.
King Hit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penties showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hit.
Penties showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hit.
Hit throws a combination that misses
and Penties counters with a low kick, right behind Hit 's knee.
Penties fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hit avoids it really well and circles away.
Penties fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hit throws a right hand that Penties ducks under and follows up with a left that Penties also avoids with ease.
Penties slips a jab and a cross from Hit.
Hit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Hit feints a jab promting Penties to slip. Hit then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Penties slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hit avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penties at a distance.
Hit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Hit. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Hit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penties.
Penties is looking to clinch but Hit is avoiding it.
Hit fails to land with a series of punches.
Hit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Penties.
Hit misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penties counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like King Hit has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Hit.
Hit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penties circles away quickly and effectively.
Penties dodges the punch combination from Hit.
Penties does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Penties tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hit was well out of range. Poor timing from Penties.
Hit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penties avoids a punch combination nicely.
King Hit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penties looks to throw the jab but Hit is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Hit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on King Hit'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hit scores with a nice head shot.
Hit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penties counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Penties looking to finish!
Hit is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penties trying to control the position from guard on top but Hit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Hit is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penties sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hit's guard.
Penties is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hit doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Penties.
Penties passes the guard and advances to mount!
Penties misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hit seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hit is trying to stand up.
Hit defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Penties.
Penties wants to control the pace but Hit is squirming around nicely.
Hit is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penties looking to control but Hit is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Penties with good strikes from the mount here!
Poor strikes thrown by Penties there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Penties lands a big shot there that rocks Hit but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Penties scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hit?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penties is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Penties extends the arm and Hit is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Penties!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Penties thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodore Lyndon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopold Stotch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leopold Stotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Theodore Lyndon!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyndon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stotch.
Stotch clinches up with Lyndon and pushes him back against the cage.
Lyndon is working for takedown but Stotch is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stotch goes for a takedown attempt but Lyndon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stotch looks to land a combination but Lyndon avoids it well.
Lyndon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stotch has picked Lyndon up - he's going for a ride! Stotch dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stotch connects with a nice short shot to Lyndon's temple.
Stotch winds up and cracks Lyndon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lyndon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stotch.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stotch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyndon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stotch.
Lyndon is trying to control but Stotch manages to pass to mount!
Lyndon is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch dominating with strikes here.
Stotch with shots to the head and body - Lyndon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stotch landing punches.
Stotch fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stotch postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Lyndon in real trouble here! The ref calls for Lyndon to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leopold Stotch!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grisha Kamenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kangeroo Poo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamenov comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park - Bleed it Out. Grisha Kamenov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grisha Kamenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kangeroo Poo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Poo.
Poo throws a hook but Kamenov avoids it easily.
Poo blocks a head kick by Kamenov.
Poo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kamenov closes the distance and clinches.
Poo stalling in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kamenov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Poo's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kamenov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kamenov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Poo tries to work over Kamenov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kamenov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poo has him pressed against the cage.
Kamenov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Grisha Kamenov has been cut.
Kangeroo Poo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Poo rushes Kamenov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Poo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kamenov pushes off an throws an elbow but Poo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Poo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kamenov backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poo has had enough of the clinch but Kamenov keeps him there for the moment.
Poo lands a right hand.
Poo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Poo blocks the elbow strike.
Poo just leaning against Kamenov, taking a breather.
Kamenov misses with an elbow over the top.
Kamenov prevents Poo from breaking the clinch.
Poo blocks an elbow strike.
Poo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poo is trying to break the clinch but Kamenov has him pressed against the cage.
Kamenov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Poo tightens his grip and picks Kamenov up, before dumping him to the ground. Kamenov manages to land in guard.
Poo stands up and waves to Kamenov to follow him.
Kamenov wants to clinch up but Poo keeps it at a distance.
Poo tries to bum rush Kamenov with a series of wild strikes but Kamenov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poo misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov throws a right hand that Poo ducks under and follows up with a left that Poo also avoids with ease.
Kamenov is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Kamenov.
Poo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kamenov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kamenov tries to clinch up but Poo circles away and keeps his distance.
Poo avoids the head kick by Kamenov.
Poo throws a head kick that misses.
Kamenov doesn't manage to clinch there - Poo circles away.
Poo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poo dodges the punch combination from Kamenov.
Poo cracks Kamenov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Poo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poo misses with a few strikes there.
Kamenov doesn't manage to clinch there - Poo circles away.
Poo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kamenov is looking to clinch.
Poo throws a head kick that misses.
Poo tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Poo lands a head shot.
Poo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kamenov counters with a leg kick.
Poo misses with a head kick.
Poo takes a swing at Kamenov's ribcage but misses.
Kamenov tries to clinch there but Poo circles away.
Poo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kamenov.
Kamenov tries to clinch there but Poo circles away.
Some wild striking there from Poo.
Poo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kamenov has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Poo.
Kamenov breaks from the clinch.
Kamenov moves in looking to clinch but Poo pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Poo. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poo takes the fight into the clinch.
Kamenov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kamenov throws an elbow but it misses.
Kamenov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Poo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kamenov.
Poo lands a left hand.
Poo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poo is trying to break the clinch but Kamenov has him pressed against the cage.
Poo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kamenov keeps control of Poo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kamenov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kangeroo Poo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grisha Kamenov'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.
Poo clinches up with Kamenov and pushes him back against the cage.
Poo takes an elbow to the temple.
Poo manages to break the clinch.
Grisha Kamenov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poo swinging wildly here.
Poo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poo throws a series of punches but Kamenov avoids them all with ease.
Kamenov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poo.
Poo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A cross from Poo lands.
Kamenov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grisha Kamenov's cut is getting worse.
Kamenov wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poo throws a right hand that Kamenov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kamenov also avoids with ease.
Kamenov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poo tries to bum rush Kamenov with a series of wild strikes but Kamenov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Poo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kamenov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Poo counters by moving into the clinch.
Kamenov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kamenov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Poo tries a body shot but Kamenov blocks it.
Poo avoids the elbow strike from Kamenov, against the cage.
Poo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamenov is looking to clinch but Poo is avoiding it.
Poo misses with a combination
and Kamenov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Poo's knee momentarily.
Kamenov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kamenov is looking to clinch but Poo is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kamenov tries to clinch up.
Poo lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Kamenov can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Poo and Kamenov drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Poo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kangeroo Poo!
A determined Kangeroo Poo didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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