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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Made (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben De La Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruben De La Vega has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Taylor Made's chin.
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taylor Made! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruben De La Vega! The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Made moves out of range as De La Vega strikes. De La Vega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De La Vega will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. De La Vega has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Ruben De La Vega has been cut. Nice defenses there by De La Vega. Made misses with a looping left. De La Vega throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Made counter with a right hand. Made looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Made slaps away a takedown attempt from De La Vega, before circling back to the center of the mat. Made avoids the body shot from De La Vega.
That's one minute gone in the round. De La Vega's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De La Vega duly obliges. Made lands a slapping body shot.
Made throws a right and a left that both miss. Made swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Made rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De La Vega moves out of range and avoids them all easily. De La Vega tries to score a power double leg takedown but Made sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De La Vega somewhat. Taylor Made has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruben De La Vega. Made with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Made swinging wildly here.
Made slips a jab and a cross from De La Vega.
De La Vega tries for a takedown but Made circles away easily and Made counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. A jab from Made does it's job there. This has been an exciting period of action! Made lands with a nice body punch. De La Vega connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Made's hands. Jab from Made.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De La Vega shoots for a double leg takedown but Made sprawls well. He's pushed De La Vega's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Made throws a poor cross that misses
and De La Vega counters with a stiff right hand. De La Vega misses with a takedown attempt and Made cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. De La Vega doesn't succeed with the takedown letting Made counter with a right hand. No luck for De La Vega with that takedown attempt. Made's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Made duly obliges. De La Vega throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Made counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! De La Vega misses with an uppercut. Jab, jab by Made - just one landing.
That has opened up Ruben De La Vega's cut even more. Made bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De La Vega's head. Made throws a lazy uppercut
and De La Vega counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Made thinking. Taylor Made is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. De La Vega fails with the takedown and Made counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Made throws a hook to the side of De La Vega's head but De La Vega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! De La Vega shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Made counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Made dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ruben De La Vega's cut. That's time! Made's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab from Made. De La Vega takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De La Vega clobbers Made with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. De La Vega misses with a takedown and Made counters with a lovely shot to the body. Ruben De La Vega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. De La Vega misses with a takedown attempt and Made counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Made misses the shot to the body. De La Vega walks into a left hand. De La Vega takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice uppercut there from Made. Good shot there by Made. De La Vega needs to keep his hands up - Made had a free shot at his head there. Made throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De La Vega with a poor takedown and Made cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Taylor Made has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruben De La Vega. De La Vega gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily enabling Made to counter with a crisp jab. De La Vega shoots for a double leg takedown but Made sprawls well. He's pushed De La Vega's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. De La Vega slips a jab and a cross from Made.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Made misses with a wild body shot. De La Vega has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. De La Vega shoots in but doesn't get the takedown enabling Made to counter with a crisp jab.
The cut above Ruben De La Vega's eye is starting to cause him problems now. De La Vega with a lazy takedown attempt and Made counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. De La Vega moves away from the strike by Made. De La Vega takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Made thows a left - swing and a miss! De La Vega looks to score with a jab to the body but Made is just out of range. De La Vega is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Made.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Made throws an overhand right that lands on De La Vega's shoulder, as De La Vega tries to avoid the shot. De La Vega walks into a left hand. De La Vega fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Made throws an overhand right that lands on De La Vega's shoulder, as De La Vega tries to avoid the shot. Made listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ruben De La Vega's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. De La Vega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De La Vega looks to land a combination but Made avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Made takes a swing at De La Vega's ribcage but misses. Made misses with a combination
and De La Vega counters with a right hand to the body. De La Vega shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Made as he avoids it easily. De La Vega doesn't succeed with the takedown and Made counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Decent striking displayed by Made there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. De La Vega fails with the takedown and Made makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Made dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Ruben De La Vega'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Made throws a looping overhand right but De La Vega ducks down to avoid it. De La Vega throws a right and a left that Made avoids nicely. De La Vega shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Made counters with a nice uppercut. Made throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. De La Vega shoots in looking for a takedown but Made manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De La Vega's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. De La Vega gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Made counters with a lovely straight right hand! Taylor Made has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruben De La Vega. Made takes a swing at De La Vega's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Made throws a lazy right hand but De La Vega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Made looks to score with a jab to the body but De La Vega is just out of range. A telegraphed right hand from De La Vega misses the target. De La Vega fails with the takedown enabling Made to counter with a crisp jab. De La Vega has a takedown stuffed. Made throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De La Vega sees it coming and avoids it easily. De La Vega takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Made looks to land a left hand but De La Vega moved out of range nicely. Made showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De La Vega.
Nice shot by De La Vega. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but De La Vega might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Made has got the better of the exchanges. De La Vega throws a left and a right that both miss
and Made counters with a right hand to the body. Made misses with a wild combination.
Made misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Made connects with the punch. Taylor Made is winning the standup battle so far. Made rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De La Vega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. De La Vega throws a left and a right that both miss
and Made counters with a stiff right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruben De La Vega's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Taylor Made!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corporal Punishment (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jumbo Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punishment comes to the cage accompanied by Paint it Black. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Corporal Punishment! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jumbo Joe! The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Joe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Joe scores with a leg kick.
Punishment shoots for a double leg takedown but Joe sprawls well. He's pushed Punishment's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Joe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joe wants it to stay on the feet. Punishment shoots in and gets a takedown into Joe's guard. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Joe wants to stand but Punishment is controlling the position. Joe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Punishment. Punishment makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Joe trying to control the position.
Punishment wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving. Punishment working some strikes from top position. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Joe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Punishment is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Punishment throws a big elbow that misses. Joe is trying to keep Punishment in close.
Joe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Punishment throws an elbow that misses. Joe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Punishment's guard. Nice move by Joe! Punishment is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Joe is controlling him. Joe wants to stand and escape but instead Punishment has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Punishment throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Punishment loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Joe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Punishment defends it easily. Punishment trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom. Punishment content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Punishment postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Punishment lands a couple of digs. Joe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Joe looks gassed! This has been an exciting period of action! Punishment throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Punishment lands a couple of elbows. Punishment content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Punishment throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Punishment working some strikes from top position. Punishment content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Punishment with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Punishment connects with a couple of short punches. Punishment postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Punishment with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Joe keeping full guard, as Punishment tries to pass. Punishment landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Punishment postures up in Joe's guard and throws a big left but Joe blocks it. Punishment works over Joe with some ground and pound from guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Punishment working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Joe's head. Punishment trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom. Punishment throws a big right hand that misses. Joe keeping moving, preventing Punishment from controlling successfully. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Punishment working some strikes from top position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corporal Punishment dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A combination from Joe does no damage. Joe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Corporal Punishment has been cut. A momentary lapse in concentration from Joe enables Punishment to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Joe manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Punishment wants to pass the guard but Joe is keeping the position. Punishment throws a big elbow that misses. Punishment is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Punishment throws a big right hand that misses. Punishment lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Punishment looking to sit in guard and control but Joe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Punishment wants to stand and escape but Joe is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Joe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Joe won't allow Punishment to get back to his feet. Punishment keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully. Punishment utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Punishment wants to get back to his feet but Joe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Punishment keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Jumbo Joe has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Joe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joe is breathing heavily. Punishment has his takedown stuffed and Joe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Punishment scores a takedown into full mount! Punishment landing strikes, looking to finish! Punishment landing punches. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Joe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Punishment is in the full mount, landing strikes. Punishment scoring with strikes but Joe is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Punishment lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Joe hang on? Punishment fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Punishment can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Joe is looking to escape. Corporal Punishment overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Punishment scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Punishment working Joe over with strikes here. Punishment lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Joe hang on? Punishment fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Punishment putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Punishment cracks Joe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Punishment landing strikes, looking to finish! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Punishment trying to control but he's not successful this time. Punishment knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joe on the ground. Joe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Punishment lands with some strikes. Joe sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Joe taking some punishment here, with Punishment in his half guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Punishment takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Nice strikes from Punishment there. Punishment trying to mount his opponent but Joe defends it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corporal Punishment dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Corporal Punishment's cut. 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.
Punishment shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joe sprawls well. Joe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Punishment gets slowly back to his feet. Joe falls off balance throwing a combination
so Punishment counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Joe trying to keep a closed guard but Punishment is proving a slippery customer.
Punishment throws an elbow that misses. Joe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Punishment's guard. Nice move by Joe! Joe works a leg free and moves into half guard. Punishment tries to kick Joe off but Joe keeps his base steady and stays in 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. Joe connects with a nice short shot to Punishment's temple. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Joe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Punishment defending well though. Joe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Joe tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Punishment. Punishment on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Punishment tries to get out of the position. Punishment wants to get back to his feet. Punishment manages to escape and get back to his feet! Punishment tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Joe swivels and escapes. Joe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Punishment shoots in and drives through. Joe sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corporal Punishment. That's going to take a lot out of him. Joe moves in looking to clinch but Punishment pushes him off. Joe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Punishment circles away quickly and effectively. Punishment scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Punishment working the head and body with strikes. Joe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Punishment landing strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Joe is looking for a sweep. Punishment lands a few punches from side control. Punishment scores with punches from side control. Punishment cracks Joe with a big elbow. Punishment scoring with punches from side control. Punishment looks up at the clock and then as Joe takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Punishment smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Punishment laying and praying for a moment but Joe takes advantage and regains half guard. Punishment seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Joe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Punishment looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Joe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Joe taking some punishment here, with Punishment in his half guard. Punishment lands strikes from half guard. Punishment seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Joe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Punishment lands strikes from half guard. Punishment is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Punishment working the head and body with strikes. Punishment seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Joe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Punishment lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Punishment working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Punishment working over Joe with some ground and pound. Joe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Jumbo Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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! Punishment winds up and cracks Joe with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Punishment is looking to take a break and control but Joe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Punishment is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Joe is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Punishment working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that's the end of the fight! Corporal Punishment showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Punishment, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27 Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27 Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corporal Punishment! Corporal Punishment 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Budd Sidewinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Haworang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sidewinder's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'll Hurt You. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Budd Sidewinder! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jin Haworang! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Haworang tries to clinch up but Sidewinder circles away and keeps his distance. Sidewinder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haworang as he avoids it easily. Haworang tries to close the distance and clinch but Sidewinder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Sidewinder lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Jin Haworang has been cut. Haworang tries to clinch but Sidewinder moves out of range. Haworang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sidewinder closes the distance and clinches up with Haworang, looking for a takedown. Sidewinder pushes Haworang against the cage but Haworang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Sidewinder sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Sidewinder misses with a looping left. Jin Haworang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sidewinder tries for a takedown but Haworang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Budd Sidewinder. That's going to take a lot out of him. Haworang moves in looking to clinch but Sidewinder pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sidewinder takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Haworang tries to clinch up and Sidewinder counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Sidewinder scoring with strikes to the body and head. Haworang is trying to stand.
Sidewinder is keen to just control but Haworang is a slippery customer. Sidewinder throwing shots but Haworang is blocking nicely. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sidewinder throwing shots but Haworang is blocking nicely. Haworang looks like he's trying to stand up.
Haworang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sidewinder.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Haworang wants to get back to his feet.
Haworang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sidewinder scores with a couple of nice shots. Sidewinder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Sidewinder working the head and body with strikes. Sidewinder missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Sidewinder passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Haworang! Sidewinder with good strikes from the mount here! Haworang trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sidewinder landing strikes from the mount and Haworang is in trouble! Haworang wants to get back to his feet.
Sidewinder landing shots from mount. Sidewinder scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Haworang tries to buck Sidewinder off but he can't manage it. Sidewinder putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Sidewinder looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sidewinder looking to control but Haworang is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. A nice elbow there by Sidewinder.
Haworang is rocked! Oooooh, big shot lands for Sidewinder! Haworang is hurt baaadly! Sidewinder is firing away with more strikes - Haworang is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Budd Sidewinder! After the fight, Budd Sidewinder 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Basher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Basher has chosen Hunt You Down- Saliva as his entrance music. James Basher acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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182 cm
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186 lbs
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171 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Bashor! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Basher! The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bashor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Basher sprawls well. Basher wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bashor gets slowly back to his feet. Bashor avoids the head kick by Basher.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bashor. Basher throws a right hand that Bashor ducks under and follows up with a left that Bashor also avoids with ease. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Basher!
It looks like Jason Bashor has been cut. Bashor shoots in but Basher avoids the takedown attempt easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Bashor. That's going to take a lot out of him. Basher throws a nice looking combination but Bashor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Bashor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Basher pinned against the cage. Basher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. No joy there for Basher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bashor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Basher did well to prevent Bashor getting side control. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Basher scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bashor manages to mount him!
Bashor 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! Bashor extends the arm and Basher is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Bashor!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tapperoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Zanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 cm
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Tapperoni! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Zanta! The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tapperoni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tapperoni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zanta but Zanta pushes him off and we're back to square one. Zanta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tapperoni shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zanta sprawls well. Zanta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tapperoni gets slowly back to his feet. Zanta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Zanta tries to clinch up. Zanta tries to clinch up. Tapperoni keeps the fight on the outside. Zanta tries to clinch but Tapperoni moves away so Tapperoni counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Zanta keeping moving, preventing Tapperoni from controlling successfully. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Zanta is looking to stand up but Tapperoni isn't so interested in that idea. Tapperoni 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. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tapperoni tries to free his leg and advance position but Zanta is retaining full guard. Tapperoni wants to control from the top but Zanta keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zanta manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Zanta is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Zanta darts in and clinches Tapperoni up against the cage. Zanta lands an elbow just above Tapperoni 's eye. Tapperoni takes an elbow to the forehead. Zanta lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Tony Tapperoni has been cut. Zanta gets underhooks to prevent Tapperoni's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Tapperoni. That's going to take a lot out of him. Zanta lands an elbow inside. Zanta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tapperoni is breathing heavily. Tapperoni takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tapperoni blocks the elbow strike.
Zanta lands an elbow that stopped Tapperoni in his tracks for a moment. Zanta lands a nice elbow. Zanta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zanta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Zanta crunches a lovely knee into Tapperoni's ribcage. Zanta lands an elbow inside that Tapperoni shrugs off. Zanta scores with a knee to the head.
Tapperoni is rocked! Nice elbow from Zanta. Oh Tapperoni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Zanta lands a good knee to the midsection. Tapperoni won't want to take too many of those. Tapperoni seems to have got his legs back now. Zanta lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zanta.
Zanta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zanta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Zanta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. A nice glancing elbow lands by Zanta. Zanta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. A nice glancing elbow lands by Zanta.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zanta with a knee to the head.
Zanta lands a damaging elbow. Zanta with a knee to the head.
Zanta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tapperoni's defenses. Zanta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zanta lands an elbow inside. Tapperoni takes an elbow to the forehead. Zanta has Tapperoni pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Tapperoni is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Zanta - that's hurt Tapperoni badly! Oh, another knee lands and Tapperoni is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Tapperoni doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Igor Zanta!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Beastly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Muss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beastly's entrance music is The Hulk. A fine choice. Jake Muss is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hulk Beastly! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Muss! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Muss with a hook.
It looks like Hulk Beastly has been cut. Muss throws a hook but Beastly avoids it easily. Muss connects with a right hand. Beastly shakes it off. Muss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beastly. Beastly tries to clinch but Muss moves out of range. Beastly walks into a jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Beastly tries to clinch up but Muss circles away and keeps his distance. Muss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Muss swings for the body but Beastly moves out of range.
Beastly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muss but Muss pushes him off and we're back to square one. Muss gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beastly.
It looks like Jake Muss has been cut. Beastly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muss as he avoids it easily. Nice takedown defense from Muss. No joy for Beastly on that attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Beastly. That's going to take a lot out of him. Beastly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Beastly is breathing heavily. Muss connects with a looping right hand.
Hulk Beastly's cut is getting worse. Muss fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Beastly out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jake Muss!
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