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RCS 78 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Kewell (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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205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Jones! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sonny Kewell! The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kewell drives through with a takedown into Jones's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Kewell won't allow Jones to get back to his feet. Kewell looking to pass the guard. Kewell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kewell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position. Kewell forces his way into half guard. Jones pushes Kewell off looking to stand but Kewell dives back in and keeps control.
Kewell wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs. Jones wants to get back to his feet. Kewell is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kewell works his way into full mount! Kewell looking for a guillotine from mount but Jones is having none of it. Kewell working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Jones looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Kewell! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sonny Kewell! Sonny Kewell bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Wufie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Prestol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wufie comes to the cage accompanied by Beg Waves. 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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148 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhang Wufie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Denny Prestol! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Prestol misses with an uppercut
and Wufie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Prestol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Prestol throws a right hand that misses
and Wufie counters with a slapping leg kick. Wufie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Zhang Wufie has been cut. Prestol digs a good body shot into Wufie's ribs. Prestol throws a lazy uppercut
and Wufie counters with a nice uppercut. Prestol avoids the head kick by Wufie.
Prestol blocks a head kick by Wufie.
Prestol jabs Wufie right on the nose. Wufie blinks but takes it well. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Prestol misses with a left hand and Wufie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Prestol is lucky that one didn't land flush. Prestol jabbing away but nothing is landing. Prestol jabbing away but nothing is landing. A telegraphed right hand from Prestol misses the target. Wufie tries to clinch but Prestol moves out of range. Wufie wants to clinch up but Prestol keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Prestol misses. Wufie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prestol swats him away and circles back towards the center. A jab from Prestol finds it's way through Wufie's defenses. Prestol misses with an uppercut
and Wufie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Prestol's knee momentarily. Wufie moves out of range as Prestol strikes. A left lands for Prestol. Wufie gets a clinch. Prestol is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Wufie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prestol's efforts to push away. Wufie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Prestol.
Wufie tries to land a knee to the head but Prestol blocks with his arms.
Prestol manages to break the clinch.
Wufie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prestol. Prestol looks to throw the jab but Wufie is out of range. Prestol might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Wufie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prestol.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Prestol throws out a loose jab but Wufie uses good head movement to avoid it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Prestol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wufie avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Prestol blocks a head kick by Wufie.
Wufie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Prestol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wufie.
Prestol throws a hook but Wufie blocks it. Prestol throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A telegraphed right hand from Prestol misses the target. Wufie scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Prestol lands a lovely overhand right. Wufie scores with a spinning back kick! Prestol throws a jab but it's blocked by Wufie. Prestol throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Prestol misses with a left hand and Wufie counters with a head kick. That will keep Prestol thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Prestol is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Prestol throws an off balance right hand
and Wufie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Prestol's knee momentarily. Prestol takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Prestol pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Wufie tries to land a front kick but Prestol steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Wufie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Prestol. Prestol throws a lazy right hand but Wufie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Wufie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prestol. Prestol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wufie sees it coming and avoids it easily. Wufie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Prestol misses with a hook
and Wufie counters with a good low kick that Prestol was not able to check. Prestol on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Prestol misses with a straight left. Wufie looks to land a combination but Prestol avoids it well. Prestol throws a right hand that misses
and Wufie counters with a good low kick that Prestol was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Prestol throws a jab when Wufie was well out of range. Prestol throws an off balance right hand
and Wufie counters with a body kick. Prestol misses with an uppercut. Wufie saw that one coming. Wufie avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Prestol throws a poor cross that misses
and Wufie counters with a big head kick but Prestol shrugs it off. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Prestol misses with a left hand and Wufie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Prestol really felt that one! Prestol throws a looping overhand right but Wufie ducks down to avoid it. Wufie ducks under a wild hook from Prestol. Prestol throws a lazy right hand but Wufie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Prestol jabbing away but nothing is landing. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Prestol throws a hook but Wufie blocks it. The fight moves into the clinch position. Wufie landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Prestol dominated that round. The cut man is working on Zhang Wufie's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Prestol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wufie counters with a slapping leg kick. Prestol throws a right hand that misses
and Wufie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Wufie forces Prestol back against the cage and clinches. Prestol wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wufie has him pressed against the cage. Wufie misses with a knee strike.
Wufie working Prestol over with knees to the body. Prestol is trying to break the clinch but Wufie is controlling him. Wufie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Wufie crunches a lovely knee into Prestol's ribcage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wufie has Prestol pressed against the cage.
Wufie lands a nice knee to the body. Wufie crunches a lovely knee into Prestol's ribcage. Prestol looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A right handed body shot lands from Wufie.
Wufie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wufie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Prestol is breathing heavily. Wufie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Prestol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Prestol stopping the sweep attempt from Wufie. Wufie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Prestol has his hands clasped together but Wufie extends an breaks Prestol's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Wufie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zhang Wufie! Zhang Wufie decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radoslaw Michalak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bors De Camlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michalak comes to the cage accompanied by Nas ft. Puff Daddy - You Can Hate Me Now. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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181 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Radoslaw Michalak! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bors De Camlan! The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! De Camlan shoots in but Michalak avoids the takedown attempt easily. De Camlan scores with the left hand. Michalak knows he should have avoided that one. Michalak thows a left - swing and a miss! Michalak throws a hook but De Camlan blocks it. Michalak connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Camlan. De Camlan circles away out of range and recomposes himself. De Camlan throws a wild combination but nothing lands. De Camlan is looking to clinch but Michalak is avoiding it.
De Camlan looks to land a combination but Michalak avoids it well. De Camlan doesn't manage to clinch there - Michalak circles away.
De Camlan gets the takedown into side control. De Camlan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Michalak is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked De Camlan off and has taken his back! Michalak doesn't have the hooks in and De Camlan manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. De Camlan tries to free his leg and advance position but Michalak is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Michalak wants to sweep but no luck. De Camlan wants to pass the guard but Michalak is keeping the position. De Camlan stands up from guard. Let's bang! De Camlan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Michalak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Michalak gets tackled into the cage by De Camlan. De Camlan maintains the clinch. De Camlan is trying to push Michalak away but Michalak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. De Camlan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. De Camlan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Camlan wants it to stay on the feet. Michalak misses with a takedown attempt - De Camlan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Radoslaw Michalak. That's going to take a lot out of him. Michalak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Camlan.
De Camlan lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Michalak throws a hook but De Camlan avoids it easily. De Camlan looking to score a takedown here. Michalak is defending well but De Camlan drives through and ends up in Michalak's guard. Michalak is breathing heavily. De Camlan slips nicely into half guard. Michalak is staying active underneath De Camlan, who seems content to just control the action from this position. De Camlan is looking for a kimura but Michalak is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Camlan to get the leverage. De Camlan tries to pass to full mount but Michalak defends it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. De Camlan is looking for a kimura here.
De Camlan is looking for a kimura but Michalak is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Camlan to get the leverage. De Camlan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Michalak is trying to escape the mount.
De Camlan trying to control but Michalak is having none of it. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. De Camlan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Michalak stops De Camlan from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better. De Camlan trying to control but he's not successful this time. De Camlan wants to take Michalak's back here but Michalak is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Michalak tries to control De Camlan's body but De Camlan pushes him off. Michalak squirms to his side and now De Camlan has his back! De Camlan missing with strikes from the back. De Camlan has got his arm under Michalak's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Michalak has spun round into De Camlan's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
De Camlan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Michalak manages to get himself to full guard.
Michalak trying to keep a closed guard but De Camlan is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. De Camlan advances to half guard. De Camlan is trying for a kimura here. Michalak looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! De Camlan wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bors De Camlan! After the big win, Bors De Camlan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors MMA ANIMAL and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krabbe Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sika Jauheliha (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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krabbe Hansen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sika Jauheliha! The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hansen blocks a head kick by Jauheliha.
Jauheliha checks the leg kick. Jauheliha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Hansen looks to throw an elbow but misses. Hansen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jauheliha's elbow. Jauheliha managing to block the knees to the body from Hansen.
Jauheliha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hansen up against the cage. Hansen is trying to break the clinch but Jauheliha has him pressed against the cage. Jauheliha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jauheliha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hansen dodges an elbow strike from Jauheliha.
Hansen misses with an elbow over the top. Hansen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Jauheliha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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! Jauheliha taking a breather. Hansen is trying to break the clinch but Jauheliha has him pressed against the cage. Jauheliha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hansen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hansen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hansen pushes off an throws an elbow but Jauheliha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Hansen manages to break the clinch.
Sika Jauheliha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jauheliha tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Hansen counters with a left to the body. Hansen blocks the body kick.
Jauheliha darts in trying to clinch and Hansen counters with a nice body shot. Sika Jauheliha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A slow jab from Jauheliha misses its intended target. Hansen stuns Jauheliha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Hansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hansen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jauheliha manages to avoid it. Hansen connects with a solid leg kick. Hansen checks a leg kick. Jauheliha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. A solid leg kick lands there for Jauheliha.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jauheliha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Hansen throws a sloppy head kick and Jauheliha moves out of range easily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hansen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Jauheliha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Jauheliha is looking to clinch. Hansen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A head kick misses from Jauheliha. Jauheliha throws a nice inside leg kick. Jauheliha throws a sloppy head kick and Hansen moves out of range easily. Jauheliha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jauheliha tries to land a front kick but Hansen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Hansen fails to land with a series of punches.
Hansen lands a body shot.
Hansen tries to bum rush Jauheliha with a series of wild strikes but Jauheliha uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hansen swinging wildly here.
Hansen is breathing heavily. Hansen blocks a head kick by Jauheliha.
Nice body punch from Hansen.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jauheliha rushes Hansen and presses him up against the cage. Hansen managing to block the knees to the body from Jauheliha.
Hansen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Hansen throws a body punch but Jauheliha moves out of range. Hansen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jauheliha throws a front kick that sends Hansen stumbling back into the cage. A nice inside leg kick there by Jauheliha. That's going to slow Hansen down. Hansen blocks a head kick by Jauheliha.
Hansen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jauheliha. Hansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Jauheliha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. An inside leg kick from Jauheliha misses. Jauheliha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Hansen misses. Hansen misses with a head kick.
Hansen misses with a wild body shot. No joy there for Hansen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Jauheliha. That's going to slow Hansen down. 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! Hansen checks a leg kick. Hansen throws out a loose jab but Jauheliha uses good head movement to avoid it. Hansen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jauheliha. Jauheliha thumps Hansen with a low kick. Jauheliha throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hansen. A good leg kick by Jauheliha. Jauheliha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hansen is rocked! Jauheliha cracks the inside of Hansen's front leg. Oh Hansen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Jauheliha scores with a kick to the midsection. Jauheliha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hansen. Jauheliha finds Hansen's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Hansen flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Jauheliha lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Hansen will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sika Jauheliha!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devon James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Donelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Donelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devon James! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Donelly! The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! James moves out of range of the strikes. Donelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Joseph Donelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Donelly blocks a jab. Donelly misses with a wild body shot. James shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Donelly digs a good body shot into James's ribs. Donelly throws a series of punches but James moves out of range. James swings away with a body shot that misses
and Donelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Donelly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donelly slips a jab and a cross from James.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice shot by Donelly. Joseph Donelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Good leg kick by Donelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
James lands with an uppercut that bounces Donelly off the cage and back into range. James works Donelly's body with a nice hook. James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. James chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donelly can pounce on him.
Donelly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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! Donelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Donk. Donelly catches James right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing. Donelly scores with a jab to the body. Donelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Donelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James moves into the clinch successfully.
James wants to break free but Donelly has control.
James is trying to force a seperation but Donelly has the dominant position. Donelly keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Donelly struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Donelly just stands there and leans against the cage. James can't break the clinch.
Donelly lands a hook to the side of the head. Donelly tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. James is trying to break the clinch but Donelly has him pressed against the cage. A left hand lands to the body for Donelly.
Donelly lands a body punch in the clinch. James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Donelly throws a punch but it's blocked by James. Donelly presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Donelly blocks a body shot from James. Donelly prevents James from breaking the clinch. A right hook to the body lands for Donelly.
Donelly is defending well against a takedown attempt. Donelly has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Donelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down James. James wants to break free but Donelly has control.
Donelly lands a shoulder strike. 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! Donelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Donelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Donelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Donelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James blocks an uppercut.
Donelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donelly cracks James with an open hand slap. Donelly scores with a jab to the body. James checks a leg kick. Donelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Donelly circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! James shoots for a takedown but Donelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon James. That's going to take a lot out of him. James throws a right and a left that Donelly avoids nicely. Donelly tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Donelly dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Donelly throws a head kick that misses. James ducks right into an uppercut from Donelly.
James is rocked! Donelly lands with a nice body punch. Donelly scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one. Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Donelly lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Donelly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balaur Bondoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes into the arena with ThunderStruck blaring out of the sound system. Bondoc has chosen Pastor Troy - Vica Versa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
162 lbs
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167 lbs
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Storm! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Balaur Bondoc! The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bondoc looks to land a combination but Storm avoids it well. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bondoc. Storm misses with a two punch combination.
Bondoc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bondoc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Storm fails to land the takedown. Storm misses with a takedown attempt and Bondoc counters with a two punch combo. Storm blocks a head kick by Bondoc.
Bondoc misses with a two punch combination.
Bondoc stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bondoc wants it to stay on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bondoc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bondoc scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Storm shoots in looking for a takedown. Bondoc tries to sprawl out of it but Storm keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bondoc manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Storm fails with a takedown attempt. A head kick misses from Bondoc. Bondoc lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Storm can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Bondoc and Storm drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Bondoc.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balaur Bondoc! Balaur Bondoc decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Duckworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Sir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sir has chosen Kickstart as his entrance music. Jack Duckworth looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Duckworth! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Sir! The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sir works Duckworth's body with a nice hook. Duckworth drives through and clinches with Sir against the cage.
Sir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Sir scores with a jab to the head.
Sir lands a nice hook to Duckworth's body. Duckworth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Sir jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sir connects with a nice looking jab.
Sir connects with the punch. Duckworth shoots in and drives through. Sir sprawls well. Sir lands with a hook. Duckworth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sir digs a good hook to Duckworth's body.
Sir scores with a nice right hand.
Duckworth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Duckworth looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Sir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Duckworth can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Sir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round. Duckworth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sir is looking for a triangle but Duckworth pushes his legs off easily.
Sir has his foot on Duckworth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Duckworth works his way back into a safe position though. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Sir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Duckworth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Duckworth wants to control from the top but Sir keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sir looking for a guillotine here but Duckworth defends easily.
Sir has his foot on Duckworth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Duckworth works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sir has his foot on Duckworth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Duckworth works his way back into a safe position though. Duckworth slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Sir is looking to regain half guard here but Duckworth keeps moving and retains side control. Duckworth is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sir has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sir tries to bench press Duckworth off him but Duckworth keeps the position. Duckworth is looking to take a break and control but Sir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Sir gets back to half guard. Duckworth is looking for a kimura but Sir is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Duckworth to get the leverage. Duckworth knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sir on the ground. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Duckworth pulls his head out easily. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Duckworth pulls his head out easily. Sir looking for submissions from an awkward position here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Sir dominated that round. 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.
Sir paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Nice shot by Sir. Sir jabs at Duckworth's body. Sir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duckworth fails with a takedown attempt. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sir, as that shot connected.
Sir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Sir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duckworth on the side of the head. Sir uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. The crowd cheers as Sir lands an impressive looking overhand right. Duckworth doesn't seem phased though. Sir scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Duckworth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A jab from Sir finds it's way through Duckworth's defenses. Pablo Sir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sir ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sir lands the left hand. Duckworth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sir. Sir connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Sir scores with a sloppy right hand. Duckworth should have avoided that one.
Duckworth is rocked! Duckworth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Sir lands a lovely overhand right. Oh Duckworth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A nice combination there by Sir.
Duckworth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sir drops Duckworth with a straight right hand, right on the button! Sir follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Sir! Pablo Sir made sure to mention his sponsor, Hopkins Athletics in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benigno Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom McGettigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGettigan has chosen Knifeman - The Bronx as his entrance music. Benigno Aquino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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170 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benigno Aquino! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom McGettigan! The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Aquino closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McGettigan quickly recovers to half guard. McGettigan pushes Aquino off looking to stand but Aquino dives back in and keeps control.
Aquino thows a huge punch but McGettigan dodges it nicely.
McGettigan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aquino. Aquino not landing any meaningful shots this time. Aquino slips a nice elbow through McGettigan's hands, connecting with McGettigan's forehead. Aquino lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Aquino wants to free his trapped foot but McGettigan is holding on for dear life with his legs. Aquino is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Aquino slips a nice elbow through McGettigan's hands, connecting with McGettigan's forehead.
McGettigan is rocked! Aquino not landing any meaningful shots this time. Aquino thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aquino is nestled in close to McGettigan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. McGettigan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aquino. McGettigan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aquino. Aquino not landing any meaningful shots this time. McGettigan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aquino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Aquino throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Aquino 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. McGettigan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Aquino missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Aquino passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McGettigan! Aquino is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McGettigan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McGettigan is still in real trouble! Can Aquino finish him? This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Aquino postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt McGettigan bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Aquino and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benigno Aquino! Our winner, Benigno Aquino, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ta Sau Sei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Safire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sau Sei comes to the cage accompanied by 周杰倫 - 青花瓷. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
265 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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280 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ta Sau Sei! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Safire! The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Safire shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Safire fails in his attempt to clinch. Safire drives through and clinches with Sau Sei against the cage.
Safire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sau Sei dodges an elbow strike from Safire.
Nice body punch from Sau Sei. Sau Sei lands a body shot. A shot in the inside from Sau Sei. A shot in the inside from Sau Sei. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Safire pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Safire blocks an elbow strike. Safire is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sau Sei gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Sau Sei lands with a right to the head. Sau Sei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Safire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ta Sau Sei has been cut. Sau Sei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sau Sei misses with a hook from the clinch. Safire throws an elbow but it misses.
Sau Sei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sau Sei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Safire backwards. Safire lands an elbow just above Sau Sei 's eye. Safire throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Safire pushes off an throws an elbow but Sau Sei leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Safire looks to throw an elbow but misses. Safire misses with an elbow strike.
Sau Sei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Safire's elbow. Safire blocks an uppercut.
Safire looks to throw an elbow but misses. Safire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Safire blocks an uppercut.
Sau Sei throws a punch but it's blocked by Safire. Safire lands an elbow that stopped Sau Sei in his tracks for a moment. Safire misses with an elbow strike.
Sau Sei swings wildly with an uppercut but Safire uses good head movement to avoid it. Sau Sei misses with the head strike.
Safire misses with an elbow strike.
Safire throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sau Sei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sau Sei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sau Sei avoids the elbow strike from Safire, against the cage.
Sau Sei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Safire gets control of Sau Sei's arms and successfully pulls guard. Safire will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Safire controls Sau Sei momentarily but Sau Sei frees himself. Safire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sau Sei defends well. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Safire working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sau Sei doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Safire is tightening it up a little... Sau Sei has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sau Sei reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sau Sei taps out! Nice BJJ there by Safire!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Fred Safire! Fred Safire retains his heavyweight title! Our winner, Fred Safire, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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