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BHFC 120: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Barnham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Bowtie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Graham Bowtie enters the cage!
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216 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Barnham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Graham Bowtie!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowtie misses with a body punch
and Barnham counters by clinching up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bowtie.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bowtie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bowtie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barnham lands a nice knee to the body.
Bowtie crunches a lovely knee into Barnham's ribcage.
Barnham missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bowtie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barnham blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnham avoids the elbow strike from Bowtie, against the cage.
Barnham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnham is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Barnham fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barnham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowtie avoids it.
Bowtie lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnham backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bowtie obliges.
Barnham looking to slow down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Bowtie.
Barnham is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowtie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bowtie.
Bowtie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bowtie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short body shot lands from Bowtie as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie stalls.
Bowtie dodges an elbow strike from Barnham.
Bowtie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bowtie throws an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bowtie stalling in the clinch but Barnham improves position.
Bowtie lands an elbow just above Barnham 's eye.
Bowtie trying to control the position but instead, Barnham has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bowtie into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Graham Bowtie.
Bowtie lands a head shot.
Barnham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bowtie connects with a solid leg kick.
Bowtie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie with a nice cross.
Good leg kick by Bowtie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bowtie clinches with his opponent.
Barnham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowtie struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnham controls his hands.
Barnham stalling the fight.
Bowtie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bowtie lands an elbow that stopped Barnham in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ben Barnham has been cut.
Barnham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bowtie blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnham trying to control the position but instead, Bowtie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barnham into the cage.
Barnham blocks an elbow strike from Bowtie.
Bowtie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnham taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Bowtie.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bowtie.
Bowtie stalling against the cage.
Bowtie lands a nice elbow.
Bowtie with a knee to the head.
Barnham is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bowtie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnham backwards.
Barnham is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bowtie is keeping busy.
Bowtie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bowtie lands a nice knee to the body.
Barnham tries to stall but Bowtie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Bowtie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Barnham's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnham takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bowtie cracks Barnham with a good jab.
Bowtie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bowtie lands a nice shot to the body.
Bowtie scores with a nice strike.
Sloppy strikes from Barnham. Those never looked like landing.
Bowtie lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bowtie.
Bowtie blocks a low kick nicely.
Bowtie lands a jab.
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!
Bowtie scores with a leg kick.
Bowtie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bowtie scores with a push kick.
Barnham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bowtie. Bowtie obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bowtie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnham doesn't seem bothered though.
Bowtie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowtie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bowtie lands an overhand right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bowtie stalling in the clinch but Barnham improves position.
Graham Bowtie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bowtie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bowtie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnham.
Barnham misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bowtie as Barnham tries to tie him up.
A short uppercut from Bowtie.
Barnham managing to block the knees to the body from Bowtie.
Bowtie lands a body shot.
Barnham looking to slow down the pace here.
Bowtie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnham's defenses.
Bowtie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnham's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnham is trying to maintain a safe position but Bowtie gets an underhook and turns Barnham into the cage.
Barnham working Bowtie over with knees to the body.
Bowtie struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnham controls his hands.
Barnham is pushing Bowtie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bowtie lands a nice knee to the body.
Barnham is trying to maintain a safe position but Bowtie gets an underhook and turns Barnham into the cage.
Bowtie misses with a knee strike.
Bowtie is struggling to control the position.
Bowtie misses with a knee strike.
Barnham is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bowtie is keeping busy.
Barnham blocks an elbow strike from Bowtie.
Still in the clinch, Bowtie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnham is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie tries a knee to the head but Barnham blocks it.
Bowtie stalling in the clinch.
Bowtie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bowtie tries a knee to the head but Barnham blocks it.
Barnham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bowtie looking to throw knees to the head but Barnham is blocking nicely.
Barnham misses with a knee strike.
Bowtie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnham tries to break the clinch but Bowtie is controlling the position.
Barnham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bowtie backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Barnham.
Barnham takes an elbow to the temple.
Bowtie missing with knees to the body.
Bowtie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bowtie lands a nice elbow.
Barnham is rocked!
Bowtie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Barnham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnham takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bowtie managing to block the knees to the body from Barnham.
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!
Nice body punch from Bowtie.
Bowtie jerks Barnham's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Barnham drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Bowtie goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Bowtie because Barnham was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Graham Bowtie!
Graham Bowtie took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vydan Freuster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Djigurda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vydan Freuster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nikita Djigurda!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freuster throws a series of punches but Djigurda avoids them all with ease.
Djigurda takes one on the button.
Freuster clobbers Djigurda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Freuster scores with a shot to the body.
Freuster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Djigurda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Freuster connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Djigurda scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freuster slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Freuster lands a nice shot to the body.
Djigurda looks gassed!
Djigurda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Djigurda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Freuster lands a glancing blow to the side of Djigurda's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freuster lands a big right hand that sends Djigurda crashing to the mat! Freuster stays standing though and waves Djigurda back to his feet!
Djigurda is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freuster grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Djigurda takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Freuster cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vydan Freuster!
Vydan Freuster retains his super heavyweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J J Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 lbs
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160 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, J J Walker!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danky throws a poor cross that misses
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Danky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danky ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Danky slips a jab from Walker.
Walker slips a jab from Danky.
Danky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Danky needs to keep his hands up - Walker had a free shot at his head there.
Danky lands with a slapping head kick.
Walker takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Danky takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danky slips under a jab from Walker.
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Danky.
Walker takes a swing at Danky's ribcage but misses.
Walker staying out of range there.
Danky takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Danky is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Danky goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walker prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky being controlled against the cage.
Walker prevents a body shot from Danky.
Danky tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Danky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walker wants to stall.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Danky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker is trying to push Danky away but Danky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Danky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker blocking some punches.
Danky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Danky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Danky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker blocking some punches.
Danky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walker.
Walker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Danky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danky struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
Danky is pushing Walker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Walker looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is struggling to control the position.
Danky swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danky prevents a body shot from Walker.
A short right from Danky.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
A nice right hand lands inside from Danky.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danky lands with a light punch inside.
Danky scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Danky dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Walker lands a nice hook to Danky's body. Danky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danky looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danky throws out the jab.
Danky gets a clinch.
Danky tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danky tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
Danky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danky is keeping busy.
Walker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Walker tries to break the clinch but Danky is controlling the position.
Danky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danky throws a head punch that misses.
Danky pushes Walker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky lands a shoulder strike.
Walker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Danky.
Walker blocks a body shot from Danky.
Danky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danky scores with a hook to the body.
Walker blocks a body shot from Danky.
Danky cracks Walker with a nice body shot.
Walker taking a breather.
Danky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Danky struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
Dom Danky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Danky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Danky tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danky misses with some punches.
Walker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Danky misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Danky.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Danky scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
Walker avoids a wild elbow strike from Danky.
Danky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker is trying to push Danky away but Danky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Danky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danky lands with a light punch inside.
Danky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walker tries to circle away but Danky has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Danky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walker blocks a body shot from Danky.
Danky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danky throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Danky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Danky keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Danky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danky is working Walker over against the cage.
Danky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danky is leaning against Walker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker blocks the elbow strike.
Danky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Danky lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Danky pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danky pushes Walker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Danky.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danky misses with an elbow over the top.
Danky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danky was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Danky dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Walker drops his hands momentarily and Danky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Walker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Walker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Danky counters by moving into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Danky.
Danky lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Danky lands with a short shot to the head.
Walker is rocked!
Danky has Walker pressed against the cage, preventing Walker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Danky finish him?
Danky gets through Walker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Danky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Danky misses with an elbow over the top.
Walker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Danky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Danky has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walker after a bit of a struggle.
Danky lands a right hand.
Danky working aggressively here.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danky.
Danky tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Danky back against the cage.
Danky misses with the head strike.
Walker stalls.
Danky misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Danky.
Danky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Danky lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Danky.
Danky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Danky.
Danky dips a shoulder and cracks Walker with a mighty uppercut! Walker falls back against the cage and Danky unloads with a barrage of strikes! Walker is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Danky screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom Danky!
After winning the bout, Dom Danky thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Elliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abreham Killyousovizh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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260 lbs
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34
280 lbs
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derrick Elliott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abreham Killyousovizh!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Killyousovizh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elliott.
Killyousovizh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elliott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Killyousovizh.
Elliott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Elliott avoids the head kick by Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Killyousovizh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Elliott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Elliott loads up on a big right hand but Killyousovizh slips the punch.
Jab, jab by Killyousovizh - just one landing.
No joy there for Elliott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Elliott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killyousovizh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Killyousovizh.
A swing and a miss from Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh cracks Elliott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Killyousovizh throws a nice looking combination but Elliott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Killyousovizh misses with a hook to the body
and Elliott counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elliott misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Elliott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Elliott there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Elliott misses its intended target.
Killyousovizh throws a jab when Elliott was well out of range.
Elliott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Killyousovizh slips under a jab from Elliott.
Killyousovizh lands the left hand.
Killyousovizh forces Elliott back against the cage and clinches.
Elliott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Killyousovizh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Elliott momentarily.
Elliott thows a body shot but no joy.
Elliott slips a straight right by Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh looks to land a right hand but Elliott moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killyousovizh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Killyousovizh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Killyousovizh with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Killyousovizh misses with a body shot.
Abreham Killyousovizh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killyousovizh with a nice cross.
Elliott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Elliott misses with a looping left.
Killyousovizh is looking to land body kicks.
Elliott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Killyousovizh throws an overhand right that lands on Elliott's shoulder, as Elliott tries to avoid the shot.
Killyousovizh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elliott. Killyousovizh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Killyousovizh misses with a combination
and Elliott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Killyousovizh 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.
Elliott throws a hook but Killyousovizh avoids it easily.
A jab from Killyousovizh finds it's way through Elliott's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh missing with a left hand there. Elliott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick by Killyousovizh misses
and Elliott counters with a nice uppercut.
Killyousovizh throws a leg kick
letting Elliott counter with a right hand.
Killyousovizh throws a head kick that misses.
Killyousovizh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Elliott's head backwards.
Elliott avoids the body shot from Killyousovizh.
Elliott misses with a straight left.
A big right from Killyousovizh misses.
Killyousovizh lands with a nice body kick.
Killyousovizh throws a head kick that misses
letting Elliott counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killyousovizh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Elliotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Elliott connects with the punch.
Killyousovizh lands an overhand right.
Killyousovizh thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Killyousovizh misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh slips under a jab.
Killyousovizh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Elliott.
Killyousovizh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Killyousovizh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Elliott doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Killyousovizh misses.
Elliott looks to throw the jab but Killyousovizh is out of range.
Elliott throws a shot from downtown. Killyousovizh moves away and avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Killyousovizh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Killyousovizh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Elliott.
Elliott gets tackled into the cage by Killyousovizh. Killyousovizh maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Killyousovizh breaks the clinch.
Killyousovizh thows a body shot but no joy.
Killyousovizh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Elliott tries to break free but Killyousovizh pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abreham Killyousovizh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Killyousovizh connects with a crisp jab.
Killyousovizh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elliott.
Elliott misses the shot to the body.
Killyousovizh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Elliott checks it well.
A slow jab from Elliott misses its intended target.
Killyousovizh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Killyousovizh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elliott misses with a straight right.
Killyousovizh thuds his right hand into Elliott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A lazy left from Killyousovizh finds it's target.
Killyousovizh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Elliott ducks right into an uppercut from Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elliott.
Nice shot by Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Killyousovizh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliott tries to keep at a distance but Killyousovizh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Killyousovizh is stalling here.
Elliott is trying to force a seperation but Killyousovizh has the dominant position.
Killyousovizh trying to land knees to the body.
Killyousovizh manages to break the clinch.
Killyousovizh connects with a body shot.
Killyousovizh works Elliott's body with a nice hook.
Killyousovizh with a nice cross.
Killyousovizh scores with a spinning back kick!
Killyousovizh lands a nice shot that snaps Elliott's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Killyousovizh.
Elliott defending well as Killyousovizh loads up on a big left hand.
Elliott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Killyousovizh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crunch! Killyousovizh slams his shin into Elliott's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Killyousovizh!
Elliott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Killyousovizh misses its intended target.
Elliott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Killyousovizh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elliott lands a jab to the nose.
Killyousovizh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Killyousovizh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Killyousovizh's corner calls for a 1-2. Killyousovizh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Killyousovizh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Abreham Killyousovizh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Killyousovizh misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Elliott misses the jab.
Killyousovizh misses the body punch
and Elliott counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elliott. Killyousovizh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elliott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Killyousovizh misses with a hook. Elliott ducked under it nicely.
Elliott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Killyousovizh.
Elliott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Killyousovizh tries to close the distance and clinch but Elliott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Killyousovizh looks for the body kick but Elliott saw that one coming.
Killyousovizh thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Killyousovizh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Elliott avoids the head kick by Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Killyousovizh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killyousovizh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Killyousovizh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Killyousovizh jabs at Elliott's body.
Elliott misses with a series of wild punches.
Elliott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh slips a jab from Elliott.
Killyousovizh lands with a good body shot.
Elliott misses with a hook
and Killyousovizh counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elliott moves out of range of the strikes.
Killyousovizh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elliott was well out of range. Poor timing from Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh tries a head kick but it misses.
Elliott thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abreham Killyousovizh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Killyousovizh loads up on a big right hand but Elliott slips the punch.
Elliott takes one to the chin there.
Killyousovizh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Killyousovizh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from Killyousovizh misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Killyousovizh misses the target.
Killyousovizh just misses with a punch to the body.
Killyousovizh throws the kick towards the body but Elliott avoids it.
Elliott takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Killyousovizh looks to land a left hand but Elliott moved out of range nicely.
Killyousovizh lunges at Elliott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Elliott's hand.
Killyousovizh scores with the left hand. Elliott knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Killyousovizh!
Killyousovizh sizes up Elliott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Killyousovizh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killyousovizh throws a solid leg kick but Elliott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Killyousovizh.
Elliott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Killyousovizh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Elliott connects with a body shot that sends Killyousovizh's belly button to the back.
Killyousovizh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elliott moves out of range as Killyousovizh strikes.
Killyousovizh throws a looping overhand right but Elliott ducks down to avoid it.
Killyousovizh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Killyousovizh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Elliott steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Killyousovizh. That one must have hurt.
Killyousovizh misses with an uppercut.
Killyousovizh misses with an uppercut.
Killyousovizh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Killyousovizh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Killyousovizh swings for the body but Elliott moves out of range.
Elliott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh scores with a one two! Elliott had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Elliott avoids the body shot from Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh throws the left hand but Elliott avoids the punch easily.
Killyousovizh jabs at Elliott's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killyousovizh digs a good body shot into Elliott's ribs.
Good shot there by Killyousovizh.
Abreham Killyousovizh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Killyousovizh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Killyousovizh walks into a stiff left hand from Elliott.
The crowd cheers as Elliott lands an impressive looking overhand right. Killyousovizh doesn't seem phased though.
Elliott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Elliott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Killyousovizh ducks under a wild hook from Elliott.
Killyousovizh looks to score with a jab to the body but Elliott is just out of range.
Killyousovizh lands a glancing blow to the side of Elliott's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliott misses with a wild body shot.
Elliott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Killyousovizh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elliott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elliott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Killyousovizh was well out of range. Poor timing from Elliott.
Killyousovizh misses with a straight left.
Killyousovizh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Killyousovizh slips a straight right by Elliott.
Killyousovizh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Killyousovizh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Killyousovizh. That snapped Elliott's head back.
Killyousovizh thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Killyousovizh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Killyousovizh cracks Elliott with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elliott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Killyousovizh throws a lazy right hand but Elliott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Killyousovizh tries a head kick but it misses.
Killyousovizh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Elliott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Killyousovizh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Killyousovizh stuns Elliott with a nice body shot, before stepping 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!
Killyousovizh looks to land a left hand but Elliott moved out of range nicely.
Killyousovizh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elliott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh slips a jab and a cross from Elliott.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elliott staying out of range there.
Killyousovizh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Killyousovizh lunges at Elliott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Elliott's hand.
Derrick Elliott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Killyousovizh throws an overhand right that lands on Elliott's shoulder, as Elliott tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abreham Killyousovizh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Killyousovizh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abreham Killyousovizh!
After the fight, Abreham Killyousovizh 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Steuermann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steuermann comes to the cage accompanied by Ein Prosit. This should be fireworks!
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wolfgang Steuermann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Hume!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume is looking to clinch.
Hume throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steuermann.
Hume throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hume tries to clinch but Steuermann is having none of it.
Hume throws a head kick but Steuermann moves out of range.
Hume defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steuermann.
Steuermann bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Steuermann misses with the ground and pound.
Steuermann throws an elbow but Hume slips to the side and avoids it well.
Steuermann tries to move to mount but Hume blocks the move with his legs.
Hume regains half guard, as Steuermann was trying to land strikes.
Nice strikes from Steuermann there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume is refusing to be controlled, as Steuermann sits in half guard.
Hume is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steuermann's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steuermann's back!
Steuermann manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hume's guard. Nice work there by Steuermann.
Steuermann tries to free his leg and advance position but Hume is retaining full guard.
Hume really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steuermann. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Steuermann passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hume is trying to improve his position.
Steuermann working the body and head with strikes.
Steuermann throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Steuermann trying to control the action but Hume is working from the bottom.
Steuermann has hold of Hume's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hume seems comfortable defending it but Steuermann has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hume is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hume is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Steuermann couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wolfgang Steuermann!
Wolfgang Steuermann really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fightworld Formula logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Doghoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Njord Freyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freyr has chosen Twilight of the Thunder God as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Doghoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Njord Freyr!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doghoon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doghoon looks to land a combination but Freyr avoids it well.
Freyr misses with a leg kick.
Doghoon just misses with a punch to the body.
Freyr looks to land a combination but Doghoon avoids it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Freyr.
Freyr thows a body shot but no joy.
Freyr lands a nice shot to the body.
Freyr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Doghoon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freyr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doghoon's calf.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Freyr.
Freyr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Freyr connects with a right hand. Doghoon shakes it off.
Freyr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Freyr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freyr looks to score with a jab to the body but Doghoon is just out of range.
Njord Freyr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doghoon misses with an uppercut.
Doghoon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doghoon moves out of range of the body kick from Freyr.
Doghoon fails with the takedown.
Freyr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doghoon rather than just go for the knockout.
Doghoon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Freyr.
Doghoon is breathing heavily.
Doghoon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Freyr cracks the inside of Doghoon's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freyr cracks Doghoon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Freyr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doghoon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, jab by Freyr - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freyr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doghoon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Freyr.
That kick from Freyr tenderised Doghoon's leg. Doghoon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doghoon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freyr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Freyr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Freyr lands with an overhand left.
Freyr connects with an inside leg kick.
Freyr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Freyr lands with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Freyr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doghoon 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.
Freyr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Doghoon backs up against the cage.
It looks like Carlos Doghoon has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freyr lands a nice looking body kick.
Freyr connects with a body shot that sends Doghoon's belly button to the back.
Freyr thumps Doghoon with a low kick.
Freyr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Freyr scores with a kick to the body.
Freyr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Freyr - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freyr throws a one two combo.
Doghoon drops his hands momentarily and Freyr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Freyr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Freyr lands with a shot to the body.
Doghoon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Freyr to score with a decent uppercut.
Doghoon is rocked!
Freyr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Freyr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oh Doghoon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Freyr scoring well with a low kick there.
Doghoon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Freyr fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Doghoon to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Doghoon looks to clinch but Freyr throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Doghoon taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Njord Freyr!
Njord Freyr tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conner comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - Time Bomb. Shanks has chosen Dethklok - The Cyborg Slayers as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Shanks!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Conner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shanks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Conner under the eye.
Conner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conner rushes Shanks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Conner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Conner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conner tries to stall but Shanks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Conner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shanks avoids it.
The referee calls for Shanks to work.
Conner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shanks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Conner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shanks misses with a straight left.
Conner lands a leg kick that knocks Shanks off balance momentarily.
Shanks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conner throws out a powerful jab.
Conner slips a jab from Shanks.
Conner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shanks throws a combination. Conner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Conner tries to clinch up
and Shanks counters with a body kick that stops Conner in his tracks momentarily.
Conner tries a low kick but Shanks avoids it.
Conner looks to land a body kick but Shanks moved away.
Conner connects with a leg kick. Shanks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shanks is looking to clinch but Conner is avoiding it.
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!
Conner thuds a left hand into Shanks's body.
Conner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Conner. Those never looked like landing.
Shanks lands with a nice body punch.
Shanks blocks a jab.
Shanks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Conner trying to control the position but instead, Shanks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Conner into the cage.
Shanks scores with a shoulder strike.
Shanks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Conner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conner misses with a body punch.
Shanks blocks the elbow strike.
Shanks breaks the clinch.
Shanks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shanks throws a leg kick but Conner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks tries to close the distance and clinch but Conner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conner digs a good hook to Shanks's body.
Shanks tries to clinch but Conner is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shanks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shanks throws a right hand that Conner ducks under and follows up with a left that Conner also avoids with ease.
Conner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Conner throws a series of punches but Shanks moves out of range.
Conner throws a head kick that misses.
Shanks misses with a few strikes there.
Conner throws the kick towards the body but Shanks avoids it.
Shanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conner was well out of range. Poor timing from Shanks.
Conner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shanks tries to clinch
and Conner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shanks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
Conner misses with an elbow strike.
Conner lands an elbow inside that Shanks shrugs off.
It looks like Michael Shanks has been cut.
Conner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shanks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shanks tries a knee to the head but Conner blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Conner.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shanks lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conner tries to throw a body punch but Shanks avoids it by throwing Conner back against the cage.
Conner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Conner leaning his opponent against the cage.
Conner tries to work over Shanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Shanks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Shanks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Conner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Conner throws a good cross that connects.
Conner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shanks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conner scores with a leg kick.
Conner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shanks was well out of range. Poor timing from Conner.
Conner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Conner misses with a kick to the body.
Shanks throws a right and a left that Conner avoids nicely.
Shanks blocks the body kick.
Conner swings for the body but Shanks moves out of range.
Conner throws a lazy right hand but Shanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shanks misses with a jab to the body
letting Conner counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shanks.
Conner wants to clinch up but Shanks keeps it at a distance.
Shanks has closed the distance and engaged Conner in a clinch.
Conner misses with some punches.
Conner looking to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Conner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Conner avoiding damage as Shanks throws knees to the body.
Conner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shanks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks walks into a straight right hand from Conner.
Michael Shanks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conner swinging wildly here.
Conner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shanks moves away.
Shanks missing with a left hand there. Conner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conner. Shanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shanks scores with the left hand. Conner knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shanks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Shanks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shanks.
Conner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shanks is out of range.
Conner lands a glancing blow to the side of Shanks's head.
Conner misses with a right hand
and Shanks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Shanks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shanks. Conner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body kick from Conner.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conner.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shanks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shanks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Conner to score with a decent uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Conner blocks the low kick.
Conner misses with a double jab.
Shanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shanks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shanks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Conner momentarily.
Conner misses with a wild combination.
Conner tries to clinch there but Shanks circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanks lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conner was well out of range. Poor timing from Shanks.
A cross from Conner lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Conner misses the target.
Shanks doesn't manage to clinch there - Conner circles away.
Shanks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Conner throws a series of punches but Shanks moves out of range.
Conner moves to clinch but Shanks breaks away
and Shanks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Conner's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shanks avoids the head kick by Conner.
Shanks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shanks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Conner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Shanks's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Shanks misses with a hook. Conner ducked under it nicely.
Shanks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conner wants to clinch up but Shanks keeps it at a distance.
Conner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shanks tries to land knees in the clinch but Conner avoids the damage to the body.
Shanks lands with a left to the head.
Shanks blocks a body shot from Conner.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shanks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shanks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shanks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
Shanks tries to land knees in the clinch but Conner avoids the damage to the body.
Conner trying to land knees to the body.
Shanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shanks tries to work over Conner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Shanks.
Shanks lands an uppercut.
Shanks blocks an uppercut.
Conner pushes off an throws an elbow but Shanks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shanks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shanks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shanks can't find room to land a body shot as Conner controls the action.
Shanks just leaning against Conner, taking a breather.
Shanks misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks manages to break the clinch.
Conner works the jab nicely.
Conner tries to land a front kick but Shanks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Conner, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conner throws a lazy uppercut
and Conner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conner motions for Shanks to come forward. Conner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Conner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Conner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shanks.
Shanks tries to clinch up but Conner circles away and keeps his distance.
Shanks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shanks tries to land a leg kick but Conner saw it coming and moves away.
Conner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shanks.
Conner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Conner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner throws a hook but Shanks blocks it.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shanks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Conner misses.
Conner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shanks avoids the body shot from Conner.
Conner tries a head kick but it misses.
Shanks moves out of range of the strikes.
Conner throws a chopping leg kick but Shanks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shanks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conner, pushing him back against the cage.
Shanks crunches a lovely knee into Conner's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Conner fails to land.
Conner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shanks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Conner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Shanks on the inside.
Michael Shanks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shanks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shanks leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shanks lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Conner throws an elbow but misses.
Shanks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shanks pushes Conner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shanks lands a shot to the body.
Conner working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conner lands an elbow inside.
Conner struggles to land a body shot inside as Shanks controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Shanks.
Shanks cracks Conner with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Shanks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shanks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Shanks!
Michael Shanks took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Felizberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bucky The Badger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Felizberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bucky The Badger!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Badger.
Felizberto throws a shot from downtown. The Badger moves away and avoids it.
The Badger misses with an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from The Badger.
A shot to the liver by Felizberto. Beautiful body shot.
Felizberto misses with a straight left.
Felizberto misses with a few strikes there.
Felizberto lands a right hook to the body.
Felizberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Felizberto takes one to the side of the head.
The Badger tries to land a front kick but Felizberto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Felizberto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Badger counters with a good low kick that Felizberto was not able to check.
Felizberto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Badger tries to clinch there but Felizberto circles away.
Felizberto throws a shot from downtown. The Badger moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Felizberto. The Badger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Felizberto lunges at The Badger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Badger's hand.
Felizberto misses with a jab to the body
and The Badger counters with a stiff right hand.
Bucky The Badger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Felizberto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Felizberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Felizberto misses with a lunging right hand
enabling The Badger to counter with a crisp jab.
Felizberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Felizberto takes a swing at The Badger's ribcage but misses.
Felizberto lands a nice hook to The Badger's body. The Badger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Badger slips under a jab.
The Badger swings for the body but Felizberto moves out of range.
Felizberto jabs The Badger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Felizberto digs a good body shot into The Badger's ribs.
Nice sprawl there from The Badger as Felizberto shoots in.
Felizberto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Badger.
The Badger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Felizberto.
Felizberto is looking to wear down The Badger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Felizberto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Felizberto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Felizberto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Badger as he jumps to the side.
The Badger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan Felizberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Felizberto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Felizberto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Felizberto, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto throws a jab when The Badger was well out of range.
Felizberto ducks right into an uppercut from The Badger.
Felizberto takes a swing at The Badger's ribcage but misses.
Felizberto looks to score with a jab to the body but The Badger is just out of range.
The Badger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Badger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The Badger lands with a right to the head.
The Badger scores with a shot to the side of Felizberto's head.
Felizberto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Felizberto managing to block the knees to the body from The Badger.
The Badger misses with a punch to the body.
Felizberto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Felizberto tries to score a body lock takedown but The Badger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Felizberto breaks from the clinch.
The Badger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Felizberto was well out of range. Poor timing from The Badger.
Felizberto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Badger.
The Badger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Badger cracks Felizberto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Felizberto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Badger circles away quickly and effectively.
The Badger missing with a left hand there. Felizberto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Felizberto misses the shot to the body.
Felizberto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Badger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Felizberto swings widly with a right hand
and The Badger counters with a good low kick that Felizberto was not able to check.
Felizberto thows a body shot but no joy.
The Badger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Felizberto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Badger dips to his left and cracks Felizberto with an uppercut!
The Badger gets caught flat footed, as Felizberto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The Badger keeping moving, preventing Felizberto from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Felizberto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Felizberto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Badger keeping full guard, as Felizberto tries to pass.
Felizberto throws an elbow that misses. The Badger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Felizberto's guard. Nice move by The Badger!
Felizberto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Felizberto wants to control but The Badger is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felizberto prevents The Badger from improving his position.
Felizberto looks to land a strike but The Badger avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Felizberto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The Badger keeping full guard, as Felizberto tries to pass.
The Badger has his hands on Felizberto's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto stopping the sweep attempt from The Badger.
The Badger is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Felizberto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Badger is keeping the position for now.
Felizberto sitting in guard here, content to control.
The Badger looking for a sweep. Not yet The Badger, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto advances position into side control!
Felizberto laying and praying for a moment but The Badger takes advantage and regains half guard.
Felizberto is trying to control the action in half guard but The Badger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Felizberto seems to be working for a kimura but The Badger defends the submission attempt.
Felizberto is looking to take a break and control but The Badger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Badger gets back to full guard.
Felizberto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Badger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Felizberto won't allow The Badger to sweep him here.
Felizberto trying to control the position from guard on top but The Badger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Felizberto dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Badger tries to close the distance and clinch but Felizberto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Felizberto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Badger moves away.
The Badger misses with an uppercut.
Felizberto misses the body punch
and The Badger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Felizberto's knee momentarily.
The Badger moves away from the strike by Felizberto.
The Badger ducks under a wild hook from Felizberto.
The Badger moves into range and clinches up with Felizberto.
Felizberto lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Badger backwards.
The Badger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Felizberto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Felizberto missing with knees to the body.
The Badger misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Badger misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Badger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Badger.
The Badger misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Badger.
Felizberto looking to throw knees to the head but The Badger is blocking nicely.
The Badger trying to control the position but instead, Felizberto has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Badger into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Felizberto trying to stall but The Badger improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Felizberto.
Felizberto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Badger backwards.
The Badger lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Badger.
Felizberto can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Badger.
Felizberto swings wildly with an uppercut but The Badger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Felizberto's defenses.
It looks like Ryan Felizberto has been cut.
Felizberto throws a punch but it's blocked by The Badger.
Felizberto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Badger avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Badger lands an elbow just above Felizberto 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Badger as Felizberto tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Felizberto.
The Badger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The Badger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Felizberto backwards.
Felizberto looking for a takedown.
Felizberto tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Felizberto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Badger misses with a punch on the inside.
Bucky The Badger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Badger scores with a shot to the side of Felizberto's head.
The Badger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Felizberto lands an uppercut.
The Badger has Felizberto pressed against the cage, preventing Felizberto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Felizberto fails to land.
The Badger can't find room to land a body shot as Felizberto controls the action.
The Badger scores with a shot to the side of Felizberto's head.
The Badger has a couple of punches blocked by Felizberto.
The Badger misses with a knee strike.
The Badger tries to land a knee to the head but Felizberto blocks with his arms.
The Badger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The Badger misses with the head strike.
The Badger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Felizberto tries to throw a body punch but The Badger avoids it by throwing Felizberto back against the cage.
Felizberto pressing his opponent against the cage.
The Badger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Felizberto's defenses.
The Badger has a couple of punches blocked by Felizberto.
Felizberto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Badger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Felizberto avoids the elbow strike from The Badger, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Badger prevents it.
A shot in the inside from The Badger.
Felizberto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Badger avoiding damage.
The Badger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Felizberto is trying to drag The Badger to the mat but The Badger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Badger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Badger lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from The Badger.
A left hand lands to the body for The Badger.
The Badger lands a left hand.
The Badger slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bucky The Badger really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Felizberto'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.
The Badger throws a hook but Felizberto blocks it.
The Badger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Felizberto throws a body punch but The Badger moves out of range.
The Badger avoids the body shot from Felizberto.
Felizberto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Badger throws a nice looking combination but Felizberto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Felizberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Badger manages to avoid it.
Felizberto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Badger was well out of range. Poor timing from Felizberto.
Felizberto misses the jab.
The Badger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felizberto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by The Badger.
The Badger scoring well with a low kick there.
The Badger moves out of range as Felizberto strikes.
The Badger looks to throw the jab but Felizberto is out of range.
Felizberto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Felizberto throws a body punch but The Badger moves out of range.
Felizberto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Felizberto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Badger was well out of range. Poor timing from Felizberto.
Felizberto missing with a left hand there. The Badger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Badger misses with a right hand
and Felizberto counters with a stiff right hand.
Felizberto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger misses with a head kick.
The Badger lands a head shot.
The Badger missing with a left hand there. Felizberto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Felizberto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Badger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Felizberto thows a body shot but no joy.
Felizberto fails with a takedown attempt.
A big left from The Badger misses.
The Badger defending well as Felizberto loads up on a big left hand.
The Badger avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto lands with an overhand left.
Felizberto misses with a straight left.
The Badger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Badger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Felizberto.
The Badger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Badger throws a shot from downtown. Felizberto moves away and avoids it.
Felizberto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Felizberto misses the shot to the body.
The Badger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Felizberto.
The Badger takes a swing at Felizberto's ribcage but misses.
Felizberto misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Badger blocks a jab.
The Badger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Badger throws a jab but it's blocked by Felizberto.
The Badger looks to throw the jab but Felizberto is out of range.
Felizberto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Badger. The Badger obviously looking to wear him down.
Felizberto misses with a wild combination.
Felizberto staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Felizberto misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Felizberto misses
and The Badger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Felizberto misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Felizberto had his way with Bucky The Badger in that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Felizberto'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. This is the final round!
Felizberto staying out of range there.
The Badger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Felizberto's calf.
Felizberto misses with a body shot.
Felizberto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Badger throws a lazy right hand but Felizberto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Felizberto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Badger misses with a body shot.
The Badger slips a jab from Felizberto.
The Badger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Felizberto misses.
Felizberto swings widly with a right hand
and The Badger counters by clinching up.
The Badger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from The Badger.
Felizberto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Badger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felizberto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Felizberto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Felizberto blocks a body shot from The Badger.
Felizberto is trying to break the clinch but The Badger has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Badger.
Felizberto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Badger lands a nice shot to the body.
Felizberto goes for a takedown attempt but The Badger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Felizberto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Felizberto looks to throw the jab but The Badger is out of range.
The Badger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Badger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ryan Felizberto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Badger feints and then cracks Felizberto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Felizberto down.
Felizberto throws a hook but The Badger avoids it easily.
Felizberto throws an overhand right that lands on The Badger's shoulder, as The Badger tries to avoid the shot.
The Badger misses with an uppercut.
The Badger slips under a jab from Felizberto.
The Badger throws a low kick, looking for Felizberto's leg but Felizberto calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Felizberto misses the target.
The Badger throws a big shot that misses.
The Badger tries to move into range but Felizberto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ryan Felizberto is winning the standup battle so far.
Felizberto lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger throws a big shot that misses.
Felizberto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from The Badger misses.
Felizberto throws a lazy uppercut
and The Badger counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by The Badger.
Felizberto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Badger ducks under a wild hook from Felizberto.
Felizberto misses the shot to the body.
The Badger is looking to clinch but Felizberto is avoiding it.
The Badger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Felizberto tries for a takedown but The Badger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Felizberto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Felizberto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Badger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Felizberto misses with a body shot.
The Badger connects with a body shot that sends Felizberto's belly button to the back.
The Badger throws a hook but Felizberto blocks it.
A lazy left from Felizberto finds it's target.
The Badger scoring well with a low kick there.
Felizberto checks a low kick from The Badger.
Felizberto lands a jab to The Badger's midsection.
Bucky The Badger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Felizberto. The Badger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Felizberto connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bucky The Badger.
I think Felizberto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Felizberto!
Ryan Felizberto made sure to mention his sponsor, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Umberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokhtakhounov comes into the arena with Ministry - Thieves blaring out of the sound system. Umberto has chosen Perry Como - Magic Moments as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Umberto!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokhtakhounov misses with a body kick.
Tokhtakhounov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Umberto's hands.
Umberto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tokhtakhounov to score with a decent uppercut.
Umberto throws a shot from downtown. Tokhtakhounov moves away and avoids it.
Tokhtakhounov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Umberto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice hook to Umberto's body. Umberto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a two punch combination.
Tokhtakhounov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umberto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tokhtakhounov pinned against the cage. Tokhtakhounov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tokhtakhounov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tokhtakhounov.
Umberto just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokhtakhounov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Umberto.
Umberto moves out of range of the body kick.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Umberto 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.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a right hand
letting Umberto counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokhtakhounov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tokhtakhounov staying out of range there.
Umberto shoots in looking for a takedown. Tokhtakhounov tries to sprawl out of it but Umberto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tokhtakhounov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Umberto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Umberto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Umberto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Umberto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umberto won't allow Tokhtakhounov to sweep him here.
Umberto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Umberto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tokhtakhounov looking for a sweep. Not yet Tokhtakhounov, not yet.
Umberto tries to stand but Tokhtakhounov is controlling from the bottom.
Umberto throws a big right hand that misses.
Tokhtakhounov is adopting a defensive guard.
Umberto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umberto throws an elbow that misses. Tokhtakhounov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Umberto's guard. Nice move by Tokhtakhounov!
Umberto seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tokhtakhounov won't allow Umberto to sweep him here.
Tokhtakhounov trying to control the position from guard on top but Umberto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tokhtakhounov misses with an uppercut. Umberto saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Umberto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tokhtakhounov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Umberto.
Umberto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Umberto throwing shots but Tokhtakhounov is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Umberto throws a strike but Tokhtakhounov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tokhtakhounov has momentary wrist control but Umberto slips an elbow through the middle.
Tokhtakhounov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tokhtakhounov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Umberto trying to control but Tokhtakhounov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umberto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tokhtakhounov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Umberto trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokhtakhounov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tokhtakhounov managing to control the position.
Roberto Umberto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umberto throws a leg kick
and Tokhtakhounov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Umberto thows a body shot but no joy.
Umberto looks to land a combination. Tokhtakhounov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has been cut.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Umberto's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokhtakhounov blocks a leg kick.
Tokhtakhounov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Umberto.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tokhtakhounov.
Umberto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tokhtakhounov. Tokhtakhounov obviously looking to wear him down.
Tokhtakhounov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Umberto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tokhtakhounov. Umberto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Umberto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tokhtakhounov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Umberto somewhat.
Tokhtakhounov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Umberto loads up on a big right hand but Tokhtakhounov slips the punch.
Nice takedown defense from Tokhtakhounov. No joy for Umberto on that attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Umberto blocks the leg kick.
Umberto shoots in and drives through. Tokhtakhounov sprawls well.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Umberto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umberto loads up on a big right hand but Tokhtakhounov slips the punch.
Tokhtakhounov tries a head kick but it misses.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov digs a good hook to Umberto's body.
Tokhtakhounov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Umberto moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Umberto as Tokhtakhounov tries to tie him up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umberto stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roberto Umberto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov'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. 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.
Umberto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tokhtakhounov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Umberto shoots in and drives through. Tokhtakhounov sprawls well.
Tokhtakhounov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Umberto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tokhtakhounov as he avoids it easily.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Umberto.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Umberto throws the left hand but Tokhtakhounov avoids the punch easily.
Umberto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Umberto throws a low kick, looking for Tokhtakhounov's leg but Tokhtakhounov calmly moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Tokhtakhounov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tokhtakhounov. That's going to slow Umberto down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umberto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tokhtakhounov to the mat! Tokhtakhounov manages to get full guard.
Umberto stopping the sweep attempt from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tokhtakhounov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Umberto trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokhtakhounov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Umberto looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov pulls Umberto in close to prevent any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Umberto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tokhtakhounov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tokhtakhounov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Umberto throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Umberto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Umberto blocks the low kick.
Umberto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Umberto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tokhtakhounov's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tokhtakhounov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tokhtakhounov misses the jab.
Tokhtakhounov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Umberto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tokhtakhounov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokhtakhounov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umberto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Umberto throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a low kick.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick which misses Umberto's front leg but catches the back leg as Umberto tries to avoid it.
Umberto tries to clinch up but Tokhtakhounov circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Tokhtakhounov misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tokhtakhounov slaps away a takedown attempt from Umberto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Umberto shoots for a double leg takedown but Tokhtakhounov sprawls well. He's pushed Umberto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tokhtakhounov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kelsey Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has chosen The Claw as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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170 cm
26
157 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelsey Curtis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Curtis with that takedown attempt.
Griffin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Griffin. No joy for Curtis on that attempt.
Griffin has closed the distance and engaged Curtis in a clinch.
Curtis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Griffin is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelsey Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin effectively controlling the action here.
Curtis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffin prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griffin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Curtis letting Griffin take a breather here.
Griffin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Griffin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Griffin taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Griffin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griffin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griffin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Curtis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Griffin throws an elbow but misses.
Curtis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Griffin to keep the fight standing.
Curtis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Griffin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Griffin has Curtis pressed against the cage, preventing Curtis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Curtis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Griffin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Curtis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Griffin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Curtis is trying to drag Griffin to the mat but Griffin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Curtis.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Griffin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Curtis's brow.
Griffin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Curtis up against the cage.
Curtis tries to pull guard but Griffin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Griffin is stalling here.
Curtis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Griffin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Griffin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Griffin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis wants to take the fight to the mat but Griffin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short right from Griffin on the inside.
Curtis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Griffin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Curtis avoids it.
Griffin landing knees to the head.
Griffin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Curtis or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin lands a nice knee to the body.
Curtis is breathing heavily.
Griffin tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Griffin obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curtis fails to pull guard.
Curtis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Curtis takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Griffin 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.
Curtis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Griffin avoids it really well and circles away.
Curtis with a poor takedown
and Griffin moves into the clinch.
Griffin scores with a knee to the head.
Griffin lands a body punch.
Griffin trying to land knees to the body.
Griffin tries to land knees in the clinch but Curtis avoids the damage to the body.
Curtis gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Curtis prevents Griffin from improving his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Griffin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Griffin keeping control of the position.
Curtis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Griffin sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Griffin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Curtis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Curtis stopping the sweep attempt from Griffin.
Griffin pushes Curtis off and gets back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Griffin. No joy for Curtis on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelsey Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick and Curtis moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Curtis or perhaps it was just good defense by Griffin which made him look bad.
Jason Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Curtis misses with a takedown
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Curtis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Curtis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to control the position but Curtis postures up.
Curtis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Griffin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Curtis postures up in Griffin's guard and throws a big left but Griffin blocks it.
Curtis won't allow Griffin to sweep him here.
Curtis won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
Griffin trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Griffin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Griffin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curtis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a head kick that Curtis semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin misses with a kick to the body.
A nice combination there by Griffin.
Curtis is rocked!
Griffin drops Curtis with a huge uppercut! Curtis drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Griffin is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Griffin!
Jason Griffin is the new featherweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jason Griffin made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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