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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spar Boxing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spar Boxing will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spar Boxing!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper takes one to the chin there.
Spar Boxing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boxing lands with an overhand left.
Cooper tries to move into range but Boxing moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boxing tries to clinch up
and Cooper moves into the clinch.
Boxing looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cooper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boxing scores with a shot to the side of Cooper's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper lands a nice knee to the body.
Boxing looks gassed!
Cooper breaks from the clinch.
Cooper dives in and grabs Boxing's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boxing pushes down on Cooper's head and hops out.
Cooper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boxing's waist but Boxing gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cooper off to one side.
Cooper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boxing circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Cooper pushes Boxing back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxing's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boxing looking to stall.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boxing feints a jab promting Cooper to slip. Boxing then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cooper slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cooper looks for a takedown but Boxing sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Cooper with that takedown attempt.
Boxing leaves Cooper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boxing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxing tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxing bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boxing feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coopers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boxing looks to land a combination. Cooper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boxing lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boxing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boxing feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coopers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cooper is rocked!
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oh Cooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooper seems to have got his legs back now.
Boxing lands a really nice looking cross but Cooper seems unphased.
Boxing tries to clinch up.
Boxing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boxing feints with a jab and clips Cooper right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Cooper is sent crashing into the canvas and Boxing leaps in for the kill! Cooper tries to get to his feet but Boxing is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Cooper is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spar Boxing!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Propect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Sins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Joe Propect has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joe Propect seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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270 lbs
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272 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Propect!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johny Sins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sins throws a looping overhand right but Propect ducks down to avoid it.
Propect moves into range and connects with a jab.
Propect connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sins misses with a kick to the body.
Propect tries to clinch there but Sins circles away.
Sins misses with a takedown
and Propect counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Propect but Propect pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch combination from Propect misses.
Sins shoots in looking for a takedown. Propect tries to sprawl out of it but Sins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Propect manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Joe Propect has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Sins.
Sins circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins closes the distance and clinches up with Propect, looking for a takedown. Sins pushes Propect against the cage but Propect circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sins with a poor takedown
and Propect connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Johny Sins has been cut.
Propect lands an overhand right.
Propect has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Propect tries to circle away but Sins has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sins as Propect tries to tie him up.
Sins misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Propect.
Propect misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Propect doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Propect fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Propect misses with a short punch on the inside.
Propect misses with a knee strike.
Sins blocks a body shot from Propect.
Sins tries to pull guard but Propect holds him up against the cage and eventually Sins drops back down to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Propect scores with a nice right hand.
Sins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Propect swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Propect. Sins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sins tries to close the distance and clinch but Propect swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Propect keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Propect. That's going to slow Sins down.
Propect lands a nice hook to Sins's body. Sins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sins looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sins avoids the body shot from Propect.
Propect looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sins is rocked!
Propect weaves into range and cracks Sins right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Sins goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Propect is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Propect!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Prien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prien comes to the cage accompanied by Yellow Submarine. Casey Edgar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Martin Prien's chin.
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212 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Prien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Casey Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prien decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Edgar wants to get back to full guard.
Edgar actively working from the bottom here.
Prien is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Prien wants to free his trapped foot but Edgar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Prien is trying to work for a kimura but Edgar is defending well.
Edgar has his hands clasped together around Prien's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prien seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Edgar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Prien is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Edgar defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prien works his way into full mount!
Edgar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Prien. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Prien connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prien is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Prien extends the arm and Edgar is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martin Prien!
After winning the bout, Martin Prien 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 Celta GM (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Celta GM!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar has his takedown stuffed
and GM counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
GM tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lesnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
GM lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lesnar at a distance.
Lesnar gets caught napping as GM dives in and scores a takedown. Lesnar manages to retain guard.
Lesnar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
GM postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GM won't allow Lesnar to sweep him here.
Lesnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. GM manages to get himself to full guard.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from GM.
GM is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
GM looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lesnar is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
GM working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar lands a couple of elbows.
GM looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lesnar works over GM with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a couple of digs.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but GM is keeping the position.
GM pulls Lesnar in to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from GM.
Lesnar lands a couple of digs.
GM avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lesnar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lesnar is in close to GM's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from GM.
GM working a defensive guard here.
GM knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lesnar on the ground.
GM is pulling down on Lesnar's head to control his posture.
Lesnar pushes down on GM's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lesnar drops an elbow to the side of GM's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking for a kimura here.
Lesnar thows a huge punch but GM dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lesnar connects with a nice short shot to GM's temple.
GM tries to get to full guard but Lesnar has control of the leg.
Lesnar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lesnar lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lesnar connects with a nice short shot to GM's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar thows a huge punch but GM dodges it nicely.
Lesnar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
GM on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
GM is rocked!
GM is looking for a sweep. Lesnar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Oh GM is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
GM is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lesnar connects with a nice short shot to GM's temple.
Lesnar passes to side control.
Lesnar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
GM takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh GM is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Lesnar can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Lesnar!
During a confident post fight interview, Brock Lesnar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Apete Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Sahebt (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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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Apete Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Sahebt!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sahebt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Robinson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sahebt in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Robinson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sahebt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Sahebt!
Johnny Sahebt decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Muntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Connelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connelly has chosen rude boy 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nelson Muntz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Connelly!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connelly looks for a takedown but Muntz sprawls well.
Muntz clinches with his opponent.
Muntz is working Connelly over against the cage.
Muntz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Connelly takes a shot to the head.
Muntz lands a nice uppercut.
Connelly working hard to break the clinch.
Connelly tries to pull guard but Muntz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muntz.
A left hand lands to the body for Muntz.
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!
Muntz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muntz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Connelly backwards.
Muntz lands with a light punch inside.
Muntz pushes Connelly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Connelly looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Connelly backwards.
Muntz creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Connelly's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Connelly drops to his knees and Muntz pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelson Muntz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chras Watsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Rush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chras Watsky!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watsky wants to clinch up but Rush keeps it at a distance.
Watsky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rush.
Rush gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rush controlling the pace.
Rush's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Watsky tries to get to full guard but Rush has control of the leg.
Watsky is trying to stand up here but Rush is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rush decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watsky is fending him off so far but Rush persists. Nope, Watsky circles away and we're back to standing.
Watsky tries to clinch but Rush moves out of range.
Rush gets a takedown into half guard.
Watsky is trying to stand.
Rush controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marcus Rush.
Watsky misses with a takedown
and Rush counters with a left and a right that stings Watsky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rush wants to clinch up but Watsky keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Watsky. No joy for Rush on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rush misses with a takedown
and Watsky counters with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watsky is looking to clinch.
Watsky wants to clinch up but Rush keeps it at a distance.
Rush throws a head kick that misses.
Watsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Watsky to the ground. Rush is now in Watsky's guard.
Rush wants to control from the top but Watsky keeps moving.
Rush gets to his feet - Watsky follows without any prompting.
Rush misses with a hook.
Rush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Watsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rush.
Chras Watsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Watsky wants to improve his position but Rush is controlling well.
Rush will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Watsky tries to kick Rush off but Rush keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush stands up and beckons Watsky to join him on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rush shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rush was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rush controlling from mount.
Rush looking to ground and pound but Watsky is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rush controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Rush dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big left from Watsky misses.
Watsky pushes Rush up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rush takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Watsky blocks a body shot from Rush.
Watsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rush shoots in and drives through. Watsky sprawls well.
Watsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rush darts in and clinches Watsky up against the cage.
Watsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush tries for a takedown but Watsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Watsky takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rush moves into range and clinches up with Watsky.
Rush lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Watsky has hold of one of Rush's legs. Rush is fighting the takedown attempt but Watsky gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Watsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Rush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watsky is fighting to break Rush's control of his arms but Rush is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Watsky wants to stand but Rush has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watsky closes the distance and clinches.
Watsky slowing the pace effectively.
Rush tries to break the clinch but Watsky is controlling the position.
Rush is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Watsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rush looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy body kick from Watsky
and Rush counters with a head kick. That will keep Watsky thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watsky darts in trying to clinch
and Rush counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rush fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watsky wants to clinch up but Rush keeps it at a distance.
Rush swats away the attempt to clinch by Watsky.
Watsky moves in looking to clinch but Rush pushes him off.
Rush fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rush looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Watsky!
Rush content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watsky's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
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 Marcus Rush will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Rush.
Rush keeps the fight on the outside.
Watsky tries to clinch but Rush is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Rush or perhaps it was just good defense by Watsky which made him look bad.
Rush fails to land the takedown.
Watsky lands a leg kick that knocks Rush off balance momentarily.
Watsky moves in looking to clinch but Rush pushes him off.
Watsky tries to clinch there but Rush circles away.
Watsky tries a low kick but Rush avoids it.
Nice cross by Rush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watsky blocks a head kick by Rush.
Watsky moves in looking to clinch but Rush pushes him off.
Rush will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Watsky moves in looking to clinch but Rush pushes him off.
Rush fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rush throws an overhand right that lands on Watsky's shoulder, as Watsky tries to avoid the shot.
Rush looks to land a combination but Watsky avoids it well.
Rush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watsky darts in and clinches Rush up against the cage.
Watsky stalling in the clinch but Rush improves position.
Rush is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Watsky pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Watsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watsky moves into range and clinches up with Rush.
Watsky prevents Rush from breaking the clinch.
Rush tries to break free but Watsky pushes him back against the cage.
Rush is trying to break free.
Rush wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watsky has Rush pushed against the cage.
Rush fails to pull guard.
Watsky taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Watsky's guard.
Watsky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rush is controlling him.
Rush trying to control the position from guard on top but Watsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rush passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rush trying to control the position but Watsky is working away.
Watsky wants to get back to his feet.
Chras Watsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rush advances to full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watsky regains half guard.
Watsky is looking to improve his position.
Rush keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Watsky looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rush with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Rush.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rush, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Rush!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlito Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zolt Hengan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zolt Hengan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlito Brigante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zolt Hengan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hengan looks to land a combination. Brigante sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Carlito Brigante has been cut.
Hengan lands a nice shot to the body.
Brigante connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hengan momentarily.
It looks like Zolt Hengan has been cut.
Hengan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brigante moves away.
Hengan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brigante lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from Brigante misses.
Hengan moves in looking to clinch but Brigante pushes him off.
Hengan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brigante thows a body shot but no joy.
Brigante bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hengan's head backwards.
Hengan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brigante tries to avoid it but Hengan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brigante to the ground. Brigante escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hengan bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Brigante! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Brigante is rocked!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hengan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Oh Brigante is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brigante preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hengan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brigante dives on top into guard.
Brigante seems to have got his legs back now.
Brigante stopping the sweep attempt from Hengan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hengan controls Brigante momentarily but Brigante frees himself.
Hengan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brigante is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hengan is looking for a triangle but Brigante pushes his legs off easily.
Brigante preventing the sweep.
Hengan wants to get back to his feet but Brigante is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hengan has his foot on Brigante's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brigante works his way back into a safe position though.
Brigante has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hengan is proving hard to escape from.
Hengan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brigante can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hengan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brigante defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hengan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hengan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hengan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brigante is trying to escape the mount.
Brigante wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Brigante is trying desperately to improve position.
Hengan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hengan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hengan raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hengan looking for a guillotine from mount but Brigante is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brigante keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hengan wants to control the action but instead Brigante gets a body lock and reverses into Hengan's guard! Nice work!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brigante got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hengan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brigante has managed to get both his arms back between Hengan's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zolt Hengan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brigante slips a jab and a cross from Hengan.
Hengan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hengan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brigante misses with a body kick.
A combination from Brigante does no damage.
Hengan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hengan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brigante pinned against the cage. Brigante gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brigante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brigante throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hengan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brigante circles away.
Hengan throws a right hand that Brigante ducks under and follows up with a left that Brigante also avoids with ease.
Brigante lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hengan at a distance.
Brigante moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brigante connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That has opened up Zolt Hengan's cut even more.
Brigante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hengan is breathing heavily.
Hengan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot lands for Brigante.
Hengan is rocked!
Hengan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brigante sprawls well initially but Hengan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hengan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hengan seems to be looking for submissions.
Hengan thows a huge punch but Brigante dodges it nicely.
Hengan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brigante's head.
Brigante is staying active underneath Hengan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brigante keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hengan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hengan is working for a kimura but Brigante is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hengan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brigante is trying to stand.
Zolt Hengan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hengan stands up and beckons Brigante to join him on the feet.
Hengan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A cross from Brigante lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brigante tries to clinch but Hengan is having none of it.
Carlito Brigante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hengan shoots in looking for a takedown. Brigante tries to sprawl out of it but Hengan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brigante manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carlito Brigante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zolt Hengan.
Jab from Hengan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hengan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brigante at a distance.
Hengan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hengan misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheers as Brigante lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hengan doesn't seem phased though.
Hengan walks into a straight right hand from Brigante.
Oooh a lovely combination from Brigante sends Hengan down but not out. Brigante dives into side control looking to finish.
Hengan is still in real trouble! Can Brigante finish him?
The cut above Zolt Hengan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hengan tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Brigante biding his time, controlling Hengan.
Hengan trying to get back to his feet but Brigante is in full control for now.
Hengan looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hengan is trying to get back to his feet but Brigante has full control of the position and if anything, Hengan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hengan seems to have recovered his senses.
Hengan wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hengan looking very determined here, making life difficult for Brigante.
Brigante controls the position.
Hengan is trying to stand back up.
Brigante is looking to control Hengan but Hengan is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hengan manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlito Brigante dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hengan takes a swing at Brigante's ribcage but misses.
Brigante lunges at Hengan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hengan's hand.
A combination from Hengan does no damage.
Brigante uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carlito Brigante is winning the standup battle so far.
Brigante with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Hengan.
Brigante steps in with a hook that catches Hengan right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Brigante follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hengan looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlito Brigante!
Carlito Brigante decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Fonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is down with the sickness. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fonte's choice of entrance music: carnage. Brock Lesner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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248 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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257 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Lesner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Fonte!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonte closes the distance and pushes Lesner back into the cage.
Lesner tries to score a body lock takedown but Fonte shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fonte has had enough of the clinch but Lesner keeps him there for the moment.
Lesner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fonte gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lesner has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Fonte is trying to keep an underhook but Lesner manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lesner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fonte is looking to get back to full guard here but Lesner has managed to pass to side control instead.
Lesner is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fonte is trying to escape and Lesner transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fonte is forced to tap! Nice work there by Lesner! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brock Lesner!
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