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King Of The Cage - I PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tariq Hassan Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyoto Machida will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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257 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent 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
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tariq Hassan Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyoto Machida !
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain dodges the punch combination from Machida .
Hussain cracks Machida on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Machida falls backwards against the cage. Hussain follows up with more strikes that drop Machida to his knees. Hussain keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Machida ! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tariq Hassan Hussain!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pearmine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and IRon Stomach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stomach has chosen Marilyn Manson - The Fight Song as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Pearmine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, IRon Stomach !
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearmine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stomach 's waist but Stomach gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pearmine off to one side.
Pearmine misses with a head kick.
Pearmine darts in trying to clinch
and Stomach counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pearmine!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stomach controlling from mount.
Stomach looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Stomach looking to secure an arm triangle but Pearmine defends it well.
Pearmine is breathing heavily.
Pearmine working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stomach is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pearmine to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pearmine shrugs it off.
Pearmine is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Stomach locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Pearmine is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). IRon Stomach !
Our winner, IRon Stomach , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andile Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andile Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Tyson has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
Tyson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
King with a poor takedown
and Tyson counters with a takedown into side control.
Tyson takes a little break here. King wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
It looks like Tyson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson scoring with punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson scores with punches from side control.
Tyson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by King, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson scores with punches from side control.
Tyson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. King is trying to escape and Tyson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and King is forced to tap! Nice work there by Tyson! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andile Tyson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diablo Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mychal Callahan (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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270 lbs
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233 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diablo Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mychal Callahan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callahan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Callahan looks for the body kick but Chang saw that one coming.
Chang misses with a straight left.
Chang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Callahan tries to clinch up
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mychal Callahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callahan tries to bum rush Chang with a series of wild strikes but Chang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Chang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Callahan wants to clinch
and Chang counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callahan is trying to buck Chang off.
Chang tries for a kimura but Callahan is defending well.
Callahan is trying to control Chang's posture but Chang avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang lands a decent elbow from side control.
Chang is working Callahan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Chang 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.
Chang throws a strike aimed at the side of Callahan's head but Callahan avoids it well.
Chang controlling from side mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chang advances to full mount.
Chang tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chang landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chang working Callahan over with strikes here.
Callahan is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang lands a big shot there that rocks Callahan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Callahan is still in real trouble! Can Chang finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Chang! Callahan is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Diablo Chang!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uther Champy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendon Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uther Champy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uther Champy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brendon Scott!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Scott lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Champy throws out a powerful jab.
Champy feints and as Scott raises his hands in defense, Champy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Scott can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Champy controls the pace.
Champy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Champy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Scott utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Champy tries to free his leg and advance position but Scott is retaining full guard.
Champy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Champy trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Champy.
Champy pushing down on Scott's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Champy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scott defending well though.
Scott wants to control but Champy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is staying active underneath Champy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Champy thows a huge punch but Scott dodges it nicely.
Champy throwing shots but Scott is blocking nicely.
Champy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Champy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Champy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Scott looks gassed!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Champy! Scott is hurt baaadly! Champy is firing away with more strikes - Scott is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uther Champy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peanut Butter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry comes to the cage accompanied by D-12 - Fight Music . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buster Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peanut Butter!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cherry defends it nicely.
Cherry scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cherry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cherry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cherry scores with a couple of short elbows.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Butter has eaten all the pies!
Cherry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Butter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Butter is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cherry's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nice strikes from Cherry there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Butter defending well though.
Ground and pound from Cherry.
Cherry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Butter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cherry wants to pass the guard but Butter is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cherry trying to control the position from guard on top but Butter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cherry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Butter on the ground.
Cherry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cherry looking to sit in guard and control but Butter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Butter is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry keeping moving, preventing Butter from controlling successfully.
Butter is fighting to break Cherry's control of his arms but Cherry is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cherry striking off his back but it's not causing Butter any problems.
Butter pushing down on Cherry's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butter seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cherry pushes Butter off and gets back to his feet.
Butter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Butter wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Cherry or perhaps it was just good defense by Butter which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cherry circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cherry is defended easily by Butter.
Peanut Butter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cherry is fending him off so far but Butter persists. Nope, Cherry circles away and we're back to standing.
Cherry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Butter is fending him off so far but Cherry persists. Nope, Butter circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Cherry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butter tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Butter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Butter with a hook.
Cherry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Butter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Butter tries to clinch there but Cherry circles away.
Butter gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cherry throws an elbow that misses.
Butter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cherry shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Butter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Cherry 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.
Butter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cherry is trying to get back to half guard.
Cherry wants to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Cherry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cherry is trying to work for a sweep but Butter has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cherry gets back to half guard.
Cherry wants to control but Butter is keeping busy.
Cherry wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butter tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cherry controls his leg.
Butter passes into side control, despite Cherry's attempt to control the position.
Cherry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Butter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cherry, who protects the arm well.
Cherry struggling a bit here.
Buster Cherry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butter trying to control the position but Cherry is working away.
Cherry struggling a bit here.
Cherry is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Butter is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Buster Cherry wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Butter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry gets a takedown into half guard.
Butter taking some punishment here, with Cherry in his half guard.
Cherry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cherry is looking to stall here but Butter recovers full guard.
Cherry landing some decent shots from guard.
Cherry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butter keeping moving, preventing Cherry from controlling successfully.
Cherry controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cherry pushing down on Butter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butter is trying to stand.
Cherry is stalling here. Butter is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cherry seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Butter has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Cherry is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Butter off and has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cherry scores with punches to the body.
Cherry is working the ground and pound. Can Butter escape?
Cherry trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Butter doesn't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Cherry dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cherry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Butter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cherry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Butter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Butter sneaks back into half guard.
Butter tries to kick Cherry off but Cherry keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cherry lands a nice short elbow.
Cherry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Butter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Butter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cherry passes Butter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry wants to take a breather but Butter is having none of it.
Cherry lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Cherry.
Cherry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cherry is thwarting Butter's attempts to control the position.
Butter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Butter tries to get to full guard but Cherry has control of the leg.
Cherry stalling.
Cherry working Butter over with strikes.
Cherry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry works his way into full mount!
Cherry with shots to the head and body - Butter looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cherry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Butter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cherry lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cherry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Butter is bucking up trying to escape but Cherry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cherry working Butter over with strikes here.
Cherry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Butter is rocked!
Cherry postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Butter bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Cherry and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Cherry!
After winning the bout, Buster Cherry 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roand Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roand Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gerard Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po throws a series of strikes that have Mousasi backpedaling.
It looks like Gerard Mousasi has been cut.
Mousasi 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.
Po drives through and clinches with Mousasi against the cage.
Po gets underhooks to prevent Mousasi's takedown attempt.
Mousasi goes for a takedown attempt but Po pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mousasi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Po. Po obviously looking to wear him down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mousasi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mousasi takes one to the side of the head.
Po buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mousasi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Po finds it's way round the side to connect with Mousasi's head.
Po connects with an inside leg kick.
Mousasi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mousasi has a takedown stuffed.
Roand Po has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard Mousasi.
The crowd cheers as Po lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mousasi doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Po dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Po dips to his left and cracks Mousasi with an uppercut!
Po clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Po.
Po scores with a knee to the head.
Po presses Mousasi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Po pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Po works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Po. That snapped Mousasi's head back.
That has opened up Gerard Mousasi's cut even more.
Po feints and then cracks Mousasi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mousasi down.
Po thuds his right hand into Mousasi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Po lands a knee to the body.
Mousasi looks gassed!
Po pushes Mousasi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Po lands a nice elbow.
Mousasi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Po's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Po scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Po scores with a push kick.
Po is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mousasi ducks right into an uppercut from Po.
Po lands a brutal head kick. Mousasi looks out on his feet and Po throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Roand Po!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Mitrione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Mitrione has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Mitrione!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Green!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitrione avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Green darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mitrione looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Green really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mitrione. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mitrione regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Green.
Mitrione looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mitrione is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Green rolls with it to try and escape but Mitrione cranks on the arm and Green is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Mitrione!
Matt Mitrione gave a mention to Blood Bank ($10) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abreham Killyousovizh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abreham Killyousovizh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Sutter!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Killyousovizh scores with a jab.
Killyousovizh misses the shot to the body.
Killyousovizh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sutter.
Sutter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Abreham Killyousovizh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killyousovizh swinging wildly here.
Sutter wants to clinch.
Sutter drops his hands momentarily and Killyousovizh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Killyousovizh cracks Sutter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Killyousovizh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Killyousovizh.
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!
Sutter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Killyousovizh misses with a hook
enabling Sutter to counter with a crisp jab.
Sutter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Killyousovizh is looking to escape.
Sutter throwing shots but Killyousovizh is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sutter is working for a submission of some sort.
Sutter thows a huge punch but Killyousovizh dodges it nicely.
Sutter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Killyousovizh holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sutter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sutter sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh trying desperately to get to his feet.
Killyousovizh wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sutter.
Killyousovizh wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sutter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sutter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Killyousovizh is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sutter with a couple of short strikes.
Killyousovizh holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sutter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sutter thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sutter unloads with some shots from mount but Killyousovizh bucks and avoids them well.
Sutter lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sutter landing strikes from the mount.
Killyousovizh is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Sutter! Killyousovizh is hurt baaadly! Sutter is firing away with more strikes - Killyousovizh is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Sutter!
Mark Sutter is the new heavyweight champion!
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