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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Chestnut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Death Bringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chestnut's entrance music is Albatross, Albatross, Albatross. A fine choice. Bringer has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Walter Chestnut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Death Bringer!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chestnut lands a right hook to the body.
Bringer looks winded!
Chestnut jabs Bringer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chestnut fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chestnut misses with a body kick.
Bringer drops his hands momentarily and Chestnut takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chestnut is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bringer's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chestnut slows the pace down in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chestnut trying to pass the guard but Bringer defending well.
Chestnut wants to work for an arm triangle but Bringer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestnut tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bringer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chestnut stalling.
Chestnut seems to be working for a kimura but Bringer defends the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chestnut in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chestnut is trying to control. Bringer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chestnut keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chestnut tries to pass to full mount but Bringer defends it.
Chestnut seems to be working for a kimura but Bringer defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestnut controlling the pace.
Chestnut is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bringer defends it well.
Chestnut is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bringer has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chestnut looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chestnut is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bringer is just riding it out for now. Chestnut eventually gives up the hold.
Chestnut is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Chestnut dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chestnut connects with a nice looking jab.
Chestnut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bringer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Bringer. No joy for Chestnut on that attempt.
Chestnut cracks Bringer with an open hand slap.
Bringer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chestnut.
Chestnut closes the distance and clinches.
Chestnut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bringer blocks it with crossed arms.
Bringer is breathing heavily.
Chestnut pulls guard.
Chestnut looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chestnut has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bringer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestnut 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! Bringer rolls with it to try and escape but Chestnut cranks on the arm and Bringer is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Walter Chestnut!
In his post fight interview, Walter Chestnut started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Swe Dish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balaur Bondoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bondoc has chosen Vica Versa as his entrance music. Balaur Bondoc has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Swe Dish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Balaur Bondoc!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dish looks to land a body kick but Bondoc moved away.
Bondoc falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dish counters with a good, hard body kick but Bondoc shrugs it off.
Bondoc checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dish bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dish sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bondoc is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bondoc is looking to reverse the position.
Dish stands up.
Bondoc looks to score with a jab to the body but Dish is just out of range.
Bondoc just misses with a punch to the body.
Bondoc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bondoc misses with a looping right.
Dish throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dish shoots in and drives through. Bondoc sprawls well.
Bondoc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dish throws a sloppy head kick and Bondoc moves out of range easily.
Dish slips a jab and a cross from Bondoc.
Bondoc scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Bondoc.
Dish misses with a head kick.
Bondoc misses with a looping left.
Bondoc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dish fails with the takedown.
Dish slips under a jab.
Dish with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bondoc counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Swe Dish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bondoc misses with a double jab.
Dish will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bondoc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dish circles away quickly and effectively.
Dish fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dish's corner calls for a 1-2. Dish obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bondoc tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dish cracks Bondoc with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dish scores with a head kick.
Bondoc moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Balaur Bondoc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dish throws the kick towards the body but Bondoc avoids it.
Dish tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bondoc sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dish somewhat.
Dish shoots in and gets a takedown into Bondoc's guard.
Bondoc is looking to sweep but instead, Dish has passed into half guard.
Dish trying to pass the guard but Bondoc defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc tries to get to full guard but Dish has control of the leg.
Dish 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.
Dish throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dish thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dish missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dish is thwarting Bondoc's attempts to control the position.
Dish throwing shots but Bondoc is blocking nicely.
Dish throwing shots but Bondoc is blocking nicely.
Dish missing with some ground and pound from the 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. Dish connects with a nice short shot to Bondoc's temple.
Bondoc is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bondoc gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dish postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dish with a nice head shot there.
Dish wants to get up but he can't break Bondoc's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bondoc working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dish stands up and waves to Bondoc to follow him.
Dish tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bondoc swivels and escapes.
Bondoc misses with a series of wild punches.
Dish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bondoc.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dish misses with a hook. Bondoc ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Swe Dish 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.
Dish looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bondoc is fending him off so far but Dish persists. Nope, Bondoc circles away and we're back to standing.
Bondoc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Bondoc misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dish fails to land with a series of punches.
Bondoc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dish lands the left hand.
Swe Dish is winning the standup battle so far.
Bondoc throws a nice looking combination but Dish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bondoc misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Dish.
Dish shoots for a double leg takedown but Bondoc sprawls well. He's pushed Dish's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Bondoc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bondoc swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Dish counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bondoc 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!
Dish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bondoc is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondoc looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dish is one step ahead there.
Dish in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bondoc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dish.
Dish throws a big elbow that misses.
Swe Dish overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dish is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bondoc wants to stand up but Dish is controlling him.
Bondoc keeping full guard, as Dish tries to pass.
Dish scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bondoc has momentary wrist control but Dish slips an elbow through the middle.
Dish wants to stand but Bondoc has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dish is in close to Bondoc's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dish won't allow Bondoc to get back to his feet.
Dish postures up in Bondoc's guard and throws a big left but Bondoc blocks it.
Dish throwing strikes from guard but Bondoc blocks nicely.
Dish would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dish trying to control the position from guard on top but Bondoc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dish passes Bondoc's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dish seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bondoc does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dish stops Bondoc from getting back to his feet.
Dish not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dish thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bondoc can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bondoc is trying to stand.
Dish is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bondoc is just riding it out for now. Dish eventually gives up the hold.
Bondoc is looking for a sweep. Dish is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dish throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bondoc has hold of Dish's hands but Dish slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dish sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bondoc defending well though.
Dish not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bondoc manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bondoc is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dish throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dish throwing strikes but missing.
Bondoc keeping moving, preventing Dish from controlling successfully.
Bondoc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dish.
Dish working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bondoc's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dish drops back looking for a leg! Bondoc is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bondoc manages to kick Dish off! Dish jumps back into Bondoc's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dish looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Swe Dish dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Dish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bondoc.
Dish throws a head kick but Bondoc moves out of range.
Dish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bondoc.
It looks like Swe Dish has been cut.
Dish takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bondoc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bondoc slips a jab and a cross from Dish.
A bone on bone clash there as Bondoc blocks the leg kick.
Bondoc throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dish counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dish throwing shots but Bondoc is blocking nicely.
Dish prevents Bondoc from improving his position.
Bondoc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dish looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bondoc with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dish is pressing down on Bondoc's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bondoc is holding on for now.
Dish is nestled in close to Bondoc, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dish wants to take a breather but Bondoc is having none of it.
Dish missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dish stands up from half guard.
Bondoc tries to land a leg kick but Dish saw it coming and moves away.
Bondoc looks to land a combination but Dish avoids it well.
Dish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bondoc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dish was well out of range. Poor timing from Bondoc.
Horrible takedown by Dish or perhaps it was just good defense by Bondoc which made him look bad.
Bondoc throws a nice looking combination but Dish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Dish.
Dish shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bondoc as he avoids it easily.
Balaur Bondoc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bondoc.
Dish shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bondoc but Bondoc pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Swe Dish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bondoc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bondoc is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dish rather than just go for the knockout.
Dish looks to land a body kick but Bondoc moved away.
Dish throws a sloppy head kick and Bondoc moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
No luck for Dish with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dish with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bondoc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Bondoc.
Dish tries to land a front kick but Bondoc steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bondoc stalks Dish and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dish's face. Dish staggers backwards, shaken.
Dish dodges the punch combination from Bondoc.
Dish fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bondoc avoids it really well and circles away.
Dish changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bondoc tries to avoid it but Dish manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bondoc to the ground. Bondoc escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bondoc throws a head kick that misses.
Bondoc slaps away a takedown attempt from Dish, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dish shoots in looking for a takedown but Bondoc manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dish's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bondoc throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dish.
Bondoc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bondoc throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bondoc lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dish scores with a head kick.
Balaur Bondoc 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.
Dish misses with a head kick.
Dish changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bondoc tries to avoid it but Dish manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bondoc to the ground. Bondoc escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Swe Dish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dish shoots in for a double leg but Bondoc sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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 Swe Dish.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dish, 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 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Swe Dish!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nycky Downtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bonhomme Sept Heures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Downtime kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bring It. Sept Heures has chosen Monster Mash as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nycky Downtime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bonhomme Sept Heures!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sept Heures lands a brutal head kick. Downtime looks out on his feet and Sept Heures throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Bonhomme Sept Heures!
Bonhomme Sept Heures seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cray Daddy Tay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tay comes into the arena with Blue (Dancing Crayfish Version) blaring out of the sound system. Eric Sutter struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Cray Daddy Tay is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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195 lbs
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cray Daddy Tay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Sutter!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sutter looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sutter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tay.
Tay scores with the left hand. Sutter knows he should have avoided that one.
Sutter throws out a leg kick but Tay moves out of range and Sutter only half commits.
Tay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sutter.
A jab from Tay misses.
Tay takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sutter ducks right into an uppercut from Tay.
Tay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sutter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the liver by Tay. Beautiful body shot.
Sutter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tay.
Tay lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tay misses with a wild combination.
Oooh a lovely combination from Tay sends Sutter down but not out. Tay dives into side control looking to finish.
Sutter is rocked!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tay lands a huge shot from side control! Sutter is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cray Daddy Tay!
After winning the bout, Cray Daddy Tay 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Ngo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ambitionz Az A Ridah. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Ngo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardy's corner calls for a 1-2. Hardy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hardy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hardy throws the left hand but Ngo avoids the punch easily.
Andre Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ngo fails to land the takedown.
Hardy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ngo circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy jabs Ngo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Ngo avoids them all with ease.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Ngo throws an overhand right that lands on Hardy's shoulder, as Hardy tries to avoid the shot.
Ngo walks into a straight right hand from Hardy.
Andre Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Ngo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngo has his takedown stuffed
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Hardy lands a jab-cross combination.
Ngo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Ngo moved out of range.
Ngo closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. Ngo pushes Hardy against the cage but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andre Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Ngo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ngo is defended easily by Hardy.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab lands there for Hardy.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Ngo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ngo shoots in looking for a takedown but Hardy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ngo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ngo moves away.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardy digs a good hook to Ngo's body.
Ngo checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Hardy 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.
Ngo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side.
Hardy lands a nice hook to Ngo's body. Ngo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hardy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ngo has time to react.
Andre Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy connects with a single shot there.
Ngo fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a hook but Ngo avoids it easily.
Ngo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ngo fails with the takedown.
Hardy lands a nice hook to Ngo's body. Ngo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hardy scores with a shot to the body.
Ngo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ngo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hardy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ngo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
An elbow from Ngo crashes against the mat.
Ngo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ngo tries for a kimura but Hardy is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hardy, who protects the arm well.
Ngo has hold of Hardy's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hardy seems comfortable defending it but Ngo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hardy is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hardy is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ngo couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Henry Ngo!
Henry Ngo very nearly forgot to thank MMA ANIMAL amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Badolato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badolato comes into the arena with Nneka - Heartbeat blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
200 lbs
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27
195 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darius Badolato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Twister!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badolato throws a chopping leg kick but Twister manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Badolato tried to score with a low kick but Twister checks it.
Twister looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Twister preventing the sweep.
Twister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badolato is keeping the position for now.
Badolato is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Badolato not doing much here.
Badolato is thwarting Twister's attempts to control the position.
Badolato looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Twister is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Badolato is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Twister is holding on to half guard well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Badolato misses with a left hand
and Twister counters with a nice uppercut.
Twister fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Badolato jabs at Twister's body.
Twister throws a hook but Badolato blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Badolato misses the target.
Twister misses with a jab, cross combination.
Twister moves out of range of the body kick.
Badolato is looking to clinch.
Badolato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Badolato.
Badolato thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Twister misses the target.
Darius Badolato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badolato. Twister does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Twister as he checks the leg kick.
Twister throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Badolato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister connects with a body shot that sends Badolato's belly button to the back.
Badolato tried to score with a low kick but Twister checks it.
Twister throws a looping overhand right but Badolato ducks down to avoid it.
Badolato tries to clinch but Twister moves out of range.
Badolato closes the distance and clinches.
Badolato throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badolato is leaning against Twister and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Badolato.
Twister tries to score a body lock takedown but Badolato shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Twister is looking to take this one to the mat.
Darius Badolato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Twister.
Badolato avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Badolato for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Twister takes a shot to the head.
Badolato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Twister is trying to maintain a safe position but Badolato gets an underhook and turns Twister into the cage.
Badolato gets through Twister's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Twister backwards.
Badolato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Twister avoids it.
Twister wants to take the fight to the mat but Badolato manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Badolato pushes Twister back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badolato scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Badolato.
Twister has had enough of the clinch but Badolato keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Badolato on the inside.
Twister is rocked!
Badolato lands an elbow just above Twister 's eye.
Twister is still on wobbly legs! Can Badolato finish him?
Badolato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Twister lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Badolato lands a big right hand that drops Twister! The killer instinct kicks in and Badolato finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Badolato!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Badolato!
A very excited looking Darius Badolato made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Klopfenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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28
170 lbs
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168 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeshi Yuudai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ichabod Klopfenstein !
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuudai fails with the takedown
and Klopfenstein counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yuudai's knee momentarily.
Klopfenstein takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Klopfenstein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Klopfenstein slips under a jab from Yuudai.
Klopfenstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Klopfenstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yuudai closes the distance and clinches.
Klopfenstein stalling against the cage.
Yuudai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yuudai manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klopfenstein .
Yuudai sizes up Klopfenstein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yuudai.
Klopfenstein throws the kick towards the body but Yuudai avoids it.
Yuudai misses with a two punch combination.
Yuudai with a poor takedown
and Klopfenstein counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Yuudai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klopfenstein takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Klopfenstein avoids the body shot from Yuudai.
Yuudai closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Klopfenstein 's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Klopfenstein trying to control the position.
Klopfenstein wants to control the position but Yuudai says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Yuudai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Klopfenstein doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yuudai.
Yuudai seems to be working for a kimura but Klopfenstein defends the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuudai trying to control from half guard but Klopfenstein is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai trying to advance position but Klopfenstein counters by regaining guard.
Klopfenstein pulls Yuudai in close to prevent any damage.
Klopfenstein wants to sweep here but Yuudai controlling him for the moment.
Yuudai throws a big elbow that misses.
Yuudai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yuudai drops back, looking for a kneebar! Klopfenstein looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Klopfenstein looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Klopfenstein !
Yuudai sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yuudai slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yuudai is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuudai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yuudai wants to pass to mount but Klopfenstein is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Yuudai dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Klopfenstein slips a jab from Yuudai.
Yuudai tries to clinch up but Klopfenstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Yuudai throws a looping overhand right but Klopfenstein ducks down to avoid it.
Yuudai misses with a hook. Klopfenstein ducked under it nicely.
Klopfenstein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yuudai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yuudai cracks a nice hook into Klopfenstein 's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yuudai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ichabod Klopfenstein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yuudai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Klopfenstein as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klopfenstein tries to move into range but Yuudai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Klopfenstein as Yuudai shoots in.
Yuudai misses with a wild body shot.
Klopfenstein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yuudai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Klopfenstein avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Yuudai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuudai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Klopfenstein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Klopfenstein takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Klopfenstein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yuudai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein gets caught napping as Yuudai dives in and scores a takedown. Klopfenstein manages to retain guard.
Yuudai passes Klopfenstein 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yuudai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yuudai is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Klopfenstein sees it coming and defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuudai tries to pass to full mount but Klopfenstein defends it.
Yuudai is trying to control. Klopfenstein wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Klopfenstein avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yuudai.
Yuudai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai seems to be working for a kimura but Klopfenstein defends the submission attempt.
Yuudai is thwarting Klopfenstein 's attempts to control the position.
Yuudai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Klopfenstein doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yuudai.
Yuudai is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai wants to control from the top but Klopfenstein keeps moving.
Yuudai is fighting to break Klopfenstein 's control of his arms but Klopfenstein is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Takeshi Yuudai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yuudai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yuudai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuudai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yuudai trying to control the position from guard on top but Klopfenstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Yuudai dominated that second round.
That's time! Yuudai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Yuudai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klopfenstein keeps the fight on the outside.
Yuudai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klopfenstein manages to avoid it.
Klopfenstein takes one to the chin there.
Yuudai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick from Klopfenstein lands but Yuudai takes it in his stride.
A big left from Yuudai misses.
Klopfenstein misses with a body kick.
Yuudai misses with a looping left.
Yuudai darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yuudai is looking for a kimura here.
Klopfenstein is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yuudai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Klopfenstein wants to control but Yuudai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ichabod Klopfenstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yuudai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Klopfenstein avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yuudai.
Yuudai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klopfenstein can do to turn this around?
Yuudai wants to work for an arm triangle but Klopfenstein is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yuudai thows a huge punch but Klopfenstein dodges it nicely.
Yuudai moves nicely into side control.
Yuudai in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yuudai trying to control the action but Klopfenstein is working from the bottom.
Yuudai 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein tries to bench press Yuudai off him but Yuudai keeps the position.
Yuudai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Klopfenstein keeps working.
Yuudai lands some shots froms side control.
Takeshi Yuudai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Klopfenstein 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Yuudai tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Yuudai is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Klopfenstein knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yuudai trying to control the position but Klopfenstein is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuudai taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Yuudai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yuudai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Yuudai!
Takeshi Yuudai took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber comes to the cage accompanied by Motörhead - King of Kings. Ricky Ponting told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Ponting!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber shoots for a takedown but Ponting saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ponting lands with a hook. Faber tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Faber throws a right and a left that Ponting avoids nicely.
Faber blocks a jab.
Faber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ponting.
Ponting misses with a body shot.
Ponting throws a combination. Faber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Faber moves into the clinch.
Faber is looking to break free of the clinch but Ponting has double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Ponting.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ponting.
Faber is trying to pull guard but Ponting has him pressed against the cage.
Ponting breaks the clinch.
Faber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ponting finds it's way round the side to connect with Faber's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Faber does no damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ponting, as that shot connected.
Faber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ponting is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting misses with a punch to the body.
Ponting struggles to land a body shot inside as Faber controls his hands.
Ponting swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faber jumps guard but Ponting turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ponting has Faber pressed against the cage, preventing Faber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ponting prevents Faber from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Ponting to work.
Faber fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ponting lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ponting breaks from the clinch.
Faber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws a right and a left that Ponting avoids nicely.
Faber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ponting manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ponting stuffs the takedown attempt from Faber. Faber gets slowly back to his feet.
Ponting drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ponting lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ponting wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
Ponting is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faber is trying to keep Ponting in close.
Ponting scoring with punches to the head and body.
Faber wants to sweep but no luck.
Ponting scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponting throwing strikes but missing.
Ponting scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ponting connects with a couple of short punches.
Ponting postures up and lands a big shot to Faber's brow.
Faber has an active guard here but Ponting has managed to pass into half guard.
Faber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Faber has hold of Ponting's hands but Ponting slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Faber is looking to improve his position.
Faber looking for submissions off his back.
Ponting not doing much here.
It looks like Ponting 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ponting working the head and body with strikes.
Ponting decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ponting leaves Faber with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Faber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ponting tries to avoid it but Faber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ponting to the ground. Ponting escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ponting throws a big shot that misses.
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ponting swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Faber misses its intended target.
A jab from Ponting finds it's way through Faber's defenses.
Ponting avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faber shoots in but no luck this time.
Ponting lands a really nice looking cross but Faber seems unphased.
Faber walks into a stiff left hand from Ponting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ponting dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Faber darts in trying to clinch
and Ponting makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Faber tries to sprawl but Ponting drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Ponting there.
Faber tries to get to full guard but Ponting has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber has hold of Ponting's hands but Ponting slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Faber is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ponting in particular looking to stall.
Ponting working Faber over with strikes.
Ponting is nestled in close to Faber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ponting takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber gets full guard.
Ponting slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ponting landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ponting got a little sloppy there for a moment and Faber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ponting has managed to get both his arms back between Faber's legs - danger averted.
Ricky Ponting has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ponting working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Faber's head.
Ponting works over Faber with some ground and pound from guard.
Ponting wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
Ponting is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ponting trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
Ponting cracks Faber with a solid left hand.
Ponting controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ponting is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ponting won't allow Faber to get back to his feet.
Faber looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ponting seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ponting postures up and lands a big shot to Faber's brow.
Ponting lands a couple of digs.
Ponting looking to pass the guard.
Faber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Faber is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ponting has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ponting looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ponting defends it well.
Ponting trying to hold on to Faber's head to control him but Faber postures up.
Faber is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ponting defends it well.
Ponting trying to control but Faber postures up.
Faber is working for a kimura but Ponting is defending it quite comfortably.
Ponting is controlling Faber's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ponting punching from the bottom.
Ponting is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ponting avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Faber.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faber seems to be looking for submissions.
Faber is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ponting doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Faber.
Ponting gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ponting showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Faber tries to clinch but Ponting moves out of range.
Ponting throws a jab when Faber was well out of range.
Faber closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Faber tries to clinch up.
Ponting goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ponting digs a good hook to Faber's body.
Faber shoots in looking for a takedown but Ponting manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Faber's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Faber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ponting throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Faber on the side of the head.
Ponting drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ponting has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ponting cracks Faber with a solid left hand.
Faber working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ponting doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ponting manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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!
Faber has his foot on Ponting's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ponting works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ponting stands up over Faber, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ponting is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting works over Faber with some ground and pound from guard.
Faber looking for a sweep. Not yet Faber, not yet.
Ponting keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Faber's head.
Ponting is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Faber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ponting keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Faber's head.
Ponting is working Faber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ponting pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Faber is keeping the position for now.
Faber looking for a sweep. Not yet Faber, not yet.
Ponting is working Faber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ponting controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ponting working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ponting is in close to Faber's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ponting wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
Ponting is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Faber is looking to sinch up a triangle. Ponting throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Faber's body to avoid the submission. Faber has instead reached around Ponting's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Faber arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Urijah Faber!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Urijah Faber waved his t-shirt featuring Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis deFunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huma Krynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krynn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thunderstruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Luis deFunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Huma Krynn!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krynn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krynn darts in and clinches deFunes up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, deFunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
deFunes blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Krynn just misses with a elbow thrown towards deFunes's brow.
Krynn blocking some punches.
Krynn throws an elbow that misses.
deFunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Krynn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krynn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
deFunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krynn pushes deFunes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krynn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. deFunes is defending well for now.
deFunes avoids the elbow strike from Krynn, against the cage.
Krynn trying to land knees to the body.
Krynn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from deFunes.
deFunes working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
deFunes takes an elbow to the temple.
deFunes presses Krynn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Krynn misses with an elbow over the top.
deFunes throws a head punch that misses.
deFunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krynn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krynn lands with a short shot to the head.
deFunes misses with a punch on the inside.
deFunes managing to block the knees to the body from Krynn.
deFunes lands a body shot.
Krynn lands a left hand.
Krynn missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Krynn.
deFunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
deFunes working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
deFunes blocks an elbow strike from Krynn.
Krynn lands an elbow inside.
deFunes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Krynn is keeping busy.
deFunes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
deFunes misses with a punch to the body.
deFunes is working Krynn over against the cage.
deFunes avoiding damage as Krynn throws knees to the body.
Krynn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krynn lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krynn blocking some punches.
deFunes misses with the head strike.
deFunes managing to block the knees to the body from Krynn.
Krynn tries a body shot but deFunes blocks it.
Krynn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Luis deFunes has been cut.
deFunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for deFunes.
deFunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
deFunes misses with a punch to the body.
deFunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krynn's elbow.
deFunes avoiding damage as Krynn throws knees to the body.
Krynn throws an elbow but it misses.
Krynn lands an elbow that stopped deFunes in his tracks for a moment.
deFunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
deFunes avoids the elbow strike from Krynn, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krynn.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krynn.
deFunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krynn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through deFunes's defenses.
deFunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Krynn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Krynn as deFunes tries to tie him up.
deFunes misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from deFunes.
A head punch on the inside from deFunes fails to land.
deFunes blocks the elbow strike.
deFunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krynn lands a damaging elbow.
deFunes stalling in the clinch but Krynn improves position.
deFunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
deFunes is looking to control Krynn's arms but Krynn gets an underhook and turns him. Now deFunes has his back to the cage.
Krynn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. deFunes is defending well for now.
deFunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from deFunes on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krynn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krynn lands a knee to the body.
Krynn misses with some punches.
deFunes can't find room to land a body shot as Krynn controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krynn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and deFunes avoids it.
deFunes takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from deFunes fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krynn throws an elbow but misses.
deFunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krynn working aggressively here.
deFunes avoids a wild elbow strike from Krynn.
Krynn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
deFunes blocks the elbow strike.
Krynn misses with some punches.
Krynn lands an elbow just above deFunes 's eye.
Krynn lands an elbow that stopped deFunes in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krynn throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krynn has a couple of punches blocked by deFunes.
Krynn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, deFunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on deFunes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from deFunes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huma Krynn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luis deFunes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A solid body kick from Krynn.
A left lands for Krynn.
deFunes lands with a kick to the temple. Krynn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
deFunes throws a sloppy head kick
and Krynn counters with an outside leg kick.
Krynn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
deFunes tries to keep at a distance but Krynn has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from deFunes on the inside.
Krynn misses with an elbow over the top.
deFunes works on Krynn's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
deFunes takes an elbow to the temple.
Krynn lands an elbow that stopped deFunes in his tracks for a moment.
Krynn throws an elbow that misses.
deFunes blocks an elbow strike from Krynn.
Krynn can't find room to land a body shot as deFunes controls the action.
Krynn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Krynn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
deFunes prevents a body shot from Krynn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krynn lands a nice uppercut.
deFunes stalling in the clinch but Krynn improves position.
Krynn missing with knees to the body.
Krynn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Krynn throws an elbow but it misses.
deFunes tries a body shot but Krynn blocks it.
deFunes avoids a wild elbow strike from Krynn.
deFunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from deFunes.
Krynn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of deFunes backwards.
deFunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krynn throws an elbow but it misses.
deFunes can't find room to land a body shot as Krynn controls the action.
deFunes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Krynn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. deFunes is defending well for now.
Krynn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krynn lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
deFunes dodges an elbow strike from Krynn.
deFunes lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krynn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
deFunes blocks an elbow strike.
Krynn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
deFunes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Huma Krynn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Krynn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Krynn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from deFunes.
Krynn lands a hook that snaps the head of deFunes backwards.
deFunes avoiding damage as Krynn throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Krynn.
deFunes blocking some punches.
deFunes is trying to maintain a safe position but Krynn gets an underhook and turns deFunes into the cage.
Krynn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
deFunes dodges an elbow strike from Krynn.
A short left from Krynn.
Krynn misses with an elbow strike.
deFunes blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
deFunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krynn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
deFunes stalling in the clinch but Krynn improves position.
deFunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krynn's elbow.
Krynn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Krynn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
deFunes managing to block the knees to the body from Krynn.
Krynn swings wildly with an uppercut but deFunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krynn throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Krynn just misses with a elbow thrown towards deFunes's brow.
Krynn throws an elbow but it misses.
deFunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Krynn.
deFunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Krynn obliges.
deFunes misses with a body punch.
Krynn lands with a right to the head.
deFunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krynn lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krynn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of deFunes backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
deFunes lands a right hand.
Krynn pushes off an throws an elbow but deFunes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Krynn misses with an elbow over the top.
Krynn lands a shoulder strike.
Krynn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
deFunes takes an elbow to the forehead.
deFunes blocks an uppercut.
Krynn blocks a body shot from deFunes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Krynn.
Krynn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Krynn misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krynn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of deFunes backwards.
Krynn misses with an elbow strike.
Krynn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through deFunes's defenses.
A shot in the inside from Krynn.
Krynn lands an elbow inside that deFunes shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huma Krynn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luis deFunes's cut.
That's time! deFunes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Krynn instigates a clinch.
deFunes blocks an elbow strike.
deFunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krynn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from deFunes.
Krynn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
deFunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krynn moves into the clinch.
Krynn lands an elbow inside that deFunes shrugs off.
deFunes avoids a wild elbow strike from Krynn.
Krynn lands an elbow inside that deFunes shrugs off.
Krynn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krynn tries to land knees in the clinch but deFunes avoids the damage to the body.
deFunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krynn lands an elbow inside.
Krynn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krynn trying to land knees to the body.
Krynn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from deFunes.
Krynn missing with knees to the body.
Krynn misses with a body punch.
deFunes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
deFunes lands a shoulder strike.
Krynn prevents a body shot from deFunes.
deFunes lands with a light punch inside.
deFunes lands a shoulder strike.
Krynn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krynn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
deFunes working aggressively here.
deFunes tries to throw a body punch but Krynn avoids it by throwing deFunes back against the cage.
Krynn lands a nice elbow.
Krynn pushes off an throws an elbow but deFunes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Krynn lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krynn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for deFunes.
Krynn tries to land knees in the clinch but deFunes avoids the damage to the body.
deFunes gets through Krynn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luis deFunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
deFunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krynn.
Krynn missing with knees to the body.
Krynn throws an elbow but it misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Krynn lands an elbow inside.
deFunes breaks from the clinch.
Krynn tries to land a body kick
and deFunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
deFunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
deFunes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
deFunes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krynn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with deFunes, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for deFunes.
deFunes avoiding damage as Krynn throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for deFunes.
Krynn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from deFunes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
deFunes avoids a wild elbow strike from Krynn.
Krynn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Krynn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
deFunes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
deFunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
deFunes blocks the elbow strike.
Krynn lands an elbow just above deFunes 's eye.
deFunes misses with a body punch.
deFunes blocks an elbow strike.
deFunes blocks a body shot from Krynn.
deFunes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krynn backwards.
deFunes stalling in the clinch.
deFunes managing to block the knees to the body from Krynn.
Krynn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Huma Krynn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krynn misses with an elbow over the top.
deFunes takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krynn.
Krynn prevents a body shot from deFunes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
deFunes misses with some punches.
deFunes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
deFunes misses with a punch on the inside.
deFunes avoids the elbow strike from Krynn, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
deFunes tries a body shot but Krynn blocks it.
Krynn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from deFunes.
deFunes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krynn backwards.
deFunes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Krynn lands an elbow inside that deFunes shrugs off.
deFunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
deFunes avoids the elbow strike from Krynn, against the cage.
Krynn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
deFunes lands a right hand.
deFunes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 Luis deFunes.
Well Krynn 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huma Krynn!
During a confident post fight interview, Huma Krynn 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bull Terrier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiko Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrier's entrance music is Closer - Nine Inch Nales. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bull Terrier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keiko Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrier misses with a straight right.
Lynn misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Terrier.
Terrier throws a poor cross that misses
and Lynn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Terrier misses with a body shot.
Terrier looks to score with a jab to the body but Lynn is just out of range.
Lynn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terrier.
Lynn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bull Terrier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terrier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lynn misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Terrier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Terrier.
Terrier throws a looping overhand right but Lynn ducks down to avoid it.
Lynn throws a series of punches but Terrier moves out of range.
Lynn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Lynn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terrier. Lynn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terrier lands a nice looking body shot.
Terrier swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lynn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lynn throws a jab but it's blocked by Terrier.
Terrier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lynn.
Terrier staying out of range there.
Lynn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Terrier circles away quickly and effectively.
Lynn throws a shot from downtown. Terrier moves away and avoids it.
Lynn ducks under a wild hook from Terrier.
Terrier misses with an uppercut.
Terrier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Terrier scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terrier moves out of range of the strikes.
Lynn looks to land a left hand but Terrier moved out of range nicely.
Terrier takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Terrier is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Terrier drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lynn swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Terrier's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keiko Lynn! Keiko Lynn retains his middleweight title!
Keiko Lynn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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