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AXF 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Carnivale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Rodey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodey has chosen Frisky as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesus Carnivale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Rodey!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carnivale shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodey sprawls well. Rodey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carnivale gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Rodey with that takedown attempt.
Rodey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carnivale tries to clinch there but Rodey circles away.
Carnivale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carnivale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Carnivale keeping moving, preventing Rodey from controlling successfully.
Carnivale preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carnivale is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rodey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rodey 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.
Rodey tries to free his leg and advance position but Carnivale is retaining full guard.
Rodey throws a strike but Carnivale rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rodey pulls Carnivale in close to prevent any damage.
Rodey wants to sweep but no luck.
Rodey controls Carnivale momentarily but Carnivale frees himself.
Carnivale wants to stand but Rodey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Carnivale postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carnivale wants to stand but Rodey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Carnivale preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Rodey does no damage.
Rodey circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rodey throws a jab but it's blocked by Carnivale.
Carnivale throws a body kick that misses.
Carnivale rushes Rodey and presses him up against the cage.
Carnivale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodey.
Carnivale keeps control of Rodey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodey wants a takedown but no success here.
Carnivale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodey shoots in and bounces Carnivale off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rodey looks gassed!
Rodey wants to control from the top but Carnivale keeps moving.
Rodey tries to free his leg and advance position but Carnivale is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnivale wants to stand but Rodey is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodey looking to sit in guard and control but Carnivale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rodey manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rodey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carnivale tries to clinch up.
Carnivale scoring well with a low kick there.
Carnivale tries to clinch up.
Rodey shoots in for a double leg but Carnivale sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jesus Carnivale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Rodey.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carnivale.
Jesus Carnivale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnivale is looking to clinch.
Carnivale fails to land the takedown.
Rodey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carnivale tries to clinch there but Rodey circles away.
Rodey swats away the attempt to clinch by Carnivale.
Horrible takedown by Carnivale or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodey which made him look bad.
Carnivale tries to clinch but Rodey is having none of it.
Carnivale scores with a kick to the body.
Carnivale moves into the clinch.
Carnivale misses with a knee strike.
Carnivale stalling against the cage.
Carnivale tries a knee to the head but Rodey blocks it.
Carnivale with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Carnivale dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rodey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rodey throws a shot from downtown. Carnivale moves away and avoids it.
Rodey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jesus Carnivale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carnivale defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodey.
Rodey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carnivale is looking to clinch but Rodey is avoiding it.
Carnivale tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rodey there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carnivale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carnivale fails to land the takedown.
Rodey tries to land a body kick
and Carnivale counters with a body kick.
Carnivale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carnivale has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carnivale content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carnivale throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carnivale lands a knee to the head.
Carnivale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of stalling here from Carnivale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnivale tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rodey smiles and moves away.
Rodey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carnivale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carnivale rushes Rodey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rodey tries a body shot but Carnivale blocks it.
Carnivale tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carnivale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodey backwards.
Rodey can't break the clinch.
Carnivale tries a knee to the head but Rodey blocks it.
Carnivale holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Carnivale jumps guard but Rodey stands there with Carnivale around his waist. Carnivale gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Carnivale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rodey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carnivale has him pressed against the cage.
Carnivale manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rodey missing with a left hand there. Carnivale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodey connects with a nice looking jab.
Carnivale wants to clinch up but Rodey keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Rodey.
Carnivale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Rodey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carnivale tries to clinch but Rodey is having none of it.
Carnivale tries to clinch up.
Carnivale is looking to clinch.
Rodey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carnivale.
Carnivale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodey lands a lovely overhand right.
Carnivale staying out of range there.
Rodey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Carnivale.
Rodey tries to bench press Carnivale off him but Carnivale keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnivale misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Carnivale stands up and beckons Rodey to his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carnivale!
Carnivale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodey keeps the fight on the outside.
Carnivale tries to clinch up.
Carnivale wants to clinch.
Carnivale shoots in for a takedown but Rodey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carnivale tries to clinch but Rodey moves out of range.
Rodey misses the body punch
and Carnivale makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rodey really felt that one!
Carnivale tries to clinch up but Rodey circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodey throws a lazy head kick
and Carnivale counters with a shoot takedown. Rodey fights it but they end up in guard.
Carnivale throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnivale stops Rodey from standing up.
Rodey looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodey, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carnivale wants to stand but Rodey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Carnivale throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodey looking for a guillotine here but Carnivale defends easily.
Carnivale wants to get up but he can't break Rodey's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rodey swats away the attempt to clinch by Carnivale.
Carnivale tries to clinch but Rodey is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Carnivale dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rodey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rodey misses with a looping right.
Rodey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carnivale counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carnivale lands a knee to the head.
Carnivale misses with a knee to the head.
Rodey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carnivale fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Carnivale thows a body kick. Rodey tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rodey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carnivale tries to clinch up but Rodey circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodey throws a chopping leg kick but Carnivale manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carnivale clinches up against the cage.
Carnivale lands a shot to the body.
Carnivale breaks from the clinch.
Rodey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodey closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Carnivale is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rodey is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodey wants to control but Carnivale is keeping him busy.
Carnivale wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rodey is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Carnivale is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rodey tries to move to mount but Carnivale blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rodey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodey swats away the attempt to clinch by Carnivale.
Carnivale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carnivale throws a head kick but Rodey moves out of range.
Rodey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carnivale.
Carnivale doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodey circles away.
Carnivale gets a clinch.
Carnivale lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodey is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carnivale gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carnivale misses with a knee strike.
Carnivale looking to throw knees to the head but Rodey is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodey goes for a takedown attempt but Carnivale pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jesus Carnivale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Rodey.
Carnivale clinches up with Rodey and pushes him back against the cage.
Carnivale breaks the clinch.
Carnivale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carnivale tries to clinch up.
Carnivale clinches up with Rodey and pushes him back against the cage.
Rodey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sean Rodey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carnivale misses with a knee to the head.
Carnivale tries to land a knee to the head but Rodey blocks with his arms.
Carnivale leaning against his opponent.
Carnivale tries a knee to the head but Rodey blocks it.
Carnivale tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rodey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carnivale tries a knee to the head but Rodey blocks it.
Rodey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carnivale tries a knee to the head but Rodey blocks it.
Rodey has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Carnivale.
Rodey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Carnivale as he checks the leg kick.
Rodey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carnivale sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rodey somewhat.
Carnivale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carnivale shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Carnivale was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Carnivale working Rodey over with strikes here.
Carnivale scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rodey regains half guard.
Rodey moves into full guard.
Carnivale prevents Rodey from getting back to his feet.
Rodey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jesus Carnivale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rodey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carnivale doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carnivale manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Carnivale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carnivale 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Carnivale!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortez's entrance music is About that time. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, James Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rhodes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Joseph Cortez has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rhodes.
Rhodes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rhodes throws a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Rhodes does no damage.
Rhodes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cortez's calf.
Rhodes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cortez.
Rhodes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rhodes lands with a good body shot.
Rhodes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cortez circles away quickly and effectively.
Rhodes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rhodes looks to land a combination but Cortez avoids it well.
Rhodes misses the shot to the body.
Cortez slips a jab and a cross from Rhodes.
Rhodes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rhodes throws a series of punches but Cortez avoids them all with ease.
Rhodes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rhodes lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rhodes throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
James Rhodes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Rhodes.
Rhodes throws a head kick but Cortez moves out of range.
James Rhodes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez shoots in for a double leg but Rhodes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rhodes motions for Cortez to come forward. Rhodes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rhodes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Joseph Cortez's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhodes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cortez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rhodes swinging wildly here.
Cortez avoids the head kick by Rhodes.
Rhodes misses with a series of wild punches.
Cortez blocks the body kick.
Rhodes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rhodes throws a nice looking combination but Cortez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rhodes misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rhodes misses with a low kick.
Rhodes misses with a few strikes there.
Cortez checks a low kick from Rhodes.
Rhodes scores with a hook.
Rhodes misses with a straight left.
Rhodes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cortez dodges the punch combination from Rhodes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhodes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Rhodes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Cortez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rhodes fails to land with a series of punches.
Rhodes tries to bum rush Cortez with a series of wild strikes but Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cortez shoots in looking for a takedown. Rhodes tries to sprawl out of it but Cortez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rhodes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cortez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rhodes.
Rhodes misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes throws out a leg kick but Cortez moves out of range and Rhodes only half commits.
Rhodes throws out a loose jab but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez checks a low kick from Rhodes.
Cortez dives in and grabs Rhodes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rhodes pushes down on Cortez's head and hops out.
Rhodes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cortez's sensitive parts.
Rhodes lands a head kick. Cortez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rhodes.
Rhodes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rhodes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rhodes throws a nice looking combination but Cortez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joseph Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rhodes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cortez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Joseph Cortez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes tries to bum rush Cortez with a series of wild strikes but Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rhodes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rhodes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cortez's calf.
Rhodes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rhodes tests Cortez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jeez, Joseph Cortez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cortez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rhodes. Rhodes obviously looking to wear him down.
Rhodes drops Cortez with a beautiful combination! Cortez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rhodes is looking for the KO!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joseph Cortez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Rhodes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prince Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is He-Man: Opening Theme. Zero has chosen José the Bronx Rican - Spittin' Narcicism as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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278 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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251 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prince Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Zero!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam tries to bum rush Zero with a series of wild strikes but Zero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adam changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zero tries to avoid it but Adam manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zero to the ground. Zero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zero feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zero content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Adam working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zero manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zero wants to control from the top but Adam keeps moving.
Zero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adam has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Adam is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adam working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zero manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Adam looking for subs off his back but Zero has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero trying to control from half guard but Adam is working away.
Adam trying to control here.
Adam is refusing to be controlled, as Zero sits in half guard.
Adam pushes Zero off looking to stand but Zero dives back in and keeps control.
Adam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zero.
Adam moves into full guard.
Zero avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zero trying to control the position from guard on top but Adam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adam looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zero wants to control from the top but Adam keeps moving.
Zero working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adam's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zero throws and elbow that misses. Adam uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zero's guard. Nice move by Adam!
Adam throwing strikes but missing.
Adam throws a big right hand that misses.
Zero is trying to control the position but Adam postures up.
Adam trying to control but Zero is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adam.
Zero looking to control.
Zero is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adam is aware though and is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zero has Adam up against the cage in a clinch.
Zero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adam manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Adam has had enough of the clinch but Zero keeps him there for the moment.
Adam lands a takedown into guard.
Zero working for a triangle but Adam defends it easily.
Adam is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam stops Zero from standing up.
Adam scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adam content to stall in guard here.
Adam working some strikes from top position.
Adam wants to control from the top but Zero keeps moving.
Adam chips away with some ground and pound.
Adam trying to control but Zero is working from the bottom.
Zero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adam loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Adam dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adam is looking to clinch but Zero is avoiding it.
Adam looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adam lands a nice short elbow.
Zero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adam.
Zero keeping hold of Adam's head, controlling as best he can.
Adam thows a huge punch but Zero dodges it nicely.
Adam thows a huge punch but Zero dodges it nicely.
Zero is trying to control but can't.
Adam throwing shots but Zero is blocking nicely.
Adam not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Adam doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Zero counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Adam has momentary wrist control but Zero slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero tries to stand but Adam is controlling from the bottom.
Adam has his foot on Zero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zero works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zero decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Adam, up you get!
A big left from Adam misses.
Adam gets a takedown into half guard.
Zero has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adam is working away from the top position though.
Zero tries to get to full guard but Adam has control of the leg.
Zero moves into full guard.
Zero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam throwing strikes from guard but Zero blocks nicely.
Zero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adam wants to control from the top but Zero keeps moving.
Adam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adam misses with a takedown attempt
and Zero counters with a single leg into guard. Adam didn't expect that.
Zero stops Adam from standing up.
Zero wanted to stand there but Adam had control of the position.
Adam working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Zero has passed into half guard!
Zero seems to be working for a kimura but Adam defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam looking for submissions off his back.
Zero wants to take a breather but Adam is having none of it.
Adam looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Adam is not content to let Zero control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice strikes from Zero there.
Adam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adam slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adam had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zero defends it easily.
Zero wants to control from the top but Adam keeps moving.
Zero prevents Adam from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zero's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Adam escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zero gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Zero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Adam throws a hook but Zero blocks it.
Zero fails with a takedown attempt.
Adam scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Adam 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.
Zero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adam.
Adam throws a strike but Zero avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Adam throws and elbow that misses. Zero uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adam's guard. Nice move by Zero!
Zero scoring with some ground and pound.
Zero trying to control the position from guard on top but Adam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zero throwing strikes but missing.
Zero lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zero is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adam is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zero is aware though and is defending well.
Adam keeping moving, preventing Zero from controlling successfully.
Prince Adam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zero drops back looking for a leg! Adam is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Adam manages to kick Zero off! Zero jumps back into Adam's guard.
Adam had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zero defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Zero is defending well. Adam quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Zero has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Adam celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Prince Adam!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Sully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ephraim Goodweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goodweather is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alkaline Trio - Private Eye. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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185 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Sully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ephraim Goodweather!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sully shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goodweather but Goodweather pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sully clinches up with Goodweather and pushes him back against the cage.
Goodweather connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sully's face.
Goodweather looking to throw knees to the head but Sully is blocking nicely.
Sully lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Sully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sully.
Sully lands with a short shot to the head.
Sully blocks an elbow strike from Goodweather.
Goodweather with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sully drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Goodweather gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sully tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sully manages to break the clinch.
Sully moves in looking to clinch but Goodweather pushes him off.
Goodweather fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goodweather doesn't manage to clinch there - Sully circles away.
Sully misses with a straight left.
Goodweather tries to keep at a distance but Sully has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goodweather is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sully is defending well for now.
Sully blocks the elbow strike.
Sully avoiding damage as Goodweather throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodweather pushes off an throws an elbow but Sully leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sully lands a shot to the body.
Goodweather throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sully blocks it with crossed arms.
Sully takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sully breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goodweather darts in trying to clinch
and Sully counters with a nice uppercut.
Sully shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Goodweather napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sully looking to control but instead Goodweather has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Goodweather is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sully's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sully's back!
Goodweather has the hooks in. Sully is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sully staying busy and making it hard for Goodweather to control.
Goodweather is riding his opponent, not letting Sully buck him off.
Goodweather keeps control of the position as Sully tries to break free.
Goodweather is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sully has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Goodweather looks gassed!
Goodweather lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Sully is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Goodweather has the hooks in. Sully is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Goodweather not allowing Sully to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodweather is trying to stick to Sully's back but Sully is turning into Goodweather. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Goodweather's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sully.
Sully has gone for a leg lock! Goodweather slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sully's guard.
Sully pushes Goodweather off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Goodweather wants to clinch but Sully slips to the side
and Sully holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short uppercut from Sully.
Sully lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sully pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jake Sully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodweather moves out of range of the strikes.
Sully throws a big shot that misses.
Sully fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Goodweather avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Sully. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Sully misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodweather keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodweather displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sully.
Sully swings for the body but Goodweather moves out of range.
Sully shoots for a double leg takedown but Goodweather sprawls well. He's pushed Sully's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sully closes the distance looking to clinch
and Goodweather moves into the clinch.
Goodweather throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Goodweather gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sully.
Goodweather tries a knee to the head but Sully blocks it.
Sully turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sully manages to end up in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sully in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Sully dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sully lands a really nice looking cross but Goodweather seems unphased.
Goodweather moves forwards but Sully connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Goodweather wants to clinch.
Goodweather doesn't manage to clinch there - Sully circles away.
Sully scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sully lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sully misses with a body shot.
Goodweather closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sully digs a right hand into Goodweather's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goodweather's gas tank.
Goodweather tries to land knees in the clinch but Sully avoids the damage to the body.
Goodweather landing knees to the body.
Goodweather is breathing heavily.
Goodweather lands a damaging elbow.
Goodweather tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sully avoids it.
Goodweather takes a shot to the head.
Sully lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sully.
Goodweather prevents a takedown attempt there.
Goodweather missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sully scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sully works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sully wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Goodweather, who protects the arm well.
Sully tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sloppy strikes there by Sully.
Sully is looking to take a break and control but Goodweather is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sully has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sully landing shots from mount.
Sully looking to ground and pound but Goodweather is blocking nicely.
Goodweather is working to get back to half guard.
Sully landing strikes from the mount and Goodweather is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Goodweather can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sully unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Sully.
Sully unloading with bombs!
Goodweather in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goodweather in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sully working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
Sully fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sully landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sully lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sully is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Goodweather can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sully 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Sully lands a nice shot to the head.
Sully landing strikes from the mount and Goodweather is in trouble!
Sully connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Goodweather takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Sully connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sully is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goodweather can do to turn this around?
Sully is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sully landing shots from mount.
Sully avoids the attempt from Goodweather to control.
Sully landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sully dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Sully dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sully scores with a jab. Goodweather acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sully lands a nice shot to the body.
Sully works the jab nicely.
Sully lands the left hand.
Goodweather takes one on the button.
Sully falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goodweather holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sully breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sully is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sully lands with a good body shot.
Sully connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sully fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goodweather, pushing him back against the cage.
Sully is working Goodweather over against the cage.
Sully lands a body shot.
Sully lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goodweather backwards.
Sully works on Goodweather's body with a couple of short punches.
Sully breaks the clinch.
Goodweather drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goodweather takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully tries to clinch up but Goodweather circles away and keeps his distance.
Sully fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Goodweather avoids it really well and circles away.
Goodweather closes the distance but Sully moves to the side
and Sully counters with a left to the body.
Sully pushes Goodweather up against the cage in a clinch.
Goodweather tries to land knees in the clinch but Sully avoids the damage to the body.
Sully lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goodweather or not.
Sully lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goodweather backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sully.
Sully lands a hook that snaps the head of Goodweather backwards.
Sully escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sully misses with a wild combination.
Sully with a lazy takedown attempt
and Goodweather counters by clinching up.
Sully breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sully shoots in for a takedown but Goodweather shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Sully. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodweather is looking to clinch but Sully is avoiding it.
Goodweather clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodweather pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sully managing to block the knees to the body from Goodweather.
Goodweather using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sully has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sully jumps guard and drags Goodweather to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sully looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goodweather postures up.
Goodweather won't allow Sully to get back to his feet.
Goodweather wants to control from the top but Sully keeps moving.
Sully is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goodweather is aware though and is defending well.
Goodweather is looking to stand up but Sully won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully wants to stand and escape but Goodweather is having none of it.
Sully looking to control.
Sully looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sully 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! Goodweather rolls with it to try and escape but Sully cranks on the arm and Goodweather is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Sully!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruth Less (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hansa Rachstakk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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5 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruth Less!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hansa Rachstakk!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Less staying out of range there.
Rachstakk throws a sloppy head kick and Less moves out of range easily.
Less staying out of range there.
Less shoots in and drives through. Rachstakk sprawls well.
Nice uppercut lands for Rachstakk. That snapped Less's head back.
Rachstakk misses with a two punch combination.
Rachstakk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rachstakk throws a hook but Less avoids it easily.
Rachstakk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Less circles away quickly and effectively.
Rachstakk throws a hook but Less avoids it easily.
Less takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rachstakk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Less.
Less moves out of range as Rachstakk strikes.
Rachstakk misses with a straight left.
Less ducks under a wild hook from Rachstakk.
Less bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Less fails with the takedown.
Less gets caught flat footed, as Rachstakk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rachstakk trying to control but Less is working from the bottom.
Rachstakk advances to half guard.
Less flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rachstakk is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Less doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rachstakk.
Rachstakk works his way into side control.
Less throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Rachstakk tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rachstakk has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rachstakk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Less keeps working.
Rachstakk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Less has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rachstakk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Less knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Less is trying to get back to half guard.
Less stops Rachstakk from passing to mount.
Rachstakk is looking to take a break and control but Less is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Less is looking to regain half guard here but Rachstakk keeps moving and retains side control.
Less tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Rachstakk has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Less tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rachstakk is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Less has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rachstakk looking to isolate an arm here. Less doesn't see it coming and as Rachstakk extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Rachstakk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hansa Rachstakk!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Slow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Galahad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Slow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tristan Galahad!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slow connects with a body shot.
Galahad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Galahad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Galahad looks gassed!
Slow with a jab.
It looks like Tristan Galahad has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slow clinches up against the cage.
Slow breaks from the clinch.
Slow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Slow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slow connects with a nice looking jab.
Some wild striking there from Slow.
Slow lands a big right hand that sends Galahad crashing to the mat! Slow stays standing though and waves Galahad back to his feet!
Galahad is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Slow has cracked Galahad with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Slow lands another huge swinging hook and Galahad tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Galahad, before Slow can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Slow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lil James Thunderstruck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Indy Gestion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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299 lbs
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315 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lil James Thunderstruck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Indy Gestion!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunderstruck lands a nice hook to Gestion's body. Gestion takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gestion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunderstruck circles away quickly and effectively.
Gestion throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thunderstruck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gestion throws a right and a left that Thunderstruck avoids nicely.
Gestion misses with a wild combination.
Gestion is looking to clinch.
Gestion throws a series of punches but Thunderstruck avoids them all with ease.
Thunderstruck lands with a nice combination. Gestion backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Indy Gestion has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunderstruck throws a shot to the body.
Gestion looks gassed!
Gestion throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gestion takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thunderstruck scores with a nice head shot.
Gestion is rocked!
Thunderstruck grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Gestion takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Thunderstruck cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lil James Thunderstruck!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Deep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Willemoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deep comes to the cage accompanied by blood theme. Willemoes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rob Dougan - Furious Angels kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Matt Deep has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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178 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Deep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Willemoes!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deep throws a lazy right hand but Willemoes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Willemoes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deep.
Willemoes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deep.
Matt Deep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willemoes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Willemoes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Deep looks to land a right hand but Willemoes moved out of range.
Deep keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deep tries to bum rush Willemoes with a series of wild strikes but Willemoes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Willemoes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Deep clobbers Willemoes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deep slips a jab from Willemoes.
Willemoes moves away from the strike by Deep.
Deep slips a straight right by Willemoes.
Deep lands a really nice looking cross but Willemoes seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willemoes scores with a jab to the head.
Willemoes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Deep on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Willemoes ducks under a wild hook from Deep.
Deep throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Willemoes.
Willemoes misses with a double jab
and Deep counters with a straight right hand.
Willemoes misses with an uppercut.
Willemoes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Deep has time to react.
Deep lands a two punch combo.
Deep thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Willemoes misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Willemoes. Deep does a little dance to reset his feet.
Willemoes fails with the takedown.
Willemoes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Willemoes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Deep showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Willemoes.
Deep misses with a combination
letting Willemoes counter with a right hand.
Deep missing with a left hand there. Willemoes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Deep looks to land a right hand but Willemoes moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Willemoes misses.
Willemoes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Deep avoids it really well and circles away.
Deep drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Willemoes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice defenses there by Willemoes.
Matt Deep is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Willemoes misses with a looping right.
Willemoes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Willemoes as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the body from Deep misses
and Willemoes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Willemoes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Deep had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deep falls off balance throwing a combination
and Willemoes counters with a nice leg kick.
Willemoes lands a two punch combo.
Willemoes staying out of range there.
Willemoes lunges at Deep with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Deep's hand.
Willemoes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Deep, pushing him back against the cage.
Willemoes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Deep lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Willemoes.
It looks like Matt Deep has been cut.
Deep wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Willemoes has him pressed against the cage.
Deep lands a shot to the body.
Willemoes throws an elbow that misses.
Willemoes landing knees to the body.
Deep is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Willemoes jumps into guard, dragging Deep to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Willemoes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Deep's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Willemoes misses with a series of wild punches.
Deep scores with a one two! Willemoes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Willemoes works over Deep's head and body with a nice combination.
Deep with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Willemoes to score with a decent uppercut.
Deep walks into a left hand.
Willemoes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick from Willemoes lands but Deep takes it in his stride.
Willemoes tries to clinch up
and Deep counters with a right hand to the body.
Willemoes scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willemoes lands a glancing blow to the side of Deep's head.
Deep goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Christian Willemoes has been cut.
Christian Willemoes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Willemoes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Deep walks into a stiff left hand from Willemoes.
Willemoes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deep paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Willemoes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Deep misses the target.
Willemoes sizes up Deep with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Willemoes misses its intended target.
Willemoes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deep walks into a stiff left hand from Willemoes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes misses with a hook.
Deep misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Deep takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot by Willemoes.
Willemoes takes a swing at Deep's ribcage but misses.
Willemoes throws a looping overhand right but Deep ducks down to avoid it.
Willemoes slips under a jab from Deep.
Deep will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Deep throws a predictable looking body shot
and Willemoes counters with a nice body shot.
Matt Deep is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deep misses with a few strikes there.
Deep misses with an uppercut. Willemoes saw that one coming.
Willemoes connects with a right hand. Deep shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes shoots for a double leg takedown but Deep sprawls well. He's pushed Willemoes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Deep misses the jab.
A shot to de liver by Deep. Beautiful body shot.
Deep throws a left and a right that both miss
and Willemoes counters with a three punch combo that has Deep backing up. Deep nods at Willemoes to acknowledge the strikes.
Willemoes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deep misses the shot to the body.
Deep's corner calls for a 1-2. Deep obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab, jab by Willemoes - just one landing.
Deep throws out a loose jab but Willemoes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willemoes lands a nice shot to the body.
Willemoes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes throws a series of strikes that have Deep backpedaling.
Deep on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Willemoes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Willemoes looks to throw the jab but Deep is out of range.
Deep looks to land a left hand but Willemoes moved out of range nicely.
Willemoes throws out a loose jab but Deep uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deep is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Deep misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willemoes thuds his right hand into Deep's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Deep ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Willemoes scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Willemoes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Deep's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Deep looks to land a right hand but Willemoes moved out of range.
Willemoes jabs Deep right on the nose. Deep blinks but takes it well.
Deep throws a hook but Willemoes avoids it easily.
Deep slips under a jab.
Willemoes gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willemoes tries to pass to full mount but Deep defends it.
Willemoes seems to be looking for submissions.
Willemoes wants to take a breather but Deep is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willemoes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Willemoes seems to be working for a kimura but Deep defends the submission attempt.
Deep is looking for a sweep. Willemoes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Willemoes is pressing down on Deep's thigh, looking to free his foot. Deep is holding on for now.
Willemoes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Deep avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Willemoes.
Willemoes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Deep blocking the ground and pound attempt from Willemoes.
Willemoes is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Deep still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Deep has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Willemoes tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Deep presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Willemoes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Willemoes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Willemoes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Deep pulls his head out easily.
Willemoes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Willemoes moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deep not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Willemoes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Willemoes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Willemoes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Deep controls the pace.
Willemoes is looking to sinch up a triangle. Deep throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Willemoes's body to avoid the submission. Willemoes has instead reached around Deep's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Willemoes arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Christian Willemoes!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse James could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Mitchell's chin.
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158 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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162 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesse James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mitchell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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.
James tries to improve position but can't.
Mitchell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear James down.
Mitchell tries to score with some ground and pound. James controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
James is trying to control Mitchell's posture but Mitchell avoids it.
Mitchell controls the position.
James is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
James trying to hold on to Mitchell's head to control him but Mitchell postures up.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mitchell.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mitchell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
Mitchell is stalling here. James is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mitchell seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and James has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mitchell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell is defending against the submission attempts here by James.
Mitchell tries to roll over but James keeps him under control.
Mitchell is not content to let James control the position.
James is trying to work for a kimura but Mitchell is defending well.
Mitchell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but James pulls his head out easily.
Mitchell is not content to let James control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
James content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
James is working for a kimura but Mitchell is defending it quite comfortably.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mitchell.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on James's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mitchell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mitchell throwing strikes but James manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is trying to improve his position.
Mitchell manages to work his way to half guard, despite James's best efforts.
James seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mitchell is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jesse James!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silver Boo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrus Orlhovki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boo comes to the cage accompanied by BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Orlhovki has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it black as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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248 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silver Boo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrus Orlhovki!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlhovki misses with a straight left.
Orlhovki misses with a series of wild punches.
Boo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Orlhovki counters by clinching up.
Orlhovki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boo breaks the clinch.
A big right from Orlhovki misses.
Boo misses with an uppercut. Orlhovki saw that one coming.
Boo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Orlhovki tries to clinch but Boo moves out of range.
Good exchange - Boo coming out on top.
Boo with a jab.
Orlhovki drops his hands momentarily and Boo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Orlhovki tries to clinch but Boo moves out of range.
Orlhovki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boo's head.
Boo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Orlhovki doesn't seem bothered though.
Orlhovki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orlhovki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlhovki throws and low kick but Boo moves out of range easily.
Boo looks to land a combination but Orlhovki avoids it well.
Boo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boo blocks a jab.
Boo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Boo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Orlhovki lands with a shot to the body.
Boo stalks Orlhovki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Orlhovki's face. Orlhovki staggers backwards, shaken.
Orlhovki throws a lazy right hand but Boo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orlhovki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by Boo.
Silver Boo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlhovki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlhovki is looking to clinch.
Boo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlhovki.
Boo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orlhovki.
Boo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orlhovki.
Boo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orlhovki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlhovki.
Boo walks into a left hand.
A combination from Boo does no damage.
Orlhovki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlhovki dips to his left and cracks Boo with an uppercut!
Boo connects with a right hand. Orlhovki shakes it off.
Boo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Orlhovki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo throws out a loose jab but Orlhovki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boo swings for the body but Orlhovki moves out of range.
Orlhovki throws a looping overhand right but Boo ducks down to avoid it.
Boo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Orlhovki misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Boo misses the target.
Boo slips a jab and a cross from Orlhovki.
Orlhovki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Orlhovki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orlhovki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Orlhovki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boo keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to de liver by Boo. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boo throws a series of punches but Orlhovki avoids them all with ease.
Boo misses with a body punch
and Orlhovki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Boo misses the target.
Orlhovki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Orlhovki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orlhovki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Orlhovki works the jab nicely.
Orlhovki looks to score with a jab to the body but Boo is just out of range.
Boo moves away from the strike by Orlhovki.
Orlhovki misses with a combination
and Boo counters with a nice body shot.
Boo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boo misses the shot to the body.
Orlhovki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boo counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silver Boo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Boo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Orlhovki clinches but Boo breaks the clinch
and Boo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boo looks to land a combination but Orlhovki avoids it well.
Boo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boo misses the jab.
Orlhovki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Orlhovki counters with a series of strikes. Boo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Orlhovki counters with a nice uppercut.
Boo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Orlhovki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boo moves away.
Boo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlhovki throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo misses with an uppercut.
Boo misses the jab.
Orlhovki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlhovki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boo counters with a left to the body.
Orlhovki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boo.
Danga de danga de dang - Boo scores with a four punch combination!
Boo misses the body punch
and Orlhovki counters with a one-two to the body.
Boo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Orlhovki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlhovki misses with the combination.
Boo throws an overhand right that lands on Orlhovki's shoulder, as Orlhovki tries to avoid the shot.
Orlhovki misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boo scores with a sloppy right hand. Orlhovki should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Boo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boo misses with a looping left.
Orlhovki staying out of range there.
Boo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Orlhovki to counter with a crisp jab.
Orlhovki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boo was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlhovki.
Orlhovki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boo.
Orlhovki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boo lands a body shot.
Boo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orlhovki.
Boo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orlhovki circles away quickly and effectively.
Boo digs a good hook to Orlhovki's body.
A punch combination from Boo misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo scores with a nice strike.
Silver Boo is winning the standup battle so far.
Boo walks into a stiff left hand from Orlhovki.
A punch combination from Boo misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Boo.
Boo blocks a jab.
A big left from Orlhovki misses.
Orlhovki looks to clinch
and Boo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlhovki.
Boo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Orlhovki on the side of the head.
Orlhovki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boo.
Orlhovki digs a good hook to Boo's body.
Boo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlhovki moves away.
Boo throws a lazy right hand but Orlhovki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlhovki tries to clinch but Boo moves away
and Boo counters with a stiff right hand.
Boo throws a body punch but Orlhovki moves out of range.
Orlhovki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Orlhovki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Boo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some wild striking there from Boo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Orlhovki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orlhovki.
Boo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlhovki manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orlhovki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boo.
Boo blocks a jab.
Boo scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silver Boo 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.
Boo misses with a two punch combination.
Orlhovki clinches but Boo breaks the clinch
enabling Boo to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Boo misses.
Boo lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Boo.
Orlhovki is looking to clinch.
Boo looks to land a combination but Orlhovki avoids it well.
Orlhovki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlhovki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boo lands with a left to the head.
Boo presses Orlhovki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Orlhovki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Boo.
Boo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlhovki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boo with a jab.
Boo connects with a body shot.
Orlhovki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boo works the jab nicely.
Boo misses the jab.
Boo tests Orlhovki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Boo does it's job there.
Boo scores with a decent looking hook.
Boo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orlhovki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Orlhovki at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boo lands the left hand.
Jab by Boo.
Boo throws a lazy right hand but Orlhovki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orlhovki slips a straight right by Boo.
Good standup being displayed there by Boo as he connects with a hook.
Boo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orlhovki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orlhovki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boo is able to avoid easily.
Boo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlhovki.
Orlhovki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Boo.
A cross from Boo lands.
Orlhovki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Orlhovki blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Boo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boo.
Nice body punch from Boo.
Orlhovki misses with a double jab
and Boo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orlhovki looks to clinch
and Boo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A left and a right from Boo both land. Nice combination.
Boo lands a jab-cross combination.
Orlhovki throws a nice looking combination but Boo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boo missing with a left hand there. Orlhovki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orlhovki tries to clinch but Boo is having none of it.
Orlhovki ducks under a wild hook from Boo.
A left lands for Orlhovki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlhovki slips a jab and a cross from Boo.
Boo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boo lands a head shot.
Orlhovki is looking to clinch.
Boo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orlhovki.
Orlhovki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boo throws a hook but Orlhovki blocks it.
Boo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orlhovki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orlhovki.
Orlhovki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boo.
Orlhovki throws a leg kick but Boo checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silver Boo clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boo lands a nice hook to Orlhovki's body. Orlhovki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boo scores with a jab.
Boo misses with a looping left.
Orlhovki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boo.
Boo misses with a hook.
Boo connects with a body shot.
Orlhovki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boo misses with a hook.
Orlhovki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boo.
Boo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boo slips a straight right by Orlhovki.
Boo throws a nice looking combination but Orlhovki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlhovki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boo missing with a left hand there. Orlhovki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlhovki manages to avoid it.
Boo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Orlhovki counters with a thumping low kick.
Orlhovki tries to clinch but Boo is having none of it.
Orlhovki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orlhovki looks to land a left hand but Boo moved out of range nicely.
Boo looks to land a right hand but Orlhovki moved out of range.
Boo misses with a combination
and Orlhovki moves into the clinch.
Orlhovki pushes Boo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Orlhovki is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Boo pushes Orlhovki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boo breaks from the clinch.
Boo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orlhovki can do to turn this around?
Orlhovki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boo swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Orlhovki to counter with a crisp jab.
Orlhovki misses with an uppercut. Boo saw that one coming.
Boo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orlhovki tries to clinch there but Boo circles away.
Orlhovki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boo lands a nice shot to the body.
Orlhovki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orlhovki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Orlhovki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boo cracks Orlhovki with a good jab.
Boo sizes up Orlhovki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Orlhovki has time to react.
Boo loads up on a big right hand but Orlhovki slips the punch.
Boo throws a combination that misses
and Orlhovki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Orlhovki blocks a jab.
Orlhovki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boo has had enough of the clinch but Orlhovki keeps him there for the moment.
Boo manages to break the clinch.
Orlhovki misses the body punch
and Boo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boo clobbers Orlhovki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Orlhovki misses with a body shot.
Orlhovki scores with a nice head shot.
Orlhovki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Orlhovki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlhovki moves into range and clinches up with Boo.
Boo misses with a punch on the inside.
Boo throws a head punch that misses.
Orlhovki effectively controlling the action here.
Orlhovki keeps control of Boo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Orlhovki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orlhovki avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Orlhovki misses.
Boo throws a combination that misses
and Orlhovki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Orlhovki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orlhovki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlhovki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boo was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlhovki.
Orlhovki lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlhovki missing with a left hand there. Boo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Silver Boo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Orlhovki lands with a straight right. Boo didn't see that one coming.
Orlhovki misses with an uppercut.
Orlhovki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orlhovki ducks under a wild hook from Boo.
Orlhovki misses with a shot to the body
and Boo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orlhovki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Orlhovki wants to clinch but Boo slips to the side
and Boo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Orlhovki thinking.
Boo throws a hook but Orlhovki blocks it.
Orlhovki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Orlhovki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boo throws a body punch but Orlhovki moves out of range.
Orlhovki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boo. Boo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Orlhovki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Boo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orlhovki throws a shot from downtown. Boo moves away and avoids it.
Orlhovki misses with a wild body shot.
Orlhovki blocks a jab.
Orlhovki tries to clinch but Boo is having none of it.
Orlhovki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boo.
Orlhovki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boo throws a big shot that misses.
Orlhovki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlhovki throws a right hand that Boo ducks under and follows up with a left that Boo also avoids with ease.
Orlhovki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boo scores with a decent looking hook.
Orlhovki wants to clinch
and Boo counters with a left to the body.
Orlhovki moves out of range of the strikes.
Boo throws a sloppy body shot
and Orlhovki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orlhovki misses with a straight left.
Boo throws a right hand that Orlhovki ducks under and follows up with a left that Orlhovki also avoids with ease.
Boo lands the left hand.
Orlhovki clinches.
Orlhovki lands an uppercut.
Silver Boo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boo prevents Orlhovki from breaking the clinch.
Orlhovki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boos head.
Boo lands a left hand.
Boo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orlhovki avoiding damage.
Orlhovki gets through Boo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlhovki has a couple of punches blocked by Boo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orlhovki.
Boo avoids the elbow strike from Orlhovki, against the cage.
Boo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Orlhovki lands an elbow inside that Boo shrugs off.
It looks like Silver Boo has been cut.
Boo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orlhovki backwards.
Boo takes a shot to the head.
Orlhovki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boo's defenses.
Orlhovki misses with an elbow over the top.
Boo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orlhovki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Orlhovki.
Boo avoids the elbow strike from Orlhovki, against the cage.
Orlhovki misses with a punch on the inside.
Boo has a couple of punches blocked by Orlhovki.
Boo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Boo fails to land.
Boo manages to break the clinch.
Boo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A punch combination from Orlhovki misses.
Boo throws a right and a left that Orlhovki avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boo misses with a straight right.
Orlhovki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orlhovki.
Orlhovki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boo looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlhovki is just out of range.
Boo misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Orlhovki misses the target.
Orlhovki swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Boo counter with a right hand.
Orlhovki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boo.
Andrus Orlhovki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orlhovki tries to clinch but Boo moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boo scores with a shot to the body.
Boo throws out a loose jab but Orlhovki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver Boo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orlhovki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrus Orlhovki.
Well Boo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 49:47
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silver Boo!
Silver Boo retains his heavyweight title!
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