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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blair Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blair Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Baby Blue!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
Blue wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Blue drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Davis stalling in the clinch.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blue is defending well for now.
Blue avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blue avoids it.
Davis tries to stall but Blue uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blue.
Blue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Blue avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Blue avoids the damage to the body.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blue in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis has Blue pressed against the cage, preventing Blue from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Blue avoids the damage to the body.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blue.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Blue drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Davis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Davis stalling against the cage.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Blue avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Davis working Blue over with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Davis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blue's brow.
Blue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blair Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis tries to clinch but Blue moves away
and Blue counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blue is able to avoid easily.
Davis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blue closes the distance and clinches.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Davis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blue.
Blair Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baby Blue.
Blue managing to block the knees to the body from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blue avoids it.
Blue avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blue is defending well for now.
Blue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blue looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blue.
Davis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Blue breaks the clinch.
Davis lands a nice looking body kick.
Davis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Davis tries to clinch but Blue moves away
and Blue counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis moves to clinch but Blue breaks away
and Blue counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis looks to clinch
and Blue counters with a nice double leg into side control. Davis won't be happy with that.
A lull in the action here.
Davis tries to improve position but can't.
Davis being controlled for a moment.
Davis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Blair Davis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Davis tries to clinch but Blue moves away
and Blue counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis tries to clinch but Blue moves away
and Blue makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davis tries to clinch but Blue moves away
and Blue counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Davis thinking.
Blue gets tackled into the cage by Davis. Davis maintains the clinch.
Blue wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blue throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Blue tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Blue scores with a sloppy right hand. Davis should have avoided that one.
Blue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blue manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis tries to clinch but Blue moves away
and Blue counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Blue pushes him off.
Blue's corner calls for a 1-2. Blue obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue blocks the body kick.
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davis prevents Blue from breaking the clinch.
Blue has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
Blue managing to block the knees to the body from Davis.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Blue is blocking nicely.
Blue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blue.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blue is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Davis.
Davis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blue managing to block the knees to the body from Davis.
Blue wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Blue trying to stall but Davis improves his position.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blue managing to block the knees to the body from Davis.
Blue is trying to push Davis away but Davis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blair Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blue avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
Blue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis looks to clinch
and Blue counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis moves to clinch but Blue breaks away
and Blue counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis darts in trying to clinch
and Blue counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Davis pushes Blue up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis has Blue pressed against the cage, preventing Blue from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Blue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blue breaks the clinch.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Blue circles away.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davis tries to clinch up
and Blue counters by clinching up.
Blue wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Blue avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
Blue wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but Blue blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Baby Blue will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Davis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blue counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis is looking to clinch but Blue is avoiding it.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Blue circles away.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blue paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blue counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Davis wants to stand and escape but Blue is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blue gets to his feet. Davis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Davis is looking to land body kicks.
A lazy left from Blue finds it's target.
Davis darts in trying to clinch
and Blue counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Davis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blue tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blue is defending well for now.
Blue wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Blue avoids the damage to the body.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Blue avoids the damage to the body.
Davis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blue is keeping busy.
Blue managing to block the knees to the body from Davis.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blue.
Blue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to clinch
and Blue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baby Blue seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis darts in trying to clinch
and Blue counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis tries to clinch but Blue moves away
and Blue counters with a beautiful punch that sends Davis to the canvas!
Davis is rocked!
It looks like Blair Davis has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Blue puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Oh Davis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis wants to stand back up but Blue manages to pass into side control.
Davis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Blue asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Davis seems to have got his legs back now.
Blue decides to stand up, so the ref orders Davis to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to clinch up
and Blue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blue circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blue counters with a one-two to the body.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
Davis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Davis lands a front kick.
Davis wants to clinch
and Blue counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Blue avoids the damage to the body.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blue blocks it with crossed arms.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Blue avoids the damage to the body.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blue avoids it.
Blue tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Blue drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blue avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
Blue is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Davis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baby Blue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blue has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baby Blue!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Bandridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and IRon Stomach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bandridge comes to the cage accompanied by 6 pack of beer- Hank 3. Stomach has chosen Marilyn Manson - The Fight Song as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Bandridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, IRon Stomach !
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandridge jabs Stomach right on the nose. Stomach blinks but takes it well.
Bandridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Stomach has eaten all the pies!
A combination from Bandridge does no damage.
Stomach misses with a takedown
and Bandridge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bandridge throws a big shot that misses.
Stomach seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Bandridge shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Stomach is backing up but Bandridge catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Stomach covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Bandridge Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Bandridge!
Post fight, Brad Bandridge stared into the camera and said 'It's Bandytime baby'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roand Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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209 lbs
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215 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roand Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gustafsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Po chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Po feints and then cracks Gustafsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gustafsson down.
Po thumps Gustafsson with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustafsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Gustafsson misses with a hook.
Gustafsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Po can pounce on him.
Gustafsson misses with a hook. Po ducked under it nicely.
Po fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Po.
Gustafsson looks winded!
A solid leg kick lands there for Po.
Gustafsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Po with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Po changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gustafsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Po thuds a left hand into Gustafsson's body.
Gustafsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Po.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po shoots in and bounces Gustafsson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Po in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Po landing with the ground and pound.
Po engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Po works over Gustafsson with some ground and pound from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gustafsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Po sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Po stands up from Gustafsson's guard - Po perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po cracks Gustafsson with an open hand slap.
Gustafsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Po blocks a jab.
Po connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gustafsson momentarily.
Gustafsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Po scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gustafsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Po.
Gustafsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gustafsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Po swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alexander Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A left lands for Po.
Po cracks Gustafsson with an uppercut from hell and Gustafsson crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Po's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Gustafsson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Po lands a couple of digs.
Po content to stall in guard here.
Po lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po pushing down on Gustafsson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustafsson taking some punishment here, with Po in his half guard.
Po 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.
Po not doing much here.
Po looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Po lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Po is trying to work for a kimura but Gustafsson is defending well.
Gustafsson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Po is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roand Po dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Po.
Po steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gustafsson.
Po scores with the left hand. Gustafsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Alexander Gustafsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Po.
Roand Po is winning the standup battle so far.
Po scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po scoring well with a low kick there.
Po connects with a leg kick. Gustafsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gustafsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Po connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gustafsson. Gustafsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Po will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Po chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gustafsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Po lands a body shot.
Gustafsson is breathing heavily.
Po lands with a cross.
Gustafsson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Po gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roand Po!
Roand Po seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Haverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Pegado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renan Pegado has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Herman Haverson's 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Herman Haverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renan Pegado!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegado shoots in for a double leg but Haverson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haverson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pegado is trying to defend but Haverson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pegado actively working from the bottom here.
Haverson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pegado blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haverson.
Pegado trying to control but Haverson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pegado gets back to full guard.
Haverson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pegado 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! Haverson rolls with it to try and escape but Pegado cranks on the arm and Haverson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renan Pegado!
A very excited looking Renan Pegado made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Obvious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Mitrione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Captain Obvious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Mitrione!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Obvious misses.
Mitrione takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mitrione looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Obvious ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Obvious lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Obvious.
Obvious lands a glancing blow to the side of Mitrione's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obvious lands a big head kick that sends Mitrione tumbling to the mat! Obvious takes a step backwards and waves Mitrione back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mitrione is rocked!
Obvious throws a head kick but Mitrione moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mitrione.
Mitrione is trying hard to land a takedown here. Obvious sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Captain Obvious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Mitrione.
Obvious scores with a body shot.
Captain Obvious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obvious swinging wildly here.
Obvious connects with a body shot.
Mitrione looks winded!
Mitrione has his takedown stuffed
and Obvious counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Mitrione badly! Obvious follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Mitrione out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Obvious finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Captain Obvious!
During a confident post fight interview, Captain Obvious thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Doghoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abreham Killyousovizh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Doghoon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Abreham Killyousovizh's 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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Doghoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abreham Killyousovizh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doghoon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Killyousovizh lands with a straight right. Doghoon didn't see that one coming.
Killyousovizh throws a right hand that Doghoon ducks under and follows up with a left that Doghoon also avoids with ease.
Doghoon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doghoon avoids the body shot from Killyousovizh.
Abreham Killyousovizh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killyousovizh misses with a body shot.
Killyousovizh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Killyousovizh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Killyousovizh connects with a body shot that sends Doghoon's belly button to the back.
Killyousovizh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Killyousovizh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doghoon missing with a left hand there. Killyousovizh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doghoon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Killyousovizh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doghoon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Killyousovizh scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Killyousovizh with a nice cross.
Doghoon throws a head kick but Killyousovizh moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killyousovizh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Killyousovizh misses.
Doghoon tries to clinch there but Killyousovizh circles away.
Killyousovizh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doghoon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh misses with a double jab
and Doghoon counters with a left and a right that hurts Killyousovizh! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Doghoon jumps into full mount!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Killyousovizh is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Doghoon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Doghoon content just to control the position here.
Killyousovizh is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Doghoon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doghoon trying to control but Killyousovizh is having none of it.
Doghoon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Killyousovizh hang on?
Killyousovizh is rocked!
Doghoon unloads with some shots from mount but Killyousovizh bucks and avoids them well.
Doghoon landing shots from mount.
Killyousovizh avoids a series of strikes thrown by Doghoon.
Doghoon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Doghoon postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Killyousovizh in real trouble here! The ref calls for Killyousovizh to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Doghoon!
After winning the bout, Carlos Doghoon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gump comes into the arena with Fucking Hostile - Pantera blaring out of the sound system. Hannibal Lecter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump misses the shot to the body.
Lecter dives in and grabs Gump's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gump pushes down on Lecter's head and hops out.
Lecter fails with the takedown
and Gump counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gump waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lecter.
Gump misses with an uppercut. Lecter saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lecter.
Bubba Gump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Lecter.
Lecter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gump fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lecter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gump shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gump is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gump wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lecter keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lecter is looking to control Gump's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lecter avoid being mounted?
Gump throwing shots but Lecter is blocking nicely.
Gump sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lecter defending well though.
Gump will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lecter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lecter.
Gump has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gump missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gump gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lecter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gump counters with a shoot takedown. Lecter fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter trying to control the position.
Lecter wants to stand and escape but Gump is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gump wants to control from the top but Lecter keeps moving.
Gump preventing the sweep.
Lecter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gump.
Lecter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gump postures up in Lecter's guard and throws a big left but Lecter blocks it.
Gump wants to control from the top but Lecter keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lecter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gump as he jumps to the side.
Lecter misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gump misses the target.
Lecter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gump sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gump on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gump connects with the punch.
Lecter has a takedown stuffed.
Lecter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gump as he avoids it easily.
Gump throws a hook but Lecter avoids it easily.
Lecter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Gump.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lecter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gump counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lecter won't be happy with that.
Lecter is looking to regain half guard here but Gump keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump scoring with punches and elbows.
Gump working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gump throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lecter can't do much from the bottom here.
Gump cracks Lecter with a big elbow.
Lecter taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gump lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lecter down.
Gump throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump working the ground and pound.
Gump in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Lecter looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Gump turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Gump!
Bubba Gump made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'There's shrimp kabobs, shrimp cocktail, shrimp fritters, shrimp gumbo, shrimp scampi...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Socially Awkward Penguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penguin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Why Cant We Be Friends. Washington has chosen Snuffed Out by Streetlife as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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220 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Socially Awkward Penguin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Washington!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penguin tries to clinch there but Washington circles away.
Nice defenses there by Penguin.
Washington lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Socially Awkward Penguin has been cut.
Washington throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Washington misses with an uppercut. Penguin saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Penguin is out of range.
Penguin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penguin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penguin is looking to clinch.
Washington throws a looping overhand right but Penguin ducks down to avoid it.
Washington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Penguin's head.
Penguin moves away from the strike by Washington.
Penguin tries to clinch up.
Penguin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Washington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Washington cracks Penguin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Washington swats away the attempt to clinch by Penguin.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penguin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Washington's waist but Washington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penguin off to one side.
Penguin has a takedown stuffed.
Penguin staying out of range there.
Washington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Washington takes the fight into the clinch.
Penguin misses with a knee strike.
Washington controlling the action here for a moment.
Washington is leaning against Penguin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penguin as Washington tries to tie him up.
Penguin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Washington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Penguin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Penguin tries to score a body lock takedown but Washington shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Socially Awkward Penguin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Washington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but Washington blocks with his arms.
Washington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Penguin is keeping busy.
Washington can't break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but Washington blocks with his arms.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but Washington blocks with his arms.
Washington presses Penguin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Penguin is breathing heavily.
Washington lands with a right to the head.
Washington controlling the action here for a moment.
Penguin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Washington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Washington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Washington trying to stall but Penguin improves his position.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but Washington blocks with his arms.
Washington tries to pull guard but Penguin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Penguin tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Penguin tries a knee to the head but Washington blocks it.
Washington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Washington.
A decent looking cross lands there for Washington.
Washington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Washington misses with a body kick.
Penguin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Socially Awkward Penguin's cut is getting worse.
Washington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leonard Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Washington misses its intended target.
Penguin avoids the body shot from Washington.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penguin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Washington circles away.
Penguin tries to clinch there but Washington circles away.
Washington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penguin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A low kick from Washington misses
and Penguin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penguin lands strikes from half guard.
Penguin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Penguin 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.
Penguin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Penguin prevents Washington from improving his position.
Penguin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Washington slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Penguin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Penguin stopping the sweep attempt from Washington.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penguin scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Washington is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Washington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Socially Awkward Penguin's cut.
That's time! Penguin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Penguin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penguin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Washington pushes Penguin up against the cage in a clinch.
Penguin tries a knee to the head but Washington blocks it.
Penguin looking for a takedown.
Penguin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
Washington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but Washington blocks with his arms.
Penguin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Penguin tries to land knees in the clinch but Washington avoids the damage to the body.
Penguin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Washington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penguin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Washington prevents it.
Penguin trying to land knees to the body.
Washington taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Washington lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington lands a nice uppercut.
Penguin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Washington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penguin goes for a takedown attempt but Washington pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Socially Awkward Penguin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penguin looks up at the clock. Bad move! Washington lands a right hand from hell, dropping Penguin. Washington pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Washington!
Leonard Washington very nearly forgot to thank Namunamu Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture has chosen Jimmy Hooligan 'Get Down' as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture pushes Arlovski up against the cage in a clinch.
Arlovski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arlovski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Arlovski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Couture creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arlovski avoids a wild elbow strike from Couture.
Arlovski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Couture is keeping busy.
Arlovski blocks an elbow strike.
Arlovski is trying to stall.
Couture avoids a wild elbow strike from Arlovski.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arlovski throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Couture.
Couture dodges an elbow strike from Arlovski.
Arlovski takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Andrei Arlovski has been cut.
Couture dodges an elbow strike from Arlovski.
Arlovski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Couture throws an elbow but misses.
Arlovski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Randy Couture has been cut.
Couture takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Couture just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arlovski's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture takes an elbow to the temple.
Couture lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arlovski backwards.
Arlovski blocking some punches.
Arlovski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Couture is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Couture throws an elbow but misses.
Arlovski tries to land knees in the clinch but Couture avoids the damage to the body.
Arlovski is looking to control Couture's arms but Couture gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arlovski has his back to the cage.
Couture lands a nice elbow.
Couture tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arlovski avoids it.
Arlovski lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture lands an elbow just above Arlovski 's eye.
Couture creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arlovski's defenses.
Andrei Arlovski's cut is getting worse.
Couture misses with an elbow strike.
Arlovski avoids the elbow strike from Couture, against the cage.
Couture misses with an elbow strike.
Arlovski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Couture's defenses.
Arlovski lands a damaging elbow.
Arlovski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Couture avoiding damage as Arlovski throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arlovski throws an elbow but misses.
Couture misses with an elbow over the top.
Couture lands an elbow inside.
Andrei Arlovski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Couture comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Couture misses with an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Couture.
Couture throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Couture blocks the elbow strike.
Couture stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Couture lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arlovski is rocked!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Couture as Arlovski tries to tie him up.
Couture trying to control the position but instead, Arlovski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Couture into the cage.
Arlovski misses with an elbow over the top.
Arlovski is pushing Couture up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Couture misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Couture throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arlovski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Couture throws an elbow that misses.
Arlovski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Couture as Arlovski tries to tie him up.
Couture lands an elbow that stopped Arlovski in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Andrei Arlovski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrei Arlovski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy Couture!
Randy Couture seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Sutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Chavo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavo swings for the body but Sutter moves out of range.
Chavo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sutter.
Chavo tries for a takedown but Sutter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chavo stuffs the takedown attempt from Sutter. Sutter gets slowly back to his feet.
Mark Sutter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Sutter finds it's way through Chavo's defenses.
Sutter 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.
Sutter shoots in for a double leg but Chavo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chavo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Chavo.
Chavo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Sutter misses.
Sutter misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Sutter finds it's way through Chavo's defenses.
Sutter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chavo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sutter working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavo tries to improve position but can't.
Sutter scoring with punches and elbows.
Chavo is looking for a sweep.
Sutter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chavo keeps working.
Sutter landing a few strikes.
Chavo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sutter off and has taken his back!
Sutter covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Sutter is trying to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavo lands a shot to the body.
Sutter turns into Chavo and is now in his guard.
Sutter wants to control from the top but Chavo keeps moving.
Sutter is really struggling to control Chavo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sutter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sutter is in close to Chavo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sutter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sutter won't allow Chavo to sweep him here.
Sutter trying to control but Chavo is working from the bottom.
Chavo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sutter looking to sit in guard and control but Chavo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chavo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chavo.
Sutter is trying to keep Chavo in close.
Chavo throwing strikes but missing.
Sutter keeping moving, preventing Chavo from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chavo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chavo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sutter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chavo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chavo looking to pass the guard.
Chavo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sutter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sutter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sutter trying to control the position.
Chavo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chavo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chavo wants to control from the top but Sutter keeps moving.
Chavo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chavo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chavo won't allow Sutter to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chavo won't allow Sutter to sweep him here.
Chavo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but El Chavo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sutter. Chavo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chavo shoots in for a takedown but Sutter shows good takedown defense.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavo. Sutter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chavo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sutter's waist but Sutter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chavo off to one side.
Chavo slips under a jab from Sutter.
Sutter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chavo on the side of the head.
Chavo lands with a shot to the body.
Sutter lands a right hook to the body.
Sutter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sutter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sutter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sutter misses with a wild body shot.
Sutter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mark Sutter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Chavo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chavo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sutter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chavo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chavo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chavo misses with a wild body shot.
Sutter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sutter just misses with a punch to the body.
Sutter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chavo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chavo throws a body punch but Sutter moves out of range.
Sutter slips a straight right by Chavo.
Sutter avoids the body shot from Chavo.
Sutter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sutter has his takedown stuffed
and Chavo counters with a single leg into guard. Sutter didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavo is looking to work some ground and pound but Sutter has wrist control.
Chavo throws a big right hand that misses.
Chavo is looking to work some ground and pound but Sutter has wrist control.
Sutter is pulling down on Chavo's head. It's preventing any offense from Chavo, at least for the moment.
El Chavo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sutter wants to sweep here but Chavo controlling him for the moment.
Chavo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sutter wants to improve his position but instead Chavo has moved into half guard.
Chavo throwing shots but Sutter is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sutter wants to control but Chavo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sutter controlling the position well.
Sutter wants to control but Chavo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chavo is looking to take a break and control but Sutter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sutter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chavo.
Sutter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sutter controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mark Sutter.
Chavo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sutter tries to avoid it but Chavo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sutter to the ground. Sutter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chavo walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavo. Sutter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sutter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sutter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sutter misses with a head shot. Chavo uses the momentum to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sutter distracts Chavo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but El Chavo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chavo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sutter postures up.
Sutter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sutter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chavo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sutter wants to pass the guard but Chavo is keeping the position.
Chavo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sutter tries to lock up and control but Chavo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chavo looking to finish Sutter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sutter!
Chavo connects with a bit shot that sees Sutter covering up! More strikes from Chavo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Chavo is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Chavo!
Post fight, El Chavo took to the microphone: 'O Manager The Great Fala de Mais. Toma seu Comédia..Agora não vem chorar não'.
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