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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Serafin Cuevas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gouki Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Serafin Cuevas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gouki Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Sakuraba. Those never looked like landing.
Sakuraba moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Serafin Cuevas has been cut.
Cuevas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cuevas misses with a two punch combination.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sakuraba slips a jab and a cross from Cuevas.
Some wild striking there from Cuevas.
Cuevas fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Jab, jab by Sakuraba - just one landing.
Cuevas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakuraba cracks Cuevas with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sakuraba has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cuevas to stand back up!
Cuevas is rocked!
Sakuraba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuevas manages to avoid it.
Oh Cuevas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cuevas.
Sakuraba lands a big right hand that sends Cuevas crashing to the mat! Sakuraba stays standing though and waves Cuevas back to his feet!
Cuevas misses the shot to the body.
Sakuraba throws out a loose jab but Cuevas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuraba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cuevas circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakuraba misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuevas seems to have got his legs back now.
Cuevas slips under a jab.
Cuevas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Cuevas does no damage.
Sakuraba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Cuevas does no damage.
Sakuraba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Serafin Cuevas's cut is getting worse.
Sakuraba misses with a wild combination.
Sakuraba works Cuevas's body with a nice hook.
Cuevas misses with the combination.
Sakuraba misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakuraba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cuevas doesn't seem bothered though.
Cuevas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Cuevas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sakuraba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cuevas connects with a single shot there.
Sakuraba looks to land a combination. Cuevas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A left lands for Sakuraba.
Gouki Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas drops his hands momentarily and Sakuraba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cuevas throws a series of punches but Sakuraba moves out of range.
No joy there for Cuevas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakuraba lands with an overhand left.
Serafin Cuevas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sakuraba feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cuevas sprawling to the canvas! Cuevas rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sakuraba finish him?!
Cuevas fails to land with a series of punches.
Sakuraba misses with the combination.
Cuevas staying out of range there.
Cuevas misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakuraba scores with a jab. Cuevas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sakuraba ducks under a wild hook from Cuevas.
Cuevas slips a jab from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cuevas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cuevas misses with a two punch combination.
Cuevas moves away from the strike by Sakuraba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands a left and a right that send Cuevas crashing to the mat, dazed. Sakuraba thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuevas feints a jab promting Sakuraba to slip. Cuevas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sakuraba slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sakuraba is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sakuraba misses with a few strikes there.
Sakuraba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakuraba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuevas.
Sakuraba might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sakuraba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cuevas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Sakuraba does no damage.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sakuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sakuraba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakuraba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jeez, Serafin Cuevas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cuevas throws a right hand that Sakuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuraba also avoids with ease.
Sakuraba tries to bum rush Cuevas with a series of wild strikes but Cuevas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sakuraba walks into a straight right hand from Cuevas.
Cuevas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sakuraba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with a hook.
Cuevas ducks right into an uppercut from Sakuraba.
Cuevas throws a right hand that Sakuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuraba also avoids with ease.
Sakuraba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cuevas misses with a two punch combination.
Cuevas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sakuraba eats them both and turns towards Cuevas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cuevas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakuraba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sakuraba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cuevas counters with a one-two to the body.
Cuevas fails to land with a series of punches.
Cuevas is breathing heavily.
Sakuraba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sakuraba is rocked!
Cuevas swinging wildly here.
Sakuraba is still on wobbly legs! Can Cuevas finish him?
Cuevas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakuraba.
Cuevas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba swings for the body but Cuevas moves out of range.
Sakuraba throws an off balance right hand
and Cuevas counters with a crisp right that sends Sakuraba to the canvas! Cuevas follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serafin Cuevas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jade Malikai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Malikai might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Big in Japan - Guano Apes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jade Malikai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jens Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malikai throws a head kick but Schmidt moves out of range.
Malikai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malikai misses with a head kick.
Malikai moves into the clinch successfully.
Malikai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schmidt up against the cage.
Malikai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jens Schmidt has been cut.
Malikai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schmidt blocks it with crossed arms.
Schmidt wants to get back to striking at distance but Malikai won't allow it.
Malikai tries a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks it.
Malikai jumps guard but Schmidt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Schmidt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Malikai looking to throw knees to the head but Schmidt is blocking nicely.
Malikai misses with a knee strike.
Malikai tries to land knees in the clinch but Schmidt avoids the damage to the body.
Malikai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malikai prevents Schmidt from breaking the clinch.
Malikai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schmidt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Schmidt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schmidt connects with a looping right hand.
Schmidt moves out of range of the body kick from Malikai.
Schmidt throws a combination that misses
and Malikai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Malikai.
Malikai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schmidt avoids a wild elbow strike from Malikai.
Schmidt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schmidt has had enough of the clinch but Malikai keeps him there for the moment.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malikai closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malikai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schmidt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt fails with the takedown.
Schmidt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malikai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schmidt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Malikai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schmidt breaks the clinch.
Malikai checks a low kick from Schmidt.
Malikai knocks Schmidt to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Schmidt is rocked!
Malikai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Schmidt is still in real trouble! Can Malikai finish him?
Malikai has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malikai controlling his opponent.
Malikai working for a submission but Schmidt is keeping him at bay.
You get the feeling that Schmidt really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Schmidt seems to have recovered his senses.
Schmidt looks winded!
Malikai with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Malikai controlling from mount.
Malikai tries to control but Schmidt wriggling away.
Schmidt is trying desperately to improve position.
Schmidt is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malikai fails to advance to Schmidt's back.
Malikai mounts Schmidt! Really nice guard pass there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malikai controlling from the full mount.
Malikai trying to control but Schmidt is having none of it.
Schmidt is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
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!
Schmidt is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmidt has given up his back here. Will Malikai look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Malikai is trying to control but Schmidt is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Malikai looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jade Malikai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jens Schmidt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schmidt throws a series of punches but Malikai moves out of range.
Jade Malikai is winning the standup battle so far.
Malikai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Schmidt does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Schmidt. Those never looked like landing.
Malikai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malikai instigates a clinch.
Malikai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malikai tries to score a body lock takedown but Schmidt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Schmidt has had enough of the clinch but Malikai keeps him there for the moment.
Schmidt breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malikai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malikai closes the distance and clinches.
Schmidt avoiding damage as Malikai throws knees to the body.
Malikai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schmidt manages to break the clinch.
Schmidt looks to land a combination. Malikai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Schmidt throws a combination that misses
and Malikai counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Malikai looks at the referee who does nothing so Malikai lands a crushing right that sends Schmidt to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jade Malikai!
Jade Malikai decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Falaris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falaris is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Single Ladies - Brazilian Version. Marcus Falaris is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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, Jesse Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Falaris!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashor shoots for a double leg takedown but Falaris sprawls well. He's pushed Bashor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Falaris misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Falaris as Bashor shoots in.
Bashor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Falaris is fending him off so far but Bashor persists. Nope, Falaris circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Bashor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falaris misses with a head kick.
Falaris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bashor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Falaris throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falaris catches Bashor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Falaris is looking to clinch.
Marcus Falaris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falaris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bashor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Falaris misses with a head kick.
Bashor has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falaris is looking to clinch but Bashor is avoiding it.
Falaris wants to clinch up but Bashor keeps it at a distance.
Bashor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marcus Falaris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falaris tries to clinch up but Bashor circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Bashor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falaris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falaris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bashor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Falaris throws a sloppy head kick and Bashor moves out of range easily.
Falaris throws a lazy right hand but Bashor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Falaris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Falaris moves in looking to clinch but Bashor pushes him off.
Falaris gets caught flat footed, as Bashor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bashor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Falaris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bashor won't allow Falaris to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Falaris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Falaris stuffs the takedown attempt from Bashor. Bashor gets slowly back to his feet.
Falaris tries a head kick but it misses.
Falaris tries to land a front kick but Bashor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falaris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bashor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bashor misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falaris lands with a nice body kick.
Falaris pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bashor back to the cage. Falaris follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Falaris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bashor checks a leg kick nicely.
Falaris throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Falaris clinches up with Bashor and pushes him back against the cage.
Falaris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Falaris landing knees to the head.
Falaris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falaris with a knee to the head.
Falaris lands an elbow inside.
Falaris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Falaris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bashor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Falaris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falaris misses with an elbow over the top.
Bashor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Falaris after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Bashor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falaris connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bashor's face.
Falaris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Falaris misses with a knee strike.
Bashor wants to take the fight to the mat but Falaris manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Falaris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bashor's defenses.
Bashor blocks the elbow strike.
Falaris landing knees to the head.
Falaris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bashor's defenses.
Falaris lands an elbow just above Bashor 's eye.
Falaris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Falaris lands an elbow inside.
Falaris lands an elbow just above Bashor 's eye.
Bashor tries for a takedown but Falaris manages to get underhooks.
Bashor is looking for a takedown.
Bashor turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falaris tries to escape but Bashor is in control.
Falaris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bashor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bashor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Falaris has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bashor prevents Falaris from escaping the position.
Bashor in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bashor prevents Falaris from escaping the position.
Falaris prevents Bashor from improving position.
Bashor cracks Falaris with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bashor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Falaris knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Falaris throws Bashor to one side and escapes!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falaris throws a wild body kick that Bashor sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Falaris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Falaris throws a head kick but Bashor moves out of range.
Falaris tries to clinch up
and Bashor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Falaris won't be happy with that.
Bashor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Bashor crashes against the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Falaris stops Bashor from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falaris is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bashor has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Falaris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor landing a few strikes.
Falaris wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Falaris is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bashor working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bashor is staying tight to Falaris's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Falaris wants to get back to his feet.
Falaris parries the strikes from Bashor easily there. Bashor is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Falaris to escape.
Bashor misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Falaris is trying to buck Bashor off.
Falaris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Falaris keeps working.
Falaris tries to escape but Bashor is in control.
Bashor scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bashor 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falaris wants to get back to his feet but Bashor drags him back down.
Bashor wants to control but Falaris is keeping him busy.
Falaris is pushing Bashor's head away, looking to escape. Bashor manages to hold on to the position though.
Bashor landing strikes.
Bashor is putting a hurting on Falaris here, landing some big shots from side control.
Falaris wants to get back to his feet.
Bashor trying to control the position but Falaris is working away.
Bashor works to advance to full mount. Falaris defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bashor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bashor working the ground and pound effectively.
Falaris is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor lands a nice shot to the head.
Falaris taking shots to the head.
Falaris is rocked!
Bashor drops a big elbow. That's hurt Falaris! More shots from Bashor and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Bashor!
During a confident post fight interview, Jesse Bashor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Bodini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Deep (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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197 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Bodini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Deep!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bodini gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bodini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deep.
Bodini lands a nice shot that snaps Deep's head back.
Deep lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Deep bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Deep controls the position.
Deep thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Deep is trying to get an arm triangle but Bodini is defending well.
Deep controls the position from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deep is trying to get an arm triangle but Bodini is defending well.
Deep is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bodini has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deep wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bodini, who protects the arm well.
Bodini is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bodini might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Deep tries for a kimura but Bodini is defending well.
Bodini is trying to buck Deep off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodini is not content to let Deep control the position.
Deep is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bodini has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bodini is trying to buck Deep off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deep is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bodini has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bodini is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bodini trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deep controls the position.
Bodini wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Deep working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bodini is not content to let Deep control the position.
A lull in the action here as Deep stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deep working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Deep working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Deep prevents Bodini from escaping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Deep dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Bodini misses its intended target.
Bodini lands a really nice looking cross but Deep seems unphased.
Bodini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deep circles away quickly and effectively.
Bodini looks to land a combination but Deep avoids it well.
Bodini cracks Deep with a good jab.
Bodini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deep moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Bodini.
Bodini misses with a double jab
and Deep counters with a two punch combo.
Deep scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bodini in his tracks.
Bodini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deep moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deep avoids a punch combination nicely.
Deep drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deep drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bodini dives on top into guard.
Bodini throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Deep is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Deep moves into full mount! Bodini won't be happy about that!
Deep controlling from mount.
Deep trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deep controlling the position easily from mount.
Bodini is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Deep has hold of Bodini's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bodini manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bodini wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Deep controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deep tries to control but Bodini wriggling away.
You get the feeling that Bodini really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Deep tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bodini defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Deep.
Deep controlling his opponent.
You get the feeling that Bodini really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Johnny Deep has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deep goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bodini turns into him and now he's in Deep's guard.
Deep keeping full guard, as Bodini tries to pass.
Deep has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bodini can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bodini throws a strike but Deep rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deep stops Bodini from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Deep showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Deep avoids the body shot from Bodini.
Bodini misses with a wild combination.
Bodini throws a combination that misses
so Deep counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Deep advances to half guard.
Deep seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Deep tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bodini knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Deep is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bodini sees it coming and defends easily.
Bodini won't allow Deep to pass to mount.
Deep is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bodini is just riding it out for now. Deep eventually gives up the hold.
Bodini wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deep is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bodini defends it well.
Deep is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Deep is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Deep is trying to work for a kimura but Bodini is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodini looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deep tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bodini knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Deep works his way into full mount!
Deep working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Deep is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Bodini is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Deep!
Johnny Deep 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 Abreham Killyousovizh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordechai Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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280 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
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270 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abreham Killyousovizh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mordechai Marx!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killyousovizh throws a nice looking combination but Marx bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, jab by Killyousovizh - just one landing.
Marx avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Killyousovizh moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Killyousovizh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marx's hands.
A swing and a miss from Killyousovizh.
Marx has a takedown stuffed.
Marx throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Killyousovizh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marx lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Killyousovizh is breathing heavily.
Marx controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marx sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Killyousovizh's guard.
Killyousovizh is refusing to be controlled, as Marx sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marx not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marx is looking for a kimura here.
Marx wants to lay and pray for a moment but Killyousovizh keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx is looking to advance position but Killyousovizh won't allow it.
Marx seems to be looking for submissions.
Marx is looking for a kimura but Killyousovizh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marx to get the leverage.
Marx wants to control but Killyousovizh is keeping him busy.
Marx looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Killyousovizh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marx throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx wants to take a breather but Killyousovizh is having none of it.
Killyousovizh won't allow Marx to pass to mount.
Killyousovizh is refusing to be controlled, as Marx sits in half guard.
Marx is trying to work for a kimura but Killyousovizh is defending well.
Killyousovizh is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Killyousovizh is staying active underneath Marx, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marx is working for a kimura but Killyousovizh is defending it quite comfortably.
Marx is looking to take a break and control but Killyousovizh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marx is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Killyousovizh doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Marx.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marx wants to free his trapped foot but Killyousovizh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordechai Marx dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marx swings for the body but Killyousovizh moves out of range.
Killyousovizh throws a series of punches but Marx moves out of range.
Killyousovizh blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick from Killyousovizh misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Killyousovizh. Marx does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marx sizes up Killyousovizh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Killyousovizh slips a straight right by Marx.
Marx scores with a shot to the body.
Killyousovizh moves out of range as Marx strikes.
Marx misses with a straight left.
Marx jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marx darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marx. Killyousovizh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Killyousovizh defending well as Marx loads up on a big left hand.
Killyousovizh takes one to the side of the head.
Marx throws a sloppy head kick and Killyousovizh moves out of range easily.
Marx throws a jab but it's blocked by Killyousovizh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marx looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Abreham Killyousovizh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx slips under a jab from Killyousovizh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Marx lands an impressive looking overhand right. Killyousovizh doesn't seem phased though.
Killyousovizh blocks a head kick by Marx.
Marx cracks Killyousovizh with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Marx has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Killyousovizh to stand back up!
Killyousovizh is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BAM! Marx delivers a spinning backfist that drops Killyousovizh like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Mordechai Marx!
Mordechai Marx gave a mention to Hell's Balls Recovery (160) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Made (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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200 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taylor Made!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Castillo wants to clinch but Made slips to the side
and Made counters with a nice uppercut.
Castillo moves in looking to clinch but Made pushes him off.
Castillo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Made counters with a nice uppercut.
Made goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Castillo tries to clinch
letting Made counter with a right hand.
Castillo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Made counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castillo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Made paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castillo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Made manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Made thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castillo moves to clinch but Made breaks away
letting Made counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo wants to clinch.
Ronnie Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castillo instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castillo throws an elbow but misses.
Castillo lands an elbow that stopped Made in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Made's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castillo scores a nice knee to the body.
Castillo has Made pressed against the cage.
Made takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Made takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Castillo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Castillo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Made has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Castillo lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castillo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Made.
Castillo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Made takes a knee to the side of the body.
Made is breathing heavily.
Castillo scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Castillo.
Castillo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Castillo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castillo scores a nice knee to the body.
Made takes a knee right on the jaw!
Made wants to get back to striking at distance but Castillo won't allow it.
Castillo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Made takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Castillo missing with knees to the body.
Castillo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Made lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Castillo lands an elbow just above Made 's eye.
Castillo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castillo lands a good knee to the midsection. Made won't want to take too many of those.
Castillo with a knee to the head.
Castillo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castillo connects with a knee to the head.
Made takes a knee to the side of the body.
Castillo working Made over with knees to the body.
Castillo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Made lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Castillo lands a knee to the body.
Castillo lands a damaging elbow.
Castillo landing knees to the head.
Castillo lands a nice elbow.
Castillo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castillo is trying to maintain a safe position but Made gets an underhook and turns Castillo into the cage.
Made working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Made managing to block the knees to the body from Castillo.
Castillo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Made is defending well for now.
Castillo lands an elbow just above Made 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castillo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Castillo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Castillo moves in looking to clinch but Made pushes him off.
Castillo closes the distance and clinches.
Made wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castillo lands a damaging elbow.
Castillo managing to block the knees to the body from Made.
Castillo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Castillo.
Castillo lands an elbow inside.
Castillo lands an elbow just above Made 's eye.
Made takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Made takes a knee to the side of the body.
Castillo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castillo lands a damaging elbow.
Castillo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Castillo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Castillo lands a damaging elbow.
Made is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo taking a breather.
Oh Made is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castillo pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Made! Castillo unloads with more strikes and Made sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronnie Castillo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Caschera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caschera comes to the cage accompanied by Crimson King by Demons & Wizards limited edition. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
22 - 24 - 0 |
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260 lbs
21 - 18 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Caschera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, James Green!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green misses with the combination.
Green moves out of range as Caschera strikes.
Caschera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Green lands with a nice body punch.
Green fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Caschera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Green counters by moving into the clinch.
Caschera jumps guard and drags Green to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Caschera pushes Green off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green stuns Caschera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caschera with a nice cross.
Green takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like James Green has been cut.
Green closes this distance looking for a takedown but Caschera circles away.
Caschera misses with a hook.
Green fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caschera tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caschera throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Green fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Max Caschera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Green.
Caschera misses with a hook.
Caschera tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Green fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caschera on the side of the head.
Green shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Green was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Green is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Green!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James Green!
After the big win, James Green made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kimmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop DoGG. Kimmo has chosen Roni Size-Bite The Bullet as his entrance music. 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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200 lbs
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194 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Kimmo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimmo misses with a two punch combination.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Kimmo.
Kimmo throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Davis.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Davis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kimmo, who protects the arm well.
Kimmo tries to bench press Davis off him but Davis keeps the position.
Davis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Davis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Davis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kimmo has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimmo is looking for a sweep.
Davis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kimmo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kimmo tries to bench press Davis off him but Davis keeps the position.
Kimmo tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Davis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Davis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Davis goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kimmo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Davis but great work by Kimmo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Davis to his feet.
Kimmo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kimmo pinned against the cage. Kimmo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Kimmo tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Kimmo as Davis shoots in.
Kimmo misses with a series of wild punches.
Kimmo drives through and clinches with Davis against the cage.
Kimmo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo trying to land knees to the body.
Kimmo looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Davis goes for a takedown attempt but Kimmo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davis.
Davis staying out of range there.
Kimmo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kimmo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kimmo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Kimmo misses.
Nice jab there from Kimmo.
Michael Kimmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimmo throws a low kick but Davis avoids it.
Kimmo wants to land a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Kimmo connects with a right hand. Davis shakes it off.
It looks like Ricky Davis has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimmo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Davis pushing down on Kimmo'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.
Davis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Davis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimmo wants to control but Davis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kimmo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Davis's cut.
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.
Davis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kimmo is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Kimmo throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Kimmo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kimmo lands with a kick to the temple. Davis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kimmo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kimmo tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Kimmo misses with a double jab.
Kimmo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kimmo's guard now.
Davis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kimmo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davis has managed to get both his arms back between Kimmo's legs - danger averted.
Kimmo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kimmo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davis has managed to get both his arms back between Kimmo's legs - danger averted.
Davis passes Kimmo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Davis seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kimmo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ricky Davis!
Ricky Davis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain America (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jimmy Hooligan 'Get Down' . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Captain America!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture tries to clinch but America is having none of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Couture lands an elbow inside that America shrugs off.
It looks like Captain America has been cut.
Couture has America pressed against the cage.
Couture creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through America's defenses.
America takes an elbow to the forehead.
Captain America's cut is getting worse.
Couture comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
America takes an elbow to the temple.
Captain America's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Couture creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through America's defenses.
America is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
America has Couture pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Couture manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
America takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Captain America's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Captain America's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy Couture!
Randy Couture decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Schkelpt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourne comes to the cage accompanied by Bawitdaba. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mikey Schkelpt enters the cage!
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265 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Schkelpt!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schkelpt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schkelpt closes the distance and clinches.
Schkelpt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bourne fails to land.
Bourne blocks an uppercut.
Bourne takes a shot to the head.
Bourne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bourne misses with some punches.
Bourne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schkelpt's efforts to push away.
Schkelpt trying to stall but Bourne improves his position.
Bourne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Mikey Schkelpt has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schkelpt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schkelpt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schkelpt prevents a body shot from Bourne.
Bourne blocking some punches.
Schkelpt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bourne digs a right hand underneath Schkelpt's ribcage. Schkelpt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bourne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schkelpt's efforts to push away.
Schkelpt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bourne backwards.
Bourne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bourne has a couple of punches blocked by Schkelpt.
Bourne scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bourne.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bourne.
Bourne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bourne keeps control of Schkelpt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bourne.
Schkelpt lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Bourne.
Bourne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bourne.
Bourne is working Schkelpt over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schkelpt wants to break free but Bourne has control.
Bourne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bourne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schkelpt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bourne misses with some punches.
Bourne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schkelpts head.
Schkelpt is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bourne.
Schkelpt trying to control the position but instead, Bourne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schkelpt into the cage.
Schkelpt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schkelpt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schkelpt tests Bourne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bourne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schkelpt.
Bourne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schkelpt, pushing him back against the cage.
Schkelpt manages to break the clinch.
Schkelpt ducks right into an uppercut from Bourne.
Nice jab there from Bourne.
Schkelpt gets a clinch.
Bourne works on Schkelpt's body with a couple of short punches.
Bourne blocks an uppercut.
Bourne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bourne blocking some punches.
Bourne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schkelpt takes an elbow to the temple.
Schkelpt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Schkelpt tries to circle away but Bourne has him pinned against the cage.
Schkelpt scores with a shot to the side of Bourne's head.
Bourne lands with a light punch inside.
That has opened up Mikey Schkelpt's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schkelpt.
Schkelpt blocks a body shot from Bourne.
Bourne lands with a left to the head.
Schkelpt wants to get back to striking at distance but Bourne won't allow it.
Schkelpt wants to break free but Bourne has control.
A head punch on the inside from Bourne fails to land.
Schkelpt avoiding damage as Bourne throws knees to the body.
A short right from Bourne on the inside.
Bourne throws a punch but it's blocked by Schkelpt.
Bourne misses with a punch to the body.
Schkelpt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schkelpt.
Bourne missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Schkelpt fails to land.
Schkelpt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schkelpt blocks an uppercut.
Schkelpt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schkelpt is trying to force a seperation but Bourne has the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bourne scores with a shot to the side of Schkelpt's head.
Bourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bourne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schkelpt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bourne misses with some punches.
Bourne blocking some punches.
Bourne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bourne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schkelpt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bourne lands a body shot.
Bourne digs a right hand into Schkelpt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schkelpt's gas tank.
Schkelpt looks winded!
Bourne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bourne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bourne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schkelpt's efforts to push away.
Bourne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bourne misses with a punch to the body.
Schkelpt lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Bourne.
Bourne trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Schkelpt.
Stalling in the clinch from Schkelpt.
Schkelpt takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bourne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikey Schkelpt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bourne slips a straight right by Schkelpt.
Schkelpt avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bourne.
Schkelpt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The cut above Mikey Schkelpt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Schkelpt throws a hook but Bourne blocks it.
Bourne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schkelpt.
Schkelpt clinches with his opponent.
Bourne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schkelpt's elbow.
Bourne prevents Schkelpt from breaking the clinch.
Bourne can't find room to land a body shot as Schkelpt controls the action.
Schkelpt swings wildly with an uppercut but Bourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourne struggles to land a body shot inside as Schkelpt controls his hands.
Bourne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bourne is leaning against Schkelpt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schkelpt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Bourne.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bourne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schkelpt's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bourne.
Mikey Schkelpt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Schkelpt misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schkelpt.
Schkelpt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schkelpt.
Schkelpt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bourne.
A short right from Bourne on the inside.
Bourne lands a body punch.
Schkelpt is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schkelpt working hard to break the clinch.
Bourne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bourne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
John Bourne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bourne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikey Schkelpt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Bourne!
A pretty intense looking John Bourne took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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