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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Esta me Dinero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blair Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blair Davis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Esta me Dinero's chin.
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130 lbs
9 - 18 - 0 |
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135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Dangerous knees
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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
9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Esta me Dinero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blair Davis!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis tries to clinch up.
Dinero keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dinero tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis gets underhooks to prevent Dinero's takedown attempt.
Dinero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Dinero.
Dinero is trying to push Davis away but Davis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Dinero's ribcage.
Dinero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dinero tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esta me Dinero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dinero avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis effectively controlling the action here.
Dinero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dinero takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinero has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dinero blocks it with crossed arms.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dinero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis prevents Dinero from breaking the clinch.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Dinero is breathing heavily.
Davis is struggling to control the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
Davis scores with a knee to the head.
Davis effectively controlling the action here.
Dinero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis connects with a knee to the head.
Dinero is rocked!
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Oh Dinero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Dinero - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Davis, and another! Dinero is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Blair Davis!
A very excited looking Blair Davis 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Coffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alkofer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jump Jump - Busta Rhymes. Luke Alkofer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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138 lbs
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Experienced |
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Alkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Willy Coffey!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkofer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coffey as he avoids it easily.
Coffey is looking to clinch but Alkofer is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Coffey. No joy for Alkofer on that attempt.
Coffey moves in looking to clinch but Alkofer pushes him off.
Coffey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alkofer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coffey tries to clinch but Alkofer is having none of it.
Alkofer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Coffey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alkofer somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Alkofer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alkofer shoots in and drives through. Coffey sprawls well.
Coffey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alkofer shoots in and drives through. Coffey sprawls well.
Coffey wants to clinch.
Coffey looks for a takedown but Alkofer sprawls well.
Coffey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coffey clinches up with Alkofer and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coffey.
Coffey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer fails to land the takedown.
Coffey doesn't manage to clinch there - Alkofer circles away.
Coffey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alkofer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luke Alkofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alkofer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coffey but Coffey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alkofer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Coffey swivels and escapes.
Alkofer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coffey defends it nicely.
Alkofer is breathing heavily.
Alkofer dodges the punch combination from Coffey.
Coffey has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Coffey.
Coffey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alkofer can't break the clinch.
Coffey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alkofer is trying to break the clinch but Coffey has him pressed against the cage.
Coffey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coffey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Coffey!
Coffey shoots in looking for a takedown. Alkofer tries to sprawl out of it but Coffey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alkofer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coffey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alkofer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alkofer.
Coffey tries to close the distance and clinch but Alkofer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alkofer shoots in but Coffey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Coffey rushes Alkofer and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alkofer.
Coffey tries to pull guard but Alkofer holds him up against the cage and eventually Coffey drops back down to his feet.
Alkofer breaks the clinch.
Coffey has closed the distance and engaged Alkofer in a clinch.
Coffey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alkofer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Coffey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffey with a knee to the head.
Alkofer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alkofer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coffey.
Coffey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coffey tries to clinch up.
Alkofer has a takedown stuffed.
Coffey tries to clinch up but Alkofer circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Coffey as Alkofer shoots in.
Coffey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alkofer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coffey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alkofer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coffey tries to avoid it but Alkofer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coffey to the ground. Coffey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Coffey doesn't manage to clinch there - Alkofer circles away.
Alkofer misses with a takedown attempt - Coffey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alkofer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coffey counters with a shoot takedown. Alkofer fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coffey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alkofer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coffey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coffey throws a big elbow that misses.
Alkofer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alkofer can't keep his opponent in guard - Coffey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Coffey working the head and body with strikes.
Coffey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coffey stops Alkofer from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coffey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alkofer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Coffey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coffey is looking to work some ground and pound but Alkofer has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Coffey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coffey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alkofer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coffey tries to avoid it but Alkofer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coffey to the ground. Coffey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alkofer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coffey as he avoids it easily.
Alkofer shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Alkofer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coffey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alkofer.
Coffey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alkofer shoots for a takedown but Coffey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Coffey rushes Alkofer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alkofer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coffey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alkofer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Coffey ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Coffey no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coffey working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coffey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alkofer can't escape the position.
Coffey lands a big elbow.
Coffey postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Alkofer looks a forlorn figure.
Coffey landing punches.
Alkofer is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alkofer takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Coffey's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willy Coffey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diablo Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Pegado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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269 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diablo Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renan Pegado!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegado gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chang 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chang throws a right and a left that Pegado avoids nicely.
Pegado gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chang counters with a nice right hand that sends Pegado toppling to the canvas! Pegado scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Chang finish him?!
Pegado is rocked!
It looks like Renan Pegado has been cut.
Chang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chang scores with a kick to the body.
Pegado looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
BAM! Chang delivers a spinning backfist that drops Pegado like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Diablo Chang!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darth Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez has chosen Edge as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cain Velasquez enters the cage!
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216 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Darth Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Velasquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maul with a lazy takedown attempt
and Velasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maul misses with a takedown attempt
and Velasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maul fails to land with a series of punches.
Darth Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Velasquez duly obliges.
Velasquez throws a head kick that misses
and Maul counters with a two punch combo.
No luck for Maul with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Maul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maul with a poor takedown
and Velasquez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maul thinking.
Maul with a lazy takedown attempt
and Velasquez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Velasquez slips a jab and a cross from Maul.
Velasquez scores with a body shot.
Maul throws a nice looking combination but Velasquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maul is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Velasquez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maul.
Velasquez digs a good body shot into Maul's ribs.
Velasquez misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Velasquez.
Maul looks for a takedown but Velasquez sprawls well.
Maul falls off balance throwing a combination
and Velasquez counters with a thumping low kick.
Maul is breathing heavily.
Velasquez scores with a one two! Maul had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Velasquez misses with a head kick.
Maul swinging wildly here.
Maul misses with a double jab
and Velasquez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maul thinking.
Velasquez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maul rather than just go for the knockout.
Velasquez misses with a wild combination.
Maul shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Velasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Velasquez throws a head kick that misses.
Velasquez misses with a kick to the body.
Maul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Velasquez.
Maul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velasquez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Velasquez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Velasquez does it's job there.
Velasquez tries to land a leg kick but Maul saw it coming and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maul checks a leg kick.
Maul avoids the head kick by Velasquez.
Maul avoids the head kick by Velasquez.
Maul avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maul misses with a lunging right hand
and Velasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maul shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Velasquez digs a good body shot into Maul's ribs.
Maul fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maul shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Velasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Maul has a takedown stuffed.
Velasquez tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Velasquez misses with a low kick.
Maul misses with a hook.
Cain Velasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velasquez lands a jab-cross combination.
Velasquez throws a sloppy head kick and Maul moves out of range easily.
Maul misses with a combination
and Maul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maul blocks the body kick.
Maul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velasquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maul.
Maul throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maul shoots in looking for a takedown but Velasquez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maul's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Velasquez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maul checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Velasquez throws a series of punches but Maul moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul swinging wildly here.
Maul misses with a hook
and Velasquez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Velasquez tries to score with a low kick but Maul moves his leg out of the way.
Velasquez tries to land a front kick but Maul steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Velasquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Velasquez scores with a one two! Maul had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Maul. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Maul misses with a left hand
and Velasquez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Velasquez throws a combination. Maul tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maul throws a series of punches but Velasquez avoids them all with ease.
Velasquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velasquez throws a sloppy head kick and Maul moves out of range easily.
A combination from Maul does no damage.
Velasquez works over Maul's head and body with a nice combination.
Velasquez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Velasquez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maul throws a hook but Velasquez blocks it.
Darth Maul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maul jabs at Velasquez's body.
Velasquez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maul.
Velasquez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maul misses with a few strikes there.
Velasquez works over Maul's head and body with a nice combination.
Maul is rocked!
Velasquez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oh Maul is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Velasquez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Velasquez is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Maul like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Maul from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Velasquez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sarmientino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Sarmientino will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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199 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crazy Jiu Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Sarmientino!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiu Jitsu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sarmientino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jiu Jitsu fails with the takedown
and Sarmientino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiu Jitsu misses with a takedown attempt
and Sarmientino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crazy Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarmientino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sarmientino.
Jiu Jitsu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sarmientino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jiu Jitsu moves forwards but Sarmientino connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jiu Jitsu misses with a takedown
and Sarmientino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarmientino digs a good body shot into Jiu Jitsu's ribs.
Jiu Jitsu tries for a takedown but Sarmientino circles away easily
and Jiu Jitsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jiu Jitsu with a poor takedown
and Sarmientino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sarmientino punishes Jiu Jitsu's body with a nice straight punch.
Jiu Jitsu misses with a takedown attempt
letting Sarmientino counter with a right hand.
Jiu Jitsu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sarmientino counters with a right hand to the body.
Jiu Jitsu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sarmientino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu tries for a takedown but Sarmientino circles away easily
and Sarmientino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Sarmientino.
Jason Sarmientino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jiu Jitsu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sarmientino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sarmientino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jiu Jitsu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jiu Jitsu showed some decent athleticism there.
Jiu Jitsu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sarmientino tries to roll over but Jiu Jitsu keeps him under control.
Sarmientino gets full guard.
Jiu Jitsu tries to free his leg and advance position but Sarmientino is retaining full guard.
Jiu Jitsu is looking to work some ground and pound but Sarmientino has wrist control.
Sarmientino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jiu Jitsu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sarmientino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarmientino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sarmientino manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jiu Jitsu manages to get himself to full guard.
Jiu Jitsu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sarmientino is pushing down on Jiu Jitsu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jiu Jitsu is fighting to maintain full guard but Sarmientino has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sarmientino in particular looking to stall.
Jiu Jitsu 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.
Jiu Jitsu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jiu Jitsu wants to get back to full guard.
Sarmientino controlling the pace.
Jiu Jitsu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sarmientino with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Sarmientino was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jiu Jitsu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sarmientino connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jiu Jitsu scrambles back to his feet.
Jiu Jitsu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sarmientino counters with a left to the body.
Jiu Jitsu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jiu Jitsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarmientino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jiu Jitsu at a distance.
Jiu Jitsu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sarmientino is looking to regain half guard here but Jiu Jitsu keeps moving and retains side control.
Jiu Jitsu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sarmientino, who protects the arm well.
Jiu Jitsu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sarmientino is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarmientino tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jiu Jitsu presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Sarmientino tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sarmientino manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sarmientino is in trouble now - Jiu Jitsu has advanced to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiu Jitsu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarmientino tries to improve his position but instead Jiu Jitsu has taken his back!
Sarmientino is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Crazy Jiu Jitsu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jiu Jitsu misses with a takedown attempt
and Sarmientino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jiu Jitsu tries for a takedown but Sarmientino circles away easily
and Sarmientino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jiu Jitsu with a poor takedown
and Sarmientino counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crazy Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarmientino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu has his takedown stuffed
and Sarmientino counters with a straight right hand.
Sarmientino lands a right hook to the body.
Jiu Jitsu tries for a takedown but Sarmientino circles away easily
and Sarmientino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sarmientino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jiu Jitsu with a poor takedown
and Sarmientino counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jiu Jitsu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jiu Jitsu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sarmientino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sarmientino has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sarmientino counters with a one-two to the body.
Jiu Jitsu tries for a takedown but Sarmientino circles away easily
and Sarmientino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jiu Jitsu thinking.
Jiu Jitsu has his takedown stuffed
and Sarmientino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Sarmientino counter with a right hand.
Jiu Jitsu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jiu Jitsu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sarmientino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sarmientino 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sarmientino!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uther Champy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uther Champy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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255 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uther Champy!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Champy keeps it at a distance.
Champy lands with a nice body punch.
Champy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Emelianenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Champy trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Champy trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko working a defensive guard here.
Emelianenko is really struggling to control Champy 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.
Champy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emelianenko is keeping the position for now.
Champy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fedor Emelianenko wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Emelianenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko darts in and clinches Champy up against the cage.
Champy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emelianenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good body shot from Champy.
Emelianenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Champy dodges an elbow strike from Emelianenko.
A short right from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko lands a nice elbow.
Champy avoiding damage as Emelianenko throws knees to the body.
Champy misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko prevents Champy from breaking the clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Champy tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Champy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Emelianenko throws an elbow that misses.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Champy blocks it.
Emelianenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Champy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Champy.
Emelianenko lands a nice elbow.
Champy throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Emelianenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emelianenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Champy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Champy blocks an elbow strike.
Champy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Champy blocks an elbow strike.
Emelianenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Emelianenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Champy.
Champy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Emelianenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd cheers as Champy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emelianenko doesn't seem phased though.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Champy misses with a few strikes there.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko gets caught flat footed, as Champy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Champy stands and throws Emelianenko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Emelianenko takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Champy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Emelianenko to see if he's OK.
Champy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Champy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Champy wants to take a breather but Emelianenko manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Champy.
Champy trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Emelianenko tries to get out of the position.
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!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Emelianenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emelianenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Champy on the ground.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Champy from controlling successfully.
Champy passes into half guard.
Champy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Champy throwing shots but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Champy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Emelianenko!
Champy is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Emelianenko has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Emelianenko!
Champy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Champy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Emelianenko!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uther Champy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Champy keeps it at a distance.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Champy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Champy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko looks to clinch
and Champy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Champy is having none of it.
Champy scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Champy. Those never looked like landing.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko tries to sprawl but Champy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Champy working Emelianenko over with strikes.
Champy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep. Champy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emelianenko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Champy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Champy moves nicely into side control.
The ground and pound from Champy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champy trying to control the position but Emelianenko is working away.
Champy has hold of Emelianenko's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Emelianenko seems comfortable defending it but Champy has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Emelianenko is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Emelianenko is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Champy couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Uther Champy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zombo Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Dos Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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257 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zombo Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Axe.
Santos throws a right and a left that Axe avoids nicely.
Axe misses with a looping right.
Axe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Axe moves forwards but Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Axe is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Axe.
Axe shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.
Axe throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Axe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
Santos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axe looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Santos cracks Axe with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Axe looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Santos finish him?
Axe is rocked!
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Axe throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Junior Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BOOM! Santos lands a beautiful left hook that drops Axe. Axe tries to recover but Santos is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Axe lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Dos Santos!
Junior Dos Santos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebenezer Scrooge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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270 lbs
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273 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ebenezer Scrooge!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Scrooge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scrooge scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scrooge swings for the body but Severn moves out of range.
Severn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Scrooge.
Severn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scrooge throws a sloppy head kick and Severn moves out of range easily.
Scrooge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scrooge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scrooge lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Severn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scrooge throws a head kick but Severn moves out of range.
Scrooge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Severn defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Scrooge enables Severn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Scrooge manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Severn postures up and lands a big shot to Scrooge's brow.
Severn scoring with some ground and pound.
Scrooge is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Severn is aware though and is defending well.
Severn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Severn trying to control but Scrooge is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scrooge looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Severn passes into half guard.
Severn passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Scrooge has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Severn looking for a guillotine from mount but Scrooge is having none of it.
Severn is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Scrooge has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Scrooge!
Scrooge wants to control from the top but Severn keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scrooge is aware though and is defending well.
Scrooge throwing strikes but missing.
Scrooge is looking to work some ground and pound but Severn has wrist control.
Severn 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.
Severn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Scrooge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scrooge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Scrooge stops Severn from standing up.
Scrooge trying to control but Severn is working from the bottom.
Scrooge scoring with punches to the head and body.
Severn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scrooge can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrooge throws a big right hand that misses.
Scrooge wants to stand but Severn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Severn working for a triangle but Scrooge defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Severn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Scrooge gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Scrooge wants to pass the guard but Severn is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Severn keeping moving, preventing Scrooge from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ebenezer Scrooge will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Severn stuffs the takedown attempt from Scrooge. Scrooge gets slowly back to his feet.
Scrooge looks to land a left hand but Severn moved out of range nicely.
Scrooge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Scrooge tries for a takedown but Severn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Scrooge misses.
Ebenezer Scrooge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scrooge misses with the combination.
Severn needs to keep his hands up - Scrooge had a free shot at his head there.
Scrooge scores with the left hand. Severn knows he should have avoided that one.
Scrooge moves to clinch but Severn breaks away
and Severn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn is pressing down on Scrooge's thigh, looking to free his foot. Scrooge is holding on for now.
Severn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Severn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Scrooge!
Severn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Scrooge keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Severn landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scrooge holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Severn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Severn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Severn looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Severn working for a guillotine from mount but Scrooge is in no mood to give up.
Severn wants to control but instead Scrooge manages to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn is looking to take a break and control but Scrooge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Severn blocks the strikes from Scrooge.
Severn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Scrooge does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Severn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Severn seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Scrooge has recovered full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Scrooge is trying to keep Severn in close.
Severn trying to control but Scrooge is working from the bottom.
Dan Severn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Severn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Severn dominated that second round.
That's time! Severn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Scrooge moves in looking to clinch but Severn pushes him off.
Scrooge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scrooge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Severn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Scrooge.
Scrooge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Severn shoots in but Scrooge avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severn has a takedown stuffed.
Scrooge scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Severn takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Scrooge.
Severn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scrooge sprawls well. Scrooge wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Severn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Severn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Severn manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Scrooge on his heels. He'll look to pass Scrooge's guard now, I'm sure.
Scrooge keeping moving, preventing Severn from controlling successfully.
Scrooge looking to control.
Severn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Severn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Severn in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Scrooge is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Severn!
Dan Severn 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 Taco Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Red october kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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275 lbs
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248 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taco Belle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vadim Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Leonov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Belle is fending him off so far but Leonov persists. Nope, Belle circles away and we're back to standing.
Leonov gets the takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Leonov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Belle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Belle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Belle tries to get out of the position.
Belle is looking to regain half guard here but Leonov keeps moving and retains side control.
Leonov tries for a kimura but Belle is defending well.
Leonov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Belle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ground and pound from Leonov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Belle rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Leonov's guard! Nice work there by Belle!
Belle stands up from Leonov's guard - Belle perhaps looking for a knockout.
A head kick misses from Belle.
Leonov throws a body punch but Belle moves out of range.
Belle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown by Leonov or perhaps it was just good defense by Belle which made him look bad.
Leonov fails with the takedown.
Taco Belle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Leonov.
Belle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonov tries for a takedown but Belle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Belle has Leonov up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leonov looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonov is trying to break the clinch but Belle is controlling him.
Belle lands a hook that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.
Belle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Belle.
It looks like Vadim Leonov has been cut.
Belle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leonov's defenses.
Belle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leonov's defenses.
Belle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leonov tries to work over Belle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Belle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Belle.
Belle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.
Leonov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belles head.
Leonov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Belle is trying to keep an underhook but Leonov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Belle is trying to stand up here but Leonov is controlling him well.
Leonov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle looking for submissions off his back.
Belle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Belle wants to get back to full guard.
Leonov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Belle tries to kick Leonov off but Leonov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Belle trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Leonov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Belle trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonov with shots to the head and body - Belle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Leonov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Leonov lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
Belle is looking to improve his position but Leonov isn't that keen on the idea.
Leonov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Belle can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonov throwing strikes here but Belle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
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 Taco Belle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vadim Leonov'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.
Belle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Leonov scores with a hook.
Leonov thows a body shot but no joy.
Belle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belle. Leonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belle misses with a hook. Leonov ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Leonov.
Belle scores with a jab. Leonov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Belle moves in looking to clinch but Leonov pushes him off.
Belle connects with an inside leg kick.
Leonov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Belle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Belle wants it to stay on the feet.
Vadim Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonov clinches up against the cage.
Belle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leonov.
Leonov is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belle misses with a knee to the head.
Belle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonov tries to break the clinch but Belle is controlling the position.
Leonov tries to land knees in the clinch but Belle avoids the damage to the body.
Leonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belle takes a shot to the head.
Belle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leonov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belle's elbow.
Leonov is looking to break free of the clinch but Belle has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Belle.
Belle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taco Belle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Belle lands with a right to the head.
Belle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Belle misses with a punch to the body.
Leonov misses with a body punch.
Belle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Belle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Belle.
Leonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Belle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.
Belle drops Leonov with a big knee straight up the middle! Leonov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Leonov is rocked!
Leonov glances at the clock... BAM! Belle nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Leonov crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Leonov is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taco Belle!
After the fight, Taco Belle was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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