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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Monster Drink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Guapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monster Drink could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to El Guapo's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Monster Drink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, El Guapo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drink ducks straight into an uppercut from Guapo and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Drink manages to regain guard straight away.
Drink is rocked!
Guapo stands up from Drink's guard - Guapo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Oh Drink is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guapo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drink seems to have got his legs back now.
Guapo manages to break the clinch.
Guapo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Guapo works Drink's body with a nice hook.
Drink is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guapo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circle, before Guapo throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Drink's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Guapo lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). El Guapo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brad Pickett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avon Barksdale is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Pickett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Avon Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barksdale looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pickett lands a big right hand that sends Barksdale crashing to the mat! Pickett stays standing though and waves Barksdale back to his feet!
Barksdale is rocked!
It looks like Avon Barksdale has been cut.
Pickett drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Barksdale's head, knocking him out cold! Pickett is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brad Pickett!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Harley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drew Pratt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Harley!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harley throws a wild body kick that Pratt sees coming a mile off.
Pratt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harley has time to react.
Harley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pratt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pratt but Pratt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harley looks gassed!
Pratt drops Harley with a nice combination! Pratt dives into Harley's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Dave Harley has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pratt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pratt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pratt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pratt passes Harley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pratt in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Harley tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Pratt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Drew Pratt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CJ Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Get Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Back has chosen Guile theme :D as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, CJ Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Get Back!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Back keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Becker takes one to the chin there.
Becker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Back is fending him off so far but Becker persists. Nope, Back circles away and we're back to standing.
Back slaps away a takedown attempt from Becker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Back.
Becker is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Back landing a few strikes.
Back stands up and beckons Becker to his feet.
Becker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Becker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Back wants to get back to his feet.
Becker wants to pass to mount but Back is defending the position.
Back looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Becker wants to pass the guard but Back is defending well.
Becker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Back missing with punches from the bottom.
Back makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Becker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Back counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CJ Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Becker is breathing heavily.
Back escapes and gets back to his feet.
Becker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Back connects with the punch.
Back feints and as Becker raises his hands in defense, Back changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Back won't allow Becker to sweep him here.
Back keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Becker's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Becker has a closed guard, preventing Back from standing up.
Back is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Becker wants to improve his position but instead Back has moved into half guard.
Becker is looking for a sweep. Back is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Back scores with a punch to the head.
Back closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Becker is looking to regain half guard here but Back keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Back is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Becker will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Back's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Becker tries to bench press Back off him but Back keeps the position.
Back cracks Becker with a big right hand but Becker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Becker taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Back's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Becker is looking to reverse the position.
Back moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Becker looking for a sweep but Back has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Back prevents Becker from getting the reversal.
Back controlling the pace for now.
Becker is looking to improve his position but Back isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Get Back dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Back.
Back has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Back fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Becker sprawls well initially but Back persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Get Back has got the better of the ground game so far.
Back stalling.
Becker gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Becker is on top in guard.
Becker won't allow Back to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Becker wants to pass the guard but Back is keeping the position.
Becker is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Back manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Becker misses with a takedown attempt
and Back counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Back forces Becker back against the cage and clinches.
Back is struggling to control the position.
Back landing knees to the head.
Becker being controlled against the cage.
Back breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Becker.
It looks like Get Back has been cut.
A good leg kick by Becker.
Back swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Becker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Back keeping moving, preventing Becker from controlling successfully.
Back wants to stand and escape but Becker is having none of it.
Becker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Back is keeping the position for now.
Back wants to stand and escape but Becker is having none of it.
Back trying to keep a closed guard but Becker is proving a slippery customer.
Becker won't allow Back to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker is pushing down on Back's leg trying to pass to half guard. Back is fighting to maintain full guard but Becker has managed to sneak the leg through.
Becker is thwarting Back's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Becker with a poor takedown
so Back counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Back wants to stand but Becker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Back must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Becker looking for a sweep. Not yet Becker, not yet.
Becker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Back gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Becker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Back is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Back decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Becker, up you get!
Back drives through and clinches with Becker against the cage.
Back is trying to trip Becker. He has hold of a leg but Becker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Back persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Becker wants to sweep here but Back controlling him for the moment.
Back chips away with some ground and pound.
Back won't allow Becker to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Becker is working an open guard so Back takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Becker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Back is out of range and Becker settles back down.
Becker misses with a head kick.
Back shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Back was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Get Back showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Get Back's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Becker throws a series of punches but Back avoids them all with ease.
Back goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Becker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Back counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Becker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Back keeping full guard, as Becker tries to pass.
Back uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Back will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Back lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Becker is trying to control the action in half guard but Back is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Back has one foot on Becker's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Becker tries to clinch up but Back circles away and keeps his distance.
Back blocks a low kick nicely.
Back lands a nice looking body shot.
Back dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Becker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Back counters with a nice uppercut.
Becker tries to move into range but Back moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Back throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Becker misses with a double jab.
Back lands a right hook to the body.
Back lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back connects with a body shot.
Back scores with a three punch combo!
Back connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Becker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Back counters with a shoot takedown. Becker fights it but they end up in guard.
Back's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Back decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Becker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Back scores with a body shot.
Back works Becker's body with a nice hook.
Becker fails with the takedown
and Back counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Back scores with a nice strike.
Back lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Back looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Becker looking for submissions off his back.
Back controlling the pace.
Becker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Becker trying to control the position.
Get Back is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Becker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Back avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Back slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Back won't allow Becker to sweep him here.
Back got a little sloppy there for a moment and Becker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Back has managed to get both his arms back between Becker's legs - danger averted.
Back preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Back connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Becker momentarily.
Back fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Becker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
CJ Becker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Back scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Get Back comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Back has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Get Back!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between BOB B (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and king kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). king kong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, BOB B!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, king kong!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kong shoots in for a takedown but B shows good takedown defense.
kong shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches B napping and manages to drive through into side control!
B could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
B stops kong from passing to mount.
B is trying to control kong's posture but kong avoids it.
The ground and pound from kong seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
B is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked kong off and has taken his back!
B is looking for the choke from the back position but kong is controlling his hands well.
B throwing wild punches that miss their target.
kong tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
kong tries to lock up and control but B gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
kong is looking to improve his position but B isn't that keen on the idea.
Poor strikes thrown by B there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
kong squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
kong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
kong regains half guard.
B is trying to control. kong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
kong trying to control from the bottom.
kong wants to control but B passes into side.
kong wants to get back to his feet but B is dominant here and he's now got kong's back!
B has good solid back control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
B is trying to control but kong is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
kong is looking to get to half guard.
B working the ground and pound effectively.
kong tries to hold on but B postures up.
kong bucks up and throws B to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
B tries to clinch up but kong circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
B shoots in looking for a takedown. kong tries to sprawl out of it but B keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. kong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
B tries for a takedown but kong circles away easily
letting kong counter with a right hand.
kong darts in and clinches B up against the cage.
kong tries to score a body lock takedown but B shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
kong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
kong throws a head kick but B moves out of range.
kong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from B.
B has his takedown stuffed
and kong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BOB B. That's going to take a lot out of him.
B is not content to let kong control the position.
kong postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for B to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
B tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
kong has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
B is pressed up against the cage. kong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag B down to the mat. B avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
B tries to close the distance and clinch up but kong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
B blocks a head kick by kong.
Some wild striking there from B.
B has his takedown stuffed
and kong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
B is breathing heavily.
kong stalks B and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into B's face. B staggers backwards, shaken.
kong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck B on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
kong scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
B is refusing to be controlled, as kong sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
kong controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
king kong 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.
B tries to close the distance and clinch up but kong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
kong shoots for a double leg takedown but B sprawls well. He's pushed kong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
kong shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches B napping and manages to drive through into side control!
B is not content to let kong control the position.
kong decides to stand up, so the ref orders B to his feet.
kong drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
kong wants to pass the guard but B is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kong throws a big right hand that misses.
kong thows a big elbow that misses.
kong stands up over B, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
king kong has got the better of the ground game so far.
B lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for kong!
kong tries to lock up and control but B gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
kong wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by B.
kong wants to hold on but B pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
B thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
kong avoids a series of strikes thrown by B.
B wants to control the pace but kong is squirming around nicely.
kong is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
kong tries to hold on but B pushes him away.
kong flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
kong is desperately trying to improve his position but B has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
B takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
B raining down shots from the mount!
B lands with some strikes.
B looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
kong working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
B putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
B looking to control and managing it successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if kong can do anything to dispel that myth.
kong reaches up to try and control the position but B seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! kong rolls and tries to escape and now B has his back!
B looking to hold on to the position here but kong rolls and ends up regaining guard.
kong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
kong pushes B off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but king kong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
B with a poor takedown
and kong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by kong.
kong preventing the sweep.
kong trying to control the position from guard on top but B is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
kong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
kong wants to get up but he can't break B's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
kong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kong wants to lay and pray for a moment but B keeps working.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
B fails with the takedown
so kong counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
B is trying to keep kong in close.
kong trying to control but B is working from the bottom.
kong looking to sit in guard and control but B gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
kong wants to sweep but no luck.
B has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and B defends well.
B trying to control the position from guard on top but kong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
kong controls B momentarily but B frees himself.
B trying to control but kong is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
kong clinches but B breaks the clinch
and B counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
B is looking to break free of the clinch but kong has double underhooks.
B blocks an uppercut.
B is trying to break the clinch but kong has him pressed against the cage.
B stalling against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
kong pulls guard.
kong controls B momentarily but B frees himself.
kong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in B's guard.
kong trying to control the position from guard on top but B is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
kong won't allow B to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
kong trying to control the position from guard on top but B is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
kong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
kong wants to control from the top but B keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as B holds on and takes a little breather.
kong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. B is keeping the position for now.
kong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
king kong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well kong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... king kong!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trabi Kobang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore comes to the cage accompanied by marienhof. Trabi Kobang has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Georges Moore's chin.
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Georges Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trabi Kobang!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a hook but Kobang avoids it easily.
Moore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moore misses with a straight left.
Moore feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore passes into half guard.
Kobang is looking for a sweep. Moore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kobang is looking to get back to is feet but Moore passes into side control.
Kobang prevents Moore from improving position.
Kobang is trying to improve his position.
Moore controlling the position.
Kobang tries to escape but Moore is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is looking to take a break and control but Kobang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kobang gets back to half guard.
Kobang is looking to escape.
Moore keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kobang wants to get back to his feet.
Moore passes the guard and advances to mount!
Moore is landing with some decent strikes but Kobang is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Moore landing punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore controlling the position easily from mount.
Moore's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kobang is looking to get to half guard.
Kobang looks gassed!
Moore controlling from mount.
Kobang is desperately trying to improve his position but Moore has a good base and remains in mount.
Kobang is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kobang is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Moore controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kobang manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kobang trying to remain calm as Moore controls from the top position.
Kobang is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Moore controls the position.
Moore lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kobang down.
Kobang throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
You can see the frustration on Kobang's face as Moore controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Georges Moore just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Moore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kobang's head backwards.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt - Kobang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Georges Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moore throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Moore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kobang as he avoids it easily.
A big left from Moore misses.
Kobang feints and as Moore raises his hands in defense, Kobang changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moore pulls Kobang in to control the position.
Kobang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Moore dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moore scores with a decent looking hook.
Moore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kobang is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Kobang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kobang was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Moore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moore connects with a single shot there.
Kobang is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Kobang slips under a jab.
Kobang slips a jab and a cross from Moore.
Kobang slips a straight right by Moore.
Kobang is breathing heavily.
Moore shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobang tries to reverse the position but Moore maintains control.
Moore controlling from the full mount.
Kobang is bucking up trying to escape but Moore cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Moore controlling from mount.
Kobang wants to control but Moore is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moore takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kobang's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore dominating with strikes here.
Moore controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Georges Moore just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Moore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moore lands a body shot.
Kobang tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moore scores with a three punch combo!
Moore feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kobang trying to control the position.
Kobang is looking to stand back up but Moore counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kobang.
Moore is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kobang is in trouble now - Moore has advanced to mount!
Georges Moore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore controlling his opponent.
Kobang tries to reverse the position but Moore maintains control.
Kobang in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Moore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moore putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Moore dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Moore fails to land with a series of punches.
Kobang throws a jab when Moore was well out of range.
Moore throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kobang was covering up waiting for the punch and Moore finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Moore stays in close to Kobang's body and controls the position.
Moore thows a big elbow that misses.
Kobang keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Moore has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kobang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moore is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore stops Kobang from standing up.
Moore content to stall in guard here.
Kobang striking off his back but it's not causing Moore any problems.
Kobang keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Georges Moore just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Moore swinging wildly here.
Kobang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Moore misses the jab.
Kobang tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Kobang.
Moore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moore thuds a left hand into Kobang's body.
Kobang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Kobang is just out of range.
Kobang tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Moore misses with a double jab.
A combination from Moore does no damage.
Moore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobang gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Moore takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kobang is looking to get to half guard.
Moore looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kobang is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Moore controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BOOM! Moore connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moore has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges Moore!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Dunne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunne comes to the cage accompanied by Cunninlynguists - Tear tracks. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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22
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Dunne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Emmanuel Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick and Dunne moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick which misses Dunne's front leg but catches the back leg as Dunne tries to avoid it.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Dunne avoids it well.
Dunne throws a front kick aimed at Rodriguez's knee but Rodriguez avoids it well.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Dunne pushes Rodriguez away with a front kick.
Dunne is looking to slow Rodriguez down with leg kicks.
Rodriguez looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Dunne misses
and Rodriguez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick
and Dunne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dunne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Emmanuel Rodriguez has been cut.
Dunne stalling against the cage.
Dunne seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dunne.
Dunne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dunne lands a nice knee to the body.
Dunne holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dunne throws an elbow but misses.
Dunne crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez's ribcage.
Dunne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dunne scores a nice knee to the body.
Dunne lands a nice knee to the body.
Dunne scores a nice knee to the body.
Dunne lands a nice knee to the body.
Rodriguez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dunne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dunne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dunne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunne is struggling to control the position.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Dunne keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Dunne has him pinned against the cage.
Dunne lands a nice knee to the body.
Dunne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dunne stalls.
Dunne prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Dunne is controlling him.
Dunne lands a knee to the head.
Dunne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Dunne.
Dunne lands a knee to the body.
Rodriguez working hard to break the clinch.
Dunne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dunne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dunne keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dunne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dunne lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dunne crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez's ribcage.
Dunne just leaning against Rodriguez, taking a breather.
Dunne connects with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dunne scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rodriguez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Dunne is controlling him.
Dunne working Rodriguez over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dunne obliges.
Dunne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dunne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Dunne is controlling him.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunne has double underhooks.
Dunne has Rodriguez pressed against the cage.
Dunne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
Dunne landing knees to the body.
Rodriguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dunne landing knees to the head.
Dunne working Rodriguez over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dunne.
Dunne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Dunne pushes him back against the cage.
Dunne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rodriguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dunne has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Dunne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Dunne won't allow it.
Dunne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rodriguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dunne has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez blocks the elbow strike.
Dunne with a knee to the head.
Dunne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodriguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dunne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
Dunne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodriguez blocks it with crossed arms.
Dunne holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Dunne is controlling him.
Dunne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dunne holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dunne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunne stalling against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Dunne pushes him back against the cage.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Dunne has him pinned against the cage.
Dunne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Dunne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emmanuel Rodriguez'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.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dunne looks for the body kick but Rodriguez saw that one coming.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
A low kick from Dunne is predictable there
and Rodriguez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dunne's knee momentarily.
Rodriguez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dunne's calf.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dunne avoids the head kick by Rodriguez.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
A head kick by Dunne misses
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunne throws a leg kick which misses Rodriguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodriguez tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dunne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rodriguez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rodriguez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dunne is looking to chop away at Rodriguez's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab
and Dunne counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Dunne
and Rodriguez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good leg kick by Dunne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dunne lands a head kick!
Rodriguez misses with a double jab
and Dunne counters with a solid body kick.
Dunne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunne misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez throws a combination. Dunne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dunne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rodriguez is able to avoid easily.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunne.
Dunne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rodriguez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dunne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunne.
Dunne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dunne drives through and clinches with Rodriguez against the cage.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunne has double underhooks.
Dunne lands an elbow inside.
Dunne landing knees to the head.
Dunne slows down the pace here.
Rodriguez avoids a wild elbow strike from Dunne.
Dunne has Rodriguez pressed against the cage, preventing Rodriguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dunne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dunne connects with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Dunne is controlling him.
Josh Dunne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dunne slows down the pace here.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Dunne has him pinned against the cage.
Rodriguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dunne has him pressed against the cage.
Dunne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dunne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodriguez's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to break the clinch but Dunne is controlling the position.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dunne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dunne slowing the pace effectively.
Rodriguez is trying to force a seperation but Dunne has the dominant position.
Rodriguez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dunne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dunne slowing the pace effectively.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Dunne keeps him there for the moment.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Dunne won't allow it.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Dunne has him pinned against the cage.
Dunne crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez's ribcage.
Dunne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Dunne has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez dodges an elbow strike from Dunne.
Dunne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rodriguez wants to break free but Dunne has control.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dunne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dunne connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Dunne.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Dunne won't allow it.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunne has double underhooks.
Dunne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dunne tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Dunne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dunne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rodriguez is trying to force a seperation but Dunne has the dominant position.
Dunne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodriguez's face.
Dunne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dunne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dunne with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dunne has Rodriguez pressed against the cage, preventing Rodriguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dunne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Dunne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emmanuel Rodriguez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Dunne.
Rodriguez scores with a three punch combo!
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dunne.
Josh Dunne is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Dunne.
Dunne looks for the body kick but Rodriguez saw that one coming.
Dunne slips a jab and a cross from Rodriguez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dunne throws a leg kick
and Rodriguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez misses with a body kick.
Emmanuel Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunne throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rodriguez counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodriguez throws a one two combo.
Dunne has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Dunne.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunne throws and low kick but Rodriguez moves out of range easily.
Dunne misses with a leg kick
and Rodriguez counters with a left and a right that stings Dunne.
Good leg kick by Dunne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Dunne.
Dunne cracks the inside of Rodriguez's front leg.
Dunne moves into the clinch successfully.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dunne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dunne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dunne landing knees to the head.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Dunne has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to break free.
Dunne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodriguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to force a seperation but Dunne has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dunne lands a knee to the head.
Dunne scores with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dunne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunne.
Dunne forces Rodriguez back against the cage and clinches.
Dunne landing knees to the head.
Dunne landing knees to the head.
Dunne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dunne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
Dunne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dunne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dunne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodriguez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Dunne has him pinned against the cage.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Dunne pushes him back against the cage.
Dunne tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dunne obliges.
Dunne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodriguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dunne has him pressed against the cage.
Dunne landing knees to the head.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dunne obliges.
Dunne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodriguez's face.
Dunne prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
Dunne has Rodriguez pressed against the cage, preventing Rodriguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dunne connects with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Dunne has him pinned against the cage.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Dunne keeps him there for the moment.
Dunne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodriguez's face.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dunne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dunne throws an elbow but misses.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Dunne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Dunne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodriguez blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dunne tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez working hard to break the clinch.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Rodriguez being controlled against the cage.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Dunne won't allow it.
Dunne keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodriguez is trying to break free.
Dunne landing knees to the head.
Dunne just leaning against Rodriguez, taking a breather.
Rodriguez tries to break the clinch but Dunne is controlling the position.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dunne lands a nice knee to the body.
Dunne scores with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dunne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Dunne clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Emmanuel Rodriguez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dunne cracks the inside of Rodriguez's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab.
Dunne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dunne working Rodriguez over with knees to the body.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Dunne keeps him there for the moment.
Dunne slows down the pace here.
Dunne landing knees to the head.
Dunne misses with an elbow strike.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Dunne pushes him back against the cage.
Dunne connects with a knee to the head.
Dunne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rodriguez up against the cage.
Dunne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rodriguez is trying to break free.
Dunne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dunne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez's ribcage.
Rodriguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dunne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dunne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
Dunne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dunne landing knees to the body.
Dunne landing knees to the body.
Dunne just leaning against Rodriguez, taking a breather.
Rodriguez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dunne prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
Dunne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodriguez's face.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Dunne lands a knee to the head.
Dunne scores a nice knee to the body.
Dunne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dunne displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rodriguez up against the cage.
Dunne lands a knee to the body.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunne has double underhooks.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Dunne has him pinned against the cage.
Dunne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Dunne pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dunne has Rodriguez pressed against the cage.
Dunne lands a knee to the head.
Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Dunne misses
and Rodriguez counters with a good low kick that Dunne was not able to check.
Rodriguez is looking to score with low kicks.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dunne counters with a leg kick.
Dunne scores with a nice head shot.
Dunne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dunne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dunne tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodriguez connects with a high kick.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Dunne is predictable there
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Dunne slips a jab and a cross from Rodriguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne misses the shot to the body.
Dunne lands a nice looking body kick.
Rodriguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dunne can pounce on him.
Dunne is looking to slow Rodriguez down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dunne.
Dunne misses with a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rodriguez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dunne - the referee stops the clock and Rodriguez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dunne. Rodriguez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodriguez blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Dunne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunne tries to work over Rodriguez's front leg with a kick but Rodriguez checks it.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Rodriguez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dunne.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dunne.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dunne.
Dunne takes the fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dunne has him pressed against the cage.
Dunne with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Dunne.
Dunne misses with a knee to the head.
Dunne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rodriguez is trying to force a seperation but Dunne has the dominant position.
Dunne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dunne missing with knees to the body.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Dunne won't allow it.
Dunne throws an elbow but it misses.
Dunne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dunne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodriguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rodriguez managing to block the knees to the body from Dunne.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Dunne had his way with Emmanuel Rodriguez in that round.
The cut man is working on Emmanuel Rodriguez'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dunne.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodriguez. That snapped Dunne's head back.
Dunne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Dunne throws a leg kick
and Dunne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dunne counters with a good, hard body kick but Rodriguez shrugs it off.
Dunne feints and then cracks Rodriguez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodriguez down.
Dunne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dunne moves into the clinch.
Dunne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dunne landing knees to the body.
Dunne scores a nice knee to the body.
Dunne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rodriguez tries to break the clinch but Dunne is controlling the position.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dunne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dunne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rodriguez's brow.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Dunne has him pressed against the cage.
Dunne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rodriguez working hard to break the clinch.
Dunne controlling the action here for a moment.
Dunne keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodriguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dunne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodriguez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rodriguez tries to break the clinch but Dunne is controlling the position.
Rodriguez is trying to force a seperation but Dunne has the dominant position.
Dunne throws an elbow that misses.
Dunne prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
Dunne crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Dunne.
Dunne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
Dunne stalls.
Rodriguez managing to block the knees to the body from Dunne.
Rodriguez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dunne connects with a knee to the head.
Dunne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rodriguez wants to break free but Dunne has control.
Dunne keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dunne effectively controlling the action here.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dunne avoiding damage.
Dunne tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
Dunne landing knees to the head.
Rodriguez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Dunne won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Dunne.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dunne tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Dunne keeps him there for the moment.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Dunne keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dunne obliges.
Dunne lands a knee to the body.
Dunne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dunne lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne taking a breather.
Dunne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Dunne scores a nice knee to the body.
Dunne lands a knee to the body.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rodriguez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Dunne pushes him back against the cage.
Dunne working Rodriguez over with knees to the body.
Dunne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dunne avoiding damage.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Dunne keeps him there for the moment.
Dunne working Rodriguez over with knees to the body.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Dunne.
Dunne keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodriguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dunne has him pressed against the cage.
Dunne lands a knee to the body.
Dunne lands a nice knee to the body.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Dunne pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dunne has Rodriguez pressed against the cage, preventing Rodriguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Dunne landing knees to the body.
Dunne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rodriguez wants to break free but Dunne has control.
Rodriguez tries to break the clinch but Dunne is controlling the position.
Dunne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dunne keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Dunne pushes him back against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rodriguez tries to break the clinch but Dunne is controlling the position.
Dunne displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rodriguez up against the cage.
Dunne connects with a knee to the head.
Dunne stalling against the cage.
Dunne landing knees to the head.
Emmanuel Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodriguez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dunne crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Dunne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dunne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:44
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:44
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Dunne!
Josh Dunne is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Imperador Markus III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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144 lbs
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139 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Imperador Markus III!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markus III fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gustafsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab from Gustafsson.
Markus III closes the distance and clinches up with Gustafsson, looking for a takedown. Markus III pushes Gustafsson against the cage but Gustafsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Markus III wants to clinch.
Gustafsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Markus III.
Gustafsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Markus III should have avoided that one.
Gustafsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Markus III.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Imperador Markus III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Markus III fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gustafsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Markus III.
The fighters circling - Gustafsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gustafsson sizes up Markus III with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch combination from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson lands a jab to the head.
Markus III is rocked!
Gustafsson drops Markus III with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Markus III looks back up at him and smiles so Gustafsson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Markus III is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Gustafsson engages and cracks Markus III with a massive lead left hook - Markus III tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Gustafsson is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gustav Gustafsson!
Gustav Gustafsson is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Parziale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Boban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boban has chosen Fabolous - It´s my time as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Parziale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Boban!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parziale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Parziale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Parziale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boban.
Boban scores with a leg kick.
Parziale fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boban avoids it really well and circles away.
Boban lands a jab to the nose.
Boban stuffs the takedown.
Parziale shoots in looking for a takedown. Boban tries to sprawl out of it but Parziale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boban manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Parziale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Parziale.
Parziale shoots in but Boban avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Parziale dives in and grabs Boban's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boban pushes down on Parziale's head and hops out.
Parziale misses the shot to the body.
Boban throws a sloppy head kick and Parziale moves out of range easily.
Parziale really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Parziale shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Parziale.
Boban works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parziale is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boban, right into the meat.
Boban lands with a slapping head kick.
Boban stalks Parziale and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Parziale's face. Parziale staggers backwards, shaken.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boban, right into the meat.
Parziale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boban lands with a hook. Parziale tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boban turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parziale takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boban thuds his right hand into Parziale's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Parziale is rocked!
Anthony Parziale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boban throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Parziale crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mirko Boban!
Mirko Boban is the new welterweight champion!
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pop
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