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Triumph 11 [ Hostility ] PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyotr Alexandrovna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pyotr Alexandrovna! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adrian Morrison! The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Alexandrovna avoids a kick to the body.
Morrison gets caught flat footed, as Alexandrovna shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Alexandrovna drops back looking for a leg! Morrison is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morrison manages to kick Alexandrovna off! Alexandrovna jumps back into Morrison's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Alexandrovna throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Morrison has momentary wrist control but Alexandrovna slips an elbow through the middle. Morrison 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. Alexandrovna pushing down on Morrison's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Alexandrovna content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morrison is looking for a sweep. Alexandrovna is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Alexandrovna not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Alexandrovna 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. Alexandrovna lands with a punch from half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The fighters are battling for position here. Morrison manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Morrison being controlled here, momentarily. Morrison keeping moving, preventing Alexandrovna from controlling successfully.
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. Alexandrovna throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Morrison is trying to control the position but Alexandrovna postures up. Morrison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Morrison thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Alexandrovna to regain full guard. Alexandrovna has control of Morrison's left arm, preventing Morrison from doing any damage. Alexandrovna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Morrison throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Alexandrovna wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment. Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Morrison postures up.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Morrison looks to land a right hand but Alexandrovna moved out of range. Alexandrovna moves into the clinch successfully.
Morrison trying to stall but Alexandrovna improves his position.
Morrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Morrison tries to break free but Alexandrovna pushes him back against the cage. Alexandrovna keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Alexandrovna effectively controlling the action here. Morrison misses with a short punch on the inside. Morrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Morrison.
Morrison is pressed up against the cage. Alexandrovna has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morrison down to the mat. Morrison avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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. Morrison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alexandrovna's calf. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alexandrovna, right into the meat.
Morrison throws a leg kick that is checked and Alexandrovna counters with a low kick, right behind Morrison 's knee. Morrison throws a jab when Alexandrovna was well out of range. Alexandrovna thumps Morrison with a low kick. A good leg kick by Alexandrovna. A low kick from Morrison misses and Alexandrovna counters with a leg kick. Adrian Morrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Alexandrovna wants to slow Morrison down by chopping away at his legs. Alexandrovna cracks the inside of Morrison's front leg. A low kick from Morrison is predictable there and Alexandrovna makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Morrison really felt that one! Alexandrovna checks a low kick from Morrison. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyotr Alexandrovna dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morrison thows a leg kick but Alexandrovna checks it and Alexandrovna counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Alexandrovna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morrison is looking to land body kicks. Alexandrovna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morrison falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alexandrovna counters with a slapping leg kick. Alexandrovna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Morrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexandrovna. Alexandrovna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Alexandrovna scoring well with a low kick there.
Alexandrovna is looking to slow Morrison down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alexandrovna thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Morrison if he has to take too many more of those.
Adrian Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Morrison is breathing heavily. Alexandrovna scoring well with a low kick there.
Alexandrovna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Alexandrovna fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morrison sprawls well initially but Alexandrovna persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Alexandrovna stalling. Alexandrovna passes to full mount! Alexandrovna landing strikes from the mount and Morrison is in trouble!
It looks like Adrian Morrison has been cut.
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! Alexandrovna lands a big shot there that rocks Morrison but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Alexandrovna is landing with some decent strikes but Morrison is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Adrian Morrison's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Adrian Morrison's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pyotr Alexandrovna!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Pippen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Wen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wen has chosen Lick it up as his entrance music. DJ Wen looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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170 cm
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140 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan Pippen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DJ Wen! The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wen shoots in for a takedown but Pippen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Wen walks into a stiff left hand from Pippen. Pippen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Pippen scores with a sloppy right hand. Wen should have avoided that one. Wen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wen is rocked! Wen looks gassed! Wen closes the distance and clinches up with Pippen, looking for a takedown. Wen pushes Pippen against the cage but Pippen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Pippen getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Wen is still on wobbly legs! Can Pippen finish him? Pippen is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Pippen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Pippen does it's job there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pippen moves in looking to clinch but Wen pushes him off. Pippen dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Pippen lands a jab. Pippen scores with a body shot.
Pippen throws a monster overhand right that drops Wen! Pippen follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Pippen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Thornsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bugs McGillicutty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bugs McGillicutty was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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163 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reginald Thornsby! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bugs McGillicutty! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thornsby doesn't manage to clinch there - McGillicutty circles away.
Thornsby cracks McGillicutty with a right hand to the side of the head. McGillicutty cracks Thornsby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Reginald Thornsby has been cut. Thornsby shoots in looking for a takedown. McGillicutty tries to sprawl out of it but Thornsby keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGillicutty manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Thornsby misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to de liver by McGillicutty. Beautiful body shot. McGillicutty connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thornsby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. McGillicutty throws a nice inside leg kick. Thornsby is breathing heavily. Thornsby moves out of range of the body kick. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGillicutty. Thornsby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGillicutty manages to avoid it. Thornsby takes a swing at McGillicutty's ribcage but misses. Thornsby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Thornsby swings and misses with a shot to the body and McGillicutty counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McGillicutty. Thornsby is trying to break free. McGillicutty breaks the clinch.
McGillicutty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! McGillicutty throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Thornsby slips under a jab from McGillicutty. McGillicutty scores with a nice body kick.
McGillicutty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Bugs McGillicutty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thornsby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Thornsby moves away from the strike by McGillicutty. Thornsby moves out of range as McGillicutty throws a body kick.
Thornsby looks up at the clock. Bad move! McGillicutty lands a right hand from hell, dropping Thornsby. McGillicutty pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bugs McGillicutty!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Johansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Sheehan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lars Johansen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lars Johansen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Teddy Sheehan! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johansen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Johansen misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Johansen misses. Sheehan fails with the takedown. Sheehan is looking to score with low kicks. Sheehan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Johansen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Johansen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Sheehan shoots in but no luck this time. Lars Johansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Sheehan. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Johansen throws a head kick that Sheehan semi-blocks.
Sheehan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Sheehan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johansen. A head kick from Johansen lands but Sheehan takes it in his stride. Johansen throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johansen lands a head kick. Sheehan smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Johansen connects with a high kick. Johansen throws a series of punches but Sheehan moves out of range. Johansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sheehan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. A good leg kick by Johansen. Johansen misses with a wild combination.
Johansen misses with a two punch combination.
Sheehan tries for a takedown but Johansen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Johansen misses with a few strikes there.
Sheehan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johansen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johansen duly obliges. Johansen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sheehan takes a step back to recover. A good leg kick by Johansen. Johansen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sheehan shoots in and drives through. Johansen sprawls well. Johansen stalks Sheehan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sheehan's face. Sheehan staggers backwards, shaken. Sheehan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johansen's waist but Johansen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sheehan off to one side. Johansen scoring well with a low kick there.
Johansen lands a head kick. Sheehan smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Johansen stuffs the takedown. Lars Johansen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johansen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Sheehan dodges the punch combination from Johansen.
Sheehan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Sheehan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Johansen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sheehan. A punch combination from Johansen misses. A thudding body kick lands there by Johansen!
Sheehan throws a big shot that misses. A left and a right from Johansen both land. Nice combination. Johansen lands a high kick!
Sheehan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johansen's guard. Sheehan is pushing down on Johansen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johansen is fighting to maintain full guard but Sheehan has managed to sneak the leg through. Sheehan is working for a submission of some sort.
Sheehan looks gassed! Sheehan is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sheehan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johansen has managed to free his arm - good work. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sheehan maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Johansen could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sheehan has cracked it and Johansen is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sheehan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Teddy Sheehan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinisa Veljko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Tyson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sinisa Veljko! The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Veljko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyson sprawls well. Tyson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Veljko gets slowly back to his feet. Veljko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Tyson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Veljko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Veljko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Tyson dodges the ground and pound from Veljko. Veljko is chipping away with strikes.
The ground and pound from Veljko seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Veljko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Veljko tries to score with some ground and pound. Tyson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Veljko throwing shots but missing, from side control. Sloppy strikes there by Veljko. Tyson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Veljko's best efforts. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Veljko working the head and body with strikes. Tyson works his way to full guard. Good work. Veljko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Veljko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Veljko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Veljko throwing strikes from guard but Tyson blocks nicely. Tyson has momentary wrist control but Veljko slips an elbow through the middle. Veljko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Veljko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Tyson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss. Veljko misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Sinisa Veljko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tyson misses with the combination.
A combination from Tyson does no damage. Tyson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Veljko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyson swivels and escapes. Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sinisa Veljko. Nice uppercut lands for Tyson. That snapped Veljko's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyson, as that shot connected.
Veljko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Veljko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Veljko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Tyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Tyson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Veljko postures up in Tyson's guard and throws a big left but Tyson blocks it. Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Veljko. Tyson wants to stand up but Veljko is controlling him. Veljko passes easily into side control. Nice work. An elbow from Veljko crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Veljko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Veljko shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense. Veljko closes the distance and clinches up with Tyson, looking for a takedown. Veljko pushes Tyson against the cage but Tyson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Veljko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Veljko somewhat. A combination from Tyson does no damage. Veljko shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily. Veljko fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Tyson connects with the punch. Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. A decent looking cross lands there for Tyson. Tyson stalks Veljko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Veljko's face. Veljko staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Veljko shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but Veljko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Tyson punishes Veljko's body with a nice straight punch. Veljko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyson as he jumps to the side. Veljko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Veljko fails with the takedown. Tyson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Tyson throws a right and a left that Veljko avoids nicely. Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Veljko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sinisa Veljko will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Veljko avoids it well. Tyson thows a body shot but no joy. Tyson leaves Veljko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Tyson thuds a left hand into Veljko's body. Veljko looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Veljko is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyson has wrist control. Tyson tries to land a sweep but no joy. Veljko prevents Tyson from getting back to his feet. Veljko won't allow Tyson to sweep him here. Veljko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Veljko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyson's head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Veljko working some strikes from top position. Veljko landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tyson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Veljko. Veljko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Veljko throws and elbow that misses. Tyson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Veljko's guard. Nice move by Tyson! Tyson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Veljko swivels though and keeps the full guard. Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Veljko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Veljko wants to stand up but Tyson is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Tyson gets caught flat footed, as Veljko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Veljko postures up in Tyson's guard and throws a big left but Tyson blocks it. Tyson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tyson tries to get out of the position. Tyson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Veljko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Veljko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Tyson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Veljko is one step ahead there. Veljko landing with the ground and pound. Veljko postures up.
Veljko throwing strikes but missing. Veljko connects with a couple of short punches. Veljko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Veljko's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Tyson has momentary wrist control but Veljko slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Veljko throwing strikes from guard but Tyson blocks nicely. Tyson is trying to control the position but Veljko postures up. Veljko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Veljko scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Veljko throwing strikes from guard but Tyson blocks nicely. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyson is on top in guard.
Veljko keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass. Veljko wants to get back to his feet but Tyson is in a dominant position and won't allow it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinisa Veljko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyson thuds a left hand into Veljko's body. Veljko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Veljko tries for a takedown but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Veljko fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Veljko on that attempt. Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sinisa Veljko. Tyson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Veljko. Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Tyson stuffs the takedown. Tyson scores with a three punch combo!
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veljko was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Veljko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyson defends it nicely. Veljko fails with the takedown. Tyson scores with a jab. Tyson throws a series of strikes that have Veljko backpedaling.
Veljko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Veljko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Veljko with a flurry of punches that miss. Tyson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Veljko scoring with some ground and pound. Tyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Veljko. Veljko thows a big elbow that misses. Tyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Veljko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyson swivels and escapes. Veljko fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Some wild striking there from Tyson.
Veljko fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Veljko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Veljko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyson as he jumps to the side. Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Veljko. Veljko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyson defends it nicely. Veljko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyson circles away. Veljko fails with a takedown attempt from distance. No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Veljko. Veljko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Veljko somewhat. Veljko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Sinisa Veljko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Tyson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Mike Tyson is winning the standup battle so far. Tyson misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by Veljko or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyson which made him look bad. Tyson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Veljko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tyson napping and manages to drive through into side control! Veljko landing a few strikes. Veljko working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tyson defending against the ground and pound. Veljko sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tyson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Veljko scoring with punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight! Mike Tyson showed his dominance in that final round. I think Veljko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29 Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28 Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ambrosio Gastelu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raven comes to the cage accompanied by Bleed it Out by Linkin Park. James Raven looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Raven! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ambrosio Gastelu! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Raven tries to clinch but Gastelu moves out of range. Gastelu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raven is looking to clinch but Gastelu is avoiding it.
Gastelu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raven's sensitive parts. Gastelu tries a head kick but it misses.
Gastelu tries to clinch but Raven moves away and Raven counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Raven. Raven is breathing heavily. Raven avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gastelu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Raven trying to control but Gastelu is working from the bottom. Gastelu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raven gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Raven won't allow Gastelu to sweep him here. Raven trying to control the position from guard on top but Gastelu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gastelu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gastelu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Raven is controlling him. Gastelu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gastelu keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully. Gastelu looking for a guillotine here but Raven defends easily.
Raven trying to control the position from guard on top but Gastelu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Gastelu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gastelu throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Raven throws a strike but Gastelu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Gastelu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Raven is proving hard to escape from. Gastelu wants to control from the top but Raven keeps moving. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Gastelu sitting in guard here, content to control. Gastelu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gastelu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Raven looking for a guillotine here but Gastelu defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gastelu tries to free his leg and advance position but Raven is retaining full guard. Raven working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gastelu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gastelu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Gastelu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Gastelu tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Raven holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Gastelu lands a nice elbow.
It looks like James Raven has been cut. Gastelu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Raven uses from the top position. Gastelu controls Raven momentarily but Raven frees himself. Gastelu looking for a guillotine here but Raven defends easily.
Gastelu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Gastelu working for a triangle but Raven defends it easily.
Gastelu has his foot on Raven's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Raven works his way back into a safe position though. Raven passes easily into side control. Nice work. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ambrosio Gastelu dominated that round. The cut man is working on James Raven's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Raven tries to clinch up and Gastelu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Gastelu misses with a knee strike.
Raven pressing his opponent against the cage. Raven gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Nice elbow from Gastelu. Gastelu lands a damaging elbow. Stalling in the clinch from Raven.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gastelu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Raven's defenses. Gastelu lands a knee to the body.
Raven wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Gastelu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James Raven's cut is getting worse. Gastelu jumps guard.
Gastelu is looking for a triangle but Raven pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Gastelu looking for a triangle here. Raven is fighting it but it looks tight! Gastelu pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Raven is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ambrosio Gastelu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalidov has chosen Gigi D' Agostino- Blablabla as his entrance music. Mamed Khalidov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Khalidov! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie blocks a head kick by Khalidov.
Khalidov throws and low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily. Khalidov throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily. Khalidov keeps the fight on the outside. Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khalidov.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Khalidov punching from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Khalidov looking for submissions off his back. Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Khalidov defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Khalidov is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khalidov defending well though. Gracie 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. Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Khalidov tries to clinch but fails miserably and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khalidov won't be happy with that. Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Khalidov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Khalidov is looking for a sweep. Khalidov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Gracie working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie working the ground and pound. Gracie working the head with strikes. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. This has been an exciting period of action! Gracie is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Khalidov looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gracie gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Khalidov is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gracie lets go of the hold and Khalidov can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Baijllknusar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Gunn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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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
6 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jonas Baijllknusar! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Gunn! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Baijllknusar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baijllknusar gets in close and instigates a clinch. Gunn pushes Baijllknusar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Gunn lands with a short head shot on the inside. Baijllknusar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunn avoids it. Baijllknusar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gunn postures up.
Gunn tries to stand but Baijllknusar is controlling from the bottom. Baijllknusar kicks Gunn off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gunn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baijllknusar avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Baijllknusar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Baijllknusar shoots in looking for a takedown. Gunn tries to sprawl out of it but Baijllknusar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gunn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Gunn wants to clinch up but Baijllknusar keeps it at a distance. A good leg kick by Gunn. Baijllknusar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away. Baijllknusar darts in trying to clinch and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jonas Baijllknusar has been cut. Gunn throws a series of punches but Baijllknusar moves out of range. Baijllknusar tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance. Gunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baijllknusar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Baijllknusar tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gunn controls his leg. Baijllknusar is breathing heavily. Gunn is in trouble now - Baijllknusar has advanced to mount! Gunn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baijllknusar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. 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! Baijllknusar throwing strikes here but Gunn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Baijllknusar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Baijllknusar looking to ground and pound but Gunn is blocking nicely. Baijllknusar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Baijllknusar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Baijllknusar prevents Gunn from getting the reversal. Gunn is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Baijllknusar breaks from Gunn's wrist control and lands an elbow. Baijllknusar tries to control but Gunn wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Baijllknusar misses with a head shot. Baijllknusar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gunn because Baijllknusar loaded up on that one. Baijllknusar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gunn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Baijllknusar controlling his opponent. Gunn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Gunn is squirming around, avoiding Baijllknusar's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gunn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Baijllknusar tries to control but Gunn wriggling away. Gunn blocking the ground and pound. Baijllknusar throws some wild stikes that Gunn manages to avoid easily.
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 Jonas Baijllknusar will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Jonas Baijllknusar's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Baijllknusar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gunn throws a big shot that misses. Jonas Baijllknusar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Baijllknusar tries for a takedown but Gunn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Baijllknusar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gunn tries to avoid it but Baijllknusar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gunn to the ground. Gunn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Gunn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Baijllknusar moves away from the strike by Gunn. Gunn lands with a nice body punch. Gunn closes the distance and clinches. Gunn lands a knee to the head.
Gunn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A hook to the body from Gunn.
Gunn lands a left hand.
Gunn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baijllknusars head. Gunn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A short right hand to the side of the head by Gunn. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A hook to the body from Gunn.
Gunn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baijllknusars head. Gunn lands a right hand. Gunn pushes Baijllknusar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Gunn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baijllknusars head. Gunn lands a shot to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Gunn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Gunn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baijllknusar backwards. Gunn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baijllknusar's defenses. Still in the clinch, Gunn scores with a nice short uppercut. Gunn scores with a nice hook to the head. Gunn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gunn lands with a right to the head. Gunn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gunn lands a nice elbow. Gunn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Gunn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Gunn lands a shot to the body. Gunn lands with a left to the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Gunn. Gunn lands a shot to the body. Gunn lands with a light punch inside. Gunn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gunn scores with a nice hook to the head. Gunn scores with an uppercut up the middle. Gunn lands with a short head shot on the inside. Baijllknusar tries to pull guard but Gunn won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonas Baijllknusar. That's going to take a lot out of him. Baijllknusar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gunn walks away with a smile on his face. Baijllknusar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Baijllknusar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Gunn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Gunn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baijllknusar backwards. A short left from Gunn. Baijllknusar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunn working some nice short punches in the clinch. Gunn lands an uppercut. Gunn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baijllknusar backwards. Gunn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baijllknusar. Baijllknusar misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baijllknusar backwards. Gunn lands with a short shot to the head. Baijllknusar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gunn just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gunn scores with a nice hook to the head. Gunn lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Gunn.
Gunn lands a hook that snaps the head of Baijllknusar backwards. Baijllknusar tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body. Gunn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gunn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Baijllknusar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
Baijllknusar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gunn scores with a hook to the body. Baijllknusar being controlled against the cage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Gunn. Gunn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Gunn taking a breather. Gunn lands a hook to the side of the head. Baijllknusar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Gunn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baijllknusar backwards. Gunn lands on the inside with an uppercut. Nice body punch from Gunn. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gunn scores with an uppercut up the middle. A left hand lands to the body for Gunn.
Gunn lands with a left to the head. Gunn lands with a light punch inside. Gunn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Gunn lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gunn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baijllknusar or not. A right hook to the body lands for Gunn.
Gunn lands with a left to the head. Gunn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gunn lands a hook to the side of the head. Baijllknusar tries to pull guard but Gunn won't allow it.
Gunn lands an uppercut. Gunn prevents Baijllknusar from breaking the clinch. A body shot lands from Gunn.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gunn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Gunn pushes Baijllknusar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Gunn lands a hook that snaps the head of Baijllknusar backwards. Baijllknusar takes a shot to the head. Gunn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baijllknusar backwards. Baijllknusar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gunn lands a left hand.
Baijllknusar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunn pushes Baijllknusar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Baijllknusar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Gunn working some nice short punches in the clinch. Baijllknusar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Baijllknusar is looking to break free of the clinch but Gunn has double underhooks. A short left from Gunn. Gunn lands with a left to the head. Gunn lands an elbow just above Baijllknusar 's eye. Gunn has Baijllknusar pressed against the cage.
Gunn lands with a right to the head. Tommy Gunn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gunn looking to slow down the pace here. A hook to the body from Gunn.
Gunn misses with a hook from the clinch. A left hand lands to the body for Baijllknusar.
Baijllknusar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Baijllknusar jumps guard and drags Gunn to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Baijllknusar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Baijllknusar'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. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Jonas Baijllknusar's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gunn stuffs the takedown attempt from Baijllknusar. Baijllknusar gets slowly back to his feet. A swing and a miss from Gunn. Gunn drops Baijllknusar with a beautiful combination! Baijllknusar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gunn is looking for the KO!
Baijllknusar is rocked! A swing and a miss from Gunn. Oh Baijllknusar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Baijllknusar takes a body punch but keeps moving. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gunn lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Baijllknusar is looking to close the distance but Gunn sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Baijllknusar crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Baijllknusar is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Tommy Gunn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burrhus Frederic Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cordes (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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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Burrhus Frederic Skinner! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jorge Cordes! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cordes fails to land the takedown. Skinner throws a head kick that misses. Cordes tries to clinch but Skinner moves out of range. Skinner moves out of range as Cordes strikes. Skinner throws a head kick that misses. Cordes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skinner paws at him with a jab and circles away. Skinner throws a sloppy head kick and Cordes moves out of range easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cordes tries to clinch but Skinner is having none of it. Cordes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skinner as he avoids it easily. Cordes dives in and grabs Skinner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skinner pushes down on Cordes's head and hops out. Burrhus Frederic Skinner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Cordes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Skinner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Jorge Cordes has been cut. Skinner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cordes 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. Cordes throws a strike but Skinner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Skinner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Cordes keeping full guard, as Skinner tries to pass. Cordes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Skinner looking to pass the guard. Cordes keeping moving, preventing Skinner from controlling successfully. Skinner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cordes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Skinner has managed to get both his arms back between Cordes's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Skinner wants to control from the top but Cordes keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Skinner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cordes moves in looking to clinch but Skinner pushes him off. Skinner swats away the attempt to clinch by Cordes. Cordes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skinner swats him away and circles back towards the center. Skinner tries a head kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown by Skinner or perhaps it was just good defense by Cordes which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Skinner throws a nice outside leg kick. Skinner misses with a takedown attempt - Cordes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Cordes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Skinner counters with a nice double leg into guard. Cordes looking for a guillotine here but Skinner defends easily.
Skinner prevents Cordes from getting back to his feet. Cordes looks gassed! Cordes is looking for a triangle but Skinner pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Skinner gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Skinner is looking to land body kicks. Skinner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Skinner in particular looking to stall. Skinner working over Cordes with some ground and pound. Cordes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Cordes trying to control from the bottom.
Cordes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Skinner connects with a nice short shot to Cordes's temple. Skinner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Cordes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burrhus Frederic Skinner dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jorge Cordes's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Skinner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cordes to the mat! Cordes manages to get full guard. Skinner 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. Skinner stands and steps away. Cordes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Cordes tries to clinch but fails miserably and Skinner counters by moving into the clinch. Cordes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Skinner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Cordes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Skinner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cordes with a lazy takedown attempt and Skinner counters with a head kick. That will keep Cordes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Burrhus Frederic Skinner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Cordes. Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Skinner throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Cordes is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Burrhus Frederic Skinner!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Palek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elder Joao Benedito Arsenio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palek comes to the cage accompanied by Notorious B.I.G - Ready to die. Elder Joao Benedito Arsenio told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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195 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Palek! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elder Joao Benedito Arsenio! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Benedito Arsenio shoots in and drives through. Palek sprawls well. Nice sprawl there from Palek as Benedito Arsenio shoots in. Palek shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Palek showed some decent athleticism there. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Palek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Benedito Arsenio's head. Palek thows a huge punch but Benedito Arsenio dodges it nicely.
Palek working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Palek looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Palek lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Palek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Palek throwing shots but Benedito Arsenio is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Palek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Palek trying to pass the guard but Benedito Arsenio defending well. Palek with the ground and pound but Benedito Arsenio uses the opportunity to regain guard. Palek connects with a couple of short punches. Palek throws and elbow that misses. Benedito Arsenio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Palek's guard. Nice move by Benedito Arsenio! Palek keeping moving, preventing Benedito Arsenio from controlling successfully. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Benedito Arsenio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Benedito Arsenio 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. Palek manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Elder Joao Benedito Arsenio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Benedito Arsenio misses with a takedown attempt so Palek counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Adam Palek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elder Joao Benedito Arsenio. Benedito Arsenio seems keen to control Palek's posture. Palek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Palek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Benedito Arsenio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Palek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Palek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Palek throws a strike but Benedito Arsenio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Palek is trying to keep Benedito Arsenio in close.
Benedito Arsenio throws a big right hand that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Benedito Arsenio misses with a takedown attempt and Palek counters with an outside leg kick.
Benedito Arsenio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Palek holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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. Palek has picked Benedito Arsenio up - he's going for a ride! Palek dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Benedito Arsenio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Benedito Arsenio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Palek. Palek throws a strike but Benedito Arsenio avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Palek throwing strikes from guard but Benedito Arsenio blocks nicely. Palek throws a strike but Benedito Arsenio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Benedito Arsenio is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Palek is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Palek has escaped and now he's on top! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Palek dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Palek scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Palek lands a nice short elbow. Benedito Arsenio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Palek. Benedito Arsenio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Palek. Palek lands strikes from half guard. Palek not landing any meaningful shots this time. Benedito Arsenio works his way to full guard. Good work. Palek throws and elbow that misses. Benedito Arsenio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Palek's guard. Nice move by Benedito Arsenio! Palek keeping moving, preventing Benedito Arsenio from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Benedito Arsenio thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Palek being controlled here, momentarily. Benedito Arsenio wants to pass the guard but Palek is keeping the position. Benedito Arsenio wants to control from the top but Palek keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Benedito Arsenio is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Benedito Arsenio shoots and misses and Palek counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Palek with the ground and pound but Benedito Arsenio uses the opportunity to regain guard. Palek lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Palek throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Benedito Arsenio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Palek manages to get himself to full guard.
Benedito Arsenio is breathing heavily. Palek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Benedito Arsenio trying to control the position from guard on top but Palek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Benedito Arsenio is stalling in the full guard. Benedito Arsenio wants to control from the top but Palek keeps moving. Adam Palek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four 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. Benedito Arsenio drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Palek dives on top into guard. Palek throws and elbow that misses. Benedito Arsenio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Palek's guard. Nice move by Benedito Arsenio! Palek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Palek tries to get out of the position. Benedito Arsenio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Palek keeping moving, preventing Benedito Arsenio from controlling successfully. Benedito Arsenio advances position into side control! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Palek dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Palek scores with a takedown into Benedito Arsenio's guard. Palek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Palek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Benedito Arsenio has control of Palek's left arm, preventing Palek from doing any damage. Palek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Benedito Arsenio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Palek throws and elbow that misses. Benedito Arsenio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Palek's guard. Nice move by Benedito Arsenio! Benedito Arsenio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Benedito Arsenio preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Palek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Palek throws and elbow that misses. Benedito Arsenio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Palek's guard. Nice move by Benedito Arsenio! Benedito Arsenio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Benedito Arsenio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Benedito Arsenio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Palek keeping moving, preventing Benedito Arsenio from controlling successfully. Benedito Arsenio is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Palek is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Palek has escaped and now he's on top! Benedito Arsenio looking to control.
Palek throws and elbow that misses. Benedito Arsenio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Palek's guard. Nice move by Benedito Arsenio! Benedito Arsenio tries to free his leg and advance position but Palek is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Palek looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Benedito Arsenio 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. Palek tries to land a sweep but no joy. Palek keeping moving, preventing Benedito Arsenio from controlling successfully. Adam Palek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Palek pushes Benedito Arsenio off and gets back to his feet.
Elder Joao Benedito Arsenio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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. Benedito Arsenio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Palek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Benedito Arsenio. Benedito Arsenio moves into full mount! Palek won't be happy about that! Benedito Arsenio throws some wild stikes that Palek manages to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adam Palek. Well Palek 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28 Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Palek!
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