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Royal Combat 52 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gab Contreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shadow Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gab Contreras 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gab Contreras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shadow Deathgrip!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contreras shoots in for a takedown but Deathgrip shows good takedown defense.
Deathgrip forces Contreras back against the cage and clinches.
Deathgrip is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Deathgrip has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Contreras clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is taking a good look at Contreras as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Deathgrip!
Deathgrip keeps control of the position as Contreras tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Contreras is working hard here to advance position.
Contreras rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Deathgrip has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Contreras tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Deathgrip is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contreras flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Contreras flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Contreras might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathgrip trying to control from half guard but Contreras is working away.
Deathgrip takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Contreras misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Deathgrip passes the guard and advances to mount!
Contreras throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Deathgrip is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Deathgrip connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Contreras manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Deathgrip blocks the strikes from Contreras.
Contreras is staying active underneath Deathgrip, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Deathgrip is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Contreras is looking for a sweep. Deathgrip is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deathgrip is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Deathgrip is looking to take a break and control but Contreras is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Contreras lands with a few short shots to the body.
Contreras punching from the bottom.
Contreras lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Deathgrip tries to pass to full mount but Contreras defends it.
Contreras throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Contreras tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Contreras lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Contreras wants to improve his position but Deathgrip is controlling well.
Deathgrip lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Deathgrip looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Contreras with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contreras flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Deathgrip stalling.
Contreras missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Deathgrip lands a nice short elbow.
Deathgrip works his foot free and advances to mount.
Deathgrip content just to control the position here.
Contreras tries to improve his position but instead Deathgrip has taken his back!
Deathgrip looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Deathgrip scores with punches and elbows.
Deathgrip trying to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contreras tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Contreras looking very determined here, making life difficult for Deathgrip.
Well, with Deathgrip on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Contreras is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Deathgrip scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Contreras is looking for a way out.
Contreras tries to escape the position.
Contreras is trying to remain composed but Deathgrip is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Contreras tries to break free.
Deathgrip is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contreras tries to break free.
Deathgrip looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shadow Deathgrip dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Contreras shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Deathgrip counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Contreras on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Contreras fails with the takedown.
Deathgrip fails with the takedown.
Deathgrip keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gab Contreras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Contreras or perhaps it was just good defense by Deathgrip which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathgrip misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Deathgrip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Contreras manages to avoid it.
Deathgrip gets the takedown into side control.
Contreras misses with a strike from the bottom.
Deathgrip wants to control but Contreras is keeping him busy.
Deathgrip lands an elbow.
Contreras throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Contreras wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip cracks Contreras with a big elbow.
Contreras is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deathgrip in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Contreras looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Deathgrip turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shadow Deathgrip!
An intense looking Shadow Deathgrip took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I would like to thank all the MMA fans who came here tonight! This win is for all you guys and I wanna give a shout out to TEAM BEST, to Randy and all the coaches who helped me prepare for this fight.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malu Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elroy Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Eminem - Above The Law blaring out of the sound system. Elroy Kidd is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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250 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malu Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elroy Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Kidd manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kidd's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kidd is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Kidd is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones prevents Kidd from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones 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.
Kidd trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kidd on the ground.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is trying to control. Kidd wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kidd is trying to control but can't.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kidd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kidd is on top in guard.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kidd.
Kidd throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kidd advances to half guard.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones moves into full guard.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kidd lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kidd is trying to control but can't.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kidd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kidd keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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!
Jones winds up and cracks Kidd with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kidd manages to get to full guard.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones works over Kidd with some ground and pound from guard.
Kidd has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Kidd is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kidd 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.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Kidd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in close to Kidd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Kidd looks winded!
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kidd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kidd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Kidd keeps moving.
Kidd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Kidd is keeping the position.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
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!
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kidd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones is in close to Kidd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones works over Kidd with some ground and pound from guard.
Kidd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kidd trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones is pushing down on Kidd's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kidd is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Kidd is defending well.
Jones is nestled in close to Kidd, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is looking for a kimura here.
Kidd trying to control but Jones postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malu Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Jones working away.
Kidd is looking for a sweep.
Kidd is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones connects with a decent elbow.
It looks like Elroy Kidd has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kidd keeps working.
Kidd tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
Jones is working Kidd over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kidd takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jones blocks the strikes from Kidd.
Kidd can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones working the body and head with strikes.
Kidd is rocked!
Kidd is breathing heavily.
Kidd striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Jones connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kidd some visible discomfort.
Kidd is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Jones cracks Kidd with a big right hand but Kidd just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the action but Kidd is working from the bottom.
Jones lands a huge shot from side control! Kidd is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Malu Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Malu Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dubolomov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sydney Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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297 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dubolomov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sydney Jones!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubolomov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Dubolomov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dubolomov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dubolomov is aware though and is defending well.
Jones looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dubolomov has picked Jones up and slammed him! Jones can't keep hold of the triangle and Dubolomov manages to pass to side control!
Dubolomov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dubolomov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dubolomov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dubolomov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dubolomov with the ground and pound but Jones uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dubolomov tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dubolomov!
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Ivan Dubolomov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones looking to finish with strikes here!
Jones scoring with strikes but Dubolomov is staying in there.
Ivan Dubolomov's cut is getting worse.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Dubolomov is rocked!
Jeez, Ivan Dubolomov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivan Dubolomov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sydney Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mak Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artur's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I shall return. Frankie Russo 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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160 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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165 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mak Artur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Russo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Russos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Russo lands with a nice combination. Artur backs away looking to recover.
Artur throws a hook but Russo blocks it.
Russo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Artur scores with a jab to the jaw.
Russo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Mak Artur has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Russo is able to avoid easily.
Russo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Russo throws a series of punches but Artur avoids them all with ease.
Russo throws a nice looking combination but Artur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Artur throws a chopping leg kick but Russo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Russo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Artur counters with a stiff right hand.
Russo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Artur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Frankie Russo has been cut.
Russo fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Russo throws a right and a left that Artur avoids nicely.
Artur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Russo doesn't seem bothered though.
Artur tries to land a leg kick but Russo saw it coming and moves away.
Russo misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Russo.
Russo blocks a leg kick.
Artur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mak Artur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Artur moves into the clinch successfully.
Artur trying to land knees to the body.
Russo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Russo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Artur tries a body shot but Russo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artur tries a knee to the head but Russo blocks it.
Artur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Artur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Russo is looking for a takedown.
Artur is leaning against Russo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Artur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Artur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Artur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Artur trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Artur.
Artur tries to throw a body punch but Russo avoids it by throwing Artur back against the cage.
Artur misses with a body punch.
Russo goes for a takedown attempt but Artur pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mak Artur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Russo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artur cracks the inside of Russo's front leg.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Artur.
Russo misses with a looping left.
Artur lands with a nice body punch.
Russo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Horrible takedown by Russo or perhaps it was just good defense by Artur which made him look bad.
Artur misses the shot to the body.
Russo throws out a powerful jab.
Artur lands with a hook. Russo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Russo is rocked!
Artur lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Russo up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Artur from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Russo's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mak Artur!
Mak Artur decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deine Mom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Padilla comes to the cage accompanied by boom!!!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Robin Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deine Mom!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Padilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mom lands a jab to Padilla's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Mom misses the target.
Padilla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Padilla defending well as Mom loads up on a big left hand.
Padilla tries to sprawl but Mom drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Padilla is trying to maintain the position but Mom is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mom is looking to take a break and control but Padilla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Robin Padilla wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mom with a hook.
A big left from Mom misses.
Mom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mom lands a two punch combo.
Deine Mom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mom shoots in for a takedown but Padilla shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Robin Padilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mom throws a jab but it's blocked by Padilla.
Nice uppercut there from Mom.
Mom misses with a hook. Padilla ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mom throws an off balance right hand
and Padilla counters with a body kick.
Mom looks to throw the jab but Padilla is out of range.
Mom might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mom throws a right hand that misses
and Padilla counters with a body kick that stops Mom in his tracks momentarily.
Padilla on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mom missing with a left hand there. Padilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Padilla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mom just misses with a punch to the body.
Mom throws a poor cross that misses
and Padilla counters with a nice kick to the body.
Padilla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mom throws a big shot that misses.
Padilla slips under a jab.
Mom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mom with a poor takedown
and Padilla finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mom misses with a hook
and Padilla counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mom misses with a body shot
and Padilla counters with a body kick that stops Mom in his tracks momentarily.
Mom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Padilla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deine Mom dominated that round.
That's time! Padilla's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Padilla.
Mom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Padilla.
Padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mom.
Mom throws a right hand that Padilla ducks under and follows up with a left that Padilla also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Mom misses.
Mom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mom throws a looping overhand right but Padilla ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mom. Padilla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mom works the jab nicely.
Mom thows a body shot but no joy.
Mom has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Padilla.
Mom throws an off balance right hand
and Padilla counters with a nice kick to the body.
Padilla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mom.
Mom throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla takes one on the button.
Mom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Padilla finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mom throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
Mom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Padilla backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Padilla.
Mom throws a hook but Padilla avoids it easily.
Mom throws a right hand that Padilla ducks under and follows up with a left that Padilla also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mom scores with a sloppy right hand. Padilla should have avoided that one.
Mom misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Padilla.
Mom bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Padilla pushes Mom away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mom gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Padilla is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mom grinds an elbow into Padilla's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla manages to get back to half guard.
Padilla is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mom jumps into side control!
Padilla tries to improve position but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Padilla is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mom asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Padilla tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Padilla is trying to control Mom's posture but Mom avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Padilla managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mom.
Padilla can't do much from the bottom here.
Padilla is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deine Mom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mom throws a hook to the side of Padilla's head but Padilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mom misses with a takedown
and Padilla finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mom shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Padilla sprawls well. Padilla wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mom gets slowly back to his feet.
Mom misses with a shot to the body
and Padilla makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mom really felt that one!
Mom throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Padilla in his tracks.
Padilla moves out of range as Mom strikes.
Mom throws an off balance right hand
and Padilla counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Padilla doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mom throws a big shot that misses.
Mom just misses with a punch to the body.
Robin Padilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mom swings for the body but Padilla moves out of range.
Mom misses with a hook
and Padilla counters with a stiff right hand.
Mom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mom. Padilla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mom shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Padilla manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Padilla controlling Mom's posture.
Padilla controls Mom momentarily but Mom frees himself.
Mom stopping the sweep attempt from Padilla.
Mom is fighting to break Padilla's control of his arms but Padilla is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Robin Padilla wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mom loads up on a big right hand but Padilla slips the punch.
Deine Mom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mom connects with a right hand. Padilla shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Mom misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Padilla blocks a jab.
Deine Mom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mom misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deine Mom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mom 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deine Mom!
An out of breath Deine Mom thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy O Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Sullivan has chosen DropKick Murphys - Loyal to no one as his entrance music. 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 Timmy O Sullivan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timmy O Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from O Sullivan misses the target.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Sullivan moves out of range as Aoki strikes.
Nice defenses there by Aoki.
O Sullivan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Timmy O Sullivan has been cut.
Aoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Sullivan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O Sullivan connects with the punch.
O Sullivan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Aoki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Sullivan keeping full guard, as Aoki tries to pass.
Aoki won't allow O Sullivan to sweep him here.
Aoki trying to control but O Sullivan is working from the bottom.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but O Sullivan is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Aoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Sullivan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tatsuya Aoki just wasn't active enough.
O Sullivan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Sullivan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aoki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Sullivan tries to avoid it but Aoki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Sullivan to the ground. O Sullivan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aoki lands a lovely overhand right.
Aoki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aoki throws an overhand right that lands on O Sullivan's shoulder, as O Sullivan tries to avoid the shot.
Aoki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Aoki.
Aoki swings for the body but O Sullivan moves out of range.
Aoki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Aoki blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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!
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Sullivan is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Sullivan is on top in guard.
Aoki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and O Sullivan defends well.
O Sullivan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Aoki has a takedown stuffed.
Aoki misses with an uppercut. O Sullivan saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki shoots in and drives through. O Sullivan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuya Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Sullivan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aoki's hands.
Aoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Sullivan manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Aoki.
Aoki misses with a looping left.
O Sullivan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Sullivan throws a lazy right hand but Aoki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Sullivan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aoki misses with an uppercut. O Sullivan saw that one coming.
Aoki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. O Sullivan quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki wants to take a breather but O Sullivan is having none of it.
O Sullivan is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aoki is trying to control. O Sullivan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
O Sullivan is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to pass the half guard into mount. O Sullivan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
O Sullivan is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aoki is thwarting O Sullivan's attempts to control the position.
O Sullivan is pressing down on Aoki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
O Sullivan controlling Aoki's posture.
Aoki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and O Sullivan dives on top into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Aoki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timmy O Sullivan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
O Sullivan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tatsuya Aoki is winning the standup battle so far.
O Sullivan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aoki staying out of range there.
Aoki ducks right into an uppercut from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan throws a wild body kick that Aoki sees coming a mile off.
Aoki closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Sullivan circles away.
O Sullivan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aoki 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.
O Sullivan looking for a sweep. Not yet O Sullivan, not yet.
Aoki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aoki postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Sullivan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aoki's guard.
Aoki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. O Sullivan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
O Sullivan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
O Sullivan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tatsuya Aoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Sullivan prevents Aoki from getting back to his feet.
O Sullivan is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Aoki has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. O Sullivan is looking to defend but Aoki has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for O Sullivan! Aoki pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, O Sullivan taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tatsuya Aoki!
Tatsuya Aoki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Makkara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wu Tang Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nakki Makkara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wu Tang Fu!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Makkara lunges at Fu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fu's hand.
Makkara moves into the clinch successfully.
A hook to the body from Makkara.
Makkara managing to block the knees to the body from Fu.
Makkara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fu tries to work over Makkara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fu tries to land knees in the clinch but Makkara avoids the damage to the body.
Makkara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Makkara managing to block the knees to the body from Fu.
Makkara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Makkara to keep the fight standing.
Makkara lands an uppercut.
Makkara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fu backwards.
Makkara scores with a shoulder strike.
Fu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Makkara just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fu misses with a knee strike.
Fu looking to throw knees to the head but Makkara is blocking nicely.
Makkara pressing his opponent against the cage.
Makkara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Makkara lands with a short shot to the head.
Makkara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makkara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makkara blocks a body shot from Fu.
A shot in the inside from Makkara.
Makkara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fu or not.
Fu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makkara.
Fu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makkara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Makkara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Makkara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fu missing with knees to the body.
Fu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fu missing with knees to the body.
Makkara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu throws a head punch that misses.
Fu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Makkara avoiding damage as Fu throws knees to the body.
Makkara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fu tries to land knees in the clinch but Makkara avoids the damage to the body.
Makkara is leaning against Fu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Makkara.
Fu tries to land a knee to the head but Makkara blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Makkara as Fu tries to tie him up.
Fu wants to get back to striking at distance but Makkara won't allow it.
Makkara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Makkara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fu tries to circle away but Makkara has him pinned against the cage.
Makkara lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu is trying to maintain a safe position but Makkara gets an underhook and turns Fu into the cage.
Makkara lands with a light punch inside.
Makkara lands a big right hand that drops Fu! The killer instinct kicks in and Makkara finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Makkara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakki Makkara!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett comes to the cage accompanied by Shipping Up to Boston. Johns has chosen Welcome to the jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Johns!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns shoots in looking for a takedown. Bennett tries to sprawl out of it but Johns keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bennett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johns throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bennett counter with a right hand.
Bennett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett checks a leg kick.
Johns tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bennett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johns somewhat.
Bennett misses with a jab to the body
and Johns counters by clinching up.
Bennett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Johns misses
and Bennett counters with a nice body shot.
Bennett slaps away a takedown attempt from Johns, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brad Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Johns.
Bennett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johns throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bennett swings for the body but Johns moves out of range.
Johns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett checks a low kick from Johns.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johns.
Johns shoots in looking for a takedown but Bennett manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johns's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johns.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Johns takes one to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Bennett as Johns shoots in.
Bennett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johns throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johns shoots for a double leg takedown but Bennett sprawls well. He's pushed Johns's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johns is looking to chop away at Bennett's legs.
Johns misses with a low kick.
Johns lands a really nice looking cross but Bennett seems unphased.
Johns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Bennett is looking to wear down Johns with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bennett slips a straight right by Johns.
Bennett checks the leg kick.
Bennett staying out of range there.
Bennett misses with a hook. Johns ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Bennett blocks the low kick.
Johns thows a body shot but no joy.
Johns misses with a takedown
and Bennett counters with a stiff right hand.
Johns misses with a kick to the body.
Johns tries a head kick but it misses.
Johns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bennett is out of range.
Johns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bennett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bennett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johns dives in and grabs Bennett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bennett pushes down on Johns's head and hops out.
Bennett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch lands to the side of Bennett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Johns throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Johns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Bennett blocks the low kick.
Johns takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Bennett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brad Bennett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johns misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Johns.
Johns with a poor takedown
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
Junior Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Johns misses.
Johns has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bennett finds it's way round the side to connect with Johns's head.
Johns shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bennett defends it nicely.
Bennett scores with a nice right hand.
Bennett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bennett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johns just misses with a punch to the body.
Johns pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
Johns staying out of range there.
Johns motions for Bennett to come forward. Johns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johns shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bennett manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bennett is pulling down on Johns's head. It's preventing any offense from Johns, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johns missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johns is looking to work some ground and pound but Bennett has wrist control.
Johns postures up in Bennett's guard and throws a big left but Bennett blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Johns dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johns.
Johns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johns throws a leg kick but Bennett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Johns looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
Bennett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johns looking to score a takedown here. Bennett is defending well but Johns drives through and ends up in Bennett's guard.
Bennett has control of Johns's left arm, preventing Johns from doing any damage.
Johns scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johns trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johns missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johns with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johns throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johns postures up in Bennett's guard and throws a big left but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett controlling Johns's posture.
Johns wants to control from the top but Bennett keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bennett wants to sweep but no luck.
Bennett has momentary wrist control but Johns slips an elbow through the middle.
Bennett looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johns trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bennett blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice jab there from Johns.
Johns slips under a jab from Bennett.
Johns cracks a nice hook into Bennett's ribs.
Bennett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johns misses with a wild body shot.
Johns scores with a nice head shot.
Johns moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Johns avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Johns with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Johns. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johns.
Johns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennett cracks Johns with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Johns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
Johns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennett.
Johns throws a leg kick
letting Bennett counter with a right hand.
Johns throws a big shot that misses.
Johns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bennett is able to avoid easily.
Bennett misses with a hook.
Johns throws a leg kick but Bennett moved away.
Bennett checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johns throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Johns staying out of range there.
Johns changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johns throws a chopping leg kick but Bennett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bennett is able to avoid easily.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett cracks a nice hook into Johns's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett takes a swing at Johns's ribcage but misses.
Johns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johns loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.
Johns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Johns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bennett throws a jab but it's blocked by Johns.
Bennett tests Johns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johns.
Bennett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bennett checks a low kick from Johns.
Johns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Johns throws a leg kick but Bennett checks it.
Johns gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johns throws a low kick, looking for Bennett's leg but Bennett calmly moves out of range.
Johns shoots in looking for a takedown. Bennett tries to sprawl out of it but Johns keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bennett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bennett is able to avoid easily.
Junior Johns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Johns misses.
Johns misses with the combination.
Johns swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett throws a shot from downtown. Johns moves away and avoids it.
Bennett cracks Johns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bennett throws a jab when Johns was well out of range.
Johns needs to keep his hands up - Bennett had a free shot at his head there.
Johns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett moves out of range of the leg kick from Johns.
Bennett checks a leg kick nicely.
Bennett throws a good cross that connects.
Bennett lands with a good body shot.
Bennett lands with a hook. Johns tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bennett is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johns looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
Johns is looking to score with low kicks.
Johns with a hook.
Johns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johns throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Johns 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johns misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johns 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 Bennett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bennett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bennett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Bennett. No joy for Johns on that attempt.
Brad Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Johns.
Johns ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns misses with a low kick.
Bennett checks a low kick from Johns.
Johns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bennett is out of range.
Johns drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bennett keeping moving, preventing Johns from controlling successfully.
Bennett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johns manages to get himself to full guard.
Johns working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bennett trying to control but Johns is working from the bottom.
Johns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bennett landing with the ground and pound.
Junior Johns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns looking to control.
Bennett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johns is keeping the position for now.
Junior Johns has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bennett trying to control the position from guard on top but Johns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johns manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bennett manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett keeping full guard, as Johns tries to pass.
Bennett keeping moving, preventing Johns from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brad Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennett looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Junior Johns.
Well Johns 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Johns!
In his post fight interview, Junior Johns started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy DeVito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy DeVito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Ponting!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponting throws a body punch but DeVito moves out of range.
Ponting throws a poor cross that misses
and DeVito counters with a good low kick that Ponting was not able to check.
Ponting ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from DeVito.
Ponting dives in and grabs DeVito's left leg, looking for a takedown. DeVito pushes down on Ponting's head and hops out.
Ponting digs a good hook to DeVito's body.
DeVito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ponting.
DeVito looks to land a left hand but Ponting moved out of range nicely.
DeVito throws a leg kick but Ponting sees it coming and checks it nicely.
DeVito does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
DeVito tries to land a leg kick but Ponting saw it coming and moves away.
DeVito is looking to chop away at Ponting's legs.
Ponting has a takedown stuffed.
DeVito scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
DeVito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ponting's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ponting.
Ponting misses with a two punch combination.
DeVito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Ponting.
Ponting slips under a jab from DeVito.
DeVito stuns Ponting with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
DeVito throws a jab but it's blocked by Ponting.
Ponting misses the shot to the body.
DeVito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ponting moves away.
Ponting just misses with a punch to the body.
Ponting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeVito moves away.
Ponting swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ponting pivots, looking for a leg kick but DeVito is out of range and Ponting settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeVito throws out the jab.
DeVito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ponting moves away.
A slow jab from Ponting misses its intended target.
Ponting misses with a two punch combination.
DeVito thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeVito slips a straight right by Ponting.
Ponting keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeVito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - DeVito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ponting moves into range and connects with a jab.
DeVito closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeVito misses with a straight right.
Ponting drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ponting missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito is controlling Ponting's posture.
Ponting has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
DeVito 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.
DeVito keeping moving, preventing Ponting from controlling successfully.
DeVito looking to control.
Ponting looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy DeVito wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ponting throws out a loose jab but DeVito uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeVito forces Ponting back against the cage and clinches.
DeVito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting breaks the clinch.
A big right from Ponting misses.
Ponting shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with DeVito but DeVito pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tommy DeVito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Ponting.
DeVito ducks under a wild hook from Ponting.
Ponting looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? DeVito is fending him off so far but Ponting persists. Nope, DeVito circles away and we're back to standing.
DeVito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ponting.
DeVito digs a good body shot into Ponting's ribs.
DeVito scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ponting throws a hook but DeVito avoids it easily.
Ponting keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeVito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ponting sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeVito throws a leg kick but Ponting sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ponting defending well as DeVito loads up on a big left hand.
DeVito feints and then cracks Ponting's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ponting down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy DeVito 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.
Ponting on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeVito. DeVito obviously looking to wear him down.
Tommy DeVito is winning the standup battle so far.
DeVito uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ponting has time to react.
Ponting lands with an uppercut that bounces DeVito off the cage and back into range.
Ponting shoots in for a double leg but DeVito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ponting connects with a looping right hand.
Ponting misses with a body shot.
DeVito misses with a wild body shot.
Ponting connects with a right hand. DeVito shakes it off.
Ponting throws a looping overhand right but DeVito ducks down to avoid it.
DeVito connects with a leg kick. Ponting looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
DeVito throws a jab when Ponting was well out of range.
DeVito lands a body shot.
Ricky Ponting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
DeVito connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ponting. Ponting circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ponting avoids the body shot from DeVito.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from DeVito 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 Ponting has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ponting and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVito misses the shot to the body.
DeVito defending well as Ponting loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Ponting. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ponting.
Ponting misses with a straight left.
Ponting misses with a wild combination.
Ponting fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ponting is defended easily by DeVito.
Tommy DeVito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Ponting.
Jab from Ponting.
Ponting doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeVito was well out of range. Poor timing from Ponting.
DeVito throws a nice inside leg kick.
DeVito closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeVito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ponting.
Ponting closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ponting ducks under a wild hook from DeVito.
DeVito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ponting sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ponting defending well as DeVito loads up on a big left hand.
Ponting takes a swing at DeVito's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from DeVito misses its intended target.
Ponting thuds a left hand into DeVito's body.
DeVito throws a leg kick which misses Ponting's front leg but catches the back leg as Ponting tries to avoid it.
Ponting gets cracked with a nice right hand there by DeVito.
Ponting connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito throws a body punch but Ponting moves out of range.
Ponting defending well as DeVito loads up on a big left hand.
Ponting missing with a left hand there. DeVito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeVito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeVito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ponting.
DeVito throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ponting throws a looping overhand right but DeVito ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ponting misses the target.
Ponting fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DeVito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ponting tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ponting fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab lands there for DeVito.
DeVito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ponting checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ponting shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has DeVito pinned against the cage. DeVito gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ponting ducks under a wild hook from DeVito.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeVito defending well as Ponting loads up on a big left hand.
Ponting doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ponting lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tommy DeVito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ponting misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeVito takes the fight into the clinch.
DeVito can't find room to land a body shot as Ponting controls the action.
Ponting drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy DeVito dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ponting throws a big shot that misses.
Ponting throws a sloppy head kick and DeVito moves out of range easily.
DeVito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
DeVito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ponting throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ponting gets cracked there but stands up to it.
DeVito tries a head kick but it misses.
DeVito throws a hook but Ponting avoids it easily.
Ponting throws a low kick, looking for DeVito's leg but DeVito calmly moves out of range.
Ponting cracks a nice hook into DeVito's ribs.
DeVito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ponting.
DeVito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ponting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting cracks DeVito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from DeVito misses.
Ponting just misses with a punch to the body.
DeVito has managed to clinch.
DeVito slows down the pace here.
Ponting is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from DeVito.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
DeVito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ponting can't get the takedown.
Ponting looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
DeVito gets through Ponting's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DeVito lands a hook that snaps the head of Ponting backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVito struggles to land a body shot inside as Ponting controls his hands.
Ponting looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
DeVito scores with a hook to the body.
Ponting takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
DeVito misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeVito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ponting backwards.
DeVito is stalling here.
DeVito cracks Ponting with a nice body shot.
DeVito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
DeVito taking a breather.
DeVito manages to break the clinch.
DeVito connects with a body shot.
Ponting misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ponting misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ponting counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeVito staying out of range there.
Ponting misses with a hook
letting DeVito counter with a right hand.
Ponting scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
DeVito lands a leg kick that knocks Ponting off balance momentarily.
DeVito swings for the body but Ponting moves out of range.
DeVito misses with a looping right.
DeVito displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ponting.
Ponting connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed DeVito momentarily.
Ponting paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tommy DeVito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ponting throws an overhand right that lands on DeVito's shoulder, as DeVito tries to avoid the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ponting.
Tommy DeVito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Ponting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVito changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ponting lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ponting checks a leg kick.
DeVito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ponting. That did some damage!
DeVito slaps away a takedown attempt from Ponting, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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!
Ponting throws a looping overhand right but DeVito ducks down to avoid it.
DeVito lands a nice hook to Ponting's body. Ponting takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
DeVito lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ponting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeVito was well out of range. Poor timing from Ponting.
DeVito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ricky Ponting has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Left hook, right uppercut from DeVito.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy DeVito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DeVito, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy DeVito!
A very excited looking Tommy DeVito made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Constantine Titanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mandragoran's entrance music is Danny Boy. A fine choice. Titanus has chosen To Glory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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17 - 10 - 1 |
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lan Mandragoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Constantine Titanus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandragoran thuds his shin into the meat of Titanus's side.
Mandragoran throws a shot to the body.
Titanus gets tackled into the cage by Mandragoran. Mandragoran maintains the clinch.
Mandragoran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mandragoran lands with a right to the head.
Mandragoran connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Constantine Titanus has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mandragoran.
Titanus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mandragoran's elbow.
Mandragoran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Mandragoran.
Titanus looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandragoran throws an elbow but it misses.
Titanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mandragoran avoids it.
Titanus blocks an elbow strike from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran digs a right hand underneath Titanus's ribcage. Titanus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mandragoran tries to work over Titanus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Titanus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Titanus has a couple of punches blocked by Mandragoran.
Titanus swings wildly with an uppercut but Mandragoran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandragoran misses with a knee to the head.
Titanus pushes Mandragoran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Mandragoran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandragoran misses with a knee to the head.
Titanus is trying to maintain a safe position but Mandragoran gets an underhook and turns Titanus into the cage.
Mandragoran being controlled against the cage.
Mandragoran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Titanus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mandragoran lands a shoulder strike.
Mandragoran lands a damaging elbow.
Mandragoran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titanus's defenses.
Mandragoran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Titanus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Titanus.
Titanus blocks an elbow strike.
Mandragoran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Titanus or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandragoran lands an elbow just above Titanus 's eye.
That has opened up Constantine Titanus's cut even more.
Mandragoran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Constantine Titanus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Constantine Titanus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lan Mandragoran!
Lan Mandragoran thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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