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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yukii Ogata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RZ Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ogata's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem - Not Afraid. RZ Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yukii Ogata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, RZ Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ogata is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Ogata fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Ogata stalling against the cage.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ogata takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ogata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ogata misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ogata on the side of the head.
Ogata closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Ogata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva slips a straight right by Ogata.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Ogata.
Ogata takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ogata for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Silva pulls Ogata into guard.
Ogata wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ogata postures up.
Silva is working an open guard so Ogata takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ogata misses with a hook.
Silva scores with a jab. Ogata acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ogata doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Ogata tries to clinch up.
Ogata throws an off balance right hand
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ogata darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva works over Ogata's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ogata had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva 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.
Silva cracks Ogata with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Ogata backpedaling.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Ogata moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ogata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ogata tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Nice cross by Silva.
Silva slips under a jab from Ogata.
Ogata takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ogata on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ogata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ogata circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva throws a right and a left that Ogata avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ogata tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Ogata takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RZ Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ogata tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Ogata wants to clinch.
Ogata closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Ogata tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Yukii Ogata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ogata is rocked!
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Oh Ogata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ogata gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Silva gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). RZ Silva!
A very excited looking RZ Silva 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grisha Kamenow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Kamenow has chosen Linkin Park - Bleed It Out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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211 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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
5 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, David Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grisha Kamenow!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jackson is looking to score with low kicks.
Kamenow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kamenow is looking to land body kicks.
Kamenow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamenow is looking to clinch.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Kamenow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A combination from Kamenow does no damage.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Kamenow moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamenow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Kamenow throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kamenow.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamenow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kamenow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kamenow tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamenow tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch but Kamenow is having none of it.
Kamenow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kamenow instigates a clinch.
Jackson wants to stall.
Kamenow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kamenow tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kamenow up against the cage.
Kamenow utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kamenow lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Kamenow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kamenow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kamenow manages to break the clinch.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kamenow is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Kamenow.
Kamenow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson wants to clinch.
A low kick from Jackson is predictable there
and Kamenow finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jackson darts in and clinches Kamenow up against the cage.
Kamenow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Kamenow improves position.
Jackson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Kamenow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Kamenow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kamenow throws a nice head kick!
Kamenow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kamenow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kamenow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a low kick but Kamenow moves out of range easily.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Kamenow checks it
and Kamenow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kamenow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Kamenow counters with a head kick.
Kamenow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Kamenow takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson is looking to control Kamenow's arms but Kamenow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jackson has his back to the cage.
Kamenow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jackson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamenow throws a powerful right kick. Jackson tried to block low but the kick was high! Jackson was taken right off of his feet! Kamenow jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Grisha Kamenow!
After winning the bout, Grisha Kamenow thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Boban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kimmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boban comes to the cage accompanied by Ana Tijoux - 1977. Kimmo has chosen Roni Size-Bite The Bullet 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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184 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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194 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Boban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Kimmo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimmo throws a head kick that misses.
Boban throws a chopping leg kick but Kimmo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kimmo misses with a wild combination.
Kimmo moves out of range as Boban strikes.
Kimmo blocks a jab.
Kimmo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boban is looking to clinch.
Kimmo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kimmo lands with a nice body kick.
Kimmo gets a clinch.
Kimmo tries to land knees in the clinch but Boban avoids the damage to the body.
Kimmo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boban is defending well for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kimmo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boban has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kimmo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boban avoiding damage as Kimmo throws knees to the body.
Boban is trying to maintain a safe position but Kimmo gets an underhook and turns Boban into the cage.
Kimmo lands with a left to the head.
Kimmo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boban lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kimmo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boban is looking to clinch but Kimmo is avoiding it.
Kimmo lands with a slapping head kick.
Boban just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Boban 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boban tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kimmo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kimmo.
Kimmo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boban blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kimmo stalling against the cage.
Kimmo lands an elbow inside that Boban shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boban is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kimmo can't fight it off and eventually Boban manages to take the fight to the floor. Kimmo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kimmo is looking to sinch up a triangle. Boban throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kimmo's body to avoid the submission. Kimmo has instead reached around Boban's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kimmo arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michael Kimmo!
A victorious Michael Kimmo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daouda Kaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Kjellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
260 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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265 lbs
25 - 23 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Daouda Kaho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bjorn Kjellstrom!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kjellstrom tries to clinch up but Kaho circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaho closes the distance but Kjellstrom moves to the side
and Kjellstrom moves into the clinch.
Kjellstrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kjellstrom pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kaho manages to break the clinch.
Kaho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kaho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaho misses with a looping right.
Kjellstrom misses with a straight left.
Kaho wants to clinch
and Kjellstrom counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kjellstrom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjellstrom avoiding damage as Kaho throws knees to the body.
Kaho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaho.
Kaho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kjellstrom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Daouda Kaho has been cut.
Kjellstrom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kaho.
Kjellstrom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kjellstrom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kaho crunches a lovely knee into Kjellstrom's ribcage.
Kjellstrom misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kjellstrom misses with the head strike.
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!
Still in the clinch, Kjellstrom scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaho scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaho obliges.
Kaho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kjellstrom takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Bjorn Kjellstrom has been cut.
Kjellstrom swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kjellstrom struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaho controls his hands.
Kaho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kjellstrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kjellstrom has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kaho is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kaho tries to land a knee to the head but Kjellstrom blocks with his arms.
Kjellstrom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaho stalling the fight.
Kjellstrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kjellstrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kjellstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kjellstrom misses with an uppercut.
Kaho closes the distance and pushes Kjellstrom back into the cage.
Kjellstrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaho throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kaho tries a knee to the head but Kjellstrom blocks it.
Kjellstrom has a couple of punches blocked by Kaho.
Kjellstrom has a couple of punches blocked by Kaho.
Kaho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kjellstrom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kjellstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kjellstrom drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaho blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjellstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kjellstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kjellstrom.
Kjellstrom misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kjellstrom fails to land.
Kaho landing knees to the head.
Kjellstrom working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaho.
Kjellstrom swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaho breaks the clinch.
Kaho catches Kjellstrom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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.
Kaho fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaho tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kjellstrom counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bjorn Kjellstrom will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kaho lunges at Kjellstrom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kjellstrom's hand.
Kaho is looking to clinch.
Kjellstrom moves in looking to clinch but Kaho pushes him off.
Kaho moves in looking to clinch but Kjellstrom pushes him off.
Kaho wants to clinch up but Kjellstrom keeps it at a distance.
Kaho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kjellstrom connects with a looping right hand.
Kjellstrom has closed the distance and engaged Kaho in a clinch.
Kjellstrom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kjellstrom throws a head punch that misses.
Kaho tries to break the clinch but Kjellstrom is controlling the position.
Kjellstrom misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjellstrom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kjellstrom is leaning against Kaho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kjellstrom's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Kjellstrom fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Kjellstrom - that landed with a thud.
Kjellstrom has a couple of punches blocked by Kaho.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kjellstrom.
Kaho is rocked!
A short right from Kjellstrom.
Oh Kaho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kjellstrom has a couple of punches blocked by Kaho.
Kjellstrom working aggressively here.
Kjellstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaho has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kjellstrom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bjorn Kjellstrom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kjellstrom.
Kjellstrom working aggressively here.
Kjellstrom misses with the head strike.
Kjellstrom misses with some punches.
Kjellstrom misses with some punches.
Kjellstrom misses with a punch on the inside.
Kjellstrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaho with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kjellstrom working aggressively here.
Kaho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kjellstrom blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kjellstrom misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kjellstrom.
A head punch on the inside from Kjellstrom fails to land.
Kaho blocks an uppercut.
Kjellstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjellstrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaho seems to have got his legs back now.
Kaho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kjellstrom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Kaho.
Kjellstrom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kjellstrom goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kaho prevents it.
Kjellstrom misses with some punches.
Kaho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaho blocks an uppercut.
Kaho tries to land a knee to the head but Kjellstrom blocks with his arms.
Kjellstrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjellstrom keeps control of Kaho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaho.
Kaho tries to land a knee to the head but Kjellstrom blocks with his arms.
Kjellstrom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kjellstrom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaho backwards.
Kaho breaks from the clinch.
Kaho gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kjellstrom gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kaho is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Kjellstrom!
A less than humble Bjorn Kjellstrom misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gandalf Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Riddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grey comes into the arena with You shall not pass blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gandalf Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Riddler!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Riddler misses its intended target.
Riddler tries to clinch but Grey is having none of it.
Grey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grey gets tackled into the cage by Riddler. Riddler maintains the clinch.
Riddler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riddler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Riddler closes the distance but Grey moves to the side
and Grey counters with an inside leg kick.
Grey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grey throws a jab when Riddler was well out of range.
Grey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Riddler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riddler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riddler.
Some bone on bone action there as Riddler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A cross from Grey lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey lands an overhand right.
Grey with a jab.
Riddler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riddler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grey.
Grey scores with a body shot.
Grey scores with a jab. Riddler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice body punch from Grey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey lands with a right that hurts Riddler. Riddler looks to clinch but Grey throws a short knee that drops Riddler. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Gandalf Grey!
Our winner, Gandalf Grey, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willy Coffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blair Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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138 lbs
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135 lbs
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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
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Willy Coffey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blair Davis!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coffey tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Coffey gets tackled into the cage by Davis. Davis maintains the clinch.
Coffey lands an elbow just above Davis 's eye.
Davis avoiding damage as Coffey throws knees to the body.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Coffey.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Davis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Coffey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but Coffey blocks with his arms.
Davis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Coffey is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Coffey misses with a knee to the head.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coffey trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Coffey into the cage.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Coffey is blocking nicely.
Coffey tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis tries a knee to the head but Coffey blocks it.
Coffey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Stalling in the clinch from Coffey.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Davis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Davis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coffey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blair Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coffey closes the distance but Davis moves to the side
and Davis counters with a head kick.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis connects with a knee to the head.
Davis tries a knee to the head but Coffey blocks it.
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!
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Coffey avoids the damage to the body.
Davis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Coffey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis rushes Coffey and presses him up against the cage.
Coffey trying to land knees to the body.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Coffey is blocking nicely.
Davis misses with a knee strike.
Davis gets underhooks to prevent Coffey's takedown attempt.
Coffey being controlled against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Coffey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coffey, pushing him back against the cage.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Coffey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coffey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coffey manages to break the clinch.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coffey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Coffey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Coffey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Coffey breaks the clinch.
Coffey tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Coffey clinches.
Davis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Coffey avoids the damage to the body.
Coffey content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Coffey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coffey.
Coffey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Davis scores with a knee to the head.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Coffey throws an elbow that misses.
Davis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Davis stalling in the clinch but Coffey improves position.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Coffey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coffey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davis is keeping busy.
Davis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Davis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coffey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis looks to clinch
and Coffey moves into the clinch.
Coffey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Coffey is trying to pull guard but Davis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Davis misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Davis.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coffey.
Coffey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Coffey won't want to take too many of those.
Davis tries a knee to the head but Coffey blocks it.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from Coffey, 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!
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but Coffey blocks with his arms.
Coffey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coffey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coffey tries for a takedown but Davis manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Coffey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Coffey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis trying to stall but Coffey improves his position.
Davis tries a knee to the head but Coffey blocks it.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coffey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
Coffey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davis pinned against the cage. Davis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Coffey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis tries to clinch there but Coffey circles away.
Coffey clinches.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Coffey breaks from the clinch.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blair Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coffey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis closes the distance and pushes Coffey back into the cage.
Coffey is trying to pull guard but Davis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Coffey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davis has Coffey pressed against the cage.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Coffey avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Coffey as Davis tries to tie him up.
Coffey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coffey stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Davis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Coffey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Davis walks away with a smile on his face. Coffey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Davis tries to clinch but Coffey is having none of it.
Davis tries to clinch but Coffey moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Coffey circles away.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Coffey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coffey tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Coffey.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coffey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coffey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coffey is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Coffey throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Coffey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coffey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coffey tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to clinch but Coffey is having none of it.
Coffey keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis wants to clinch up but Coffey keeps it at a distance.
Davis tries to clinch up but Coffey circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coffey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coffey missing with knees to the body.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Coffey manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Davis wants to control from the top but Coffey keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coffey has a closed guard, preventing Davis from standing up.
Coffey keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis is looking to clinch but Coffey is avoiding it.
Coffey doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Coffey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis clinches up against the cage.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coffey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coffey blocks it with crossed arms.
Coffey blocks an elbow strike.
Coffey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coffey is looking to take this one to the mat.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coffey blocks an elbow strike from Davis.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coffey tries to pull guard but Davis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Davis blocks an elbow strike from Coffey.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coffey is rocked!
Coffey misses with a knee to the head.
Oh Coffey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
Davis scores with a knee to the head.
Davis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Coffey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coffey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Davis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coffey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis misses with an elbow over the top.
Davis working Coffey over with knees to the body.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blair Davis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Coffey is blocking nicely.
Coffey is working for takedown but Davis is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Coffey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coffey misses with an elbow strike.
Coffey tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Coffey drops back down to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coffey.
Coffey wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Davis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Davis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coffey blocks it with crossed arms.
Coffey lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coffey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coffey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davis has Coffey pressed against the cage, preventing Coffey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Coffey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Coffey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coffey avoiding damage.
Coffey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coffey seems to have got his legs back now.
Coffey lands a shoulder strike.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coffey jumps guard but Davis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coffey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coffey just misses with a elbow thrown towards Davis's brow.
Coffey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Coffey.
Coffey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but Coffey blocks with his arms.
Coffey manages to break the clinch.
Blair Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coffey tries for a takedown but Davis circles away easily
and Davis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Coffey is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coffey shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Coffey tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Coffey tries for a takedown but Davis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coffey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis closes the distance and pushes Coffey back into the cage.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Coffey blocks an elbow strike from Davis.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Davis throws an elbow that misses.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Coffey is looking to control Davis's arms but Davis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Coffey has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coffey breaks the clinch.
Davis closes the distance and pushes Coffey back into the cage.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Coffey is blocking nicely.
Coffey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davis tries a knee to the head but Coffey blocks it.
Coffey tries to pull guard but Davis won't allow it.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coffey blocks it with crossed arms.
Coffey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coffey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coffey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Coffey up against the cage.
Davis tries a knee to the head but Coffey blocks it.
Willy Coffey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blair Davis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
Coffey misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blair Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davis 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blair Davis!
Blair Davis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Connor O Mally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Handsome B Wonderful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Mally comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Rose Tattoo. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 lbs
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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
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Connor O Mally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Handsome B Wonderful!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonderful looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wonderful avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Mally catches Wonderful with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wonderful misses with a looping left.
O Mally looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wonderful shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wonderful prevents O Mally from improving his position.
Wonderful is trying to control. O Mally wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wonderful throwing shots but O Mally is blocking nicely.
Wonderful wants to pass the guard but O Mally is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Mally is refusing to be controlled, as Wonderful sits in half guard.
O Mally wants to control but Wonderful is keeping busy.
Wonderful throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing O Mally to regain full guard.
O Mally wants to sweep here but Wonderful controlling him for the moment.
Wonderful trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Mally looking to control.
Wonderful wants to control from the top but O Mally keeps moving.
Wonderful is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wonderful stopping the sweep attempt from O Mally.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wonderful wants to control from the top but O Mally keeps moving.
Wonderful controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wonderful with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Mally seems keen to control Wonderful's posture.
O Mally will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
O Mally preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wonderful with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wonderful looking to sit in guard and control but O Mally gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wonderful holds on and takes a little breather.
Wonderful trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Handsome B Wonderful has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wonderful feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits O Mallys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wonderful throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Mally sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Handsome B Wonderful dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
O Mally throws out a leg kick but Wonderful moves out of range and O Mally only half commits.
Wonderful tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Mally was well out of range. Poor timing from Wonderful.
O Mally slips a jab and a cross from Wonderful.
A punch combination from Wonderful misses.
O Mally slips under a jab.
Wonderful lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wonderful.
A good leg kick by O Mally.
Wonderful shoots for a takedown but O Mally saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wonderful displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Mally throws out the jab.
Wonderful throws a nice looking combination but O Mally bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wonderful throws a lazy right hand but O Mally sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Mally takes a swing at Wonderful's ribcage but misses.
Wonderful dodges the punch combination from O Mally.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wonderful checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderful shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Mally defends it nicely.
O Mally misses with a wild body shot.
Handsome B Wonderful is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wonderful looks for a takedown but O Mally sprawls well.
Connor O Mally has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Handsome B Wonderful.
O Mally tried to score with a low kick but Wonderful checks it.
Wonderful drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
O Mally looks to throw the jab but Wonderful is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Mally.
Wonderful misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wonderful misses with a wild combination.
Wonderful shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Mally as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Mally counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Mally connects with a right hand. Wonderful shakes it off.
O Mally throws a big shot that misses.
O Mally defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wonderful.
Wonderful throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. O Mally tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wonderful is in O Mally's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Mally working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wonderful.
Wonderful stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Mally swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wonderful trying to control the position from guard on top but O Mally is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Mally wants to sweep here but Wonderful controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
O Mally keeping moving, preventing Wonderful from controlling successfully.
Wonderful preventing the sweep.
Wonderful throws a big right hand that misses.
Wonderful throws a strike but O Mally rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
O Mally won't allow Wonderful to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Mally is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
O Mally wants to stand but Wonderful has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
O Mally preventing the sweep.
O Mally has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Mally wants to get up but he can't break Wonderful's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Handsome B Wonderful will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - O Mally throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wonderful closes the distance and clinches up with O Mally, looking for a takedown. Wonderful pushes O Mally against the cage but O Mally circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Mally. Wonderful does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Mally sizes up Wonderful with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Handsome B Wonderful seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonderful takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Mally moves out of range as Wonderful strikes.
Connor O Mally is winning the standup battle so far.
Wonderful shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Mally defends it nicely.
Wonderful shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Connor O Mally has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Handsome B Wonderful.
Nice jab there from O Mally.
O Mally misses the jab.
O Mally lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wonderful circles away quickly and effectively.
Wonderful lands with a hook. O Mally tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Mally is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderful shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wonderful showed some decent athleticism there.
Wonderful has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Mally blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wonderful.
O Mally moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
O Mally keeping moving, preventing Wonderful from controlling successfully.
O Mally seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wonderful trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful trying to control the position from guard on top but O Mally is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wonderful wants to pass the guard but O Mally is keeping the position.
O Mally wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Handsome B Wonderful was stalling too much, according to the referee.
O Mally lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters circling - O Mally throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wonderful changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Mally looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Connor O Mally has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful with the ground and pound but O Mally regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wonderful not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wonderful is controlling the pace.
O Mally tries to roll over but Wonderful keeps him under control.
Wonderful throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Handsome B Wonderful 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.
Wonderful performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wonderful 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.
Wonderful throwing shots but O Mally is blocking nicely.
Handsome B Wonderful has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Mally trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. O Mally manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Handsome B Wonderful.
I've got Wonderful winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Handsome B Wonderful!
A victorious Handsome B Wonderful thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by down with the sickness. Brock Lesner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hannibal Lecter's chin.
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248 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hannibal Lecter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Lesner!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lecter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lesner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lecter defends it easily.
Lecter wants to pass the guard but Lesner is keeping the position.
Lesner isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lecter stacks Lesner on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lecter!
Lesner wants to get back to his feet.
Lecter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lesner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lesner is trying to buck Lecter off.
Lecter has hold of Lesner's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Lesner tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lecter cranks the arm and Lesner screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Lesner, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hannibal Lecter!
Hannibal Lecter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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