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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robin Godbeard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbeard's entrance music is God Save the Queen. A fine choice. Robin Godbeard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hamish Gaffney's chin.
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robin Godbeard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Hamish Gaffney!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Gaffney has knocked Godbeard down with a huge combo! Gaffney steps away and waves a wobbly Godbeard back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Robin Godbeard has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaffney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Godbeard can pounce on him.
Gaffney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gaffney swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Godbeard.
Godbeard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaffney scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Godbeard is rocked!
Gaffney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Godbeard as he jumps to the side.
Gaffney misses with a looping left.
A head kick by Godbeard misses
and Gaffney counters with a left and a right... And another left! Godbeard is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamish Gaffney!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oskar Kokoshka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kokoshka comes into the arena with Baba O'Riley blaring out of the sound system. Oskar Kokoshka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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155 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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oskar Kokoshka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gus White!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokoshka slips a straight right by White.
Kokoshka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Kokoshka misses.
White throws a push kick but Kokoshka slaps the foot to one side.
White staying out of range there.
Kokoshka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White punishes Kokoshka's body with a nice straight punch.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kokoshka misses the jab.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
White feints a jab promting Kokoshka to slip. White then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kokoshka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kokoshka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kokoshka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White is looking to clinch.
Kokoshka misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kokoshka checks a low kick from White.
White throws a low kick, looking for Kokoshka's leg but Kokoshka calmly moves out of range.
White tests Kokoshka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kokoshka falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kokoshka misses with a double jab.
Kokoshka misses with a double jab.
White lands a leg kick that knocks Kokoshka off balance momentarily.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kokoshka counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab from Kokoshka misses.
Kokoshka takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kokoshka. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gus White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokoshka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
White misses with a looping left.
Kokoshka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
A kick lands to the mid section there for White.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kokoshka fails to land with a series of punches.
Kokoshka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kokoshka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White scores with a three punch combo!
Good work by Kokoshka as he checks the leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! White crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kokoshka - the referee stops the clock and White gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kokoshka. White manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kokoshka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kokoshka misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick from White misses.
Kokoshka looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
White lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kokoshka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kokoshka throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kokoshka moves away from the strike by White.
Kokoshka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kokoshka misses with a series of wild punches.
White is looking to land body kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from White. Kokoshka shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick from White.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White throws a leg kick but Kokoshka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokoshka misses with a left hand
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left and a right from Kokoshka both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by White.
White looks for the body kick but Kokoshka saw that one coming.
White misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
An inside leg kick from White misses.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kokoshka looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kokoshka moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Kokoshka scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus White dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
White tries to land a front kick but Kokoshka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some wild striking there from Kokoshka.
Kokoshka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Kokoshka takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White lands an overhand right.
Kokoshka misses with a hook.
Kokoshka throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Kokoshka misses with the combination.
Kokoshka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. White eats them both and turns towards Kokoshka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kokoshka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
White misses with a kick to the body.
Kokoshka misses the shot to the body.
Oskar Kokoshka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from White misses.
Nice jab there from White.
Gus White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kokoshka swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a nice body kick.
Kokoshka misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from White.
Kokoshka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kokoshka's sensitive parts.
Kokoshka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White looks to land a combination. Kokoshka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kokoshka is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
Oh Kokoshka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White darts in and clinches Kokoshka up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from White.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kokoshka or not.
Kokoshka tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kokoshka tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kokoshka seems to have got his legs back now.
White digs a right hand underneath Kokoshka's ribcage. Kokoshka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kokoshka misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a hook to the body.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from White.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
White dodges an elbow strike from Kokoshka.
A short uppercut from White.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kokoshka or not.
White dips a shoulder and cracks Kokoshka with a mighty uppercut! Kokoshka falls back against the cage and White unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kokoshka is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - White screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gus White!
An out of breath Gus White 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Skelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaice Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skelton comes to the cage accompanied by Example - Midnight Run. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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167 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Skelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaice Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skelton thows a body shot but no joy.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses.
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Skelton.
Skelton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gunn is fending him off so far but Skelton persists. Nope, Gunn circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Skelton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Skelton circles away and keeps his distance.
A right-left combo lands from Gunn.
Gunn drives through and clinches with Skelton against the cage.
Gunn looking to stall.
Skelton has hold of one of Gunn's legs. Gunn is fighting the takedown attempt but Skelton gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Skelton wants to control from the top but Gunn keeps moving.
Skelton connects with a couple of short punches.
Skelton trying to control but Gunn is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skelton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelton stopping the sweep attempt from Gunn.
Skelton trying to control but Gunn is working from the bottom.
Gunn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Skelton is controlling him.
Skelton trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Manny Skelton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gunn tries to clinch but Skelton is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gunn swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Skelton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skelton shoots in looking for a takedown but Gunn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Skelton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Skelton is just out of range.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Skelton moves out of range.
Gunn misses with the combination.
Skelton dives in and grabs Gunn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gunn pushes down on Skelton's head and hops out.
Skelton shoots in looking for a takedown. Gunn tries to sprawl out of it but Skelton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gunn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Skelton pushes him off.
Danga de danga de dang - Skelton scores with a four punch combination!
Skelton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gunn.
Skelton misses with a takedown
and Skelton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skelton scores with a takedown into Gunn's guard.
Skelton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn wants to stand up but Skelton is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skelton content to stall in guard here.
Skelton trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skelton stands up over Gunn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gunn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skelton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Skelton.
Skelton has a takedown stuffed.
Gunn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gunn wants it to stay on the feet.
Gunn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Manny Skelton has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Gunn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn wants to clinch up but Skelton keeps it at a distance.
Skelton fails to land the takedown.
Gunn stuffs the takedown.
Skelton is breathing heavily.
Gunn's corner calls for a 1-2. Gunn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skelton tries for a takedown but Gunn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Skelton swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunn.
Skelton swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunn.
Skelton looks to throw the jab but Gunn is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Manny Skelton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manny Skelton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gunn tries to sprawl but Skelton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Skelton wants to take a breather but Gunn is having none of it.
Skelton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gunn tries to kick Skelton off but Skelton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Skelton postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gunn to stand up.
Gunn is looking to clinch.
Kaice Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skelton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gunn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skelton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Skelton is defended easily by Gunn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skelton. Gunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skelton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Skelton has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Skelton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gunn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn throws out a loose jab but Skelton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skelton moves away.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaice Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skelton looks for a takedown but Gunn sprawls well.
Gunn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Skelton's head backwards.
Gunn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gunn.
Skelton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skelton controlling the action here.
Skelton stops Gunn from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelton is keen to just control but Gunn is a slippery customer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skelton thows a huge punch but Gunn dodges it nicely.
Skelton throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gunn to regain full guard.
Skelton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Skelton trying to control but Gunn is working from the bottom.
Gunn wants to get back to his feet but Skelton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Skelton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Skelton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Skelton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelton lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Skelton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gunn is pulling down on Skelton's head. It's preventing any offense from Skelton, at least for the moment.
Manny Skelton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skelton wanted to stand there but Gunn had control of the position.
Skelton throwing strikes from guard but Gunn blocks nicely.
Gunn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skelton is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Skelton tries to hold on but Gunn pushes him away.
Gunn with good strikes from the mount here!
Gunn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gunn looking to ground and pound but Skelton is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn trying to control but Skelton is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Skelton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manny Skelton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gunn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Skelton shoots in and bounces Gunn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Skelton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gunn wants to stand but Skelton is controlling the position.
Skelton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gunn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gunn controls Skelton momentarily but Skelton frees himself.
Gunn wants to get back to his feet but Skelton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Skelton throws a big right hand that misses.
Skelton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Skelton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gunn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Skelton with a nice head shot there.
Skelton throws an elbow that misses. Gunn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Skelton's guard. Nice move by Gunn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelton has a closed guard, preventing Gunn from standing up.
Skelton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Skelton stops Gunn from getting back to his feet.
Skelton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gunn is controlling Skelton's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Skelton is just content to waste time from the top position. Gunn takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelton throwing strikes from guard but Gunn blocks nicely.
Skelton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gunn wants to stand up but Skelton is controlling him.
Skelton wants to pass the guard but Gunn is keeping the position.
Skelton connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skelton throws an elbow that misses. Gunn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Skelton's guard. Nice move by Gunn!
Gunn wants to stand but Skelton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Skelton wants to stand and escape but Gunn is having none of it.
Gunn is looking to stand up but Skelton won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skelton looking for a sweep. Not yet Skelton, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Skelton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Skelton, 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Skelton!
Manny Skelton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silent Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tap Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob comes into the arena with Jungle Love- Morris Day And The Time blaring out of the sound system. 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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280 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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248 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silent Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tap Out!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bob checks it well.
Bob throws an overhand right that lands on Out's shoulder, as Out tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Out.
Out checks the leg kick.
Bob tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bob thows a body kick. Out tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bob fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Out.
Out moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out misses with a head kick.
Bob thows a leg kick but Out checks it
and Out counters with an inside leg kick.
Out misses with a two punch combination.
Bob throws a sloppy head kick and Out moves out of range easily.
Bob wants to slow Out down by chopping away at his legs.
Out throws a series of punches but Bob moves out of range.
Out throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob misses with a low kick.
Bob lets loose with a powerful body kick. Out will feel that in the morning.
Out throws a series of strikes that have Bob backpedaling.
Out drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Out chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bob can pounce on him.
Out looks winded!
Bob bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bob throws a head kick but Out moves out of range.
Bob lands a leg kick that knocks Out off balance momentarily.
Bob scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bob.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Out takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bob scores with a kick to the body.
Out takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bob lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a jab to the head.
Bob feints and then cracks Out's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Out down.
Out circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Bob. Out falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Bob!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Silent Bob!
An out of breath Silent Bob 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Legionarivs Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peekay Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakara comes to the cage accompanied by The Rise of Sakara. Williams has chosen Noise Won't Stop as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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197 lbs
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34
195 lbs
25 - 24 - 0 |
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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
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Legionarivs Sakara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peekay Williams!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakara misses with a right hand
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Williams sizes up Sakara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sakara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sakara there as he acknowledges the shot.
A shot to the liver by Sakara. Beautiful body shot.
Sakara slips under a jab.
Sakara misses with a wild body shot.
Sakara throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Sakara with an uppercut!
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Sakara counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sakara stops Williams from getting back to his feet.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sakara perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Williams punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakara is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Sakara wants to free his trapped foot but Williams is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Still in half guard, Sakara seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Legionarivs Sakara wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Williams takes a swing at Sakara's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Williams.
Williams throws a leg kick but Sakara moved away.
Sakara looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakara.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Sakara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sakara circles away.
Sakara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Sakara catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Legionarivs Sakara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sakara swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
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!
Sakara misses the shot to the body.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakara lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams clobbers Sakara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sakara looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakara. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakara stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Legionarivs Sakara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peekay Williams.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Sakara slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sakara looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sakara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakara.
Williams defending well as Sakara loads up on a big left hand.
Peekay Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sakaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sakara digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Sakara.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakara.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Sakara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Sakara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sakara is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakara is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Legionarivs Sakara dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakara.
Sakara sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakara.
The crowd cheers as Sakara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Sakara lands with a shot to the body.
Williams throws a leg kick but Sakara checks it.
Sakara misses with a right hand
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakara manages to avoid it.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Sakara.
Sakara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakara throws a big shot that misses.
Sakara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams swings for the body but Sakara moves out of range.
Sakara takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Sakara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sakara looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Legionarivs Sakara is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakara missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Sakara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakara rushes Williams with punches - Williams moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Williams goes down! Sakara follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Legionarivs Sakara!
Legionarivs Sakara 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 Bob Saddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Enki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saddi's entrance music is Duran Duran - The Wild Boys. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
215 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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26
215 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Saddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Master Enki!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Saddi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saddi shoots in looking for a takedown. Enki tries to sprawl out of it but Saddi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Enki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some bone on bone action there as Enki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Enki throws a body punch but Saddi moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Saddi.
Saddi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Enki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Enki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Enki takes a swing at Saddi's ribcage but misses.
Saddi misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saddi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saddi lands a front kick.
Saddi checks a leg kick nicely.
Enki throws a series of strikes that have Saddi backpedaling.
Enki moves out of range of the body kick from Saddi.
Enki motions for Saddi to come forward. Enki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Enki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saddi's sensitive parts.
Bob Saddi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saddi fakes the leg kick and cracks Enki in the body.
A swing and a miss from Saddi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saddi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Enki. Enki obviously looking to wear him down.
Some wild striking there from Enki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enki checks a low kick from Saddi.
Enki scores with a nice right hand.
Enki blocks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Enki checks a leg kick.
Saddi punishes Enki's body with a nice straight punch.
Saddi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Enki circles away.
Saddi tries to clinch there but Enki circles away.
Enki misses with a wild combination.
Enki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enki stuns Saddi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saddi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Enki.
Enki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saddi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Saddi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Enki. No joy for Saddi on that attempt.
Saddi shoots for a double leg takedown but Enki sprawls well. He's pushed Saddi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Saddi throws out a loose jab but Enki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Enki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Enki misses with an uppercut. Saddi saw that one coming.
Enki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saddi.
Enki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Enki duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice combination there by Enki.
Enki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saddi.
Enki misses with a straight left.
Enki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saddi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saddi misses with a kick to the body.
Enki thows a body shot but no joy.
Enki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saddi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saddi feints and as Enki raises his hands in defense, Saddi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Enki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Saddi manages to get himself to full guard.
Saddi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Master Enki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saddi throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saddi. Enki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saddi takes a swing at Enki's ribcage but misses.
Saddi misses with a low kick.
Saddi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saddi looks to score with a jab to the body but Enki is just out of range.
Enki slaps away a takedown attempt from Saddi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Saddi misses with a body kick.
Enki takes a swing at Saddi's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Enki. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Enki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saddi scores with a jab to the head.
Enki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saddi. Saddi obviously looking to wear him down.
Master Enki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Enki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saddi.
Saddi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saddi 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 Enki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Enki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saddi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Enki takes a step back to recover.
Saddi throws a push kick but Enki slaps the foot to one side.
Enki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saddi has his takedown stuffed
and Enki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Enki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Saddi dodges the punch combination from Enki.
Saddi cracks Enki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saddi clinches up with Enki and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saddi.
Saddi avoids a wild elbow strike from Enki.
Enki breaks the clinch.
Enki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enki missing with a left hand there. Saddi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saddi throws a leg kick
and Enki counters with a left to the body.
Saddi drives through with a takedown into Enki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Enki keeping moving, preventing Saddi from controlling successfully.
Saddi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Enki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Enki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Saddi controls the pace.
Saddi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Enki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Saddi's guard.
Enki postures up.
That's four 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!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Saddi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Enki passes Saddi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Enki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Enki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saddi trying to control but Enki postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Saddi dominated that second round.
That's time! Saddi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Enki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That kick from Saddi tenderised Enki's leg. Enki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Saddi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Enki scores with a jab. Saddi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Enki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Saddi rushes Enki and presses him up against the cage.
Enki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Enki tries for a takedown but Saddi manages to get underhooks.
Enki breaks from the clinch.
Saddi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Enki counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Enki.
Saddi misses with a straight right.
Saddi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Enki circles away quickly and effectively.
Saddi misses with a kick to the body.
Saddi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Master Enki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saddi misses with a low kick.
Enki stuffs the takedown attempt from Saddi. Saddi gets slowly back to his feet.
Saddi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Enki misses with an uppercut. Saddi saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saddi shoots in looking for a takedown but Enki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Saddi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saddi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Enki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saddi.
Enki works over Saddi's head and body with a nice combination.
Enki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saddi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Enki avoids a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Enki.
Enki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saddi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Enki is fending him off so far but Saddi persists. Nope, Enki circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Saddi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saddi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saddi shoots in for a double leg but Enki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saddi checks a leg kick.
Saddi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Enki.
Enki 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saddi. Enki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Enki misses with a looping right.
Saddi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Enki scores with a jab to the head.
Enki throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enki checks a low kick from Saddi.
Saddi shoots in looking for a takedown but Enki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Saddi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saddi misses with a leg kick
and Enki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saddi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Enki looks to land a combination but Saddi avoids it well.
Enki scores with a jab. Saddi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Master Enki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Enki looks to land a combination but Saddi avoids it well.
Saddi throws a push kick but Enki slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saddi looks to throw a body kick
and Enki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saddi throws a head kick but Enki moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Master Enki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Enki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Master Enki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mookie Blaylock (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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24
284 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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22
279 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mookie Blaylock!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blaylock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnett has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnett closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blaylock to the mat! Blaylock manages to get full guard.
Barnett wants to pass the guard but Blaylock is keeping the position.
Blaylock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnett is one step ahead there.
Barnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blaylock is keeping the position for now.
Barnett is working hard here to advance position.
Blaylock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaylock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock trying to keep a closed guard but Barnett is proving a slippery customer.
Blaylock has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaylock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barnett!
Barnett can't escape the position.
Barnett tries to hold on but Blaylock pushes him away.
Blaylock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barnett is looking to escape.
Barnett holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blaylock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Barnett slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett wants to get back to full guard.
Barnett trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Blaylock manages to pass to mount!
Barnett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blaylock thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Blaylock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaylock is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Barnett is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice elbow there by Blaylock.
A nice elbow there by Blaylock.
It looks like Josh Barnett has been cut.
Barnett is looking to get to half guard.
Blaylock sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blaylock looking to control and managing it successfully.
Barnett tries to buck Blaylock off but he can't manage it.
Blaylock throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Barnett because Blaylock loaded up on that one.
Barnett tries to hold on but Blaylock pushes him away.
Blaylock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Blaylock blocks Barnett's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Blaylock controlling the pace for now.
Barnett is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaylock wants to pass to mount but Barnett is defending the position.
Blaylock wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
Blaylock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnett defending well though.
Barnett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnett is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaylock content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mookie Blaylock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Barnett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blaylock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A shot to the body from Blaylock misses
and Barnett counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blaylock won't be happy with that.
Blaylock takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barnett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Barnett goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Blaylock has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Barnett but great work by Blaylock.
Barnett is looking for a sweep.
Barnett is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Blaylock's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Blaylock wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blaylock is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Blaylock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blaylock is controlling the pace.
Blaylock moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Barnett.
Barnett struggling a bit here.
Blaylock throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is pushing Blaylock's head away, looking to escape. Blaylock manages to hold on to the position though.
Blaylock throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barnett is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Blaylock is controlling him well.
Blaylock content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Barnett is looking to regain half guard here but Blaylock keeps moving and retains side control.
Blaylock wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
Blaylock in side control, throwing shots but Barnett defends.
Barnett struggling a bit here.
Barnett regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaylock is looking to take a break and control but Barnett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett trying to hold on to Blaylock's head to control him but Blaylock postures up.
Blaylock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blaylock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blaylock wants to take a breather but Barnett is having none of it.
Barnett is trying to control but Blaylock passes into side control!
Barnett can't do much from the bottom here.
Blaylock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnett keeps working.
Barnett is looking to reverse the position.
Blaylock wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
Barnett wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock tries to advance to mount but can't.
Blaylock wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
Barnett is trying to buck Blaylock off.
Blaylock is looking to take a break and control but Barnett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blaylock in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett is looking for a sweep.
Blaylock wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mookie Blaylock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Josh Barnett's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Blaylock throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barnett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Blaylock catches Barnett right on the button with a cross.
Barnett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blaylock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnett manages to avoid it.
Josh Barnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaylock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnett doesn't seem bothered though.
Blaylock jabs Barnett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaylock jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnett tries to move into range but Blaylock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock delivers a nice body kick.
Blaylock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Blaylock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blaylock cracks Barnett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mookie Blaylock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaylock scores with a nice head shot.
Blaylock throws a body punch but Barnett moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blaylock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barnett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blaylock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock works the jab nicely.
Nice shot lands for Blaylock.
Blaylock scores with a decent looking hook.
Blaylock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnett moves away.
Blaylock lands with a nice body punch.
Blaylock looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnett is just out of range.
Barnett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barnett misses with a takedown attempt
and Blaylock counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaylock stuffs the takedown attempt from Barnett. Barnett gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab from Blaylock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock lands a big head kick that sends Barnett tumbling to the mat! Blaylock takes a step backwards and waves Barnett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Barnett is rocked!
Barnett gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Blaylock points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Barnett wakes up just in time to hear Blaylock thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mookie Blaylock!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Behnder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Behnder has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Behnder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alistair Overeem !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem throws a right and a left that Behnder avoids nicely.
Behnder takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Marcus Behnder has been cut.
Overeem lands with an overhand left.
Overeem lands with a hook. Behnder tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem throws a body punch but Behnder moves out of range.
Overeem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Overeem throws an overhand right that lands on Behnder's shoulder, as Behnder tries to avoid the shot.
Overeem gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Behnder wants a takedown.
Behnder has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Overeem after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Behnder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overeem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Behnder's defenses.
Marcus Behnder's cut is getting worse.
Behnder avoids a wild elbow strike from Overeem .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Behnder takes a knee to the side of the body.
Behnder looking for a takedown.
Behnder is breathing heavily.
Overeem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marcus Behnder's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Overeem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Overeem lands an elbow just above Behnder 's eye.
Jeez, Marcus Behnder's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcus Behnder's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alistair Overeem !
An out of breath Alistair Overeem 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Barlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barlow comes to the cage accompanied by The Gary Barlow Song. The key to victory for Gary Barlow has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Barlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barlow connects with a single shot there.
Khan shoots in and drives through. Barlow sprawls well.
Khan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Barlow tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Khan is in Barlow's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Barlow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan scoring with some ground and pound.
Khan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Khan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Barlow's legs.
Khan in side control, throwing shots but Barlow defends.
Khan wants to control but Barlow is keeping him busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barlow wants to control but Khan postures up.
Khan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barlow is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Khan tries to move to mount but Barlow blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Khan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khan trying to control the action but Barlow is working from the bottom.
Khan working the head with strikes.
Barlow is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Khan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Khan tries to move to full mount but Barlow actually manages to regain half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Khan connects with a nice short shot to Barlow's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Khan tries to pass to full mount but Barlow defends it.
Khan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Barlow takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barlow is rocked!
Khan postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Barlow in real trouble here! The ref calls for Barlow to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amir Khan!
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