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CFS 25: Tall & Proud PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jos Mykhaylenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Van Driesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Driesen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Men Have Feelings Too kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! David Van Driesen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jos Mykhaylenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Van Driesen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mykhaylenko throws a series of punches but Van Driesen moves out of range.
Oooooh!!! Van Driesen has knocked Mykhaylenko down with a huge combo! Van Driesen steps away and waves a wobbly Mykhaylenko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mykhaylenko is rocked!
It looks like Jos Mykhaylenko has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Mykhaylenko misses.
Oh Mykhaylenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Driesen steps in with a hook that catches Mykhaylenko right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Van Driesen follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Mykhaylenko looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Van Driesen!
After winning the bout, David Van Driesen 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 Belizariusz Bizantyjski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allkindsa Bustinchapsup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bizantyjski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Disturbed- Liberate. Belizariusz Bizantyjski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Belizariusz Bizantyjski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Allkindsa Bustinchapsup!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bustinchapsup closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bizantyjski did well to prevent Bustinchapsup getting side control.
Bustinchapsup wants to pass the guard but Bizantyjski is defending well.
Bizantyjski flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bustinchapsup is working for a submission of some sort.
Bustinchapsup not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bizantyjski wants to get back to full guard.
Bustinchapsup trying to mount his opponent but Bizantyjski defends it.
Bizantyjski is not content to let Bustinchapsup control the position.
Bizantyjski flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bizantyjski flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bustinchapsup is looking for a kimura but Bizantyjski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bustinchapsup to get the leverage.
Bustinchapsup trying to mount his opponent but Bizantyjski defends it.
Bustinchapsup is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bizantyjski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bustinchapsup.
Bizantyjski throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizantyjski punching from the bottom.
Bustinchapsup not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Bizantyjski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bustinchapsup passes to full mount!
Bustinchapsup putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bustinchapsup blocks Bizantyjski's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bustinchapsup with a couple of short strikes.
Bizantyjski is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Bustinchapsup postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bizantyjski looks a forlorn figure.
Bustinchapsup looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bustinchapsup looking to control but Bizantyjski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bustinchapsup blocks Bizantyjski's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizantyjski punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
Bustinchapsup in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
Bustinchapsup is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bustinchapsup controlling from mount.
Bustinchapsup breaks from Bizantyjski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bustinchapsup working for a submission but Bizantyjski is keeping him at bay.
Bizantyjski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bustinchapsup wants to control the pace but Bizantyjski is squirming around nicely.
Bizantyjski is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustinchapsup controlling from the full mount.
Bustinchapsup breaks from Bizantyjski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bustinchapsup is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bizantyjski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bustinchapsup tries to control but Bizantyjski wriggling away.
Bustinchapsup is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bizantyjski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bizantyjski throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bustinchapsup. What's that going to do exactly?
Bustinchapsup landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bustinchapsup thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bizantyjski blocking the ground and pound.
Bizantyjski swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bustinchapsup lands a heavy elbow.
Bizantyjski is desperately trying to improve his position but Bustinchapsup has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bustinchapsup tries to control but Bizantyjski wriggling away.
Bizantyjski throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bustinchapsup content just to control the position here.
Bustinchapsup is landing with some decent strikes but Bizantyjski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bustinchapsup is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bizantyjski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bizantyjski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bustinchapsup is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bizantyjski is surviving well by controlling Bustinchapsup's body position as best he can.
Bizantyjski is looking to improve his position but Bustinchapsup isn't that keen on the idea.
Bustinchapsup blocks Bizantyjski's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bizantyjski is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Bustinchapsup scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bustinchapsup is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bizantyjski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bustinchapsup looking to secure an arm triangle but Bizantyjski defends it well.
Bustinchapsup working Bizantyjski over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allkindsa Bustinchapsup dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bustinchapsup closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bustinchapsup lands a few punches from side control.
Bustinchapsup working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bustinchapsup tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bizantyjski taking punishment in the form of punches.
Allkindsa Bustinchapsup has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bustinchapsup advances to mount.
Bizantyjski is desperately trying to improve his position but Bustinchapsup has a good base and remains in mount.
Bizantyjski is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Bizantyjski throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bizantyjski is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustinchapsup can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bizantyjski is looking to escape.
Bizantyjski throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bustinchapsup works his way to his opponent's back.
Bustinchapsup tightening his grip on Bizantyjski, looking for the choke.
Bustinchapsup scores with punches to the body.
Bustinchapsup working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Bizantyjski is doing well to defend. Bustinchapsup seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Bizantyjski is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Allkindsa Bustinchapsup!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Grimwald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimwald comes into the arena with NoMeansNo - Mr. In Between blaring out of the sound system. Morgan Freeman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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163 lbs
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162 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Grimwald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Morgan Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grimwald avoids the body shot from Freeman.
Grimwald connects with a nice looking jab.
Freeman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Freeman loads up on a big right hand but Grimwald slips the punch.
Freeman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimwald.
Freeman thows a body shot but no joy.
Freeman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freeman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimwald manages to avoid it.
Grimwald feints and then cracks Freeman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Freeman down.
Grimwald thumps Freeman with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Freeman misses the target.
Morgan Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Grimwald.
Grimwald takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grimwald 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimwald manages to avoid it.
Grimwald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been hearing reports that Grimwald has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Grimwald throws a sloppy head kick and Freeman moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Grimwald misses the target.
Freeman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grimwald connects with a single shot there.
Grimwald cracks the inside of Freeman's front leg.
Freeman throws the left hand but Grimwald avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Freeman 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 Grimwald has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grimwald and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grimwald!
Grimwald's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grimwald duly obliges.
Freeman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimwald lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grimwald throws a sloppy head kick and Freeman moves out of range easily.
Grimwald slips under a jab from Freeman.
Good work by Grimwald as he checks the leg kick.
Freeman lands a jab to the nose.
Grimwald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freeman.
Freeman misses with a straight left.
Freeman misses with a wild body shot.
Freeman throws an overhand right that lands on Grimwald's shoulder, as Grimwald tries to avoid the shot.
Freeman's coach down at Australian Xtreme Elite Stand Up Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Freeman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Grimwald slips a jab from Freeman.
Freeman scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grimwald. Freeman shrugs it off though.
Grimwald throws a shot to the body.
Freeman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Freeman misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Freeman.
Freeman just misses with a punch to the body.
Freeman tries to land a leg kick but Grimwald saw it coming and moves away.
Freeman throws a jab but it's blocked by Grimwald.
Freeman swings for the body but Grimwald moves out of range.
Freeman throws out a loose jab but Grimwald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freeman throws a body punch but Grimwald moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Freeman, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman lands a jab to the nose.
Freeman digs a good hook to Grimwald's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimwald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Freeman connects with the punch.
Grimwald lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grimwald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimwald uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Freeman has time to react.
Freeman looks to land a right hand but Grimwald moved out of range.
Freeman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Freeman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimwald moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freeman throws a looping overhand right but Grimwald ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Grimwald.
Grimwald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Morgan Freeman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Grimwald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Freeman misses with an uppercut.
Freeman thows a leg kick but Grimwald checks it
and Grimwald counters with a nice double leg into side control. Freeman won't be happy with that.
Grimwald is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Freeman will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Freeman tries to bench press Grimwald off him but Grimwald keeps the position.
A control attempt from Freeman but he's now mounted!
Grimwald with shots to the head and body - Freeman looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Morgan Freeman has been cut.
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!
Grimwald scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Grimwald looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grimwald dominating with strikes here.
That has opened up Morgan Freeman's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimwald lands a big shot there that rocks Freeman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The cut above Morgan Freeman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grimwald tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Grimwald wants to finish this one by submission but Freeman is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Grimwald.
Grimwald raining down hammerfists from mount.
Morgan Freeman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Morgan Freeman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gustav Grimwald!
Gustav Grimwald 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 Messy Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Heynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Messy Messi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anton Heynes!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi shoots in looking for a takedown. Heynes tries to sprawl out of it but Messi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Heynes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Messi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Heynes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Messi gets tackled into the cage by Heynes. Heynes maintains the clinch.
Messi slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Messi for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Heynes is trying to stall.
Messi gets through Heynes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heynes is pushing Messi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Heynes avoids a wild elbow strike from Messi.
Heynes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Messi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Messi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Messi pushes off an throws an elbow but Heynes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Messi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Messi managing to block the knees to the body from Heynes.
Messi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Messi lands with a right to the head.
Heynes stalling in the clinch but Messi improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi avoiding damage.
Messi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heynes avoids it.
Messi misses with some punches.
Heynes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Messi.
Messi pushes off an throws an elbow but Heynes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Messi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Heynes.
Messi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Anton Heynes has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Messi throws an elbow but it misses.
Messi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Messi working aggressively here.
Messi lands a knee to the head.
Messi avoiding damage.
Messi misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi misses with an elbow over the top.
Heynes blocks an elbow strike.
Heynes dodges an elbow strike from Messi.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Messi.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Messi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heynes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Messi.
Messi avoiding damage as Heynes throws knees to the body.
Messi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Messi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heynes stalling the fight.
Messi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heynes blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi looking to throw knees to the head but Heynes is blocking nicely.
Messi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Messi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heynes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Messi tries to land a knee to the head but Heynes blocks with his arms.
Messi throws a head punch that misses.
Messi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Messi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Messi misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Messi throws an elbow but it misses.
Heynes taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Messi managing to block the knees to the body from Heynes.
Messi misses with the head strike.
Messi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Messi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heynes up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Messy Messi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Heynes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Messi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Heynes tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Messi is in Heynes's guard.
Heynes has momentary wrist control but Messi slips an elbow through the middle.
Heynes looking to control.
Messi throws a big right hand that misses.
Messi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Messi stopping the sweep attempt from Heynes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Messi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heynes is keeping the position for now.
Messi is in close to Heynes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Messi stands and throws Heynes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Messi is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Heynes looks calm but he's in trouble here. Messi gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Heynes is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Messi lets go of the hold and Heynes can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Messy Messi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Guy Hennequano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guy Hennequano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Beam!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Beam finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Beam throws a head kick that misses.
Beam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hennequano circles away quickly and effectively.
Beam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beam lands with a good body shot.
Hennequano fails to land the takedown.
Beam tries a head kick but it misses.
Beam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hennequano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hennequano just misses with a punch to the body.
Beam misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hennequano fails to land with a series of punches.
Hennequano has a takedown stuffed.
Beam tries a head kick but it misses.
Hennequano closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Beam quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennequano stops Beam from getting back to his feet.
Hennequano is looking to take a break and control but Beam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beam manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Beam blocks a leg kick.
Hennequano shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Beam manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hennequano wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving.
Hennequano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Beam is looking to stand up but Hennequano isn't so interested in that idea.
Hennequano has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hennequano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hennequano throws a big elbow that misses.
Hennequano trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Beam manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Beam gets to his feet. Hennequano looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hennequano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beam avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Hennequano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hennequano shoots in and drives through. Beam sprawls well.
Beam lands a leg kick that knocks Hennequano off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hennequano is rocked!
Hennequano misses with a wild body shot.
Oh Hennequano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick from Beam lands but Hennequano takes it in his stride.
Beam feints a jab and as Hennequano dips his head, Beam unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Hennequano right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Hennequano falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Beam smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Beam!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jatupong Kacaniklic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Sharkhausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jatupong Kacaniklic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Sharkhausen!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharkhausen pushes Kacaniklic up against the cage in a clinch.
Kacaniklic tries to break free but Sharkhausen pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sharkhausen.
Kacaniklic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharkhausen is defending well for now.
Sharkhausen slows down the pace here.
Sharkhausen gets underhooks to prevent Kacaniklic's takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Sharkhausen.
Sharkhausen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kacaniklic is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Sharkhausen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sharkhausen.
Sharkhausen breaks from the clinch.
Sharkhausen lands with a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kacaniklic takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharkhausen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sharkhausen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sharkhausen gets underhooks to prevent Kacaniklic's takedown attempt.
Sharkhausen breaks the clinch.
Sharkhausen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sharkhausen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharkhausen takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sharkhausen.
Sharkhausen manages to break the clinch.
Sharkhausen clinches up against the cage.
Sharkhausen lands with a left to the head.
Sharkhausen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kacaniklic backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Sharkhausen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharkhausen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kacaniklic is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharkhausen lands a big right hand that drops Kacaniklic! The killer instinct kicks in and Sharkhausen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sharkhausen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Sharkhausen!
Max Sharkhausen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriah Primetime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Primetime comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Get Money-50cent kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uriah Primetime!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe has Primetime up against the cage in a clinch.
Primetime takes a knee right on the jaw!
Primetime content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Axe blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Axe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Axe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Primetime's elbow.
Axe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Primetime is defending well for now.
Axe lands an elbow just above Primetime 's eye.
It looks like Uriah Primetime has been cut.
Axe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Primetime.
Axe lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Axe.
Primetime has had enough of the clinch but Axe keeps him there for the moment.
Axe keeps control of Primetime as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Primetime wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Axe has him pressed against the cage.
Primetime can't break the clinch.
Primetime's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Primetime misses with a punch on the inside.
Axe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Primetime is defending well for now.
Axe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Axe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Primetime tries to circle away but Axe has him pinned against the cage.
Axe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Primetime.
A frustrated look appears on Primetime's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Axe lands an elbow that stopped Primetime in his tracks for a moment.
Axe misses with a knee to the head.
Axe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Primetime is defending well for now.
Primetime is trying to break the clinch but Axe has him pressed against the cage.
Primetime is trying to break free.
Primetime tries a body shot but Axe blocks it.
Primetime wants to break free but Axe has control.
Axe lands a good knee to the midsection. Primetime won't want to take too many of those.
Primetime looks winded!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Axe lands a knee to the body.
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!
Axe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Axe scores with a hook to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Axe.
Axe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Axe landing knees to the head.
Axe presses Primetime against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Axe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Axe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Axe lands a shot to the body.
Primetime takes a shot to the head.
Primetime is rocked!
Axe dips a shoulder and cracks Primetime with a mighty uppercut! Primetime falls back against the cage and Axe unloads with a barrage of strikes! Primetime 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 - Axe screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Axe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Sotaheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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203 lbs
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192 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ari Sotaheimo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson avoids the head kick by Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sotaheimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sotaheimo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sotaheimo throws a series of punches but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson . Sotaheimo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sotaheimo.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sotaheimo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Sotaheimo.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Sotaheimo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sotaheimo just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson throws a one two combo.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sotaheimo.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sotaheimo.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Sotaheimo moved out of range nicely.
Sotaheimo missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Henderson .
Henderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Sotaheimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Sotaheimo slips the punch.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sotaheimo tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Sotaheimo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Henderson doesn't seem phased though.
Sotaheimo jabs Henderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Sotaheimo.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Sotaheimo scores with a body shot.
Henderson throws a combination that misses
and Sotaheimo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sotaheimo misses with an uppercut
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sotaheimo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson .
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sotaheimo missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sotaheimo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Sotaheimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson .
Henderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sotaheimo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sotaheimo throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson .
Sotaheimo defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Sotaheimo counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo misses with a head kick.
Sotaheimo throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Good leg kick by Sotaheimo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sotaheimo throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Sotaheimo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson blocks a head kick by Sotaheimo.
Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and Sotaheimo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick.
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 Dan Henderson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Sotaheimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Henderson misses
and Sotaheimo counters with a head kick.
Sotaheimo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sotaheimo slips a jab from Henderson .
Sotaheimo throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotaheimo manages to avoid it.
Sotaheimo thumps Henderson with a low kick.
Sotaheimo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sotaheimo defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Sotaheimo thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Sotaheimo.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Sotaheimo avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sotaheimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sotaheimo.
Henderson swings for the body but Sotaheimo moves out of range.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Sotaheimo moves out of range.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Sotaheimo saw that one coming.
Dan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sotaheimo misses with an uppercut.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Sotaheimo.
Dan Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Sotaheimo looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sotaheimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Sotaheimo's head but Sotaheimo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson misses the jab.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Sotaheimo counters with a head kick.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Sotaheimo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Sotaheimo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sotaheimo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sotaheimo is out of range and Henderson settles back down.
Sotaheimo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson throws a hook but Sotaheimo blocks it.
Henderson slips under a jab from Sotaheimo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Henderson 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 Sotaheimo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sotaheimo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sotaheimo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson lands with a right hand.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Henderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson cracks Sotaheimo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sotaheimo throws a head kick that Henderson semi-blocks.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Sotaheimo.
Henderson thuds a left hand into Sotaheimo's body.
Henderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Sotaheimo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Sotaheimo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sotaheimo tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson connects with the punch.
Sotaheimo takes a swing at Henderson 's ribcage but misses.
Sotaheimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sotaheimo is rocked!
Henderson steps in with a hook that catches Sotaheimo right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Henderson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sotaheimo looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Henderson !
Dan Henderson 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 Kyle Holman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Holman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Severn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Severn under the eye.
Severn misses with a takedown
and Holman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Severn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holman leaves Severn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holman clinches up against the cage.
Holman tries to throw a body punch but Severn avoids it by throwing Holman back against the cage.
Severn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kyle Holman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Severn.
Severn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Severn looking for a takedown.
Holman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Holman.
Holman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holman misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holman lands a right hand.
Holman tries a body shot but Severn blocks it.
Holman lands with a short shot to the head.
Severn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holman throws a right and a left that Severn avoids nicely.
Severn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dan Severn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holman throws a right hand that Severn ducks under and follows up with a left that Severn also avoids with ease.
Holman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Severn tries for a takedown but Holman manages to get underhooks.
Holman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holman tries to avoid it but Severn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holman to the ground. Holman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've been told by Holman's head coaches at Thunder Dome that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Holman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Severn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Severn or perhaps it was just good defense by Holman which made him look bad.
Holman fails to land with a series of punches.
Severn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Severn keeps the fight on the outside.
Kyle Holman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Severn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Holman won't be happy with that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Severn prevents Holman from escaping the position.
Severn is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Holman will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn scores with a couple of short elbows.
Severn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holman keeps working.
Severn in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Holman is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Severn!
After winning the bout, Dan Severn 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raging Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Velasquez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raging Bull's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raging Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Velasquez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bull keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Velasquez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bull.
Bull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bull misses with a low kick as Velasquez jumps back.
Nice sprawl there from Bull as Velasquez shoots in.
Velasquez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Velasquez trying to control but Bull is working from the bottom.
Bull trying to keep a closed guard but Velasquez is proving a slippery customer.
Bull can't keep his opponent in guard - Velasquez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Velasquez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Velasquez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bull defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bull has managed to free his arm - good work.
Velasquez wants to work for an arm triangle but Bull is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bull regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bull has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Velasquez looking to pass the guard.
Velasquez throwing strikes from guard but Bull blocks nicely.
Velasquez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bull is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Velasquez, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bull uses it to pass to side control.
Bull is looking to take a break and control but Velasquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Velasquez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Velasquez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bull wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bull working the ground and pound.
Velasquez tries to buck Bull off but Bull is having none of it.
Velasquez wants to control but Bull postures up.
Bull goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Velasquez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bull's guard! Nice work there by Velasquez!
Bull looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Velasquez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bull dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velasquez is keeping the position for now.
Velasquez trying to strike off his back.
Velasquez controls Bull momentarily but Bull frees himself.
Bull trying to control but Velasquez is working from the bottom.
Bull stays in close to Velasquez's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raging Bull has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Velasquez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cain Velasquez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Velasquez shoots in and drives through. Bull sprawls well.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Velasquez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bull lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Cain Velasquez has been cut.
Bull goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown by Velasquez or perhaps it was just good defense by Bull which made him look bad.
Bull shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bull lands a head kick. Velasquez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Velasquez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Raging Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Velasquez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bull.
Velasquez 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.
Bull dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Velasquez. That did some damage!
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
Velasquez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bull throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good leg kick by Bull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bull lands with a slapping head kick.
Velasquez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick lands from Bull.
Bull lands a leg kick that knocks Velasquez off balance momentarily.
Raging Bull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bull scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Bull.
Bull throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Velasquez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bull.
Velasquez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bull lands with a nice body kick.
Bull keeps Velasquez at a distance using the push kick.
Bull lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bull chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bull really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bull scores with a leg kick.
Bull delivers a nice body kick.
Bull thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Velasquez if he has to take too many more of those.
Velasquez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Velasquez.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Velasquez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bull - the referee stops the clock and Velasquez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bull. Velasquez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bull lands the left hand.
Bull scores with a leg kick.
Velasquez 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.
Cain Velasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bull.
Bull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Velasquez.
Good leg kick by Bull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bull throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Velasquez's head.
Bull connects with a leg kick. Velasquez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bull rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Velasquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raging Bull is winning the standup battle so far.
Bull lands a head kick. Velasquez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A good leg kick by Bull.
Bull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bull scores with a push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bull.
No luck for Velasquez with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull misses with a series of wild punches.
Bull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Velasquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Bull tries to sprawl out of it but Velasquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bull manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bull thumps Velasquez with a low kick.
Velasquez walks into a jab.
Raging Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Velasquez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Velasquez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bull.
Velasquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bull can pounce on him.
Bull chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bull.
Bull scores with a kick to the body.
Velasquez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bull.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a nice inside leg kick.
Velasquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bull can pounce on him.
Bull connects with a high kick.
Bull lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bull connects with a solid leg kick.
Velasquez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bull. That one must have hurt.
Bull lets loose with a powerful body kick. Velasquez will feel that in the morning.
Bull throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velasquez can do to turn this around?
Velasquez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bull throws a front kick that sends Velasquez stumbling back into the cage.
Bull feints and then cracks Velasquez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Velasquez down.
Bull keeps Velasquez at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bull lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bull connects with a high kick.
Bull thuds his shin into the meat of Velasquez's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raging Bull dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cain Velasquez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Bull thumps Velasquez with a low kick.
Bull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bull connects with a solid leg kick.
Bull scoring well with a low kick there.
Bull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Velasquez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bull's waist but Bull gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Velasquez off to one side.
Bull chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Velasquez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Bull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bull feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Velasquez's calf.
Velasquez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bull lands with a slapping head kick.
Velasquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bull throws a nice head kick!
Bull is looking to slow Velasquez down with leg kicks.
Bull throws a leg kick which misses Velasquez's front leg but catches the back leg as Velasquez tries to avoid it.
Bull throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Bull finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull scoring well with a low kick there.
Velasquez shoots in looking for a takedown but Bull manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Velasquez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bull darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bull is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bull scores with a head kick. Velasquez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Velasquez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bull.
Bull scores with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Velasquez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bull - the referee stops the clock and Velasquez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bull. Velasquez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull lands a high kick!
A solid body kick from Bull.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Velasquez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bull - the referee stops the clock and Velasquez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bull. Velasquez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Velasquez shoots in and drives through. Bull sprawls well.
Raging Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Velasquez.
Velasquez has a takedown stuffed.
Bull lands a head kick. Velasquez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bull throws a front kick that sends Velasquez stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bull. That's going to slow Velasquez down.
Bull throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Velasquez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bull sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Velasquez somewhat.
Bull fakes the leg kick and cracks Velasquez in the body.
Bull lands a high kick!
Bull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Velasquez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bull on his heels. He'll look to pass Bull's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Velasquez with a nice head shot there.
Velasquez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bull looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bull looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bull!
Bull staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is trying to control Bull's posture but Bull avoids it.
Bull moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bull trying to control the action but Velasquez is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Velasquez is looking for a sweep.
Bull grinds an elbow into Velasquez's temple.
Velasquez is looking for a sweep.
Velasquez struggling a bit here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Bull wants to stand but Velasquez is controlling his arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raging Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bull has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raging Bull!
After winning the bout, Raging Bull 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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