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CFS 31: Revelations PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rick Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Stevens (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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BJJ Purple Belt
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KO power |
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Dangerous knees
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevens tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunter misses with a head kick.
Stevens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stevens wants to clinch up but Hunter keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Stevens as Hunter shoots in.
Hunter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stevens can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stevens controlling the position.
Stevens wants to stand up but Hunter is controlling him.
Stevens wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stevens wants to stand up but Hunter is controlling him.
Stevens is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kevin Stevens wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stevens wants to clinch up but Hunter keeps it at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stevens.
Hunter pushes Stevens up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tries to pull guard but Stevens forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hunter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hunter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Hunter has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hunter managing to block the knees to the body from Stevens.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunter is defending well for now.
Hunter tries to pull guard but Stevens won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Hunter fails to pull guard.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Stevens lands a knee to the head.
Hunter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter managing to block the knees to the body from Stevens.
Hunter fails to pull guard.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Hunter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunter jumps guard but Stevens turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stevens with a knee to the head.
Hunter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hunter is trying to pull guard but Stevens has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunter avoids it.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hunter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stevens walks away with a smile on his face. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stevens tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunter keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevens has closed the distance and engaged Hunter in a clinch.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunter is defending well for now.
Hunter avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunter avoids it.
Hunter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunter avoiding damage.
Hunter avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunter.
Stevens scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is trying to pull guard but Stevens has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Hunter tries to break free but Stevens pushes him back against the cage.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the head but Hunter blocks with his arms.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hunter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hunter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunter managing to block the knees to the body from Stevens.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunter is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens lands a nice knee to the body.
Hunter avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunter is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Stevens dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hunter has managed to clinch.
Hunter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hunter is trying to pull guard but Stevens turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stevens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevens slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stevens tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevens tries to clinch up.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunter is defended easily by Stevens.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens has managed to clinch.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunter is defending well for now.
Hunter wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Stevens lands a nice knee to the body.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunter avoids the damage to the body.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunter avoids it.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunter avoids the damage to the body.
Hunter avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunter avoids it.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunter avoids the damage to the body.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Hunter managing to block the knees to the body from Stevens.
Kevin Stevens seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunter avoids it.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunter avoids the damage to the body.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stevens lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunter avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunter avoids the damage to the body.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Hunter's ribcage.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Hunter avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunter avoids the damage to the body.
Hunter manages to break the clinch.
Stevens is looking to clinch but Hunter is avoiding it.
Stevens stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunter. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet.
Kevin Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter digs a good body shot into Stevens's ribs.
Hunter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevens tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunter, pushing him back against the cage.
Stevens throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunter.
Hunter working hard to break the clinch.
Stevens scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter can't get the takedown.
Stevens stops a takedown attempt from Hunter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunter is defending well for now.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunter is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Hunter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Hunter avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevens misses with a knee to the head.
Hunter managing to block the knees to the body from Stevens.
Stevens prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Hunter pulls guard.
Stevens throws a big elbow that misses.
Stevens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunter is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevens stops Hunter from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kevin Stevens wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stevens fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stevens doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunter circles away.
Hunter instigates a clinch.
Stevens stops a takedown attempt from Hunter.
Hunter avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Hunter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stevens smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunter won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens misses with a knee strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunter is defending well for now.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunter avoids it.
Stevens landing knees to the head.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunter.
Hunter wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunter is trying to pull guard but Stevens turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stevens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hunter avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Hunter avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Stevens using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunter is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stevens scores a nice knee to the body.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunter avoids it.
Hunter looking for a takedown.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunter avoids the damage to the body.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Hunter managing to block the knees to the body from Stevens.
A knee to the head by Stevens.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunter.
Rick Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunter.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens.
Kevin Stevens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stevens blocks an elbow strike from Hunter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Stevens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stevens has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Stevens!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin Stevens thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Madhead Power (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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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Madhead Power!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power avoids the body shot from Jackman.
Jackman shoots in and bounces Power off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Power trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Power looking for a sweep. Not yet Power, not yet.
Power pulls Jackman in to control the position.
Power tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackman throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Power works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackman scoring with some ground and pound.
Power is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Power works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackman tries to free his leg and advance position but Power is retaining full guard.
Power working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackman.
Jackman postures up.
Jackman trying to move into half guard but instead Power has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman has his foot on Power's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Power works his way back into a safe position though.
Power avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Power wants to control from the top but Jackman keeps moving.
Jackman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Power's guard.
Power manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackman manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackman wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jackman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Power preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackman is retaining full guard.
Jackman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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!
Power is fighting to break Jackman's control of his arms but Jackman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Power is stalling in the full guard.
Power landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackman controls Power momentarily but Power frees himself.
Power wants to control from the top but Jackman keeps moving.
Power postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Power trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackman takes one to the side of the head.
Jackman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Jackman is looking to score with low kicks.
Jackman has closed the distance and engaged Power in a clinch.
Jackman wants the takedown. Power is fighting it off but Jackman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Power's guard against the cage.
Power tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackman tries to free his leg and advance position but Power is retaining full guard.
Power throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jackman escapes and throws Power's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jackman has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Power!
Power has left one of his arms exposed and Jackman doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Power screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hugh Jackman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Tromundo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zalicker Zukowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Tromundo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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204 lbs
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208 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Tromundo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zalicker Zukowski!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zukowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zukowski with a nice cross.
Tromundo blocks a head kick by Zukowski.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tromundo is defended easily by Zukowski.
Good leg kick by Zukowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tromundo gets a clinch.
Tromundo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tromundo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zukowski after a bit of a struggle.
Zukowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zukowski working hard to break the clinch.
Zukowski is pressed up against the cage. Tromundo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zukowski down to the mat. Zukowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Tromundo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tromundo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zukowski defends it nicely.
Tromundo moves into the clinch.
Tromundo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zukowski is trying to break the clinch but Tromundo is controlling him.
Tromundo missing with knees to the body.
Zukowski working hard to break the clinch.
Zukowski is trying to force a seperation but Tromundo has the dominant position.
Tromundo has Zukowski pressed against the cage, preventing Zukowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tromundo is pushing Zukowski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tromundo tries a knee to the head but Zukowski blocks it.
Zukowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Tromundo won't allow it.
Zukowski is pressed up against the cage. Tromundo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zukowski down to the mat. Zukowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tromundo shoots in but no luck this time.
Zukowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tromundo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zukowski as he avoids it easily.
Tromundo moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tromundo slows down the pace here.
Zukowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tromundo keeps control of Zukowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tromundo has hold of one of Zukowski's legs. Zukowski is fighting the takedown attempt but Tromundo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tromundo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zukowski tries to roll over but Tromundo keeps him under control.
Zukowski pushes Tromundo off looking to stand but Tromundo dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zukowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tromundo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tromundo in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zukowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tromundo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zukowski!
Tromundo looking to finish Zukowski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zukowski!
Tromundo landing punches.
Zukowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tromundo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zukowski is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tromundo working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Zukowski looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Tromundo! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joe Tromundo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daniels might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Flo Rida (Feat. Ne-Yo) - Be On You. Jack Daniels has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Daniels looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gracie cracks Daniels with a big right hand but Daniels just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Daniels trying to remain calm as Gracie controls from the top position.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Daniels is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Daniels is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gracie connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie controlling the position from side mount.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gracie working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Daniels is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Gracie can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickson Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Gary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Mrtic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Gary could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luka Mrtic's chin.
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167 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Gary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luka Mrtic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Mrtic.
Mrtic throws a head kick but Gary moves out of range.
Mrtic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mrtic.
A bone on bone clash there as Gary blocks the leg kick.
Mrtic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gary is out of range and Mrtic settles back down.
Mrtic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gary counters with a shoot takedown. Mrtic fights it but they end up in guard.
Gary trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mrtic looking for a sweep. Not yet Mrtic, not yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gary throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mrtic keeping moving, preventing Gary from controlling successfully.
Gary postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gary really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mrtic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mrtic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gary stands and throws Mrtic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gary cracks Mrtic with a big right hand but Mrtic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mrtic wants to control but Gary postures up.
Mrtic is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gary wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mrtic keeps working.
Gary 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.
Mrtic is looking for a sweep.
Gary definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gary working away.
Mrtic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gary lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Mrtic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mrtic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mrtic is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gary creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mrtic sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Check out the look on Gary's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gary in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Gary crashes against the mat.
Gary working the ground and pound.
Mrtic wants to control but Gary postures up.
Mrtic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mrtic is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mrtic wants to control but Gary postures up.
Gary sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mrtic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gary sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mrtic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gary lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gary working the ground and pound from side control.
Gary throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Gary are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrtic gets back to half guard.
Gary will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gary thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gary lands strikes from half guard.
Gary lands strikes from half guard.
Mrtic trying to control from the bottom.
Gary is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gary not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mrtic is doing well to control the position and prevent Gary from advancing to side control.
Gary working over Mrtic with some ground and pound. Mrtic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gary scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gary has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gary lands a big shot there that rocks Mrtic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mrtic is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gary cracks Mrtic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gary avoids the attempt from Mrtic to control.
Mrtic taking shots to the head.
Mrtic is desperately trying to improve his position but Gary has a good base and remains in mount.
Gary lands with some strikes.
Gary with a couple of short strikes.
Gary raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gary fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mrtic is rocked!
Mrtic wants to hold on but Gary pushes him away.
Mrtic is still in real trouble! Can Gary finish him?
A big strike lands for Gary! That's really hurt Mrtic and he's turned his back - Gary keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Gary jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Gary!
In his post fight interview, Steve Gary started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samin Ax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samin Ax had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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Brawler
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samin Ax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edson Garcia!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ax looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Ax shoots in and gets a takedown into Garcia's guard.
Ax gets to his feet - Garcia follows without any prompting.
Ax shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ax showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ax throwing shots but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia is not content to let Ax control the position.
Garcia is defending against the submission attempts here by Ax.
Ax is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garcia has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ax working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Garcia has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ax is on him like a limpet, forcing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Ax fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Garcia to the ground. Ax is now in Garcia's guard.
Ax drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Garcia manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ax has Garcia in his guard.
Ax tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to stand but Ax has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ax is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Australian Xtreme Elite Stand Up Training that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Ax lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Garcia!
Ax goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Garcia turns into him and now he's in Ax's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ax is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ax trying to strike off his back.
Ax has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Garcia doesn't defend quickly enough and Ax has managed to lock this one up! Can Garcia escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ax on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Samin Ax!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Weaver Zee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weaver Zee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Weaver Zee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Ostrowski!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zee fails to land the takedown.
Zee lands a jab to the head.
Frankie Ostrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zee throws a jab when Ostrowski was well out of range.
Zee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ostrowski ducks under a wild hook from Zee.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ostrowski, as that shot connected.
Ostrowski lands a jab to Zee's midsection.
Ostrowski clinches up with Zee and pushes him back against the cage.
Zee breaks the clinch.
Zee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zee lands a jab.
Zee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ostrowski's half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zee is looking for a kimura here.
Zee thows a huge punch but Ostrowski dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zee is trying to control. Ostrowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zee moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski is trying to get back to half guard.
Zee is looking to take a break and control but Ostrowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ostrowski has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zee throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Zee 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.
You can see the frustration on Ostrowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zee tries for a kimura but Ostrowski is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ostrowski tries to bench press Zee off him but Zee keeps the position.
Ostrowski defending against the ground and pound.
Zee working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ostrowski is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski dodges the ground and pound from Zee.
Zee working the head with strikes.
Zee is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ostrowski is trying to escape and Zee transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ostrowski is forced to tap! Nice work there by Zee! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Weaver Zee!
Our winner, Weaver Zee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spicey Mc Haggis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jussi Juntta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spicey Mc Haggis!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntta gets a takedown into half guard.
Juntta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mc Haggis looking for submissions off his back.
Mc Haggis has hold of Juntta's hands but Juntta slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Juntta trying to pass the guard but Mc Haggis defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mc Haggis wants to get back to full guard.
Juntta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mc Haggis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Juntta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juntta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Juntta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Juntta is keen to just control but Mc Haggis is a slippery customer.
Mc Haggis is trying to get back to full guard.
Juntta lands with a punch from half guard.
Juntta wants to free his trapped foot but Mc Haggis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Juntta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Haggis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Juntta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mc Haggis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Juntta has managed to get both his arms back between Mc Haggis's legs - danger averted.
Juntta postures up in Mc Haggis's guard and throws a big left but Mc Haggis blocks it.
Mc Haggis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Juntta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Juntta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Juntta is working Mc Haggis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juntta wants to control from the top but Mc Haggis keeps moving.
Mc Haggis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Juntta works over Mc Haggis with some ground and pound from guard.
Juntta looking to pass the guard.
Juntta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Juntta stands and throws Mc Haggis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mc Haggis is not content to let Juntta control the position.
Mc Haggis takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mc Haggis is looking to regain half guard here but Juntta keeps moving and retains side control.
Mc Haggis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mc Haggis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Juntta is nestled in close to Mc Haggis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've been hearing that Juntta has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Juntta tries to pass to full mount but Mc Haggis defends it.
Ground and pound from Juntta.
Mc Haggis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mc Haggis wants to control but Juntta is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Juntta there.
Juntta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Juntta lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mc Haggis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Juntta working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Juntta there.
Mc Haggis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Juntta slips a nice elbow through Mc Haggis's hands, connecting with Mc Haggis's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juntta lands strikes from half guard.
Juntta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta winds up and cracks Mc Haggis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Juntta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mc Haggis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mc Haggis has hold of Juntta's hands but Juntta slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Juntta trying to control from half guard but Mc Haggis is working away.
Mc Haggis tries to get to full guard but Juntta has control of the leg.
Juntta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
It looks like Spicey Mc Haggis has been cut.
Mc Haggis actively working from the bottom here.
Juntta lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Juntta is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mc Haggis is not content to let Juntta control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juntta works his way into side control.
Mc Haggis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Juntta wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Juntta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spicey Mc Haggis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Juntta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mc Haggis is trying to control Juntta's posture but Juntta avoids it.
Mc Haggis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Juntta off and has taken his back!
Juntta trying to control the position but Mc Haggis manages to sink in the hooks.
Mc Haggis working for a choke but Juntta is defending well.
Jussi Juntta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Juntta looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Juntta is trying to break free.
Mc Haggis is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Juntta is defending well though. Mc Haggis let's go of the attempt for now.
Juntta holding both Mc Haggis 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Haggis has the hooks in. Juntta is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Juntta tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Juntta can't escape the position.
Juntta bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mc Haggis has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Juntta doesn't defend quickly enough and Mc Haggis has managed to lock this one up! Can Juntta escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Mc Haggis on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Spicey Mc Haggis!
During a confident post fight interview, Spicey Mc Haggis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Kazuhiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (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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6 - 1 - 1 |
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203 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsuro Kazuhiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Henderson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kazuhiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazuhiro.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Kazuhiro slips the punch.
We've been told by Kazuhiro's head coaches at Masaru Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kazuhiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kazuhiro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Henderson scores with a punch to the head.
Henderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kazuhiro.
Henderson tried to score with a low kick but Kazuhiro checks it.
Kazuhiro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Kazuhiro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kazuhiro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Henderson s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kazuhiro. That one must have hurt.
Kazuhiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Kazuhiro connects with an inside leg kick.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Kazuhiro avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhiro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kazuhiro scores with a body shot.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Kazuhiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kazuhiro.
Henderson looks winded!
Kazuhiro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kazuhiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kazuhiro can pounce on him.
Henderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kazuhiro.
Henderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Henderson 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kazuhiro lands a nice hook to Henderson 's body. Henderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henderson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Henderson takes one to the side of the head.
Kazuhiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kazuhiro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kazuhiro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice uppercut there from Kazuhiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henderson . That did some damage!
Kazuhiro cracks Henderson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Henderson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kazuhiro finish him?
Henderson is rocked!
Kazuhiro slips under a jab from Henderson .
Henderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kazuhiro finish him?
Kazuhiro circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Henderson to the canvas! Henderson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Kazuhiro keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsuro Kazuhiro!
Katsuro Kazuhiro retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Katsuro Kazuhiro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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