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SteelPenn - LXXI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Kjellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonov has chosen Red october as his entrance music. Vadim Leonov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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248 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bjorn Kjellstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vadim Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Leonov with that takedown attempt.
Kjellstrom moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kjellstrom fails to land.
A short uppercut from Kjellstrom.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kjellstrom.
A head punch on the inside from Kjellstrom fails to land.
Kjellstrom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.
Kjellstrom takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Bjorn Kjellstrom has been cut.
Leonov is struggling to control the position.
Leonov looking to slow down the pace here.
Leonov can't get the takedown.
Leonov can't find room to land a body shot as Kjellstrom controls the action.
Leonov wants a takedown but no success here.
Bjorn Kjellstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Leonov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kjellstrom.
A short right from Kjellstrom.
A shot in the inside from Kjellstrom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kjellstrom keeps control of Leonov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov prevents a body shot from Kjellstrom.
Kjellstrom takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice left hand lands by Kjellstrom.
Kjellstrom is pressed up against the cage. Leonov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kjellstrom down to the mat. Kjellstrom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kjellstrom tries to clinch up but Leonov circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Leonov does it's job there.
Kjellstrom moves to clinch but Leonov breaks away
and Leonov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kjellstrom lands a right hand.
Kjellstrom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kjellstrom.
Kjellstrom scores with a shot to the side of Leonov's head.
Leonov blocking some punches.
Come on Leonov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kjellstrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kjellstrom prevents it.
Leonov wants a takedown but no success here.
Kjellstrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kjellstrom lands a nice uppercut.
Kjellstrom lands a left hand.
Leonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kjellstrom.
Leonov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kjellstrom fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd cheers as Kjellstrom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leonov doesn't seem phased though.
Kjellstrom connects with a nice looking jab.
We've been told by Kjellstrom's head coaches at Australian Xtreme Elite Stand Up Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bjorn Kjellstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kjellstrom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leonov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kjellstrom shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kjellstrom was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjellstrom tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kjellstrom looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kjellstrom wants to control but Leonov is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leonov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Leonov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kjellstrom has managed to free his arm - good work.
Leonov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kjellstrom wants to get back to full guard.
Kjellstrom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leonov pulls his head out easily.
Kjellstrom wants to improve his position but Leonov is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjellstrom is not content to let Leonov control the position.
Leonov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leonov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leonov is thwarting Kjellstrom's attempts to control the position.
Leonov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leonov lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Leonov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kjellstrom is just riding it out for now. Leonov eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kjellstrom is defending against the submission attempts here by Leonov.
Kjellstrom trying to get back to full guard but Leonov takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Kjellstrom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Kjellstrom's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kjellstrom tries to close the distance and clinch but Leonov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kjellstrom tries to clinch but Leonov moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Kjellstrom. That snapped Leonov's head back.
Kjellstrom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leonov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kjellstrom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonov manages to break the clinch.
Bjorn Kjellstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leonov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kjellstrom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kjellstrom misses with an uppercut.
Kjellstrom wants to clinch up but Leonov keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov slips a jab and a cross from Kjellstrom.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kjellstrom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leonov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kjellstrom clinches with his opponent.
Leonov blocks an uppercut.
Leonov can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjellstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leonov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kjellstrom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kjellstrom tries to close the distance and clinch but Leonov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leonov swats away the attempt to clinch by Kjellstrom.
Kjellstrom misses with a hook.
Kjellstrom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leonov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leonov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjellstrom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leonov slips a jab from Kjellstrom.
A slow jab from Kjellstrom misses its intended target.
Kjellstrom closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Leonov can't do much from the bottom here.
Leonov prevents Kjellstrom from moving into mount.
Leonov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kjellstrom's best efforts.
Kjellstrom blocks the strikes from Leonov.
Kjellstrom is working for a submission of some sort.
Kjellstrom is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leonov defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonov trying to control here.
Kjellstrom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leonov manages to get to full guard.
Leonov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kjellstrom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kjellstrom postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Leonov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kjellstrom, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonov stands and throws Kjellstrom's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Kjellstrom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Kjellstrom's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Leonov or perhaps it was just good defense by Kjellstrom which made him look bad.
Kjellstrom misses with a combination
and Leonov counters by moving into the clinch.
Kjellstrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonov breaks the clinch.
Kjellstrom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kjellstrom moves to clinch but Leonov breaks away
and Leonov counters by moving into the clinch.
Leonov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kjellstrom gets underhooks to prevent Leonov's takedown attempt.
Bjorn Kjellstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Leonov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjellstrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kjellstrom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leonov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Leonov blocks an uppercut.
Leonov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kjellstrom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kjellstrom working aggressively here.
Kjellstrom misses with some punches.
Kjellstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kjellstrom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kjellstrom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kjellstrom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kjellstrom.
Bjorn Kjellstrom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kjellstrom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kjellstrom lands with a short shot to the head.
Leonov is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonov.
Vadim Leonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjellstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kjellstrom.
Leonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Kjellstrom finish him?
Kjellstrom misses with some punches.
Leonov seems to have recovered his senses.
Kjellstrom pushes Leonov against the cage. Kjellstrom is working some dirty boxing. Kjellstrom pushes off with a quick right hook! Leonov goes down! Leonov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kjellstrom moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Kjellstrom!
Bjorn Kjellstrom spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Ngo (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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26
200 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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29
190 lbs
16 - 15 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Good elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Ngo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngo clinches.
Ngo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Castillo is defending well.
Ngo wants to take the fight to the mat but Castillo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ngo as Castillo tries to tie him up.
Ngo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castillo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Castillo has Ngo pressed against the cage, preventing Ngo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ngo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Castillo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ronnie Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Ngo.
Ngo jumps guard but Castillo stands there with Ngo around his waist. Ngo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ngo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Ngo avoids the damage to the body.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Ngo avoids a wild elbow strike from Castillo.
Ngo is stalling here.
Ngo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castillo after a bit of a struggle.
Ngo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castillo after a bit of a struggle.
Ngo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Castillo is defending well.
Ngo is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo lands an elbow that stopped Ngo in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Henry Ngo has been cut.
Ngo wants a takedown.
Ngo can't get the takedown.
Ngo avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Ngo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Castillo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ngo shoots in looking for a takedown but Castillo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ngo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ngo swats away the attempt to clinch by Castillo.
Castillo tries to close the distance and clinch but Ngo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castillo throws a wild body kick that Ngo sees coming a mile off.
Ngo tries for a takedown but Castillo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ngo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Castillo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Castillo throws a push kick but Ngo slaps the foot to one side.
Castillo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castillo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ngo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ronnie Castillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick from Castillo lands but Ngo takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Castillo as Ngo shoots in.
Castillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Castillo tries to clinch but Ngo is having none of it.
Castillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ngo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castillo is fending him off so far but Ngo persists. Nope, Castillo circles away and we're back to standing.
Ngo shoots for a takedown but Castillo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ngo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castillo tries to clinch up.
Castillo throws a low kick but Ngo moves out of range easily.
Ngo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Castillo throws a chopping leg kick but Ngo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngo drives through and clinches with Castillo against the cage.
Ngo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Castillo regains guard.
Ngo stops Castillo from standing up.
Castillo pushes Ngo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ngo moves out of range of the body kick from Castillo.
Ngo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Castillo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Castillo moves into the clinch successfully.
Ngo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Castillo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ngo drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ngo tries to free his leg and advance position but Castillo is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngo prevents Castillo from getting back to his feet.
Ngo stands and steps away. Castillo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ngo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ngo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Castillo being controlled for a moment.
Ngo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ngo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ngo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Castillo taking a bit of punishment here - Ngo scoring with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castillo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ngo lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henry Ngo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henry Ngo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ngo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Castillo. That one must have hurt.
Ngo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castillo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ngo somewhat.
Ngo shoots in but no luck this time.
Ngo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castillo misses with a kick to the body.
Castillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castillo scoring well with a low kick there.
Castillo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ngo.
Ronnie Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Ngo.
Ngo darts in looking for a takedown but Castillo gets double underhooks and turns Ngo into the cage.
Ngo is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castillo lands a damaging elbow.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Ngo avoids the damage to the body.
Ngo is looking to control Castillo's arms but Castillo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ngo has his back to the cage.
Ngo avoids the elbow strike from Castillo, against the cage.
Ngo avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo is trying to stall.
Castillo scores a nice knee to the body.
Castillo lands a nice knee to the body.
Ngo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ngo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Castillo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ngo can't get the takedown.
Ronnie Castillo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ngo as Castillo tries to tie him up.
Ngo avoids a wild elbow strike from Castillo.
Ngo tries for a takedown but Castillo manages to get underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castillo working Ngo over with knees to the body.
Castillo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ngo avoids it.
Ngo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Castillo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Castillo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ngo avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Castillo lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo wants to stall.
Ngo can't break the clinch.
Castillo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ngo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ngo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Castillo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ngo moves out of range of the body kick from Castillo.
Ngo shoots in and gets a takedown into Castillo's guard.
Castillo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ngo on the ground.
Castillo wants to stand and escape but Ngo is having none of it.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing Ngo from controlling successfully.
Castillo wants to stand and escape but Ngo is having none of it.
Castillo can't keep his opponent in guard - Ngo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Castillo pushes Ngo off looking to stand but Ngo dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ngo is on him like a limpet, forcing Castillo back against the cage.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Ngo avoids the damage to the body.
Ngo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ngo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Castillo 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 Ngo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ngo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've been told by Castillo's head coaches at Thunder Dome that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ngo gets the takedown into side control.
Ngo trying to control the action but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Ngo landing a few strikes.
Ngo tries for a kimura but Castillo is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ngo has hold of Castillo's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Castillo tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Ngo cranks the arm and Castillo screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Castillo, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Henry Ngo!
Henry Ngo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MMA ANIMAL for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naser Al Shami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Naser Al Shami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bull Dog!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Dog.
Al Shami misses with a double jab.
Al Shami wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dog misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Al Shami's head coaches at Australian Xtreme Elite Stand Up Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dog showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Shami.
Dog misses the jab.
Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Shami is just out of range.
Dog just misses with a punch to the body.
Dog lands with a cross.
Al Shami misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Dog.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Shami takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dog scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dog 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.
Al Shami throws a right hand that Dog ducks under and follows up with a left that Dog also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Al Shami is breathing heavily.
Dog uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good exchange - Dog coming out on top.
Dog lands a big right hand that sends Al Shami crashing to the mat! Dog stays standing though and waves Al Shami back to his feet!
Al Shami is rocked!
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!
Al Shami's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dog connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Al Shami scrambles back to his feet.
Oh Al Shami is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Al Shami misses with a wild body shot.
Al Shami backs away from a small jab... but Dog lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Al Shami crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Dog with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Bull Dog!
Bull Dog decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bo Dega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blair Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
147 lbs
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23
135 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bo Dega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blair Davis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dega circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dega counters by clinching up.
Dega avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
Davis wants to stall.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dega's efforts to push away.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Dega is blocking nicely.
Dega on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dega working hard to break the clinch.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dega is defending well for now.
Dega takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dega missing with knees to the body.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Dega avoids the damage to the body.
Davis landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dega leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis moves to clinch but Dega breaks away
and Dega counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis looks to clinch
and Dega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis looks to clinch
and Dega counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Davis's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dega being controlled here momentarily.
Dega seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dega sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bo Dega just wasn't active enough.
Davis lands a head kick!
Dega circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dega counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis tries to clinch up
and Dega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis wants to clinch
letting Dega counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dega throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Dega lands with an overhand left.
Davis drives through and clinches with Dega against the cage.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dega is defending well for now.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dega avoids it.
Davis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dega up against the cage.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dega.
Dega tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Dega avoids the damage to the body.
Davis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Dega avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dega.
Dega tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Dega breaks from the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Dega scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Dega has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dega swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Davis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis wants to clinch
and Dega counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dega's jab looks to have found its range, popping Davis under the eye.
Davis tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Dega loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Dega dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davis wants to clinch but Dega slips to the side
and Dega makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick by Davis misses
and Dega counters with a series of strikes. Davis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Davis looks to clinch
enabling Dega to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis closes the distance but Dega moves to the side
and Dega counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Dega takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dega tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis closes the distance but Dega moves to the side
and Dega moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dega.
Dega managing to block the knees to the body from Davis.
Dega breaks the clinch.
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dega manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Dega circles away.
Davis tries to clinch
and Dega counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dega.
Dega working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dega tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Dega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dega breaks the clinch.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis tries to clinch up
and Dega counters with a head kick. That will keep Davis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A big right from Dega misses.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick
and Dega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Dega counter with a right hand.
Davis tries to clinch but Dega moves out of range.
Davis tries to clinch but Dega moves away
and Dega counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dega counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dega working hard to break the clinch.
Dega on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Dega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dega counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Davis gets a clinch.
Davis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dega is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis closes the distance but Dega moves to the side
and Dega counters with a nice uppercut.
Bo Dega is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Dega circles away.
Davis tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Dega to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dega swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Davis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Davis tries to clinch up but Dega circles away and keeps his distance.
Dega just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dega swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Dega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Dega dominated that second round.
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!
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis darts in trying to clinch
and Dega holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dega breaks from the clinch.
Davis tries to clinch but Dega moves out of range.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Davis wants to clinch but Dega slips to the side
and Dega counters by clinching up.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Dega on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dega on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Dega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dega.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dega avoids it.
Dega can't break the clinch.
Dega is trying to push Davis away but Davis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blair Davis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dega manages to break the clinch.
Davis instigates a clinch.
Dega breaks from the clinch.
Davis tries to clinch but Dega is having none of it.
Dega circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dega counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blair Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dega misses with a body shot.
Davis darts in trying to clinch
and Dega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis wants to clinch but Dega slips to the side
and Dega counters with a nice body shot.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dega counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dega manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis wants to clinch
and Dega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis closes the distance but Dega moves to the side
and Dega counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis tries to clinch but Dega moves away
and Dega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis tries to clinch but Dega is having none of it.
Davis wants to clinch but Dega slips to the side
and Dega counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dega avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dega throws an elbow but misses.
Dega on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bo Dega is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Dega avoids the damage to the body.
Dega takes a knee right on the jaw!
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Dega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Dega on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dega's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis closes the distance but Dega moves to the side
and Dega counters by moving into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dega on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blair Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dega avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Blair Davis.
I think Dega 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Dega!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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31
183 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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172 lbs
19 - 17 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
We've been hearing reports that Funkyama has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Funkyama shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Smith drives through with a takedown into Funkyama's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Funkyama trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Funkyama trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Funkyama keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Funkyama 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.
Funkyama working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Funkyama's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkyama is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Funkyama has wrist control.
Funkyama wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Funkyama is keeping the position.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Funkyama blocks nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Funkyama lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
Funkyama lands a nice shot to the head.
Funkyama cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smith is in a horrible position here. Funkyama smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith really wants to buck Funkyama off and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Smith tries to hold on but Funkyama postures up.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith looks winded!
BOOM! Funkyama connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Funkyama lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Funkyama scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Funkyama lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith is rocked!
Funkyama loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Smith scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Funkyama land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Funkyama stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Funkyama!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Funkyama thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Killing in the name of - Rage against the Machine!. Steele is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cinderella Man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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31
219 lbs
13 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Steele!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy scores with a jab.
Steele fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
John Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steele's head backwards.
Kennedy scores with a nice head shot.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Kennedy finds it's way through Steele's defenses.
Steele shoots in but Kennedy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kennedy thumps Steele with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele fails with a takedown attempt.
John Kennedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Steele.
Kennedy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steele has time to react.
Steele is rocked!
It looks like George Steele has been cut.
Kennedy cracks Steele with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Steele tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kennedy pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Steele is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kennedy!
John Kennedy took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm here to win. Much love to my adversary.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taco Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akseli Suokuokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suokuokka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Bags - Cavemen Rejoice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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255 lbs
16 - 15 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taco Belle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akseli Suokuokka!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suokuokka misses with a wild combination.
Suokuokka wants to clinch but Belle slips to the side
and Belle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Suokuokka looking to stall.
Belle prevents Suokuokka from breaking the clinch.
Suokuokka jumps guard but Belle stands there with Suokuokka around his waist. Suokuokka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Suokuokka.
Suokuokka lands with a right to the head.
Belle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suokuokka is trying to force a seperation but Belle has the dominant position.
Suokuokka throws an elbow that misses.
Suokuokka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Suokuokka misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belle.
Suokuokka misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle manages to break the clinch.
Suokuokka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suokuokka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Belle counters with a one-two to the body.
Belle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Suokuokka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Taco Belle has been cut.
Suokuokka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suokuokka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suokuokka moves in looking to clinch but Belle pushes him off.
Suokuokka is looking to clinch but Belle is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suokuokka wants to clinch up but Belle keeps it at a distance.
Suokuokka tries a head kick but it misses.
Belle ducks under a wild hook from Suokuokka.
Suokuokka moves to clinch but Belle breaks away
and Belle counters with a good low kick that Suokuokka was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Belle connects with a leg kick. Suokuokka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Belle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suokuokka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Belle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suokuokka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belle.
Belle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Belle trying to land knees to the body.
Belle breaks the clinch.
Suokuokka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belle.
Suokuokka avoids the head kick by Belle.
Belle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suokuokka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Suokuokka misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka tries to clinch but Belle is having none of it.
Belle dodges the punch combination from Suokuokka.
Decent striking displayed by Belle there.
Belle slips under a jab from Suokuokka.
Belle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suokuokka.
Suokuokka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suokuokka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belle loads up on a big right hand but Suokuokka slips the punch.
Suokuokka slips a straight right by Belle.
Belle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suokuokka.
Belle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Suokuokka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Belle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Belle slips a straight right by Suokuokka.
Suokuokka tries to clinch but Belle moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Suokuokka fails to land with a series of punches.
Suokuokka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belle. That did some damage!
Suokuokka avoids the head kick by Belle.
Belle lands with a right hand.
Suokuokka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suokuokka. That did some damage!
Belle slips a jab and a cross from Suokuokka.
Suokuokka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suokuokka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Suokuokka at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belle scores with a sloppy right hand. Suokuokka should have avoided that one.
Taco Belle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suokuokka.
Akseli Suokuokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belle cracks the inside of Suokuokka's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akseli Suokuokka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taco Belle's cut.
That's time! Belle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Suokuokka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Belle misses.
Belle throws a looping overhand right but Suokuokka ducks down to avoid it.
Suokuokka takes the fight into the clinch.
Belle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suokuokka tries to land knees in the clinch but Belle avoids the damage to the body.
Suokuokka has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Suokuokka throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belle.
Suokuokka is trying to break free.
Belle lands with a short shot to the head.
Suokuokka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Suokuokka misses with a body punch.
Belle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokuokka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belle scores with a hook to the body. Suokuokka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taco Belle is winning the standup battle so far.
Belle looks to land a combination but Suokuokka avoids it well.
Suokuokka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Belle cracks Suokuokka with a good jab.
Suokuokka tries to close the distance and clinch but Belle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suokuokka drops his hands momentarily and Belle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Suokuokka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belle.
Belle moves out of range of the strikes.
Suokuokka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suokuokka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Belle moves out of range as Suokuokka throws a body kick.
Belle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suokuokka fails with an attempt to clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Suokuokka. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belle swats away the attempt to clinch by Suokuokka.
Suokuokka tries to clinch but Belle moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Belle.
Suokuokka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Belle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suokuokka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Suokuokka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belle.
Akseli Suokuokka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belle slips a jab and a cross from Suokuokka.
Belle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suokuokka misses with an uppercut. Belle saw that one coming.
Suokuokka doesn't manage to clinch there - Belle circles away.
Suokuokka throws a hook but Belle blocks it.
Belle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suokuokka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suokuokka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belle to score with a decent uppercut.
Suokuokka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka closes the distance and pushes Belle back into the cage.
Belle is leaning against Suokuokka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Suokuokka working aggressively here.
Suokuokka can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Belle digs a right hand underneath Suokuokka's ribcage. Suokuokka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Belle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belle throws a right and a left that Suokuokka avoids nicely.
Suokuokka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Belle avoids a kick to the body.
Suokuokka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Belle jabs Suokuokka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belle lands a nice looking body shot.
Suokuokka looks to throw the jab but Belle is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Belle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Horrible takedown by Suokuokka or perhaps it was just good defense by Belle which made him look bad.
That kick from Belle tenderised Suokuokka's leg. Suokuokka is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Suokuokka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Belle - the referee stops the clock and Suokuokka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Belle. Suokuokka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Belle takes a swing at Suokuokka's ribcage but misses.
Belle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belle.
Suokuokka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Belle connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suokuokka.
Belle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belle.
A head kick by Belle misses
and Suokuokka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taco Belle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taco Belle's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Belle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belle scores with a push kick.
Suokuokka tries to clinch but Belle is having none of it.
Nice uppercut there from Suokuokka.
Belle is rocked!
Suokuokka shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Suokuokka slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Suokuokka lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Akseli Suokuokka!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Todd Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nycky Downtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flanders comes to the cage accompanied by Jaw of Glass - Blondie. Downtime has chosen Bring It as his entrance music. Todd Flanders could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nycky Downtime's 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
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Flanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nycky Downtime!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flanders stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Downtime.
Flanders looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Flanders throws a series of strikes that have Downtime backpedaling.
Downtime looks to score with a jab to the body but Flanders is just out of range.
Flanders turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Flanders buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Flanders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Todd Flanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Downtime misses with a double jab.
Downtime takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from Flanders misses.
Flanders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Downtime bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Flanders ducks right into an uppercut from Downtime.
Downtime moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been informed that Downtime has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Good shot there by Flanders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flanders looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flanders finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flanders fails to land with a series of punches.
Downtime is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flanders.
Flanders stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Downtime throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Downtime moves out of range of the body kick from Flanders.
Downtime looks to land a right hand but Flanders moved out of range.
Downtime is looking to score with low kicks.
Downtime drives through with a takedown into Flanders's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Downtime trying to control but Flanders is working from the bottom.
Downtime sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Downtime wants to control from the top but Flanders keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nycky Downtime has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Flanders throws a leg kick which misses Downtime's front leg but catches the back leg as Downtime tries to avoid it.
Todd Flanders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flanders throws a body kick that misses.
Flanders avoids the head kick by Downtime.
Flanders lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Downtime circles away quickly and effectively.
Flanders throws a leg kick that is checked
and Downtime counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Flanders.
Flanders misses with a looping right.
Flanders rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Downtime counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Flanders tenderised Downtime's leg. Downtime is trying to keep his angry face on.
Downtime throws a head kick but Flanders moves out of range.
Flanders misses with a wild combination.
Flanders throws a body kick that misses.
Flanders throws a body punch but Downtime moves out of range.
Flanders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flanders scoring well with a low kick there.
Downtime moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Flanders is rocked!
Flanders throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Flanders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flanders fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Downtime has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Downtime connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Flanders tumbling to the canvas! Downtime pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Flanders was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nycky Downtime!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hunt (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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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, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Emelianenko blocks the leg kick.
Hunt drives through and clinches with Emelianenko against the cage.
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Hunt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hunt is trying to push Emelianenko away but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Hunt is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Hunt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Emelianenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunt, pushing him back against the cage.
Emelianenko lands an elbow inside that Hunt shrugs off.
It looks like Tony Hunt has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with a right to the head.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a damaging elbow.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko connects with a knee to the head.
Hunt lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunt tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Emelianenko has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Hunt.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Hunt tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Hunt has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Emelianenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Emelianenko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Emelianenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
Tony Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.
Emelianenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hunt is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Emelianenko to the mat. Emelianenko regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Emelianenko controlling Hunt's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt postures up and lands a big shot to Emelianenko's brow.
Emelianenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt works over Emelianenko with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko controlling the position.
Hunt with a nice head shot there.
Hunt trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Hunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Hunt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Hunt cracks the inside of Emelianenko's front leg.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Emelianenko if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hunt misses with a two punch combination.
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Emelianenko.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Nice elbow from Emelianenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Hunt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunt pushes Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Emelianenko lands an elbow inside that Hunt shrugs off.
Hunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
Hunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelianenko's elbow.
Hunt wants a takedown.
Emelianenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hunt tries to break free but Emelianenko pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Emelianenko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Hunt.
Emelianenko avoiding damage.
Emelianenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko stops a takedown attempt from Hunt.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
A right hand to the body from Emelianenko.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Emelianenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Emelianenko lands an elbow that stopped Hunt in his tracks for a moment.
Hunt tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Emelianenko obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko crunches a lovely knee into Hunt's ribcage.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a damaging elbow.
Emelianenko lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Emelianenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Emelianenko landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Tony Hunt's cut even more.
Emelianenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Emelianenko is struggling to control the position.
Emelianenko lands a nice elbow.
Emelianenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianenko gets underhooks to prevent Hunt's takedown attempt.
Emelianenko blocks an elbow strike from Hunt.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
Emelianenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Emelianenko lands an elbow that stopped Hunt in his tracks for a moment.
Emelianenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Tony Hunt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Emelianenko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt lands an elbow that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Hunt.
Emelianenko prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hunt wants a takedown but no success here.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko wants to stall.
Hunt wants to take the fight to the mat but Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fedor Emelianenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Emelianenko working Hunt over with knees to the body.
Emelianenko lands a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Hunt wants a takedown.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the body.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hunt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt is looking for a takedown.
Emelianenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Emelianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt tries to score with a low kick but Emelianenko moves his leg out of the way.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Emelianenko's legs.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Emelianenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A left and a right from Hunt both land. Nice combination.
Emelianenko clinches.
Hunt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Emelianenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hunt is working for takedown but Emelianenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Emelianenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Hunt.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko lands an elbow inside that Hunt shrugs off.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands an elbow inside.
Emelianenko leaning against his opponent.
Emelianenko lands a nice elbow.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Hunt lands an elbow inside.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Emelianenko has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tony Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt clinches up with Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
Nice elbow from Emelianenko.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Emelianenko manages to get underhooks.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hunt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelianenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko trying to stall but Hunt improves his position.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Emelianenko prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Emelianenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Hunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Emelianenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Emelianenko is defending well.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt gets tackled into the cage by Emelianenko. Emelianenko maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tony Hunt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Emelianenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Emelianenko tries to avoid it.
Jab from Hunt.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fedor Emelianenko.
I think Emelianenko 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fedor Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boon comes to the cage accompanied by Who are you? Come on, goodbye!. The key to victory for Kirk Boon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirk Boon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Smith!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Boon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Boon.
Boon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocking some punches.
Boon misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Boon fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Boon fails to land.
Boon throws a head punch that misses.
Boon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Boon fails to land.
Boon 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.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boon swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith is rocked!
Boon swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Boon finish him?
Boon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Boon misses with some punches.
Boon misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Boon throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Boon swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boon throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Boon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith is trying to push Boon away but Boon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boon.
Boon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boon misses with some punches.
Smith is trying to break free.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Boon after a bit of a struggle.
Smith has Boon pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Smith pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Boon tumbling to the mat - Smith dives into Boon's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boon looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Smith is defending well. Boon quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Smith has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Boon celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kirk Boon!
A victorious Kirk Boon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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